Grammy Nominated Violinist
Caroline Goulding
To Make A Return Visit

 Joined by the celebrated Italian cellist, Umberto Clerici, recent Grammy nominated young violin virtuoso, CAROLINE GOULDING, is returning to perform for her admiring hometown audiences.
Performances of “Caroline e Umberto” are taking place on Friday, February 26^th, 7:30 p.m., McMorran Theatre in Port Huron, and Saturday, February 27^th, 7:30 p.m., Imperial Theatre in Sarnia.
Under the baton of Maestro Jerome David Summers, these much anticipated concerts will showcase the brilliant “fire and ice” contrast of the bold Nordic heroism of the Sibelius First Symphony, melding with the romantic intensity of the Brahms Concerto for violin and violoncello in A minor.  In addition, the stirring Sibelius Finlandia (recognized as the theme from Die Hard), and the lovely Salut d’amour by Elgar, will be heard.
A native of Marysville MI, Ms. Goulding’s Telarc debut album entitled “Caroline Goulding”, released in August of 2009, recently received a Grammy nomination in the classical, solo artist without orchestra category.
At age seventeen, violinist Caroline Goulding combines fearless technique and innate artistry with an unadulterated joy for music making that is unmatched by most violinists at any age.  In her young career, she has already graced the stage with prestigious orchestras such as The Cleveland Orchestra and the Detroit Symphony.  Just recently, she has been invited to solo with the Toronto Symphony.  Ms. Goulding has won the coveted first prize of the Aspen Music Festival’s Concerto Competition (at age thirteen); has appeared on NBC’s Today Show, the MARTHA show hosted by Martha Stewart, and has been featured on National Public Radio’s From The Top, as well as From The Top: Live at Carnegie on PBS Television.  She recently won a first placing in the Young Concert Artists International Audition in New York; the youngest of the 140 competitors from 30 countries. 
Caroline began studying the violin when she was three years old under the tutelage of Julia Kurtyka, and continues her studies with renowned violin pedagogue, Paul Kantor, at the Cleveland Institute of Music.  In addition to the Cleveland and Detroit Symphony Orchestras, she has also performed with the Cleveland Pops Orchestra, the Cincinnati Pops, the Buffalo Philharmonic, Sinfonia Gulf Coast, Atlantic Classical Orchestra, Louisville Youth Orchestra, and the International Symphony Orchestra, among others.  She has attended the Aspen Music Festival and School, the Starling-Delay Symposium and the Interlochen Centre for the Arts.
Through the generous efforts of the Stradivari Society of Chicago, Caroline became the recipient of an A&H Amati violin, which dates back to 1617 and was once owned by Beethoven’s former patrons, the Lobkowicz family.  Caroline shares this honour with such artists as Joshua Bell, Midori, Gil Shaham, Sarah Chang, and Vadim Repin.  She has collaborated with acclaimed artists such as Anton Nel, Umberto Clerici, and Béla Fleck.

Umberto Cerici was born in Turin in 1981 and he began the study of cello when he was five at the Suzuki School of Turin.  Laureate and Prize winner at the most important international cello competitions (the “Antonio Janigro” in Zagreb, the “Rostropovich” Competition in Paris and the “Tchaikovsky” in Moscow), he attended the classes of Mario Brunello, David Geringas and Steven Isserlis.  In April of 1999, he made his debut as soloist playing Haydn’s D Major cello concerto in Japan. Subsequently, he performed with many orchestras including the Brighton Philarmonic, Philarmonia Wien, “I Pomeriggi Musicali” in Milan, the orchestras of Rome, Torino, Istanbul, Ankara and numerous others.
He recorded the first Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto and, together with “Amadeus” Magazine, a cd with compositions for cello and orchestra by Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich.
In July of 2003, he received a prestigious prize in Florence called “Galileo 2000” together with the famous Italian violinist Uto Ughi and the Nobel prize-winner for Peace Simon Peres. In the same year, he performed at the Salzburg Festspiele as winner of the Mozarteum prize. In 2005, he also received the “Pressenda” prize for the best young soloist of the year, and in February 2005 he made his solo debut in New York at the Carnegie Hall.

A pre-concert dinner with Caroline and Umberto, hosted by the International Symphony Association of Port Huron, will be held at McMorran, starting at 5:00 p.m., on the evening of February 26^th.  Cost is $25 per person and will be limited to 100 guests.  Call Judy (810) 385-3284 or Debbie (810) 385-9480 to make a dinner reservation.

Admission is by subscription or individual tickets, which can be purchased at McMorran Box Office and the Symphony Office, 225 Davis Street, Sarnia, or by calling (519) 337-7775 or (810) 984-8857.
Friday, February 26^th, McMorran Theatre, Port Huron,
Adult $24, Senior $23, Student $7

 Saturday, February 27^th, Imperial Theatre Sarnia,
Adult $24, Senior $23, Student $7 plus $3 theatre surcharge
Children under 15 are admitted free with an adult
 

The International Symphony Orchestra  also recognizes the assistance of  the Ontario Arts Council for making possible our 2009/2010 Season “Sounds Spectacular”.