Orchestra Listings, January 10 - 13

LA gives the world premiere of a new Michael Gordon piece as their refreshing Concrete Frequencies series continues, and Philly unveils a new Jennifer Higdon concerto for the crossover act Time for Three (NPR Interview).

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (1/10-12)

ADAMS - My Father Knew Charles Ives
RAVEL - Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
BERLIOZ - Symphony fantatique

Donald Runnicles, conductor
Adam Golka, piano

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (1/10-13)

MOZART - Magic Flute Overture
SHOSTAKOVICH - Violin Concerto
DVORAK - Symphony No. 8

Marin Alsop, conductor
Joseph Young, BSO-Peabody Conducting Fellow
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin

Boston Symphony Orchestra (1/10-12)

RACHMANINOFF - Piano Concerto No. 2
STRAUSS - An Alpine Symphony

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1/10, 12)

BEETHOVEN - Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus
BEETHOVEN - Piano Concerto No. 1
TCHAIKOVSKY - Symphony No. 4

Alexander Polianichko, conductor
Piotr Anderszewski, piano

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (1/12-13)

MUSSORGSKY - Night on Bald Mountain
SHOSTAKOVICH - Piano Concerto No. 2
MUSSORGSKY - Dawn Over the Moskva River
NIELSEN - Symphony No. 2, The Four Temperaments

Paavo Järvi, conductor
Alexander Toradze, piano


The Cleveland Orchestra (1/10-13)

DVORAK - Symphony No. 9
IVES - Psalm 135
HAYDN - "Lord Nelson" Mass

Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus

Dallas Symphony Orchestra (1/11-12)

Bernadette Peters
Richard Kaufman, conductor

Detroit Symphony Orchestra (1/10, 12-13)

SHOSTAKOVICH - Symphony No. 7, "Leningrad"
BARBER - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra

Peter Oundjian, conductor
James Ehnes , violin

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (1/11-13)

Marvelous Marvin Hamlisch

Los Angeles Philharmonic (1/10-11)

BERIO - Sequenza X
IVES - Central Park in the Dark
FELDMAN - Turfan Fragments
BENJAMIN - Palimpsests I and II
ZIMMERMAN "Nobody knows de trouble I see" for trumpet and orchestra

David Robertson, conductor
Alison Balsom, trumpet
Gabriele Cassone, trumpet

(1/12-13)
BOULEZ - "...explosante-fixe..."
GORDON - Dystopia [world premiere]

David Robertson, conductor
Emmanuelle Ophèle, flute

Minnesota Orchestra
- Not Playing -

National Symphony Orchestra
- Not Playing -

New York Philharmonic (1/10-12)

BERLIOZ - Overture to Benvenuto Cellini
PROKOFIEV - Symphony No. 7
BERLIOZ - La mort de Cléopâtre
PROKOFIEV - Scythian Suite

Lorin Maazel, conductor
Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano

The Philadelphia Orchestra (1/10-12)

TCHAIKOVSKY - Romeo and Juliet
BERNSTEIN - Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
HIGDON - Concerto 4-3, for string trio and orchestra [world premiere]
TCHAIKOVSKY - Francesca da Rimini

Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Zachary De Pue, violin
Nicolas Kendall, violin
Ranaan Meyer, double bass

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (1/10-13)

BARBER - Essay No. 2
CORIGLIANO -The Red Violin Concerto
MUSSORGSKY - Pictures at an Exhibition

Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (1/10)

Scottish Fling
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Angie Smart, violin
Chris Apps, bagpipes

(1/12-13)
BACH - Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
SCHNITTKE - Concerto grosso No. 3
VILLA-LOBOS - Bachianas brasileiras No. 1
BACH - Brandenburg Concerto No. 5

Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Mark Sparks, flute
Philip Ross, oboe
David Washburn, trumpet
Maryse Carlin, harpsichord
David Halen, violin
Kristin Ahlstrom, violin
Emily Ho, violin

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (1/10-13)

KNUSSEN - Symphony No. 3
STRAUSS - Four Last Songs
BARBER - Andromache's Farewell
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 4

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Deborah Voigt, soprano

Orchestra Listings, December 27 - 30

Twas the week after Christmas, and all through the land, only three groups were playing; so, let's give them a hand.

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

- Not Playing -

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

- Not Playing -

Boston Symphony Orchestra (12/27)
(As Pops)

Holiday Pops
Keith Lockhart, conductor
Joshua Taylor, baritone
Ken Oringer, Chef, Clio

(12/28-30)
Gershwin & Friends
Keith Lockhart, conductor
Ron Raines, baritone
Kathleen Brett, soprano

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

- Not Playing -

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

- Not Playing -

Cleveland Orchestra

- Not Playing -

Dallas Symphony Orchestra

- Not Playing -

Detroit Symphony Orchestra

- Not Playing -

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

- Not Playing -

Los Angeles Philharmonic

- Not Playing -

Minnesota Orchestra

- Not Playing -

National Symphony Orchestra

- Not Playing -

New York Philharmonic

- Not Playing -

Philadelphia Orchestra

- Not Playing -

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

- Not Playing -

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (12/29-30)

CHAPLIN - Modern Times (with film)

David Robertson, conductor

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (12/30)

New York Nights
James Gaffigan, conductor
Michael Feinstein, vocalist

Orchestra Listings, December 20 - 23

And Chicago is the last orchestra left standing! The deluge of holiday music is at its peak. Indy has been playing the same pops program all month long. It must be one helluva crowd pleaser.

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (12/20-21)

A Very Merry Holiday Pops with Eileen Ivers
Eileen Ivers, violin

(12/22)
A Very Merry Holiday Pops with the Von Trapp Family Singers
Michael Krajewski, conductor
Von Trapp Family Singers, special guest

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (12/20-23)

Holiday Spectacular
Jack Everly, conductor
Mike Eldred, host
Holiday Spectacular Chorus & Dancers

Boston Symphon Orchestra (12/20-23)
(As Boston Pops)

Holiday Pops
Keith Lockhart, conductor
Joshua Taylor, baritone
Randy Price, narrator

Chicago Symphony Orchestra (12/20-22)

DVORAK - Slavonic Dances
MOZART - Oboe Concerto
BIZET - Suite No. 2 from L’arlésienne
STRAUSS -Suite from Der Rosenkavalier

Ludovic Morlot, conductor
Eugene Izotov, oboe

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

- Not Playing -

Cleveland Orchestra

- Not Playing -

Dallas Symphony Orchestra (12/20-22)

Joy, A Christmas Celebration

Detroit Symphony Orchestra (12/22)

The Night Before Christmas
Thomas Wilkins, conductor

(12/23)
Barbie At the Symphony
Arnie Roth, conductor

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (12/20-23)

Yuletide Celebration
Jack Everly, Conductor
Sandi Patty, Host
African Children’s Choir, Special Guests
Hilbert Circle Theatre

Los Angeles Philharmonic

- Not Playing -

Minnesota Orchestra (12/20)

Clay Aiken: Christmas in the Heartland
Jesse Vargas, conductor
Clay Aiken, vocalist

(12/21)
Kathy Mattea: Songs and the Season
Mischa Santora, conductor
Kathy Mattea, vocalist

(12/23)
HANDEL - Messiah (Sing-Along)

