Monterey Symphony Celebrates 70th Anniversary Season with the Final Concert of the 2015/2016 Season May 20-22, 2016
The Monterey Symphony is excited to announce the final concert of its 2015-16 Season, and its 70th Anniversary! International award-winning violinist, Anne Akiko Meyers will perform with the Monterey Symphony orchestra at Sherwood Hall in Salinas and Sunset Center in Carmel. Come celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Monterey Symphony, led by Maestro Max Bragado-Darman!
- Salinas, CA (1888PressRelease) May 19, 2016 - K-Mozart is sponsoring the final concert of the season! "Classical Music is a portal to excellence. K-Mozart is proud to be a Premier Partner of the Monterey Symphony as they present exceptional programs with superlative artists. It is fitting that an exquisite performer like Anne Akiko Meyers performs the finale concert of this 70th Anniversary Season." -Saul Levine, President, Mt. Wilson FM Broadcasters
CONCERT VI - May 20-22 "Capriccio"
Concert VI Sponsor - K-Mozart FM 95.1
Scherzo Capriccioso for orchestra, Op. 66 Antonin Dvořák
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A minor, Op. 28 Camille Saint-Saëns
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
Tzigane Maurice Ravel
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
Capriccio Italien, Op. 45 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Celebrated violinist Anne Akiko Meyers will illuminate the stage with the Monterey Symphony in the final concert of the 70th Anniversary Season in brilliant fashion. Known for her artistry and ability to connect with audiences, Meyers is a best-selling recording artist with over thirty albums in her discography. She will dazzle our audiences with Ravel's Tzigane, a fantastical and rhapsodic masterwork that is thrilling from the first note to the last!
Rounding out the program are four works from the genre of the capriccio, humorous pieces of music that joyfully celebrate the completion of seventy years of "Great Music Live" in Monterey. Dvořák, Saint-Saëns, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Tchaikovsky are all featured, each displaying the delightful moods and colors of orchestral music. Come experience one of the most joyful and engaging programs, a "capricious" final concert of this magical 70th Anniversary Season!
Anne Akiko Meyers Biography
Anne Akiko Meyers is one of the world's most celebrated violinists, known for her passionate performances, purity of sound and deeply poetic interpretations, innovative programming and commitment to commissioning new works. Anne possesses a rare ability to connect with audiences from the concert stage, online, and on television and radio broadcasts and has actively maintained an extensive touring schedule for three decades. She regularly performs in recital, as guest soloist with many of the world's top orchestras, and is a best-selling recording artist who has released 34 albums. In 2014, Meyers was the top-selling traditional classical instrumental soloist on Billboard charts.
This spring, Anne returns to perform concertos by Vivaldi, Mendelssohn, and Szymanowski at the Cartagena Music Festival with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the Casals Festival in Puerto Rico and the Beethoven Festival in Warsaw, Poland. Other performances include the Mason Bates Violin Concerto with the National Symphony at the Kennedy Center and a tour with the New Zealand Symphony this fall.
In 2015-16, Anne appears in a nationwide PBS broadcast special and on a Naxos DVD featuring the world premiere of Samuel Jones' Violin Concerto with the All-Star Orchestra led by Gerard Schwarz and the French premiere of Mason Bates Violin Concerto with Leonard Slatkin and the Orchestre de Lyon. She recently was awarded 'The Luminary Award' for her support of the Pasadena Symphony and two new recordings were released - Naïve Classics celebrates Arvo Pärt's 80thbirthday with "Passacaglia: Arvo Pärt", works for violin and orchestra, led by Kristjan Järvi and the MDR Leipzig Orchestra; and "Serenade: The Love Album", featuring Leonard Bernstein's Serenade and ten newly arranged pieces from the American Songbook and classic movies, with the London Symphony Orchestra, Keith Lockhart conducting.
Recently, Meyers stepped in on 24 hours notice to perform and lead the conductor-less Orpheus Chamber Orchestra in the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in Carnegie Hall and Pennsylvania to rave reviews. In 2014, eOne Music released "The American Masters", Ms. Meyers's 30th release, featuring the world premiere recordings of the Mason Bates Violin Concerto and John Corigliano's 'Lullaby for Natalie' (written for the birth of Ms. Meyers' first born daughter) and the Samuel Barber Violin Concerto, with the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leonard Slatkin. This recording made Google Play's Best of 2014 and was heralded by critics and audiences alike. Anne's prior release of the "Four Seasons: The Vivaldi Album", debuted at #1 on the classical Billboard charts and was the recording debut of the 'Ex-Vieuxtemps' Guarneri del Gesu violin, dated 1741, which was awarded to Meyers for her lifetime use. This instrument is considered by many to be the finest sounding violin in existence.
