Dear Music Lovers and Supporters,
On Sunday, May 15, 2022, at 4:00 pm, the Beaufort Symphony Orchestra will perform its 2022 May concert “Romantic Blockbusters” at the Sea Island Presbyterian Church, 81 Lady’s Island Drive, Lady’s Island, SC 29907. The program will include the Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26, composed by Max Bruch in 1866 as well as the Symphony No. 5 in D major/D minor, Op. 107, known as the “Reformation Symphony,” composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1830.
The violin soloist for the Bruch Violin Concerto will be Francis Tsai. Tsai won the First Prize at the 2019 Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra Youth Concerto Competition at the age of 13. Tsai’s performance is supported by the Prodigy Project, which was established by Bruce Kinsey to seek out and promote youthful virtuosos in performance with the Beaufort Symphony Orchestra.
In anticipation of the BSO's May concert, here is Francis Tsai performing Movement No. 2, Andante sostenuto, from the Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82, composed by Alexander Glazunov in 1904. The performance is on YouTube at Glazunov Violin Concerto - II. Andante - Francis Tsai (Violin).
Please consider supporting the BSO’s 2021-2022 Season and the Prodigy Project by donating to the Beaufort Symphony Orchestra.
Sincerely,
BSO Board and Musicians