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The Philharmonic Orchestra Performs Khachaturian, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, and Prokofiev
The San Jose Youth Symphony’s Philharmonic Orchestra, under the artistic leadership of Music Director and Conductor Yair Samet, presents its 2022-23 Spring Concert to be held on Saturday, March 18, 2023, 2 pm, at the California Theatre, 345 S. 1st Street, San Jose, CA 95113.
The orchestra will open with Khachaturian’s Masquerade Suite, with its beautiful, haunting, and suspenseful theme, and end with Prokofiev’s enduringly popular Romeo and Juliet Suites. This concert will also feature two winners from the 2022 Young Artists’ Competition, proudly sponsored by the San Jose Symphony* Foundation. Outstanding young soloists, Ekaterina Kabenina, violinist, will perform Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto; and Kerry Xu, pianist, will perform Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2.
Ekaterina (Kate) Kabenina is a junior at Campolindo High School. She has been playing the violin since she was 6 years old. This is her fifth season with the San Jose Youth Symphony, having been with the Concert Orchestra and then the Chamber Orchestra during her first two years before joining the Philharmonic Orchestra two seasons ago.
Kerry Xu is a junior at Mission San Jose High School in Fremont. He started playing the piano when he was 4 years old. He first joined the San Jose Youth Symphony 5 years ago and is currently in his 3rd season as a violinist with the Philharmonic Orchestra.
The San Jose Youth Symphony (SJYS) is one of the oldest and finest youth orchestras on the West Coast of the U.S. Founded over six decades ago as part of the former San Jose Symphony, SJYS has a rich tradition of musical performance and education.
The musicians of SJYS, all school-age youth, are chosen from more than 650 applicants through our annual auditions. The SJYS comprises 12 distinct performing ensembles: two full orchestras, a Chamber orchestra, two flute choirs, two string ensembles, as well as winds, harp, saxophone, percussion and jazz ensembles.
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