<p>June 21, 2012, Utica, NY—The Stanley announced today a ticket special - <strong>Buy 1 Ticket Get the Second Ticket Free</strong> - for the benefit concert of the Grammy Award-winning Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and its esteemed conductor, <strong>JOANN FALLETTA. </strong>The concert will be held at<strong> </strong>The Stanley on <strong>Thursday, July 26 at 7:00 pm</strong>. and will benefit The Stanley and the Utica Symphony Orchestra. This special offer is available through July 9<sup>th</sup>. Tickets are $25 and $35 and can be purchased <a href="http://www.thestanley.org/[sitetree_link id=]#http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/000048B5B39AC92E?artistid=1609938&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=107">online</a> or by calling 315.724.4000. <a title="http://www.thestanley.org/events/view/13/buffalo-philharmonic-orchestra" href="http://www.thestanley.org/[sitetree_link id=]#http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/000048B5B39AC92E?artistid=1609938&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=107">Click here</a> for more information on the performance.</p><p> </p><p>This concert is a part of the 2012 Buffalo Philharmonic Summer Tour sponsored by First Niagara Bank. Local sponsors include: Meyda Lighting, Mr. & Mrs. Gene Romano, The Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties, Inc., and McDonalds.</p><p> </p><p>Joining the Orchestra as the soloist for the evening’s program will be violinist and concert master <strong>MICHAEL LUDWIG</strong>. This concert is a part of the 2012 <strong>Buffalo Philharmonic Summer Tour</strong> sponsored by <strong>First Niagara</strong> <strong>BANK</strong>.</p><p>The Buffalo Philharmonic, which celebrated its 75th Anniversary Season last year, continues to build on its rising profile as one the most artistically vibrant, innovative ensembles in the US. Under the leadership of its renowned music director, <strong>JOANN FALLETTA</strong>, lauded by the <em>New York Times</em> as “one of the finest conductors of her generation,” the BPO continues to gain international attention.</p><p> </p><p>Over the past decade, the ensemble has risen to a new level of national and international prominence as a result of programming, recording and outreach initiatives spearheaded in part by Maestro Falletta. Notable achievements include two Grammy awards in 2009 for a recording of Corigliano’s <em>Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan</em>, multiple nominations, successful tours in the US and Canada, and a revival of the Philharmonic’s distinguished history of recording and NPR broadcasts.</p><p> </p><p>The evening will open with Smetana’s Overture to <em>The Bartered Bride</em>. Michael Ludwig will perform Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219, “Turkish,” and the performance will conclude with Dvorak’s popular Symphony No. 9, “From the New World.”</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>THE PROGRAM</strong></p><p>JoAnn Falletta, conductor</p><p>Michael Ludwig, violin</p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td width="176" valign="top"><p align="right"><strong>BEDRICH SMETANA</strong></p></td><td width="14" valign="top"><p> </p></td><td width="266" valign="top"><p>Overture to <em>The Bartered Bride</em></p></td><td width="81" valign="top"><p align="right"> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td width="176" valign="top"><p align="right"><strong>WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART</strong></p></td><td width="14" valign="top"><p> </p></td><td width="265" valign="top"><p>Concerto No. 5 in A major for Violin and Orchestra, K. 219 "Turkish"</p><p>I. Allegro aperto</p><p>II. Adagio</p><p>III. Rondo: Tempo di menuetto</p><p align="center"><strong>Michael Ludwig</strong></p><p align="center"><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="2" width="81" valign="top"><p align="right"> </p></td></tr><tr><td width="176" valign="top"><p align="right"><strong> </strong></p></td><td width="14" valign="top"><p> </p></td><td width="265" valign="top"><p> </p></td><td width="77" valign="top"><p align="right"> </p></td><td width="4"><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td width="176" valign="top"><p align="right"><strong>ANTONIN DVORAK</strong></p></td><td width="14" valign="top"><p> </p></td><td width="266" valign="top"><p>Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Opus 95,</p><p> "From the New World"</p><p>I. Adagio - Allegro molto</p><p>II. Largo</p><p>III. Molto vivace</p><p>IV. Allegro con fuoco</p></td><td width="81" valign="top"><p align="right"> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>About The Stanley</strong></p><p>Originally built as a movie theatre, The Stanley opened its doors in 1928 with 2,963 seats, a grand entry staircase that resembles the main staircase on the Titanic, a gold leaf interior, and a terra cotta and tiled mosaic exterior. It has been bringing the community together for nearly a century with live concerts, Broadway shows, ballets, the symphony, graduations, and recitals. Today The Stanley operates as a non-profit entity. In 2006, through grants and donations, the theater underwent a $20 million renovation that expanded the facility giving it a larger backstage space and catering capabilities for conferences and events. Tickets can be purchased online through <a href="http://www.TheStanley.org">www.TheStanley.org</a>. More information about the Arts in Education is available at <a href="http://www.thestanley.org/programs/arts-in-education">http://www.thestanley.org/programs/arts-in-education</a>.