“Behind doors so richly red they glow even amid the glittering casino, the Borgata Resort’s Music Box theater on Sunday evening will welcome something it wasn’t built for: the Bay-Atlantic Symphony playing the Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 1 with superstar pianist Yuja Wang,” writes David Patrick Stearns in Sunday’s (7/13) Philadelphia Inquirer. “ ‘It’s an eclectic age,’ says Jed Gaylin, the 17-year music director of the Bay-Atlantic Symphony.… Music Box audiences range from classical types to people more likely to buy the $25 tickets spontaneously and applaud midmovement after an impressive soloist flourish.… ‘Unlike Las Vegas, our customer base comes 20, 30, 40 or 50 times a year … so we need a lot of different kinds of offerings,’ … says [Joe Lupo, the Borgata’s senior vice president of operations]. ‘A diverse entertainment program is an important part of the business plan’—as is appealing to the Shore community…. Gaylin has a history of attracting rising guest artists, from [violinist Stefan] Jackiw to Hilary Hahn, who are eager to try out major new repertoire away from the big-city spotlight.”
Posted July 15, 2014
