The Los Angeles Doctors Symphony Orchestra returns to the Ann and Jerry Moss Theater with an exciting program entitled "The Four B's," featuring the brilliant technique and sensitive musicality of pianist Hye-Won Choi. The concert is Sunday, April 26, at 3 p.m.
The program includes the Beethoven: Coriolan Overture, Op 62, Bruckner: March in D minor WAB 96, J.S. Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 (introducing a world premiere arrangement by Karim Elmahmoudi), and the Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15.
Hye-Won Cho, first prize winner of the Los Angeles International Liszt competition, has performed at the Lincoln Center in New York, Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, Preston Bradley Hall in Chicago, and the Gewanthaus in Leipzig. Dr. Cho received Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the Juilliard School in New York and her Doctorate of Musical Arts from UCLA. She is a member of the piano faculty at Occidental College.
The Los Angeles Doctors Symphony Orchestra is one of the oldest community orchestras in the United States. Founded in 1953 by Dr. Reuben Strauss with 35 doctors, dentists, veterinarians, nurses, and allied health care professionals, it boasted 70 members at the time of its first concert at the Philharmonic Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles in 1954. More recently, the orchestra has broadened its membership to encompass people from diverse backgrounds including the legal profession, science, and education, as well as other dedicated amateur musicians.
The Ann and Jerry Moss Theater is located at the Herb Alpert Educational Village, New Roads School, 3131 Olympic Boulevard.
Admission: Adults: $20; Seniors and students: $15; Under 10: Free. Tickets available at the door or online at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1408838. Parking is free.
This concert is supported by a grant from the Los Angeles County Arts Commission. This concert season is dedicated to Maestro Ivan Shulman's 25th season as Music Director of the LADSO. Full event information: www.ladso.org.
