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SYMPHONIC STORIES
OCT 21
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
SAINT-SAËNS // DANSE MACABRE MOZART // PIANO CONCERTO NO. 21 IN C MAJOR R. STRAUSS // DON QUIXOTE
Marin Alsop & Leonard Bernstein
POETIC FIRE: FROM HAMLET TO DON JUAN
SEPT 23 Explore the poetry, virtuosity and romantic love of three intense works, including Tchaikovsky’ s musical telling of Shakespeare’ s 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
MOZART’ S JUPITER
JAN 6
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
PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION
FEB 17
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
MOZART // EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK MOZART // CONCERTO FOR FLUTE AND HARP MOZART // SYMPHONY NO. 41 IN C MAJOR,“ JUPITER”
PRICE // DANCES IN THE CANEBRAKES PROKOFIEV // PIANO CONCERTO NO. 3 IN C MAJOR MUSSORGSKY / RAVEL // PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION
APR 7
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
BEETHOVEN // SYMPHONY NO. 1 IN C MAJOR KORNGOLD // VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D MAJOR RACHMANINOFF // SYMPHONIC DANCES
Joyce Yang
SHOSTAKOVICH’ S HIDDEN THEMES
JUN 9
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
BSOMUSIC. ORG 1. 877. BSO. 1444