LITTLE ROCK, AR, January 12, 2012 - The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra performs with internationally acclaimed pianist Dmitri Alexeev on Saturday, January 28 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, January 29 at 3 p.m. at the Robinson Center Music Hall.
This concert is the fourth Stella Boyle Smith Masterworks Concert and is sponsored by Metal Recycling.
The Russian Legends concert features Music Director Philip Mann, Prokofiev's Symphony No. 1 "Classical," Shostakovich's Concerto for Piano No. 2 and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 2 "Little Russian." According to Daily Telegraph, Alexeev is one of "the most remarkable pianists of the day."
Adult single tickets range from $14-$52 and can be purchased online or over the phone at (501) 666-1761. Student and military tickets are $10.
Kids kindergarten through 12th grade can attend the Sunday matinee performances for free (with the purchase of an adult ticket) using the Entergy Kids Ticket - available for download at www.ArkansasSymphony.org.
Russian pianist Dmitri Alexeev is one of the world's most highly regarded artists. His critically praised recitals on the world's leading concert stages and his concert appearances with the most prestigious orchestras have secured his position as one of the most remarkable pianists of the day.
He has performed with such orchestras as the Berlin Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw of Amsterdam, the five London orchestras, Orchestre de Paris, Israel Philharmonic and the Munich Bavarian Radio Orchestra.
The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 46th season in 2011-2012 under the leadership of Music Director Philip Mann. ASO is the resident orchestra of Robinson Center Music Hall, and performs more than thirty concerts each year through its Stella Boyle Smith Masterworks Series, ACXIOM Pops LIVE! Series and River Rhapsodies Chamber Series, in addition to serving central Arkansas through numerous community outreach programs and bringing live symphonic music education to over 20,000 school children and over 200 schools.
(Source: Arkansas Symphony Orchestra)