“To commemorate the 75 years of the existence of the symphony I have asked composers to write celebration fanfares,” Leon Gregorian, conductor of the Symphony Orchestra, said.

“For this first concert we will open with James Niblock’s Fanfare,” Gregorian said. “He was the head of the MSU School of Music in the 1960s and 1970s.”

The rest of the program will consist of Gioachimo Rossini’s “William Tell Overture,” Peter I. Tchaikovsky’s violin concerto and Bela Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra.

Gregorian is looking forward to the selections being performed in the program.

“The William Tell Overture is perhaps the most famous overture due to the fact that most of us grew up with the Lone Ranger TV show and this is the Lone Ranger theme,” he said.

“The Tchaikovsky violin concerto is one of the giants in the repertoire. It explores all the elements of the violin from the melancholy sound to the more virtuosic technical things,” he said.

Gregorian is very happy to collaborate with Berlinsnky.

“He is one of the most outstanding young virtuosos around. We are very fortunate to have him on our faculty, and in a very short time the community will know what we in the School of Music know regarding his ability and virtuosity.”

After the first rehearsal with the orchestra on Wednesday, Galina Adzhuntseva, doctoral candidate in violin performance, was overwhelmed with emotion.

“His playing is astonishing, so perfect,” she said. “The task of a musician is to make people feel, and this is very moving - Our souls get very happy, it is very inspiring.”

Berlinsky feels very close to this concerto as both a violinist and a Russian.

“This violin concerto is a great piece that I grew up with, everybody who comes from the former Soviet Union has this music in their blood,” he said. “This is one of the most important, essential violin concertos.

“I really feel that you can get closer to understanding the Russian soul through this piece.”

This concert is the first time Berlinsky will accompanied by a student orchestra.

“I’ve never experienced this before,” he said. “Playing with my students and other students is like in hockey when you have the coach playing as well.

“It is great for all of us to meet this way, and this is a chance to do things for this School of Music and for all the students who are enrolled.”

Berlinsky is very happy and optimistic about accepting the faculty position.

“Whatever is happening is very exciting for me, I am very happy to work it out,” Berlinsky said. “I feel there is a lot of potential here for everything, and it’s great to be part of something that can grow.”

In addition, he feels a deep responsibility to help his students find and realize their potential.

“My goal is to do something to attract students here because the quality of my teaching and certain goals which I would like to achieve for students, not for myself. For students to get a different level of playing and not only. I would like to see where students can go with what they have and take them there,” Berlinsky said.

In light of the events that shook everybody this past Tuesday, Gregorian has decided to open the concert with a solemn, commemorative piece and a moment of silence in the memory of those who lost their lives, followed by the “Star-Spangled Banner” and the actual program.

“I always like students from all disciplines to attend concerts for their growth and enjoyment,” Gregorian said. “We are giving them this opportunity to enjoy the great literature that is being performed and I am certain they will be very proud that such caliber orchestra exists at MSU.”

The event will take place at 8 p.m. Saturday the 15 in the Wharton Center’s Great Hall. Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for senior citizens and free to students and those under 18.