The Register-Herald, Beckley, West Virginia

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February 24, 2013

W.Va. Symphony shows continue

The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra’s 2012-2013 Capitol Conference Center Symphonic Series continues Friday and Saturday with performances of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21 in C and Bruckner’s Symphony No. 8 in C minor.

This special concert is the first of The Mary Price Ratrie Legacy Concert and features pianist Alexandre Moutouzkine of Astral Artists. Performances will take place at 8 p.m. in the Maier Foundation Performance Hall at the Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of West Virginia.

Prior to the performance Maestro Grant Cooper will host Preludes, a conversation on the evening’s music, at 7 p.m.

Tickets start at $12 for adults and $6 for students and children and are available through the Clay Center Box Office, 304-561-3570. Tickets may also be ordered online at www.wvsymphony.org.

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