Sinfonia Classical Connections featuring Accordionist Hanzhi Wang

FREE CONCERT! Sinfonia Gulf Coast kicks off the season with the first Classical Connections series concert featuring accordionist Hanzhi Wang at Grace Lutheran Church in Destin on Thursday October 25 at 7:30pm. Guests are encouraged to bring batteries of all sizes to be donated to those affected by Hurricane Michael. Tickets are still required. Please go to sinfoniagulfcoast.org to reserve your seat. 

In light of the recent tragedy faced with Hurricane Michael, Sinfonia Gulf Coast has decided to transition the first Classical Connections performance of the season into a free community concert featuring classical accordionist, Hanzhi Wang. In lieu of purchasing tickets, attendees are encouraged to bring donations of batteries of all sizes, in efforts to recharge those affected by the storm. Tickets are still required. Please go to sinfoniagulfcoast.org to reserve your seat. 

Ms. Wang joins Sinfonia for the first Silver Sands Premium Outlets’ Classical Connections concert series, where she will perform, “Concerto for Bandoneon & Orchestra” by Astor Piazzolla. Also on the program are Jennifer Higdon’s “Dance Card,” and “Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48” by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Praised for her engaging stage presence and performances that are technically and musically brilliant, Hanzhi Wang is the first accordionist to win and join the roster of Young Concert Artists in its 57-year history of discovering extraordinary musicians.

COMMUNITIES DIGITAL NEWS (Washington, DC): “Ms. Wang dazzled all at the full house at the Kennedy Center with her skills and musicianship. She offered a program of surprisingly daring and eclectic repertoire, including a wide range of classical repertoire explored so masterfully that it seems as if these works had actually been written for the accordion in the first place. It was a genuinely eye-opening evening. Hanzhi Wang is undoubtedly well on her way to a unique career that is certain to be much discussed.

PIF CASTELFIDARDIO NEWS (Italy): “Hanzhi Wang is a young artist with huge talent, with a remarkable stage presence. Her interpretation was passionate and technically flawless.”

Thursday, October 25, 2018 | 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Grace Lutheran Church | 4325 Commons Dr W. Destin, FL 32541
TICKETS: Complimentary to attend
Please bring all sizes of new/unused batteries to the performance for distribution to our neighbors affected by Hurricane Michael! 

This performance is underwritten by our Classical Connections Presenting Sponsor:
Silver Sands Premium Outlets | Howard Group
Our 2018-2019 season presenting sponsors: 
Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, Hancock Whitney Bank, and VIE Magazine

tickets are still required for this performance. Please click here to reserve

Read our SoWal.com feature story to learn more about Sinfonia Gulf Coast's 2018-2019 Season:
Sinfonia Gulf Coast Presents A Stellar Line-up of Artists And Concerts for 2018-2019 Season

As the region’s only fully professional symphony orchestra, Sinfonia Gulf Coast is committed to presenting high-caliber events and providing much-needed educational initiatives throughout the Northwest Florida Gulf Coast region. Proceeds from the all events benefit Sinfonia Gulf Coast and its music education programs, which include musicians/guest artists in schools, free orchestra concerts, bus transportation for students, Sinfonia Youth Orchestra program, Arts in Medicine with Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast, LINK UP concerts with third through fifth grades in participation with Carnegie Hall’s Weill Institute of Music, the annual Paint the Music Project and more.

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