Meyers' recent performances have included recital and concerto appearances in North and South America, Europe and Asia, with the Chicago, Detroit, Nashville, and Richmond Symphony Orchestras of the Mason Bates Violin Concerto, a work she co-commissioned and premiered with the Pittsburgh Symphony in December 2012. A champion of living composers, Meyers has actively added new works to the violin repertoire by commissioning and premiering works by composers such as Mason Bates, Jakub Ciupinski, John Corigliano, Brad Dechter, Jennifer Higdon, Samuel Jones, Wynton Marsalis, Akira Miyoshi, Arvo Pärt, Gene Pritsker, Einojuhani Rautavaara, J.A.C. Redford, Somei Satoh and Joseph Schwantner.
Anne Akiko Meyers has collaborated with a diverse array of artists outside of traditional classical realms, including jazz icons, Chris Botti and Wynton Marsalis, avant-garde musician, Ryuichi Sakamoto, electronic music pioneer, Isao Tomita, Il Divo and singer, Michael Bolton. She performed the National Anthem in front of 42,000 fans at Safeco Field in Seattle, appeared twice on The Tonight Show and was featured in a segment on MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann that became the third most popular story of the year.
Recently, she was featured on CBS Sunday Morning, CBS' The Good Wife, NPR's Morning Editionwith Linda Wertheimer and All Things Considered with Robert Siegel and the popular Nick Jr. show,Take Me To Your Mother, with Andrea Rosen. Best-selling novelist, J. Courtney
Sullivan, consulted with Ms. Meyers for The Engagements, and based one of the main characters loosely on Ms. Meyers's career. Anne also collaborated with children's book author and illustrator, Kristine Papillon, on Crumpet the Trumpet, where the character Violetta, the violinist, is played by Ms. Meyers.
Anne Akiko Meyers was born in San Diego, California and grew up in Southern California. Her teachers include Alice and Eleonore Schoenfeld at the Colburn School of Performing Arts, Josef Gingold at Indiana University, and Felix Galimir, Masao Kawasaki and Dorothy DeLay at the
Juilliard School. She received the Avery Fisher Career Grant and serves on the advisory board of Composers Concordance and Young Concert Artists. Ms. Meyers lives with her husband and two young daughters in Austin, Texas.
Max Bragado-Darman Biography
Max Bragado-Darman has served as the Music Director and Conductor of the Monterey Symphony since July 2004. Mr. Bragado-Darman was Music Director and Conductor of the Symphony Orchestra of Castile and León in Valladolid, Spain, for nine years. From its formation in 1991, he built it into one of the most prestigious orchestras in Spain. Under his direction, the orchestra performed for enthusiastic audiences in all the major cities of Spain, Portugal, Switzerland and Germany. He recorded with this ensemble many unknown works of the Spanish repertoire as well as most of the orchestral works of Turina and Rodrigo on the Naxos label.
In May 1995, Max Bragado-Darman was appointed Music Director and Conductor of the Louisville Orchestra. Under his direction, the orchestra grew in popularity due to his rapport with audiences, the community in general, and his innovative programming. He has worked with distinguished artists such as Alicia de Larrocha, Teresa Berganza, Horacio Gutièrrez, Elmar Oliveira, Dubravka Tomsic, Andre Watts, Angel Romero, Gary Graffman, and Aaron Rosand among many others.
As a guest conductor, Max Bragado-Darman has performed in the United States with the symphony orchestras of Honolulu, San Diego, Nashville, Delaware, West Virginia, Cedar Rapids, Savannah, Oklahoma City, Fort Worth, Austin, Fresno, and Boulder. He has led the National Orchestra, the Radio Television Orchestra and most other orchestras of Spain, as well as orchestras in Portugal, England, Argentina, Germany, and Mexico. In the fall of 2003, he made his debut at the distinguished Wexford Opera Festival with the Granados opera "Maria del Carmen," in a version he researched and edited himself.
