2016-17 Season Brochures 2016-17 Meyerhoff Season

JAN / FEB rogram features Centennial Celebration Commission P BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 2016-2017 SEASON Late Night performance in the lobby. See page 4 for details. ORDER NOW! BSOmusic.org | 410.783.8000 Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 Bruckner’s Symphony No. 4 FRI, FEB 3, 8 PM SAT, FEB 4, 8 PM FRI, FEB 24, 8 PM SUN, FEB 26, 3 PM Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor Paul Lewis, piano Marin Alsop, conductor Valentina Peleggi, conductor* Jonathan Carney, violin Markus Stenz, conductor Gabriela Montero, piano Nicholas McGegan, conductor Henning Kraggerud, violin Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments (BSO Premiere) Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique” Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol* Walton: Violin Concerto Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 24, K.491 Bruckner: Symphony No. 4, “Romantic” Rameau: Suite from Dardanus Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 Schubert: Overture in the Italian Style Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4, “Italian” FRI, JAN 6, 8 PM SUN, JAN 8, 3 PM The finest British pianist of his generation, Paul Lewis makes his BSO debut with Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4. From the beginning of this lyrical work the piano firmly takes the lead, and so does this thrilling artist, a recognized Beethoven specialist. Dima Slobodeniouk, a conductor with deep Russian roots, frames the concerto with two masterpieces of his native land: the first-ever BSO performance of Stravinsky’s 1920 miniature gem—a perfect showcase for the BSO’s winds —and Tchaikovsky’s profoundly stirring “Pathétique” Symphony. THU, JAN 12, 8 PM From the vivid first notes of the Capriccio espagnol to the joyous close of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, this program is sheer delight. The Capriccio, a feast of Spanish melodies and a showpiece for soloists within the orchestra, introduces newcomer Valentina Peleggi, the current winner of Marin Alsop’s Taki Concordia fellowship. Concertmaster Jonathan Carney takes center stage in Walton’s tempestuous Violin Concerto, shining a light on his virtuosic talents. Beethoven called his Seventh Symphony “one of the happiest products of my poor talents.” The vibrant Venezuelan Gabriela Montero, known as much for her dazzling improvisations as for her brilliant command of the repertoire, makes her BSO debut. Perhaps, like Mozart himself, she will indulge in some improv. Principal Guest Conductor Markus Stenz conducts Bruckner’s most popular symphony, the Fourth known as the “Romantic,” with its brilliant use of horns and allusions to the hunt. A showcase for the BSO’s great brass section! Brahms’ Symphony No. 1 Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4 Baroque and early Classical expert Nicholas McGegan brings his infectious enthusiasm to a light and buoyant program. Eighteenth century delights by Mozart, who composed his youthful Violin Concerto No. 3 when he was only 19, and Rameau prepare the way for early 19th century classics by Schubert and Mendelssohn. Both young composers in their early 20s found inspiration from the beauty, art, vitality and happiness of Italy. Norwegian violinist Henning Kraggerud makes a welcome return as concerto soloist. HENNING KRAGGERUD FRI, JAN 20, 8 PM SUN, JAN 22, 3 PM Johannes Debus, conductor Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano Rossini: Overture to The Barber of Seville Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 Brahms: Symphony No. 1 PAUL LEWIS MARKUS STENZ While the prolific Gioachino Rossini could toss off an entire opera in a matter of weeks, not so for our other two composers. Beethoven labored so long over his first piano concerto that it inevitably became his second. Acclaimed debut artist JeanEfflam Bavouzet gives an elegant interpretation of this witty and expansive work. And Brahms, keenly aware of Beethoven’s long shadow, did not finish his transporting First Symphony, often dubbed “Beethoven’s Tenth,” until he was 42. BSO debut conductor Johannes Debus proves that this program of treasured and timeless classics was well worth the wait. DVORáK’ S CELLO CONCERTO VALENTINA PELEGGI THU, FEB 16, 8 PM Marin Alsop, conductor Johannes Moser, cello Kwame Kwei-Armah, narrator Barber: Symphony No. 1 Copland: Lincoln Portrait Dvořák: Cello Concerto JOHANNES MOSER American Classics. Marin Alsop, a champion of American music, pairs Samuel Barber’s unabashedly Romantic First Symphony with Copland’s dramatic evocation of the nation’s 16th President, narrated by Baltimore’s own Kwame Kwei-Armah. And the greatest concerto in the cello literature, an exquisite tribute to a dying first love, was also written in America, after the Czech composer Antonin Dvořák moved here from his native Moravia. Johannes Moser brings this concert to a rousing conclusion. 12

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