The orchestra was formed in 1930 by an Italian John Carabella who called it the "People’s Orchestra of Albany". The performance of the
Albany Symphony Orchestra for 2012 is going to be its 78
th performance ever since its inauguration in 1930. Over the time, it has emerged as the biggest and the oldest orchestra of the capital district of the state of New York. It is known to be performing mostly in the traditional venues which include Canfield Casino, Palace Theatre, First United Church, and the Music Hall of the Troy Savings Bank. Several music directors have served the symphony orchestra. These include
Ole Windingstad, John Carabella, Edgar Curtis, Geoffray Simon, Rudolf Thomas, and
Julius Hegyi. The renowned classical music orchestra conductor Allan Miller is the current Conductor and Music Director of the
Albany Symphony Orchestra. He is serving the orchestra since 1992 and has done an outstanding job ever since.
Albany Symphony Orchestra has gained appreciation from various critics who have often termed it ‘one of the greatest orchestras of the United States’. They have won countless nominations and awards at the national level for their composing residencies, recordings, as well as concert programming. They have also performed in a bunch of schools in their nearby regions in an attempt to promote education through their work.
Albany Symphony Orchestra gives out annual performances and is known to be the only professional orchestra in the capital area. They cater to an audience of more than 150,000 individuals every year belonging to various geographical, regional and cultural regions. The orchestra is a unique effort in its own to bring different communities together through their live performances as well as attempts to educate students belonging to any culture and region.
Albany Symphony Orchestra is known to have celebrated their 75
th anniversary in a grand manner. It included performances by Yura Lee who is a violinist, Edger Meyer who is a bassist, Yo-Yo Ma who is a cellist, Findley Cockrell, Nathan Myers, Joel Fan, Susan Martula, Colin Currie, Yefim Bronfman, Susan Martula, Jonathan Gandelsman, Colin Jacobsen, Fredric Lacroix, and Najda. It was only at the breathtakingly awe-inspiring event of
Albany Symphony Orchestra that such celebrities from all over the globe were under one roof to give out performance for the crowd. The musical gathering which took place in the 2005 – 2006 session of the orchestra as their anniversary celebrations cannot be described in words as no amount or level of words can do justice to the crowd and the music at the event.
Albany Symphony Orchestra is the sole organizer of mesmerizing musical developments and combinations taking place in this region of the country. The orchestra is also known for the Joshua Bell concert which took place at the 77
th annual performance of the orchestra (the previous year). It gave the young violinist the lifetime opportunity and the platform to show his talent to the world.
Albany Symphony Orchestra has released their work under a number of recording labels which include CRI, Argo, Albany Records, New World Records, and London. A total of 20 plus CDs have been released so far since the 80s with more than 60 different tracks and variations in the music.
Albany Symphony Orchestra performance for the year is not worth missing. So, grab your
Albany Symphony Orchestra tickets and experience the heavenly tunes of music never heard before.
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