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Alabama Symphony Orchestra

For more than 80 years the Alabama Symphony Orchestra has served Alabama, providing quality performances of varying styles of music and presenting some of the finest guest performers of the day. The outstanding musicians of the ASO have brought to life some of the world’s most treasured musical masterpieces as well as introduced listeners to exciting new works and composers. The Alabama Symphony Orchestra has music to suit everyone's taste with seven series including Regions Masterworks, Coffee Concerts, The Wells Fargo Classical Edge, Concertmaster and Friends, Red Diamond SuperPOPS!, Symphony in the Summer and Young People's Concerts.

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    Alabama Symphony Orchestra

    3621 Sixth Avenue South
    Birmingham, AL 35222

    Phone: (205) 251-7727   |   Email   |   Official Website

  • Current Events

    There are no current events available for this organization at this time.

  • Upcoming Events

    05/18/12- 05/19/12

    Brown Plays Mozart Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center Brown Plays Mozart Presented by Alabama Symphony Orchestra at Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center May 18-May 19, 2012 Maestro Brown will take the stage and his seat at the piano in his last official performance as the Principal Conductor of the ASO. Come celebrate his triumphant career with some of his favorite works. He'll begin by conducting Mozart's sprightly Piano Concerto No. 23 from the keyboard. Then it's on to Mahler's Fifth Symphony, which stands as one of the most towering works Mahler ever composed. From the depths of despair to the pinnacle of love (dedicated to his new bride, Alma), Mahler tugs...

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  Upcoming Events

  • Current Events

    There are no current events available for this organization at this time.

  • Upcoming Events

    05/18/12- 05/19/12

    Brown Plays Mozart Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center Brown Plays Mozart Presented by Alabama Symphony Orchestra at Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center May 18-May 19, 2012 Maestro Brown will take the stage and his seat at the piano in his last official performance as the Principal Conductor of the ASO. Come celebrate his triumphant career with some of his favorite works. He'll begin by conducting Mozart's sprightly Piano Concerto No. 23 from the keyboard. Then it's on to Mahler's Fifth Symphony, which stands as one of the most towering works Mahler ever composed. From the depths of despair to the pinnacle of love (dedicated to his new bride, Alma), Mahler tugs...

