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"It doesn't matter what's
going on in
life , and
it doesn't matter what
pieces are being played.
I love that I am always sure
to be overwhelmingly
moved by the
performance."
– Meredith Bohannon, Subscriber
John Locke, Percussion
FEB 17
LISZT PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1
Pianist
Conrad Tao returns
to the BSO to perform
Tomonthy
Dilonschneider
and Liszt’s breathtaking First
Piano Concerto. Conductor Mario Venzago leads the Orchestra in two of
Erik
Stahl,
BSO Le Bass
Berlioz’s
dazzling
overtures ,
corsaire and Le carnival romain, capturing
the colors and excitement of the Carnival season in Rome. The program also
includes two of Ravel’s favorite showpieces, Rhapsodie espagnole, which
ranges from sultry evocations of Spanish nights to vivid daylight fiestas, and
the hypnotic Bolero, a kaleidoscope of different orchestral colors that build
to a thrilling conclusion.
MARIO VENZAGO, CONDUCTOR
CONRAD TAO, PIANO
BERLIOZ Le corsaire
BERLIOZ Le carnival romain
LISZT Piano Concerto No. 1
RAVEL Rhapsodie espagnole
RAVEL Bolero
MAY 19
BRAHMS VIOLIN CONCERTO
BSO Concertmaster Jonathan Carney takes center stage for Brahms’ beloved
Violin Concerto, featuring some of the most beautiful melodies in classical
music. Conductor Peter Oundjian leads the Orchestra in Shostakovich’s
Symphony No. 11, “The Year 1905,” perhaps the most poignant, dramatic and
powerful of his 15 symphonies.
Garrick Ohlsson
PETER OUNDJIAN, CONDUCTOR
JONATHAN CARNEY, VIOLIN
BRAHMS Violin Concerto
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 11,
"The Year 1905"
JUN 9
MAHLER SYMPHONY NO. 9
Mahler’s magnificent Ninth Symphony depicts the composer’s epic battle
between his passionate
love for life and the dread of death, particularly on
Leila Josefowicz
Mahler’s mind since Beethoven, Schubert and Bruckner had been unable
to survive past their ninth symphonies. Marin Alsop conducts this glorious
work, a vivid testament to the power of a live concert experience.
MARIN ALSOP, CONDUCTOR
MAHLER Symphony No. 9
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