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On Thursday, June 18, violist Tatjana Mead Chamis will perform a concert for the Boguslavsky String Scholarship Fund in Libby Gardner Hall on the University of Utah campus. Tatjana is currently principal violist with the Pittsburgh Symphony...

Each summer, the Utah Symphony tours around Salt Lake County presenting free concerts to thank the residents for their support...

When I heard we were doing Bernstein’s MASS for Keith’s finale concert this season, I knew there would be mixed feelings from our audience. Today, I turned to Google to see what people were saying about the performance and found some interesting reactions - both good and bad...

On Sunday there was an article in the Salt Lake Tribune about USUO’s financial situation, but it wasn’t the comments about the budget deficit that got people talking...

Today Keith, Jamie, and Michael sat down with Doug Fabrizio on Radio West to discuss Bernstein’s MASS. If you missed the interview earlier, you can catch it on their websit

Bernstein’s MASS being performed in Salt Lake City would be a big deal even if it weren’t Keith’s final performance as Music Director...

Celena Shafer and Steven Condy from the cast of Don Pasquale were on KUTV’s noon news today helping Bryan Wolley make Strawberry Opera Cake. There are two segments of the video (Segment 1 - Segment 2) that you can watch on KUTV.com...

Check it out. David Park was on KUTV Channel 2 News yesterday showing off the Stradivarius Firebird violin he’ll perform on tomorrow. According to the blog on the KUTV site, his performance during the news actually brought tears to the eyes of one of the newscasters...

We’ve just updated our Utah Opera Boutique with a few new products, including Utah Opera chapstick (might come in useful after a night at the opera), some limited-edition Oblinski prints (signed!), and some new clothing. Also, during the run of Don Pasquale, there will be free shipping...

We’re in the final run up to the opening night of Donizetti’s Don Pasquale. The entire rehearsal process has gone smoothly and it’s time to add costumes, lights and orchestra for this production where spaghetti Western meets Italian opera...

Out of five violin concertos Mozart wrote, Mozart Violin Concerto No. 1 is the only one that has not been performed by the Utah Symphony. So, next week will be a Utah Symphony premiere! One can get an idea what a prodigy Mozart was from this piece (which he wrote at age 17)...

Did you attend a concert conducted by Keith Lockhart that you still remember vividly? Or perhaps was there an encounter with the Maestro or his music changed your life...

I just got really excited about next week’s performance called Beyond Sibelius. To start out with, I didn’t realize that Timothy Jones was going to be back until recently. Because of my job, I attend a lot of performances here (I’ve been at 21 of the 32 concerts we’ve had this season)...

In March, Utah Symphony cellist Pegsoon Whang, violinist Lun Jiang, and pianist Hyunsoon Whang played a fabulous concert at Kol Ami as part of their ongoing concert series. On the program was the Dumky Trio by Dvorak, the Gypsy Trio by Haydn, and the Violin Sonata in A by Brahms...

There were a few articles about USUO this weekend in the paper that made it online. First, Celia Baker at the SL Tribune did an interesting preview on this weekend’s concert - Keith Concludes Mahler...

Utah Symphony | Utah Opera would like to celebrate our musicians anniversaries with the Utah Symphony! Thank you for making each year more memorable than the next...

Traditionally, a toccata is a showpiece for a soloist, often involving fast-moving music that requires light fingers. In the case of composer James Beckel’s Toccata, the entire orchestra is showcased...

Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony has always been overshadowed by his Third, Fifth, and Ninth Symphonies...

After this weekend’s performance, Alban Gerhardt’s blog popped up in my Google alerts, which inspired me to add a new category to our Blog Roll: Guest Artists...

For Keith Lockhart’s finale concert as Music Director of the Utah Symphony, he will lead the orchestra in Bernstein’s Mass...

Looking for a great deal on tickets to upcoming performances? This week, when you buy tickets online to two or more performances, you can save 15%. Enter the promocode “websale” when selecting your seats. Click here for more details on the promot

Thursday’s Orchestra In-Sight concert will be a chance to hear a range of music by a great American composer. You will also have the chance to ask questions of the conductor and orchestra after the concert. This 7 PM concert is open to secondary and college students ($3) and their teachers ($5)...

American composer Joan Tower visits the Salt Lake area each summer, with the Muir Quartet, as part of our Emerging Quartets and Composers program...

Nine things to know or do for Saturday's event: 1. Purchase tickets for Saturday if you haven't already: 801-533-NOTE (6683) | http://www.usuo.org/vivace 2. Read the Vivace Behind the Music Guide. Click here: http://www.utahsymphony.org/assets/vivace/behindmusic_bow-isimo.pdf...