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POETIC FIRE : FROM HAMLET TO DON JUAN
SEPT 24
Explore the poetry , virtuosity and romantic love of three intense works , including Tchaikovsky ’ s musical telling of Shakespeare ’ s dramatic 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
TCHAIKOVSKY // HAMLET FANTASY-OVERTURE
AFTER SHAKESPEARE R . STRAUSS // DON JUAN RACHMANINOFF // PIANO CONCERTO NO . 3
IN D MINOR
SHOSTAKOVICH AND STRAUSS : MUSICAL ICONOCLASTS
OCT 29
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 .
Mario Venzago
MARIN ALSOP , CONDUCTOR SOL GABETTA , CELLO
MOZART ’ S JUPITER
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
JAN 7
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
MOZART // EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK MOZART // CONCERTO FOR FLUTE AND HARP MOZART // SYMPHONY NO . 41 IN C MAJOR , “ JUPITER ”
LISZT AND BRAHMS
MAY 20 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 .
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
PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION
FEB 18
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
SYMPHONIC DANCES
APR 8
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
PRICE // DANCES IN THE CANEBRAKES PROKOFIEV // PIANO CONCERTO NO . 3 IN C MAJOR MUSSORGSKY / RAVEL // PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION
BEETHOVEN // SYMPHONY NO . 1 IN C MAJOR KORNGOLD // VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D MAJOR RACHMANINOFF // SYMPHONIC DANCES
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