Special Student Ticket Offer for Music and Dance at Strathmore

Strathmore is offering steep student discounts for three music and one dance event this spring to Montgomery College students. Terms

• All tickets are $20 each
• Valid student ID required to pick up tickets at Will Call
• Order tickets by phone at 301-581-5100 or in-person at the Strathmore Ticket Office
• Offer for full and part-time students only, not valid for continuing education/lifetime learning classes, faculty or staff

Available Performances: The Ahn Trio, February 20 at 8 p.m. Few chamber musicians make lists like People magazine's "Most Beautiful"- but the adventurous spirit of this extraordinary Korean piano/cello/violin trio has captured the imaginations of a broad audience. Hear these brilliantly accomplished women in commissioned works from some of the most exciting composers on the contemporary scene, including Kenji Bunch, Nikolai Kapustin, Ronn Yedidia and Nguyen Le. "Their take on chamber music is intimate, yet grand, innovative, yet classic. To the listener, it's a revolution" (The Seattle Times). Academy of St. Martin in the Fields with Julia Fischer, violin, February 24 at 8 p.m. No classical music library is complete without the iconic recordings of this fabled ensemble, beloved for their "marvelously etched, musicianly performance" (The Birmingham Post, England). In this 50th Anniversary U.S. tour, the Academy is joined by Gramophone Magazine's 2007 Artist of the Year, violinist Julia Fischer. BRITTEN Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge BACH Violin Concerto in A Minor BACH Concerto for Violin No. 2 in E Major, BWV 1042 WALTON Sonata for Strings Program subject to change Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and Julia Fischer's album, released January 27, 2009, shot straight to the number one spot on the Billboard Classical Music Chart! Nrityagram Dance Ensemble, March 19 at 8 p.m. In its ashram-like compound in the Indian countryside, this stunning company eats, sleeps, and breathes classical dance-and their passion shines in every exquisitely polished move. "One of the most luminous dance events of the year! They performed with a burnished grace, a selfless concentration, and a depth that reflected their intensive training" (The New York Times). Listen and learn! Learn more about the intense physical and spiritual training the dancers undergo in a free post-concert Q&A session with company artistic director Surupa Sen, moderated by Strathmore President and CEO Eliot Pfanstiehl. Anne Sophie von Otter, mezzo-soprano, Daniel Hope, violin & Bengt Forsberg, piano in "Theresienstadt,"April 30 at 8 p.m. In the Second World War, Theresienstadt (Terezin) was a Nazi garrison town near Prague, a holding pen for tens of thousands of Czech Jews-many of them artists and musicians- who would be transported to Auschwitz. This deeply moving concert recreates their music, some of it elegiac, all of it almost unbearably touching; Anne Sofie von Otter "sings them with exquisite tenderness" (Gramophone). Anne Sofie von Otter and Terezin: Theresienstadt was just nominated for a 2008 GRAMMY award! The Bach Sinfonia, May 9 at 8 p.m. Enemies and enchantments abound in this 17th-century semi-opera for orchestra, chorus, soloists and narrator-a musical tale of love and war and magic. Purcell's King Arthur is a robust large-scale work in five acts for soloists, chorus and orchestra. In this semi-opera, Arthur battles to unite Britain and to rescue his fiance, Princess Emmeline, from the clutches of his arch-enemy, the Saxon King Oswald. Based on a libretto by John Dryden, King Arthur was first performed in 1691. The semi-opera, a genre unique to the late seventeenth century, features both music and spoken dialog throughout. Sinfonia's performance presents an adapted dramatic narration to tell this exciting tale alongside the superb musical entertainment. This performance marks the 350th anniversary of the composers' birth.