Kathy Saltzman Romey, conductor and host
Members of the Minnesota Chorale

National Symphony Orchestra (12/20-23)

HANDEL - Messiah

Paul Goodwin, conductor
Jennifer Casey Cabot, soprano
Claudia Huckle, mezzo-soprano
Benjamin Butterfield, tenor
George Mosley, baritone
The University of Maryland Concert Choir

New York Philharmonic (12/20-22)

HANDEL - Messiah

Nicholas McGegan, conductor
New York Choral Artists
Celena Shafer, soprano
Margaret Lattimore, mezzo-soprano
John Mark Ainsley, tenor
Nathan Berg, bass-baritone

The Philadelphia Orchestra (12/20-22)

MENDELSSOHN - "Hark! the Herald Angels Sing"
HOLST - "Christmas Day"
RESPIGHI - Ancient Airs and Dances for the Lute, Suite No. 3
BENNETT, ROBERT RUSSELL & SHAW, ROBERT - The Many Moods of Christmas, Suite II
BORODIN - Polovtsian Dances, from Prince Igor
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV - Excerpts from Suite from Christmas Eve
WADE - "O Come, All Ye Faithful"

Rossen Milanov, conductor
The Philadelphia Singers Chorale

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (12/20-23)

Holidays Around the World
Robert Bernhardt, conductor
The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh
Members of Attack Theatre
The Children's Festival Chorus

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (12/22-23)

Classical Christmas

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (12/20-22)

ARLEN - The Wizard of Oz (with film)
Constantine Kitsopoulos, conductor

Orchestra Listings, December 13-16

Midway through December, and only four orchestras are left performing non-pops music. Kudos to the National for actually listing its pops rep.

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (12/13, 15)

BACH - Christmas Oratorio, Part II
HANDEL - Messiah, part I

Norman Mackenzie, conductor
Kelley O' Connor, mezzo-soprano
Cyndia Sieden, soprano
Richard Clement, tenor
Gerard Sundberg, bass

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (12/14-16)

Holiday Spectacular
Jack Everly, conductor
Mike Eldred, host
Holiday Spectacular Chorus & Dancers

Boston Symphon Orchestra (12/14-16)
(As Boston Pops)

Holiday Pops
Keith Lockhart, conductor
Kyle Ferrill, baritone
Lisa Mullins, narrator

Chicago Symphony Orchestra (12/13-15)

JANACEK - Jealousy
RACHMANINOFF - Piano Concerto No. 4
KANCHELI - ...à la Duduki
JANACEK - Taras Bulba

Mark Elder, conductor
Stephen Hough, piano

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (12/14-16)
(As Pops)

Happy Holidays
Erich Kunzel, conductor
Manhattan Transfer

The Cleveland Orchestra (12/14, 16)

HANDEL - Messiah
VIVALDI - Gloria

Robert Porco, conductor
Ellie Dehn, soprano
Marie Masters, soprano
Ellen Rabiner, mezzo-soprano
Scott Scully, tenor
Timothy Jones, bass
Cleveland Orchestra Chamber Chorus

(12/15-16)
Christmas Concerts
Cleveland Orchestra Choruses*
Robert Porco, conductor
Jayce Ogren, conductor

Dallas Symphony Orchestra (12/13-14)

Joy, A Christmas Celebration

Detroit Symphony Orchestra (12/13-16)

Home for the Holidays
Alastair Willis, conductor

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (12/13-16)

Yuletide Celebration
Jack Everly, Conductor
Sandi Patty, Host
African Children’s Choir, Special Guests
Hilbert Circle Theatre

Los Angeles Philharmonic (12/13-16)

WEBERN - Six Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6
DVORAK - Cello Concerto
STRAUSS - Symphonia domestica

Zubin Mehta, conductor
Johannes Moser, cello

Minnesota Orchestra (12/13-14)

Holiday Pops
Sarah Hatsuko Hicks, conductor and host
Tony Scodwell, trumpet
Lynn Roberts, vocalist
Minnesota Boychoir
Ascension Youth Choir

(12/13, 16)
HANDEL - Messiah

Stephen Layton, conductor
Janice Chandler-Eteme, soprano
Jennifer Hines, mezzo
Thomas Cooley, tenor
Nathan Berg, bass
Minnesota Chorale

(12/15)
A Spirit for the Holidays
Sarah Hicks, Conductor
Magic Circle Mime

National Symphony Orchestra (12/13-16)

KIRKPATRICK - Away in a Manger, arr. Ayars
MARKS - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree, arr. Leonard
TRADITIONAL - Ding, Dong! Merrily on High, arr. Silverman
FAITH - Brazilian Sleigh Bells, arr. Norris
SCHUBERT - Ave Maria, arr. Ryden
ADAM - "O Holy Night," arr. Harris
LANCE - Tiny Little Christmas, arr. The Blenders
TRADITIONAL - Il est ne, le divin Enfant, arr. Ayars
VARIOUS - Christmas Sing-a-Long
TRADITIONAL - I Saw Three Ships, arr. Ayars
HAMLISCH - Chanukah Lights, arr. Bisbano and Page
TRADITIONAL - We Wish You a Merry Christmas, arr. Ridenhour
GRUBER - Silent Night, arr. Harris
BERLIN - White Christmas, arr. Page

Marvin Hamlisch, conductor
Aundi Marie Moore, soprano
Kevin Glavin, baritone
The Washington Chorus
Cartoon Johnny, vocal band

New York Philharmonic (12/13 - 15)

IBERT - Hommage à Mozart
RAVEL - Piano Concerto in G
SHOSTAKOVICH - Symphony No. 4

Andrey Boreyko, conductor
Hélène Grimaud, piano

The Philadelphia Orchestra (12/13-15)

GLINKA - Overture to Ruslan and Lyudmila
PROKOFIEV - Piano Concerto No. 3
RACHMANINOFF - Symphony No. 2

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Simon Trpceski, piano

(12/16)
HANDEL - Messiah

Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
Eliana Pretorian, soprano
Christopher Ainslie, countertenor
Mark Tucker, tenor
Stephen Richardson, bass
The Philadelphia Singers Chorale

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (12/13-14)

"Happy Birthday, Pittsburgh!"
Lawrence Loh, conductor

(12/14-15)
HANDEL - Messiah

Julian Wachner, conductor
Joanna Mongiardo, soprano
Margaret Lattimore, mezzo soprano
Daniel Weeks, tenor
Michael Dean, bass
The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, Betsy Burleigh, Director

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (12/14-16)

Holiday Songbook
Jeffrey Tyzik, conductor
Doug LaBrecque, vocalist

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (12, 13-14)

HANDEL - Messiah

Ragnar Bohlin, conductor
Camilla Tilling, soprano
Tove Dahlberg, mezzo-soprano
Shawn Mathey, tenor
Patrick Carfizzi, bass-baritone
SFS Chorus

(12/15)
RACHMANINOFF - Piano Concerto No. 2

Timothy Muffitt, conductor
Anton Nel, piano

Orchestra Listings, December 6 - 9

Penderecki conducts in Cincinnati, 'Lelio' makes a rare appearance, and the avalanche of 'Messiah's' has begun.