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  • Past Events

    05/15/12	Schubert's Trout Quintet Brock Recital Hall - Samford University
    05/05/12	The Music of John Williams Leslie S. Wright Fine Arts Center - Samford University
    05/04/12	Bon Voyage Concert Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    04/29/12	Coffee Concert: Scandinavian Sun Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    04/27/12- 04/28/12	Scandinavian Sun Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    04/21/12	"Show Boat" in Concert Leslie S. Wright Fine Arts Center - Samford University
    04/21/12- 05/06/12	Decorator's Showhouse Vestavia Hills United Methodist Church
    04/07/12	LeAnn Rimes Leslie S. Wright Fine Arts Center - Samford University
    03/30/12- 03/31/12	Elgar's Cello Concerto Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    03/26/12	Romantic Expressions Brock Recital Hall - Samford University
    03/01/12- 03/03/12	Augustin Hadelich Returns! Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    02/23/12	Wells Fargo Classical EDGE presents Edgar Meyer Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    02/17/12- 02/18/12	Meyer Plays Meyer Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    02/17/12	Coffee Concert: Shostakovich's Fifth Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    02/11/12	Windborne Music presents: The Music of the Eagles Alabama Theatre
    02/10/12	Choral Special: Faure's Requiem Mountain Brook Baptist Church
    02/03/12- 02/04/12	Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    01/21/12	Marvin Hamlisch Leslie S. Wright Fine Arts Center - Samford University
    01/15/12	Reflect and Rejoice: A Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    01/12/12	Bela Fleck Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    01/06/12- 01/07/12	Garrick Ohlsson Plays Brahms Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    01/06/12	Coffee Concert: Schubert's Sixth Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    12/31/11	New Year's Eve: A Viennese Celebration Alabama Theatre
    12/17/11- 12/18/11	Handel's Messiah Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    12/10/11	An Alabama Christmas with Act of Congress Alabama Theatre
    11/18/11- 11/19/11	Bach's B Minor Mass Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    11/13/11	Audra McDonald Leslie S. Wright Fine Arts Center - Samford University
    11/04/11- 11/05/11	Tchaikovsky's Fourth Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    11/04/11	Coffee Concert: Tchaikovsky's Fourth Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    11/01/11	Chamber Music for Clarinet Brock Recital Hall - Samford University
    10/28/11	The Music of ABBA with ARRIVAL Leslie S. Wright Fine Arts Center - Samford University
    10/14/11- 10/15/11	Images of Italy Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    10/14/11	Coffee Concert: Images of Italy Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    09/30/11	Coffee Concert: Copland & Mozart Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    09/30/11- 10/01/11	Hilary Hahn Plays Edgar Meyer Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    09/23/11	Dailey & Vincent Leslie S. Wright Fine Arts Center - Samford University
    09/20/11	Liszt and Mahler Anniversary Concert Brock Recital Hall - Samford University
    09/16/11- 09/17/11	Virtuoso Liszt Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    09/11/11	September 11th Memorial Concert Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    06/10/11- 06/12/11	Symphony in the Summer Railroad Park
    06/06/11	Stories and Strings Powderly Branch Library (BPL)
    06/02/11	Summer Serenades at Brock Brock Recital Hall - Samford University
    05/27/11	Summer Serenades at Brock Brock Recital Hall - Samford University
    05/22/11	ASO Masterworks: Beethoven Festival Encore Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    05/21/11	ASO Masterworks: Beethoven Festival Choral Fantasy Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    05/21/11	ASYO: Inspired by Beethoven Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    05/19/11	ASO Masterworks: Beethoven Festival Concert III Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    05/17/11	ASO Concertmaster & Friends: Beethoven Chamber Music Brock Recital Hall - Samford University
    05/15/11	ASO Masterworks: Beethoven Festival Concert II Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    05/13/11	ASO Masterworks: Beethoven Festival Concert I Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    04/21/11	ASO Classical Edge: Time for Three Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    04/08/11- 04/09/11	ASO Masterworks: Mahler's Ninth Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    04/01/11	ASO SuperPOPS: Michael Cavanaugh in Concert Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC) Concert Hall
    03/25/11- 03/26/11	ASO Masterworks: Gil Shaham Plays Beethoven Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    03/10/11	ASO Classical Edge: Luciana Souza - Brazilian Duos featuring Romero Lubambo Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    02/25/11- 02/26/11	ASO Masterworks: Ravishing Rachmaninoff Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    02/22/11	ASO Concertmaster & Friends: Samuel Adler Portrait Brock Recital Hall - Samford University
    02/14/11	Valentine's Day with Gladys Knight and the ASO Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC) Concert Hall
    02/04/11- 02/05/11	ASO Masterworks: Peter Serkin Plays Brahms Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    01/21/11	ASO SuperPOPS: Cirque de la Symphonie Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC) Concert Hall
    01/16/11	Reflect and Rejoice: A Community Tribute to MLK Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    01/13/11	ASO Classical Edge: Daniel Bernard Roumain Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    01/13/11	The Wells Fargo Classical EDGE Series: Voodoo Violin Concerto Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    01/07/11- 01/08/11	ASO Masterworks: Szasz Plays Vaughn Williams Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    01/07/11- 01/08/11	REGIONS MASTERWORKS: THE LARK ASCENDING Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    01/07/11	COFFEE CONCERT: Sanderling Conducts Brahms Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    12/31/10	New Year's Eve: A Viennese Celebration! Alabama Theatre
    12/17/10- 12/18/10	ASO Special Event: Handel's Messiah Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    12/11/10	The Music of Queen Alabama Theatre
    12/10/10	The Von Trapp Family Alabama Theatre
    12/03/10	ASO SuperPOPS: Eileen Ivers - An Irish Christmas Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC) Concert Hall
    11/19/10- 11/20/10	ASO Masterworks: Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    11/05/10- 11/06/10	ASO Masterworks: Brown Plays Shostakovich Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center
    10/17/10	ASO Coffee Concert: Mozart's "Great" Mass Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center

