, known for its exceptional performances and its extensive, multi-award-winning recordings, will perform with violinist Nicola Benedetti in the next Cornell Concert Series (CCS) concert, Saturday, Oct. 15 at 3 pm in Bailey Hall.
BBC Music Magazine has called the Orchestra 鈥渙ne of the finest ensembles of its kind in the world today.鈥 A reviewer in The Courier describes it as 鈥渂oth dazzling and intimate, effervescent and ethereal... you have to take your hat off to this fabulous ensemble who make chamber music on a grand scale seem like child鈥檚 play.鈥
The Orchestra鈥檚 repertoire ranges from re-imagining the classical masters and romantic greats to contemporary commissions. This tour highlights Benedetti, a treasured talent in her native Scotland, and features Anna Clyne鈥檚 Sound and Fury, Bruch鈥檚 Violin Concerto, and Mendelssohn鈥檚 Symphony No. 3, 鈥淪cottish.鈥
Artist and program information, subscriptions, single tickets, and student memberships are available through the CCS website, cornellconcertseries.com.
Free evening parking is available at the Forest Home [37 Forest Home Dr.] and Hoy garages. More information and campus maps can be found at and .
CCS ticket holders can show their tickets to ride TCAT buses for no charge from Ithaca Commons and Ithaca College. More .
The Cornell Concert Series has been hosting musicians and ensembles of international stature since 1903. Originally featuring Western classical artists, the series presented Ravi Shankar in 1987 and has since grown to encompass a broader spectrum of the world's great music. More information is available at .
Jordan Musser is PR/production manager for the Cornell Concert Series.
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