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Performances

Subject to change.


Wednesday, July 2, 2008, 7:00pm

Nashville Symphony Orchestra
Laura Turner Hall
Nashville, Tennessee

MCKAY: To a Liberator
PERSICHETTI: A Lincoln Address
IVES: Lincoln, the Great Commoner
BACON: Ford's Theatre
WEINBERGER: The Lincoln Symphony

Friday, July 4, 2008, 7:45pm

Nashville Symphony Orchestra
Riverfront Park
Nashville, Tennessee

Program to be Announced

Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 8:00pm

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Ravinia Festival
Highland Park, Illinois
Joshua Bell, violin

ENESCU: Romanian Rhapsody No. 1
SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto in D Minor
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7

Thursday, July 10, 2008, 8:00pm

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Ravinia Festival
Highland Park, Illinois
Denis Matsuev, piano

RACHMANINOFF: Vocalise in E Minor
RACHMANINOFF: Symphonic Dances
RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 3

Saturday, July 19, 2008, 8:30pm

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Tanglewood Music Festival
Lenox, Massachusetts
Midori, violin

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Five Variants of “Dives and Lazarus”
TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto
COPLAND: Symphony No. 3

Friday, July 25, 2008, 6:00pm

Aspen Chamber Symphony
Aspen Music Festival

Aspen, Colorado
Joseph Kalichstein, piano

MENNIN: Concertato for Orchestra, “Moby-Dick”
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 2
COPLAND: Appalachian Spring

Friday, August 1, 2008, 8:00pm

Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Meadow Brook Music Festival
Rochester, Michigan
Jacquelyn Wagner, soprano
Kirstin Chavez, mezzo
TBD, tenor
Josh Winograde, baritone

“Night at the Opera”

Saturday August 2, 2008

Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Meadow Brook Music Festival
Rochester, Michigan
Muza Rubackyle, piano

BORODIN: Polovtsian Dances
TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1
MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition

Friday, August 8, 2008, 7:00pm

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Albert Hall
London, England
Olga Kern, piano

CHEN YI: Olympic Fire c12', BBC Commission: World Premiere
RACHMANINOV: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Five Variants of “Dives and Lazarus”
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Symphony No. 6

Tuesday, August 12, 2008, 8:00pm

Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Hollywood Bowl
Hollywood, California
Martin Chalifour, violin

GLASS: Two Interludes from the CIVIL warS
GLASS: Violin Concerto
ELGAR: Enigma Variations

Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 8:00pm

Festival Orchestra of the Jacobs School of Music
Musical Arts Center, Indiana University
Joshua Bell, violin

BEETHOVEN: Overture to Egmont
CORIGLIANO: Red Violin Concerto

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Great Chapel
Windsor, England

BERNSTEIN: Candide Overture
COPLAND: Appalachian Spring Suite
MAHLER: Symphony No. 1

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Derngate Theatre
Northampton, England

ELGAR: Pomp & Circumstance March No. 1
WALTON: Henry V
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: The Lark Ascending
BRITTEN: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
ELGAR: Enigma Variations

Tuesday, September 30, 2008, tbc

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Beijing Festival
Beijing, China

ELGAR: Pomp & Circumstance March No. 1
WALTON: Façade Suite No. 1
VAUGHN WILLIAMS: Greensleeves
GRAINGER: Danny Boy
BRITTEN: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
BERNSTEIN: Candide
CHEN YI: Olympic Fire
VANGELIS: Theme from Chariots of Fire
JOHN Williams: Olympic Spirit

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Beijing Festival
Beijing, China
Steven Isserlis, cello

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Tallis Fantasia
WALTON: Cello Concerto
ELGAR: Symphony No. 1

Thursday, October 2, 2008
Friday, October 3, 2008

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Shanghai, China
Steven Isserlis, cello

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Tallis Fantasia
WALTON: Cello Concerto
ELGAR: Symphony No. 1

Sunday, October 5, 2008

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Macau

BERNSTEIN: Candide Overture
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Tallis Fantasia
MAHLER: Symphony No. 1

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Taipei, Taiwan

COPLAND: Appalachian Spring Suite
MAHLER: Symphony No. 1

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Taichung, Taiwan
Repertoire to be Announced

Friday, October 10, 2008

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Singapore

WALTON: Henry V
VAUGHN WILLIAMS: Symphony No. 6
ELGAR: Enigma Variations

Friday, October 17, 2008, 8:00pm

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Heinz Hall
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Hila Plitmann, Soprano

ADAMS: Slonimsky's Earbox
BERNEL: The Good Life, "Pittsburgh 250" co-commission
DVORAK: Symphony No. 9

