Three Concerts Remain For RSO’s Current Season

RIDGEFIELD — Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra has three concerts remaining in 2004-05, its 40th anniversary performance season. The season, “Forty and Fantastic!” is offering a diverse collection of evocative and colorful music, including some of the world’s most respected classics and some inspiring hidden treasures.

Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra is also celebrating its ninth season under the musical direction of Maestro Sidney Rothstein.

The next concert is scheduled for Saturday, February 5, and will begin at 8 pm. It will be performed in Richardson Auditorium at Ridgefield High School, 700 North Salem Road.

The program is called “Beautiful Treasures” and will include the performances of Padarewski’s Piano Concerto in A minor (with guest soloist Janina Fialkowska) and Mozart’s Symphony No. 40.

On Sunday, March 13, RSO will offer “Spring Potpourri” at Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge Road. On the program for that evening is Copland’s Quiet City, with guest soloists John Charles Thomas and Dorothy Darlington, and Schubert’s Symphony No. 5.

This concert will begin at 3 pm.

The season finalé is scheduled for Saturday, April 16, at 8 pm, and will have RSO returning to the auditorium at Ridgefield High School. The concert, “Romantic Expressions,” will feature Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3, with soloist Rui Shi, and Hanson’s Symphony No. 2, (“Romantic”).

Tickets for any of these concerts range from $15 to $45. They can be purchased online at www.RidgefieldSymphony.org or by calling 203-438-3889.