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The
Utah Symphony brings the classics to Salt Lake City
Maestro
Arts & Reviews is please to profile the Utah Symphony. Founded
in 1940, the Utah Symphony has become a vital presence on the
American music scene through its distinctive performances
worldwide and its well-known recording legacy. The
orchestra became recognized as a leading ensemble largely
through the efforts of Maurice Abravanel, its Music Director
from 1947 to 1979. Under his direction, the orchestra made
its first recordings of works by Varese, Milhaud, Gottschalk,
Honegger and Satie, as well as the first complete cycle of
Mahler Symphonies.
Under
Keith Lockhart, whose tenure as Music Director began in 1998,
and Joseph Silverstein, Music Director from 1983 to 1998, the
orchestra has continued its commitment to the music of our time,
recording and premiering a number of American works.
The Utah
Symphony has its home in Maurice Abravanel Hall, which is
acclaimed as one of the world's great concert halls - having won
awards for both its architecture and its extraordinary
acoustics. In addition to performing more than 70
subscription concerts in Abravanel Hall, the Symphony travels
around the Intermountain West serving communities in Utah,
Wyoming, Nevada and Idaho on a regular basis.
The orchestra accompanies
the Utah Opera in four productions per year at Salt Lake's
Capitol Theatre, and performs at least one free Opera/Symphony
"concert in the park" as part of its full summer
season. Through a Utah State Office of Education program,
the Symphony also travels to schools throughout the state,
performing concerts for over 70,000 students each year.
With its
many subscription concerts, educational and outreach concerts
and tour, the Utah Symphony is one of the most engaged
orchestras in the nation.
Visit
the Utah Symphony
Website
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Maurice
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