</p><p> </p><p><strong>ABOUT THE UTICA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA</strong></p><p>On March 25, 1932, a group of interested citizens met at the Utica Public Library and founded the Utica Civic Musical Society, now known as the Utica Symphony Orchestra. The Society had a large chorus and symphony orchestra, both under the direction of Berrian R. Shute. George M. Weaver, Jr. served as the first president of the Society. In 1933, Nicholas Gualillo and 60 musicians reorganized into the Utica Symphonic Orchestra. In 1935 the Utica Civic and the Utica Symphonic merged, and from 1935 to 1940, Shute and Gualillo acted as joint conductors of the new Utica Orchestra. This orchestra remained under the auspices of the Civic Musical Society, which announced that its chief aim was to broaden the circle of concertgoers in Utica and its vicinity. In 1983 the name of the organization was changed to Utica Symphony, Inc. The last conductor was Charles Schneider.</p><p><a href="mailto:uticanysymphony@gmail.com">uticanysymphony@gmail.com</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>About The Buffalo Philharmonic</strong></p><p>Among the most significant achievements of the past decade has been the Buffalo Philharmonic’s return to recording, releasing 12 discs on the NAXOS label over the course of 10 years, earning two Grammy Awards and five Grammy nominations, and making the BPO one of the most frequently recorded orchestras in the country. Most recently, the Orchestra released three CDs – <strong><em>Polish Masterworks</em></strong> features works by prominent composers Henri Wieniawski, Witold Lutoslawski, Karol Szymanowski and Mieczyslaw Karlowicz, recorded live at concerts in Kleinhans Music Hall. Also released was the first CD in the BPO’s <strong><em>Great Performances</em></strong> series, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s <em>Sheherazade</em>, Opus 35 and Franz Schreker’s <em>Prelude to a Drama</em>. Released on the Orchestra’s own Beau Fleuve Record label, both are conducted by JoAnn Falletta and feature concertmaster Michael Ludwig who will perform as soloist on July 26. In addition, <strong><em>Gershwin,</em></strong> was released in January on the NAXOS label<strong><em>,</em></strong> and includes his Concerto in F featuring the fantastic young pianist, Orion Weiss and conducted by Falletta.</p><p> </p><p>Other recent distinctions include the BPO’s award by the League of American Orchestras and ASCAP for “Adventurous Programming” and second place nationally for “Programming of Contemporary Music.” It was recently announced that the BPO has been invited to perform at Carnegie Hall as a participant in the prestigious <em>Spring for Music</em> festival in 2013. This will be the orchestra's 24th appearance at Carnegie Hall and its first since Music Director, JoAnn Falletta, led the orchestra in a much-heralded appearance there in June 2004.</p><p> </p><p>The Buffalo Philharmonic has rekindled its history of NPR broadcasts. In the 2012 season the ensemble is scheduled to broadcast a number of concerts nationally on NPR’s Performance Today and Symphony Cast, and internationally through the European Broadcasting Union. The BPO has toured widely across the United States and Canada, including a recent Florida Friends Tour with JoAnn Falletta in March 2010, the first multi-city tour since the 1988 European tour. Since 1940, the orchestra’s permanent home has been Kleinhans Music Hall, a National Historic Site with an international reputation as one of the finest concert halls in the United States.</p><p><strong>About Michael Ludwig</strong></p><p>Hailed by Strad Magazine for his "effortless, envy-provoking technique… sweet tone, brilliant expression, and grand style," Michael Ludwig is a highly sought-after soloist, recording artist and chamber musician. He has performed with the world’s leading orchestras, including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Boston Pops, the KBS Symphony in Seoul, Korea, the Beijing Symphony, and the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra, and has collaborated with such conductors as JoAnn Falletta, Sir Georg Solti, and John Williams among others. He has recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, the Lithuanian National Symphony, the Buffalo Philharmonic, and the Virginia Symphony.</p><p> </p>
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