Gabriela Martinez | Piano
Gabriela Martinez
Piano
Saturday, Sep 28, 2024
7:30 pm
Greensboro Symphony Orchestra
Gabriela Martinez, piano
Wiley Sykes, castanets
François López-Ferrer, Guest Conductor
Falla Spanish Dance No. 1 from “La vida breve”
Grieg Piano Concerto, A minor, Op. 16
Moncayo Huapango
Ginastera Four Dances from Estancia, Op. 8A
Falla Suite No. 2 from “El sombrero de tres picos” (Three-Cornered Hat)
Distinguished Guest Artist Piano Chair
in honor of Linda M. Jones
This performance is expected to last approximately two hours and ten minutes with one twenty-minute intermission.
Refreshments and restrooms are located in the orchestra, mezzanine, and balcony-level lobbies.
Enjoy an exquisite evening of music featuring Wiley Sykes on castanets in Falla’s Spanish Dance No. 1, followed by Gabriela Martinez mesmerizing with Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor. Experience the pulsating energy of Moncayo’s “Huapango” and the fiery intensity of Ginastera’s “Four Dances from Estancia,” before being swept away by the dramatic flair of Falla’s Suite No. 2 from “El sombrero de tres picos” (Three-Cornered Hat).
Additional Purchase Options
- In person // Greensboro Symphony Box Office (Weekdays from 10am – 4:30pm). The Greensboro Symphony’s box office is located in the Greensboro Cultural Center at 200 N. Davie Street, Suite 301.
- In person // Tanger Center Ticket Office (Tu-Sa, Noon-5pm). The Tanger Center’s ticket office is located at One Abe Brenner Pl., between Elm and Davie Streets.
- By phone // Weekdays from 10am – 4:30pm at (336) 335.5456, ext.224
Venue
STEVEN TANGER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
300 N. Elm Street at Abe Brenner Place
Greensboro, NC 27401
Parking
VIP Parking, purchasable with a series subscription, is available in the large surface lot directly behind the Tanger Center with access from Lindsay Street. The Bellemeade Street parking deck, accessed from Elm Street or Greene Street, is the nearest city deck; Church Street and Davie Street decks are other nearby options. Street parking is also available, free after 6pm.
Musicology Mixology
The Greensboro Symphony’s pre-concert talks, Musicology Mixology, share insights into the Masterworks program. The conductor and the guest artists frequently join in at the beginning of each presentation.
Musicology Mixology is held in the Koury Room on the third floor of the Tanger Center on the evening of each Masterworks concert. Doors will open at 6:15 p.m. with the lecture component beginning at 6:30 p.m., prior to the 7:30 p.m. concert. A specialty cocktail tied to the concert program is available for purchase for each concert, and audience members can enjoy the concert even more by learning unique details about the works to be performed.
Frequent guest musicologists include Dr. Gregory Carroll, Dr. David Nelson, Dr. Joan Titus and Dr. Lorena Guillen of UNCG, and Dr. Wendy Looker of Guilford College.
Gabriela MartinEZ, piano
Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Martinez has a reputation for the lyricism of her playing, her compelling interpretations, and her elegant stage presence. Her playing has been described as “magical… a remarkable pianist, with a cool determination, a tone full of glowing color and a seemingly effortless technique” (Mark Swed/LA Times) and “compelling …versatile, daring and insightful” (New York Times). Learn more>
Wiley Sykes, castanetS
Wiley Sykes is the Greensboro Symphony’s principal percussionist, concurrently serving as a percussionist with the Winston-Salem Symphony and with the Philador Percussion Group. He teaches on the music faculty of Guilford College, and for the past 23 summers he has been a member of the prestigious Grand Teton Music Festival orchestra, whose musicians represent the finest orchestras in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia.
