Dvořák ’ s Cello Concerto
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Marin Alsop
For Marin Alsop ’ s bio ., please see pg . 7 .
Dvořák ’ s Cello Concerto
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Thursday , February 16 , 2017 — 8pm
Music Center At Strathmore Sunday , February 19 , 2017 — 3 pm
Presenting Sponsor :
Marin Alsop , conductor Johannes Moser , cello
Jonathan Leshnoff Dancin ’ Blue Crabs ! ( BSO Centennial Commission ) World Premiere
Samuel Barber Symphony No . 1 , opus 9 Allegro , ma non troppo Allegro molto Andante tranquillo Con moto
Aaron Copland
Lincoln Portrait NARRATOR TBA
INTERMISSION
Antonín Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor , opus 104 Allegro Adagio ma non troppo Finale : Allegro moderato JOHANNES MOSER
The concert will end at approximately 9:45pm on Thursday and 4:45pm on Sunday .
The appearance of cellist Johannes Moser generously underwritten by the Solomon H . Snyder Department of Neuroscience of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine .
Jonathan Leshnoff ’ s Dancin ’ Blue Crabs ! was commissioned for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Marin Alsop by Classical Movements , Inc . as part of the Eric Daniel Helms New Music Program . Also made possible by a grant from New Music USA through a generous contribution from Thomas Brener and Inbal Segev , and additionally supported by the Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trusts , the Aaron Copland Fund for Music , and the Randolph S . and Amalie R . Rothschild Endowed Fund for New Music .
Manfred Esser-Haenssler
Johannes Moser
German-Canadian cellist Johannes Moser has performed with the world ’ s leading orchestras , including the Berlin , New York , Los Angeles , Hong Kong , Israel and Munich philharmonics as well Chicago , London , Bavarian Radio , Frankfurt Radio symphonies , Royal Concertgebouw , Tokyo Symphony and the Philadelphia and Cleveland orchestras .
This season , Mr . Moser presents new works with Julia Wolfe and Andrew Norman . In 2012 , he premiered Magnetar , a concerto for electric cello by Enrico Chapela , which Mr . Moser performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by Gustavo Dudamel , and in the 2013 – 2014 season , he continued this relationship with the orchestra performing Michel van der Aa ’ s cello concerto Up-close .
In 2010 , Mr . Moser toured with toy pianist Phyllis Chen in “ Sounding Off : A Fresh Look at Classical Music ” as part of his commitment to presenting classical music so listeners of all ages can engage and connect .
A dedicated chamber musician , Mr . Moser has performed with Joshua Bell , Emanuel Ax , Leonidas Kavakos , Menahem Pressler , James Ehnes , Midori and Jonathan Biss . He is a regular at festivals including the Verbier , Schleswig-Holstein , Gstaad and Kissinger festivals , the Mehta Chamber Music Festival , and the Colorado , Seattle and Brevard music festivals .
Mr . Moser was a recipient of the prestigious 2014 Brahms prize . His recordings have earned him two ECHO Klassik awards and the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik . In 2015 , he released his first recording for Pentatone , a disc of Dvořák and Lalo cello concertos . His concerto debut disc with the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra , was honored as one of Classics Today ’ s Top 10 CDs of 2008 .
Born into a musical family as a dual citizen of Germany and Canada , Mr . Moser
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