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ANDRÉ WATTS RETURNS FOR RACH 2
NOV 17
André Watts first burst onto the music scene when Leonard Bernstein chose him to make his debut with the New York Philharmonic . The now legendary artist performs Rachmaninoff ’ s most popular Piano Concerto . Christopher Theofanidis , one of the most performed living composers , honors fellow composer Stephen Paulus in a new work .
ROBERT SPANO , CONDUCTOR ANDRÉ WATTS , PIANO
CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS // DREAMTIME ANCESTORS ELGAR // FALSTAFF RACHMANINOFF // PIANO CONCERTO NO . 2 IN C MINOR
SYMPHONIC STORIES
OCT 20
Since it was featured in the film Elvira Madigan , Mozart ’ s Piano Concerto No . 21 has become perhaps the most well-known of his piano concertos . This masterpiece is preceded by Saint-Saëns ' grisly dance of death and followed by Strauss ' quintessential tone poem Don Quixote .
JUN MÄRKL , CONDUCTOR JONATHAN BISS , PIANO DARIUSZ SKORACZEWSKI , CELLO
Jonathan Biss
SAINT-SAËNS // DANSE MACABRE MOZART // PIANO CONCERTO NO . 21 IN C MAJOR R . STRAUSS // DON QUIXOTE
STEPHEN HOUGH PERFORMS MENDELSSOHN
FEB 2
Fall into the Romantic era with this pair of expressive , energetic pieces . Mendelssohn ’ s Piano Concerto is sublimely performed by Stephen Hough , “ A virtuoso who begins where others leave off ” ( Washington Post ). A true visionary , Bruckner transports audiences with the Ninth , his final symphony .
GÜNTHER HERBIG , CONDUCTOR STEPHEN HOUGH , PIANO
MENDELSSOHN // PIANO CONCERTO NO . 1 IN G MINOR BRUCKNER // SYMPHONY NO . 9 IN D MINOR
RACHMANINOFF ’ S TRANSCENDENT FANTASY
MAR 23
Guest conductor Peter Oundjian transports you to another land with this evocative program including Rachmaninoff ’ s Isle of the Dead . BSO Principal Clarinet Yao Guang Zhai showcases the versatility of the clarinet as melancholic , triumphant and playful in Weber ’ s Concerto No . 2 . Tchaikovsky ’ s name is synonymous with sumptuous melody ; hear his score climb to joyful heights in “ Little Russian .”
PETER OUNDJIAN , CONDUCTOR YAO GUANG ZHAI , CLARINET
RACHMANINOFF // ISLE OF THE DEAD WEBER // CLARINET CONCERTO NO . 2 IN E-FLAT MAJOR TCHAIKOVSKY // SYMPHONY NO . 2 IN C MINOR , “ LITTLE RUSSIAN ”
André Watts
SHOSTAKOVICH ’ S HIDDEN THEMES
JUN 8
The BSO ’ s season culminates with a duo of transformative composers . Shostakovich ’ s Symphony No . 5 , celebrated in its time by both repressed audiences and officials alike , is a stunning example of the symphony as artistic salvation . Bernstein ’ s Slava ! and “ The Age of Anxiety ” use art to cultivate poignant messages that resonate throughout time .
MARIN ALSOP , CONDUCTOR JON KIMURA PARKER , PIANO
BERNSTEIN // SLAVA ! A POLITICAL OVERTURE BERNSTEIN // SYMPHONY NO . 2 , “ THE AGE OF ANXIETY ” SHOSTAKOVICH // SYMPHONY NO . 5 IN D MINOR
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