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Albany Herald, NY
April 8 2013
Clarinettist to perform at symphony finale
ALBANY, Ga. -- The Albany Symphony Orchestra will feature young
Armenian-American clarinettist Narek Arutyunian, winner of the 2010
Young Concert Artist International Auditions in New York, at its
2012-13 season finale on Saturday at 7:30 pm in the Albany Municipal
Auditorium.
#Arutyunian will perform the Clarinet Concerto by French composer Jean
Francaix. The orchestra will also play Debussy's Impressionistic
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, Bizet's Symphony in C Major and
Ravel's ever-popular masterpiece Bolero.
#"I was present to hear Narek when he won the Young Concert Artists
auditions. Not only was he an overwhelming talent, his rapport with
the audience was exceptional," said ASO Music Director Claire Fox
Hillard.
#Arutyunian is a player who "reaches passionate depths with seemingly
effortless technical prowess and beguiling sensitivity" (The
Washington Post). He recently performed as a soloist with the Boston
Pops and has appeared in recitals and residencies at the Washington
Center for the Performing Arts, Music for Youth and the Buffalo (NY)
Chamber Music Society.
#Arutyunian has also performed at the Louvre Auditorium in Paris and
at the Pallazzo del Principe in Genoa. He has appeared as soloist with
the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra in the Czech Republic, and in
Russia with the Kaliningrad Philharmonic, the Moscow Virtuosi Chamber
Orchestra and the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra.
#Arutyunian's clarinet is a personal gift from the conductor and
violinist Vladimir Spivakov and he receives general support for his
career from the Guzik Foundation in California.
#He won first prize at age 16 in the International Young Musicians
Competition in Prague and at 15 in the Musical Youth of the Planet
Competition in Moscow. In addition, he was awarded a prize by renowned
violinist and conductor Yuri Bashmet to perform concerts and record
the Weber Concertino for clarinet with the State Symphony Orchestra of
New Russia.
#Born in 1992 in Gyumri, Armenia, Arutyunian's family moved to Moscow
when he was three. He graduated from the Moscow State Conservatory. He
currently lives in New York and works with Charles Neidich at The
Julliard School.
#Admission is $35 or $25, depending on seat location, and $20 for
military personnel and senior citizens 65 and older. Tickets are
available by calling the Symphony office at 229.430.8933, on-line at
AlbanySymphony.org or at the box office one hour before the concert.
#Pre-concert notes will be provided by Hillard and Arutyunian from the
stage at 6:30 pm. Following the concert, the Conductor's Circle
reception is held at the Carnegie Library, now the Albany Area Arts
Council, next door to the Auditorium. Members and others who may pay
at the door ($15) can enjoy refreshments and greet Hillard and the
guest artist.
#The symphony is a fully professional per service orchestra serving
the Southwest Georgia region with classical, pops, educational and
special concerts. The orchestra celebrates its 50th season in 2014.
Recognized for its innovative audience developmental efforts and
diverse programming, the orchestra has received the League of American
Orchestras and American Society of Composers Authors Publishers
(ASCAP) awards on multiple occasions.
http://www.albanyherald.com/news/2013/apr/07/clarinetist-to-perform-at-symphony-finale/
April 8 2013
Clarinettist to perform at symphony finale
ALBANY, Ga. -- The Albany Symphony Orchestra will feature young
Armenian-American clarinettist Narek Arutyunian, winner of the 2010
Young Concert Artist International Auditions in New York, at its
2012-13 season finale on Saturday at 7:30 pm in the Albany Municipal
Auditorium.
#Arutyunian will perform the Clarinet Concerto by French composer Jean
Francaix. The orchestra will also play Debussy's Impressionistic
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, Bizet's Symphony in C Major and
Ravel's ever-popular masterpiece Bolero.
#"I was present to hear Narek when he won the Young Concert Artists
auditions. Not only was he an overwhelming talent, his rapport with
the audience was exceptional," said ASO Music Director Claire Fox
Hillard.
#Arutyunian is a player who "reaches passionate depths with seemingly
effortless technical prowess and beguiling sensitivity" (The
Washington Post). He recently performed as a soloist with the Boston
Pops and has appeared in recitals and residencies at the Washington
Center for the Performing Arts, Music for Youth and the Buffalo (NY)
Chamber Music Society.
#Arutyunian has also performed at the Louvre Auditorium in Paris and
at the Pallazzo del Principe in Genoa. He has appeared as soloist with
the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra in the Czech Republic, and in
Russia with the Kaliningrad Philharmonic, the Moscow Virtuosi Chamber
Orchestra and the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra.
#Arutyunian's clarinet is a personal gift from the conductor and
violinist Vladimir Spivakov and he receives general support for his
career from the Guzik Foundation in California.
#He won first prize at age 16 in the International Young Musicians
Competition in Prague and at 15 in the Musical Youth of the Planet
Competition in Moscow. In addition, he was awarded a prize by renowned
violinist and conductor Yuri Bashmet to perform concerts and record
the Weber Concertino for clarinet with the State Symphony Orchestra of
New Russia.
#Born in 1992 in Gyumri, Armenia, Arutyunian's family moved to Moscow
when he was three. He graduated from the Moscow State Conservatory. He
currently lives in New York and works with Charles Neidich at The
Julliard School.
#Admission is $35 or $25, depending on seat location, and $20 for
military personnel and senior citizens 65 and older. Tickets are
available by calling the Symphony office at 229.430.8933, on-line at
AlbanySymphony.org or at the box office one hour before the concert.
#Pre-concert notes will be provided by Hillard and Arutyunian from the
stage at 6:30 pm. Following the concert, the Conductor's Circle
reception is held at the Carnegie Library, now the Albany Area Arts
Council, next door to the Auditorium. Members and others who may pay
at the door ($15) can enjoy refreshments and greet Hillard and the
guest artist.
#The symphony is a fully professional per service orchestra serving
the Southwest Georgia region with classical, pops, educational and
special concerts. The orchestra celebrates its 50th season in 2014.
Recognized for its innovative audience developmental efforts and
diverse programming, the orchestra has received the League of American
Orchestras and American Society of Composers Authors Publishers
(ASCAP) awards on multiple occasions.
http://www.albanyherald.com/news/2013/apr/07/clarinetist-to-perform-at-symphony-finale/