LAS VEGAS - February 24, 2010 - The UNLV Performing Arts Center welcomes The Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra - Alexei Kornienko, music director - at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 13 as part of the Charles Vanda Master Series. The program includes Rimsky-Korsakov's "May Night: Overture" and Stravinsky's "Petrouchka" for Orchestra and "The Firebird Suite."
The Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1978 as an outgrowth of the need for the symphonic repertoire of the 18th, 19th and 20th, centuries to be broadcast throughout Russia. Presently the orchestra follows the European music tradition and does not have a permanent chief conductor. Kornienko invites maestros from Russia and abroad in order to facilitate the continuing development and mastery of the musicians.
Kornienko has performed with orchestras throughout Europe including: The Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Slovakian Youth Symphony Orchestra, Munich Symphony Orchestra, Zagreb Symphony Orchestra, Ukrainian National Philharmonic Orchestra of Kiev, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London, and the Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra. He is the president of the Orchestra of the Russian Federation.
Tickets to the Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra are $40, $55, and $85 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 $1.25 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 .
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, the New York Stage & Beyond Series, and the UNLV Classical guitar Series. UNLV and KLVX Channel 10 are graciously sponsoring the season.
