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Katonah, NY ~ June 8, 2009
For Immediate Release
Contact: Cohn Dutcher Associates
Lois Cohn, 917.339.7187, lcohn@cohndutcher.com
Dan Dutcher, 917.339.7157, ddutcher@cohndutcher.com
Laura Malick, 917.339.7183, lmalick@cohndutcher.com
David Mayhew, 203.533.5621, david@davidmayhew.net
"She's arguably Yo-Yo Ma's heiress apparent
as sovereign of the American cello" - New York Magazine
Caramoor International Music Festival
presents
Alisa Weilerstein Plays Haydn
Saturday, July 11th, 8:00pm
Katonah, New York - Alisa Weilerstein, the most brilliant cellist of her generation, returns to the Caramoor International Music Festival on Saturday, July 11, 2009 at 8:00pm in a program with the Orchestra of St. Luke's. The program for the performance in the Venetian Theater will be Haydn's Symphony No. 6 in D Major, Hob. 1:6 (Morning) and Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in D Major, Hob. VIIb: 2, as well as Schubert's Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major, D. 485.
Alisa Weilerstein, who began her association with Caramoor as a Rising Star in 1999 and who was a featured guest artist at the Gala Opening of the 2008 Caramoor International Music Festival, has performed with the nation's top orchestras, given recitals in music capitals throughout the U.S. and Europe, and regularly participates in prestigious international festivals. She is also dedicated to performing chamber music, having grown up in a family of musicians with whom she collaborated from an early age. Ms. Weilerstein is continually engaged by orchestras across the U.S. and has performed as soloist with the Baltimore Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Dallas Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Saint Louis Symphony and the Orchestra of St. Luke's, as well as major European orchestras. She was the winner of the 2006 Leonard Bernstein Award, which she received at the Schleswig-Holstein Festival in Germany.
Tickets
Tickets for Alisa Weilerstein Plays Haydn are $15.00, $20.00, $35.00, $50.00 and $70.00 and may be purchased at the Caramoor Box Office, 914.232.1252 or ordered online at www.caramoor.org.
Groups of 16 or more may purchase discounted tickets by contacting Matthew Scarella at 914.232.5035 ext. 266 or matthew@caramoor.org.
Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts is located at 149 Girdle Ridge Road in Katonah, New York.
About Caramoor
Caramoor is the legacy of Walter and Lucie Rosen, who built their summer home - now known as the historic Rosen House at Caramoor - and filled it with their treasures. Walter Rosen was the master planner for the Caramoor estate, bringing to reality his dream of creating a place to entertain friends from around the world. Their musical evenings were the seeds of today's Caramoor International Music Festival. Realizing the pleasure their friends took in the beauty of Caramoor - the house with artworks spanning the centuries from B.C.E. to the 20th-century, the gardens, and the musical programs on summer evenings - in 1946 the Rosens established a public charity to open Caramoor to the community.
Lucie Rosen survived her husband by seventeen years. During those years, she expanded the Music Festival: the Spanish Courtyard was used as a setting for musical events, as it is today, and, under her direction, the great stage of the Venetian Theater was built.
Caramoor is often described as "a Garden of Great Music" where audiences are invited to come early, explore the beautiful grounds, take a tour of the Rosen House, visit the gift shop, enjoy a pre-concert picnic, and discover beautiful music in the relaxed settings of the Venetian Theater, Spanish Courtyard, Music Room of the Rosen House, and the magnificent gardens. With its unique heritage, Caramoor remains a place where magical summer days and nights are shared and enjoyed by thousands. "Caramoor is the loveliest Festival of them all." - The New York Times
Enjoy a Picnic at Caramoor
Extend your Caramoor experience by arriving for concerts early and enjoying a picnic amidst the beautiful gardens. Bring your own picnic or pre-order from Great Performances® by calling 212.337.6055.
Caramoor Al Fresco
Introduce your family to Caramoor and enjoy the sounds of the concert from the picnic lawns for only $10.00 per ticket on the following Sunday afternoons at 4:30pm: June 28 (Tiempo Libre), July 5 (Pacifica Quartet with Jeremy Denk), July 12 (Brentano String Quartet), July 19 (Paquito D'Rivera), and July 26 (Vladimir Feltsman).
Rosen House
Guided tours of the historic Rosen House at Caramoor are provided from Wednesday through Sunday, 1:00pm-4:00pm with the last tour at 3:00pm. On Saturdays, during the Festival, tours are given from 1:00pm-5:00pm, with the last tour at 4:00pm. Tickets are $10.00 (children 16 and under free).
GETTING TO CARAMOOR
Caramoor is easy to get to by car and mass transportation. The Caramoor Caravan is available for Bel Canto at Caramoor performances.
By car from the West Side of Manhattan and New Jersey, take the Saw Mill River Parkway north to Katonah. Exit at Route 35/Cross River. Turn right and, at the first traffic light, make a right turn onto Route 22 south. Travel 1.9 miles to the junction of Girdle Ridge Road. Follow the signs to Caramoor. (For detailed directions call 914.232.5035 and press 2, or online at www.caramoor.org). Parking at Caramoor is free.
By train, take the Harlem Division of the Metro-North Railroad to Katonah, New York. Taxi service from the station to Caramoor (5 minutes away) is available.
Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts is located at 149 Girdle Ridge Road, Katonah, New York.
Caramoor International Music Festival
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ALISA WEILERSTEIN PLAYS HAYDN
July 11 Alisa Weilerstein Plays Haydn
Saturday, 8:00pm Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Venetian Theater Orchestra of St. Luke's
$15, $20, $35
$50, $70
Program:
Haydn Symphony No. 6 in D Major, Hob. 1:6 (Morning)
Haydn Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in D Major, Hob. VIIb: 2
Schubert Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major, D. 485
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TICKETS
Tickets may be ordered by online at www.caramoor.org or by calling the Caramoor Box Office at 914.232.1252.
Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts is located at 149 Girdle Ridge Road, Katonah, New York.
ALL PROGRAMS AND ARTISTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
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Performances are made possible, in part, by Arts Westchester, with funds from the Westchester County Government
Performances are made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts a state agency
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