Overture Magazine - 2014-2015 May-June 2015 | Page 3

contents Departments 2 ) Letter from the President & CEO 4 ) In Tempo: News Of Note 6 ) BSO Live: Calendar of Events 7) Orchestra Roster { 38) Honor Roll 44)  Impromptu: Aaron LaVere, Principal Trombone 10 Markus Stenz The ability to make every performance feel like a premiere is one reason Marin Alsop and the BSO have invited Maestro Stenz to become its principal guest conductor. 8 Program Notes 12) Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto May 8 & 9 16) Debussy & Don Juan 5 May 15 & 17 22) Strauss’ Four Last Songs May 21 & 22 26 ) A Tribute to John Williams Features 28 ) Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony Centennial Season Preview 32 )  Bernstein’s Candide Next season will bring homecomings, debuts and blockbuster repertoire. May 29, 30 & 31 June 5 & 7 June 12, 13 &14 8) The by Christianna McCausland 10)  Stenz & Stenz Ability by Martha Thomas The BSO’s newly appointed Principal Guest Conductor brings a talent for making old things new again. On the Cover Markus Stenz, Photography by Molina Visuals Be Green: Recycle Your Program! Please return your gently used program to the Overture racks in the lobby. Want to keep reading at home? Please do! Just remember to recycle it when you’re through. May– June 2015 | O v ertur e 1