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KEY UPCOMING EVENTS
MAY/JUNE 2018 events at The Music Center at Strathmore [S] and at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall [M]
Liszt and Brahms MUSIC BOX
FRI, MAY 18, 8 PM M
SAT, MAY 19, 8 PM S
SUN, MAY 20, 3 PM M SAT, JUN 2, 10 AM
& 11:30 AM M
LISZT // LES PRÉLUDES
MOZART // PIANO CONCERTO NO. 22
IN E-FLAT MAJOR
BRAHMS // SYMPHONY NO. 3
IN F MAJOR
Leonard Bernstein
To Bernstein
with Love
FRI, MAY 4, 8 PM M
SUN, MAY 6, 3 PM M
MARIN ALSOP, MUSIC DIRECTOR
NICOLA BENEDETTI, VIOLIN
JOHN WILLIAMS, LUCIANO BERIO
AND JOHN CORIGLIANO //
SELECTIONS FROM
BIRTHDAY BOUQUET
BERNSTEIN // SERENADE
BERNSTEIN // SYMPHONIC DANCES
FROM WEST SIDE STORY
BERNSTEIN // THREE DANCE EPISODES
FROM ON THE TOWN
The BSO celebrates Leonard
Bernstein’s centennial with Nicola
Benedetti, one of the most
sought-after violinists of her
generation. This performance of
Bernstein favorites includes works
by modern composers written in
homage to his genius.
Join us in the lobby of the
Meyerhoff for a post-concert
appearance on Friday, May 4,
featuring Nicola Benedetti.
Salute to Bernstein
SAT, MAY 5, 7 PM M
MARIN ALSOP, MUSIC DIRECTOR
SCOTT SIMON, COMMENTATOR
BERNSTEIN // OVERTURE TO CANDIDE
JOHN WILLIAMS, LUCIANO BERIO AND
JOHN CORIGLIANO // SELECTIONS
FROM BIRTHDAY BOUQUET
BERNSTEIN // SELECTIONS FROM WEST
SIDE STORY AND ON THE TOWN
Join us for this unique BSO
concert as NPR’s Weekend
Edition Saturday host Scott Simon
joins Marin Alsop on stage for an
exploration of Bernstein’s genius.
SUPERPOPS
Raiders of the
Lost Ark: Movie
with Orchestra
THU, MAY 10, 8 PM S
FRI, MAY 11, 8 PM M
SAT, MAY 12, 8 PM M
SUN, MAY 13, 3 PM M
JACK EVERLY, PRINCIPAL POPS
CONDUCTOR
Under the baton of Jack Everly,
experience Raiders of the Lost
Ark like never before as the
BSO performs John Williams’
epic score alongside the classic
Steven Spielberg film.
Nicola Benedetti
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Beloved conductor Mario
Venzago directs Liszt’s most
popular symphonic poem,
Les Préludes. Brahms’ Third
Symphony spans the full range of
human emotion, from excitement
to despair. Mozart’s vivacious
Piano Concerto No. 22 is matched
by young virtuoso Kit Armstrong.
Gershwin’s Piano
Concerto
THU, MAY 31, 8 PM S
FRI, JUN 1, 8 PM M
SAT, JUN 2, 8 PM M
MARIN ALSOP, MUSIC DIRECTOR
KIRILL GERSTEIN, PIANO
STRAVINSKY // SUITE FROM
THE FIREBIRD (1919)
GERSHWIN // CONCERTO IN F
SCHUMANN // SYMPHONY NO. 2
IN D MAJOR
Marin Alsop leads Stravinsky’s
dazzling Firebird, which
concludes with one of the most
exalted finales in all of music.
Gershwin’s Concerto in F is a
blend of traditional classical
forms and the freedom of
American jazz. After a year
without writing music,
Schumann’s incredibly
personal Second
Symphony expresses
his triumph over
darkness.
Kirill Gerstein
Shostakovich’s
Hidden Themes
THU, JUN 7, 8 PM M
FRI, JUN 8, 8 PM M
SAT, JUN 9, 8 PM S
SUN, JUN 10, 3 PM M
MARIN ALSOP, MUSIC DIRECTOR
JON KIMURA PARKER, PIANO
BERNSTEIN // SLAVA! A POLITICAL
OVERTURE
BERNSTEIN // SYMPHONY NO. 2,
“THE AGE OF ANXIETY”
SHOSTAKOVICH // SYMPHONY NO. 5
IN D MINOR
The BSO’s season culminates
with a duo of transformative
composers. Shostakovich’s
Symphony No. 5, celebrated
in its time by both repressed
audiences and Soviet officials,
is a stunning example of the
symphony as artistic salvation.
Bernstein’s Slava! and “The Age
of Anxiety” use art to cultivate
poignant messages that
resonate throughout time.
SPECIAL EVENT
An Evening with
John Williams
WED, JUN 13, 8 PM M
MARIN ALSOP, MUSIC DIRECTOR
JOHN WILLIAMS, CONDUCTOR
JOHANNES MOSER, CELLO
Music Director Marin Alsop and
world-renowned, Academy
Award-winning composer John
Williams lead the Baltimore
Symphony Orchestra in a
program featuring the music of
his acclaimed film scores,
including selections from
Star Wars, Harry Potter,
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,
Memoirs of a Geisha,
Raiders of the Lost Ark
and more.
S I
MARIO VENZAGO, CONDUCTOR
KIT ARMSTRONG, PIANO
Red, White and Blue