VERO BEACH — Vero Beach prepares to welcome back Israeli violin sensation, Daniel Askerov, when he joins string standouts from the Space Coast Symphony for Tchaikovsky’s Fifth at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 21, at the Vero Beach Performing Arts Center, 1707 16th Street, 32960.
Askerov and company will be performing Concerto for String Quartet & Orchestra by Louis Spohr, a piece filled with lush sonorities and lyrical intensity. Askerov will be playing a Carlo Antonio Testore 1733 violin.
Tchaikovsky’s famed Symphony No. 5 fills the second half of the program. After a period of depression and self-doubt, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky finished his massive fifth symphony in August of 1888. Considered the most pure, unified and “Russian” of all his symphonies, Tchaikovsky’s Fifth is a cathartic masterpiece of sorrow, joy, passion, and triumph.
Tickets are on sale for $20 in advance through the orchestra website at www.SpaceCoastSymphony.org or at several convenient ticket outlets, including Marine Bank & Trust (beachside and mainland branches) and Madison Avenue Consignments.
Tickets at the door are $25. The performance is free for those aged 18 and under or with a college student ID. Call toll free to (855) 252-7276 for more information.
Space Coast Symphony Orchestra Artistic Director, Aaron T. Collins is pleased to welcome Daniel Askerov back to Central Florida.
“Daniel is a one-of-a-kind artist,” said Collins. “His reputation around the world continues to grow and we are always honored when he makes the trip to Central Florida to perform for our audiences.”
For more information about the Space Coast Symphony 2014-15 season or the Symphony for Everyone discount ticket program, please visit www.SpaceCoastSymphony.org or call toll-free (855) 252-7276.
