ESO Concertmaster Isabella Lippi to perform the Sibelius violin concerto with LSSO Feb. 28
Elgin Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Isabella Lippi will be performing the Sibelius Violin Concerto on Sunday, Feb. 28, at 3:30 p.m. with the Lake Shore Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Russell Vinick, at the Northside College Preparatory School. For tickets, see LSSO.org.
Lippi, concertmaster of the ESO since 2004, was recently featured in the ESO concert, "Andrew Grams Plays Violin," where she and Music Director Grams, also a violinist, performed works by Bach, Corelli and Theofanidis. To learn more about the ESO, visit ElginSymphony.org.
Violinist Isabella Lippi, who was born in Chicago, has been called "a standout, even among virtuosos." She began performing in public at the age of 10 when she made her debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. She has since performed in numerous recitals and has appeared as guest soloist with orchestras in the United States, Mexico, Europe and the Far East. Lippi's teachers have included Robert Lipsett at the University of Southern California, Dorothy Delay at the Juilliard School and Almita and Roland Vamos in Chicago.
In 1989, Lippi won the St. Louis Symphony Young Artist Competition, so impressing Maestro Leonard Slatkin that for the first time in the 55-year history of the competition, she was invited to perform with the symphony in subscription concerts under Maestro Slatkin. Of this program, the St. Louis Post Dispatch declared, "Lippi introduced rhythmic subtleties into the music of the like that haven't been heard since the heyday of Heifetz."
In addition to her work as a soloist, Lippi has participated in numerous chamber music festivals including those of Santa Fe, La Jolla, Mainly Mozart and the Aspen Music Festival. She was Concertmaster of the Charleston Symphony from 1999-2002 and is currently Concertmaster of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra.
Lippi has been a featured artist on a number of radio stations throughout the United States including WQXR in New York, WNIB in Chicago and KFAC in Los Angeles; and in a nationally distributed educational program entitled Encounters. She is featured on a CD on the Koch International label which contains complete works for violin and piano and the solo works by the late composer, Miklos Rozsa.
The Lake Shore Symphony Orchestra is a nonprofit symphony orchestra whose primary focus it to engage, inspire and educate through music's extraordinary power, to create an opportunity for Chicago area musicians to perform a wide variety of symphonic music, and to provide youth, seniors, and persons with limited access to the arts high quality, affordable, and enlightening music.
The Elgin Symphony Orchestra, now in its 65th season, offers programming unmatched for an entertaining, informative and relaxing cultural experience. Known for their high-quality performances, ESO musicians represent some of the most talented musical artists in the region. In addition to magnificent music, patrons can also enjoy a drink, spend time with friends and even shop in the lobby of the Hemmens Cultural Center. After Saturday night performances, the audience is invited to the ESO's Mingle with the Musicians at the Elgin Public House, 219 E. Chicago St. From start to finish, the ESO brings world class, big city entertainment without the hassles of the big city.