The UNLV Performing Arts Center welcomes celebrated Bosnian guitarist Denis Azabagic at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, in the Dr. Arturo Rando-Grillot Recital Hall as part of the Allegro Guitar Series at UNLV. Azabagic was the youngest musician ever to win one of the most prestigious international guitar competitions sponsored by the Jacinto and Inocencio Gurerrero Foundation in Madrid.
Azabagic is a regular guest performer at Chicago's Symphony Center; Masters of the Guitar at the Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam; Radio France in Paris; Aix en Provence Festival, France; El Palau de la Musica, Valencia, Spain; Savannah on Stage in Georgia; Omni Foundation, USA; Ravinia Festival, USA; National Chang Kai Shek Cultural Center, Taiwan; and the National Center for the Performing Arts, Beijing, China. Azabagic's performances have been broadcast live on the radio (NPR, WFMT) and television in Asia, Europe, and the United States. His repertoire includes solo and orchestral music from the Baroque era to the present.
Tickets to Denis Azabagic are $40, and can be purchased at the Performing Arts Center Box Office at 895-ARTS (2787) or online at pac.unlv.edu. Student rush tickets are $13 each (not inclusive of the facilities fee), and available one hour prior to each event, based on availability and with valid student ID. UNLV faculty and staff discounts also are available. A $1.50 facilities fee, in addition to the ticket price, is charged on all Performing Arts Center tickets. The box office is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Information about all of the season's performances can be found on the Performing Arts Center website, located at pac.unlv.edu.
Founded in 1976, the Performing Arts Center at UNLV is Southern Nevada's original performing arts venue, celebrating nearly 40 years of arts in Las Vegas. Located on the north end of the UNLV campus, the PAC hosts a variety of performances and is home to the Charles Vanda Master Series. At the UNLV PAC, Southern Nevadans can enjoy the arts nearly every day of the year. The Performing Arts Center is home to productions presented by the Nevada Conservatory Theatre at UNLV and the UNLV music and dance departments, the Desert Chorale, and the Southern Nevada Musical Arts Society. The center also hosts more than 50,000 Clark County School District students yearly for productions, festivals, and concerts.
