Las Vegas, Nev. - Ricardo Cobo, one of the world's supreme virtuosi of the new classic guitar generation, performs as part of the UNLV Performing Arts Center Classical Guitar Series at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, November 21 in the Doc Rando Recital Hall of the Beam Music Center. Celebrated for his passionate and mesmerizing performances worldwide, he is in high demand as a soloist, lecturer, and recording artist.
Cobo debuted professionally at age 16 with the Orquesta Filarmonica de Bogota (Colombia), and was the first Hispanic to win consecutive prizes at the Guitar Foundation of America International Competition.
Tickets to Ricardo Cobo are $35 and can be purchased at the Performing Arts Center Box Office at 895-ARTS (2787) or by visiting pac.unlv.edu. Student rush tickets are $13 each and available one hour prior to each event, based on availability and with valid student I.D. UNLV faculty and staff discounts also are available. A $1 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. on 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 continues to be Southern Nevada's premier performing arts venue. Located on the north end of the UNLV campus, the PAC hosts a variety of performances each year in three distinct series - the Charles Vanda Master Series, New York Stage & Beyond Series, and the Classical Guitar Series. UNLV and KLVX Channel 10 are graciously sponsoring the season.
