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2008-2009 SEASON
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
HINDEMITH: Symphonic Metamorphosis
CORIGLIANO: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (The Red Violin)
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
St. George's Chapel
Windsor, England
BERNSTEIN: Candide Overture
COPLAND: Appalachian Spring Suite
MAHLER: Symphony No. 1 in D major
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal & Derngate Theatre
Northampton, England
Clio Gould, violin
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
Thursday, October 2, 2008, 7:30pm
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Shanghai Oriental Art Center
Shanghai, China
WALTON: Portsmouth Point Overture
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
BRITTEN: Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
ELGAR: Enigma Variations
Friday, October 3, 2008, 7:30pm
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Shanghai Oriental Art Center
Shanghai, China
BERNSTEIN: Candide Overture
COPLAND: Appalachian Spring Suite
MAHLER: Symphony No. 1
Sunday, October 5, 2008, 7:30pm
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Cultural Centre
Macau, China
BERNSTEIN: Candide Overture
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
MAHLER: Symphony No. 1 in D major
Tuesday, October 7, 2008, 7:30pm
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
National Concert Hall
Taipei, Taiwan
COPLAND: Appalachian Spring Suite
MAHLER: Symphony No. 1 in D major
Friday, October 10, 2008
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Singapore
WALTON: Henry V
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Symphony No. 6
ELGAR: Enigma Variations
Friday, October 17, 2008, 8:00pm
Sunday, October 19, 2008, 2:30 pm
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Heinz Hall
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Hila Plitmann, soprano
ADAMS: Slonimsky’s Earbox
BERNEL: The Good Life, “Pittsburgh 250” co-commission
DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 9
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Friday, October 24, 2008
WDR Sinfonieorchester
Cologne, Germany
Emanuel Ax, piano
HAYDN: Symphony No. 85
SZYMANOWSKI: Sinfonia Concertante
R. STRAUSS: Burleske
RAVEL: Daphnis et Chloe Suite 2
Saturday, October 25, 2008
WDR Sinfonieorchester
Wiesbaden, Germany
Emanuel Ax, piano
HAYDN: Symphony No. 85
SZYMANOWSKI: Sinfonia Concertante
R. 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, mezzo-soprano
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
BERNSTEIN: Symphony No. 1 Jeremiah
BARBER: Piano Concerto
RACHMANINOFF: Symphonic Dances
Thursday, November 6, 2008, 8:00pm
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Strathmore Hall
Rockville, Maryland
ROSSINI: Overture from La Gazza Ladra
SLATKIN: The Raven
SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 2
Friday, November 7, 2008, 8:00pm
Saturday, November 8, 2008, 8:00pm
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Baltimore, Maryland
ROSSINI: Overture from La Gazza Ladra
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, clarinette
ROSSINI: Overture to Guillaume 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: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (The Red Violin)
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7
Friday, November 28, 2008, 8:00pm
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Salle Pleyel
Paris, France
Joshua Bell, violin
PURCELL/arr. WARLOCK: Fantasia upon one note
CORIGLIANO: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (The Red Violin)
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6
Saturday, November 29, 2008, 11:00am
Orchestra Philharmonique de Radio France
Family Concert
Salle Olivier Messiaen
Paris, 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 from West Side Story
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 (World Premiere)
ORFF: Carmina Burana
Saturday, December 13, 2008, 11:00am
YPC Concert with DSO Civic Orchestra
Max M. Fisher Music Center
Detroit, Michigan
Selection of holiday tunes arranged by Maestro Slatkin
Wednesday, December 24, 2008, 7:00pm
Friday, December 26, 2008, 7:00pm
Saturday, December 27, 2008, 3:00pm
NHK Symphony Orchestra
NHK Hall
Tokyo, Japan
Keiko Yokoyama, soprano
Etsuko Kanoh, mezzo-soprano
Walter Plante, tenor
Eijiro Kai, baritone
Kunitachi College of Music Chorus
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9
Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 10:00pm
Thursday, January 1, 2009, 7:30pm
Taipei National Symphony Orchestra
National Concert Hall
Taipei, Taiwan
HOLST: The Planets
STRAUSS: Die Fledermaus Overture
KORNGOLD: Nocturne from Much Ado About Nothing
MOZART: A Musical Sleigh Ride
STRAUSS: Thunder and Lightning Polka
STRAUSS: Blue Danube Waltz
STRAUSS: Moto Perpetuo
STRAUSS: Radetsky March
Sunday, January 4, 2009, 7:30pm
Taipei National Symphony Orchestra
National Concert Hall
Taipei, Taiwan
HAYDN: Symphony No. 67
HINDEMITH: Symphonic Metamorphosis
R. STRAUSS: Ein Heldenleben
Friday, January 9, 2009, 8:00pm
Saturday, January 10, 2009, 8:30pm
Sunday, January 11, 2009, 3:00pm
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Max M. Fisher Music Center
Detroit, Michigan
Edgar Meyer, bass
Bela Fleck, banjo
Zakir Hussain, tabla
BROUWER: Rhapsody for Orchestra (World Premiere)
MEYER, FLECK, HUSSAIN: Triple Concerto
BERNSTEIN: Facsimile
GERSHWIN: An American in Paris
Saturday, January 10, 2009, 11:00am
YPC Concert - Slatkin's All Stars
Max M. Fisher Music Center
Detroit, Michigan
Edgar Meyer, bass
Bela Fleck, banjo
Zakir Hussain, tabla
MEYER, FLECK, HUSSAIN: Selections from Triple Concerto
Thursday, January 15, 2009, 8:00 pm
Friday, January 16, 2009, 8:00 pm
Saturday, January 17, 2009, 8:30 pm
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Max M. Fisher Music Center
Detroit, Michigan
Valentina Fleer, soprano
Valentina Kozak, folk contralto
Olga Kern, piano
GLINKA: Russlan and Ludmilla Overture
BORZOVA: Songs of Lada
RACHMANINOFF: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
TCHAIKOVSKY: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Friday, January 23, 2009, 8:00 pm
Saturday, January 24, 2009, 8:00 pm
Sunday, January 25, 2009, 2:30 pm
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Meyerson Symphony Center
Dallas, Texas
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
ROSSINI: La Gazza Ladra Overture
BRIGHT SHENG: Harp Concerto
DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 9
Friday, January 30, 2009, 8:10 pm
Los Angeles Philharmonic Family Concert
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Los Angeles, California
GLAZUNOV: Violin Concerto
TCHAIKOVSKY: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Saturday, January 31, 2009, 8:00 pm
Sunday, February 1, 2009, 2:00 pm
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Los Angeles, California
Hilary Hahn, violin
TCHAIKOVSKY: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
GLAZUNOV: Violin Concerto
STUCKY: Son et lumiere
SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 3
Thursday, February 5, 2009, 7:00 pm
Friday, February 6, 2009, 8:00 pm
Saturday, February 7, 2009, 8:00 pm
Nashville Symphony
Schermerhorn Symphony Center
Nashville, Tennessee
Emanuel Ax, piano
MATHES: A Standing Crowd Concertino for Orchestra (World Premiere, NSO commission)
PRIMIAMI: Sirens (World Premiere)
McTEE: Einstein's Dream
BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor
Thursday, February 12, 2009, 7:30 pm
Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra
Interlochen, Michigan
BEETHOVEN: Egmont Overture
AHO: Concerto for Contrabassoon and Orchestra
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5, Op. 64 in E minor
Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 8:00 pm
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana
Jaime Laredo, violin
Sharon Robinson, cello
BRAHMS: Academic Festival Overture
ROSZA: Sinfonia Concertante - Double Concerto for Violin and Cello
SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 5
Friday, February 20, 2009, 7:00 pm
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Somerset Collection (Mall)
Troy, Michigan
BIZET/F. SLATKIN: Carmen's Hoe-Down
GOULD: American Salute
JOPLIN: The Entertainer
