Austin Symphony: 'Good Things Come in Threes'
$29-$115
- Angella Ahn, violin
- Maria Ahn, cello
- Azusa Hokugo, piano
- Peter Bay, conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven — Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C major, Op. 56 (Ahn Trio, soloists)
Antonín Dvořák — Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141
Welcome the new year with a resplendent musical journey that promises to ignite your senses and uplift your soul. The Austin Symphony Orchestra proudly presents an evening of unrivaled symphonic artistry, featuring three monumental pieces by three maestros of the orchestral realm.
First, immerse yourself in the enchanting melodies of Edvard Grieg's Lyric Pieces. A tapestry of emotions woven with delicate threads of sound, this masterpiece will transport you to a realm of pure musical poetry.
Next, prepare to be spellbound by Beethoven's Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano, brought to life by the virtuosic Ahn Trio, making their ASO debut. Witness a harmonious interplay between these three instruments, weaving a spellbinding tale that will resonate within your heartstrings.
As the crescendo of emotions builds, the grand finale awaits – Dvořák's Symphony No. 7. A dynamic symphonic journey that traverses landscapes of passion and exuberance, leaving you on the edge of your seat and yearning for more.
Join us for an evening that promises to stir your senses, elevate your spirit, and leave you in awe of the transcendent power of music.
Runs January 12-13.
About Austin Symphony
Founded in 1911, the Austin Symphony Orchestra is Austin’s oldest performing arts group. The ASO offers a complete season of musical and educational programming.
Masterworks Series concerts include eight concert pairs running monthly September through May in the state-of-the-art Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Center for the Performing Arts. Our season also includes the Sarah & Ernest Butler Pops Series, which features 4 concerts running October through June Pops also at the Long Center.
Programming for the entire family includes the Halloween Children’s Concert and the Sounds of the Season, as well as the popular James C. Armstrong Youth Educations Programs, which include ASO Tuneful Tales, Young People’s Concerts, High School Concert Tour, and a variety of other school programs.
https://austinsymphony.org/About Ahn Trio
Violin, Cello, Piano
The Ahn Trio – composed of sisters Lucia (piano), Maria (cello) & Angella (violin) – has enthralled audiences with their freewheeling approach to chamber music, original programming, musical trailblazing & unabashed zeal in playing works of all genres of music. All trained at the Juilliard School of Music, the Korean-born sisters have been celebrated as consummate musicians, innova- tive collaborators, classical music ambassadors & teachers. The LA Times has called them “exacting & exciting musicians,” and New York Newsday has proclaimed them “Classical Revolutionaries.”
They have performed the world over for two decades, as well as all 50 states, the White House, Lincoln Center, Beijing’s Concert Hall and many other great venues in Europe and Asia.
The Trio’s unique approach to classical music led them early on to the pages ot TIME magazine’s “Asian Wiz Kids” story, VOGUE magazines in several countries, GQ, People Magazine’s 50 most beautiful people issue, art magazine VISIONAIRE and Glamour magazine, among others. The Butte Symphony is proud to welcome them to share our stage.
About Maria Ahn, cello
About Azusa Hokugo, piano
About Peter Bay, conductor
Peter Bay became Music Director and Conductor of the Austin Symphony Orchestra in 1998. He is also Conductor of the Bravo! Big Sky Classical Festival Orchestra (MT) and Arizona Philharmonic.
Maestro Bay has appeared with more than 80 different orchestras, including the National, Chicago, St. Louis, Houston, Dallas, Baltimore, New Jersey, North Carolina, San Antonio, Tucson, West Virginia, Colorado, Hawaii, Sarasota, Fort Worth, Bochum (Germany), Carinthian (Austria), Lithuanian National, and Ecuador National Symphonies, the Minnesota and Algarve (Portugal) Orchestras, the Louisiana, Buffalo, Arizona, Rhode Island and Boca del Rio (Mexico) Philharmonics, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Eastman (Postcard from Morocco) and Aspen (The Ballad of Baby Doe) Opera Theaters, and the Theater Chamber Players of the Kennedy Center. Summer music festival appearances have included Aspen and Music in the Mountains (CO), Grant Park and Ravinia (IL), Round Top (TX), OK Mozart (OK) and Skaneateles (NY). In June 2018, he led performances of Leonard Bernstein’s Mass as part of the Bernstein100Austin celebration.
Peter is the primary conductor for Ballet Austin. For Austin Opera, he has conducted "A Streetcar Named Desire," "La Traviata," "Turandot," "The Marriage of Figaro," and "La bohème."
Other positions held by Bay have included Music Director of the Erie Philharmonic, Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, Breckenridge Music Festival (CO), Britt Festival Orchestra (OR), Hot Springs Music Festival (AR), and posts with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and Richmond Symphony. From 1980 to 1990 he served on the conducting staff of the Aspen Music Festival where he led concerts with four of its orchestras. Bay and the ASO with pianist Anton Nel released a critically acclaimed Bridge CD of Edward Burlingame Hill’s music. With the Richmond Symphony he recorded the US premiere of Britten’s "The Sword in the Stone" for Opus One Records, and with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Voices, featuring the percussion ensemble NEXUS. He is conductor for Christopher Cross’ "Secret Ladder" album and Hanan Townshend’s soundtrack to the 2016 movie "The Vessel."
In 1994, he was one of two conductors selected to participate in the Leonard Bernstein American Conductors Program. He was the first prize winner of the 1980 Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Young Conductors Competition and a prize winner of the 1987 Leopold Stokowski Competition sponsored by the American Symphony Orchestra. In July 2012 he appeared in Solo Symphony, a choreographic work created for him by Allison Orr of Forklift Danceworks. He was inducted into the Austin Arts Hall of Fame in May 2016.
https://www.peterbayconductor.com/