Clayton State University’s Spivey Hall will feature Friday and Saturday night performances by European artists, followed by a Sunday afternoon program by the Georgian Chamber Players, on the weekend of May 8 to May 10, 2009.
On Friday, May 8, Czech mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kozená, accompanied by Karel Kosarek on the piano, will give an 8:15 p.m. concert, preceded by a pre concert talk at 7:15 p.m.
Kozená last appeared in Spivey Hall in 2006, when she sang arias by Gluck and Rameau with Les Violons du Roy in performances The Atlanta Journal-Constitution described as "ravishing." A highly sought-after recitalist with many superb recordings to her credit, Kozená was named 2004 "Artist of the Year" by Gramophone, with two different CDs winning "Best Recital" and "Best Vocalist" awards. In addition to appearing regularly at distinguished opera houses such as Milan's La Scala, London's Covent Garden and Berlin's Deutsche Staatsoper, she is a frequent guest artist of the world's greatest orchestras, and this summer opens one of Europe's most prestigious music festivals, in Lucerne, as featured soloist in Ravel's Shéhérazade under the baton of Claudio Abbado.
Her program for this time will include: PURCELL/BRITTEN Love Songs; SCHUMANN Frauenliebe und Leben; DUPARC L'Invitation au Voyage, Extase, Le Manoir de Rosemonde, Chanson triste, Phydile; BERG Sieben fruehe Lieder.
Tickets to this performance are $60 (50 percent off for Clayton State faculty and staff); Clayton State students pay just $10. For tickets and more information, call the Spivey Hall Box Office at (678) 466-4200. Full-price tickets only are available online at http://www.blogger.com/www.spiveyhall.org (a per-ticket service fee applies).
On Saturday, May 9, German violinist Julia Fischer and pianist Milana Chernyavska will make their Spivey Hall debuts in an 8:15 p.m. concert. Atlanta Symphony audiences will recall the excitement of her February 2006 performances of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto. Since then, as the result of her worldwide concert tours and critically acclaimed recordings, 14 million music fans voted the 24-year-old Fischer – the Classic FM Gramophone 2007 Artist of the Year. Her Spivey Hall recital program will feature sonatas by Mozart, Prokofiev, Beethoven and Martinu.
Tickets to this performance are $45 (50 percent off for Clayton State faculty and staff); Clayton State students pay just $10. For tickets and more information, call the Spivey Hall Box Office at (678) 466-4200. Full-price tickets only are available online at http://www.blogger.com/www.spiveyhall.org (a per-ticket service fee applies).
The Georgian Chamber Players will perform on Sunday, May 10 at 3 p.m. Their program will include; ARENSKY Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 32; TANEYEV Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 30.
Tickets to this performance are $40 (50 percent off for Clayton State faculty and staff); Clayton State students pay just $10. For tickets and more information, call the Spivey Hall Box Office at (678) 466-4200. Full-price tickets only are available online at http://www.blogger.com/www.spiveyhall.org (a per-ticket service fee applies).
A unit of the University System of Georgia, Clayton State University is an outstanding comprehensive metropolitan university located 15 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta.
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