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The Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra, recipient of a 2010 American Prize Award, will present its Season Opening Pops Concert on Sunday, September 25, 2011, at 7 pm. The orchestra is conducted by its music director, Ms. Chiu-Tze Lin. This concert is for all ages and will be held at the Princeton Alliance Church at 20 Schalks Crossing Road, Plainsboro, New Jersey, at the intersection of Scudders Mill Road and Schalks Crossing Road.
The concert, “Journey Into A Musical Fantasy” will highlight works by the great Romantic era composer, Franz Liszt, who was born 200 years ago in Budapest, Hungary. Two works by Liszt for piano and orchestra, the Hungarian Fantasy and the Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, will be performed by Dr. Chiu-Ling Lin. Dr. Lin is an internationally-renowned pianist, educator and former Artistic Ambassador who made extensive solo appearances in South America. She has been described by New York Times critics and other reviewers as having "great impact, not only with her exceptional virtuosity, but also with her ability to capture the intent of the composer” and a "great sense of style – emotional strength – impressive quality in performance…"
An energetic and passionate performer, Dr. Lin has played before enthusiastic audiences around the world. Critics have written that she makes compositions "soar with her joyous and skilled interpretation.” Dr. Lin made her Carnegie Weill Recital Hall debut as the winner of the East and West Young Artist Auditions. She has soloed with orchestras such as the Atlanta Symphony, the Chicago Civic Orchestra, the Singapore Symphony, and the Des Moines Symphony. Her appearances in New York, Boston, Chicago, England, Canada, and throughout the Far East have featured Dr. Lin’s unique mix of music by Chinese and Western composers. Her virtuosity is showcased in the CD, "Portraits of China."
As a chamber musician, Chiu-Ling Lin has collaborated with world-renowned artists such as Marina Piccinini, Marcos Granados, and Ignat Solzhenitsyn. Dr. Lin is a committed educator who received her bachelor’s degree from the New England Conservatory of Music and her master’s and doctoral degrees from Indiana University.
Chiu-Ling Lin has been a resident of West Windsor, New Jersey since 2005 and maintains a private piano studio. She is the immediate past President of the New Jersey Music Teachers Association and is the representative of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music for New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. This concert marks her return engagement with the Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra. She last appeared with the Orchestra in December 2008.
Also in the program is the all-time classic and audience favorite “Bolero” by Maurice Ravel. To celebrate the last of the Harry Potter movie series, the orchestra will also perform the themes from the Harry Potter movie soundtrack.
General admission is $15, $12 for students and seniors. Premium seating is available at $25 each. Tickets purchased in advance are $12, and can be obtained by calling (609) 790-9559, (732) 792-2070, (609) 933-1356, or emailing [email protected]. Further information regarding the orchestra can be found on www.bravuraphil.org
