Former Phoenix Symphony Conductor, James DePreist makes a return to Phoenix!

Permanent Conductor of the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra and Director of Conducting and Orchestral Studies at the Julliard School, James Depreist pays The Phoenix Symphony a visit as he conducts Sergei Rachmaninoff's massive Symphony No. 2 in E minor.

The former Phoenix Symphony director will be joined by world-renowned pianist Jon Kimura Parker as he showcases his musical brilliance with the performance of George Gershwin's famous Concerto in F.

Performances will be held Feb. 4 at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts and Feb. 5 and 6 at Symphony Hall! Visit our Web site to reserve your tickets today!


A tid bit on DePreist:

• With more than 50 recordings, DePreist's recorded repetoire includes a celebrated Shostakovich series with the Helsinki Philharmonic + Oregon Symphony



• National Medal of Arts recipient in 2005 awarded by the President of the United States
  

A little on Parker:

• Has performed with several orchestras including: New York Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, and Baltimore Symphony
  
  
• Performed for Queen Elizabeth II, in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, and in front of Prime Ministers of Canada and Japan!