Opening Gala
October 20, 2024
Orli Shaham Plays Mozart
André Raphel, conductor
Join us for a joyful afternoon of music and community as we toast the inaugural season of the HVSO!
The HVSO Opening Gala features a full orchestra concert at the historic Paramount Theatre in Middletown. A cocktail reception with bubbles and light bites will follow the concert at Oak & Reed, one block away from the Paramount Theatre. The reception offers an opportunity to meet conductor André Raphel and guest soloist Orli Shaham! Join us for a spectacular afternoon of music and community while we toast the inaugural season of the HVSO!
Gala Concert | 4:00 pm
Paramount Theatre
17 South St.
Middletown, NY 10940
Tickets for Concert Only:
$100 - Premium Reserved Seating
$80 - Open Seating
$65 - Senior Open Seating
$25 - Student
Reception | 6:30 pm
Oak & Reed
45-53 North Street
Middletown, NY 10940
Tickets for Concert + Reception:
$180 - Premium Reserved Seating + Reception
10% OFF UNTIL TUESDAY for
GALA + RECEPTION TICKETS!
Receive the discount from Friday 10/4 until Tuesday 10/8.
$180 value for $162.
André Raphel will lead the HVSO with music by Mozart, Strauss, Stravinsky, and Grammy Award Winner Jessie Montgomery. Don’t miss Orli Shaham’s dazzling performance of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 17, K453.
"[An] outstanding disc of Mozart piano concertos from Canary Classics...Orli Shaham's affection is never in doubt in K453, making you fall in love all over again with this most radiant of concertos.” — International Piano
Opening Gala
Orli Shaham Plays Mozart
October 20, 2024
André Raphel, conductor
Orli Shaham, piano
J. Strauss, Jr. | Die Fledermaus Overture
Mozart | Piano Concerto No. 17 in G Major, K.453
Orli Shaham, piano
INTERMISSION
Jessie Montgomery | Starburst
(Ms. Montgomery is a 2024 GRAMMY Award Winner)
Stravinsky | Firebird Suite 1919
Orli Shaham
A consummate musician recognized for her grace, subtlety, and brilliance, the pianist Orli Shaham has performed with many of the major orchestras around the world, and has appeared in recital internationally, from Carnegie Hall to the Sydney Opera House.
In 2024, Orli Shaham released the final volumes of the complete piano sonatas by Mozart to high critical acclaim. Her discography includes over a dozen titles on Deutsche Gramophone, Sony, Canary Classics and other labels.
Orli Shaham is on the piano and chamber music faculty at The Juilliard School. She is Artistic Director of Pacific Symphony’s chamber series Café Ludwig in California, and is a Co-Host and Creative for the national radio program From the Top.
