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SEP/OCT/NOV
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5
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, inspired by his response
to World War II. Stormy and edgy, it captures just
how in touch Stravinsky was with the mood of a
world emerging from the trauma of war.