Overture Magazine - 2015-2016 Season November-December 2015 | Page 7

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On December 8, 1865,

composer Jean Sibelius was born in Finland. His gigantic talent
inspired Finland to found the Jean Sibelius Academy of Music in Helsinki and a network of music schools
across the country. Thus Finland became a nation of outstanding musicians, among them conductor
Hannu Lintu who leads the BSO in Sibelius’ dramatic Four Legends from the Finnish sagas in November.

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THE BSO WELCOMES FOUR NEW FULL–TIME MEMBERS

KEVIN SMITH

Acting Assistant
Concertmaster
Kevin Smith comes to Baltimore
from the Akron and Canton
Symphony Orchestras. He
earned his bachelor of music
at the University of North Texas
and a Master of Music degree at
the Cleveland Institute of Music.

BORAM KANG

Second Violin

A native of South Korea,
Boram Kang studied at
Peabody Prep before receiving
her Bachelor of Music at the
Eastman School of Music.
Most recently, she played with
the Colorado Symphony.

LIN MA

MICHAEL FERRAGUTO

A native of China and a
graduate of the Oberlin
Conservatory of of Music,
Lin Ma comes to the BSO
from a one-year appointment
as second clarinet at the
Houston Symphony.

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