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Acclaimed Violinist Performs at Pepperdine
Benjamin Baker Performs as the Final Recitalist of Center for the Arts' 2019-2020 Season
Benjamin Baker, Violin
Daniel Lebhardt, Pianist
Part of the Recital Series
Sunday, March 22, 2020, 2 p.m.
Raitt Recital Hall, Pepperdine University
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Violinist Benjamin Baker comes to Pepperdine University’s Raitt Recital Hall at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 22, 2020 as the final performer of the Recital Series for the 2019–2020 season.
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Tickets, starting at $28 for adults and $10 for full-time Pepperdine students, are available now by calling (310) 506-4522 or visiting arts.pepperdine.edu. More information about Baker is available at benbakerviolin.co.uk.
His program includes Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No.10 in G, Op.96, Tonia Ko’s Plush Earth in Four Pieces, and Faure’s Violin Sonata No.1 in A, Op.13.
Baker, a New Zealand native, has moved audiences around the world with his musicianship, performing as far afield as Lebanon, China, Australia, throughout Europe and the US, and on tour in South America. He has performed as soloist with the Royal Philharmonic in London, English Chamber Orchestra, Royal Northern Sinfonia, London Mozart Players, Bristol Metropolitan Orchestra, Sinfonia Cymru in Wales, National Children's Orchestra in Manchester, Auckland Philharmonia, Maui Pops Orchestra, and South Carolina’s Long Bay Symphony. He has been reengaged to appear with the English Chamber Orchestra this season, performing the Strauss Concerto.
For his recital, Baker will be accompanied by pianist Daniel Lebhardt. Lebhardt has impressed audiences and critics alike with his thoughtful interpretations and outstanding virtuosity. A native of Hungary, he currently lives in England, where he has played a Mozart Concerto at Royal Festival Hall, a BBC Proms concert broadcast on Radio 3, repeat performances at Wigmore Hall, and received the Royal Academy of Music’s prestigious Patron’s Award. Upcoming concerts include Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto at King George’s Hall with the Hallé Orchestra.
THE DETAILS:
WHAT: Benjamin Baker, Violin
WHEN: Sunday, March 22, 2020 at 2 p.m.
WHERE: Raitt Recital Hall, Pepperdine University, 24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA
TICKETS: (310) 506-4522 or arts.pepperdine.edu
PRICES: $28 for adults, $10 for Pepperdine students
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