August 5, 2021 at 7 p.m.
Normandale Lake Bandshell | 5901 West 84th Street | Bloomington
The Bloomington Symphony Orchestra is thrilled to announce its first concert performance since February 2020. We will be performing with beautiful Normandale Lake as our backdrop at the City of Bloomington’s Arts in the Park concert series.
Bring a lawn chair or a blanket and grab a spot on the lawn and enjoy an evening of beautiful music that will delight and inspire you. A food truck from Muddy Tiger and a beer truck from Northstar Tavern will be onsite starting at 6:30 p.m. You can also bring your own picnic to enjoy.
The Concert Program
Manny Laureano, Music Director & Conductor
Featuring Vladimir Tsiper, Violin
Fanfare for the Common Man – Aaron Copland
Overture to The Marriage of Figaro – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Academic Festival Overture –Johannes Brahms
Allegro con fuoco – Allegro moderato from
Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22 – Henri Wieniawski
Vladimir Tsiper, Violin
Nimrod from Enigma Variations – Edward Elgar
Galop from The Comedians – Dmitry Kabalevsky
Married Life from Up – Michael Giacchino
Orpheus in the Underworld Overture – Jacques Offenbach
The Soloist
Vladimir Tsiper is a 14-year-old violinist from Eagan, Minnesota and a ninth grader at the Breck School. He has been a student of Lucinda Marvin since the first grade and has also been studying with Yulia Ziskel of the New York Philharmonic for the last year and a half. Vladimir also studies composition with Sarah Miller. He is a member of the Spiritoso Quartet.
Vladimir has won many prizes and awards, including Thursday Musical, the Mary West Solo Competition, the Golden Valley Concerto Competition, and the MacPhail Concerto/Aria Competition. This year, Vladimir became a YPSCA competition finalist. Vladimir is also a four-time winner of the MMTA (Minnesota Music Teacher Association) Piano Contest — and took second prize at the MMTA Composition Contest this year.
Aside from music, Vladimir enjoys downhill skiing, climbing, and theater. He likes traveling, especially getting to visit the tallest buildings in the world.
The Venue
The Funders