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (12/6-8)

Christmas with the ASO

Norman Mackenzie, conductor
Gwinnett Young Singers, chorus
Morehouse College Glee Club, chorus

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (12/7-8)

HANDEL - Messiah

Edward Polochick, conductor

Boston Symphony Orchestra (12/6-8)

GOLIJOV - Ausencia
GOLIJOV - Azul
DVORAK - Symphony No. 8

Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello

Chicago Symphony Orchestra (12/6-8)

DELIUS - A Song of Summer
SIBELIUS - Symphony No. 6
WEBERN - Five Pieces for Orchestra
BRAHMS - Double Concerto

Mark Elder, conductor
Robert Chen, violin
Jan Vogler, cello

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (12/7-8)

BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major, Op. 60
KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI - Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima
KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI - Piano Concerto, Resurrection (World Premiere of 2007 revision)

Krzysztof Penderecki, conducting
Barry Douglas, piano

The Cleveland Orchestra (12/7-8)

Bugs Bunny on Broadway

George Daugherty, conductor

Dallas Symphony Orchestra (12/6-8)

Christmas Pops

Richard Kaufman, conductor

Detroit Symphony Orchestra (12/6-8)

VIVALDI - The Four Seasons

Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Jennifer Koh , violin

(12/9)

HANDEL - Messiah

Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Michigan State University Chorale
Suzie LeBlanc, soprano
Joseph Gaines, tenor
Matthew Hargreaves, bass

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (12/6-9)

Yuletide Celebration

Los Angeles Philharmonic (12/7-9)

WAGNER - Prelude to Act I of Lohengrin
BEETHOVEN - Piano Concerto No. 4
DVORAK - Othello
STRAUSS - Suite from Der Rosenkavalier

Ludovic Morlot, conductor
Jonathan Biss, piano

Minnesota Orchestra (12/6-7)

ANDERSON - Sleigh Ride
PROKOFIEV - Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Troika
TCHAIKOVSKY - "Russian Dance" and "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" from The Nutcracker
MOZART - The Sleighride, No. 3 from Three German Dances
HUMPERDINCK - Evening Prayer from Hansel and Gretel
STRAUSS - Overture to Die Fledermaus
TRADITIONAL - Brazilian Sleigh Bells
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Choral,
Finale: featuring elementary school violinists as ‘choir’

Sarah Hatsuko Hicks, conductor
Featuring In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre
Minnesota Dance Theatre


National Symphony Orchestra

- Not Playing -

New York Philharmonic (12/6-8)

DVORAK - Czech Suite
BEETHOVEN - Piano Concerto No. 3
SMETANA - Má vlast (selections)

Philippe Jordan, conductor
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano

The Philadelphia Orchestra (12/6-8)

BEETHOVEN - Piano Concerto No. 5 ("Emperor")
VARÈSE - Amériques
RAVEL - La Valse

James Conlon, conductor
Hélène Grimaud, piano

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (12/6)

Polish Dances

David Robertson, conductor

(12/7-9)

STRAVINSKY - Symphony in C
SZYMANOWSKI - Violin Concerto No. 1
MOZART - Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter”

David Robertson, conductor
Christian Tetzlaff, violin

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (12/6-8)

BERLIOZ - Lélio
BERLIOZ - Symphonie fantastique

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Stanford Olsen, tenor 1
Shawn Mathey, tenor 2
Dwayne Croft, baritone
SFS Chorus

Orchestra Listings, November 29 - December 2

The US premiere of a Dutilleux piece, Dudamel's NY Phil debut, a rare Schumann oratorio, Berio & Maderna on the same program...It's a content-rich week before the Pops stranglehold descends on Orchestraland.

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (11/29-12/1)

WAGNER - Prelude to Parsifal
LIGETI - Lontano
RACHMANINOV - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
PROKOFIEV - Romeo & Juliet

Roberto Minczuk, conductor
Dejan Lazic, piano

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (11/29-12/1)

KERNIS - Lament and Prayer
KERNIS - Newly Drawn Sky
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"

Marin Alsop, conductor
Aaron Jay Kernis, composer
Timothy Fain, violin

Boston Symphony Orchestra (11/29-12/1)

BERLIOZ - Orchestral excerpts from Roméo et Juliette
DUTILLEUX - Le Temps l'Horloge, for soprano and orchestra [American premiere]
DUPARC - Songs with orchestra
DEBUSSY - La Mer

James Levine, conductor
Renée Fleming, soprano

Chicago Symphony Orchestra (11/29-12/1)

RAVEL - Piano Concerto in G Major
SHOSTAKOVICH - Symphony No. 7 (Leningrad)

Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Yundi Li, piano

(12/1)
MENDELSSOHN - Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream (excerpt)
GRIFFES - The White Peacock
BRITTEN - Night Song from The Little Sweep
BRAHMS - Liebeslieder #13 — Every bird that soars the sky
ROSSINI - Cat Duet
HANDEL - And there came...flies from Israel in Egypt
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV - Flight of the Bumblebee
MANCINI - Baby Elephant Walk
MENDELSSOHN - You Spotted Snakes from A Midsummer Night's Dream
RAVEL - L'enfant et les sortilèges (excerpt)
HOVNANESS - And God Created Great Whales
COPLAND - I Bought Me a Cat
BRITTEN - Procession of the Animals from Noye's Fludde

Duain Wolfe, conductor
Alan Schmuckler, actor


Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (11/30-12/1)

LIADOV - Baba-Yaga, Op. 56
LIADOV - The Enchanted Lake, Op. 62
LIADOV - Kikimora, Op. 63
KHACHATURIAN - Piano Concerto
DVORAK - Symphony No. 9 in E Minor

Hans Graf, conductor
Terrence Wilson, piano

The Cleveland Orchestra (11/29-12/1)

RAVEL - La Valse
DEBUSSY - La Mer
BEETHOVEN - Piano Concerto No. 4
BEETHOVEN - "Leonore" Overture No. 3

James Conlon, conductor
Jonathan Biss, piano

Dallas Symphony Orchestra (11/29-12/2)

SCHOENBERG - Survivor from Warsaw
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 9

Jirí Belohlávek, conductor

Detroit Symphony Orchestra (11/30-12/1)

BACH - TBD
MOZART - TBD
SCHUMANN - Symphony No. 2

Sir Roger Norrington, conductor

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (11/30-12/2)

Jack Everly, Conductor
Sandi Patty, Host
African Children’s Choir, Special Guests


Los Angeles Philharmonic (11/29-12/2)

SCHUBERT - Overture to The Conspirators
MOZART - Andante in C for Flute, K. 315
MOZART - Flute Concerto in D, K. 314
SCHUBERT - Symphony No. 4, "Tragic"

Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Sir James Galway, flute

Minnesota Orchestra (11/29-12/1)

BERLIOZ - Roman Carnival Overture
DEBUSSY - Première rapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra
DVORÁK - Silent Woods, for Cello and Orchestra
TCHAIKOVSKY - Variations on a Rococo Theme, for Cello and Orchestra
VIVALDI - Piccolo Concerto in C major
RESPIGHI - Roman Festivals

Gilbert Varga, conductor
Gregory Williams, clarinet
Anthony Ross, cello
Roma Duncan Kansara, piccolo

National Symphony Orchestra (11/29-12/1)

