Secure your seats early for the Miami Symphony Orchestra’s (MISO) upcoming season which opens October 5! In celebration of Steinway & Sons 161st Anniversary, MISO has discounted ticket prices through August 1. You can experience five concerts at the Adrienne Arsht Center for $140. or the full season of eight performances starting at just $179. For tickets call 305-275-5666 or go to www.themiso.org
Here’s another look at the ultra glam MISO gala, a more relaxed, colorful affair this year because it was a Blues Brunch instead. Most everyone went to great lengths to wear the suggested attire of big hats and bow ties. An inspired idea from the advisory board’s luncheon chairs, Criselda Breene, Iran Issa-Khan and Sam Robin — and these girls know how to do a party.
The brunch was held at one of my favorite places, Juvia restaurant, high atop the award-winning 1111 Lincoln Road building, where there’s a jaw-dropping view of South Beach in addition to the creative cuisine. Our society ladies went all out with intricate hats and fascinators showing a serious commitment to fashion. The dapper gents weren’t far behind, with an assortment of chapeaux that ran the gamut from Panama hats to fedoras, combined with many a snappy bow tie. A jazz quartet comprised of MISO musicians played live jazz as we mingled, downed rivers of champers and table-hopped in between bites of Juvia’s exquisite signature dishes, a fusion of French, Japanese and Peruvian cooking styles.
MISO’s conductor, Maestro Eduardo Marturet, a tour de force in music and his very glamorous actress wife, Athina Klioumi Marturet, were as ever, the most gracious, entertaining hosts. Sponsors included designers Silvia Tcherrasi, Angel Sanchez and the Ritz-Carlton Residences.
The MISO has existed in South Florida for over a quarter century and has developed a distinct musical voice under the baton of Maestro Marturet by performing an increasing number of national and world premieres. The not-for-profit symphony conducts arts and education programs for students in the Miami-Dade Public School System and provides low and no-cost concert tickets to students, senior citizens, first responders, active military and veterans in South Florida. www.themiso.org
THE MISO SEASON 2014-2015 PROGRAM:
Season Opening Night
Mendelssohn, Rachmaninov, and Brahms
October 5, 2014 – Sunday 6:00 PM, Adrienne Arsht Center (Miami)
The Beatles U.S. Invasion: 50th Anniversary
Hyken, Breiner, and Marturet
November 16, 2014 – Sunday 6:00 PM, Adrienne Arsht Center (Miami)
Ocean Drive in Vienna
Music from Vienna with a Latin twist of Overtures, Waltzes and Dances.
January 18, 2015 – Sunday 6:00 PM, Adrienne Arsht Center (Miami)
MISO for the Family
Saint-Saëns
January 24, 2015 – Saturday 12:00 PM, Jungle Island
January 24, 2015 – Saturday 8:00 PM, Gusman (University of Miami, Coral Gables)
Valentine’s Date
Strauss, Addinsell, Debussy, Bernstein, and Marquez
February 14, 2015 – Saturday 6:00 PM, South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center (Miami)
February 15, 2015 – Sunday 8:00 PM, TBD
Sounds from Hollywood
March 8, 2015 – Sunday 6:00 PM, Adrienne Arsht Center (Miami)
Moz-Art
Salieri, Mozart, and Desenne
April 11, 2015 – Saturday 6:00 PM, Wertheim (Miami)
April 12, 2015 – Sunday 6:00 PM, South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center (Miami)
The Steinway & Sons Piano Extravaganza
Khachaturian, Mehmari, Mozart, and Liszt
Sun. May 3, 2015 at 6:00 PM, Adrienne Arsht Center (Miami)
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