Program Notes

September
Fanfare for Powell Hall – September 26-28

October
Slatkin and Ax – October 11-12
Prokofiev and Sibelius – October 24-25

November
Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff – November 1-2
Britten’s War Requiem – November 7 & 9
Stravinsky’s Firebird – November 21-22
Beethoven’s Seventh – November 29-30

December
Shostakovich’s 15th – December 5-6
Handel’s Messiah – December 12-14

January
Stravinsky and Debussy – January 10-11
Tchaikovsky’s Fourth – January 24-25

February
Prokofiev and Childs – February 6-7
Mozart’s Magic Flute – February 20 & 22

March
Bernstein and Robertson – March 6-7
Scheherazade – March 14-15
John Williams and Kevin Puts – March 2 & 22
Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto – March 27-28

April
Mahler’s Fifth – April 10-12
From Mozart to Wagner – April 18-19
Copland’s Third – April 24-25

May
Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloé – May 8-10

September
Symphonie fantastique – September 27 & 29

October
Ginastera and Dvořák – October 4 & 6
Mendelssohn’s Reformation – October 18-19
Slatkin’s Legacy – October 25 & 27

November
Mozart’s Requiem – November 9-10
Mozart’s Journey – November 15-16
Sibelius’ Fifth – November 22 & 24

January
Dvořák’s New World – January 10-11
Stéphane Conducts Ravel – January 17 & 19
Beethoven and Mahler – January 25-26

February
Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet – February 14-15
Brahms’ First Symphony – February 21 & 23

March
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony – March 1-2
Lintu Conducts Schumann – March 14 & 16
Bernstein and Williams – March 21-22
Debussy and Liszt – March 28 & 30

April
Brahms’ Violin Concerto – April 11-13
Dvořák’s Cello Concerto – April 26-27

May
Peer Gynt – May 3-4

September
Opening Weekend with Hilary Hahn – September 23-24
Beethoven’s First Piano Concerto – September 29-30

October
Mozart and Brahms – October 13 & 15
Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto – October 20-21

November
Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto – November 3 & 5
Opera in Concert: Cavalleria Rusticana – November 11-12
Korngold and Dvořák – November 17-19

December
Beethoven’s Second Symphony – December 1

January
Porgy and Bess – January 12
An American in Paris – January 13
Rhapsody in Blue – January 21
Musical Fables – January 27-28

February
Barber and Price – February 2
Lunar New Year – February 10
Carmina Burana – February 17-18

March
Operatic Favorites – March 3
Romeo and Juliet – March 16-17
Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto – March 22-23

April
Beethoven’s Second Piano Concerto – April 19-21
Verdi’s Requiem – April 27-28

May
An Evening with Yo-Yo Ma – May 3

September
Opening Weekend with Nathalie Joachim – September 17-18
Mahler’s Song of the Earth – September 30-October 1

October
Pictures at an Exhibition – October 7-8
Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto – October 15-16
Stéphane Conducts Poulenc – October 21-22
Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto – October 28-29

November
Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony – November 11-12
The Planets – November 18-20
Pines of Rome – November 26-27

December
Handel’s Messiah – December 2-4
All Mozart – December 9-11

January
Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G – January 14
Grimaud Plays Brahms – January 21-22
Bernstein and Sibelius – January 28-29

February
Tchaikovsky and MacMillan – February 10-11
Debussy and Ravel – February 18-19

March
Schumann’s “Rhenish” Symphony – March 3-4
Beethoven and Mendelssohn – March 10-11
Symphonic Dances – March 16

April
Enigma Variations – April 15-16
Slatkin Conducts Strauss – April 22-23
The Rite of Spring – April 29-30

May
The Damnation of Faust – May 5-6

September
Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony – September 25-26

October
Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto – October 1-2
Made in America – October 9-10
Changing Times – October 15-16
Fliter Plays Schumann – October 29-30

November
Mozart, Brahms, and Nikolaj – November 5
Stéphane Conducts Shostakovich – November 6-7
Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony – November 13-14
Schubert’s Great Symphony – November 19-20
Scheherazade – November 27-28

December
Nic McGegan’s Bach – December 3-5

January
Stéphane, Beethoven, and Brahms – January 7-8
Romeo and Juliet – January 15-16
Adams Conducts Adams – January 28-29

