Show M Utah symphony combines combines' classics and great guests Christie Franke Red Pulse Writer Everyone knows what Carnival is even if they've never experienced it directly Its It's been featured in movies Casanova anyone operas a and d of course the symphony Likewise everyone has heard Stravinsky's music by the simple expedient of watching Saturday morning cartoons Mozart is a given Ninety percent of all classical music played on the radio today is Mozart so the chances of anyone having not heard a piece by the man are extremely slim The same cannot be said for the music of Carl Nielsen but we all have to start somewhere To make things slightly easier the Utah Symphony is double-billing double works by Berlioz Stravinsky Mozart and Nielsen with two guest performers Hugh Wolff will guest conduct the symphony guest pianist Peter will perform Stravinsky's Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments and Mozart's Concert- Concert rondo for Piano in D Major The evenings evening's program also includes Berlioz's Roman Carnival Overture and Nielsen's Symphony Hugh Wolff is one of the worlds world's most pro prominent conductors He graduated from Harvard and went onto on onto onto to study conducting and composition with Charles Bruck and Olivier in Paris His professional conducting career officially began with the position of associate conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra of Washington in 1979 continued with Wolff being appointed principal conductor and music director at the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and eventually led him to the po position of principal conductor of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra in 1997 a position he held until 2006 Wolff has appeared with all of the major American symphonies as well a as conducted ensembles in Canada Australia Japar Japan and Europe And if you yoi think conducting ar at orchestra stra means standing around waving a stick I think again Any student at the School of Music will tell you that its it's one rr of the hardest musical jobs i out there you try keeping I a odd instrument I I ensemble together and see sec how easy that is Peter likewise e eis I 1 is perceived to be an artist 1 of genuine passion and integrity music integrity music is in his blood His grandfather was wasa a composer and violinist r and his father is the pianist I Ii Rudolf entered the die C Curtis Institute r rl of Music in Philadelphia in 1958 at the age of 11 and debuted in New York the next year He has since J performed all over America J including at Carnegie Hall and with eminent orchestras u all across Europe Hes He's ri definitely a good one The performances are Friday and Saturday at 8 pm p.m. at Hall Tickets range from 1651 16 1 1 5 51 but student and group 4 discounts are available Call q l NOTE or visit f fl l C 4 L org Go forth and have fun l Its It's going to be e great r u J |