Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

World Renowned The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields to Perform with Violinist and Conductor Gil Shaham
February 7, 2006


Gil Shaham
The world renowned The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, under the direction of Gil Shaham, will perform works by Arensky, Mozart and Tchaikovsky in the Kimmel Center’s Verizon Hall on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at 8pm. Shaham will also join the ensemble as the violin soloist during Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5.

This performance is one of three sting performances included in Kimmel Center Presents’ Master Musicians series. Upcoming performances include Itzhak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman on April 23, 2006.

Tickets for The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields are $67, $56, $47, $39, $32 and $27, and can be purchased by calling 215-893-1999, online at www.kimmelcenter.org, or at the Kimmel Center Box Office, open daily from 10am to 6pm and later on performance evenings (additional fees may apply). For group sales call 215-893-5883.

Gil Shaham is an outstanding virtuoso who toured Europe with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Christoph Eschenbach during the 2003/2004 season. At the age of 10, he made his debuts with the Jerusalen Symphony and Isreal Philharmonic orchestras. A recipient of the 1990 Avery Fisher Career Grant, he won a Grammy Award in 1998 for his recital album “American Scenes” with André Previn and earned two Grammy nominations for his 1999 recording of Bartok’s Second Concerto with Pierre Boulez and the Chicago Symphony.

The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields was formed in 1958 as a chamber ensemble that concentrated on works written during the Baroque period. Led by violinist Sir Neville Marriner, the ensemble helped propel the Baroque revival of the 1960s and later grew to explore more symphonic repertoire. A world renowned ensemble boasting a discography that easily exceeds 500 entries, the Academy was chosen to perform during the official 1997 hand-over ceremony in Hong Kong, opened the first subscription series at Los Angeles’ new Walt Disney Hall and recorded the multi-award winning soundtrack for the film Amadeus.

A limited number of $10 tickets are available for every Kimmel Center Presents performance at the Kimmel Center. Tickets go on sale the day of the event and can be purchased at the Kimmel Center box office beginning 2.5 hours prior to evening performances and 11:30am for matinees.

Kimmel Center Presents’ 2005/2006 season is supported by: Mellon Financial Corporation, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Sovereign Bank, The American Express Company, Verizon Foundation, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the National Endowment for the Arts, and The William Penn Foundation. Special Student Matinees at the Kimmel Center are generously supported by Merck & Co., Inc. American Airlines is the Official Airline of Kimmel Center Presents. Toyota is the Official Vehicle of Kimmel Center Presents Jazz and World Pop programming. In-kind support is generously provided by Deloitte and Southern Wine and Spirit. NBC-10 is a Media Partner for Kimmel Center Presents.

KIMMEL CENTER PRESENTS
Master Musicians String Series
Tuesday, February 28, 2006 | 8pm
Verizon Hall

The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Gil Shaham, conductor and violin
Arensky: Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky, Op. 35a
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219, “Turkish”
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence in D Major, Op. 70

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