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Minsoo Sohn with OSO

The Okanagan Symphony Orchestra (OSO) is bringing four time award winning Minsoo Sohn back to the stages of the Okanagan for three performances of “Colours of Russia” March 10-12, 2017.
 
"Colours of Russia" opens in Kelowna on Friday, March 10 at 7:30pm (doors open 6:30pm) with performances in Penticton Saturday, March 11 at 7:30pm (doors open 6:30pm) and Vernon on Sunday, March 12 at 7:00pm (doors open 6:00pm). Tickets are $56.25 for adults; $49.00 for seniors and $26.75 for youth; the OSO also offers the front three rows of seating for $25 in all three theatres. Tickets are available for the Kelowna concert by phone through Kelowna Tickets or by phone 250.862.2867; for the Penticton through the Shatford Centre or by phone 888.974.9170 and the Vernon & District Performing Arts Centre phone 250.549.7469 or online via www.okanagansymphony.com.
 
Born in Korea, Sohn began piano studies at age three. He moved to Boston to study with Russell Sherman and Wha Kyung Byun at New England Conservatory where he recieved his artist diploma in 2004. He is currently on the faculty of Michigan State University. Pianist Minsoo Sohn has been described by the Boston Globe as an artist, a man who will create a life in music, find listeners, and reward them. Known as a performer with poetic vision and musical intelligence, Sohn continues to garner praise from critics and audiences alike for his masterful virtuosity and deep musicianship. The latest accolade, published in The New York Times, called his Honens-label recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations a "beautifully articulated, radiant interpretation" and named it one of the top classical recordings of 2011.Sohn has toured extensively throughout North America, Europe, and Israel at important venues including Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Toronto's Glenn Gould Studio and St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, Boston's Symphony Hall, Jordan Hall and Gardner Museum, Calgary's Jack Singer Concert Hall, Arrata Opera Centre and Rozsa Centre, Banff Centre's Rolston Recital Hall, Ottawa's National Arts Centre, Chicago's Cultural Center, Cleveland's Severance Hall, San Francisco's Herbst Theatre, Spain's Palacio Festivalle de Cantabria, Israel's Tel Aviv Museum of Art and Mann Auditorium, Brussel's Palais des Beaux Art and Theatre Royal de la Monnaie, and Munich's Gasteig. He has also appeared at New Hampshire's Monadnock Festival, Spain's Santander Festival, Israel's Eilat Festival, Canada's Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival, Colors of Music festival, Tuckamore Festival and Gilmore Rising Stars Series.
 
The Okanagan Symphony Orchestra is the third largest professional Symphony Orchestra in British Columbia;  entertaining residents of the Okanagan Valley and visitors from around the globe with symphonic music since 1960. To learn more about the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra visit their website at www.okanagansymphony.com or follow at on twitter, instagram and facebook. See it, Hear it, Love it!



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