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MOVIE WITH ORCHESTRA
The Wizard of Oz
SAT, NOV 4, 3 PM M
SCOTT TERRELL, CONDUCTOR
Experience the Oscar ®-winning classic The Wizard of Oz on a giant HD screen as the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra performs the score live. Adventure down the Yellow Brick Road with beloved songs such as“ Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and“ We’ re Off to See the Wizard.”
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Pinchas Zukerman Performs Bach
THU, NOV 9, 8 PM S FRI, NOV 10, 8 PM M SAT, NOV 11, 8 PM M
PINCHAS ZUKERMAN, CONDUCTOR & VIOLIN
BACH // VIOLIN CONCERTO IN A MINOR SCHOENBERG // VERKLÄRTE NACHT( 1943) BEETHOVEN // SYMPHONY NO. 2
IN D MAJOR
A phenomenon in the world of music as both a violinist and conductor, the legendary Pinchas Zukerman performs Bach’ s Concerto in A Minor. Verklärte Nacht’ s lush and passionate melodies make it one of Schoenberg’ s most famous works. The program closes with Beethoven’ s Symphony No. 2.
MUSIC BOX
Farm Animals
SAT, NOV 11, 10 AM & 11:30 AM M
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André Watts Returns for Rach 2
FRI, NOV 17, 8 PM M SAT, NOV 18, 8 PM S SUN, NOV 19, 3 PM M
ROBERT SPANO, CONDUCTOR ANDRÉ WATTS, PIANO
CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS //
DREAMTIME ANCESTORS ELGAR // FALSTAFF RACHMANINOFF // PIANO CONCERTO
NO. 2 IN C MINOR
André Watts first burst onto the music scene when Leonard Bernstein chose him to make his debut with the New York Philharmonic. The now-legendary artist performs Rachmaninoff’ s most popular Piano Concerto. Christopher Theofanidis, one of the most-performed living composers, honors late composer Stephen Paulus in a new work.
Mozart’ s Requiem
THU, NOV 30, 8 PM M SUN, DEC 3, 3 PM S
MARIN ALSOP, MUSIC DIRECTOR UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
CONCERT CHOIR
CHRISTOPHER ROUSE // BERCEUSE INFINIE( WORLD PREMIERE, BSO COMMISSION) MOZART // REQUIEM
The power and mystery of Mozart’ s final masterpiece has inspired audiences for centuries. Experience the Requiem and the World Premiere of Christopher Rouse’ s Berceuse Infinie. Maestra Marin Alsop has praised Rouse’ s work as“ relevant, visceral, moving and thrilling— music that can change people, music that makes time stop.”
OFF THE CUFF
Mozart’ s Mysterious Requiem
FRI, DEC 1, 8:15 PM S SAT, DEC 2, 7 PM M
MARIN ALSOP, MUSIC DIRECTOR UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
CONCERT CHOIR
MOZART // REQUIEM
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An“ unknown, gray stranger” knocked on Mozart’ s door requesting a Requiem Mass on the condition that the composer would not seek to learn the identity of his patron. Mozart threw himself obsessively into the composition but fell ill and was unable to finish the score. Join Maestra Alsop and explore the mystery behind the Mass.
MUSIC BOX
All About Bears
SAT, DEC 2, 10 AM & 11:30 AM M
FAMILY
A Christmas Carol
SAT, DEC 9, 11 AM M
NICHOLAS HERSH,
ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR TIM MARRONE, ACTOR
This single-actor, semi-staged adaptation of Charles Dickens’ holiday classic, A Christmas Carol, retells the story of the infamous miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, and his redemptive journeys with the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future. Musical selections include Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on Greensleeves, Tippett’ s Suite in D and Jeff Tyzik’ s Holiday Moods.
HOLIDAY
Handel’ s Messiah
SAT, DEC 9, 7:30 PM M SUN, DEC 10, 3 PM M
EDWARD POLOCHICK, CONDUCTOR & HARPSICHORD
CONCERT ARTISTS OF BALTIMORE SYMPHONIC CHORALE
HANDEL // MESSIAH
A perennial favorite and BSO tradition, no holiday season is complete without the magnitude and sheer joy of the“ Hallelujah” chorus. Performed annually since 1982, the BSO’ s beloved Messiah with Edward Polochick has become a staple of the season.
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HOLIDAY
Home for the Holidays
SAT, DEC 16, 3 PM & 8 PM M SUN, DEC 17, 3 PM M
THOMAS WILKINS, CONDUCTOR ALISON BUCHANAN, SOPRANO BALTIMORE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS
DANCERS
Warm your heart this holiday season with a program of Christmas favorites. Thomas Wilkins, Principal Conductor of the Hollywood Bowl, leads iconic classics including“ Hark! the Herald Angels Sing,”“ O Holy Night” and the BSO’ s commission of Tchaikovsky’ s Nutcracker, arranged by jazz composer Paul Murtha. Also featuring the Baltimore School for the Arts tap-dancing Santas.
HOLIDAY
Cirque de la Symphonie Holiday Spectacular
FRI, DEC 22, 8 PM M SAT, DEC 23, 3 PM & 8 PM M
NICHOLAS HERSH, ASSOCIATE
CONDUCTOR CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE
The jaw-dropping magic of Cirque comes to the concert hall as the BSO musicians who dazzle you on stage are joined by acrobats, contortionists, jugglers, balancers, strongmen and high-flying aerialists from above. Sure to wow, this holiday spectacular is a“ treat for eyes and ears”( Pittsburgh Tribune).
Cirque de la Symphonie
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