Schubert And Wagner
Tchaikovsky Symphony No . 4
Carmina Burana
Mahler Symphony No . 6
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Schubert And Wagner
FRI , MAR 1 , 2024 , 8 PM MEYERHOFF SAT , MAR 2 , 2024 , 8 PM STRATHMORE
James Conlon , conductor Christine Goerke , soprano
BSO Artist in Residence
SCHUBERT Symphony No . 8 , “ Unfinished ”
WAGNER Excerpts from Götterdämmerung : Dawn and Siegfried ’ s Rhine Journey , Siegfried ’ s Tod and Funeral March , Final Scene : Brunnhilde ’ s Immolation
With brass blaring and strings soaring , James Conlon trailblazes an epic journey through high points of the opera that caps Wagner ’ s Ring Cycle . The last time the legendary Wagnerian soprano Christine Goerke joined the BSO to channel the fearsome Brünnhilde , “ Her voice didn ’ t just soar above the orchestra ; she drew them up to meet it .” ( The Washington Post ) The terse , wordless drama of Schubert ’ s “ Unfinished ” Symphony raises the curtain on this monumental program .
The appearance of BSO Artist in Residence Christine Goerke is supported by the Alvin and Fanny B . Thalheimer Guest Artist Fund .
Nicholas Phan
Tchaikovsky Symphony No . 4
THU , MAR 7 , 2024 , 8 PM STRATHMORE SAT , MAR 9 , 2024 , 7 PM MEYERHOFF
Ken-David Masur , conductor Zlatomir Fung , Cello
HOSOKAWA Meditation — to the victims of Tsunami 3.11 SAINT-SAËNS Cello Concerto No . 1 * TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No . 4
Since winning the prestigious Tchaikovsky Competition while still a student at the Juilliard School , cellist Zlatomir Fung has vaulted into the elite ranks of international soloists , cultivating “ a rich , warm tone , impeccable intonation and thoughtful phrasing ” ( The Baltimore Sun ) that he calls upon in the unusually fluid and sensitive First Cello Concerto by Saint-Saëns . Conductor Ken-David Masur returns with Tchaikovsky ’ s Fourth Symphony — a poignant meditation on fate — along with a touching tribute by the dean of living Japanese composers . The March 9 concert is a part of the Casual Conversations series .
Please note : the The Casual Conversations program does not have an intermission .
* Not on Casual Conversations .
Carmina Burana
FRI , MAR 15 , 2024 , 8 PM THE CLARICE SAT , MAR 16 , 2024 , 8 PM STRATHMORE SUN , MAR 17 , 2024 , 3 PM MEYERHOFF
Jonathon Heyward , conductor Jasmine Habersham , soprano Nicholas Phan , tenor Elliot Madore , baritone University of Maryland Concert Choir Maryland State Boychoir
MENDELSSOHN Die Schöne Melusine Overture
MISSY MAZZOLI Sinfonia
( for Orbiting Spheres ) ORFF Carmina Burana
Prepare to be blown out of this world by Carmina Burana , a rapturous and unsparing invitation to live life to the fullest . Music Director Jonathon Heyward and an all-star cast of operatic soloists front the huge orchestra and chorus to rattle every seat in the house . An atmospheric opener by the American composer Missy Mazzoli sets the galactic scale of this unforgettable event .
In memory of George Gebhardt .
Mahler Symphony No . 6
THU , MAR 21 , 2024 , 7:30 PM MEYERHOFF SAT , MAR 23 , 2024 , 8 PM MEYERHOFF SUN , MAR 24 , 2024 , 3 PM MEYERHOFF
Jonathon Heyward , conductor MAHLER Symphony No . 6
There ’ s nothing like a Mahler symphony to probe and elevate the relationship between a conductor and an orchestra . In Music Director Jonathon Heyward ’ s maiden Mahler voyage with the BSO , they plumb the tragic depths of the Sixth Symphony , demanding 80 minutes of high-wire focus , right through those soul-piercing hammer strikes that seem to foreshadow the composer ’ s own heartbreaks to come . The act of making and witnessing such music in a shared space becomes a form of communion that borders on the spiritual .
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