Chagrin Valley Little Theatre

Valentine's Concert Chagrin Falls Studio Orchestra

Performance Dates & Tickets

About the Event

Fill your hearts with music this Valentine's Day!

Conductor Stephen A. Eva and the Chagrin Falls Studio Orchestra will perform their Valentine's Concert at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 12, 2011. The concert will feature award-winning pianist Dmitri Levkovich in his return to the Cleveland area with a debut performance of Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, in A minor, op. 43. Continuing the romantic theme, renowned pianist Anzhelika Fuks will take to the stage for a performance of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. The passionate program also includes Gershwin's American in Paris and other romantic fare.

Dmitri Levkovich, who currently resides in New York, was the people's choice and second prize winner at the 2009 Cleveland International Piano Competition. He received his Artist Diploma at the Cleveland Institute of Music under Sergei Babayan and holds a degree in Composition from the Curtis Institute of Music. His numerous awards include First Prize in the Jose Iturbi International Music Competition; Second Prize in the New Orleans International Piano Competition; and First Prize and Public Prize in the Viardo International Piano Competition.

Anzhelika Fuks received her first musical training at the Uzhorod Conservatory in the Ukraine and studied at Budapest's Franz Liszt Academy. She was the recipient of Third Prize at the 8^th International Franz Liszt Piano Competition, as well as First Prize at the Kyiv-Vorsel, Grand Prix at the Zarkapatija Festival of Uzhorod, Second Prize at the Donetsk, and First Prize at Budapest's Yamaha piano competitions.

"We are honored that Dmitri has chosen the Studio Orchestra for this debut and his return to Cleveland, and are excited to perform with him and Anzhelika," notes conductor Stephen Eva. "It also adds to the romance of the evening that these brilliant artists share a relationship off the stage and is significant that they have selected rhapsodies—with their emotionally charged and extravagant, improvisational nature—for our Valentine's Concert. We look forward sharing this stunningly romantic music with our audience in the intimate Little Theatre."

Sponsored by Hamlet Retirement Village.

BRING THE ORCHESTRA HOME WITH YOU: The 2010 Valentine's Concert, also featuring award-winning pianist Dmitri Levkovich performing Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2., was recorded by Five-Four Productions. This audio production team, including former members of the Grammy Award-winning Telarc Records, partnered with the Chagrin Falls Studio Orchestra and Chagrin Valley Little Theatre to create an archival recording of this spellbinding concert. Some CDs remain available for just $20! Order at the CVLT box office, or call the Box Office at (440) 247-8955 between 1 and 6, Monday through Saturday.

About the Studio Orchestra

The Chagrin Falls Studio Orchestra is volunteer-driven, nonprofit musical endeavor that brings studio arrangements, as well as the classics that inspired them, to stages in the Chagrin Valley community.

The Studio Orchestra is the only known orchestra in the region with a particular focus on studio arrangements. Written as film scores and rarely played live, studio arrangements represent some of the most dynamic, high-energy music of our time, by some of the most respected composers.

The Studio Orchestra affords its musicians the privilege and honor to play these original works—and its audience members the rare opportunity to hear them played live. With guest musicians and vocalists as well as multimedia presentation, the performance experience is more than just a concert—it represents a new vision in musical entertainment.

About the Conductor

Stephen A. Eva is a native Clevelander from a musical family and graduate of Shaker Heights High. Mr. Eva, an accomplished trumpet player in his youth, attended The National Music Camp at Interlochen where he sustained injury to his lip from overplaying. His attention quickly turned to his true love, conducting, and he became the first student conductor ever at Shaker High School. Mr. Eva graduated from Grove City College with degrees in Economics and Philosophy where he organized and directed the first Jazz Ensemble.

For the past 23 years, Mr. Eva has been the conductor and driving force of the Hermit Club Symphony Orchestra (Cleveland's premier performing arts club.) Through the Hermit Club Orchestra, he has conducted numerous large-scale symphonic works, concertos, chamber music, musical theater, choral and pops concerts.

Mr. Eva is well known in Chagrin as the Musical Director of the Chagrin Light Orchestra for the past two seasons where he introduced fun, innovative programming to the Community. PMr. Eva is self-employed as an industrial equipment systems integrator. He lives with his wife Marilyn in neighboring Auburn Township and is a dedicated father of 5 children.