Friday, May 7, 2004 | 8:50 a.m.
It started with a bang, a Fourth of July impromptu pops concert in Summerlin to replace the faltering Nevada Symphony Orchestra.
Five years later, the Las Vegas Philharmonic closes its fifth season Saturday with "Russian Romantics," a concert featuring Ukranian-born pianist Valentina Lisitsa and is dedicated to Andrew Tompkins, a founder of the Philharmonic, who died in March.
The program features Dimitry Kabalevsky's "Colas Brugnon Overture," Sergei Rachmaninoff's "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini" (featuring Lisitsa) and Peter Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4.
A graduate of Kiev Conservatory, Lisitsa moved to the United States in 1992 and often performs as a duo with husband Alexei Kuznetsoff. She first performed at age 4 and was awarded a scholarship at age 7 to study at Kiev Conservatory. More recently she has been developing her solo career.
The concert will be at 8 p.m. Saturday at Artemus Ham Hall. Tickets are $25, $40, $60. For more information, call 895-2787.
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