LAKELAND, Fla. (Jan. 24, 2007) — Florida Southern College and the Festival of Fine Arts welcome The Hamburg Symphony Orchestra with Robert McDuffie, violin soloist. The performance takes place Feb. 7 at 7:30 p.m. in Branscomb Auditorium on the Florida Southern campus.

The outstanding German orchestra brings a program of great symphonic works highlighted by Tchaikovsky’s virtuosic “Concerto for Violin and Orchestra.” Founded in 1957, the orchestra has developed a sound international reputation on numerous tours to countries including Great Britain, Italy, France, Spain, Scandinavia, Poland and Turkey. World-renowned American violinist McDuffie has appeared as soloist with many of the major orchestras of the world, and this year is touring with the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra in Germany and in 26 cities in the United States.

Tickets are $30. FSC students are admitted free of charge; non-FSC students admitted at half price. For ticket information, contact Branscomb Auditorium box office at (863) 680-4296. 

About Florida Southern College
Founded in 1885, Florida Southern College is a private, comprehensive, United Methodist college with a liberal arts core. The college maintains its commitment to academic excellence through 38 undergraduate majors and distinctive graduate programs in business administration, education, and nursing. Florida Southern has a 13:1 student/faculty ratio, provides strong student/faculty mentorship programs, boasts 25 NCAA Division II national championships, and is ranked by U. S. News and World Report as one of the top ten Southern Comprehensive Colleges-Bachelor’s institutions and by the Princeton Review as a “Best Southeastern College.” Located on scenic Lake Hollingsworth, Florida Southern is the home of the world’s largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture.