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ANDRÉ WATTS RETURNS FOR RACH 2
NOV 18
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
Mario Venzago
CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS // DREAMTIME ANCESTORS ELGAR // FALSTAFF RACHMANINOFF // PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2 IN C MINOR
TCHAIKOVSKY’ S VIVID VIRTUOSITY
JAN 20
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
RACHMANINOFF’ S TRANSCENDENT FANTASY
MAR 24
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
LISZT AND BRAHMS
MAY 19
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
BSOMUSIC. ORG 1. 877. BSO. 1444