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MENDELSSOHN VIOLIN CONCERTO
Orchestre philharmonique de Radio
France, Orchestre National de France,
BBC Symphony Orchestra and London
Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as all
of the major Nordic orchestras including
the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
where he was Chief Conductor from
2008 to 2015.
As soloist, Storgårds gave the Finnish
premiere of Schumann’s own violin
transcription of the cello concerto, as well
as the Violin Sonata No. 3. He regularly
performs world premieres with many
works being dedicated to him, including
Per Nørgård’s Symphony No. 8 and Kaija
Saariaho’s Nocturne for Solo Violin. He
conducted the world premiere production
of Sebastian Fagerlund’s Höstsonaten–
Autumn Sonata at the Finnish National
Opera. The piece was a finalist at the
2018 International Opera Awards.
Highlights of his 2019–20 season
include Storgårds’ return to the BBC
Proms with the BBC Philharmonic, with
whom he will embark on a European
tour this fall. He also returns to the
Chicago, Bamberg, Berlin Radio,
St. Louis, Toronto and Detroit symphony
orchestras and Oslo Philharmonic, as
well as the Vienna Radio Symphony
Orchestra for a tour to Asia.
Storgårds’ award-winning discography
includes two cycles of symphonies by
Sibelius and Nielsen with the BBC
Philharmonic. Their latest recording
project includes works by avant-
garde composer George Antheil.
Other successes include discs of
works by Nørgård, Korngold, Aho
and Rautavaara, the latter receiving a
Grammy nomination and a Gramophone
Award in 2012.
Storgårds studied violin with
Chaim Taub and subsequently became
concertmaster of the Swedish Radio
Symphony Orchestra under Esa-Pekka
Salonen before studying conducting with
Jorma Panula and Eri Klas. He received
the Finnish State Prize for Music in 2002
and the Pro Finlandia Prize 2012.
JOSEPH MEYERHOFF SYMPHONY HALL
Friday, January 24, 2020, 8 pm
Saturday, January 25, 2020, 8 pm
MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE
Sunday, January 26, 2020, 3 pm
John Storgårds, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No. 9 in E-flat Major, op. 70

Allegro
Moderato
Presto
Largo
Allegretto
Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E Minor, op. 64

Allegro molto appassionato
Andante

Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace

Gil Shaham
INTERMISSION
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 103 in E-flat Major, “Drumroll”

Adagio - Allegro con spirito

Andante più tosto allegretto
Menuetto

Allegro con spirito
The intermission will last 20 minutes. The concert will end at approximately
10 pm on Friday and Saturday and 5 pm on Sunday.
PRESENTING SPONSOR:
OFFICIAL INTERNET PROVIDER OF THE BSO:
The appearance of violinist Gil Shaham is made possible through the major support
of the Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Guest Artist Fund.
About the Artists
John Storgårds
Chief Guest
Conductor of the
BBC Philharmonic
Orchestra and Principal
Guest Conductor of
Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra
Ottawa, John Storgårds has a dual career
as a conductor and violin virtuoso.
As Artistic Director of the Lapland
Chamber Orchestra, a title he has held
for nearly 25 years, Storgårds earned
global critical acclaim for the ensemble’s
adventurous performances and award-
winning recordings.
Storgårds appears regularly with the
WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne,
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra,
John Storgårds last appeared with the
BSO in February 2016, conducting Holst’s
The Planets.

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