The Balmain Sinfonia: Clarinet Mastery And The New World
The Balmain Sinfonia conducted by Gary Stavrou opens its 2016 program with a program of clarinet virtuosity and symphonic joy with both an American and central European twist. Showcasing clarinetist and SSO member Francesco Celata, the concert features American Artie Shaw’s much-adored Clarinet Concerto as well the showy Czardas by Monti, Smetana’s sweeping Moldau and Dvorak’s…