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    • Event Name: Brown Plays Mozart
      Article: Alabama Symphony's Justin Brown leaves orchestra on a high note
      The Birmingham News - May 14, 2012
      By Michael Huebner

      After six years at the helm of the Alabama Symphony, Justin Brown is set to embark on his final concerts as music director. He will end his tenure the same way he started before he took the job — with a Mahler symphony and by conducting from the keyb… Expand

      After six years at the helm of the Alabama Symphony, Justin Brown is set to embark on his final concerts as music director. He will end his tenure the same way he started before he took the job — with a Mahler symphony and by conducting from the keyboard in a Mozart piano concerto. Masterworks concerts on Friday and Saturday and a Concertmaster and Friends event on Tuesday are telling reminders of Brown’s versatility. In a recent interview, he brought up the great German conductor Wilhelm Furtwangler, who said, "The conductor has one arch-enemy to fight: routine." It has become Brown’s credo at the ASO. Collapse

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      Article: Alabama Symphony at Carnegie Hall: A triumph, yellow hankies and all
      The Birmingham News - May 11, 2012
      By Michael Huebner

      A palpable buzz spread through Carnegie Hall Thursday night, not only from more than 700 people who traveled from Birmingham to hear the Alabama Symphony in New York, but from the rest of the 1,700 who came for the fourth installment in the Spring fo… Expand

      A palpable buzz spread through Carnegie Hall Thursday night, not only from more than 700 people who traveled from Birmingham to hear the Alabama Symphony in New York, but from the rest of the 1,700 who came for the fourth installment in the Spring for Music festival. Collapse

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      Article: Review: Alabama Symphony at Carnegie Hall
      The Birmingham News - May 11, 2012
      By Michael Huebner

      NEW YORK -- Comparisons were inevitable for at least 700 listeners who heard the Alabama Symphony in Carnegie Hall Thursday night.
      
      Many already knew the program through hearings of Beethoven's Symphony No. 7, Avner Dorman's “Astrolatry”… Expand

      NEW YORK -- Comparisons were inevitable for at least 700 listeners who heard the Alabama Symphony in Carnegie Hall Thursday night.
      
      Many already knew the program through hearings of Beethoven's Symphony No. 7, Avner Dorman's “Astrolatry” and Paul Lansky's “Shapeshifters” at the Alys Stephens Center in Birmingham or on a recently released CD of Lansky's music. To hear this finely honed ensemble in much different and larger surroundings reflected on its versatility and adaptability. They are attributes that Music Director Justin Brown has honed in the past six seasons, and that have contributed to its recognition as an adventurous orchestra. Collapse

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      Article: Alabama Symphony to offer sneak preview of Carnegie debut
      The Birmingham News - Apr 30, 2012
      By Michael Huebner

      Can’t make it to Carnegie Hall on May 10? The Alabama Symphony Orchestra will provide a complete preview of its Spring for Music Festival program Friday at the Alys Stephens Center. The orchestra’s Bon Voyage concert starts at 8 p.m. Music Director J… Expand

      Can’t make it to Carnegie Hall on May 10? The Alabama Symphony Orchestra will provide a complete preview of its Spring for Music Festival program Friday at the Alys Stephens Center. The orchestra’s Bon Voyage concert starts at 8 p.m. Music Director Justin Brown will conduct Avner Dorman’s “Astrolatry,” Paul Lansky’s “Shapeshifters” and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7. For Lansky’s work, the soloists will be the piano duo of Alice Rybak and Susan Grace, a k a Quattro Mani. Collapse

    • Event Name: Scandinavian Sun
      Article: Orion Weiss, Alabama Symphony bring warmth to icy Scandinavian landscape
      The Birmingham News - Apr 28, 2012
      By Michael Huebner

      From the nearly inaudible basses that began Carl Nielsen’s “Helios” Overture to the broad landscapes of a Jean Sibelius symphony, music from Scandinavia played out in an array of color and light at Friday’s Alabama Symphony Masterworks concert. If Ni… Expand