His conducting career has been guided by the knowledge he received from teachers and musicians such as Robert Fountain, Robert Baustian, George Szell, Igor Markevich and Franco Ferrara. Most recently, Max Bragado-Darman has appeared on the podiums of orchestras in Monterrey, Mexico and Mexico City. In the spring of 2009, in the heart of Andalucia he took on the challenge of presenting a fusion of flamenco and classical music featuring a pianist, guitarist, dancer, and full symphony orchestra. He has been the conductor for the prestigious "Iturbi Piano Competition" in Valencia, Spain for the last two editions.
Max and Mary Bragado have two children: Julio who was formerly a dancer with the American Ballet Theatre and is now studying acting in New York City, and Ilia who teaches dance in Valladolid, Spain and is married to José Manuel Concejo. They have two grandsons, six year old Max and 4 year old Alejandro. Both grandchildren are enchanted with their "Abuelito" and "Granny."
The Facts:
•Friday, May 20 at 7:30 p.m. at Sherwood Hall, 940 N Main St, Salinas, CA 93906
•Saturday, May 21 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, May 22 at 3 p.m. at Sunset Center, San Carlos Street at 9th Avenue, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
•Pre-Concert Lecture Series: All concerts will feature a free pre-concert lecture at the concert hall one hour prior to the performance. These lectures, provided by musicologist, Dr. Todd Samra, offer intriguing facts and historical context about the composers and the pieces to be performed, which greatly enhance the concert-going experience. To learn more about Dr. Samra, visit: http://www.montereysymphony.org/?attachment_id=3832
•Fridays/ Sherwood Hall/ $20/ General Admission
-Discounts: $10 Students and Military (Must present ID and can only be purchased the day of the concert at the box office)
•Saturdays and Sundays/ $79/ $59/ $39/ $29/ Assigned Seating
-Discounts: $20 Students, Military, and Carmel Foundation (Must present ID and can only be purchased the day of the concert at the box office)
•Box Office opens 1.5 hours before the start of each concert
•To purchase tickets, call 831-646-8511 or visit
•http://www.montereysymphony.org for season details.
•Contact the Monterey Symphony Box Office at 831-646-8511 or email ticketing ( @ ) montereysymphony dot org to purchase tickets or for more information regarding discounted group rates dot
Pre-Concert Luncheon Details
For reservations visit www.montereysymphony.org/specialevents or call the box office at 831-646-8511
$45 / person
11:30 a.m. No-Host Cocktails
12:15 p.m. Luncheon
1:15 p.m. Presentation by Max Bragado-Darman and our Guest Artist, Anne Akiko Meyers, Violinist
Wednesday May 18, 2016
Marriott Hotel - Ferrantes Bay View Room
Symphony of Flavors Event Details
For reservations visit www.montereysymphony.org or call the box office at 831-646-8511
$29 / person - includes Tier 2 or 3 best available ticket to concert, entrance to pre-concert party with tasty bites paired with wine & beer.
Saturday, May 21 from 6:30 - 7:45 p.m.
On the upper terrace at the Sunset Center
The mission of the Monterey Symphony is to engage, educate and excite our community through the performance and continual discovery of symphonic music.
The Monterey Symphony, under the artistic leadership of Music Director & Conductor Max Bragado-Darman, is the only fully professional, full-season orchestra serving the communities of the Monterey Bay, Salinas, Salinas Valley, Big Sur, and San Benito County. It provides triple performances of a six-concert subscription series at Carmel's Sunset Theater and Salinas' Sherwood Hall, as well as youth education programs that include visits to classrooms by musicians and culminate in full-orchestra concerts for school children.
The Monterey Symphony is a nonprofit, public benefit corporation, supported in part through the fundraising efforts of the Friends of the Monterey Symphony, and through grants from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, The Harden Foundation, The Robert and Virginia Stanton Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County, The Todd Lueders Fund for the Arts of the Community Foundation for Monterey County, The Community Foundation for Monterey County, The Berkshire Foundation, The Monterey Peninsula Foundation, The Nancy Buck Ransom Foundation, The Pebble Beach Company Foundation, The National Endowment for the Arts, The Arts Council of Monterey County, The S.T.A.R. Foundation, and many other generous foundations and individual donors.
For additional information, please call 831-646-8511 or visit our web site: www.montereysymphony.org
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