Bernstein, Brahms and a Feast of Concertos

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Sunday, April 26th, 2015
2:30 PM

Join the GVYO for the final concert of their 29th season, as the vitality of youth takes centre stage! Conductor Yariv Aloni opens the programme with the Candide Overture, Leonard Bernstein’s brilliantly-scored homage to the naive and pure-hearted young man of Voltaire’s novella.  Johannes Brahms was a young lad of 15 when he first heard the czárdás, or folk dances – played by refugees passing through Hamburg as they escaped the Hungarian revolution – that were later to form the backbone of his lively Hungarian Dances.  Also on the programme - young musicians from the orchestra perform concertos both familiar and rare:

Mozart  Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola
Saint-Saëns  Violin Concerto No. 3
Arutiunian  Trumpet Concerto
Franz and Karl Doppler  Rigoletto Fantasy for two flutes and orchestra                                             

For 29 years the Greater Victoria Youth Orchestra – expressive, focused, and adventurous - has brought symphonic sounds to thousands of music lovers, young and old, in communities from Bamfield to Whitehorse and Haida Gwaii.  In rehearsals, sectionals, and workshops, the orchestra’s 60 players explore symphonic style, develop ensemble and performance skills, and build lasting friendships.  In the rehearsal hall and on the concert stage, the GVYO brings music to life as only young people can, with verve, enthusiasm and inexhaustible energy, orchestrating joy for themselves and their audience alike.

Yariv Aloni was appointed Music Director of GVYO in July 2010, having served as Associate Music Director since 2002.  As violist he has performed and recorded worldwide.  Along with performing and teaching and leading the GVYO, he holds the posts of Music Director of the Galiano Ensemble of Victoria and the Victoria Chamber Orchestra.