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SHOSTAKOVICH AND STRAUSS: MUSICAL ICONOCLASTS
OCT 27 Grammy ®-nominated artist Sol Gabetta’ s performance of Shostakovich’ s thrilling Cello Concerto accents this program of musical iconoclasts. Be transported by Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier, a tale of lost love and desire.
MARIN ALSOP, CONDUCTOR SOL GABETTA, CELLO
MENDELSSOHN // A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’ S DREAM OVERTURE
SHOSTAKOVICH // CELLO CONCERTO NO. 1
IN E-FLAT MAJOR DEBUSSY // PRELUDE TO THE AFTERNOON OF A FAUN R. STRAUSS // DER ROSENKAVALIER SUITE
MOZART’ S JUPITER
JAN 5
Mozart’ s beloved and revolutionary“ Jupiter” Symphony spans the breadth of human emotion, showcasing compositional skill that remains unrivaled. Mozart’ s only score for harp, his Double Concerto, performed by BSO Principal Flute Emily Skala and Acting Principal Harp Sarah Fuller, is divine and melodic.
BERNARD LABADIE, CONDUCTOR EMILY SKALA, FLUTE SARAH FULLER, HARP
Arabella Steinbacher
MOZART // EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK MOZART // CONCERTO FOR FLUTE AND HARP MOZART // SYMPHONY NO. 41 IN C MAJOR,
“ JUPITER”
PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION
FEB 16
There are few pieces of music as visually evocative as Mussorgsky’ s Pictures at an Exhibition. Written in memory of artist Viktor Hartmann, the piece is a musical depiction of an art exhibition. Composer Florence Price was the first African American female recognized as a symphonic composer and the first to have a work premiered by a major symphony orchestra. Witness Joyce Yang push the piano to its limits with her performance of Prokofiev’ s colorful Piano Concerto No. 3.
NICHOLAS HERSH, CONDUCTOR JOYCE YANG, PIANO
PRICE // DANCES IN THE CANEBRAKES PROKOFIEV // PIANO CONCERTO NO. 3 IN C MAJOR MUSSORGSKY / RAVEL // PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION
SYMPHONIC DANCES
APR 6
This journey of melodic splendor begins with Beethoven’ s playful and spirited First Symphony. The BSO is joined by Arabella Steinbacher for Korngold’ s lush Violin Concerto No. 1. Rachmaninoff’ s Symphonic Dances, his commanding final work, brings a beautiful sense of melody to the powerful Dies Irae chant.
MARKUS STENZ, CONDUCTOR ARABELLA STEINBACHER, VIOLIN
BEETHOVEN // SYMPHONY NO. 1 IN C MAJOR KORNGOLD // VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D MAJOR RACHMANINOFF // SYMPHONIC DANCES
LISZT AND BRAHMS
MAY 18
Beloved conductor Mario Venzago directs Liszt’ s most popular symphonic poem Les Préludes.“ He gets a refinement of tone and dynamics from the BSO that no one else has quite matched”( Baltimore Sun). Brahms’ Third Symphony spans the full range of human emotion from excitement to despair. Mozart’ s vivacious Piano Concerto No. 22 is matched by young virtuoso Kit Armstrong.
Sol Gabetta
MARIO VENZAGO, CONDUCTOR KIT ARMSTRONG, PIANO
LISZT // LES PRÉLUDES MOZART // PIANO CONCERTO NO. 22 IN E-FLAT MAJOR BRAHMS // SYMPHONY NO. 3 IN F MAJOR
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