Jacobs Masterworks 2018-19
Complete Concert Schedule
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All January concerts are a part of our "Hearing the Future" Festival. The San Diego Union-Tribune has just run a major preview story about our Festival!
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SAT OCT 6 | SUN OCT 7
Beethoven Symphony No. 7
Edo de Waart, conductor
Joyce Yang, piano
MICHAEL IPPOLITO: Nocturne
GRIEG: Piano Concerto
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7
FRI OCT 12 | SUN OCT 14
Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody
Edo de Waart, conductor
Joyce Yang, piano
MASON BATES: Garages of the Valley
RACHMANINOFF: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
MOZART: Symphony No. 40
FRI NOV 2 | SUN NOV 4
Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev
David Danzmayr, conductor
Conrad Tao, piano
JAVIER ÁLVAREZ: Brazos de niebla (text by Juan Felipe Herrera)
(World Premiere; SDSO commission)
TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1
PROKOFIEV: Symphony No. 7
FRI NOV 16 | SAT NOV 17
Bernstein and His World
Steven Sloane, conductor
Orli Shaham, piano
NOAM SHERIFF: Lenny (U.S. Premiere)
COPLAND: Appalachian Spring
IVES: The Unanswered Question
BERNSTEIN: Symphony No. 2: The Age of Anxiety
FRI NOV 30 | SUN DEC 2
Mozart and Dvořák
Johannes Debus, conductor
Jeff Thayer, violin
LUTOSŁAWSKI: Little Suite
MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 5: Turkish
DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 6
FRI DEC 7 | SAT DEC 8
Vivaldi and Bach with Avi Avital
Johannes Debus, conductor
Avi Avital, mandolin
PURCELL/ arr. BRITTEN: Chacony
VIVALDI: "Winter" from The Four Seasons
ARENSKY: Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky
BACH: Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
LIADOV: The Enchanted Lake
STRAVINSKY: Divertimento from The Fairy's Kiss
FRI JAN 11 | SAT JAN 12 | SUN JAN 13
Payare and Weilerstein
Rafael Payare, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
R. STRAUSS: Don Juan
BRITTEN: Symphony for Cello and Orchestra
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 10
FRI JAN 18 | SUN JAN 20
The Young Romantics
Michael Francis, conductor
Rodolfo Leone, piano
MENDELSSOHN: The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave)
LISZT: Piano Concerto No. 1
BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique
SAT JAN 19
Beyond the Score®: Symphonie fantastique
Michael Francis, conductor
BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique
FRI JAN 25 | SUN JAN 27
Matt's Playlist: Echoes of the Future
Matthew Aucoin, conductor
Rod Gilfry, baritone
REICH: Excerpt from It’s Gonna Rain
ADÈS: These Premises Are Alarmed
HAYDN: "Introduction" from The Creation
BEETHOVEN: Mvt. I from Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21
AUCOIN: "Prologue" from Crossing Suite
SIBELIUS: Mvt. IV from Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63
SAARIAHO: Spins and Spells
RAMEAU: “Entrée de Polymnie" from Les Boréades
NORMAN: Play: Level 1
MAHLER: “Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen” from Rückert Lieder
STRAVINSKY: "The Shrove-Tide Fair" from Petrushka (1947 version)
AUCOIN: “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” from Crossing Suite
FRI FEB 15 | SAT FEB 16 | SUN FEB 17
Augustin Hadelich Returns
Cristian Măcelaru, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violin
JANÁČEK: Suite from The Cunning Little Vixen
DVOŘÁK: Violin Concerto
BARTÓK: Dance Suite
BRAHMS: Selections from Hungarian Dances
FRI MAR 1 | SAT MAR 2
De Waart Conducts Mahler 4
Edo de Waart, conductor
Joélle Harvey, soprano
BARBER: Knoxville: Summer of 1915
MAHLER: Symphony No. 4
SAT MAR 9 | SUN MAR 10
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2
Robert Spano, conductor
Jorge Federico Osorio, piano
CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS: Dreamtime Ancestors
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 2
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Symphony No. 2: A London Symphony
FRI MAR 22 | SAT MAR 23
Puccini's Glorious Mass
Courtney Lewis, conductor
Leonardo Capalbo, tenor