Thursday, October 23, 2008
Friday, October 24, 2008

WDR Sinfonieorchester
Venue TBC
Cologne, Germany
Emanuel Ax, piano

HAYDN: Symphony No. 85
SZYMANOWSKI: Sinfonia Concertante
STRAUSS: Burleske
RAVEL: Daphnis et Chloe Suite 2

Saturday, October 25, 2008

WDR Sinfonieorchester
Venue TBC
Wiesbaden, Germany
Emanuel Ax, piano

HAYDN: Symphony No. 85
SZYMANOWSKI: Sinfonia Concertante
STRAUSS: Burleske
RAVEL: Daphnis et Chloe Suite 2

Thursday, October 30, 2008
Friday, October 31, 2008
Saturday, November 1, 2008

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
The Symphony Center
Atlanta, Georgia
Kelley O'Connor, soprano
Garrick Ohlsson, piano

BERNSTEIN: Symphony No. 1 Jeremiah
BARBER: Piano Concerto
RACHMANINOFF: Symphonic Dances

Friday, November 7, 2008, 8:00pm
Saturday, November 8, 2008, 8:00pm
Sunday, November 9, 2008, 3:00pm

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Baltimore, Maryland

ROSSINI: The Thieving Magpie
SLATKIN: The Raven
SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 2

Thursday, November 13, 2008, 8:00pm
Friday, November 14, 2008, 8:00pm

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Victoria Hall
Geneva, Switzerland
Michel Westphal, clarinet

ROSSINI: Overture to William Tell
DEBUSSY: Rhapsody No. 1
COPLAND: Appalachian Spring Suite
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4

Friday, November 21, 2008, 7:30pm
Saturday, November 22, 2008, 7:30pm
Sunday, November 23, 2008, 11:30am

Orquesta Nacional de España
Auditorio Nacional de Madrid
Madrid, Spain
Joshua Bell, violin

WALTON: Battle from Henry V
CORIGLIANO: Violin Concerto
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7

Friday, November 28, 2008, 8:00pm

Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Salle Pleyel
Paris, France
Joshua Bell, violin

PURCELL/WARLOCK arr.: Fantasia upon one note
CORIGLIANO: Violin Concerto
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6

Saturday, November 29, 2008, 11:00am

Orchestra Philharmonique de Radio France
Family Concert
Salle Olivier Messiaen, Paris
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France

TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6

Friday, December 5, 2008, 8:00pm
Saturday, December 6, 2008, 8:00pm

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Heinz Hall
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Time for Three Trio

BERNSTEIN: Symphonic Dances
HIGDON: Concerto 4-3
COPLAND: Symphony No. 3

Thursday, December 11, 2008, 8:00pm
Friday, December 12, 2008, 8:00pm
Saturday, December 13, 2008, 8:30pm
Sunday, December 14, 2008, 3:00pm

Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Max M. Fisher Music Center
Detroit, Michigan

VERDI: La Forza del Destino Overture
LEE: A Different Soldier's Tale
ORFF: Carmina Burana

Tuesday, December 23, 2008, 3:00pm
Wednesday, December 24, 2008, 7:00pm
Friday, December 26, 2008, 7:00pm
Sataurday, December 27, 2008, 3:00pm

NHK Symphony Orchestra
NHK Hall
Tokyo, Japan

BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9

Wednesday, December 31, 2009, 10:00pm
Thursday, January 1, 2009, 7:30pm

Taipei National Symphony Orchestra
National Concert Hall
Taipei, Taiwan

HOLST: The Planets
STRAUSS: Die Fiedermaus Overture
KORNGOLD: Nocturne from "Much Ado About Nothing"
MOZART: A Musical Sleigh Ride
STRAUSS: Thunder and Lightning Polka
STRAUSS: Blue Danube Waltz


Subject to change.






Mr. Slatkin is represented by
Columbia Artists Management, Inc. (North America)
Askonas Holt, Ltd. (Europe)



“Slatkin's interpretative ideas unleashed the emotional and pictorial depth with exceptional freshness. He inspired a cohesive, brilliant response from the orchestra, which offered nuance, warmth and, in climactic moments, tremendous force. An arresting performance.”
The Baltimore Sun



“Some carefully shaped moments brought out the music’s luminous inner voices, but the conductor never allowed the details to distract from the general sweep of the score. There were numerous magical moments…”
The Washington Post



“This was a no-holds-barred performance… Slatkin is a natural Elgarian who understands the music’s flexibility, its passion and lyricism.”
The Times



“Slatkin, strongly attuned to the subtleties of the silken score, coaxed a luminous performance from the orchestra.”
The Baltimore Sun



“Slatkin led the orchestra like a master storyteller unfolding a terrible epic of suffering and loss.”
Globe and Mail, Toronto



“The conductor's vision was bold, dramatic and compelling.”
Toronto Star