On
Saturday, September 27th, the Las Vegas Philharmonic starts its new concert
season and Music Director Donato Cabrera makes his debut as Music Director on
Reynolds Hall stage. Tickets to all 10 of the Las Vegas Philharmonic’s 2014-15
season concerts will be on sale Friday, August 15th. Single tickets are priced $26, $46, $66 and
$96. Seniors and military personnel
receive a 10% discount, and students receive a 50% discount on all tickets to
all concerts with ID. Tickets are available from The Smith Center Box Office,
phone 702.749.2000 or online from www.lvphil.org. Groups of 10 or more receive a 20% discount
on their ticket purchase. Group sales
orders go through the Las Vegas Philharmonic office at 702.462.2009.
Full
season subscriptions are still available to all 10 concerts or to the
five-concert Masterworks Series or five-concert Pops Series. In addition, patrons can receive 15% off
their purchase when selecting a custom three or four-concert mini series
subscription package. Season
subscriptions secure the same seat at each concert and also save money on
ticket fees. Subscribers can exchange
tickets and receive special offers from the Las Vegas Philharmonic.
All
concerts will be held in Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center at 7:30PM. Masterworks Series pre-concert conversations
by the conductor will take place at 6:45PM in the concert hall and are open to
all ticket holders. There will be a
2:00PM matinee performance of the holiday concert “Fa La La Las Vegas” on
December 6th.
Opening
Night
The 2014-15 season will open on
Saturday, September 27th with the first Masterworks Series concert “Introducing
Maestro Cabrera with special guest Deborah Voigt.” The orchestra’s new
conductor Donato Cabrera, who conducted last season’s “Battle Born – Nevada
Proud!” concert, leads a program of opera arias, Broadway classics and
orchestral works. The guest vocalist for
this concert will be soprano Deborah Voigt.
She will perform arias by Beethoven and Wagner from operas Fidelio and
The Ring of the Nibelung (The Valkyrie), and sing Broadway selections from
Sweet Adeline, Show Boat, and Porgy and Bess (full program details follow).
This
concert will be Maestro Cabrera’s first performance as Music Director for the
Las Vegas Philharmonic and Deborah Voigt’s debut in Reynolds Hall at The Smith
Center. Deborah appears regularly, as
both performer and host, in the Metropolitan Opera’s The Met: Live in HD
series. In March 2014, she portrayed
Marie in Wozzeck at The Metropolitan Opera. The New York Times claimed “she
gives a vulnerable, intense portrayal of a role that suits her well.” Upcoming engagements for Ms. Voigt include
the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra and The Dallas Opera.
The
opening night celebration includes a pre-concert Cocktail Party in The
Founder’s Room at The Smith Center at 6:00PM.
Tickets are $50 per person and available now from the Las Vegas
Philharmonic, phone 702.258.5438.
Guest
Conductors & Soloists
Guest
conductors have been engaged for five of the concerts in the 2014-15
season. The first Pops Series concert on
November 15th will feature returning guest conductor, Matt Catingub and female
vocalist, Amy Hānaiali’i in a Hawaiian-themed program. Bulgarian conductor Danail Rachev will lead
the second Masterworks Series performance on November 22nd featuring Brahms
Symphony No. 1 and Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 performed by guest pianist,
Markus Groh. On January 10th, Rei
Hotoda, who guest conducted the 2014 Youth Concert Series, will lead the
orchestra’s Rising Star concert featuring violinist Bella Hristova. For Valentine’s Day, Peter Bay conducts an
all Gershwin program and on May 16th, Matt Catingub closes the Pops Series with
A Tribute To The Music Of Frank Sinatra. In addition, Associate Conductor of
the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Francesco Lecce-Chong, has been engaged to
conduct the ten Youth Concert Series performances in January 2015.
LAS
VEGAS PHILHARMONIC 2014-15
SEASON CONCERT CALENDER & PROGRAMS
All
concerts are held in Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts,
located at 361 Symphony Park Drive, Las Vegas, NV.
Ticket
prices: $26, $46, $66 & $96. Tickets are available from The Smith Center
Box Office, phone (702) 749-2000 or online from www.lvphil.org.
Saturday,
September 27, 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Masterworks
Series I: INTRODUCING MAESTRO CABRERA WITH SPECIAL GUEST DEBORAH VOIGT
Pre-concert
conversation 6:45 p.m.