Daniel Okulitch, baritone
Michael Sumuel, bass
San Diego Master Chorale
HAYDN: Symphony No. 88
PUCCINI: Messa di Gloria
FRI APR 12 | SAT APR 13
Ling Conducts Brahms
Jahja Ling, conductor
Jan Lisiecki, piano
WEBER: Overture to Der Freischütz
CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 2
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4
SUN APR 14
Joshua Bell Plays Bruch
Jahja Ling, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
WEBER: Overture to Der Freischütz
BRUCH: Violin Concerto No. 1
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4
SAT APR 27 | SUN APR 28
Sibelius and John Williams
David Danzmayr, conductor
Benjamin Jaber, horn
SIBELIUS: Finlandia
JOHN WILLIAMS: Horn Concerto
SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 1
FRI MAY 3 | SAT MAY 4 | SUN MAY 5
Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony
Jahja Ling, conductor
Chelsea Chen, organ
BERLIOZ: Overture to Benvenuto Cellini
POULENC: Concerto for Organ, Timpani and Strings
SAINT-SAËNS: Symphony No. 3: Organ Symphony
SAT MAY 18 | SUN MAY 19
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5
Gemma New, conductor
Michael Barenboim, violin
ALYSSA WEINBERG: Reign of Logic (West Coast Premiere)
GLAZUNOV: Violin Concerto
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5
FRI MAY 24 | SAT MAY 25 | SUN MAY 26
Rachmaninoff and Beethoven
Cristian Măcelaru, conductor
Simon Trpčeski, piano
RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
SEAN SHEPHERD: Melt
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93
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FRI OCT 12
Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody
Edo de Waart, conductor
Joyce Yang, piano
MASON BATES: Garages of the Valley
RACHMANINOFF: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
MOZART: Symphony No. 40
FRI NOV 2
Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev
David Danzmayr, conductor
Conrad Tao, piano
JAVIER ÁLVAREZ: Brazos de niebla (text by Juan Felipe Herrera)
(World Premiere; SDSO commission)
TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1
PROKOFIEV: Symphony No. 7
FRI NOV 16
Bernstein and His World
Steven Sloane, conductor
Orli Shaham, piano
NOAM SHERIFF: Lenny (U.S. Premiere)
COPLAND: Appalachian Spring
IVES: The Unanswered Question
BERNSTEIN: Symphony No. 2: The Age of Anxiety
FRI NOV 30
Mozart and Dvořák
Johannes Debus, conductor
Jeff Thayer, violin
LUTOSŁAWSKI: Little Suite
MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 5: Turkish
DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 6
FRI DEC 7
Vivaldi and Bach with Avi Avital
Johannes Debus, conductor
Avi Avital, mandolin
PURCELL/ arr. BRITTEN: Chacony
VIVALDI: "Winter" from The Four Seasons
ARENSKY: Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky
BACH: Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
LIADOV: The Enchanted Lake
STRAVINSKY: Divertimento from The Fairy's Kiss
FRI JAN 11
Payare and Weilerstein
Rafael Payare, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
R. STRAUSS: Don Juan
BRITTEN: Symphony for Cello and Orchestra
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 10
FRI JAN 18
The Young Romantics
Michael Francis, conductor
Rodolfo Leone, piano
MENDELSSOHN: The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave)
LISZT: Piano Concerto No. 1
BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique
FRI JAN 25
Matt's Playlist: Echoes of the Future
Matthew Aucoin, conductor
REICH: Excerpt from It’s Gonna Rain
ADÈS: These Premises Are Alarmed
HAYDN: "Introduction" from The Creation
BEETHOVEN: Mvt. I from Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21
AUCOIN: "Prologue" from Crossing Suite
SIBELIUS: Mvt. IV from Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63
SAARIAHO: Spins and Spells
RAMEAU: “Entrée de Polymnie" from Les Boréades
NORMAN: Play: Level 1
MAHLER: “Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen” from Rückert Lieder
STRAVINSKY: "The Shrove-Tide Fair" from Petrushka (1947 version)
AUCOIN: “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” from Crossing Suite
FRI FEB 15
Augustin Hadelich Returns
