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Leslie Dunner

January 16, 2010 | 8:00 PM

Tonight’s program provides the perfect way to warm a winter's night — Pärt’s moving ode to his main musical influence, Mozart's spirited “Turkish” concerto, and the driving passion of Rachmaninoff's second symphony!

LESLIE DUNNER, GUEST CONDUCTOR

Musicians respond to the direction of Leslie Dunner “with an eagerness born of respect rather than duty.” His style has been described as “smooth and fluent with a lot of charm.” Dunner’s career has seen him conduct the major orchestras of America, as well as those of Canada, Russia, Italy and South Africa. His breadth of repertoire includes ballet and opera as well, as he has led performances of the American Ballet Theatre, the Joffrey Ballet, the Birmingham Royal Ballet and the Michigan Opera Theatre. He served for seven years as Assistant Conductor of the New York Philharmonic under maestro Kurt Masur, and was a cover conductor for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Other posts include Principal Conductor of the Dance Theater of Harlem and Assistant Conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. He holds advanced degrees in music and is also a clarinetist and composer.

CHAD HOOPES, VIOLIN SOLOIST

At age 14, Chad Hoopes already possesses the kind of technical mastery, ease of expression and joyful talent that come along only once in a generation. This award-winning violinist has performed with numerous ensembles throughout the world including the Cleveland Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Cleveland Pops, South Dakota Symphony and Erie Philharmonic.

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