{"id":15757,"date":"2023-02-09T16:50:46","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T23:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scottsdaleperformingarts.org\/?p=15757"},"modified":"2023-02-09T16:50:47","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T23:50:47","slug":"spring-classical-performances-coming-to-scottsdale-center-for-the-performing-arts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsdaleperformingarts.org\/2023\/02\/09\/spring-classical-performances-coming-to-scottsdale-center-for-the-performing-arts\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring classical performances coming to Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Spring classical performances coming to Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Academy of St Martin in the Fields with Avi Avital, the Balourdet Quartet with Adam Sadberry and Marc-Andr\u00e9 Hamelin\u00a0(from left to right) are among the classical\u00a0artists performing at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona \u2014 Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts continues the roll of great classical performance this spring, including 2022 Van Cliburn Gold Medalist, Yunchan Lim. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are excited to present some incredible classical performances this spring,\u201d said Abbey Messmer, programming director for Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. \u201cBalourdet Quartet and Academy of St Martin in the Fields are legacy groups grounding the series while Marc-Andr\u00e9 Hamelin brings a different, but still brilliant musicianship and technique to great works of established repertoire.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starting off the spring classical performances is Marc-Andr\u00e9 Hamelin on February 22. Described as \u201ca performer of near-superhuman technical prowess\u201d by The New York Times, Hamelin has composed music throughout his career, with nearly 30 compositions to his name. He is also the recipient of a lifetime achievement award from the German Record Critics\u2019 Association, and he has received seven Juno Awards and eleven Grammy nominations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Wednesday, March 8, Academy of St Martin in the Fields will be joined by the first mandolin soloist to be nominated for a classical Grammy, Avi Avital. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \u201cThe exciting part of being a classical mandolin player is that it opens a wide field for creative freedom,\u201d Avital said in an interview with the San Diego Symphony. \u201cWhen I commission new pieces and engage with different musical styles, I feel that I am bringing to light new faces of this unique instrument, uncovering what is hiding there.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keyboard Conversations\u00ae with Jeffrey Siegel continues on Tuesday, March 14, with \u201cMozart and Friends: Beethoven and Haydn\u201d as Siegel\u2019s methodically rehearsed program explores Mozart\u2019s connections to Beethoven and Haydn.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Balourdet Quartet shares the stage with Memphis Symphony Orchestra acting principal flutist Adam Sadberry on Wednesday, March 22. Sadberry is known for his radiant, lyrical playing, and he\u2019s committed to expanding the Black diaspora in the classical music world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cClassical music is largely representative of European tradition. Even though there are several phenomenal Black composers and Black musicians that have come from Europe and have influenced what we have now, they\u2019re often ignored because they didn\u2019t fit the mold for the catalysts,\u201d said Sadberry on the \u201cUnscripted Flute\u201d podcast. \u201cClassical music has always had that connection to blackness, and blackness has influenced so much of it.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recipient of one of the preeminent international music achievements, 2022\u2019s Van Cliburn Gold Medalist Yunchan Lim graces the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts stage on Friday, April 14. Lim has been taking home major awards from prominent piano competitions since 2018, when he was only 14 years old. Now just 18, he has performed across South Korea and currently studies at the Korea National University of Arts under Minsoo Sohn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2022\u201323 season ends with Les Violons du Roy on Saturday, April 29. The chamber orchestra is joined by celebrated pianist Inon Barnatan for a night of \u201catmospheric effects\u201d (The Washington Post) and breathtaking cinematics.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All concerts will take place in the Virginia G. Piper Theater at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. 2nd St., Scottsdale, Arizona. Ticket prices vary by show. Visit ScottsdalePerformingArts.org\/events<\/a> or call Scottsdale Arts Guest Services at 480-499-TKTS (8587) for more information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scottsdale Arts is continually striving to increase our accessibility offerings to provide enriching arts opportunities for everyone in the community. For more information about services we offer, please visit ScottsdalePerformingArts.org\/visit\/accessibility<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts would like to thank the following partners for the 2022\u201323 season: City of Scottsdale; Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust; Great American Title Agency; Tiffany & Bosco; National Endowment for the Arts; Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation; Dr. David and Joan Goldfarb Trust; The Dayton Fowler Grafman Endowment for Classical Music; Betty Hum and Alan Yudell; Mountain Shadows Resort; Karen and John Voris; Hotel Adeline; Hotel Valley Ho; Sacks Tierney P.A.; Theodore R Stephan Endowment for Student Matinees; WESTAF\/TourWest; Bank of America; Ethelyn Cohen, In Memory of Howard Cohen; Renewal by Andersen; Elise and Dan Parish; and Arizona Commission on the Arts. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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