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"Beethoven Triple" featured in opening of 10th season of California Chamber Orchestra

TEMECULA – The California Chamber Orchestra will open its 10th season on Saturday, Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m. with an all-Beethoven program. The concert, under the direction of artistic director and conductor Dana Zimbric, will be held at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater. The concert is part of the Temecula Presents Classical Series.

“I’m always looking for interesting combinations of instruments to feature together with the orchestra,” Zimbric said. “And I’ve been so impressed with the Neave Trio, that I wanted to work with them. With a sponsorship from patron and board member Robert Culverhouse and his wife, Elaine, we were able to pull it together. And the Beethoven Triple Concerto was the first piece that came to mind to headline the concert.”

The Neave Trio includes Anna Williams, violin; Mikhail Veselov, cello; and Toni James, piano. They’ve performed in Temecula several times, as part of the orchestra’s Classics at The Merc recital series.

“We call this combination of instruments – violin, cello, and piano – a ‘piano trio,’” Zimbric explained. “While there’s lots of music written for piano trios, there are relatively few pieces for piano trio and an orchestra. The Beethoven Triple Concerto is probably the best known.”

In addition to the concerto, the program also features two other Beethoven works: the Grand Fugue for Strings, and the 8th Symphony. “The title of the concert, ‘Beethoven Triple,’ is both a shorthand name musicians use for the Triple Concerto, and a clever reference to the fact that we have three works by Beethoven in the concert. I’ve always loved Beethoven, and this concert lets us share three pieces that may be less familiar, but are all wonderful examples of his work.”

For tickets and more information, visit http://www.CalChamberOrchestra.org or http://www.temeculatheater.org.

 

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