February
Chan Conducts Tchaikovsky – February 5-6
Mendelssohn and Bach – February 11-12

March
Mozart’s Requiem – March 4-6
The Firebird – March 12-13
Thibaudet Plays Gershwin – March 18-19

April
New World Symphony – April 8-10
Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony – April 22-23
From the Sea to the Stars – April 30-May 1

Fall 2020 Live Concerts
Beethoven’s “Eroica” – October 15-18
Metamorphosen – October 22-24
Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence – Oct 28 and Nov 6
Night Music – Oct 29 and Nov 7
Debussy and Ravel – Oct 30 and Nov 5
Schubert’s Octet – Oct 30 and Nov 4
Mendelssohn, Montgomery, and Frank – Oct 31 and Nov 8
Music for Winds – Nov 1 and Nov 7

Spring 2021 Live Concerts
Songs, Prayers and Rituals – March 26-28
Carnival of the Animals – April 1-3
Welcome, Stephanie – April 9-11
Airs and Dances – April 16-18
Musical Journey – April 23-25
Strauss and Mozart – April 30 – May 2
Peter and the Wolf – May 7-9
Beethoven 7 – May 13-15

September
Enigma Variations – September 22-23
Shostakovich’s Eleventh – September 28-29

October
Beethoven’s Pastoral – October 5-6
Scheherazade – October 12-13
Beethoven’s Triple Concerto – October 19-21
Haydn’s Creation – October 27-28

November
Poem of Ecstasy – November 10-11
Copland’s Third – November 16-17
Bell Performs Bruch – November 23-25
Bruckner’s Ninth – November 30 – December 1

December
Messiah – December 7-9

January
Beethoven and Schumann – January 18-19

February
Mendelssohn’s Scottish – February 1-2
Stéphane’s Serenade – February 8-10
Denève Conducts Prokofiev – February 15-16

March
Mahler’s Ninth – March 2-3
Brahms’ German Requiem – March 9-10
Beethoven’s Violin Concerto – March 15-17
Franck’s D Minor – March 22-23
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto – March 29-31

April
Mozart and Strauss – April 5-7
Slatkin Conducts Bernstein – April 27-28

May
Tchaikovsky’s Sixth – May 3-4
Symphonie Fantastique – May 10-12

September
Spirit of St. Louis – September 16-17
Music You Know & Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto – September 24-25
Beethoven’s Eroica – September 30-October 1

October
All-Mozart – October 7-8
Dvořák Cello Concerto – October 14-16
Symphonic Dances – October 21-23
Brahms Reimagined – October 28-29

November
Tchaikovsky 5 – November 4-5
Slatkin Conducts Porgy & Bess – November 11-13
Mozart Requiem – November 18-20
Beethoven’s Emperor – November 25-27

December
Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker – December 2-4

January
New World Symphony – January 13-15
Shostakovich 15 – January 20-21
Beethoven 7 – January 27-29

February
Belshazzar’s Feast – February 24-25

March
All-Bach – March 3-5
Alpine Symphony – March 10-11
Gospel According to the Other Mary – March 24-26

April
Rhapsody in Blue – April 7-9
Rach 3 – April 21-23
Capriccio Italien – April 28
Brahms Violin Concerto – April 29-30

May
Flying Dutchman – May 4-6

September
All-Strauss – September 25-26

October
Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 – October 2-3
Beethoven 9 – October 9-11
An American in Paris – October 16-18
Schumann Piano Concerto – October 23-24

November
McGegan Conducts Mozart & YO – November 6-7
Beethoven 6 – November 13-15
Music You Know & Brahms 1 – November 20-22
Peter & the Wolf – November 27-29

December
Messiah – December 3-6

January
From the Canyons to the Stars – January 16
Mahler 5 & Music You Know – January 22-23

February
Brandenburg 3 – February 5-6
Sibelius & Adams – February 19-20
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – February 27-28

March
Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet – March 5-6
Berlioz Romeo and Juliet – March 11-12
Halen Plays Beethoven & YO II – March 18-20

April
Mahler 4 – April 2-3
Pictures at an Exhibition – April 15-16
Dvorak 7 – April 22-24
Music You Know & Schubert “Great” – April 29-May 1

May
The Planets – May 6-8