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David Fray
Music Box
Our Maryland
Sat , Apr 29 , 10am & 11:30am Silver Spring Civic Building
Sat , May 6 , 10am & 11:30am [ M ]
Celebrate our home state with music , dance and songs . For children 6 months – 3 years .
Stravinsky ’ s Firebird
Thu , May 4 , 8 pm [ M ] Sun , May 7 , 3 pm [ S ]
Markus Stenz , conductor David Fray , piano
Mendelssohn : Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Ravel : Piano Concerto in G Major Stravinsky : The Firebird ( Complete )
Principal Guest Conductor Markus Stenz gives us a rare opportunity to hear the color and brilliance of Stravinsky ’ s complete score for The Firebird , the commission from Diaghilev ’ s Ballet Russes that catapulted him to fame in pre-WWI Paris . Years later , Paris was again the setting for Ravel ’ s popular jazz-inflected concerto , a perfect vehicle for the musical refinement and elegance of French pianist David Fray , who makes his BSO debut .
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Off The Cuff
Stravinsky ’ s Firebird
Fri , May 5 , 8:15 pm [ S ] Sat , May 6 , 7 pm [ M ] *
Markus Stenz , conductor
Stravinsky : The Firebird ( Complete )
Principal Guest Conductor Markus Stenz reveals the genesis of Stravinsky ’ s groundbreaking ballet score Firebird .
* Join us for an after-party in the Meyerhoff lobby featuring live entertainment , food and drink specials .
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BSO Pulse :
Lower Dens
Thu , May 11 , 8:30 pm [ M ]
BSO Pulse brings together the worlds of classical music and indie rock onto one stage . The night kicks off at 5:30 pm with a party in the lobby featuring live music , happy hour drink specials , and food from our favorite Baltimore restaurants and breweries .
Till Eulenspiegel ’ s Merry Pranks
FRI , May 12 , 8 pm [ M ]
Sat , May 13 , 8 pm [ S ]
Markus Stenz , conductor Andrew Balio , trumpet
Mozart : Symphony No . 29 Haydn : Trumpet Concerto Detlev Glanert : Frenesia
( BSO Premiere ) Strauss : Till Eulenspiegel ’ s
Merry Pranks
Transforming the orchestral palette , Markus Stenz introduces fun and frantic Frenesia , an ironic homage to Richard Strauss , whose own whimsical tribute to the medieval trouble-maker , Till Eulenspiegel , makes for a rousing finale .
BSO SuperPops
E . T . The Extraterrestrial in Concert
Thu , May 18 , 8 pm [ S ]
Fri , May 19 , 8 pm [ M ]
Sat , May 20 , 3 pm [ M ]
Sat , May 20 , 8 pm [ M ]
Sun , May 21 , 3 pm [ M ]
Jack Everly , conductor
Soar through the stars with Steven Spielberg ’ s masterpiece as you ’ ve never seen or heard it before ! Jack Everly conducts John Williams ’ Academy Award-winning score live as the classic film is projected on a giant HD screen . Bring the whole family to experience the magic of Elliott and his friend from far , far away .
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Gershwin and Prokofiev
Fri , June 2 , 8 pm [ M ] Sat , June 3 , 8 pm [ S ] Sun , June 4 , 3 pm [ M ]
Christoph König , conductor Vadim Gluzman , violin
Ravel : Le Tombeau de Couperin Prokofiev : Violin Concerto No . 2 Messiaen : Les offrandes oubliées Gershwin : An American in Paris
Four peer composers looked to France for inspiration with wildly different results . Christoph König opens with Ravel ’ s gentle memorial dedicated to friends lost in the war . Gershwin ’ s jazzy , raucous riff on Paris will have us humming into the night .
Brandenburg Concertos
Thu , June 8 , 8 pm [ S ]
Sat , June 10 , 8 pm [ M ]
Sun , June 11 , 3 pm [ M ]
Marin Alsop , conductor Featuring soloists from the Baltimore
Symphony Orchestra
Bach ' s beloved Brandenburg Concertos come to life in the hands of Marin Alsop and the BSO . Widely regarded as some of the best orchestral compositions of the Baroque era , the six unique concertos showcase both the power of the orchestra and the talents of the highly-skilled soloists .
Music Box
Celebrate Summertime
Sat , June 10 , 10am & 11:30 am [ M ]
Listen , bounce and move around to music all about summertime , sunshine , the beach , ice cream , swimming and more ! For children 6 months – 3 years .
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Saint-Saëns ’ Organ Symphony
Thu , June 15 , 8 pm [ M ]
Fri , June 16 , 8 pm [ M ]
Sat , June 17 , 8 pm [ S ]
Sun , June 18 , 3 pm [ M ]
Marin Alsop , conductor Gil Shaham , violin
Christopher Theofanidis :
The Game ( World Premiere , BSO Centennial Celebration Commission )* Beethoven : Violin Concerto Saint-Saëns : Symphony No . 3 ,
“ Organ ”
Marin Alsop pulls out all the stops for the BSO ’ s closing concert with one of her signature works , Saint-Saëns Symphony No . 3 , “ Organ .” Add to that the Beethoven Violin Concerto with audience favorite Gil Shaham , who will dazzle and charm with his virtuosity . This is a program that is grand in every way — a fitting close to the first season of our second century .
* Commissioned for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Marin Alsop by Classical Movements , Inc . as part of the Eric Daniel Helms New Music Program . Also made possible by a grant from New Music USA through a generous contribution from Thomas Brener and Inbal Segev , and additionally supported by the Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trusts , the Aaron Copland Fund for Music , and the Randolph S . and Amalie R . Rothschild Endowed Fund for New Music .
The appearance of violinst Gil Shaham is made possible through the major support of the Alvin and Fanny Blaustein Thalheimer
Guest Artist Fund .
Gil Shaham
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Luke Ratray ( Shaham ); Paolo Roversi ( Fray ) |
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