Alexandria Symphony Presents 80th Season Opener: ASO at 80-oh!
Tchaikovsky’s 4th Symphony and Brahms Violin Concerto with Elissa Lee Koljonen
ALEXANDRIA, VA – The Alexandria Symphony Orchestra (ASO) presents its 80th Anniversary Season opener “ASO at 80-oh!” on Saturday, September 30 and Sunday, October 1, 2023. ASO Music Director James Ross leads performances of two beloved masterworks: Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony and Brahms’ lyrical Violin Concerto.
The ASO launches its 80th season with a program full of hoopla, whimsy, poise, and pathos,” says Maestro Ross. “Back-to-back toasts start things off, the first by ASO Artistic Advisor Dr. Lester Green, whose musical Toast takes a playful look at an ‘aging’ orchestra, followed by Quinn Mason’s catchy 21st-century overture Toast of the Town. Brahms in the hands of Elissa Lee Koljonen will shine, and the quasi-confessional nature of Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony follows its journey through challenge to celebration.”
PHOTO CREDIT: PJ BARBOUR
Hailed for her sensual and deeply personal style, Koljonen has performed with many of the world’s greatest orchestras including Philadelphia, Minnesota, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Helsinki, Seoul and the Royal Philharmonic. She appears by arrangement with the Curtis Institute of Music.
PHOTO CREDIT: J HENRY FAIR
FEATURED ARTIST: SEPTEMBER 30 & OCTOBER 1, 2023
The 2023-2024 Season is generously underwritten by the Virginia Commission for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Alexandria Commission for the Arts, and the Rea Charitable Trust. Lester Green’s Toast has been commissioned and sponsored by Classical Movements as part of the ASO at 80 Project. These opening concerts are sponsored by Fran and Gant Redmon.
FEATURED ARTIST: SEPTEMBER 30 & OCTOBER 1, 2023
Saturday’s performance will be held at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Sunday’s matinee will be held at the George Washington Masonic Memorial at 3:00 p.m. Parking is free at both venues. Subscriptions and single tickets are on sale. Subscription packages start at $86 for five concerts; adult prices for single tickets start at $20 with $5 for youth (18 and under) and $15 for students. Military, senior and group discounts are also available. Visit www.alexsym.org or call (703) 548-0885 for more information.
TCHAIKOVSKY’S 4TH & BRAHMS VIOLIN – ASO at 80-oh!
James Ross, Music Director
Elissa Lee Koljonen, violin
LESTER GREEN: Toast(ASO at 80 commission -sponsored by Classical Movements)
QUINN MASON: Toast of the Town
JOHANNES BRAHMS: Violin ConcertoPYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4
Saturday, September 30, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.
Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center
Sunday, October 1, 2023 at 3:00 p.m.
George Washington Masonic Memorial
Tickets: Subscriptions start at $86 for five performances. Adult tickets for single performances start at $20. Purchase at www.alexsym.org or call 703-548-0885.
Free parking provided by the ASO at both venues. The Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center is accessible by Metro bus lines 7A, 7B, 7F, 7Y, 25A, 25C and 25E, as well as DASH bus line AT6. The George Washington Masonic Memorial is accessible by the Blue and Yellow metro line (King Street station), numerous Metro, Dash and Richmond Highway Express bus lines, and the King Street Trolley in Old Town, Alexandria. [SEE ALSO: Cirque du Soleil’s ECHO Wows Audiences in its US Premiere at the Lerner Town Square]
