SEP 22
BEETHOVEN EROICA SYMPHONY
Marin Alsop opens the season with Beethoven ’ s “ Eroica ” Symphony , a work that changed the course of music history . Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Joseph Schwantner wrote his New Morning for the World for orchestra and narrator , capturing some of Martin Luther King , Jr .’ s most eloquent words . Pianist Garrick Ohlsson returns to play Rachmaninoff ’ s scintillating Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini .
MARIN ALSOP , CONDUCTOR GARRICK OHLSSON , PIANO
JOSEPH SCHWANTNER New Morning for the World ( Daybreak of Freedom ) RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini BEETHOVEN Symphony No . 3 , “ Eroica ”
OCT 27
GRIEG PIANO CONCERTO
This salute to the great Scandinavian composers is led by Norwegian conductor Rune Bergmann in his BSO debut . The ever-popular Finlandia is Sibelius ’ ode to independence . Grieg ’ s Piano Concerto spotlights exciting keyboard virtuosity . Nielsen ’ s dramatic Fourth Symphony , " The Inextinguishable ," reflects the battles of war and features an epic standoff between two timpanists playing on opposite sides of the stage .
Garrick Ohlsson
RUNE BERGMANN , CONDUCTOR FREDDY KEMPF , PIANO
SIBELIUS Finlandia GRIEG Piano Concerto NIELSEN Symphony No . 4 , " The Inextinguishable "
JAN 19
SIBELIUS VIOLIN CONCERTO
Principal Guest Conductor Markus Stenz conducts an eclectic program including the beautiful Siegfried Idyll that Richard Wagner wrote for his wife , Cosima . In response to failing his violin audition with the Vienna Philharmonic , Sibelius composed one of the most technically challenging violin concertos ever written . Latvian violinist Baiba Skride is up to the task and joins the BSO for the performance of the Sibelius Violin Concerto . Haydn ’ s Symphony No . 104 , " London ," is the composer ' s most regal symphony , filled with the sounds of trumpets and timpani .
MARKUS STENZ , CONDUCTOR BAIBA SKRIDE , VIOLIN
WAGNER Siegfried Idyll SIBELIUS Violin Concerto HAYDN Symphony No . 104 , “ London ”
FEB 16
LISZT PIANO CONCERTO NO . 1
Pianist Conrad Tao returns to the BSO to perform Liszt ’ s breathtaking First Piano Concerto . Conductor Mario Venzago leads the Orchestra in two of Berlioz ’ s dazzling overtures , Le 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 18
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 .
PETER OUNDJIAN , CONDUCTOR JONATHAN CARNEY , VIOLIN
BRAHMS Violin Concerto SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No . 11 , " The Year 1905 "
JUN 15
MOVIE WITH ORCHESTRA : WEST SIDE STORY
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic winner of 10 Oscars ® — the BSO performs Leonard Bernstein ’ s score live with the re -mastered film ( directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins , featuring Robbins ’ choreography , Ernest Lehman ’ s screenplay , Arthur Laurents ’ book and Stephen Sondheim ’ s lyrics ) shown in hi -def with original vocals and dialog intact .
MARIN ALSOP , CONDUCTOR BERNSTEIN West Side Story
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