PLYMOUTH — The Lakes Region Symphony Orchestra will offer its first concert of the 2023-2024 season on Saturday, Nov. 4, at 7 p.m., at Hanaway Theatre, in the Silver Center at Plymouth State University.
The concert, titled "Romancing the Lone Ranger," features three compositions — Rossini's William Tell Overture (most recognized at the theme from the Lone Ranger television series), and two stalwarts of music's Romantic Era, the first movement of the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 1 and the Brahms Symphony No. 1.
The featured soloist for Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto is pianist Benny Wang, winner of LRSO's 2023 concerto competition. A remarkable yet unassuming 15-year-old pianist, Wang is a freshman at Phillips Exeter Academy.
His talent has earned him top accolades at various competitions, including first places at the 2023 Elite International Music Competition (senior division) and the 2023 American Protégé International Piano & Strings Competition (intermediate category). Wang has had the privilege of performing as a soloist with the Chicago Arts Orchestra, and his piano prowess has graced renowned venues, such as Carnegie Weill Recital Hall, Buntrock Hall of Chicago Symphony Center and the Harpa Hall of Reykjavik in Iceland.
Tickets are free for PSU students. Tickets can be purchased at LRSO.org or at the Silver Center box office by calling 603-535-2787).
Sponsors are Ravena and John McIntyre, and Evelyn and Michael Miller.
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