FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 13, 2024
Bangor Symphony Orchestra Kicks Off 129th Season
BANGOR, Maine – The Bangor Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is set to kick off the
2024-2025 Season with a weekend of events.
A Season-Opening Dinner will officially get the 129th season underway on Saturday,
Sept. 21 at 5:30 p.m. at the Bangor Arts Exchange. The BSO will offer dinner, a toast to
the new season, and a concert featuring Pianist Jon Kimura Parker with Musical
Director and Conductor Lucas Richman, and Concertmaster Mitchell Newman. The
season officially gets underway on Sunday at the Collins Center for the Arts in Orono
with “Masterworks I: Jon Kimura Parker Plays Beethoven.” World-renowned pianist Jon
Kimura Parker, a distinguished professor from the Shepherd School of Music at Rice
University, will perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.5, “Emperor.”
“I am thrilled to work with Maestro Lucas Richman again, and absolutely ecstatic to
bring Beethoven’s masterpiece, the “Emperor” Piano Concerto, to Bangor,” said Jon
Kimura Parker.
The concert will also feature Louise Farrenc’s Overture No. 2 and Schumann’s
Symphony No.3, “Rhenish.”
“Is there a better way to start our 129th Season than with dinner and a show?” said
Lucas Richman. “I’m excited to be able to collaborate with Jon Kimura Parker for both of
these events, and our audience will be thrilled by these performances.”
Tickets for the Saturday evening dinner and concert, and the Sunday season opener are
available at www.bangorsymphony.org.
About Jon Kimura Parker, Pianist
Pianist Jon Kimura Parker is known for his charisma, enthusiasm, and dynamic
performances. A veteran of the international concert stage, he has performed regularly
in the Berlin Philharmonie, Carnegie Hall, London’s South Bank, the Sydney Opera House,
and the Beijing Concert Hall. He is the Creative Partner of the Minnesota Orchestra,
having hosted and given seven concerto performances with them in July 2021 with
Osmo Vänska, Karina Canellakis, Ken-David Masur. He is Artistic Director of the Honens
International Piano Competition and Artistic Advisor for the Orcas Island Chamber
Music Festival. For more information visit jonkimuraparker.com.
About the Bangor Symphony Orchestra
The Bangor Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is the nation’s oldest continually operating
professional orchestra, dedicated to enhancing the cultural landscape of Bangor, Maine,
through exceptional live performances, music education, and community engagement.
The BSO continues to perform and celebrate the transformative power of music.
Subscriptions are now on sale through the Collins Center for the Arts Box Office, and
include all five Masterworks Concerts plus add-on ticket options for Nutcracker and Star
Wars. Single tickets for The Nutcracker and Star Wars as well as all Masterworks
concerts are also now available. Visit bangorsymphony.org or call (207) 581-1755 to
subscribe.
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