RNO Newsletter: August 2005
Greetings, friends and supporters!
This is a brief email update filled with RNO News. Direct links to more information are under each news item.
TOUR NEWS
Starting August 26, the RNO will be touring in London, Spain, Germany and Italy. Check the website for links and info about performances and tickets:
http://www.russianarts.org/rno/ontour.cfm
The 2005 RNO-Grove Street Winery Summer Concert Series was a resounding success. The Lincoln Theater debut in Napa, California led by Carlo Ponti, Jr. was praised as “one of the finest performances of the year”.
http://www.russianarts.org/rno/pressacc2.cfm?MusicID=127
ARTISTIC POSTS SET
Effective the 2006-07 season, Artistic Director Mikhail Pletnev will also assume the position of Principal Conductor, and Vladimir Jurowski that of Principal Guest Conductor:
http://www.russianarts.org/rno/pr072005.cfm
IMAGINE DOUBLES LAST YEAR'S RECORD
The annual Imagine Auction raised over $2.5 million for children's charities in the US and Russia. That is over twice last year's amount!
http://www.russianarts.org/rno/pr080105.cfm
Russian Wind Quintet WOWS OSAKA, TWO COASTS
The Russian Wind Quintet took top honors in one of the world's most prestigious chamber music competitions:
http://www.russianarts.org/rno/pr052405.cfm
Then, this summer, the Wind Quintet had a very successful tour of California, Connecticut and Vermont, including a performance with Vermont Governor Jim Douglas:
http://www.russianarts.org/rno/wq05tour1.cfm
http://www.russianarts.org/rno/pr080805.cfm
RECORDINGS NEWS
- This summer, the RNO released "Young America," Choral Works by Gordon Getty.
- “Russian Violin Concertos” (Julia Fischer, soloist; conducted by Yakov Kreizberg) was Editor's Choice in Gramophone magazine and Winner of the 2005 Echo Klassik Award as “Concerto Record of the Year.”
- “Chopin and Loewe Piano Concertos” (Mari Kodama, soloist; conducted by Kent Nagano) was named a “Best of 2004” pick by Audiophile Audition.
Links to purchase CDs can be found at:
http://www.russianarts.org/rno/record.cfm
LAST BUT NOT LEAST: CRUISE 2006
Plans for the 2006 Volga River Cruise have been set. Join us for a relaxing musical journey through the Russian heartland next spring. Get to know the artists of the RNO while enjoying the trip of a lifetime!
http://www.russianarts.org/rno/volga2006u.cfm
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