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Our classical masters night at Symphony Under the Sky doesn’t get any more masterful than this! Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms (and Prokofiev), with one of the ESO’s favourite guest artists. Bob Bernhardt is joined by Karen Gomyo for Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 2* in the festival’s opening concert. The orchestra will fill the night air with Bach’s famous Sheep May Safely Graze, Beethoven’s First Symphony, and Brahms' Hungarian Dances No. 5 & 6.

Tickets for grass seating will be released for sale at 5 pm on September 3rd at the on-site box office.

Adult Reserved $29 / Grass $20
Child Reserved $13 / Grass free

Tickets subject to applicable service charges.

The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra thanks its generous sponsors!

Green Power	Media	Vehicles	50/50 Draw

*The Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2 is a program replacement for the previously announced Brahms' Violin Concerto.

Program Info

LAVALLÉE
O Canada (Arr Gilliland) (1’)*

JS BACH
Fugue à la gigue in G major, BWV577 (Arr Holst) (3’)*

JS BACH
Cantata No. 208: Sheep May Safely Graze (Arr Stokowski) (6’)*

PROKOFIEV
Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Opus 63 (27')*
 I. Allegro moderato
 II. Andante assai
 III. Allegro, ben marcato

Intermission

BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 1 in C major, Opus 21 (25’)*
 I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio
 II. Andante cantabile con moto
 III. Menuetto: Allegro molto e vivace
 IV. Finale: Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace

BRAHMS
Hungarian Dances No. 5 & 6 (7')*

*Indicates approximate performance duration

Artist Bios

Bob Bernhardt, conductor

Bob Bernhardt is the second Music Director in the history of the combined Chattanooga Symphony & Opera, and is currently in his 15th season with the company. Mr. Bernhardt also holds the additional title of Principal Pops Conductor of the Louisville Orchestra, where he is currently in his 27th season. He began his professional career there in 1981 as Assistant Conductor, and has worked with the Orchestra every year since. He was the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Rochester Philharmonic (1995-98), Music Director and Conductor of the Tucson Symphony (1987-95), Principal Guest Conductor of Kentucky Opera (1991-96), and Music Director of the Amarillo Symphony Orchestra (1985-1987). His vast symphonic repertoire covers most of the standard canon and his commitment to the music of our time is significant.

He has guest conducted the Detroit, St. Louis, Seattle, Phoenix, Nashville, Colorado, Pacific and Iceland Symphony Orchestras among others, and has been a frequent guest with the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Tucson Symphony, and the Boston Pops. He made his Carnegie Hall debut in 1978. In addition to his work with the CSO, he has conducted the Opera Companies of Nashville and Birmingham. He has also conducted the Louisville Ballet, the North Carolina Ballet, the Jacksonville Ballet and the Lonestar Ballet. Born in Rochester, NY, Robert Bernhardt holds a Master's Degree with Honors from the University of Southern California School of Music where he studied with Daniel Lewis. He was a Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude graduate of Union (NY) College, where he was an Academic All-American Baseball Player.

Karen Gomyo, violin

Recipient of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2008, violinist Karen Gomyo first caught public attention after winning the 1997 Young Concert Artists International Auditions at age 15. She has ever since been active as soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician across the North and South America, Europe, and Asia. Ms. Gomyo's engagements as soloist have included those with the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, San Francisco, Saint Louis, Cincinnati, Houston, Montréal and Vancouver Symphonies, and the National Symphony of Washington D.C. In Europe she has performed with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Orchestre National de Lille, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Bergen Philharmonic, and Den Haag Residentie Orkest, among others.

In recital and chamber music, Karen Gomyo has performed at the Aspen, Ravinia, and Caramoor Festivals, Mostly Mozart at Lincoln Center, Schloss Elmau, the Louvre in Paris, Festival Internacional Santander in Spain, Chanel Ginza and Suntory Hall in Tokyo. In 2008 Gomyo performed at the First Symposium for the Victims of Terrorism held at the headquarters of United Nations in New York. Born in Tokyo, Ms. Gomyo was raised in Montréal and began the violin at age 5. At age 11, she started her studies with Dorothy DeLay at The Juilliard School in New York, continuing further with Mauricio Fuks at Indiana University, and with Donald Weilerstein at the New England Conservatory in Boston. Karen Gomyo plays on a Stradivarus violin that was bought for her exclusive use by a private sponsor.

Ms. Gomyo last appeared with the ESO in February 2010.

Festival Info

Parking

Park your vehicle for only $5 at the U of A’s Stadium Car Park (116 St & 89 Ave), and ride Hybrid ETS buses for FREE directly to Hawrelak Park! Parking is very limited at Hawrelak Park and not guaranteed. Free, supervised bike racks will also be available at Hawrelak Park, courtesy of the Edmonton Bicycle Commuters’ Society.

On-site Box Office

Food & Drink

Symphony Under the Sky Online

We’ll be blogging, tweeting, and posting updates to our Facebook page all weekend – and you can do the same using the free Wi-Fi at the Amphitheatre.

Twitter: @edmsymphony (festival hashtag is #yegsuts)
Facebook: facebook.com/edmontonsymphony
Blog: EdmontonSymphony.com/blog

You can also submit your favourite pictures from your experiences at our festival to our photo contest! Complete rules and guidelines will be posted on our website.

Weather

In case of inclement weather, festival concerts will take place at the Winspear Centre. If at all possible, all performances will remain at Hawrelak Park. The decision about whether to change venues will be made 3 hours prior to the performance. Venue change information will be announced on 105.9 Shine FM, posted on the front page of this website, and noted at (780) 428-1414 and 1-800-563-5081.

Festival Supporters

Thank you to our festival supporters The City of Edmonton through the Edmonton Arts Council, The REALTORS® Association of Edmonton, AM 930 The Light, 105.9 Shine FM, Lexus, Bullfrog Power, Trailblazer RV, General Metals Recycling, Shanked Computer Recycling, General Dynamics and Canadian Western Bank.

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