MARIN ALSOP , CONDUCTOR NICOLA BENEDETTI , VIOLIN in D Major SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No . 3 , “ Organ ”
Marin Alsop returns to the podium for a world premiere by composer and sound artist Angélica Castelló . Grammy ® Award-winner Nicola Benedetti performs Wynton Marsalis ’ Violin Concerto in D Major , a work written specially for her . Saint-Saëns ’ brilliant “ Organ ” Symphony crowns the program .
GROSVENOR PERFORMS BEETHOVEN
SAT , MAR 12 , 8 PM
JONATHON HEYWARD , CONDUCTOR BENJAMIN GROSVENOR , PIANO
HANNAH KENDALL The Spark Catchers BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No . 3 SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No . 15
Inspired by the dangerous conditions endured by young women who worked in match factories in the 1880s , Hannah Kendall ’ s The Spark Catchers opens the program , followed by a dramatic performance of Beethoven ’ s Third Piano Concerto by master pianist Benjamin Grosvenor . To close , the orchestra performs Shostakovich ’ s enigmatic Symphony No . 15 for the very first time . A work that alludes to and quotes freely from the music of other composers , the shimmering final chords will leave you transfixed .
Benjamin Grosvenor
Kirill Karabits
RACHMANINOFF SYMPHONY NO . 3
SAT , APR 30 , 8 PM
KIRILL KARABITS , CONDUCTOR STEFAN JACKIW , VIOLIN
STRAVINSKY Symphony in Three Movements CONRAD TAO Violin Concerto ( BSO Co-Commission ) RACHMANINOFF Symphony No . 3
Jonathon Heyward
Called “ one of the most insightful violinists of his generation ” by The Boston Globe , Stefan Jackiw performs a new violin concerto written expressly for him by noted pianist and composer Conrad Tao . Ukrainian conductor Kirill Karabits interprets two contrasting symphonies . Stravinsky ’ s Symphony in Three Movements was written shortly after he moved to the U . S . and draws inspiration from World War II . Rachmaninoff ’ s poignant Third Symphony was written in exile in America and reflects his memories of the old Russia .
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ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER PERFORMS BEETHOVEN
SAT , JUN 11 , 8 PM PREMIUM
SIR ANDREW DAVIS , CONDUCTOR ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER , VIOLIN
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DELIUS “ The Walk to the Paradise Garden ” from A Village Romeo and Juliet ELGAR Falstaff BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto |
Stefan Jackiw |
Sir Andrew Davis |
Four-time Grammy ® Award-winner and violinist extraordinaire Anne-Sophie Mutter joins the BSO for Beethoven ’ s lyrical Violin Concerto in D Major , a work that pushed the boundaries of the concerto and still thrills audiences today . Sir Andrew Davis , Music Director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago , presents two picturesque and evocative tales from the English repertoire , a passionate work from Delius ’ opera A Village Romeo and Juliet and Elgar ’ s masterful tone poem Falstaff .
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