Atlantic Classical Orchestra Series I
CONCERT 1
Friday, January 6, 2012
4pm and 8pm
Twilight (8 PM) Concert Series Sponsored by Price Wealth Management/UBS
Stewart Robertson
Artistic Director and Conductor
Lindsay Garritson, Piano
PROGRAM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 28 in C Major, K200
Camille Saint-Saëns
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 4 in A Major, “Italian”
The first 2012 Atlantic Classical Orchestra concert features Lindsay Garritson who is fresh off a grand prize win at the 2011 Montreal International Piano Competition. This rising star from the Treasure Coast will perform the Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2, a brilliant virtuosic piece pianists love.
Ms. Garritson is also a first prize winner of the Chopin International Piano Competition in Salzburg (2010), and the Yale Concerto Competition. She has performed with the Montreal Metropolitan Orchestra, The Yale Philharmonic, Principia College Orchestra, Barra Mansa Orchestra in Brazil, and the European Philharmonic Orchestra in France. Other first prizes include 2010 Connecticut Music Teachers Young Artist Competition, 2008 Southern Illinois Young Artist Competition, 2003 Fite Family Competition, and the 2003 St. Louis Artist Presentation Society.
The Atlantic Classical Orchestra also performs Mendelssohn's beloved Symphony No.4 "Italian," and Mozart's gallant Symphony No. 28.
The Atlantic Classical Orchestra (ACO) is one of the finest regional orchestras in the country. This 100% professional orchestra is led by Grammy-nominated artistic director and conductor, Stewart Robertson. Maestro Robertson is recognized internationally for artistic excellence having been the music director of the 70 year-old Florida Grand Opera and New York's prestigious Glimmerglass Opera. His artistic reputation attracts top musicians from as far away as Chicago, Hartford and South America. Experience excellence as the Atlantic Classical orchestra performs the world’s greatest music on Florida’s Treasure Coast.
