Overture Magazine - 2018-19 Season BSO_Overture_MAR_APR

2018-19 SEASON PART III - TOGETHER LAKSHMIBAI AND HARRIET We looked at our hands to see If we were still who we used to be. The sun rose golden o’er the trees, As if in heaven, at last we’re free. Apricot heat-haze, invincible fire, To free our people is our sole desire. For the taste of freedom, the final test, We rise to be the bravest and the best. LAKSHMIBAI I cross the lines of battle... HARRIET I cross the lines of dreams… LAKSHMIBAI I am at war for righteous grievance… HARRIET I am at peace with all. LAKSHMIBAI In death they shall not take me… HARRIET I cannot die but once. LAKSHMIBAI My flames shall rise, escaping fly… HARRIET The Lord shall know my time. LAKSHMIBAI Jaya, jaya, Mahadev… BOTH Every great dream begins with a dreamer, The strength, the patience, the passion within. Reach for the stars and change the world: For the taste of freedom, the final test, We rise to be the bravest and the best. Atoto wore sane. Hara, Hara, Mahadev! Instrumentation: Two flutes, piccolo, three oboes, three clarinets, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, ANDRÉ WATTS PERFORMS BEETHOVEN'S EMPEROR MARIN ALSOP, conductor | ANDRÉ WATTS, piano THU, MAY 30 | 8 PM MEYERHOFF SUN, JUN 2 | 3 PM STRATHMORE Revered pianist André Watts returns to the BSO to perform Beethoven’s last piano concerto, the mighty "Emperor." Marin Alsop also leads the Orchestra in Brahms’ most exhilarating chamber work, his youthful Piano Quartet in G Minor with its thrilling rondo finale, arranged for large orchestra by Schoenberg. BRAHMS arr. SCHOENBERG Piano Quartet in G Minor BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor” PRESENTING SPONSOR: SUPPORTING SPONSOR: OFF THE CUFF FRI, MAY 31 | 8:15 PM STRATHMORE SAT, JUN 1 | 7 PM MEYERHOFF BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor” The appearance of pianist André Watts is made possible through the major support of the Sidney M. Friedberg Guest Artist Fund André Watts joins Marin Alsop and the BSO for a performance and discussion of Beethoven’s last piano concerto, the mighty "Emperor." This 60-minute Off The Cuff presentation provides more insight into a single work, followed by a Q & A. PRESENTING SPONSOR: harp, piano and strings. TICKETS FROM $ 25 | BSOMUSIC.ORG | 410.783.8000 M A R –A P R 201 9 / OV E R T U R E 21

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