FAURE - Pelléas et Mélisande, Suite, Op. 80
ELGAR - Concerto in E minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 85
SAINT-SAËNS - Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78, "Organ Symphony"

Lorin Maazel, conductor
Han-Na Chang, cello
William Neil, organ

New York Philharmonic (11/29-12/1)

CHAVEZ - Symphony No. 2, Sinfonía India
DVORAK - Violin Concerto
PROKOFIEV - Symphony No. 5

Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin

The Philadelphia Orchestra (11/29-12/1)

SCHUMANN - Das Paradies und die Peri

Simon Rattle, conductor
Christine Brandes, soprano
Heidi Grant Murphy, soprano
Bernarda Fink, mezzo-soprano
Joseph Kaiser, tenor
Mark Padmore, tenor
Luca Pisaroni , bass-baritone
The Philadelphia Singers Chorale

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (11/30-12/1)

MADERNA - Music of Gaiety (from Fitzwilliam Virginal Book)
BERIO - Folksongs for Solo Voice and Orchestra
RESPIGHI - Feste romane

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Dawn Upshaw, soprano

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (11/30-12/1)

TURNAGE - Three Screaming Popes
GERSHWIN - Rhapsody in Blue
WALTON - Symphony No. 1

Bramwell Tovey, conductor

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (11/29-12/1)

SHOSTAKOVICH - Music from The Golden Age (Nov 28 & 29)
SHOSTAKOVICH - From Jewish Folk Poetry
SHOSTAKOVICH - Symphony No. 5 in D minor

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Oksana Dyka, soprano
Elena Manistina, mezzo-soprano
Vsevolod Grivnov, tenor

Orchestra Listings, November 22 - 25

Lovers of film & pop music have lots to give thanks for, and Silvestre Revueltas makes his third appearance this month. Que pasa?

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (11/23-24)

ARLEN - The Wizard of Oz (with film)

Jere Flint, conductor

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (11/23-25)

Classical Mystery Tour (Beatles Retrospective)

Martin Herman, conductor

Boston Symphony Orchestra (11/23-24)

SMETANA - Overture to The Bartered Bride
SMETANA - Má Vlast

James Levine, conductor

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

(11/23)
Williams - March from Superman
Williams - Selections from Far and Away
Williams - Theme from Born on the Fourth of July
Williams - Out to Sea and Shark Cage Fugue from Jaws
Williams - Suite from The Reivers
Whiting/Williams - Hooray for Hollywood
Williams - Escapades from Catch Me If You Can
Williams - Techniques of Film Scoring (with Film)
Williams - Sayuri’s Theme from Memoirs of a Geisha
Williams - A Tribute to George Lucas and Steven Spielberg (with Film)

John Williams, conductor
Former Senator Alan Simpson, narrator
Dan Higgins, alto saxophone
Michael Valerio, bass
Cynthia Yeh, vibraphone

(11/24)
Williams - Fanfare for a Festive Occasion
Williams - Tributes! (for Seiji Ozawa)
Williams - The Five Sacred Trees (Bassoon Concerto)
Williams - Four Pieces from American Journey
Williams - Balloon Sequence and Devil's Dance The Witches of Eastwick
Williams - Sayuri’s Theme from Memoirs of a Geisha
Williams - Adventures on Earth from E.T. (The Extra-Terrestrial)

John Williams, conductor
David McGill, bassoon

(11/25)
Williams - March from Superman
Williams - Selections from Far and Away
Williams - Theme from Born on the Fourth of July
Williams - Out to Sea and Shark Cage Fugue from Jaws
Williams - Suite from The Reivers
Whiting/Williams - Hooray for Hollywood
Williams - Escapades from Catch Me If You Can
Williams - Techniques of Film Scoring (with Film)
Williams - Sayuri’s Theme from Memoirs of a Geisha
Williams - A Tribute to George Lucas and Steven Spielberg

John Williams, conductor
Former Senator Alan Simpson, narrator
Dan Higgins, alto saxophone
Michael Valerio, bass
Cynthia Yeh, vibraphone

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

- Not Playing -

The Cleveland Orchestra (11/23-25)

WEBER - Oberon Overture
MENDELSSOHN - Concerto for Violin, Piano and Strings
SHOSTAKOVICH - Symphony No. 10

Pinchas Steinberg, conductor
William Preucil, violin
Jon Kimura Parker, piano

Dallas Symphony Orchestra

- Not Playing -

Detroit Symphony Orchestra (11/23-25)

BACH - "Ricercare" from Musical Offering
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 1
BRAHMS - Symphony No. 2

Douglas Boyd, conductor

(11/24)
COPLAND - Appalachian Spring.

Laura Jackson, conductor

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

- Not Playing -

Los Angeles Philharmonic (11/23-25)

BARBER - First Essay for Orchestra, Op. 12
BRAHMS - Double Concerto Details Listen
DVORAK - Symphony No. 9 "From the New World"

Joana Carneiro, conductor
Martin Chalifour, violin
Peter Stumpf, cello

Minnesota Orchestra (11/23-24)

GRIEG - Two Elegiac Melodies
BACH - Concerto for Two Violins in D minor
SCHUMANN - Concertstück for Four Horns
MENDELSSOHN - Symphony No. 4, Italian

Gilbert Varga, conductor
Sarah Kwak, violin
Vali Phillips, violin
Michael Gast, horn
Brian Jensen, horn
Ellen Dinwiddie Smith, horn
David Kamminga, horn

National Symphony Orchestra (11/23-24)

KERN - Waltz in Swing Time
KERN - "The Last Time I Saw Paris"
KERN - "Look For the Silver Lining" from Sally
KERN - "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" from Roberta
KERN - Show Boat (in concert)

Marvin Hamlisch, conductor
Rebecca Luker, soprano
Clare Gormley, mezzo-soprano
J. Mark McVey, tenor
Gregg Baker, baritone
The Choral Arts Society of Washington
The Heritage Signature Chorale

New York Philharmonic (11/23-24)

ROSSINI - Overture to La scala di seta
MENDELSSOHN - Symphony No. 4, Italian
GLAZUNOV - Violin Concerto
STRAUSS - On the Beautiful Blue Danube

Lorin Maazel, conductor
James Ehnes, violin

The Philadelphia Orchestra (11/23-24)

RAVEL - Rapsodie espagnole
REVUELTAS - Night of the Mayas
LISZT - Piano Concerto No. 1
RAVEL - Bolero

Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
Markus Groh, piano

Pittsburghy Symphony Orchestra (11/23, 25)

RESPIGHI - Burlesque
PROKOFIEV - Concerto No. 3 in C Major for Piano and Orchestra, Opus 26
STRAVINSKY - The Firebird, (original 1910 version) [complete ballet]

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

- Not Playing -

San Francisco Symphony (11/23-24)

HAYDN - Symphony No. 67
BARBER - Piano Concerto
ELGAR - Enigma Variations

Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Garrick Ohlsson, piano

Orchestra Listings, November 15-18

World premieres by Elliott Carter and Ricardo Lorenz. Plus a whole lotta pops.

