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COLORADO SYMPHONY ANNOUNCES CONDUCTOR CHANGE FOR BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY NO. 7
Valentina Peleggi replaces Aram Demirjian for November 5-7 performances at Boettcher concert Hall
Oct. 1, 2021 – Denver, CO – The Colorado Symphony has announced a conductor change for their November 5-7 performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, as Aram Demirjian has had to withdraw from the appearance due to personal reasons.
Replacing Mr. Demirjian will be Valentina Peleggi, described by the BBC Music Magazine as a “rising star” while The Guardian said in July 2021 that she “conducts with marvelous flair and precision.”
Named the Music Director of the Richmond Symphony in summer 2020, Peleggi has led orchestras from around the world including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Brussels Philharmonic, Orchestra della Toscana, Orchestra del Teatro Petruzzelli di Bari, and Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. She made her Garsington Opera debut in 2021 conducting a new production of Rossini’s Le Comte Ory with the Philharmonia Orchestra in the pit. She was a Mackerras Fellow at English National Opera in 2018 and 2019, conducting Carmen, Boheme, Orpheus in the Underworld and Dido and Aeneas. 2021 saw the release of her first CD, featuring a cappella works by Villa Lobos in a new critical edition for Naxos, guest edited by Ms. Peleggi and performed by the Sao Paulo Symphony Chorus.
In addition to Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, the program also includes violinist Paul Huang in his Colorado Symphony debut as featured soloist on Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 and Clarice Assad’s Sin fronteras, incorporating elements of her South American heritage in a work that imagines the resulting musical synergy that comes from tearing down invisible cultural boundaries.
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EVENT INFORMATION:
What: Beethoven Symphony No. 7
Where: Boettcher Concert Hall
When: Friday, November 5 and Saturday, November 6 at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, November 7 at 1:00 p.m.
Tickets: https://tickets.coloradosymphony.org/5857
REPERTOIRE:
CLARICE ASSAD Sin fronteras
BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
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The 2021/22 Colorado Symphony Season is presented by Bonfils-Stanton Foundation. Support also provided by: The Scientific & Cultural Facilities District (SCFD), United Airlines, and the Colorado Symphony Guild.
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ABOUT THE COLORADO SYMPHONY:
The Colorado Symphony Association is the region’s only full-time professional orchestra committed to artistic excellence and ensuring the future of live, symphonic music. Performing over 150 concerts annually at Boettcher Concert Hall in downtown Denver and across Colorado, your Colorado Symphony is home to eighty full-time musicians, representing more than a dozen nations, and regularly welcomes the most celebrated artists from all genres of music. During the COVID-19 health pandemic, we worked to safely produce over 50 concerts with and without audiences, including: 18 Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre performances, two large scale virtual community benefit concerts, and dozens of small ensemble concerts performed in numerous outdoor venues like the Denver Performing Arts Complex Galleria, Denver Zoo, and Denver Botanic Gardens. Our virtual #PlayOn campaigns garnered 2 million views between our Virtual Music Hour, Weekly Replay, From Home Concerts, and MusiCurious Instrument Interviews. Recognized as an incubator of innovation, creativity, and excellence, your Colorado Symphony continually expands its through education, outreach, and programming. We partner with the state’s leading musical artists, cultural organizations, corporations, foundations, sports teams, and individuals to expose diverse audiences to the power of symphonic orchestral music. To learn more, visit coloradosymphony.org.