MASON ARTS EVENT CALENDAR

Fairfax Symphony Celebrates Zimmerman's 15th Anniversary

Center for the Arts, Concert Hall, Fairfax Campus

May
31

Elgar: Introduction and Allegro for Strings
Leshnoff: Concertante for 2 Violins and Orchestra (East Coast Premiere)
with Chee-Yun and Kit Zimmerman, violin
Shostakovich: Symphony No.10

This special anniversary season culminates in a heartfelt program that pays tribute to Maestro Zimmerman's debut concert as Music Director with the FSO in 2009, where the Elgar and Shostakovich works were performed for the first time with the FSO. The evening opens with Elgar's vibrant "Introduction and Allegro for Strings," a masterful display of string virtuosity.

Next, you will hear the East Coast Premiere of Jonathan Leshnoff's "Concertante for Two Violins and Orchestra," featuring violinist Chee-Yun, an FSO favorite, and Maestro Zimmerman's son, Kit Zimmerman, a distinguished member of the 1st violin section of the storied Orchestre de la Suisse Romande in Switzerland.

The program concludes with Shostakovich's powerful Symphony No. 10.

Join us for this special tribute concert celebrating Maestro Zimmerman's remarkable leadership and vision!

Tickets: $65, $55, $40; $20 for students

Run Time: approximately two hours, with an intermission

Pre-performance Discussion at 7pm with Maestro Zimmerman, Chee-Yun, and Kit Zimmerman.