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (11/15-16, 18)

SCHUMANN - Symphony No. 2
BEETHOVEN - Violin Concerto

Kwame Ryan, conductor
Leila Josefowicz, violin

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (11/15-18)

BERWALD - Tragic Overture
MENDELSSOHN - Violin Concerto
SCHUMANN - Symphony No. 1

Arild Remmereit, conductor
Madeline Adkins, violin

Boston Symphony Orchestra (11/15, 17)

HAYDN - Symphony No. 104, London
CARTER - Horn Concerto [World Premiere]
MAHLER - Symphony No. 1

James Levine, conductor
James Sommerville, horn

Chicago Symphony Orchestra (11/15, 17)

HANDEL - Suite No. 2 from Water Music
TELEMANN - Tafelmusik III
HAYDN - Trumpet Concerto
HAYDN - Symphony No. 90

Nicholas Kraemer, conductor
Christopher Martin, trumpet

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (11/15-17)

MOZART - Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488
MAHLER - Symphony No. 7 in E Minor

Paavo Järvi, conducting
Ingrid Fliter, piano

Cleveland Orchestra (11/17)

Orchestra from Planet X

Magic Circle Mime Company

Dallas Symphony Orchestra (11/16, 18)

OFFENBACH - "Cancan" from Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld
BRAHMS - Hungarian Dance No. 5
PONCHIELLI - Dance of the Hours
STRAUSS - Pizzicato Polka
GOULD - Tap Dance Concerto
JOHNSON - Charleston
BERLIN - Cheek to Cheek
ANDERSON - Sandpaper Ballet
MANCINI - Pennywhistle Jig
GADE - Jalousie

Michael Krajewski, conductor
Lane Alexander, tap dancer

Detroit Symphony Orchestra (11/15-17)

KORNGOLD - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
MENDELSSOHN - "Fingal's Cave" Overture
DVORAK - Symphony No. 9, "From the New World"

Jirí Belohlávek, conductor
Viviane Hagner , violin

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (11/16-18)

WILLIAMS - March from Superman
STEINER - Tara's Theme from Gone With the Wind
HORNER - “My Heart Will Go On”
BROWN - “Singin’ in the Rain”
MANCINI - “Moon River”

Selections from:
ROZSA - Ben-Hur
JARRE - Lawrence of Arabia
JARRE - Doctor Zhivago
CONTI - Rocky
HERRMANN - Psycho
WILLIAMS - Jaws
WILLIAMS - Harry Potter
WILLIAMS - Star Wars

Los Angeles Philharmonic

- On Tour -

Minnesota Orchestra (11/15)

STRAVINSKY - The Firebird

Sarah Hatsuko Hicks, conductor
Sam Bergman, host
Penelope Freeh and Justin Leaf, dancers

(11/16-17)

GERSHWIN - Cuban Overture
LORENZ - Rumba Sinfónica [World Premiere]
TBA

Sarah Hatsuko Hicks, conductor
Tiempo Libre

National Symphony Orchestra (11/15-17)

REVUELTAS - Homenaje a Federico Garcia Lorca
SHOSTAKOVICH - Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 107
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV - Scheherazade, Op. 35

Roberto Minczuk, conductor
Heinrich Schiff, cello

New York Philharmonic

- Not Playing -

The Philadelphia Orchestra (11/15-17)

STRAVINSKY - Circus Polka
STRAVINSKY - Violin Concerto
BRAHMS - Variations on a Theme of Haydn
TCHAIKOVSKY - Serenade for Strings

Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
David Kim, violin

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (11/15-18)

MANCINI - The Pink Panther
MANCINI - Peter Gunn
MANCINI - Baby Elephant Walk
MANCINI - Charade
MANCINI - The Thorn Birds
MANCINI - Breakfast at Tiffany's
MANCINI - "Moon River"

Richard Kaufman, conductor
Monica Mancini, vocalist

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (11/16-17)

GLINKA - Ruslan and Ludmila Overture
DVOŘÁK - Violin Concerto
SCHMIDT - Symphony No. 4

Yakov Kreizberg, conductor
Julia Fischer, violin

San Francisco Symphony(11/15-17)

IVES - Psalm 90
MENDELSSOHN - Violin Concerto in E minor
IVES -New England Holidays Symphony

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Sergey Khachatryan, violin
SFS Chorus

Orchestra Listings, November 8-11

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (11/8-10)

BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 4
MOZART - Violin Concerto No. 3
STRAUSS - Till Eulenspeigel's Merry Pranks

Donald Runnicles, conductor
Cho-Liang Lin, violin

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (11/8-11)

MENDELSSOHN - Hebrides Overture
SIBELIUS - Violin Concerto
SCHUBERT - Symphony No. 9, "The Great C Major"

Günther Herbig, conductor
Jonathan Carney, violin

Boston Symphony Orchestra (11/8-10)

BERG - Violin Concerto
MAHLER - Symphony No. 9

James Levine, conductor
Christian Tetzlaff, violin

Chicago Symphony Orchestra (11/8-10)

POULENC - Gloria
RAVEL - Daphnis and Chloe

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Jessica Rivera, soprano
Chicago Symphony Chorus

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (11/9-10)

HAYDN - Symphony No. 98 in B-flat Major
SHOSTAKOVICH - Cello Concerto No.1 in E-flat Major, Op. 107
STRAVINSKY - Symphony in Three Movements (1945)

Paavo Järvi, conducting
Eric Kim, cello

The Cleveland Orchestra (11/8-11)

MOZART - Symphony No. 34 in C major
BRAHMS - Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Herbert Blomstedt, conductor

Dallas Symphony Orchestra (11/8-11)

BEETHOVEN - Fidelio Overture
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 7
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 8

Jaap van Zweden

Detroit Symphony Orchestra

- Not Playing -

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (11/9-11)

SCHUMANN - Overture, Scherzo and Finale
KNUSSEN - Violin Concerto
DVORAK - Symphony No. 8

James Gaffigan, Conductor
Leila Josefowicz, Violin

Los Angeles Philharmonic

- On Tour -

Minnesota Orchestra (11/8-9)

PÄRT - Fratres, for Cellos
PÄRT - Como cierva sedienta (As the Hart Pants)
BRUCKNER - Symphony No. 1

Osmo Vänskä, conductor
Women of the Minnesota Chorale

National Symphony Orchestra (11/8-11)

DVORÁK - Nocturne in B major for String Orchestra, Op. 40
MOZART - Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major, K. 313
SMETANA - From Bohemia's Woods and Fields
SMETANA - Šárka
SMETANA - Vltava
DVORÁK - Moravian Duets (orchestrated by Iván Fischer)

Iván Fischer, conductor
Emmanuel Pahud, flute
Carolyn Betty, soprano
Kelley O'Connor, mezzo-soprano

New York Philharmonic (11/8-10)

RUO - Fanfare and Announcement
LALO - Symphonie espagnole
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 7

Xian Zhang, conductor
Vadim Repin, violin

(11/10)
DVORAK - Slavonic Dance Op. 46 #1
BACH - Orchestral Suite No. 2 (selections)
BERMEL - Dust Dances
BERNSTEIN - Symphonic Dances from West Side Story (selections)
RAVEL - Bolero

Delta David Gier, conductor/host

The Philadelphia Orchestra (11/8-10)

HIGDON - blue cathedral
POULENC - Concerto for Organ, Strings, and Timpani
RAVEL - Suite from Mother Goose
ROUSSEL - Suite No. 2 from Bacchus and Ariadne