      From the nearly inaudible basses that began Carl Nielsen’s “Helios” Overture to the broad landscapes of a Jean Sibelius symphony, music from Scandinavia played out in an array of color and light at Friday’s Alabama Symphony Masterworks concert. If Nielsen’s overture represented the break of day with its rising crescendos and soaring horn signals, Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor was mid-afternoon, creating an atmosphere that was more midnight sun than wintry cold. Collapse

    • Event Name: Scandinavian Sun
      Article: Orion Weiss to join Alabama Symphony for Grieg concerto
      The Birmingham News - Apr 22, 2012
      By Michael Huebner

      For his second-to-last Masterworks program as Alabama Symphony’s music director next weekend, Justin Brown will showcase three of Scandinavia’s greatest composers.
      
      Carl Nielsen, Edvard Grieg and Jean Sibelius embody the nationalistic sp… Expand

      For his second-to-last Masterworks program as Alabama Symphony’s music director next weekend, Justin Brown will showcase three of Scandinavia’s greatest composers.
      
      Carl Nielsen, Edvard Grieg and Jean Sibelius embody the nationalistic spirit that pervaded their respective nations of Denmark, Norway and Finland in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Nielsen’s “Helios Overture” sings praises to the sun, while Sibelius’ Symphony No. 4 in A minor is filled with icy foreboding.
      
      Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor, which will spotlight piano soloist Orion Weiss, is the composer’s signature symphonic work. Its heart-melting melodies and sumptuous harmonies have been immortalized countless times, from historic recordings by Percy Grainger and Artur Rubenstein to the more recent CDs by Leif Ove Andsnes and Stephen Hough. Collapse

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      Article: You'll feel like decorating after seeing this year's Decorators' ShowHouse
      The Birmingham News - Apr 15, 2012
      By Chanda Temple

      If you’re looking for inspiration on how to upgrade your patio or spare bedroom, mark your calendars for April 21-May 6.
      Those are the dates for this year’s Decorators’ ShowHouse, which is full of decorating ideas. Lisa Hunter of Lisa Hunter In… Expand

      If you’re looking for inspiration on how to upgrade your patio or spare bedroom, mark your calendars for April 21-May 6.
      Those are the dates for this year’s Decorators’ ShowHouse, which is full of decorating ideas. Lisa Hunter of Lisa Hunter Interiors turned a boat into a hanging bed in a boy’s room; Perry Umphrey of Umphrey Interiors put two, Ikea bookshelves on their sides and topped them with Plexiglass to make a huge coffee table in the den; and Jean Clayton of Christine’s hung a colorful shag rug on the breakfast room wall for a pop of color.
      And, that’s just the beginning. Collapse

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      Article: Heart of romanticism reached by Concertmaster & Friends
      The Birmingham News - Mar 27, 2012
      By Michael Huebner

      Romanticism in music, as in art and literature, is defined by a gamut of emotions ranging from grief to ecstasy. It transcends the so-called romantic period, which music historians conveniently pigeonhole to the 19th century. On Monday, a Concertmast… Expand

      Romanticism in music, as in art and literature, is defined by a gamut of emotions ranging from grief to ecstasy. It transcends the so-called romantic period, which music historians conveniently pigeonhole to the 19th century. On Monday, a Concertmaster and Friends events drove to the heart of the word’s broader meaning in “Romantic Expressions,” a program of uninterrupted music and poetry. Originally slated for that most romantic day, Feb. 14, it was rescheduled because of a death in the family. The calendar didn’t matter. Collapse

    • Event Name: Handel's Messiah
      Article: Intimacy and energy in Alabama Symphony 'Messiah'
      The Birmingham News - Dec 18, 2011
      By Michael Huebner

      The succession of Alabama Symphony “Messiah” conductors continued over the weekend with Gary Thor Wedow, an astute Baroque music specialist from the Juilliard School faculty. Sunday at the Alys Stephens Center, Wedow’s account of Handel’s famous orat… Expand

