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SATURDAYS 8PM
OCT 20 NOV 10 JAN 5 FEB 9 MAR 9 JUN 8
OCT 20
VIVALDI FOUR SEASONS
Led by early-music specialist Nicholas McGegan, this program features two
BSO violinists in Vivaldi’s beloved Four Seasons. Experience the enchanting
incidental music Schubert wrote for the Viennese stage play, Rosamunde.
Schumann's Konzertstück, or Concert Piece for Four Horns, is almost as
spectacular to see as it is to hear.
NICHOLAS MCGEGAN, CONDUCTOR
THE BSO HORN SECTION:
PHILIP MUNDS, LISA BERGMAN,
AUSTIN LARSON, GABRIELLE FINCK
SCHUBERT Selections from Rosamunde
VIVALDI The Four Seasons
SCHUMANN Konzertstück for Four
Horns in F Major
NOV 10
POULENC CONCERTO FOR TWO PIANOS
Conductor Kwamé Ryan returns to the BSO, introducing the fast-rising
Naughton sisters, twins and duo-pianists whom The Philadelphia Inquirer
praised as “paired to perfection” after their Philadelphia Orchestra
debut. They perform Poulenc’s brilliantly witty Concerto for Two Pianos,
portraying a musical game between close friends who just happen to
be keyboard virtuosos. The program concludes with Mendelssohn's
Symphony No. 5.
KWAMÉ RYAN, CONDUCTOR
CHRISTINA NAUGHTON, PIANO
MICHELLE NAUGHTON, PIANO
MAR 9
SCHEHERAZADE
Marin Alsop conducts two contrasting musical takes
on the infamous legend from One Thousand and One
Nights, Rimsky-Korsakov’s gorgeous and ever-popular
Scheherazade and John Adams’ Scheherazade.2. Adams
takes Rimsky-Korsakov's idea of using a solo violin as the
voice of the enchantress and turns it into what he describes
as a “dramatic symphony” that makes impressive use of
the violin. This piece was written expressly for acclaimed
violinist Leila Josefowicz.
MARIN ALSOP, CONDUCTOR
LEILA JOSEFOWICZ, VIOLIN
JOHN ADAMS Scheherazade.2
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade
JUN 8
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 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
MENDELSSOHN Sinfonia No. 7
POULENC Concerto for Two Pianos
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 5,
"Reformation"
JAN 5
LEON FLEISHER’S BIRTHDAY
CELEBRATION
The BSO celebrates the great Leon Fleisher’s birthday in an extraordinary
concert. Highlighting the program is Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 12, a
specialty of Fleisher's. Led by conductor Peter Oundjian, Brahms’ Second
Symphony, full of beautiful melodies and one of the most exuberantly joyful
finales, will conclude the program.
PETER OUNDJIAN, CONDUCTOR
LEON FLEISHER, PIANO
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major
BRAHMS Symphony No. 2
FEB 9
MOZART SYMPHONY NO. 40
Young Taiwanese-American violinist Paul Huang, winner of the 2017 Lincoln
Center Award for Emerging Artists, takes center stage for Khachaturian’s
Violin Concerto. Requiring tons of technical bravura and stamina, this
concerto exudes Russian Romanticism with a touch of Gershwin and
concludes with an infectious finale. Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 is one of
the composer's best-loved symphonies. Chabrier’s sparkling España is an
evocation of Spain, and Beethoven’s Leonore Overture No. 3 is a thrilling
conclusion to the program.
MARKUS STENZ, CONDUCTOR
PAUL HUANG, VIOLIN
12
CHABRIER España
KHACHATURIAN Violin Concerto
MOZART Symphony No. 40 in G Minor
BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture No. 3
Leila Josefowicz