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June 17-July 1, Portland, OregonA FIVE-YEAR COMPOSER RETROSPECTIVEmusic unleashed . . .

OREGONMUSICFESTIVAL

OMF 2017A Five-yearComposer RetrospectiveJune 17-July 1

WHAT IS NEW AT OMF 2017We will feature symphonies of Felix Mendelssohn, a new line-up of international and US artists, present the 2016 gold medalist of Fischoff Competition, launch several new projects with EMMA for Peace (UNESCO), and begin a multi-season collaboration with Van Cliburn Piano Competition.

International in scope, compos-er focused and dedicated to symphonic music, Oregon Music Festival offers historically-informed performances of the great clas-sics as well as seldom-heard mas-terworks. It provides collaborative and growth opportunities for pro-fessional musicians, educational outreach and cultural enrichment for the communities it serves. <

Portland, Oregon

One of the hottest cultural items to emerge on the Oregon classical music scene in the last decade

June 17-July 1

FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

T ICKETS : Te l . (503) 927-2910 On l i ne : www.oregonmus ic fest .org

A FIVE-YEAR COMPOSER RETROSPECTIVEOMF 2017 celebrates the work of the composers presented in the last five seasons, including Mendelssoh, Shosta-kovich, Beethoven and Schumann.

INTERNATIONAL SOLOISTSArtists from Italy, Brazil, Switzerland, Norway, Korea, and Russia will appear as soloists at the festival: Alexander Velinzon, violin; Alexander Kobrin, piano; Claudio Cohen, conductor; Luca Benucci, horn; and Alexander White, trumpet.

FISCHOFF and VAN CLIBURNThis season features 2016 gold medalist of Fischoff Competition (Ulysses Quartet) and marks the beginning of creative collabo-ration with Van Cliburn Piano Competition. (with 2005 gold medalist Alexander Kobrin).

RESIDENT ENSEMBLESOrchestras in residence include the Festi-val Orchestra, Orpheus Academy, Artistic Collegium and Ulysses Quartet.

ORPHEUS ACADEMYOMF’s flagship educational program for talented young musicians offers 35 tui-tion-remission scholarships in strings, winds and percussion.

FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

Pictured above (left to right)Alexander Velinzon, violin

Associate Concertmaster of Boston SymphonyLuca Benucci, French horn

Principa Horn of Florentine OperaAlexander Kobrin, paino

Gold medalist, Van Cliburn Competition

ROMANTIC LANDSCAPESTuesday, June 17, 7:30 p.m.First Baptist Church, PortlandAlexander Velinzon, violinChi Yong Yun, piano Festival OrchestraClaudio Cohen, conductorMartinů: Toccata from Toccata e due canzoniBruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 1

MELANCOLIA, DAWNING& JUBILATIONThursday, June 22, 7:30 p.m.First Baptist Church, PortlandUlysses QuartetArtistic CollegiumShostakovich: Two Pieces for String Octet, Op. 11Steve Reich: Double Sextet Martinů: Sonatina for Clarinet Schumann: Piano Quintet

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Signature Concert Series

Concerts

SCENES FROM SCOTLANDSaturday, June 24, 7:30 p.m.St. Mary’s Academy Auditorium Luca Benucci, French Horn Chi Yong Yun, piano Zvonimir Hačko, conductor Martinů: Canzone No. 2 from Toccata e due canzoni Richard Strauss: Concerto for Horn No. 1Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 “Scottish”

ITALIAN IMPRESSIONSSaturday, July 1, 7:30 P.M.Lincoln Performance HallAlexander Kobrin, piano Zvonimir Hačko, conductor Mendelssohn: The Hebrides Overture Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1 Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 “Italian”

Three of Felix Mendels-sohn’s great symphonies receive historically-in-formed readings at this year’s festival. Symphonies 1, 3 and 4 represent some of the finest examples of the symphonic genre ever written and rightly hold a permanent place in the orchestra repertoire.

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MENDELSSOHN SYMPHONIES FRONT AND CENTER

Metro Series

ULYSSES (NOT THE GENERAL)Sunday, June 25, 4:00 p.m.Olympia Provisions, PortlandUlysses Quartet Stravinsky: Concertino for String QuartetShostakovich: Quartet No. 10 in A-flatBeethoven: String Quartet No. 5 in A Major

WEST SIDE STORY RETOLDTuesday, June 20, 7:30 p.m.First Baptist Church, Portland Ulysses Quartet Orpheus Academy Orchestra Travis Hatton, conductor Mozart: Symphony No. 35 “Haffner” Martinů: Canzone No. 1 from Toccata e due canzoni Bernstein/Fleischer: West Side Story Concerto for string quartet & orchestra

SALUTE TO THE CLASSICSTuesday, June 27, 7:30 p.m.First Baptist Church, Portland Dimitri Ashkenazy, clarinet Ada Meinich, violaOrpheus Academy Orchestra Travis Hatton, conductor Beethoven: Coriolan Overture, Op. 62Bruch: Double Concerto for clarinet, viola and orchestra Haydn: Symphony No. 99 in E-flat

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