Opening
Night Cocktail Party 6:00 p.m.
Party
tickets $50; Advanced reservations required; Concert admission additional.
Las
Vegas Philharmonic
Donato
Cabrera, conductor
Deborah
Voigt, soprano
Celebrate
a new era for your Las Vegas Philharmonic with the first concert by Maestro
Donato Cabrera as our Music Director.
The season opens in star-studded style with special guest soprano
Deborah Voigt, internationally renowned opera superstar. Ms. Voigt’s regard for Maestro Cabrera brings
her to Las Vegas for a breathtaking program created particularly for this
occasion. Be part of Las Vegas music
history and join us for this momentous inaugural concert!
PROGRAM:
WAGNER
Overture to Der fliegende Holländer
WAGNER Du
bist der Lenz from Die Walküre
BEETHOVEN
Abscheulicher from Fidelio
BEETHOVEN Leonore
No. 3
INTERMISSION
MASON
BATES
Attack Sustain Decay and Release
KERN/HAMMERSTEIN Why Was I Born
KERN/HAMMERSTEIN Can’t Help Lovin’ That Man
of Mine
GERSWHIN My
Man’s Gone Now from Porgy and Bess
RAVEL La Valse
Saturday,
November 15, 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Pops
Series I: ALOHA FROM LAS VEGAS
Las
Vegas Philharmonic
Matt
Catingub, conductor
Amy
Hānaiali’i, special guest vocalist
Steve
Moretti, drums
Las
Vegas is considered by many to be the “ninth island” of Hawaii and this concert
celebrates the strong connection between the tropical paradise and our desert
oasis by showcasing traditional and popular Hawaiian music. Matt Catingub, the Founder & Artistic
Director of Hawaii Pops and long-time Pops Conductor of the Honolulu Symphony
and the Hawaii Symphony, will be featured as conductor, host and performer for
this exciting evening with special guest Amy Hānaiali’i. Ms. Hānaiali’i, Hawaii’s best-selling female
vocalist of all time and a five-time Grammy ® nominated artist is the winner of
22 Nā Hōkū Hanohano awards.
Saturday,
November 22, 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Masterworks
Series II: GREAT EUROPEAN MASTERY
Pre-concert
conversation 6:45 p.m.
Las
Vegas Philharmonic
Danail
Rachev, conductor
Markus
Groh, piano
Bulgarian
conductor Danail Rachev, Music Director of the Eugene Symphony, leads the Las
Vegas Philharmonic's premiere performance of Brahms' First Symphony, a work
that was to reinforce the public's high opinion of the composer as successor to
Beethoven. The program opens with the spirited overture from Weber's Oberon and
powerful German pianist Markus Groh performs Beethoven's complex and compelling
Fourth Piano Concerto.
PROGRAM:
WEBER Overture to Oberon
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4
INTERMISSION
BRAHMS Symphony No. 1
Saturday,
December 6, 2014, 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Pops
Series II: FA LA LA LAS VEGAS, A HOLIDAY TRADITION
Las
Vegas Philharmonic
Donato
Cabrera, conductor
Las
Vegas Master Singers (Jocelyn Jensen, Director)
More
guests to be announced
Our
new Music Director Donato Cabrera kicks off the festivities with our popular
annual celebration of the holiday season!
The full orchestra will be joined by the men and women of the Las Vegas
Master Singers and other special guests to present a seasonal program including
classical selections from Tchaikovsky and Vaughan Williams alongside Leroy
Anderson favorites. Join us at 2:00 or
7:30 for this fun symphonic sleigh ride culminating in a holiday sing-along!
Saturday,
January 10, 2015, 7:30 p.m.
Masterworks
Series III: RISING STAR
Pre-concert
conversation 6:45 p.m.
Las
Vegas Philharmonic
Rei
Hotoda, conductor
Bella
Hristova, violin
Each
season the Las Vegas Philharmonic showcases the talents of an internationally
rising star. Acclaimed for her passionate
performances, and compelling command of her instrument, violinist Bella
Hristova will perform Max Bruch’s romantic First Violin Concerto. A young musician with a growing career as a
soloist and recording artist, The Strad has praised, “Every sound she draws is
superb”. Rei Hotoda, who conducted our
2014 Youth Concert Series with verve and vivacity, returns to conduct the
program which also features Maurice Ravel’s delightful Mother Goose Suite and
Antonin Dvořák’s evocative Eight Symphony.
