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“There’s just something beautiful about Mozart. And it is an everyman drama in a way, beyond all the myths about the great child prodigy, this and that… there’s that element of humanity on the verge of attaining that which is reserved for the gods.” (Bill Eddins)

Stay after the show for Afterthoughts, our popular and casual post-concert reception, where you can meet the conductors and soloists, and gain insight into the performance.

Mozart: Symphony No. 40
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20
Mozart: Adagio and Rondo
Mozart: Fantasy in F minor (orchestrated by Harbison)

$69 Dress Circle (A)
$59 Terrace (B)
$51 Orchestra (C)
$38 Upper Circle (D)
$28 Gallery (E)
$20 Orchestra Front (F)
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This concert is also performed on Saturday, March 6, 2010.

The next Friday Masters performance is March 26, 2010.

Program Information

Program

Mozart: Fantasy in F minor (orchestrated by Harbison) (10')*

Mozart: Symphony No. 40 (31')*

Intermission

Mozart: Adagio and Rondo (11')*
 William Eddins, celesta
 Elizabeth Faulkner, flute
 Lidia Khaner, oboe
 Charles Pilon, viola
 Colin Ryan, cello

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 (32')*
 William Eddins, piano & conductor

*Indicates approximate performance duration

Artist Information

William Eddins, conductor

William Eddins is in his fifth season as Music Director of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. A native of Buffalo, New York, he currently resides in Minneapolis with his lovely wife Jen, a clarinetist, and their two boys Raef (AKA Raefster; Munchers) and Riley (AKA Squeaky; The Imp; Dr. No).

Bill has been playing piano since he was five when his parents bought a Wurlitzer Grand piano at a garage sale. He started conducting during his sophomore year at the Eastman School of Music, and most of the '80s were spent trying to decide whether to pursue a career in conducting or piano. The quandary was answered for him when he realized that the life of a poor, starving pianist was for the birds. In 1989 Bill decided to study conducting with Dan Lewis at the University of Southern California, from whence he managed to land assistant conductor posts with the Chicago Symphony and the Minnesota Orchestra in 1992.

Bill has many non-musical hobbies including: cooking, eating, discussing food, and planning dinner parties. He is also quite fond of biking, tennis, reading, and pinball. Unfortunately, due to pianistic paranoia his days in the martial arts are long over.

Bill is committed to bringing classical music to the greater public. He has started a podcast – Classical Connections – which is dedicated to exploring the history of classical music and highlights live chamber music performances in which Bill has taken part (check it out for yourself at Bill Eddins' website). He has also produced a solo piano CD – Bad Boys, Volume I – which features Beethoven's "Hammerklavier" Sonata and Albright's Nightmare Fantasy Rag. His latest recording, on the Naxos label, features American music for cello and orchestra.