(Poughkeepsie, NY) The Bardavon is excited to announce the Hudson Valley Philharmonic's exceptional 2009-10 season. This season continues the celebration of the orchestra's 50th anniversary. It was 75 years ago that the Dutchess Philharmonic Community Orchestra was founded by four local amateur musicians and 50 years ago that conductor Claude Monteux elevated the orchestra to a fully-professional ensemble, renaming it the Hudson Valley Philharmonic. This also represents the HVP's eleventh year under Bardavon management and the sixteenth under the music direction of Randall Craig Fleischer.

Recent seasons have been as star-studded as any at the New York Philharmonic with solo turns by Andre Watts, Joshua Bell, and Yo-Yo Ma. The coming season will be no different featuring the artistry of several celebrated soloists including the renowned pianist Yefim Bronfman, the extraordinary musicianship of violinist Anne Akiko Myers, New York Philharmonic principal trombonist Joe Alessi and the winners of the Van Cliburn Piano and HVP String Competitions.

The five symphonic concerts of the 2009-10 season spotlight 20th century compositions by Ravel, Bartok, Prokofiev and an adaptation of Mozart by Wynton Marsalis as well as classic compositions of Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart, Verdi and Debussy. This versatile mix of drama and romance creates a sensational variety of powerful concerts, each accentuating the orchestra's superb musicianship. In addition to the symphonic concerts, the coming season showcases some very special events - the legendary virtuoso violinist Itzhak Perlman will make his Kingston debut at UPAC in March and beginning in October, the Bardavon is very pleased to announce that with the extraordinary support of the Jane Nuhn Charitable Trust we have installed the projection equipment and have been granted the rights for 9 High Definition Broadcasts "Live in HD From the Metropolitan Opera".

The Bardavon is also thrilled to continue to highlight Elizabeth Schulze, the HVP's Principal Guest Conductor who will return to lead the orchestra for November's Brilliantly Brahms symphony event.

The following is the complete HVP 2009-2010 season:

SYMPHONY CONCERT I - Mozart a la Marsalis Saturday, October 17, 2009, 8pm at Bardavon
Verdi: La Forza del Destino Overture
Mozart: Concerto, violin, no.3, K 216, G Major (Strassburg)- cadenzas written by Wynton Marsalis with Anne Akiko Meyers - violin
Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra

SYMPHONY CONCERT II - Brilliantly Brahms Saturday, November 7, 2009, 8pm at
Bardavon- with HVP Principal Guest Conductor Elizabeth Schulze
Mozart: Don Giovanni K.527, Overture
Tchaikovsky: Concerto, violin in D, Op. 35 with Li Lao (HVP String Competition Winner)
Brahms: Symphony no.4, op.98, E minor

SYMPHONY CONCERT III - Bronfman's Prokofiev Sunday, December 20, 2009, 3pm at Bardavon
Haydn: Symphony no. 88, G Major
Kodaly: Galanta Dances
Prokofiev: Concerto, piano no 2.op.16, G minor with Yefim Bronfman- Piano

SYMPHONY CONCERT IV- Pastorale
Saturday, April 10, 2010, 8pm at Bardavon
Faure: Pavane
Beethoven: Symphony no 6, op 68, F major (Pastorale) Concerto with Van Cliburn Silver Medalist - to be

announced

SYMPHONY CONCERT V- Impressions & Elegies Saturday, May 9, 2010, 8pm at Bardavon
Ravel: Alborada del Gracioso
Rouse: Trombone Concerto with Joe Alessi - Trombone
Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
Debussy: La Mer

Audience members are invited to a pre-concert talk with the conductor one hour prior to each performance.

PLUS SPECIAL EVENTS!

LIVE IN HD- FROM THE STAGE OF THE METROPOLITAN OPERA- 2009-10 Met season of new productions and revivals - 9 broadcasts beginning in October 2009 The Met's award-winning series of live, high-definition performance transmissions to theaters continues to captivate audiences around the world. Seen in almost 850 venues, don't miss the chance to experience the Met Live HD at the Bardavon and UPAC!

Itzhak Perlman, Saturday, March 6, 2010, 8pm at UPAC in Kingston Back by Popular Demand! Undeniably the reigning virtuoso of the violin, Itzhak Perlman is recognized by audiences all over the world as much for his irrepressible joy in making music as for his flawless technique. A rare opportunity to hear a concert by a consummate artist in his Kingston-UPAC debut.

HVP 2009-10 SEASON SUBSCRIPTION TICKETS: On sale now. Tickets to MET HD OPERA, ITZHAK PERLMAN and single tickets to the HVP season on sale to Bardavon Members and HVP Subscribers only beginning September 8, 2009.

Tickets go on sale to the general public September 15. Call or visit the Bardavon Box Office, 35 Market Street, Poughkeepsie 845.473.2072 or the UPAC Box Office, 601 Broadway Kingston: (845) 339-6088 For more information, check out the Bardavon web site at www.bardavon.org.

Chris Silva, Executive Director
Bardavon 1869 Opera House
35 Market Street
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Adm: 845-473-5288
Fax: 845-473-4259
www.bardavon.org