PROGRAM:
RAVEL Mother Goose Suite
BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1
INTERMISSION
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8
Saturday,
February 14, 2015, 7:30 p.m.
Pops
Series III: A GERSHWIN VALENTINE
Las
Vegas Philharmonic
Peter
Bay, conductor
Sylvia
McNair, vocals
This
Valentine's Day join two-time Grammy Award winner Sylvia McNair for a romantic
evening showcasing the timeless talent of one of the greatest American
songwriters. George Gershwin. Ms. McNair lays claim to a remarkable
three-decade career in the musical realms of opera, oratorio, cabaret and
musical theater. This all-Gershwin
program will feature classics such as Summertime, 'S Wonderful and Man I Love,
making this the perfect night out for sweethearts, lovers and romantics alike.
Saturday,
March 7, 2015, 7:30 p.m.
Masterworks
Series IV: CABRERA CONDUCTS MENDELSSOHN & SCHUMANN
Pre-concert
conversation 6:45 p.m.
Las
Vegas Philharmonic
Donato
Cabrera, conductor
Sergey
Antonov, cello
Music
Director Donato Cabrera leads the orchestra in its first-ever performance of
Mendelssohn's joyous Fourth Symphony, known as the "Italian" symphony
having been inspired by the composer's travel south to Italy. Schubert's charming Overture to Rosamunde
opens the program and gold medal winner of the 2007 International Tchaikovsky
Competition, Sergey Antonov, hailed as a "brilliant cellist" by
Mstislav Rostropovich, performs Schumann's lyrical Cello Concerto.
PROGRAM:
SCHUBERT Overture to
Rosamunde
SCHUMANN Cello Concerto
INTERMISSION
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4
(Italian)
Saturday,
March 28, 2015, 7:30 p.m.
Pops
IV: SYMPHONIC SPECTACULAR
Las
Vegas Philharmonic
Donato
Cabrera, conductor
Have
you ever been at a concert and thought "I know that tune from
somewhere!" Classical showpieces famously (and frequently!) quoted in
pop-culture are instantly recognizable as Music Director Donato Cabrera delves
into this fiery, fast-paced repertoire that promises to deliver a memorable
night at the symphony.
Saturday,
April 25, 2015, 7:30 p.m.
Masterworks
V: 100 YEARS OF MUSIC
Pre-concert
conversation 6:45 p.m.
Las
Vegas Philharmonic
Donato
Cabrera, conductor
Joyce
Yang, piano
Music
Director Donato Cabrera completes his first Masterworks Series with a program
featuring composers over a one hundred-year span including the stunning
keyboard showcase of Rachmaninoff's 24 variations based on Paganini's Caprices
for violin to be performed by thrilling young pianist Joyce Yang. Iconic American composer John Adams', The
Chairman Dances, a "foxtrot for orchestra" opens the program and the
series closes in stunning style with Tchaikovsky's lush Fifth Symphony.
PROGRAM:
ADAMS The Chairman Dances
RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
INTERMISSION
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5
Saturday,
May 16, 2015, 7:30 p.m.
Pops
V: A TRIBUTE TO THE MUSIC OF FRANK SINATRA
Las
Vegas Philharmonic
Matt
Catingub, conductor
Steve
Moretti, drums
On
December 15, 1915 Francis Albert Sinatra was born in Hoboken, New Jersey. For our 2014-15 season finale we say
"Happy 100th, Frank!" and pay musical homage to the artist whose
voice, name and style left an indelible imprint on our city's soul. Matt Catingub returns to present this special
tribute featuring his very own arrangements of classic hits by Sinatra. In the early 1960s Frank personally signed
Matt's mother, Mavis Rivers, to his Reprise Records label. Noting this unique connection, Matt shares
his recollections and musical memories of the greatest singer of his
generation.
Bus
Service
The
Las Vegas Philharmonic offers shuttle buses to The Smith Center from Summerlin
(Starbright Theatre, 2215 Thomas Ryan Blvd) and Henderson (Anthem Center at Independence
Center 2460 Hampton Road.) Bus passes
must be purchased in advance and can be obtained when purchasing concert
tickets, or by calling The Smith Center Patron Services at 702.749.2000. Each bus pass costs $15 roundtrip per
concert.
