Roots
Roots
Info
WHEN: Saturday, February 22, 2025
6:30 pm Pre-Concert Talk
7:30 pm Concert
WHERE: Ritsche Auditorium (Stewart Hall), St. Cloud State University
CONDUCTOR: KORNEL THOMAS
PROGRAM
The Bamboula,
Rhapsodic Dance for orchestra op. 75
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Romanian Folk Dances Sz. 68
Bela Bartok
Concert Fantasia
on motives from Rigoletto
Luigi Bassi
Olivia Hamilton, clarinet
Symphony No. 8 in G Major op. 88
Antonín Dvořák
Tickets for this concert are
$25 | Adults
$20 | Seniors (65 and over)
$5 | Students
Tickets available online or at the door.
All tickets are General Admission
Kornel Thomas
Kornel Thomas is an award-winning conductor and composer. Thomas was assistant conductor of Savaria Symphony Orchestra [Budapest] from 2017-2020 and was selected as finalist for the music director position from 2020-2021. Previously, he held assistant conductor positions at the Denver Philharmonic Orchestra, Lamont Symphony Orchestra, and St. Stephen King Youth Orchestra. His guest conducting has brought him to many professional ensembles around Europe and the United States. Highlights include working with the Hungarian State Opera and Ballet, Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Dohnányi Orchestra Budafok, Győr Philharmonic Orchestra, and ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Recognizing the profound significance of music education in the lives of children, Thomas served as Conductor and Teaching Artist at El Sistema Colorado, a program catering to students from challenging socioeconomic backgrounds, from 2013 through 2016.
Thomas holds the Magister Artium (M.M., B.M.) from University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna, and an Artist Diploma in Orchestral Conducting from the University of Denver, Lamont School of Music, Denver, CO. His mentors in conducting include Mark Stringer, Michael Jinbo, Sian Edwards, Douglas Bostock, Peter Eotvos, and Daniel Harding, and in composing, László Draskóczy.
