Atlanta Symphony Orchestra to perform All-Beethoven Cncert at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, Saturay, 
July 25
Guest Conductor Hugh Wolff To Lead ASO In Program Featuring Pianist Juho Pohjonen Making His ASO Debut Playing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 
Mr. Wolff To Also Lead Orchestra in Leonore Overture No. 3 and Symphony No. 7 

ROSWELL, GA (June 29, 2009) - The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will perform an all-Beethoven concert at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park on Saturday, July 25, 2009, at 8:00 p.m. Guest conductor Hugh Wolff will lead the Orchestra in a program featuring pianist Juho Pohjonen in his ASO debut playing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3. Also on the program are the Leonore Overture No. 3 and Symphony No. 7. The new 12,000-seat state-of-the-art facility is located in Alpharetta, GA (north of Atlanta), and opened in May 2008. 

The Amphitheatre — nominated by Pollstar Concert Industry Awards as 2008 “Best New Major Concert Venue” and “Best Major Outdoor Concert Venue,” — serves as the outdoor home to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. The scope of Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park has brought a new dimension to the region’s seasonal artistic offerings by featuring concerts with the internationally-recognized Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, leading popular presentations, as well as an emphasis on community events — including high school graduations, local fundraising events, and collaborations to create family-themed days, high school music concerts, and competitions.