ANTON CARUS TO PERFORM AT THE HEGELER CARUS MANSION IN APRIL
LaSalle, IL - Award-winning violinist Anton Carus, 16, currently a student of Julia Fischer at the Munich Conservatory (Germany), will give a special performance on Tuesday, April 29th at 7pm at the Hegeler Carus Mansion. Anton is the great-great-great grandson of Edward Hegeler, the industrialist who built the mansion, and the great-great grandson of Hegeler’s son-in-law Dr. Paul Carus, who moved to LaSalle in 1887 and was employed by Hegeler as an editor.
Anton will play a selection of more intimate pieces that will not be performed at the 3 May performance with the Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra.
Among many other prizes, Anton was awarded first prize at the 10th International Louis Spohr competition in Weimar (Germany); more recently, he has won a number of prizes with his string quartet.
He plays a violin by Stefan-Peter Greiner awarded him by the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben (Hamburg, Germany).
Refreshments will be served after the performance. Tickets are $55/person and due to the mansion’s layout, seating is limited.
“This will be a unique experience. Anton Carus, an accomplished and talented violinist in his own right, will play a special concert at the mansion for a small group of people,” says Laura Walker, Executive Director. “You will not want to miss this very special event.”
About the Hegeler Carus Mansion:
The Hegeler Carus Mansion was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2007, a prestigious designation granted by the U.S. National Park Service. The Mansion is located at 1307 Seventh Street in LaSalle. For information and to register for this event and others, visit website at www.hegelercarus.org or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/hegelercarus/.
