October 1, 2009
Violin Virtuoso Elena Urioste to Perform With Maryland Symphony Orchestra

Hagerstown, MD—The Maryland Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Elizabeth Schulze will kick off the 2009-2010 Masterworks Series with the brilliant up-and-coming violinist, Elena Urioste, as guest artist.  She will perform Samuel Barber’s Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 14. 

The Masterworks I concert, “A Violin Virtuoso,” will take place Saturday, October 10 at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, October 11 at 3:00 p.m. at the historic Maryland Theatre in downtown Hagerstown.  The MSO will also perform Svoboda’s Overture of the Season and Dvorak’s Symphony No. 6 in D. 

Urisote, recently selected by Symphony magazine as an emerging artist to watch, has been hailed by critics and audiences alike for her rich tone, the nuanced lyricism of her playing and her commanding stage presence.  Since making her debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra at age thirteen, she has appeared as soloist with major orchestras throughout the United States including the Cleveland Orchestra, Boston Pops, National Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, New Mexico and San Antonio Symphony Orchestras, as well as Hungary’s Orchestra Dohnanyi Budafok.  She is a graduate of the esteemed Curtis Institute of Music where she studied with Joseph Silverstein, Pamela Frank and Ida Kavafian, and also completed graduate studies with Joel Smirnoff at The Juilliard School.  The outstanding violin being used by Urioste is a Michelangelo Bergonzi, Cremona, circa 1750, on extended loan through the generous efforts of Society for Strings, Inc., Meadowmount School of Music, from the private collection of Dr. Charles E. King. 

Program notes and audio clips of the musical selections being performed are available at www.marylandsymphony.org by clicking on the Audio Program Notes on the performance page. 

Tickets, starting at $22, may be purchased online or by calling 301-797-4000.  Student rush tickets (no reservations accepted) are also available at the box office 90 minutes before each performance for $5.00.  Seat selection will be at the discretion of box office personnel. 

Full season subscriptions for the MasterWorks Series are still available at the MSO office at 30 W. Washington Street or by calling 301-797-4000.  Season subscribers enjoy such benefits as preferred seating, free ticket replacement and flexible ticket exchanges, while receiving significant savings off regular single ticket prices. 

“A Violin Virtuoso” Silver Baton sponsors are Dr. & Mrs. Robert K. Hobbs.  Conductor’s Circle Sponsors are Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Ernst, II; Cinda & Spence Perry and Applause Caterers. 

The Maryland Symphony Orchestra is sponsored by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive.  An agency of the Department of Business and Economic Development, the MSAC provides financial support and technical assistance to nonprofit organizations, units of government, colleges and universities for arts activities.