COPLAND: Selections from Rodeo
ANDERSON: Blue Tango; The Waltzing Cat; The Syncopated Clock
MANCINI/CUSTER: A Tribute to Henry Mancini
WILLIAMS: The Imperial March from Star Wars
Thursday, February 26, 2009, 7:00 pm
Friday, February 27, 2009, 8:00 pm
Saturday, February 28, 2009, 8:00 pm
Nashville Symphony
Schermerhorn Symphony Center
Nashville, Tennessee
Hila Plitman, soprano
MOZART: Symphony No. 40 in G minor
FOSS: Time Cycle for Soprano and Orchestra
RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 1 in D minor, Op. 13
Thursday, March 19, 2009, 7:30 pm
Friday, March 20, 2009, 8:00 pm
Saturday, March 21, 2009, 8:00 pm
Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Benaroya Hall
Seattle, Washington
Julian Rachlin, violin
BRITTEN: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
STRAVINSKY: Violin Concerto
BERLIOZ: Symphonie Fantastique
Sunday, March 29, 2009, 7:00 pm
Cleveland Institute of Music
Cleveland, Ohio
New Music Ensemble (Keith Fitch, director)
Joseph Connors, trumpet
Alexander Pride, trumpet
Yolanda Kondanassis, harp
DONALD ERB MEMORIAL CONCERT
Remembrances (1994)
Sonata for Solo Harp (1995)
The Devil's Quickstep (1982)
Ritual Observances (1991)
Thursday, April 2, 2009, 8:00 pm
Friday, April 3, 2009, 8:00 pm
Saturday, April 4, 2009, 8:30 pm
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Max M. Fisher Music Center
Detroit, Michigan
Emmanuelle Boisvert, violin
BRITTEN: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
BERG: Violin Concerto
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4
Friday, April 17, 2009, 8:00 pm
Saturday, April 18, 2009, 8:00 pm
Sunday, April 19, 2009, 2:30 pm
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Heinz Hall
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Denis Matsuev, piano
RACHMANINOFF: Vocalise
RACHMANINOFF: Symphonic Dances
RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 3
Thursday, April 23, 2009, 8:00 pm
Friday, April 24, 2009, 10:45 am
Saturday, April 25, 2009, 8:30 pm
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Max M. Fisher Music Center
Detroit, Michigan
MAHLER: Symphony No. 1 in D major - Blumine
ROUSE: Friandises
MAHLER: Symphony No. 1 in D major
Thursday, April 30, 2009, 8:00 pm
Friday, May 1, 2009, 8:00 pm
Sunday, May 2, 2009, 2:30 pm
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Jesse H. Jones Hall
Houston, Texas
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 8
SIERRA: Missa Latina
Friday, May 8, 2009, 8:00 pm
Saturday, May 9, 2009, 8:30 pm
Sunday, May 10, 2009, 4:00 pm
Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano
Auditorium di Milano
Milan, Italy
BERNSTEIN: Overture to Candide
CORIGLIANO: Elegy
BARBER: Symphony No. 1
DVORAK: Symphony No. 8
Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 8:00 pm
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Stuttgart, Germany
Kirill Gerstein, piano
LISZT: Piano Concerto No. 1
MAHLER: Symphony No. 5
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Friedrichshafen, Germany
Kirill Gerstein, piano
WALTON: Partita for Orchestra
LISZT: Piano Concerto No. 1
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 2
Friday, May 15, 2009
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Kempten, Germany
COPLAND: Appalachian Spring Suite
MAHLER: Symphony No. 5
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Wuppertal, Germany
Katia and Marielle Labeque, pianos
MOZART: Double Piano Concerto K. 365
MAHLER: Symphony No. 5
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Hannover, Germany
Katia and Marielle Labeque, pianos
WALTON: Partita for Orchestra
MOZART: Double Piano Concerto K. 365
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 2
Sunday, May 24, 2009, 7:30 pm
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Festival Hall
London, England
Katia and Marielle Labeque, pianos
COPLAND: Appalachian Spring Suite
GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue
MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition
Thursday, May 28, 2009, 7:00 pm
Friday, May 29, 2009, 8:00 pm
Saturday, May 30, 2009, 8:00 pm
Nashville Symphony Orchestra
Schermerhorn Symphony Center
