Renowned pianist will be New West guest artist

Arnaldo Cohen

Pianist Arnaldo Cohen makes a return appearance with the New West Symphony for a performance of Franz Liszt's "Concerto No. 2 in A Major for Piano and Orchestra, Opus 23."

Symphony music director Boris Brott will conduct the sixth Masterpiece Series concert of the season that also includes Georges Enesco's "Rumanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A Major, Opus 11a" and "Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Opus 43" by Jean Sibelius.

The concert is at 8 p.m. Sat., April 8 at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks.

Brazilian-born pianist Cohen has performed with major orchestras throughout Europe, the U. S. and South America and has appeared as a recitalist in major concert halls around the world.

Complete program notes are available on request or online at www.newwestsymphony.org.

The concert is sponsored by Symphony of Wine. The 2005-06 Masterpiece Series season is sponsored by Dole Food Company Inc. and Sage Publications.

Tickets priced from $18 to $83 are available by calling (800) NEW-WEST or the Civic Arts Plaza box office at (805) 4492787.

A pre-concert discussion led by music raconteur Charles McDermott, joined by members of the orchestra, begins at 7 p.m. and is free and open to ticket holders for the evening's performance.