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The Venice Symphony is joined by Violinist Fabiola Kim for April 22-23 Contact Name: Sharyn Lonsdale Contact Email: slonsdale@thevenicesymphony.org Contact Phone Number: 9412078822 The Venice Symphony presents Fantasy, Firebird and Fabiola with guest violinist Fabiola Kim, 7:30 pm, April 22 and 3:30 pm, April 23 at the Venice Performing Arts Center, One Indian Ave, Venice. Hailed by the New York Times as “a brilliant soloist,” who plays “with extraordinary precision and luminosity,” Fabiola Kim has received international acclaim from BBC magazine, The Strad, Gramophone and others. She has won the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra’s Concerto Competition, the Aspen Music Festival Competition and the Juilliard School Concerto Competition, and was a prize winner at the Irving M. Klein International Competition for Strings. She has appeared at the Aspen Music Festival, Ravinia Steans Institute, Verbier Festival and La Jolla Music Society Summerfest. Ms. Kim will solo on Vaughan Williams’ transcendent masterpiece for solo violin, The Lark Ascending. Music Director Troy Quinn said, “Fabiola is an outstanding violinist and brings this piece to new artistic heights.” The program also includes Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries and music from Chariots of Fire and How to Train Your Dragon. The finale is Igor Stravinsky’s dazzling The Firebird Suite. Season sponsors are Gulf Coast Community Foundation and proceeds from the Sarasota County Tourist Development Tax. The concert sponsors are Dr. Jonathan and Mrs. Sophia Fong. The Symphony will offer its free Meet the Maestro Pre-Concert Talks at 6:30 pm before evening concerts and 2:30 pm before afternoon concerts, featuring Maestro Quinn and guest artists, and sponsored by FourThought Private Wealth. Parking and valet are free. Tickets are available at thevenicesymphony.org, by calling 941-207-8822 or visit The Venice Symphony Office, 1515 S. Tamiami Trail, Suite 7, Venice, 10 am to 4 pm, Monday through Friday.