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Show Oscar Shumsky to open symphony chamber series The Utah Symphony opens its chamber series in Ogden at the Hilton Hotel at 8 p.m. on Oct. 26 and at Symphony Hall at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27. Conductor soloist will be Oscar Shumsky. The program for the evenings includes: Schubert's Rondo in A Major for Violin and Strings; J.S. Bach's Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Major; Kreisler's Concerto in the Style of Vivaldi; and Tchaikovsky's Sernade for Strings. Franz Schubert wrote the Rondo in A Major for Violin and Strings when he was only 19. J.S. Bach's Violin Concerto No.2 in E Major is considered one of the greatest treasures of the literature. Written with the usual three movements the Allegro, the Adagio, and the finale, an Allegro, the concerto was written for the sophisticated private audiences of the eighteenth century court of Anhalt-Kothen, whose orchestra he conducted between 1717 and 1723. Fritz Kreisler's Concerto in C (in the style of Vivaldi), was published in 1927 and is, as the composer subtitled the work, written in the style of Vivaldi with the easy to listen to rhythm, melody and harmony of that era. Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings in C Major, Opus 48, was written in 1880 when he was 40 and among the leading composers in Russia. The Serenade bpasts a lightness of the musical language rather than weighty symphonic textures. Conductorviolinist Oscar Shumsky Shum-sky made his first major concert appearance with the Philadelphia Orchestra at age eight. Born of Russian parentage, Oscar Shumsky's musical talent was almost immediately recognized. He became the youngest prodigy ever to have studied with the famed violin pedagogue Leopold Auer. Shumsky graduated from the esteemed Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied with the renowned violinist Efrem Zimbalist. He is a frequent guest artist with many of the leading festivals of North America and Europe, and as far afield as Japan. Tickets for the Symphony Hall concert is $8 and may be purchased at the Symphony Hall box office or at Basil's in Trolley Square. For ticket information call the Symphony box office at 533-6407. |