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NEW ORLEANS FRIENDS OF MUSIC OPENS 60TH SEASON WITH CONCERT
& GALA CELEBRATION
WU HAN, PIANO & DAVID FINCKEL, CELLO TO PERFORM
Tuesday, October 21, 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Tulane University, Dixon Hall
New Orleans Friends of Music opens its gala 60th season of chamber music programming with a concert featuring Wu Han, piano, & David Finckel, cello, on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at Tulane University's Dixon Hall, beginning at 7:30 p.m.
The concert will be followed by a Celebration of Music & Art at the home of Dr. Siddharth Bhansali, featuring a gala buffet dinner catered by Borgne, a John Besh Restaurant. Regions Bank is the presenting sponsor for the concert and celebration.
Concert tickets are sold at the door, at (504) 895-0690 or at http://www.friendsofmusic.org. Single tickets are $35, with special prices offered for students ($5) and young New Orleanians under age 35 ($18). Subscriptions are also still available for the entire seven-concert season. A limited number of tickets for the post-concert celebration are available by calling (504) 895-0690. Celebration tickets and patron opportunities start at $125.
Longtime favorites of Friends of Music audiences, renowned duo Wu Han & David Finckel were named Musical America's 2012 Musicians of the Year and rank among the most esteemed and influential classical musicians in the world today. The talent, energy, imagination, and dedication they bring to their multifaceted endeavors as concert performers, recording artists, educators, artistic administrators, and cultural entrepreneurs go unmatched. In high demand year after year among chamber music audiences worldwide, the duo has appeared each season at the most prestigious venues and concert series across the United States and around the world to unanimous critical acclaim. For thirty-four years, David Finckel served as cellist of the Grammy Award-winning Emerson String Quartet. David Finckel and Wu Han's wide-ranging musical innovations include the launch of ArtistLed, classical music's first musician-directed and Internet-based recording company. David Finckel and Wu Han are the founding Artistic Directors of Music@Menlo and have served as Artistic Directors of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center since 2004.
In their New Orleans concert, Han & Finckel will perform works by Richard Strauss, Messiaen, Albeniz, Glazunov, and Chopin. Further details are available at http://www.friendsofmusic.org/c_finckelandhan.htm.
As with all Friends of Music concerts, a free lecture by Tulane University music professor John Joyce will be offered an hour prior to the performance. Additional patron services include a free parking shuttle running between the Diboll parking structure on Ben Weiner Drive and Dixon Hall before and after the concert. Ticket-holders are encouraged to take advantage of this easy access for Friends of Music concerts while parking is limited by Tulane construction. In addition, refreshment concessions will be available before the performance and at intermission.
Additional artist bios and photos at www.davidfinckelandwuhan.com
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NEW ORLEANS FRIENDS OF MUSIC
New Orleans Friends of Music is a volunteer-based, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the performance and appreciation of fine chamber music. Annual programming includes a seven-concert mainstage season presented by the Friends of Music and Tulane University, visits to local schools by featured artists and other education/outreach services. The 2014-15 season includes the return of the Emerson and Ebene String Quartets and Wu Han & David Finckel as well as debut Friends of Music performances from tenor Matthew Polenzani, the Hermitage Piano Trio, Poulenc Trio, and the Danish String Quartet.
Outreach initiatives are made possible through the efforts of Applause! – a new volunteer support group for the organization. Email applause.fofm@gmail.com for information about Applause! audience development and outreach projects.
Tickets and further information are available at www.friendsofmusic.org or by calling (504) 895-0690. Follow New Orleans Friends of Music at facebook.com/neworleansfriendsofmusic or twitter.com/FriendsMusicNO.
New Orleans Friends of Music gratefully acknowledges season support from Regions Bank, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, and a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council. The grant is administered through the Arts Council of New Orleans. Support also comes from a Community Arts Grant made possible by the City of New Orleans and administered by the Arts Council of New Orleans.
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