Cristian Măcelaru, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violin
JANÁČEK: Suite from The Cunning Little Vixen
DVOŘÁK: Violin Concerto
BARTÓK: Dance Suite
BRAHMS: Selections from Hungarian Dances
FRI MAR 1
De Waart Conducts Mahler 4
Edo de Waart, conductor
Joélle Harvey, soprano
BARBER: Knoxville: Summer of 1915
MAHLER: Symphony No. 4
FRI MAR 22
Puccini's Glorious Mass
Speranza Scappucci, conductor
Leonardo Capalbo, tenor
Daniel Okulitch, baritone
Michael Sumuel, bass
San Diego Master Chorale
HAYDN: Symphony No. 88
PUCCINI: Messa di Gloria
FRI APR 12
Ling Conducts Brahms
Jahja Ling, conductor
Jan Lisiecki, piano
WEBER: Overture to Der Freischütz
CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 2
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4
FRI MAY 3
Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony
Jahja Ling, conductor
Chelsea Chen, organ
BERLIOZ: Overture to Benvenuto Cellini
POULENC:Concerto for Organ, Timpani and Strings
SAINT-SAËNS: Symphony No. 3: Organ Symphony
FRI MAY 24
Rachmaninoff and Beethoven
Cristian Măcelaru, conductor
Simon Trpčeski, piano
RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
SEAN SHEPHERD: Melt
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93
FRI OCT 12
Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody
Edo de Waart, conductor
Joyce Yang, piano
MASON BATES: Garages of the Valley
RACHMANINOFF: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
MOZART: Symphony No. 40
FRI NOV 16
Bernstein and His World
Steven Sloane, conductor
Orli Shaham, piano
NOAM SHERIFF: Lenny (U.S. Premiere)
COPLAND: Appalachian Spring
IVES: The Unanswered Question
BERNSTEIN: Symphony No. 2: The Age of Anxiety
FRI DEC 7
Vivaldi and Bach with Avi Avital
Johannes Debus, conductor
Avi Avital, mandolin
PURCELL/ arr. BRITTEN: Chacony
VIVALDI: "Winter" from The Four Seasons
ARENSKY: Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky
BACH: Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
LIADOV: The Enchanted Lake
STRAVINSKY: Divertimento from The Fairy's Kiss
FRI JAN 18
The Young Romantics
Michael Francis, conductor
Rodolfo Leone, piano
MENDELSSOHN: The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave)
LISZT: Piano Concerto No. 1
BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique
FRI FEB 15
Augustin Hadelich Returns
Cristian Măcelaru, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violin
JANÁČEK: Suite from The Cunning Little Vixen
DVOŘÁK: Violin Concerto
BARTÓK: Dance Suite
BRAHMS: Selections from Hungarian Dances
FRI MAR 22
Puccini's Glorious Mass
Speranza Scappucci, conductor
Leonardo Capalbo, tenor
Daniel Okulitch, baritone
Michael Sumuel, bass
San Diego Master Chorale
HAYDN: Symphony No. 88
PUCCINI: Messa di Gloria
FRI MAY 3
Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony
Jahja Ling, conductor
Chelsea Chen, organ
BERLIOZ: Overture to Benvenuto Cellini
POULENC:Concerto for Organ, Timpani and Strings
SAINT-SAËNS: Symphony No. 3: Organ Symphony
FRI NOV 2
Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev
David Danzmayr, conductor
Conrad Tao, piano
JAVIER ÁLVAREZ: Brazos de niebla (text by Juan Felipe Herrera)
(World Premiere; SDSO commission)
TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1
PROKOFIEV: Symphony No. 7
FRI NOV 30
Mozart and Dvořák
Johannes Debus, conductor
Jeff Thayer, violin
LUTOSŁAWSKI: Little Suite
MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 5: Turkish
DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 6
FRI JAN 11
Payare and Weilerstein
Rafael Payare, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
R. STRAUSS: Don Juan
BRITTEN: Symphony for Cello and Orchestra
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 10
FRI JAN 25
Matt's Playlist: Echoes of the Future
Matthew Aucoin, conductor
REICH: Excerpt from It’s Gonna Rain
ADÈS: These Premises Are Alarmed
HAYDN: "Introduction" from The Creation
BEETHOVEN: Mvt. I from Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21
AUCOIN: "Prologue" from Crossing Suite
SIBELIUS: Mvt. IV from Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63
SAARIAHO: Spins and Spells