Stéphane Denève, conductor
Vincent Dubois, organ

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (11/9-11)

BRAHMS - Hungarian Dance No. 18 in D major
BRAHMS - Hungarian Dance No. 19 in B minor
BRAHMS - Hungarian Dance No. 17 in F-sharp minor
BRAHMS - Hungarian Dance No. 21 in E minor
BEETHOVEN - Concerto No. 4 in G Major for Piano and Orchestra, Opus 58
BRAHMS - Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Opus 98

Marek Janowski, conductor
Nikolai Lugansky, piano

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (11/9-10)

JANÁČEK - The Cunning Little Vixen Suite
MOZART - Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165
MAHLER - Symphony No. 4

Jiří Bělohlávek, conductor
Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (11/8-10)

PRADO - Symphonic Variations
MARTINU - Concerto for Two Pianos
DVORAK - Symphony No. 9, From the New World

Roberto Minczuk, conductor
Katia and Marielle Labèque, piano duo

Orchestra Listings, November 1-4

The appearance of Jennifer Higdon makes her just the second female composer to get programmed by the majors this season. Boston gives the American premiere of a work by Australian Brett Dean alongside a rare performance of Mozart's First Symphony.

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (11/1, 3)

MOZART - Masonic Funeral Music
HIGDON - river sings song to trees
BRAHMS - German Requiem

Robert Spano, conductor
Twyla Robinson, soprano
Atlanta Symphony Chorus, chorus
Mariusz Kwiecien, baritone

(11/2)
Queen Latifah

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (11/1-4)

Michael Feinstein

Jack Everly, conductor

(11/3)
SAINT-SAENS - Danse macabre
BORODIN - Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 8

Carolyn Kuan, conductor

Boston Symphony Orchestra (11/1-3)

MOZART - Symphony No. 1
DEAN - The Lost Art of Letter Writing [American premiere]
MOZART - Violin Concerto No. 2 in D, K.211
SCHUMANN - Symphony No. 2

Markus Stenz, conductor
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin

Chicago Symphony Orchestra (11/1-4)

SIBELIUS - Violin Concerto
BRUCKNER - Symphony No. 4 (Romantic)

Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor
Arabella Steinbacher, violin

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (11/2-4)

STRAVINSKY - Chorale-Variations on Vom Himmel hoch da komm’ ich her
STRAVINSKY - Symphony of Psalms
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55, Eroica

Paavo Järvi, conducting
May Festival Chorus
Robert Porco, director

Cleveland Orchestra

On Tour

Dallas Symphony Orchestra

BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 5
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 6, Pastoral

Jaap van Zweden, conductor

Detroit Symphony Orchestra (11/1-4)

The Magical Music of Disney

Erich Kunzel, conductor

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (11/2-3)

MENDELSSOHN - The Hebrides Overture
SHOSTAKOVICH - Cello Concerto No. 1
BARTOK - Concerto for Orchestra

Cornelius Meister, Conductor
Truls Mørk, Cello

Los Angeles Philharmonic

On Tour

Minnesota Orchestra (11/1-3)

CORIGLIANO - Fantasia on an Ostinato
BEETHOVEN - Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 7

Osmo Vänskä, conductor
Yevgeny Sudbin, piano

National Symphony Orchestra (11/1-3)

BEETHOVEN - Overture to Egmont, Op. 84
BEETHOVEN - Concerto in D major for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 61
BEETHOVEN - Overture to Coriolan, Op. 62
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Iván Fischer, conductor
Nikolaj Znaider, violin

New York Philharmonic (11/1-3)

DUTILLEUX - Métaboles
MARTINU - Concerto for Two Pianos
RACHMANINOFF - Symphony No. 2

Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Katia and Marielle Labèque, pianos

(11/3)
SCHUMANN - Piano Quintet
RACHMANINOFF - Symphony No. 2

Semyon Bychkov, Conductor
Michelle Kim, Violin
Lisa Kim, Violin
Cynthia Phelps, Viola
Carter Brey, Cello
Benjamin Hochman (Guest Artist), Piano

The Philadelphia Orchestra (11/1-3)

MARTINU - Toccata e due canzoni
MENDELSSOHN - Violin Concerto
BRAHMS - Symphony No. 2

Jiri Belohlavek, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (11/2-4)

BRAHMS - Symphony No. 3 in F major, Opus 90
HAYDN - Concerto in D Major for Cello and Orchestra, H. VIIb:2
BRAHMS - Hungarian Dances Nos. 20, 10, 3, 1

Marek Janowski, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cello

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (11/2-4)

REVUELTAS - Homenaje a Federico García Lorca
SALONEN - Mania
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV - Scheherazade

Roberto Minczuk, conductor
Daniel Lee, cello

Orchestra Listings, October 25-28

It's a John Williams-fest in DC this weekend. HK Gruber continues his Halloween tour. Chicago unveils a new Mark-Anthony Turnage work, and Minnesota is showcasing young composers with a grand total of 5 world premieres.

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (10/25-27)

MILHAUD - La creation du monde
DEBUSSY - Danses sacree et profane, for harp
RAVEL - La Valse
RAVEL - Valses nobles et sentimentales
GERSHWIN - An American in Paris

Robert Spano, conductor
Elisabeth Remy Johnson, harp

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (10/25-28)

BRAHMS - Tragic Overture
BARBER - Piano Concerto
TCHAIKOVSKY - Symphony No. 5

Marin Alsop, conductor
Garrick Ohlsson, piano

Boston Symphony Orchestra (10/25-27)

SHOSTAKOVICH - Cello Concerto No. 2
BRUCKNER - Symphony No. 9

Marek Janowski, conductor
Truls Mørk, cello

Chicago Symphony Orchestra (10/25-27)

MOZART - Symphony No. 25
TURNAGE - Chicago Remains [World Premiere]
BRAHMS - Piano Concerto No. 2

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (10/26-27)

GRIEG - Holberg Suite, Op. 40
BACH - Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Major, BWV 1042
STRAUSS - Also sprach Zarathustra

Eri Klas, conducting
Timothy Lees, violin

Cleveland Orchestra

On Tour

Dallas Symphony Orchestra (10/25-27)

BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 3, Eroica
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 4

Markus Stenz, conductor

Detroit Symphony Orchestra (10/26-28)

SAINT-SAENS - Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso for Violin and Orchestra
BEETHOVEN - Leonore Overture No. 3
BOLCOM - Symphony No. 7, "Symphonic Concerto"
SAINT-SAENS - Violin Concerto No. 1

Dennis Russell Davies, conductor
Renaud Capuçon , violin

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (10/26-27)

SAINT-SAENS - Danse macabre
GRUBER - Frankenstein!!
KNUSSEN - “The Way to Castle Yonder” from the opera Higglety Pigglety Pop!
RAVEL - Mother Goose

Ludovic Morlot, Conductor
HK Gruber, Narrator

Los Angeles Philharmonic

SIBELIUS - The Death of Mélisande
SIBELIUS - Symphony No. 6
SIBELIUS - Symphony No. 5

Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

Minnesota Orchestra (10/26)

GURECKIS - Very Large Array
MATTHEWS - Terraces
BRADSHAW - Chaconne [World Premiere]
MCKINLEY - Four Moments for Grand Orchestra: A "Pocket" Symphony [World Premiere]
WANG - Above Light—a conversation with Toru Takemitsu [World Premiere]
WILCOX - Cho-Han [World Premiere]
COOPER - Odradek

