2016-17 Season Brochures 2016-2017 Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Season | Page 20

OFFTHECUFF 5 CONCERTS IN SERIES | SATURDAYS AT 7 PM JOHANNES MOSER It’s Fun. It’s Laid Back. It’s Off the Cuff. Dvořák’s Cello Concerto Explore the backstories of classical music’s greatest works and discover their secrets, scandals and twists. Each conductor will lead us through an entertaining exploration of each work, followed by a full performance of the piece. Marin Alsop, conductor Johannes Moser, cello The Nutcracker SAT, APR 1, 7 PM SAT, FEB 18, 7 PM Dvořák: Cello Concerto Back by popular demand, cellist Johannes Moser joins Maestra Marin Alsop in a truly special Off The Cuff exploring Dvořák’s haunting cello concerto. Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade SAT, NOV 5, 7 PM Marin Alsop, conductor Nicholas Hersh, conductor Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade Tchaikovsky: Selections from The Nutcracker The Arabian Nights come to life as Maestra Alsop and the orchestra tell the tale of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade in stories and music. Maestro Hersh demonstrates how the lively music of The Nutcracker delivers such powerful imagery that it can stand alone as concert music without the ballet in a fun-loving Off The Cuff. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 SAT, JAN 14, 7 PM Stravinsky’s Firebird SAT, MAY 6, 7 PM Markus Stenz, conductor Marin Alsop, conductor Stravinsky: The Firebird (Complete) Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 Principal Guest Conductor Markus Stenz reveals the genesis of Stravinsky’s groundbreaking ballet score Firebird. Marin Alsop illuminates the backstory of the work Beethoven called “one of the happiest products of my poor talents.”