Dr. Camilla Kolchinsky and the Senior Symphony present an all-Russian program with special guest Ilya Yakushev, winner of the 2005 World Piano Competition and recipient of the Gawon International Music Society Award. "Charismatic and energetic," Mr. Yakushev, will take the stage with the Senior Symphony on March 15, 2014, at Flint Center performing Tchaikovsky's epic Piano Concerto No. 1. The program also features two great Shostakovich masterworks, Symphony No. 9 and the Festive Overture.
Russian pianist Ilya Yakushev made his San Francisco Symphony debut un 2007 with Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas, performing Prokofiev's First and Fourth Piano Concertos as part of the Symphony's "Prokofiev Festival." His performances were included in the top ten classical music events of the year by the San Francisco Chronicle and prompted a return to the San Francisco Symphony in 2009.
Tickets $38 General and $28 Student/Senior available in the Online Store at www.ecys.org. Call (650) 213-7111 for more information.
