In the kickoff to our EARTH | Songs Festival , Stravinsky ’ s revolutionary and even notorious |
Edouard Beyens |
The Rite of Spring bursts with untamed energy in its depiction of a Russian pagan ritual . The introspective D ’ un Matin de printemps by Lili Boulanger and Tan Dun ’ s percussion concerto — featuring BSO Principal Percussionist Edouard Beyens — offer poignant reflections on humanity ’ s evolving connection to nature . |
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Russell Thomas |
Sasha Cooke |
Classical Series and Casual Conversations Series
Heyward Conducts Mahler ( EARTH | Songs )
SAT , MAR 7 , 7 PM MEYERHOFF DVOŘÁK In Nature ’ s Realm
SUN , MAR 8 , 3 PM STRATHMORE GRACE-EVANGELINE MASON New Work
Jonathon Heyward , conductor ( world premiere , BSO co-commission with
Russell Thomas , tenor The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Sasha Cooke , mezzo-soprano at University of Maryland ) MAHLER Das lied von der Erde “ Song of the Earth ”
Spring is the time to bask in Mahler ’ s Das Lied von der Erde ( Song of the Earth ), with six profound and stirring movements performed by two distinguished voices of American opera . A climate-inspired world premiere from Grace-Evangeline Mason adds a current perspective on nature , and commemorates the EARTH | Songs Festival .
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CLASSICAL COLLECTION |
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Classical Series
Ravel ’ s Boléro , Debussy & Saint-Saëns
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Jun Märkl |
THU , MAR 12 , 8 PM STRATHMORE
FRI , MAR 13 , 8 PM MEYERHOFF
Jun Märkl , conductor
Stewart Goodyear , piano
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CAMILLE PÉPIN Les Eaux célestes
“ The Celestial Waters ”
SAINT-SAËNS Piano Concerto No . 5 , “ Egyptian ”
DEBUSSY Ibéria
RAVEL Boléro
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Stewart Goodyear |
Four French composers draw inspiration from distant lands for a musical voyage with
audience-favorite conductor Jun Märkl . Stewart Goodyear ’ s fingers dance across the
keyboard with sparkling brilliance in Saint-Saëns ’ “ Egyptian ” Piano Concerto , and Ravel ’ s
hypnotic Boléro makes its famous crescendo .
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2025-26 SEASON | 13 |