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DEDICATED CONCERTS ELEANOR EISFELLER By Anne Eisfeller you! Thank 15 Thursday, April 12, 2018 — 7:00 pm Sunday, April 15, 2018 — 4:00 pm Guillermo Figueroa, Violin, and Ivonne Figueroa, Piano Principal Conductor Guillermo Figueroa

c orde ro, mozart & schumann One of the most highly anticipated concerts of the season! Maestro takes the podium with violin in The Symphony’s very own Principal Conductor and violin hand to lead the full Symphony Orchestra for master composer virtuoso, , is joined by his sister Ernesto Cordero’s Ínsula Tropical that highlights Figueroa’s talents and renowned pianist, Ivonne Figueroa, for a musical so well you’d think it was written for him—which, in part, it was! evening featuring beautiful pieces for violin and piano Don't miss an opportunity to hear this wonderful violin concerto, from the Romantic movement. the recording of which was nominated for a Latin GRAMMY in 2012.

SCHUBERT Sonatina No. 1 in , for Violin and Piano CORDERO Ínsula Tropical for Violin and Strings PROKOFIEV Sonata No. 1 in F minor, for Violin and Piano featuring GUILLERMO FIGUEROA, Violin RAVEL Sonata for Violin and Piano MOZART Symphony No. 36 “Linz” GLAZUNOV Grand Adagio in D Major from “Raymonda” SCHUMANN Symphony No. 1 “Spring” FALLA Spanish Dance from La Vida Breve

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