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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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