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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