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SEP/OCT/NOV
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5

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Late Night performance in the lobby. See page 4 for details.

INON BARNATAN

F RI, SEP 23, 8 PM
SUN, SEP 25, 3 PM

Marin Alsop, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Julia Bullock, soprano
Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F Major
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
JULIA BULLOCK

With fate knocking in those legendary opening
four notes, the BSO initiates its season-long
exploration of Beethoven with the heroic
Symphony No. 5. Rising star Julia Bullock opens
the program with Villa-Lobos’ haunting and
lyrical Brazilian twist on Bach, and the orchestra’s
dear friend Jean-Yves Thibaudet dazzles with
Gershwin’s jazzy, bluesy piano concerto.

CARMINA

BURANA
FRI, SEP 30, 8 PM
SAT, OCT 1, 8 PM

JEAN-YVES THIBAUDET

Marin Alsop, conductor
Anna Christy, soprano
Matthew Plenk, tenor
Elliot Madore, baritone
Baltimore Choral Arts Society
Tom Hall, director
Peabody Children’s Chorus
Doreen Falby, director
Stravinsky: Symphony in
Three Movements
Orff: Carmina Burana
Soaring and gorgeous, earthy and bawdy, the epic
Carmina Burana celebrates the ephemeral nature of
life, the joys of spring, drinking, gambling, gluttony and
lust – and also their cost. It’s paired with Stravinsky’s first
major work written in the US, in