CLASSICAL
THURSDAYS 8PM
OCT 18 JAN 31 MAR 14 MAR 28 APR 11 MAY 9
OCT 18
VIVALDI FOUR SEASONS
Led by early-music specialist Nicholas McGegan, this program features two BSO violinists in Vivaldi’ s beloved Four Seasons. Experience the enchanting incidental music Schubert wrote for the Viennese stage play, Rosamunde. Schumann ' s Konzertstück, or Concert Piece for Four Horns, is almost as spectacular to see as it is to hear.
NICHOLAS MCGEGAN, CONDUCTOR THE BSO HORN SECTION: PHILIP MUNDS, LISA BERGMAN, AUSTIN LARSON, GABRIELLE FINCK
SCHUBERT Selections from Rosamunde VIVALDI The Four Seasons SCHUMANN Konzertstück for Four Horns in F Major
JAN 31
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
MAR 14
APPALACHIAN SPRING
JENNIFER HIGDON Low Brass Concerto( BSO Co-commission)
HELEN GRIME Percussion Concerto
( US Premiere) RESPIGHI Brazilian Impressions RESPIGHI Pines of Rome
Marin Alsop conducts the world premiere of a BSO commission for orchestra and chorus by popular British composer Roxanna Panufnik. The chorus is also featured in Bernstein’ s Chichester Psalms, which includes one of his most haunting melodies, and Villa-Lobos’ Chôros No. 10, a colorful and rhythmically propulsive work inspired by popular Brazilian music. Copland’ s Appalachian Spring, created as ballet music for Martha Graham, remains one of the most beloved expressions of the American spirit.
MARIN ALSOP, CONDUCTOR VALENTINA PELEGGI, CONDUCTOR UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CONCERT CHOIR, EDWARD MACLARY, DIRECTOR
ROXANNA PANUFNIK
( World Premiere, BSO Commission) COPLAND Appalachian Spring BERNSTEIN Chichester Psalms VILLA-LOBOS Chôros No. 10
MAR 28
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
APR 11
PORGY AND BESS
Back by popular demand, Marin Alsop leads the BSO and the Morgan State University Choir as well as vocal soloists in a semi-staged production of Porgy and Bess. Featuring such well-known hits as“ Summertime” and“ It Ain’ t Necessarily So,” Gershwin’ s jazzy folk opera endures as an American classic since its 1935 premiere.
MARIN ALSOP, CONDUCTOR MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY CHOIR,
ERIC CONWAY, DIRECTOR
GERSHWIN Porgy and Bess
THE GERSHWINS ® Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward and Ira Gershwin
MAY 9
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
Colin Currie
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