The Santa Barbara Symphony’s 70th Anniversary season performs its penultimate program titled Platinum Sounds: The Santa Barbara Symphony Turns 70, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 13 and 3 p.m. Sunday, May 14, preceded by a pre-concert Conversations with Kabaretti” at 2 p.m. Sunday.
The platinum anniversary concert highlights the symphony’s principal players in American composer Jonathan Leshnoff’s work “Concerto Grosso,” previously commissioned for the symphony’s 60th anniversary.
Violin soloist and multi-Grammy nominee Philippe Quint brings his imaginative approach to Mendelssohn’s “Violin Concerto,” and Johannes Brahms’ “Symphony No. 1,” (which took the composer 21 years of revisions to declare ready for public performance in 1876) will bring the evening to a finale.
“I’m looking forward to revisiting Brahms ‘Symphony No. 1,’ one of the greatest symphonic masterpieces of the Austro-German tradition,” said Nir Kabaretti, the symphony’s music and artistic director.
“We are also delighted to welcome the talented Philippe Quint back to Santa Barbara for his fourth program with us, making him the most frequent guest artist in recent years,” Kabaretti said.
“And it’s always a thrill to shine a spotlight on our very own principal musicians, who will bring Concerto Grosso to life once again, which was originally commissioned 10 years ago for our 60th anniversary. We look forward to sharing this evening of Platinum Sounds together,” he said.
Violinist Quint is internationally recognized for his unique approach to classical core repertoire, championing new music, rediscovering neglected works, and creating a new format of docu-concert experience; multimedia journeys about lives of Astor Piazzolla and Charlie Chaplin.
Quint plays the 1708 “Ruby” Antonio Stradivari violin on loan to him through the efforts of The Stradivari Society.
Platinum Sounds is supported by Principal Concert Sponsor, Montecito Bank & Trust; Artist Sponsor, Christine A. Green; and Selection Sponsors, Judd and Susan Lundt, Stefan and Christine Riesenfeld, and Anne Smith Towbes.
Tickets for Platinum Sounds can be purchased online here.