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JAN 4 LEON FLEISHER’S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION The BSO celebrates the great Leon Fleisher’s birthday in an extraordinary concert. Highlighting the program is Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 12, a specialty of Fleisher's. Led by conductor Peter Oundjian, Brahms’ Second Symphony, full of beautiful melodies and one of the most exuberantly joyful finales, concludes the program. PETER OUNDJIAN, CONDUCTOR LEON FLEISHER, PIANO MOZART Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major BRAHMS Symphony No. 2 FEB 1 RESPIGHI PINES OF ROME Respighi's Pines of Rome and the composer's lesser-known but infectiously brilliant gem, Brazilian Impressions, are the centerpiece of this program. This concert also features the works of two powerhouse women composers, including Jennifer Higdon’s Low Brass Concerto, co-commissioned by the BSO. Percussionist Colin Currie returns with a new concerto by Scottish composer Helen Grime. MARIN ALSOP, CONDUCTOR COLIN CURRIE, PERCUSSION JENNIFER HIGDON Low Brass Concerto (BSO Co-commission) Leon HELEN GRIME Percussion Concerto (US Premiere) RESPIGHI Brazilian Impressions RESPIGHI Pines of Rome Fleisher MAR 8 SCHEHERAZADE Marin Alsop conducts two contrasting musical takes on the infamous legend from One Thousand and One Nights, Rimsky-Korsakov’s gorgeous and ever-popular Scheherazade and John Adams’ Scheherazade.2. Adams takes Rimsky-Korsakov's idea of using a solo violin as the voice of the enchantress and turns it into what he describes as a “dramatic symphony” that makes impressive use of the violin. This piece was written expressly for acclaimed violinist Leila Josefowicz. MARIN ALSOP, CONDUCTOR LEILA JOSEFOWICZ, VIOLIN JOHN ADAMS Scheherazade.2 RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade MAR 29 BRAHMS PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1 Renowned German pianist Lars Vogt is showcased in Brahms’ First Piano Concerto, written when the composer was only in his mid-twenties. Principal Guest Conductor Markus Stenz leads the Orchestra in Schoenberg’s lush, late-Romantic orchestral tone poem, Pelléas und Mélisande. MARKUS STENZ, CONDUCTOR LARS VOGT, PIANO SCHOENBERG Pelléas und Mélisande BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1 MAY 10 TCHAIKOVSKY VIOLIN CONCERTO Marin Alsop leads the Orchestra in Ein Heldenleben, “A Hero’s Life,” one of Richard Strauss’ most exhilarating tone poems and a terrific showpiece for large orchestra. Tchaikovsky’s dashing and elegant Violin Concerto is performed by James Ehnes, one of the world’s top violinists. Violin fans shouldn’t miss this program! MARIN ALSOP, CONDUCTOR JAMES EHNES, VIOLIN R. STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto Leila Josefowicz 13

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