One of today’s most prominent violinists, Gil Shaham performs Bartók’s dazzlingly virtuosic Violin Concerto no. 2, under the baton of Vasily Petrenko. A rising star of the new generation of conductors, Petrenko also conducts Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet, one of the composer’s most famous works, and the overture to the opera Maskarade by Danish composer Nielsen. The latter composer’s Clarinet Concerto showcases OSM Principal Clarinet Todd Cope.
Todd Cope was appointed Principal Clarinet of the OSM in 2013. He was previously a member of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and a member of the New World Symphony in Miami Beach, Florida. As a concerto soloist, he has been featured with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Sudbury Symphony Orchestra, New World Symphony, the Music Academy of the West and the Eastern Music Festival Orchestra, among others. In addition, he has performed with the Sun Valley Summer Symphony and Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, and has held fellowships at the Aspen and Eastern music festivals, the National Repertory Orchestra, the Music Academy of the West, and the American Institute of Music Studies in Graz, Austria. He graduated from the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati where he studied with Richie Hawley. Todd Cope also completed a professional studies certificate at the Colburn School in Los Angeles, CA, where he was a student of Yehuda Gilad. Todd is currently on the faculty of the Schulich School of Music at McGill University and is an exclusive Buffet-Crampon and Vandoren performing artist.
Vasily Petrenko and Prokofiev’s Romeo and JulietAPRIL 16 AND 18 
Patricia Petibon sings ShéhérazadeMAY 20, 23 AND 24 
Alban Gerhardt and Dvořák’s Famous Cello ConcertoNOVEMBER 20 AND 21 
