Cologne, Budapest, Porto, Brussels and
Glasgow, among others. In May 2013,
Mr. Varga was appointed principal conductor of the Taipei Symphony Orchestra,
an appointment that comes at an exciting
time for the orchestra, as the city of Taipei
embarks upon a journey to build the
orchestra its own concert hall, a process in
which Mr. Varga will be heavily involved
as a consultant.
Gilbert Varga was chief conductor of
the Hofer Symphoniker from 1980 –1985.
From 1985–1990, he was chief conductor
of the Philharmonia Hungarica in Marl,
and from 1997 to 2008 he was music director of the Basque National Symphony
Orchestra.
Mr. Varga’s discography includes
recordings with various labels including ASV, Koch International and Claves
Records, with his most recent being
concertos by Ravel and Prokofiev with
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
and Anna Vinnitskaya on Naïve Records.
Jo seph M eyer ho f f Sy m pho ny Hall
B a lt i m o r e S y m p h o n y O rc h e s t r a
Marin Alsop
Music Director • Harvey M. And Lyn P. Meyerhoff Chair
Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique
Friday, February 14, 2014 — 8 p.m.
Sunday, February 16, 2014 — 3 p.m.
Presenting Sponsor:
Gilbert Varga, Conductor
Jonathan Carney, Violin
Hector Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture
Camille Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor, opus 61
Allegro non troppo
Andantino quasi allegretto
Molto moderato e maestoso - Allegro non troppo
JONATHAN CARNEY
Gilbert Varga last performed with the
BSO in April 2013, conducting Brahms’s
Symphony No. 1 and Bartók’s Violin
Concerto No. 2, with Midori as soloist.
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, opus 74, "Pathétique"
Adagio - Allegro non troppo
Allegro con grazia
Allegro molto vivace
Finale: Adagio lamentoso
The concert will end at approximately 9:50 p.m. on Friday and 4:50 p.m. on Sunday.
Felix B ro ed e
Gilbert Varga
Gilbert Varga, son
of the celebrated
Hungarian violinist
Tibor Varga, studied
under three very different and distinctive maestros: Franco Ferrara, Sergiu
Celibidache and Charles Bruck. A commanding and authoritative figure on the
podium, Maestro Varga is renowned for
his elegant baton technique, and has held
positions with and guest-conducted many
of the major orchestras across the world.
In North America, Mr. Varga regularly
guest conducts the symphony orchestras
of Houston, St Louis, Atlanta, Baltimore,
Milwaukee, Minnesota, Utah and Nashville, among others, and in 2013 –2014,
he makes his debut with the orchestras of
Kansas City and San Diego. In Europe,
Mr. Varga works regularly with the major
orchestras of Berlin, Leipzig, Frankfurt,
Gr ant Lei ghto n
INTERMISSION
Jonathan
Carney
BSO Concertmaster
Jonathan Carney is in
his 12th season with
the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra after
12 seasons in the same position with London’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Born in New Jersey, Jonathan Carney
hails from a musical family with all six
members having graduated from The
Juilliard School. After completing his
studies with Ivan Galamian and Christine
Dethier, he was awarded a Leverhulme
Fellowship to continue his studies at the
Royal College of Music in London.
After enjoying critically acclaimed
international tours as both concertmaster
and soloist with numerous ensembles, Mr.