Mateusz Plays Shostakovich

Morihiko Nakahara, conductor Mateusz Wolski, violin Andy Akiho’s driving Translucent launches the program with propulsive rhythm and neon-lit energy. Concertmaster Mateusz Wolski takes the spotlight in Shostakovich’s gripping first Violin Concerto. The night ends with Dvořák’s sunlit Fifth Symphony, music full of dance rhythms, generosity of spirit and joy. Andy Akiho Translucent Dimitri Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op.77 Antonín Dvořák Symphony No. 5 in F major, Op.76 SATURDAY DOORS 6PM | PRECONCERT TALK 6:30PM | SHOW 7:30PM SUNDAY DOORS 1:30PM | PRECONCERT TALK 2PM | SHOW 3PM SATURDAY TICKETS SUNDAY TICKETS BUY MASTERWORKS SUBSCRIPTION Free K-12 Tickets Bring the whole family! This show has free tickets available for all students K-12 through the Spokane Symphony FASTix program. Get your tickets by calling The Fox box office at 509-624-1200. Program Notes Program details to come. Please check back. Mateusz Wolski Mateusz Wolski was born in Warsaw, Poland where he began his musical training at the age of seven. He studied at the Szymanowski Musical High School and the Chopin Music Academy in Warsaw before traveling to the U.S. to attend Manhattan School of Music. It was there, with full scholarship, that he completed his bachelor’s and master’s degrees under the tutelage of New York Philharmonic Concertmaster Glenn Dicterow. Mateusz has enjoyed a distinguished solo career both in the U.S. and abroad. Recent performances include the Beethoven Violin Concerto; Sibelius Violin Concerto in D Minor; Paganini First Violin Concerto; Karlowicz Violin Concerto; Wieniawski Second Violin Concerto in D Minor and Polonaise in A Major; Mozart Concerto in G Major and Simphonia Concertante; Bach Violin Concerto in A Minor and Double Concerto; Waxman Carmen Fantasie; Sarasate Carmen Fantasy; Brahms Double Concerto; and Vivaldi Four Seasons. As an orchestral musician, he has played with New York Philharmonic in over 200 concerts and four international tours, as well as with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and National Philharmonic. Also an enthusiastic chamber musician, he has appeared in New York City at Weill Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, 92nd Street Y, the Kosciuszko Foundation, and on radio broadcasts with WQXR. International appearances have included Wigmore Hall in London and the Mozarteum in Salzburg, as well as several engagements throughout Poland, Italy, England and Germany. Mateusz has had the privilege to play under the batons of many of the most distinguished conductors of our time, including Lorin Maazel, Yuri Temirkanov, Kurt Masur, Gerard Schwartz, Christoph Eschenbach, Valery Giergiev, Charles Dutoit, George Manahan, Zdenec Macal, and Pinchas Zucherman. Mateusz has recorded for dozens of movie soundtracks, including The Good Shepherd, The Departed, The Manchurian Candidate, Hitch, Intolerable Cruelty, The Rookie and Failure to Launch, as well as solo CDs of Audra MacDonald and Donny Osmond. He performs on a violin owned by the Spokane Symphony that was crafted by Italian master Carlo Landolfi in 1779. SPR Classical Concert of the Week Whether you couldn’t attend a Masterworks concert or loved what you heard and want to listen again, Spokane Symphony Masterworks concerts are featured on SPR Classical’s “Concert of the Week,” the Saturday after each performance on KSFC 91.9 FM at 12pm on spokanepublicradio.org. The Masterworks 26-27 Season is Sponsored by Ticket Information: Phone: 509-624-1200 Box Office: The Fox Theater, 1001 West Sprague Avenue SATURDAY TICKETS SUNDAY TICKETS BUY MASTERWORKS SUBSCRIPTION Bag Policy All bags (with the exception of clutches 6 1/2 by 4 1/2 inches) are subject to visual inspection by venue security. Large bags are not allowed in The Fox, and must be checked in our Coat Check (located in the North Gallery) for the duration of the event. Programs are subject to change Cancellation Policy All sales are final and nonrefundable.