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Symphony Orchestra Concert

Sunday, March 18, 2012 2:30 pm

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Location: Flint Center, Cupertino

Description: Niccolo Paganini – Violin Concerto No. 1
Ethan Tsai, soloist
Maurice Ravel – La Valse
Richard Strauss – Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
Igor Stravinsky – Circus Polka

California Youth Symphony Continues Its
60th Anniversary Season

The California Youth Symphony, under the direction of Maestro Leo Eylar, continues
its 60th anniversary season by featuring CYS Young Artist Competition winner, violinist Ethan Tsai on Sunday, March 18 at 2:30 p.m. at the Flint Center in Cupertino. Tsai will perform the spectacular Violin Concerto No. 1 by Niccolò Paganini. One of the greatest of all violin virtuosos, Paganini wrote a concerto to demonstrate his prowess, and it has challenged violinists and dazzled audiences for the past 200 years. The concert will also feature the orchestral suite from Richard Strauss’ enormously popular opera, Der Rosenkavalier, evoking the lilting waltz rhythms of late 19th century Vienna. The concert will begin with Ravel’s La Valse, the piece that CYS earns raves for at the Bay Area Youth Orchestra Festival at Davies Hall in January. Stravinsky’s Circus Polka will complete the program.

Tickets are $15 adults, $10 students and seniors. A $30 family ticket admits two adults and up to 4 children. Tickets will be available at the door the afternoon of the concerts. For more information visit www.cys.org.