      The succession of Alabama Symphony “Messiah” conductors continued over the weekend with Gary Thor Wedow, an astute Baroque music specialist from the Juilliard School faculty. Sunday at the Alys Stephens Center, Wedow’s account of Handel’s famous oratorio could be both breathless and breathtaking, as he forged a whirlwind journey from Isaiah’s prophecy of Christ’s birth to Judgment Day. Collapse

    • Event Name: Handel's Messiah
      Article: 'Messiah' to be performed twice next weekend by Alabama Symphony, Chorus, soloists
      The Birmingham News - Dec 12, 2011
      By Michael Huebner

      Since 2004, Alabama Symphony’s "Messiah" performances have had guest conductors at the helm. Interpretations have ranged from grandiose to concise. William Fred Scott (2004, 2005) conducted orchestra, soloists and an 180-voice chorus with r… Expand

      Since 2004, Alabama Symphony’s "Messiah" performances have had guest conductors at the helm. Interpretations have ranged from grandiose to concise. William Fred Scott (2004, 2005) conducted orchestra, soloists and an 180-voice chorus with rhythmic urgency. On the opposite end of the spectrum, Martin Pearlman reduced the choir to 40 in 2006 in a visceral, historically informed reading. Raymond Leppard, in 2008, fashioned an insightful reading by assigning 24 singers to a chamber choir that alternated with the full chorus. Interpretations by Scott Yoo, David Lockington and Neal Gittleman have contributed to the variety. Collapse

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      Article: University of Montevallo composer, Stravinsky discoverer in the spotlight
      The Birmingham News - Nov 21, 2011
      By Michael Huebner

      University of Montevallo music professor Joseph Landers will present a recital of his compositions today at 2:30 p.m. in the Hoover Public Library, 200 Municipal Drive. Performers from UM and the Alabama Symphony will play several works, including th… Expand

      University of Montevallo music professor Joseph Landers will present a recital of his compositions today at 2:30 p.m. in the Hoover Public Library, 200 Municipal Drive. Performers from UM and the Alabama Symphony will play several works, including the premiere of Landers' String Quartet No. 1. Admission is free. Landers garnered international attention in another arena last March, when his discovery of a lost Stravinsky orchestration of "Song of the Volga Boatmen" received its world premiere in London. It came to the attention of conductor Leon Botstein, who programmed the work on an all-Stravinsky program by the American Symphony Orchestra. The American premiere will take place Jan. 20 in New York's Carnegie Hall. Landers discovered the orchestral parts to the score while cleaning house at a Lindenhurst, N.Y., music library, then reconstructed the full score. Collapse

    • Event Name: Bach's B Minor Mass
      Article: Alabama Symphony: Grandeur, intimacy with mixed results in Bach B Minor Mass
      The Birmingham News - Nov 19, 2011
      By Michael Huebner

      
      One of the greatest choral works ever written, Johann Sebastian Bach's Mass in B Minor can captivate listeners with charm and intimacy as well as its majesty. Among its most profound moments are those with just a few performers -- an easy dial… Expand

      
      One of the greatest choral works ever written, Johann Sebastian Bach's Mass in B Minor can captivate listeners with charm and intimacy as well as its majesty. Among its most profound moments are those with just a few performers -- an easy dialogue between alto and oboe in "Qui Sedes," the pastoral interplay of flute, soprano and tenor in "Domine Deus," the ornamental playfulness of a solo violin and alto in "Laudamus te."
      
      The Alabama Symphony's performance excelled in this realm Friday night at the Alys Stephens Center, enhanced by flutist Lisa Wienhold's sweet, graceful solos and fluid playing from oboist James Sullivan and violinist Daniel Szasz. Soprano soloist Kiera Duffy contributed strength, conviction and angelic purity in several arias and in a duet with alto Jennifer Rivera. Collapse

    • Event Name: Audra McDonald
      Article: Audra McDonald sheer perfection in concert with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra
      The Birmingham News - Nov 14, 2011
      By Alec Harvey