RAMEAU: “Entrée de Polymnie" from Les Boréades
NORMAN: Play: Level 1
MAHLER: “Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen” from Rückert Lieder
STRAVINSKY: "The Shrove-Tide Fair" from Petrushka (1947 version)
AUCOIN: “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” from Crossing Suite
FRI MAR 1
De Waart Conducts Mahler 4
Edo de Waart, conductor
Joélle Harvey, soprano
BARBER: Knoxville: Summer of 1915
MAHLER: Symphony No. 4
FRI APR 12
Ling Conducts Brahms
Jahja Ling, conductor
Jan Lisiecki, piano
WEBER: Overture to Der Freischütz
CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 2
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4
FRI MAY 24
Rachmaninoff and Beethoven
Cristian Măcelaru, conductor
Simon Trpčeski, piano
RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
SEAN SHEPHERD: Melt
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93
SAT OCT 6
Beethoven Symphony No. 7
Edo de Waart, conductor
Joyce Yang, piano
MICHAEL IPPOLITO: Nocturne
GRIEG: Piano Concerto
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7
SAT NOV 17
Bernstein and His World
Steven Sloane, conductor
Orli Shaham, piano
NOAM SHERIFF: Lenny (U.S. Premiere)
COPLAND: Appalachian Spring
IVES: The Unanswered Question
BERNSTEIN: Symphony No. 2: The Age of Anxiety
SAT DEC 8
Vivaldi and Bach with Avi Avital
Johannes Debus, conductor
Avi Avital, mandolin
PURCELL/ arr. BRITTEN: Chacony
VIVALDI: "Winter" from The Four Seasons
ARENSKY: Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky
BACH: Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
LIADOV: The Enchanted Lake
STRAVINSKY: Divertimento from The Fairy's Kiss
SAT JAN 12
Payare and Weilerstein
Rafael Payare, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
R. STRAUSS: Don Juan
BRITTEN: Symphony for Cello and Orchestra
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 10
SAT JAN 19
Beyond the Score®: Symphonie Fantastique
Michael Francis, conductor
BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique
SAT FEB 16
Augustin Hadelich Returns
Cristian Măcelaru, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violin
JANÁČEK: Suite from The Cunning Little Vixen
DVOŘÁK: Violin Concerto
BARTÓK: Dance Suite
BRAHMS: Selections from Hungarian Dances
SAT MAR 2
De Waart Conducts Mahler 4
Edo de Waart, conductor
Joélle Harvey, soprano
BARBER: Knoxville: Summer of 1915
MAHLER: Symphony No. 4
SAT MAR 9
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2
Robert Spano, conductor
Jorge Federico Osorio, piano
CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS: Dreamtime Ancestors
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 2
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Symphony No. 2: A London Symphony
SAT MAR 23
Puccini's Glorious Mass
Speranza Scappucci, conductor
Leonardo Capalbo, tenor
Daniel Okulitch, baritone
Michael Sumuel, bass
San Diego Master Chorale
HAYDN: Symphony No. 88
PUCCINI: Messa di Gloria
SAT APR 13
Ling Conducts Brahms
Jahja Ling, conductor
Jan Lisiecki, piano
WEBER: Overture to Der Freischütz
CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 2
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4
SAT APR 27
Sibelius and John Williams
David Danzmayr, conductor
Benjamin Jaber, horn
SIBELIUS: Finlandia
JOHN WILLIAMS: Horn Concerto
SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 1
SAT MAY 4
Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony
Jahja Ling, conductor
Chelsea Chen, organ
BERLIOZ: Overture to Benvenuto Cellini
POULENC:Concerto for Organ, Timpani and Strings
SAINT-SAËNS: Symphony No. 3: Organ Symphony
SAT MAY 18
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5
Gemma New, conductor
Michael Barenboim, violin
ALYSSA WEINBERG: Reign of Logic (West Coast Premiere)
GLAZUNOV: Violin Concerto
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5
SAT MAY 25
Rachmaninoff and Beethoven
Cristian Măcelaru, conductor
Simon Trpčeski, piano
RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
SEAN SHEPHERD: Melt
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93
SAT OCT 6
Beethoven Symphony No. 7
Edo de Waart, conductor
Joyce Yang, piano
