Independent Arts News Reporting Princeton Symphony Orchestra Kicks-Off Season with Electrifying Performances - Aubree Oliverson Dazzles in Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto
Reported Thursday, September, 19, 2024.
Pictured Above: Concertmaster Basia Danilow with YOCJ members and Rossen Milanov. Photo Credit: Courtesy of PSO Staff.
PHOTO RECAP, NEWSROOM POST: PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY
Princeton, NJ – The Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) opened its season in spectacular fashion on September 14-15, leaving audiences buzzing with excitement. The highlight of the weekend was the spectacular performance of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, delivered by featured rising star, Aubree Oliverson.
Photos captured by PSO staff showcase the dynamic energy inside the concert hall, as Rossen Milanov, celebrating his 60th birthday season, masterfully conducted both performances. The concerts were a mix of new and classic, featuring Gemma Peacocke’s hypnotic Manta, accompanied by eight talented string musicians from the Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey, and Brahms’ towering Fourth Symphony, which brought the house to its feet.
The PSO returns to the stage on the weekend of October 19 – 20 with another can’t-miss event: Beethoven’s Triple Concerto.
PSO has released this imagery from the season-opener, to share the intensity, joy, and grandeur of the extraordinary concert weekend.
Pictured Above: Violinist Aubree Oliverson, Rossen Milanov, and the PSO Sept 14, 2024. Photo Credit: Courtesy of PSO Staff.
Pictured Above: Aubree Oliverson, violin, with Maestro Milanov and the PSO. Photo Credit: Courtesy of PSO Staff.
Pictured Above: Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, Aubree Oliverson Sept 15, 2024. Photo Credit: Courtesy of PSO Staff.
Pictured Above: 9.15 – 8 members of YOCJ at center stage with the PSO, Rossen Milanov conductor. Photo Credit: Courtesy of PSO Staff.
ABOUT THE PRINCETON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) is a cultural centerpiece of the Princeton community and one of New Jersey’s finest music organizations, a position established through performances of beloved masterworks, innovative music by living composers, and an extensive network of educational programs offered to area students free of charge. Led by Edward T. Cone Music Director Rossen Milanov, the PSO presents orchestral, pops, and chamber music programs of the highest artistic quality, supported by lectures and related events that supplement the concert experience. Its flagship summer program the Princeton Festival brings an array of performing arts and artists to Princeton during multiple weeks in June. Through PSO BRAVO!, the orchestra produces wide-reaching and impactful education programs in partnership with local schools and arts organizations that culminate in students attending a live orchestral performance. The PSO receives considerable support from the Princeton community and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, regularly garnering NJSCA’s highest honor. Recognition of engaging residencies and concerts has come from the National Endowment for the Arts, and the PSO’s commitment to new music has been acknowledged with an ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming and a Copland Fund Award. The only independent, professional orchestra to make its home in Princeton, the PSO performs at historic Richardson Auditorium on the campus of Princeton University.
