A grand finale

NEWBURGH — Woomyung Choe and the Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra end their 18th season with a grand finale on Saturday, May 11, at 7:30 p.m. in Aquinas Hall on the campus of Mount Saint Mary College.

The concert opens with Edward Elgar’s “Concerto for Violin in B minor, Opus 61,” which has been described as a unique mix of electric virtuosity and moving intimacy. It will be performed by Isaac Stern protégé Artur Kaganovskiy.

Antonín Dvorák’s musical images of America, Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Opus 95, “From the New World” is GNSO’s second presentation. This popular work could be a great gateway piece for newbies to classical music.

In 1993, with the help of legendary violinist Isaac Stern, seven-year-old Artur and the Kaganovskiy family emigrated from Moscow to the United States, where he was enrolled in the Manhattan School of Music. Among many accomplishments since, he has racked up innumerable top awards and scholarships, earned a B.M. and a M.M. from the Julliard School, appeared on the Russian television network, and toured the United States, Europe and Asia.

He performs on a rare Joseph Guarneri Del Gesu violin.

Essential information
The Shacklett Preview at 6:30 p.m. is a pre-concert introduction to the evening’s music by Gordon Shacklett.

In addition to the basket raffle, there will be a wonderful art show hosted by Robert Gould of Bethlehem Art Gallery.

Ticket prices are $25 for reserved seating, $20 for general admission, $15 for seniors, $10 for students and children under 7 are admitted free of charge. Tickets may be purchased at the door or reserved.

For more information, call 845-913-7157 or www.newburghsymphony.org.