Hailed as a charismatic rising star, pianist Sean Chen won over fans and critics at the 2013 Cliburn Competition with “an exceptional ability to connect with an audience combined with an easy virtuosity” (Huffington Post). The first American to earn a Cliburn award since 1997, he took home third prize, just months after being named the 2013 Christel DeHaan Classical …
4/12/14 – 7:30pm – Performing Arts Center of Rapid City, Historic Theater Composer Michael McLean’s paints tonal pictures of elements, earth, fire, air, and water in his Violin Concerto “ Elements”. Featured guest artist Brian Lewis, has been described as a “charismatic star”… whose impeccable virtuosity and emotional directness are stunning. The winner of the B.H.S.O. Young Artist Competition will also perform. …
BLACK HILLS SYMPHONY EXPLORES “THE FORCE OF DESTINY” MARCH 1, 2014 The Black Hills Symphony Orchestra will perform two symphonic masterworks that explore the personal confrontation with fate – Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 and the overture to Verdi’s “La Forza del Destino” — at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 1, in the Rapid City Performing Arts Center, 601 Columbus St. The …
Vadym Kholodenko, Gold Medalist in the 14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, will present a “Van Cliburn in the Hills” solo concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, in the Rapid City Performing Arts Center, as a fundraiser for the Black Hills Symphony Orchestra and the Rapid City Concert Association. Tickets for his “Van Cliburn in the Hills” solo concert at …
