CLASSICAL
THURSDAYS 8PM
OCT 18 JAN 31 MAR 14 MAR 28 APR 11 MAY 9
OCT 18
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
JAN 31
RESPIGHI PINES OF ROME
Respighi ' s Pines of Rome and the composer ' s lesser-known but infectiously brilliant gem , Brazilian Impressions , are the centerpiece of this program . This concert also features the works of two powerhouse women composers , including Jennifer Higdon ’ s Low Brass Concerto , co-commissioned by the BSO . Percussionist Colin Currie returns with a new concerto by Scottish composer Helen Grime .
MARIN ALSOP , CONDUCTOR COLIN CURRIE , PERCUSSION
MAR 14
APPALACHIAN SPRING
JENNIFER HIGDON Low Brass Concerto ( BSO Co-commission )
HELEN GRIME Percussion Concerto
( US Premiere ) RESPIGHI Brazilian Impressions RESPIGHI Pines of Rome
Marin Alsop conducts the world premiere of a BSO commission for orchestra and chorus by popular British composer Roxanna Panufnik . The chorus is also featured in Bernstein ’ s Chichester Psalms , which includes one of his most haunting melodies , and Villa-Lobos ’ Chôros No . 10 , a colorful and rhythmically propulsive work inspired by popular Brazilian music . Copland ’ s Appalachian Spring , created as ballet music for Martha Graham , remains one of the most beloved expressions of the American spirit .
MARIN ALSOP , CONDUCTOR VALENTINA PELEGGI , CONDUCTOR UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CONCERT CHOIR , EDWARD MACLARY , DIRECTOR
ROXANNA PANUFNIK
( World Premiere , BSO Commission ) COPLAND Appalachian Spring BERNSTEIN Chichester Psalms VILLA-LOBOS Chôros No . 10
MAR 28
BRAHMS PIANO CONCERTO NO . 1
Renowned German pianist Lars Vogt is showcased in Brahms ’ First Piano Concerto , written when the composer was only in his mid-twenties . Principal Guest Conductor Markus Stenz leads the Orchestra in Schoenberg ’ s lush , late-Romantic orchestral tone poem , Pelléas und Mélisande .
MARKUS STENZ , CONDUCTOR LARS VOGT , PIANO
SCHOENBERG Pelléas und Mélisande BRAHMS Piano Concerto No . 1
APR 11
PORGY AND BESS
Back by popular demand , Marin Alsop leads the BSO and the Morgan State University Choir as well as vocal soloists in a semi-staged production of Porgy and Bess . Featuring such well-known hits as “ Summertime ” and “ It Ain ’ t Necessarily So ,” Gershwin ’ s jazzy folk opera endures as an American classic since its 1935 premiere .
MARIN ALSOP , CONDUCTOR MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY CHOIR ,
ERIC CONWAY , DIRECTOR
GERSHWIN Porgy and Bess
THE GERSHWINS ® Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin , DuBose and Dorothy Heyward and Ira Gershwin
MAY 9
TCHAIKOVSKY VIOLIN CONCERTO
Marin Alsop leads the Orchestra in Ein Heldenleben , “ A Hero ’ s Life ,” one of Richard Strauss ’ most exhilarating tone poems and a terrific showpiece for large orchestra . Tchaikovsky ’ s dashing and elegant Violin Concerto is performed by James Ehnes , one of the world ’ s top violinists . Violin fans shouldn ’ t miss this program !
MARIN ALSOP , CONDUCTOR JAMES EHNES , VIOLIN
R . STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto
Colin Currie
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