Osmo Vänskä, conductor
Melissa Ousley and Steve Seel, hosts

(10/28)

MOZART - Menuetto – Allegro, from Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS - Fantasia on Greensleeves
HOLST - Finale: The Dargason, from St. Paul’s Suite for String Orchestra
BARTOK - Allegro vivace, from Concerto for Viola and Orchestra
TIAN - First Sight [World Premiere]
Traditional - Hungarian Folk Dance
BARTOK - Poarga româneasca, from Romanian Folk Dances
BARTOK - Maruntel I, from Romanian Folk Dances
BARTOK - Maruntel II, from Romanian Folk Dances
OSTROUSHKO - Selections from Prairie Suite for Mandolin Solo and Orchestra
Traditional - Orange Blossom Special

Sarah Hatsuko Hicks, conductor
Nicole Sutterfield, viola
Peter Ostroushko, mandolin and violin
Ethnic Dance Theatre

National Symphony Orchestra (10/25-27)

WILLIAMS - Olympic Fanfare
WILLIAMS - Theme from Jaws
WILLIAMS - Bicycle Chase from E.T., The Extra-Terrestial
WILLIAMS - Main Theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind
WILLIAMS - Main Themes from Jurassic Park
WILLIAMS - Harry's Wondrous World from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
WILLIAMS - Main Theme from Superman
WILLIAMS - Main Theme from Schindler's List
WILLIAMS - The Raiders March from Raiders of the Lost Ark
WILLIAMS - Flag Parade from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
WILLIAMS - Anakin's Theme from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
WILLIAMS - Duel of the Fates from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
WILLIAMS - Across the Stars from Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
WILLIAMS - Battle of the Heroes from Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge of the Sith
WILLIAMS - Princess Leia’s Theme from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
WILLIAMS - The Imperial March from Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
WILLIAMS - Yoda’s Theme from Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
WILLIAMS - Parade of the Ewoks from Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
WILLIAMS - Main Theme from Star Wars

Eric Kunzel, conductor

(10/28)

BACH - Toccata and Fugue in D minor for Organ, BWV 565
STOTHART - Selections from The Wizard of Oz Concert Suite
MUSSORGSKY/RIMSKY-KORSAKOV - A Night on Bald Mountain
SAINT-SAËNS - Danse macabre, Op. 40
STRAVINSKY - "Infernal Dance" from The Firebird (1919 Revision)
TCHAIKOVSKY - "Phantom of the Opera" excerpt from Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32
WAGNER/HUTSCHENRUYTER - "The Ride of the Valkyries" from Die Walküre
WILLIAMS - Flying Theme from E.T., The Extra-Terrestial

New York Philharmonic (10/25, 27)

BIRTWISTLE - Night's Black Bird
SIBELIUS - Violin Concerto
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 5

(10/26)
BIRTWISTLE - Night's Black Bird
MOZART - Violin Concerto No. 5
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 5

Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor
Nikolaj Znaider, violin

Philadelphia Orchestra (10/25)

HAYDN - Symphony No. 100 ("Military")

Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Thomas Cabaniss, music animateur and host

(10/26-27)

SCHUBERT - Overture in C major "in the Italian Style"
MOZART - Piano Concerto No. 21, K. 467
MOZART - Excerpts from Ballet Music from Idomeneo
HAYDN - Symphony No. 100 ("Military")

Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Stephen Hough, piano

(10/27)

RAMEAU - Overture to Zaïs
MOZART - First movement from Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major, K. 191
PROKOFIEV - Peter and the Wolf

Rossen Milanov, conductor
Harrison Hollingsworth, bassoon
Michael Boudewyns, narrator

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (10/25, 27)

RESPIGHI - Trittico Botticelliano
DAHL - Music for Brass Instruments
BARBER - Summer Music, Opus 31
VIVALDI - Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, R. 514
SIBELIUS - Suite Champetre, Opus 98b
SIBELIUS - Humoresques for Violin and String Orchestra, Nos. 1 & 2
SIBELIUS - Andante Festivo

Andrés Cárdenes, concertmaster

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (10/26-28)

SCHWANTNER - Morning’s Embrace
BARTÓK - Violin Concerto No. 1
TCHAIKOVSKY - Symphony No. 4

Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Heidi Harris, violin

Orchestra Listings, October 18-21

Two world premieres this weekend by Steven Stucky (LA) and Stanislaw Skrowaczewski (Min), but also, three (count 'em: three!) pops series with vocalists.

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Eartha Kitt 80th Birthday Celebration

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

(10/19-20)
SAINT-SAENS - Danse macabre
GRUBER - Frankenstein!!
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 8

HK Gruber, conductor and narrator

Boston Symphony Orchestra

(10/18-20)
LUTOSLAWSKI - Musique funèbre
BEETHOVEN - Piano Concerto No. 3
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 5

Christoph von Dohnänyi, conductor
Lars Vogt, piano

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

(10/18-20)
WAGNER - Siegfried Idyll
MAHLER - Symphony No. 6

Bernard Haitink, conductor

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

(10/19-21)
Pops Concert with Wayne Brady

Erich Kunzel, conductor
Wayne Brady , vocalist

Cleveland Orchestra

(10/18 @ Carnegie Hall)
MAHLER - Symphony No. 2, "Resurrection"

Franz Welser-Möst, Music Director and Conductor
Malin Hartelius, Soprano
Bernarda Fink, Mezzo-Soprano
Westminster Symphonic Choir

Dallas Symphony Orchestra

BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 1
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 2
STRAVINSKY - Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments

Gilbert Varga, conductor
Kirill Gernstein, piano

Detroit Symphony Orchestra

(10/18-20)
WALTON - Cello Concerto
ELGAR - In the South
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS - Symphony No. 9

Sir Andrew Davis, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein , cello

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

(10/19-21)
An Evening With Linda Eder

Jack Everly, Conductor
Linda Eder, Vocalist

Los Angeles Philharmonic

(10/18-19)
SIBELIUS - Symphony No. 4
STUCKY - Radical Light [World Premiere]
SIBELIUS - Symphony No. 7

Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

(10/20-21)
SIBELIUS - Pohjola's Daughter
SIBELIUS - Symphony No. 3
SIBELIUS - Symphony No. 1

Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

Minnesota Orchestra

(10/18-20)
MOZART - Symphony No. 41, Jupiter
SKROWACZEWSKI - Fantasies for Flute and Orchestra [World Premiere]
BRAHMS - Symphony No. 2

Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
Adam Kuenzel, flute

National Symphony Orchestra

(10/18-20)
SCHUMAN - Prayer in Time of War, 1943
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS - Symphony No. 6 in E minor (revised version)
BRAHMS - Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 83

Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano

New York Philharmonic

(10/18-20)
BEETHOVEN - Piano Concerto No. 2
ZEMLINSKY - A Florentine Tragedy

James Conlon, conductor
Anthony Dean Griffey, tenor
James Johnson, baritone
Tatiana Pavlovskaya, soprano
Jonathan Biss, piano

The Philadelphia Orchestra

(10/18-20)
BRAHMS - Piano Concerto No. 2
SIBELIUS - Symphony No. 3
SIBELIUS - In Memoriam

