ESO wraps with award-winning pianist

Befitting a star of her magnitude, [Joyce Yang] will perform one of the hallmarks of the late romantic piano repertoire, Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor. The other major work on the program is Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 in B Minor ("Pathetique"), one of th...

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Published inDaily herald (Arlington Heights, Ill. : Arlington Heights ed.)
Main Author Gowen, Bill
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Arlington Heights, Ill Daily Herald 03.06.2011
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Hanson, Robert
Mason, William
Rachmaninoff, Sergei
Yang, Joyce
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Summary:Befitting a star of her magnitude, [Joyce Yang] will perform one of the hallmarks of the late romantic piano repertoire, Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor. The other major work on the program is Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 in B Minor ("Pathetique"), one of that composer's most famous compositions. Lyric finishes in the black: It was another successful season at Lyric Opera of Chicago, with the company balancing its books to wind up in the black for the 23rd time in the past 24 years, a record unmatched by any major opera company. A total of 229,775 tickets were sold, reaching 91 percent of capacity for the 3,500-seat Civic Opera House. The season included 68 regular performances of the eight-opera schedule, along with a pair of student matinees and a subscriber appreciation concert. Ticket revenue was $23.8 million and, and the company exceeded its $17.2 million fundraising goal. To help balance the budget, the Lyric dipped into its "Campaign for Excellence Fund" to the tune of $4.4 million. "I believe passionately in great opera companies such as Lyric, their focus on excellence in everything they do, and their need to engage proactively and dynamically with the cities they are in existence to serve," [Anthony Freud] said. "Through a combination of excellence, relevance and fiscal responsibility, opera companies in general, and Lyric in particular, can fulfill their potential and thrive both artistically and financially."