      Stunning. Beautiful. Breathtaking. Wonderful. Majestic.
      Pull out your thesaurus of superlatives, and it still won’t do justice to the amazing performance Audra McDonald unleashed with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra Sunday night.
      For 90 mi… Expand

      Stunning. Beautiful. Breathtaking. Wonderful. Majestic.
      Pull out your thesaurus of superlatives, and it still won’t do justice to the amazing performance Audra McDonald unleashed with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra Sunday night.
      For 90 minutes, the four-time Tony Award-winner charmed the audience at Samford University’s Wright Center, lending her pristine soprano voice and unparalleled artistry to songs from the 1920s to 2010. That she and her trio were backed by the soaring sounds of the ASO just made the evening more lush and emotional. Collapse

    • Event Name: Liszt and Mahler Anniversary Concert
      Article: Concertmaster & Friends: Exploring the psyches of Mahler, Liszt
      The Birmingham News - Sep 22, 2011
      By Michael Huebner

      Daniel Szasz has made many friends during his Concertmaster and Friends concerts, but he may have a new best friend -- artistically, at least -- after Tuesday's season opener. Expand

      Daniel Szasz has made many friends during his Concertmaster and Friends concerts, but he may have a new best friend -- artistically, at least -- after Tuesday's season opener. Collapse

    • Event Name: Virtuoso Liszt
      Article: Natasha Paremski solos in Liszt concerto to open Alabama Symphony Masterworks season
      Birmingham News - Sep 11, 2011
      By Michael Huebner

      From her earliest recollections, Natasha Paremski has been captivated by playing the piano, no matter how clamorous the sound.
      
      She recalled trying to reach the keyboard in her Moscow home and needing a bit of help.
      
      "I… Expand

      From her earliest recollections, Natasha Paremski has been captivated by playing the piano, no matter how clamorous the sound.
      
      She recalled trying to reach the keyboard in her Moscow home and needing a bit of help.
      
      "I remember going up to the piano and it was too high," said the 24-year-old musician recently while visiting family in California. "My mom put me on the bench and I just started putting my little fingers down. I was drawn to it immediately. I knew what I had to do -- I had to play the piano -- now." Collapse

    • Event Name: ASO Masterworks: Beethoven Festival Concert II
      Article: Beethoven, Alabama Symphony: Adrenaline and luster an unbeatable combination
      The Birmingham News - May 16, 2011
      By Michael Huebner

      Installment number two of Beethoven-mania, courtesy the Alabama Symphony, rolled out Symphonies No. 4 and 3 Sunday afternoon in a display of adrenaline-pumping drama and lustrous string playing. Expand

      Installment number two of Beethoven-mania, courtesy the Alabama Symphony, rolled out Symphonies No. 4 and 3 Sunday afternoon in a display of adrenaline-pumping drama and lustrous string playing. Collapse

    • Event Name: ASO Masterworks: Beethoven Festival Concert I
      Article: Alabama Symphony Beethoven Festival opens with pure, organic readings of masterpiece
      The Birmingham News - May 14, 2011
      By Michael Huebner

      The first of seven concerts in the Alabama Symphony's Beethoven Festival revealed more about Beethoven than the purveyors of his symphonies on stage.
      
      Just as it should. Expand

      The first of seven concerts in the Alabama Symphony's Beethoven Festival revealed more about Beethoven than the purveyors of his symphonies on stage.
      
      Just as it should. Collapse

    • Event Name: ASO Masterworks: Beethoven Festival Concert I
      Article: Alabama Symphony to start Beethoven marathon
      The Birmingham News - May 09, 2011
      By Michael Huebner

      The Alabama Symphony will tackle one of the most formidable challenges an orchestra can face when Music Director Justin Brown conducts all nine of Ludwig van Beethoven's symphonies in a nine-day period. They will be the focus of a seven-concert festi… Expand

      The Alabama Symphony will tackle one of the most formidable challenges an orchestra can face when Music Director Justin Brown conducts all nine of Ludwig van Beethoven's symphonies in a nine-day period. They will be the focus of a seven-concert festival, starting Friday and running through May 22. Collapse