By Dana Ames The Ukiah Symphony Orchestra is pleased to announce its return to a four-concert season for 2024-2025. Soloists Jassen Todorov and Paul Yarbrough will be highlighted in the first concert, with performances given at Mendocino College on Saturday, Sept. 21 at 7:30 p.
m. and Sunday, Sept. 22 at 2 p.
m. Music Director and orchestra Conductor Phillip Lenberg will give a pre-concert informative talk in the Center Theatre starting one hour before each performance, at 6:30 p.m.
on Saturday and 1 p.m. on Sunday.
The USO welcomes Jassen Todorov, award-winning violinist, for his first performance as soloist with them. Todorov began his musical training in his native Bulgaria and continued his studies at Harid Conservatory in Florida and Eastman School of Music in New York. He has performed in multiple concert venues worldwide and has been described as “an outstanding violinist.
..a player to watch” by the British music journal The Strad.
He is currently a Professor of Violin at San Francisco State University and serves as Visiting Professor at three universities in China. He is also an avid photographer and pilot. Paul Yarbrough, violist, was a founding member of the acclaimed Alexander String Quartet, and relocated to Mendocino County after his retirement from that ensemble.
He continues to teach, and keeps active with performing and promoting chamber music. He has appeared on stage frequently in Ukiah and is a favorite of Ukiah Symphony Orchestra musicians and patrons al.