Osmo Vänskä, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

(10/19, 21)
SIBELIUS - Concerto in D minor for Violin and Orchestra, Opus 47
DEBUSSY - Nocturnes
RAVEL - Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Chloë

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Nikolaj Znaider, violin
Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

(10/19-20)
BERLIOZ - King Lear Overture
BERLIOZ - La Mort de Cléopâtre
ZIMMERMAN - Musique pour les soupers du Roi Ubu
RAVEL - La Valse

David Robertson, conductor
Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano

Critical Roundup

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
"For his multimedia concerto, Tan Dun asked the woman to sing "to the other side of the earth," where musicians would be able, with the help of the video, to answer her song whenever the piece is performed. It's a magical idea, a sort of virtual intercultural communication, and it was just one of the riveting moments Thursday night..." -- Tim Smith, Baltimore Sun

Boston Symphony Orchestra
"The orchestra's playing, while not its cleanest, was still effective." -- Jeremy Eichler, Boston Globe

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
"Marsalis' very free but sometimes choppy gloss on the Copland concerto revealed much more about his own musical sensibility than it revealed about the score." -- John von Rhein, Chicago Tribune

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
"...as close to heaven as it gets." -- Janelle Gelfand, Cincinnati Enquirer

Cleveland Orchestra
"...the work's elevating strength was undeniable, despite the performance's overall pallor." -- Donald Rosenberg, Cleveland Plain Dealer

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
"...Leppard revived the sweet, shimmering sound he has often achieved with the ISO strings. " -- Whitney Smith, Indianapolis Star

Los Angeles Philharmonic
"The Philharmonic was magnificent." -- Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times

Minnesota Orchestra
"As recently as last Friday, a musicians' strike seemed a real possibility. That it was averted is reason to applaud but shouldn't keep us from remembering that even the Minnesota Orchestra, which generally seems as dependable as the sunrise, is fragile, and that its talented and temperamental players are, if anything, more so." -- Larry Fuchsberg, Minneapolis Star Tribune

New York Philharmonic
"Phrasing is almost the entire ballgame here, and this Mr. Maazel did with uncommon taste — Old World." -- Jay Nordlinger, New York Sun

"With its predecessors, [The Tchaikovsky Experience] will help define Lorin Maazel’s tenure as music director as the most retrograde and unimaginative in the Philharmonic’s history." -- Allan Kozinn, New York Times

Philadelphia Orchestra
"important new Beethoven vistas were opened by guest conductor Peter Oundjian" -- David Patrick Stearns, Philadelphia Inquirer

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
"In the opening measures, he [Fruhbeck] all but eradicated the fermatas around the "fate" motif...the effect was marvelous, launching the piece [Beethoven 5] with uncommon vigor." -- Andrew Druckenbrod, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
"The St. Louis Symphony Chorus was not at its best, with an imperfect blend throughout the ensemble and some edginess in the soprano and tenor sections." -- Sarah Bryan Miller, Saint Louis Post-Dispatch

Orchestra Listings, October 12-14

Couple of Tchaik 6 and Beethoven 5's this weekend, and how odd that Hadyn 83 would appear twice, and both times paired with French composers.

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

HADYN
Symphony No. 83
CHAUSSON
Poeme, for violin
RAVEL
Tzigane
SAINT-SAENS
Symphony No. 3

Pinchas Zukerman, cond
Viviane Hagner, violin
Peter Marshall, organ

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

SHOSTAKOVICH
Overture on Russian and Kirghiz Folk Themes
BORODIN
Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor
DUN
The Map

Tan Dun, Conductor
Ilya Finkelshteyn, cello

Boston Symphony Orchestra

GANDOLFI
The Garden of Cosmic Speculation
POULENC
Concerto for Organ, Timpani and Strings
TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No. 6

Robert Spano, conductor
Simon Preston, organ

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

(10/12)
FAURE
Sicilienne from Pelleas and Melisande
DEBUSSY
Rhapsody for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra
COPLAND
Clarinet Concerto (for soprano saxophone)
ADAMS
Harmonielehre

David Robertson, conductor
Branford Marsalis, saxophone

Macy’s Day of Music (FREE, 10/13)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- David Robertson conductor
- Branford Marsalis saxophone
Civic Orchestra of Chicago
Tortoise
- Accompanying the silent film Nosferatu
Ella Jenkins
Erin Flynn Band
Jazz Incredibles
Chuchito Valdes Latin Jazz Band
A Tribute to Johnny Frigo
Mucca Pazza
Soloists from the Lira Singers
Chicago Klezmer Ensemble
Chicago Opera Theater
The Chicago Concerto Soloists
Young Performers Showcase
DePaul University Community Music Division
The Lincoln Quartet
Hisar Ensemble
Diego Alonso and Chiara Mangiameli
Golosá - The University of Chicago Russian Choir
Kenwood Academy Choir
Percussion Scholarship Group
John Work Chorale

Cincinatti Symphony Orchestra

MAHLER
Todtenfeier
MAHLER
Symphony No. 10 (Adagio)
MAHLER
What the Wild Flowers Tell Me
(arr. Britten)
BEETHOVEN
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61

Paavo Järvi, conducting
Vadim Repin, violin

Cleveland Orchestra

MAHLER
Symphony No. 2

Franz Welser-Most, conductor
Malin Hartelius, soprano
Bernarda Fink, mezzo-soprano

Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Not Playing

Detroit Symphony Orchestra

VERDI
Requiem

Hans Graf, conductor
Molly Filmore, mezzo-soprano
Anthony Dean Griffey, tenor
Mikhail Svetlov, bass

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

DVORAK
Carnival Overture
RAVEL
Piano Concerto in G Major
ELGAR
Symphony No. 1

Raymond Leppard, conductor
Pascal Roge, piano

Los Angeles Philharmonic

SIBELIUS
Lemminkainen's Return
SALONEN
Wing on Wing
SIBELIUS
Symphony No. 2

Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Anu Komsi, soprano
Piia Komsi, soprano

Minnesota Orchestra

STRAVINSKY
Fireworks
GRIEG
Piano Concerto
CRUMB
A Haunted Landscape
DEBUSSY
La Mer

Han Volkov, conductor
Garrick Ohlsson, piano

New York Philharmonic

(10/12)
TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No. 6

Lorin Maazel, conductor
Ludovic Morlot, conductor
Joseph Horowitz, writer, and Host
Tom Hewitt, actor

(10/13)
TCHAIKOVSKY
Selections from Swan Lake
TCHAIKOVSKY
Variations on a Rococo Theme
TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No. 6

Lorin Maazel, conductor
Johannes Moser, cello

Philadelphia Orchestra

BEETHOVEN
Coriolan Overture
BEETHOVEN
String Quartet No. 14
(trans. Oundjian)
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 5

Peter Oundjian, conductor

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

WAGNER
Die Meistersinger
(Excerpts from Act III)
WAGNER
Tristan und Isolde
(Prelude and Liebestod)
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 5

Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, conductor

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

RAMEAU
Suite from Dardanus
HAYDN
Symphony No. 83
FAURE
Pavane
FAURE
Requiem

Bernard Labadie, conductor
Mary Wilson, soprano
Keith Phares, baritone