Academy of St. Martin in the Fields at The Soraya Gala event

Some tickets are still available for The Soraya‘s April 4 Gala event, featuring Academy of St. Martin in the Fields with Music Director and GRAMMY©-winning Violinist Joshua Bell.

The concert is part of a Gala benefit evening honoring former CSUN President Jolene Koester and Violinist Joshua Bell.

Purchase tickets here.

From the press release:

This gala evening honors former CSUN President Dr. Jolene Koester. No one was more instrumental in the building of The Soraya than Koester, who moved state and local leaders and philanthropists with her vision and perseverance to open The Soraya In 2011. Now, with more than four decades of service to higher education and the state of California, Koester returns to The Soraya to be honored alongside Joshua Bell — who returns to The Soraya for his 9th appearance, leading Academy of St Martin in the Fields. As the foremost violinist of his generation, Bell’s world travels have brought him to The Soraya more frequently than any other artist.

PERFORMANCE PROGRAM:

Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868) Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville): Overture

Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868) Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville): “Largo al Factotum,” Edward Nelson, baritone

Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

      I. Allegro molto appassionato

      II. Andante

      III. Allegro non troppo – Allegro molto vivace

       Joshua Bell, violin

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921) Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28

Brahms Symphony No.2 in D major, Op.73 – IV: Allegro con spirito