Lang Lang concert highlights Weill Hall's 2015-16 season opening celebration - Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Weill Hall at Sonoma State University’s Green Music Center has announced plans for the 2015-2016 Season Opening Weekend Oct. 3 and 4, including a gala reception and dinner, a concert with famed pianist Lang Lang and an educational concert presented in association with Lang Lang’s International Music Foundation. The educational concert, 101 Pianists, will be held at 2 p. m. Oct. 4 in Weill Hall and feature 100 young, local pianists in a joint performance on the stage of Weill Hall with Lang Lang at the helm. During the finale concert, the 100 young pianists will perform Schubert’s “Marche Militaire” No. 1 and Brahm’s “Hungarian Dance” in F sharp minor after preparing the pieces with their local teachers. 3 with a cocktail reception in the Prelude Restaurant, followed at 7 p. m. by a recital performance by Lang Lang in Weill Hall. The black-tie opening gala, led by Green Music Center Gala Committee Co-Chairs Joan Weill and Alice Chiang, concludes with a dinner in a tented pavilion decorated in an elegant Asian, contemporary style by designer Thierry Chantrel of La Follia in... Tickets to the Opening Night concert by Lang Lang cost between $65 and $175. They will go on sale to MasterCard cardholders at 10 a. m. Aug. Source: www.pressdemocrat.com
