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responsibility. We are generously funded
not just by private donations, but also
with taxpayer dollars from state government and local jurisdictions. It’s important
for people to feel that their investment
is well spent.
Were you surprised by anything
you learned while planning the
BSO’s centennial?
The BSO’s beginnings were relatively
humble. Even though there was an intention to create a high-quality professional
orchestra, it was done on a shoestring for
the first 25 years, because it was a department of city government. As a city entity,
the BSO defined service to the community
from day one. I may not have realized the
impact of that until reading up on it. The
BSO never lost its roots as an orchestra that
was there to serve its community. Even
in those early days, when there was segregation in the schools, the BSO would
perform kids’ concerts in white schools,
and do the same concert in the black
schools. It was far from ideal, of course, but
they were serving all the school children,
not just some.
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What do you see for the future?
It’s a new dawn, a new century. The BSO
has adapted and changed. For example,
Pulse, which just started, will blossom to
attract a new millennial generation. In the
next few years, I expect there will be an emphasis on reaching a greater diversity of our
community, and a focus on what I call the
patron experience, in the lobby and in the
concert hall itself. Even something like the
project with the Parsons School of Design to
reimagine the clothing of orchestral musicians is important in changing perceptions.
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Have you enjoyed your time in
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the city change?
Baltimore is a very livable place. Last year’s
unrest was surely a setback, but new leadership has an opportunity to engage the
many people who are dedicated to improving the overall economic and social health
of the community.
ALISA WEILERSTEIN, CELLO
OPENING
Jan 22 NIGHT
YEFIM BRONFMAN,
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September
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MONTROSE TRIO
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A season of fate and fancy
The BSO opens the door to Beethoven, Stravinsky, Duke Ellington, and more.
December 6
DANIIL TRIFONOV, PIANO
Apr 2
With Jack Everly at the helm, SuperPops
will include Broadway's Leading Men,
A Tribute to Ol’ Blue Eyes, and E.T., The
Extraterrestrial in Concert. Holidays will be
celebrated in style with the world premiere
of Swingin’ Nutcracker à la Duke Ellington, a
jazzy reimagining of Tchaikovsky’s beloved
score featuring the dance group Step
Afrika!, and a screening of the Christmas
classic It’s a Wonderful Life accompanied
by the BSO.
The season will be punctuated by the
BSO’s Centennial Commissions, including
world premieres of short works by Caroline
Shaw, Lori Laitman, T.J. Cole, Jonathan
Leshnoff, and Christopher Theofanidis.
The closing special events in June include
a semi-staged production of Bartók’s
Bluebeard’s Castle conducted by Marin
Alsop in June, and virtuoso Gil Shaham
playing Beethoven’s Violin Concerto.
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2016-17
SEASON
The BSO’s new season is characterized
by a mix of the old and the new, the wellknown with the less so.
The September 17 gala will open the
season in style with special guest Itzhak
Perlman. When fate comes knocking the
following week with Beethoven’s robust
Symphony No. 5, the BSO throws open
the door for a season-long exploration of
the composer’s work. In late November, a
weekend-long Beethoven Festival includes
his Symphony No. 9, performances by
special guests, the St. Lawrence String
Quartet, and a sing-along to “Ode to Joy.”
The season will also celebrate Stravinsky,
beginning with his Symphony in Three
Movements, the composer’s stormy response
to World War II. Principal Guest Conductor
Markus Stenz will round out a Stravinsky-rich
season with an examination of The Firebird as
part of the BSO’s Off the Cuff series in May.
October
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