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PINCHAS ZUKERMAN PERFORMS BACH
NOV 10
A phenomenon in the world of music as both violinist and conductor , the legendary Pinchas Zukerman performs Bach ’ s A Minor Concerto . Verklärte Nacht ’ s lush and passionate melodies make it one of Schoenberg ’ s most famous works . The program closes with Beethoven ’ s optimistic Symphony No . 2 .
PINCHAS ZUKERMAN , CONDUCTOR AND VIOLIN
BACH // VIOLIN CONCERTO IN A MINOR SCHOENBERG // VERKLÄRTE NACHT ( 1943 ) BEETHOVEN // SYMPHONY NO . 2 IN D MAJOR
POETIC FIRE : FROM HAMLET TO DON JUAN
SEPT 22 Explore the poetry , virtuosity and romantic love of three intense works , including Tchaikovsky ’ s musical telling of Shakespeare ’ s Hamlet and Strauss ’ s tone poem Don Juan . Pianist Lukáš Vondráček , winner of the 2016 Queen Elisabeth Competition , is the perfect interpreter of Rachmaninoff ’ s beloved Piano Concerto .
MARIN ALSOP , CONDUCTOR LUKÁŠ VONDRÁČEK , PIANO
Lahav Shani
TCHAIKOVSKY // HAMLET FANTASY-OVERTURE AFTER
SHAKESPEARE R . STRAUSS // DON JUAN RACHMANINOFF // PIANO CONCERTO NO . 3 IN D MINOR
TCHAIKOVSKY ’ S VIVID VIRTUOSITY
JAN 19
Revered pianist Gabriela Montero returns for Tchaikovsky ’ s virtuosic Piano Concerto No . 1 . “[ She ] has everything : crackling rhythmic brio , subtle shadings , steely power … and , best of all , unsentimental expressivity ” ( The New York Times ). Bartók combines his love of folk music with traditional classical forms and paints a picture with his Concerto for Orchestra , an innovative piece that pops with vivid colors .
MARIN ALSOP , CONDUCTOR GABRIELA MONTERO , PIANO
BARTÓK // CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA TCHAIKOVSKY // PIANO CONCERTO NO . 1 IN B-FLAT MINOR
SCHUBERT THE GREAT
MAR 16
Lahav Shani , winner of the Gustav Mahler International Conducting Competition , leads Schubert ' s Great C Major Symphony , which represents the composer ‘ s orchestral writing at its finest . The BSO is joined by Prokofiev specialist Nikolai Lugansky for Prokofiev ’ s Piano Concerto No . 2 , a piece of herculean virtuosity , emotional intimacy and extreme difficulty .
LAHAV SHANI , CONDUCTOR NIKOLAI LUGANSKY , PIANO
PROKOFIEV // PIANO CONCERTO NO . 2 IN G MINOR SCHUBERT // SYMPHONY NO . 9 IN C MAJOR , " THE GREAT "
MAHLER ’ S TITAN
APR 20
Join BSO Principal Guest Conductor Markus Stenz for two titans of the classical repertoire . Beethoven ' s Triple Concerto features three soloists , including two BSO leaders , Concertmaster Jonathan Carney and Principal Cello Dariusz Skoraczewski . Mahler said , " A symphony must be like the world . It must contain everything ." Experience the massive orchestral forces of the " Titan ."
MARKUS STENZ , CONDUCTOR JONATHAN CARNEY , VIOLIN DARIUSZ SKORACZEWSKI , CELLO RYO YANAGITANI , PIANO
BEETHOVEN // CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN , VIOLONCELLO AND PIANO MAHLER // SYMPHONY NO . 1 IN D MAJOR , " TITAN "
GERSHWIN ' S PIANO CONCERTO
JUN 1
Under Marin Alsop ’ s baton , Stravinsky ’ s dazzling Firebird concludes with one of the most exalted finales in all of music . Gershwin ’ s Concerto in F is a blend of traditional classical forms and the freedom of American jazz . After a year without writing music , Schumann ’ s incredibly personal Second Symphony expresses his triumph over darkness .
Lukáš Vondráček
MARIN ALSOP , CONDUCTOR KIRILL GERSTEIN , PIANO
STRAVINSKY // SUITE FROM THE FIREBIRD ( 1919 ) GERSHWIN // CONCERTO IN F SCHUMANN // SYMPHONY NO . 2 IN C MAJOR
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