News Release
New York Gypsy All-Stars appear on Cleveland Orchestra’s
Fridays@7 Series December 3 at Severance Hall
Release Date: November 15, 2010
Friday, December 3
Begin with the percussive beat of Indian classical music. Follow with The Cleveland Orchestra performing Mahler’s First Symphony under conductor Pinchas Steinberg. Then cap it all off with the New York Gypsy All-Stars, bringing their mix of Turkish, Balkan, and Gypsy music to Severance Hall’s Grand Foyer.
Named “Best New Concert Series” in Scene Magazine’s 2010 “Best of Cleveland” issue, the latest Fridays@7 event promises to invigorate the senses.
Each Fridays@7 event is an early-evening program of symphonic music that’s about 75 minutes long (no intermission), followed by eclectic and riveting world music.
Accelerate your weekend with Fridays@7, a whirlwind global celebration.
How it Goes Down
@5 p.m. Doors open; libations and creative cuisine for purchase in the lobbies, and Indian classical music performed by Steve Gorn, bansuri bamboo flute, and Hom Nath Upadhyaya, tabla, beginning at 6 p.m. in Reinberger Chamber Hall.
@7 p.m. Pinchas Steinberg leads The Cleveland Orchestra performing Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 (“Titan”) and Nicolai’s Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor (his opera based on Shakespeare’s play).
@8:15 p.m. The New York Gypsy All-Stars performs a cross-cultural mix of Balkan, Turkish, and Romany Gypsy music. Time Out New York calls the group’s young Macedonian/Turkish leader, clarinet virtuoso Ismail Lumanovski, “an adventurous, modern-minded front man, who leads his band through a varied terrain of Balkan, Turkish and Romany selections, spiked with jazz and Western styles.”
ABOUT THE PERFORMERS
Click here to watch a video of the New York Gypsy All-Stars.
The New York Gypsy All-Stars features Tamer Pinarbasi from Turkey (kanun), Jason Lindner from the United States (keyboards), Panagiotis Andreou from Greece (bass), and Engin Kaan Gunaydin from Turkey (drums). The group is the brainchild of Serdar Ilhan, producer of the New York Gypsy Festival.
Widely regarded as one of the few Westerners capable of expressing the depth of Indian classical music, bansuri flutist Steve Gorn has performed to enthusiastic audiences in India and has received critical acclaim for his solo recording Luminous Ragas. Paul Winter, founder of the Paul Winter Consort, has said, “Steve Gorn plays with liquid grace.” Born in Nepal, Hom Nath Upadhyaya is regarded as his homeland’s foremost exponent of the tabla. He has taught, performed, and recorded worldwide, appearing with many leading artists in the Hindustani and Western musical traditions.
MORE FRIDAYS@7
Cleveland’s own international artist, performer, and teacher Jamey Haddad creates the extraordinary after-party programming to feature diverse styles of music and spontaneous performance opportunities. Additional Fridays@7 concerts in the series are January 14, April 1, and May 27.
TICKETS
Ticket prices are $36-$87; call or visit the Severance Hall Ticket Office to order at 216-231-1111 or order online for the option to select your own seats and print tickets at home. For more information about Severance Hall, visit clevelandorchestra.com.
Special Gordon Square Offer
In partnership with the Happy Dog in the Gordon Square Arts District, $25 tickets to this Fridays@7 concert are available as part of an offer that includes free round-trip bus transportation between the Happy Dog and Severance Hall. These tickets may be purchased through the Severance Hall Ticket Office in person or by phone, and at clevelandorchestra.com by using promo code 8795. Click here for more information.
The Fridays@7 series is made possible in part through the generous support of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the William J. and Dorothy K. O’Neill Foundation.
Calendar Selections
Friday, December 3, 2010, at 7:00 p.m.
Fridays@7 – Heroic Mahler
The Cleveland Orchestra
Pinchas Steinberg, conductor
Nicolai: Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 (“Titan”)
6 p.m.: Indian classical music for bamboo flute and tabla in Reinberger Chamber Hall
7 p.m.: The Cleveland Orchestra performs Mahler’s First Symphony, nicknamed the “Titan,” and Nicolai’s Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor, based on Shakespeare’s play
8:15 p.m.: The New York Gypsy All-Stars performs in the Bogomolny-Kozerefski Grand Foyer, with libations and creative cuisine available for purchase
Tickets: $36, $46, $52, $65, $87
To order: 216-231-1111, 800-686-1141, or order online to select your own seats and print your tickets at home
Location: Severance Hall, 11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland
All artists and programs are subject to change.
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Press Contacts
Jennifer Schlosser, 216-231-7518; Email: jschlosser@clevelandorchestra.com
Ana Papakhian, Office: 216-231-7476; Cell phone: 216-370-2595; Email: anap@clevelandorchestra.com
