Appetizer: Schumann and a Cello Surprise, Francesco Milioto, Conductor
Sunday, November 5, 2006 • 4pm
Berlioz |
Roman Carnival Overture, op. 9
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Schumann |
Symphony No. 3 (Rhenish) in E Major, Op. 97
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Elgar |
Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85
Kenneth Olsen, soloist
Assistant Principal Cello, Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
 
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Kenneth Olsen joined the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as Assistant
Principal Cello in 2005.
Mr. Olsen is a graduate of
the Cleveland Institute of Music and a winner of the Institute’s prestigious Concerto Competition. Other awards received by the 25-year-old cellist include first prize in the Nakamichi Cello Competition at the Aspen Music Festival and second prize at the 2002 Holland-America Music Society competition. Mr. Olsen’s teachers have included Richard Aaron, Cleveland Institute of Music; Joel Krosnick, Juilliard School of Music; and Luis Garcia Renart, Bard College. He has also been a participant at The Steans Institute for Young Artists, the Ravinia Festival’s professional studies program for young musicians, and Boston University’s Tanglewood Institute.
Mr. Olsen is a native of New York. At age 8 he wanted to play violin but switched to cello when his school orchestra teacher said there were too many violins. His father, a jazz trombonist, played duets with him to encourage his cello studies. Mr. Olsen is a founding member of the East Coast Chamber Orchestra (ECCO), a group of talented young musicians from orchestras and ensembles all over the country.
Pre-concert Lecture Series
Hosted by Julie Hobbs, D.Mus.
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts
Skokie, Illinois
November 5, 2006 • 2:30pm
Attention Teachers & Students: Program
notes on featured composers will be available following the concert.
Programs subject to change |
