Mozart Players explore influences.Byline: The Register-Guard Ronald Leonard, former principal cellist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic The Los Angeles Philharmonic (LAP) is an American orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, United States. History Founded in 1919 by William Andrews Clark, Jr. and now a soloist, chamber musician and teacher, will be the featured guest artist for Oregon Mozart Players' second pair of concerts of the season. The program, called `Music About Music,' explores how composers find inspiration from composers who have come before - or even from their own previous work. For instance, the lineup includes Maurice Ravel's ``Le Tombeau de Couperin Le Tombeau de Couperin is a suite for solo piano by Maurice Ravel, composed between 1914 and 1917. It is in six movements. Each movement is dedicated to the memory of friends of the composer who had died fighting in World War I. ,'' an homage to the creative spirit of the French baroque composer, Francois Couperin. Ravel's work on the piece was interrupted by World War I, during which he volunteered as a truck driver. In its final composition, each movement is dedicated to the memory of a different friend who perished during the war. Also on the program is W.A. Mozart's Symphony in D Major, K. 248b, and P.I. Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme The Variations on a Rococo theme for violoncello and orchestra in A major Op.33 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is a concert-piece for solo cellist and orchestra. Though not really a concerto, it was the closest Tchaikovsky ever came to writing a full concerto for cello. , which will feature Leonard. Leonard is now a professor of cello at the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission . The program will be performed twice next weekend, once on Saturday at the Hult Center, and again on Sunday, Nov. 6, at the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. . CONCERT PREVIEW Oregon Mozart Players Oregon Mozart Players is a professional chamber orchestra based in Eugene, Oregon. The orchestra presents six concert sets in a typical season, in addition to numerous small ensemble performances and recitals by guest artists. Program: Ravel's ``Le Tombeau de Couperin,'' Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme and Mozart's Symphony in D Major, the `Little Haffner' symphony Two concerts: 8 p.m. Saturday at the Hult Center's Soreng Theatre, Seventh Avenue and Willamette Street 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, at Beall Concert Hall, UO School of Music, 961 E. 18th Ave. Tickets: $20 to $28, through the Hult box office, 682-5000; tickets are available at the door at Beall Hall for $5 for college students with a valid student ID Before the show: Conductor Glen Cortese will give a free preconcert pre·con·cert tr.v. pre·con·cert·ed, pre·con·cert·ing, pre·con·certs To agree on, settle, or arrange in advance. talk at 7:15 p.m. Saturday in the Soreng Theatre's Horn Lobby and at 1:45 p.m. Nov. 6 at the School of Music |
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