Nashville, Tennessee
Arianna Zukerman, soprano
Kelley O'Connor, mezzo-soprano
Jeffrey Springer, tenor
Nathan Berg, bass-baritone
BARBER: Prayers of Kierkegaard
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9
SUMMER 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009, 8:00 pm
Thursday, June 4, 2009, 8:00 pm
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Roy Thomson Hall
Toronto, Canada
Gil Shaham, violin
BERLIOZ: Overture to Benvenuto Cellini
BOLCOM: Violin Concerto
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 1
Saturday, June 6, 2009, 8:00 pm
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Roy Thomson Hall
Toronto, Canada
Joshua Bell, violin
BERLIOZ: Overture to Benvenuto Cellini
LALO: Symphonie Espagnole
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 1
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Max M. Fisher Music Center
Detroit, Michigan
Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano
SEASON END GALA
NICOLAI: Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor
MENDELSSOHN: Nocturne and Wedding March from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
ROSSINI: “Willow Song” from Otello
TCHAIKOVSKY: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
PORTER: “So in Love” and “I Hate Men” from Kiss Me Kate
RODGERS: “Falling in Love with Love” from The Boys from Syracuse
Friday, June 19, 2009, 8:00 pm
Saturday, June 20, 2009, 8:00 pm
Nashville Symphony Orchestra
Schermerhorn Symphony Center
Nashville, Tennessee
Karen Gomyo, violin
TOWER: Made in America
BRUCH: Violin Concerto No. 1, op. 26 in G minor
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 2, op. 73 in D major
Saturday, July 25, 2009, 8:00 pm
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Meadowbrook Music Festival
Rochester Hills, Michigan
Karen Gomyo, violin
TCHAIKOVSKY: Capriccio Italien
TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto, op. 35 in D major
TCHAIKOVSKY: Suite from Swan Lake
TCHAIKOVSKY: 1812 Overture
Sunday, July 26, 2009, 7:30 pm
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Meadowbrook Music Festival
Rochester Hills, Michigan
Jeffrey Siegel, piano
GERSHWIN: Cuban Overture
GERSHWIN: Lullaby for Strings
GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue
GERSHWIN: Strike Up The Band
GERSHWIN: Second Rhapsody
GERSHWIN: Porgy and Bess: Symphonic Picture
Saturday, August 1, 2009, 8:30 pm
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Tanglewood Music Festival
Lenox, Massachusetts
Sir James Galway, flute
DEBUSSY: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune
COPLAND: Appalachian Spring (complete)
BERMEL: Swing Song
MOZART: Concerto for Flute, No. 2, K. 314 in D major
Tuesday, August 4, 2009, 8:00 pm
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Hollywood Bowl, California
Vladimir Repin, violin
BRAHMS: Hungarian Dance No. 1
BRAHMS: Violin Concerto
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 2
Thursday, August 6, 2009, 8:00 pm
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Hollywood Bowl, California
Nikolaj Znaider, violin
TOWER: Made in America
TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto
SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 2
Saturday, August 15, 2009, 8:00 pm
Music Academy of the West Festival Orchestra
Santa Barbara, California
BRITTEN: Sinfonia da requiem, op. 20
COPLAND: Lincoln Portrait
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, op. 36
Sunday, August 23, 2009, 4:00 pm
Aspen Music Festival
Aspen, Colorado
Twyla Robinson, soprano
Michelle de Young, mezzo
Vinson Cole, tenor
Morris Robinson, bass
VERDI: Requiem
Sunday, August 30, 2009, 8:00 pm
Tivoli Festival
Copenhagen, Denmark
Viktoria Mullova, violin
DVORAK: Carnival Overture
RACHMANINOFF: Symphonic Dances
BRAHMS: Violin Concerto
Monday, August 31, 2009, 9:00 pm
Festival Julian Rachlin & Friends
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Orchestra
Julian Rachlin, violin
Lawrence Power, viola
Martin Frost, clarinet
BRUCH: Concerto for Viola, Clarinet and Orchestra
MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7
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