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Movie Masterpieces

Sunday,
August 10, 2014



 



Movie
Masterpieces 
celebrates
150 years of music for film and television including themes and cues from Pirates
of the Caribbean
,Game of Thrones and Titanic as
well the finale of Saint-Saens Organ Symphony, heard in many
movie soundtracks, including Babe, and Brahms’ 1st Symphony from Die
Hard 3,
 aka Die Hard With A Vengeance. In a case of life
imitating art imitating life, Elizabeth Pitcairn will display virtuosity and
lyricism as she performs John Corigliano’s The Red Violin: Chaconne for
Violin and 
Orchestra on the real “Red Violin,” a Stradivarius famous
not only for its sound, but it’s unique pigment—the actual violin which
inspired the story of the film The Red Violin and it’s
Oscar-winning score.

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About
Cal Phil:

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The California Philharmonic is a music lover’s dream. Only a
glimmer in the eye of Maestro Victor Vener in 1996, the Orchestra has grown up
to take its rightful place as a leader and innovator in the cultural landscape
of Los Angeles County. Timeless music performed by world-renowned musicians
deftly led with a passion and energy unique to Maestro Vener is the delightful
fare that awaits you at each concert.


Maestro Vener has electrified audiences
in the United States, Europe and Asia, conducting exciting performances of a
wide range of repertoire with his unusual blend of outstanding musicianship and
personalized audience engagement. The California Philharmonic is recognized for
its high-quality professional performances of music by notable composers from
the diverse genres of jazz, pops, Broadway and opera. Also, with a strong
commitment to new music and to expanding the symphonic repertoire, the
Orchestra has presented nine world premieres and four Southern California
premieres of orchestral works and three world premieres of chamber works. 



 



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