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Violin prodigy Midori
to perform at UNC

By ROSEMARY HOLLAND
Carolina Performing Arts Series

CHAPEL HILL — Japanese-born violin prodigy Midori will perform at 8 p.m. Oct. 25 in Memorial Hall at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The concert, part of the 2005-2006 Carolina Performing Arts Series, will feature Mozart's Sonata in A Major, K. 305; Prokofiev's Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 80; Schoenberg's "Phantasy," Op. 47; and Beethoven's Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30, No. 2.

An innovator and a master musician, Midori made her professional debut at age 11 with Zubin Mehta and the New York Philharmonic.

Some 20 years later, she continues to play a vital role in the classical music world as a performer and educator. Midori tours extensively and also is devoted to developing educational and community-based outreach programs.

A reviewer for The Washington Post wrote, "One wonders if there is a more purely ... satisfying violinist than Midori now."

Single ticket prices – $26 to $60 for the public and $10 for Carolina students – are available by calling (919) 843-3333, or from the Memorial Hall box office on Cameron Avenue, open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Carolina students should call the box office for purchasing information. Series subscriptions also are available.

On performance days, the box office is open from 10 a.m. until intermission. For more information, e-mail performingarts@unc.edu or visit www.unc.edu/performingarts.

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Carolina Performing Arts Series contact: Jennifer Smith, (919) 966-3834 or jwsmith@unc.edu

News Services contacts: Print, L.J. Toler, (919) 962-8589; broadcast, Karen Moon, (919) 962-8595