Mendelssohn Concerto for Violin in E minor, Op. 64 with Borivoj Martinic-Jercic, violin
Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34
Admission Charged: $5.00 adults; $2.00 students.
Tickets available at the door.
For its final concert of 2012, the Iowa State University Symphony Orchestra presents two beloved works. Mendelssohn's glorious Violin Concerto in E minor is one of the most popular concertos in the orchestral repertoire and is filled with lush romanticism and soaring melodies. Rimsky-Korsakov's brilliantly orchestrated Capriccio Espagnol glitters with dazzling colors and energy.
Recipient of the Yehudi Menuhin Award, soloist Borivoj Martinic-Jercic has enjoyed an illustrious career. Born in Zagreb, Croatia, he graduated from Blagoje Bersa Conservatory of Music in 1978, where he studied with Kristijan Petrovic. Mr. Martinic-Jercic received his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the University of Michigan, under the guidance of Prof. Paul Makanowitzky and Ruggiero Ricci.
Numerous solo and chamber music performances have taken him throughout the United States, Canada, Asia and Europe. In addition to appearances with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and the Detroit Contemporary Chamber Ensamble, 'Boro' served as Concertmaster of the Phoenix Symphony for fifteen years.
For the last five years he has been the Music Director and Concertmaster of I Solisti di Zagreb, and Professor of Violin at the University of Zagreb Academy of Music. During his tenure with I Solisti di Zagreb he performed over three hundred concerts world wide.
In 2009, Mr. Martinic-Jercic and I Solisti di Zagreb released a CD of Vivaldi Four Seasons on the EDI label. In 2011 Naxos label released a CD of the Puerto Rican composer , Ernesto Cordero, Carribean Concertos with I Solisti di Zagreb, Maestro Pepe Romero and Guillermo Figueroa.
In his career he has performed with such artists as Ivo Pogorelich, Pepe Romero, Zoran Dukic, Ana Vidovic, Radovan Vlatkovic, Yo Yo Ma, Giovanni Sollima, Julius Berger, Marc Coppey, Bozo Paradik, Pinchas Zukerman, Itzhak Perlman, Hilary Hahn, Joshua Bell, Gil Shaham and Guillermo Figueroa. Mr. Martinic-Jercic has been the Concertmaster of the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra since 1995 and presently holds the position of Assistant Professor of Violin at Iowa State University, and is the violinist of the Ames Piano Quartet.
Have questions? Contact:
Dr. Jacob Harrison
Director of Orchestral Activities
jgharris@iastate.edu | 515.294.3978
109 Music Hall
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa 50011
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