Summit Symphony Concert

The Summit Symphony Orchestra begins its 2019-20 season, celebrating 81 years of free concerts in Summit. The concert, labeled “LVB 250 - a little early” will celebrate the 250th birthday of Ludwig von Beethoven which occurs in 2020.  Music Director Michael Avagliano will lead the orchestra in performances of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4, and the Concerto for Violin, featuring soloist Emil Chudnovsky. Emil Israel Chudnovsky hearkens back to the grand romantic tradition of the golden age of violinists. His lush sound and inimitable ability to connect with audiences have garnered him accolades from listeners, presenters, and critics alike. Recent seasons have included his debut at the Seoul Arts Center in South Korea with the KammerSymphonie Berlin, and his inaugural recording with the St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra. Equally notable benchmarks include Chudnovsky’s debut with the Orquesta Filarmónica de Jalisco in Mexico, when he replaced an indisposed soloist for a previously unknown concerto on ten days’ notice. Other noteworthy appearances included Chudnovsky’s recital debut in New Zealand, and concert debuts with the Macon Symphony, the Palm Beach Symphony and the Orquesta de la Ciudad de los Reyes in Lima, Peru. His chamber music activity has also been intense, with repeated festival appearances at the famed Newport Music Festival and at Germany’s Henselt Festival, as well as concerts at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, New York’s Merkin Hall and London’s Wigmore Hall. The Summit Symphony has been providing free orchestral concerts for the Summit area since 1938. Their 2019-20 season will include 3 performances, on November 3, March 15 and May 31. For more information about this concert and about the Summit Symphony Orchestra, please visit our website, www.summitsymphony.org.