RITE OF SPRING
FEB 22 A piece of music so wild , so barbaric , and yet so brilliant that it incited a riot , Stravinsky ’ s Rite of Spring is terrifying , beautiful and aweinspiring . Branford Marsalis , who belongs to one of the greatest American musical dynasties , joins the BSO for two melodic French pieces for saxophone and orchestra .
MARIN ALSOP , CONDUCTOR BRANFORD MARSALIS , SAXOPHONE
ANNA CLYNE // ABSTRACTIONS IBERT // CONCERTINO DA CAMERA MILHAUD // SCARAMOUCHE STRAVINSKY // RITE OF SPRING
WAGNER ’ S QUEST
OCT 5
The elusive Holy Grail is a metaphor for desires beyond reach . In Wagner ' s retelling of Parsifal , the young knight ' s quest is a heroic search for forgiveness and reconciliation . BSO Concertmaster Jonathan Carney ' s violin soars in Bruch ' s quest for an idyllic dream of Scotland .
MARKUS STENZ , CONDUCTOR JONATHAN CARNEY , VIOLIN
MOZART ’ S REQUIEM
NOV 30
The power and mystery of Mozart ’ s final masterpiece has inspired audiences for centuries . Experience the Requiem and the World Premiere of Christopher Rouse ’ s Berceuse Infinie . Maestra Marin Alsop has praised Rouse ’ s work as “ relevant , visceral , moving and thrilling — music that can change people , music that makes time stop .”
MARIN ALSOP , CONDUCTOR UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
CONCERT CHOIR
MENDELSSOHN // THE HEBRIDES OVERTURE BRUCH // SCOTTISH FANTASY WAGNER // SELECTIONS FROM PARSIFAL
CHRISTOPHER ROUSE // BERCEUSE INFINIE ( WORLD PREMIERE COMMISSION )
MOZART // REQUIEM
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Stravinsky
CONCERTO FANTASY FOR TWO TIMPANISTS
JAN 11
Marin Alsop brings Carnival of the Animals into the 21 st century with Baltimore hip-hop artist , Wordsmith . Baltimore native Philip Glass creates rhythmic power with his Concerto in the hands of Principal Timpanists James Wyman of the BSO and Jauvon Gilliam of the National Symphony Orchestra .
MARIN ALSOP , CONDUCTOR JAMES WYMAN & JAUVON GILLIAM , TIMPANI LURA JOHNSON & MICHAEL SHEPPARD ,
PIANO WORDSMITH , NARRATOR
SAINT-SAËNS // CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS ( WITH HIP-HOP NARRATION )
PHILIP GLASS // CONCERTO FANTASY
FOR TWO TIMPANISTS DEBUSSY // LA MER RAVEL // LA VALSE
TCHAIKOVSKY WITH BALANCHINE
APR 26
Marin Alsop conducts an all-Tchaikovsky program including Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture and Suite from Swan Lake . Tchaikovsky is famous for ballet , yet his Serenade for Strings was not originally composed for dance . Its poignant themes inspired world-renowned choreographer George Balanchine to transform it into a ballet . Experience this graceful score destined for dance under the direction of Heather Watts , one of the last to be promoted to principal dancer by Balanchine .
MARIN ALSOP , CONDUCTOR HEATHER WATTS , DIRECTOR
TCHAIKOVSKY // ROMEO AND JULIET FANTASY-OVERTURE TCHAIKOVSKY // SUITE FROM SWAN LAKE TCHAIKOVSKY // SERENADE FOR STRINGS IN C MAJOR
( BALANCHINE CHOREOGRAPHY )
SHOSTAKOVICH ’ S HIDDEN THEMES
JUN 7
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 .
Branford Marsalis
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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