Donald Portnoy

Performances take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Koger Center for the Arts.

The schedule is:

• September 22, with Mark O'Connor
  The New York Times refers to him as “a polystylist who refuses to be tied down to any one genre.” Violinist Mark O’Connor performs his very own Violin Concerto No. 6 (Old Brass). This season opener will also include Dvorak’s Symphony No. 8.
  
  
• October 20, with Per Tengstrand
  Described by The Washington Post as possessing “fearsome technique
  and the ability to blaze through a score,” Swedish pianist
  Tengstrand will perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 (Emperor). This concert will also feature Shostakovich’s Festive Overture and Franck’s Symphony in D-minor.
  
  
• November 17, with Robert Jesselson
  USC School of Music's professor of cello Jesselson will perform Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme, op. 33. The orchestra will also showcase Brahms’ Academic Festival Overture and Schumann’s Symphony No. 1 (Spring).
  
  
• February 21, 2006, with Joseph Eller
  Joining the USC School of Music faculty, Kennesaw State professor
  Joseph Eller will perform Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto. The concert
  will also include area choirs with guest soloists performing
  
  
• March 21, 2006, with Marina Lomazov, Joseph Rackers, and Young Artist Competition Winners
  Celebrate the dazzling musicianship of pianists Lomazov and Rackers as they perform Mozart’s Concerto for Two Pianos in E-flat Major. This evening’s concert will also present Tchaikovsky’s Mozartiana and performances from the 2006 USC Young Artist Competition winners.
  
  
• April 18, 2006, with Vadim Gluzman
  Violinist Gluzman is “capable of both delicate nuances and incendiary passion,” (The Washington Post) with
  “… dexterity and drama to burn” (The Columbus Dispatch). Gluzman will perform Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnole. This season finale will also feature Saint-Saëns’ Symphony No. 3 (Organ Symphony).
  

Tickets are $20 adults; $18 seniors, USC faculty and staff; $8 students. Season tickets are available. To purchase, call 251-2222.

For more information, call 7-7500 or go to www.music.sc.edu/ea/orchestra.

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