FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 13, 2014
Violinist Lindsay Deutsch in Concert with Santa Rosa Symphony Youth
Orchestra and Young People’s Chamber Orchestra Nov. 22 at Weill Hall
Celebrated violinist and educator will spend 5 days in residence with SRS Youth Ensembles
(SANTA ROSA, CA) – The renowned violinist Lindsay Deutsch
performs in concert with the Santa Rosa Symphony’s Youth
Orchestra (YO) and Young People’s Chamber Orchestra (YPCO) in
Weill Hall at the Green Music Center on Saturday, November 22,
2014 at 3 p.m. Deutsch’s appearance and residency is a result of
the Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Orchestra being named “2013
Youth Orchestra of the Year” by the Classics Alive! Foundation
headed by Deutsch. Besides performing as soloist in the
November concert, the artist will lead a master class, visit with the
Simply Strings program students at Sheppard School and work
with the symphony’s youth musicians in rehearsals as part of her residency.
Jeffrey Kahane, SRS Conductor Laureate and Music Director of the Los Angeles Chamber
Orchestra said of Lindsay Deutsch: “One of the most interesting, imaginative, and downright thrilling
young violinist in America today.” Jung-Ho Pak, Artistic Director and Conductor of the Cape Symphony
who conducted a performance with Deutsch on September 26, commented in a review: "In a time
when every concert has to be unforgettable and a game changer, Lindsay Deutsch can make that
happen every time. . . over the years she has helped me create a new paradigm for our profession. I
look forward to our next collaboration."
Musical Program for November 22 concert
The Youth Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Richard Loheyde, performs the overture from
Beethoven’s Egmont, an arrangement of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue for violin and orchestra in which
guest artist Lindsay Deutsch is featured, Hoe-Down from Aaron Copland’s ballet Rodeo, and the Mars
and Jupiter sections from Gustav Holst’s The Planets.
The Young People’s Chamber Orchestra, which performs without a conductor, is directed by
Aaron Westman. Its portion of the concert will feature Lindsay Deutsch in Astor Piazzolla’s The Four
Seasons of Buenos Aires, Summer and Autumn. Special youth soloists featured with YPCO are: violist
Aimee Gruen in Schubert’s Arpeggione Sonata (arranged for viola and strings), and violinist Calvin Jin
in Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, Summer and Autumn. YPCO director Westman is also a featured soloist
in the Vivaldi.
Concert Time and Location
“Lindsay Deutsch in Concert with SRS Youth Ensembles” takes place on Saturday, November 22, 2014
at 3 p.m. Performance is at Weill Hall, Green Music Center, Sonoma State University (Petaluma Hill
Road and Rohnert Park Expressway).
Tickets
Single tickets $17 for adults and $12 for students/seniors . Call (707) 546-8742, purchase online at
santarosasymphony.com, or come in person to the Symphony Patron Services Office at 50 Santa Rosa
Avenue (north door entrance, off the elevator lobby), from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday,
Wednesdays 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Lindsay Deutsch biography
Lindsay was raised in Houston, Texas, where she began her orchestral debut at age 11. She was
concertmaster of the Disney Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra at age 12 under the direction of
Jung-Ho Pak. She then moved to Los Angeles where she studied with renowned violin teacher Robert
Lipsett. Like Jung-Ho, she shares a philosophy of engagement with the audience as well as her mission
of widening the exposure of classical music to youth and other groups; she co-founded with her sister
Lauren a non-profit organization, Classics Alive (www.ClassicsAlive.org), dedicated to building classical
music audiences.
Deutsch was a featured artist in the January 2010 issue of Symphony magazine for her
outreach work across the country. Also, the internationally-known magazine The Strad featured her as
their pick of Up-and-Coming Musicians in their April 2007 issue.
Her movie credits include playing the solo violin sound track for the 2006 movie The Good
Shepherd starring Robert De Niro. She has also collaborated and is the featured “Pro” on the newly
released See-Like-Me, Play Like a Pro DVD violin instruction series. Deutsch has appeared as a soloist
on the national radio program, From the Top in which her performance of Bartok’s Roumanian Folk
Dances with Christopher O’Riley was selected for inclusion on the “Best of” CD produced by From the
Top. Deutsch has been featured in numerous other performances airing on several National Public
Radio stations including Performance Today. Complete bio here.
CALENDAR LISTING
What: Lindsay Deutsch in Concert with Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Ensembles
Who:
Lindsay Deutsch, violin
Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Orchestra, Richard Loheyde, conductor
Young People’s Chamber Orchestra, Aaron Westman, director
Program:
Youth Orchestra
BEETHOVEN: Egmont Overture
GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue (arr. for violin and orchestra)
Lindsay Deutsch, violin soloist
COPLAND: Hoe-Down from Rodeo
HOLST: The Planets, Mars and Jupiter
Young People’s Chamber Orchestra
NEBRA: Seguidillas
MÁRQUEZ: Marquez: Homenaje a Gismonti
SCHUBERT: Schubert: Sonata for arpeggione and piano: I (arr. for viola and strings by Dobrinka
Tabakova)
Aimee Gruen, viola soloist
VIVALDI: The Four Seasons, Summer and Autumn
Calvin Jin, Aaron Westman, violin soloists
PIAZZOLLA: The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires: Summer and Autumn
Lindsay Deutsch, violin soloist
Date and Time:
Saturday, November 22, 2014, 3 p.m.
Venue: Weill Hall, Green Music Center at Sonoma State University (Petaluma Hill Road and Rohnert
Park Expressway)
Cost: $17 adults; $12 students/seniors
Tickets: Online santarosasymphony.com, by phone 54-MUSIC (707-546-8742) or in person at the SRS
Patron Services Office, 50 Santa Rosa Avenue, Santa Rosa, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.
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MEDIA CONTACT:
Sara Mitchell
Director of Marketing and Public Relations
707-546-7097 ext.218
sara@santarosasymphony.com
or
Benjamin Taylor
Director of Education
707-546-7097 ext. 220
btaylor@santarosasymphony.com