MICHAEL IPPOLITO: Nocturne
GRIEG: Piano Concerto
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7
SAT DEC 8
Vivaldi and Bach with Avi Avital
Johannes Debus, conductor
Avi Avital, mandolin
PURCELL/ arr. BRITTEN: Chacony
VIVALDI: "Winter" from The Four Seasons
ARENSKY: Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky
BACH: Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
LIADOV: The Enchanted Lake
STRAVINSKY: Divertimento from The Fairy's Kiss
SAT JAN 19
Beyond the Score®: Symphonie Fantastique
Michael Francis, conductor
BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique
SAT MAR 2
De Waart Conducts Mahler 4
Edo de Waart, conductor
Joélle Harvey, soprano
BARBER: Knoxville: Summer of 1915
MAHLER: Symphony No. 4
SAT MAR 23
Puccini's Glorious Mass
Speranza Scappucci, conductor
Leonardo Capalbo, tenor
Daniel Okulitch, baritone
Michael Sumuel, bass
San Diego Master Chorale
HAYDN: Symphony No. 88
PUCCINI: Messa di Gloria
SAT APR 13
Ling Conducts Brahms
Jahja Ling, conductor
Jan Lisiecki, piano
WEBER: Overture to Der Freischütz
CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 2
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4
SAT MAY 18
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5
Gemma New, conductor
Michael Barenboim, violin
ALYSSA WEINBERG: Reign of Logic (West Coast Premiere)
GLAZUNOV: Violin Concerto
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5
SAT NOV 17
Bernstein and His World
Steven Sloane, conductor
Orli Shaham, piano
NOAM SHERIFF: Lenny (U.S. Premiere)
COPLAND: Appalachian Spring
IVES: The Unanswered Question
BERNSTEIN: Symphony No. 2: The Age of Anxiety
SAT JAN 12
Payare and Weilerstein
Rafael Payare, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
R. STRAUSS: Don Juan
BRITTEN: Symphony for Cello and Orchestra
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 10
SAT FEB 16
Augustin Hadelich Returns
Cristian Măcelaru, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violin
JANÁČEK: Suite from The Cunning Little Vixen
DVOŘÁK: Violin Concerto
BARTÓK: Dance Suite
BRAHMS: Selections from Hungarian Dances
SAT MAR 9
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2
Robert Spano, conductor
Jorge Federico Osorio, piano
CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS: Dreamtime Ancestors
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 2
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Symphony No. 2: A London Symphony
SAT APR 27
Sibelius and John Williams
David Danzmayr, conductor
Benjamin Jaber, horn
SIBELIUS: Finlandia
JOHN WILLIAMS: Horn Concerto
SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 1
SAT MAY 4
Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony
Jahja Ling, conductor
Chelsea Chen, organ
BERLIOZ: Overture to Benvenuto Cellini
POULENC:Concerto for Organ, Timpani and Strings
SAINT-SAËNS: Symphony No. 3: Organ Symphony
SAT MAY 25
Rachmaninoff and Beethoven
Cristian Măcelaru, conductor
Simon Trpčeski, piano
RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
SEAN SHEPHERD: Melt
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93
SUN OCT 7
Beethoven Symphony No. 7
Edo de Waart, conductor
Joyce Yang, piano
MICHAEL IPPOLITO: Nocturne
GRIEG: Piano Concerto
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7
SUN OCT 14
Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody
Edo de Waart, conductor
Joyce Yang, piano
MASON BATES: Garages of the Valley
RACHMANINOFF: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
MOZART: Symphony No. 40
SUN NOV 4
Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev
David Danzmayr, conductor
Conrad Tao, piano
JAVIER ÁLVAREZ: Brazos de niebla (text by Juan Felipe Herrera)
(World Premiere; SDSO commission)
TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1
PROKOFIEV: Symphony No. 7
SUN DEC 2
Mozart and Dvořák
Johannes Debus, conductor
Jeff Thayer, violin
LUTOSŁAWSKI: Little Suite
MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 5: Turkish
DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 6
SUN JAN 13
Payare and Weilerstein
Rafael Payare, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
R. STRAUSS: Don Juan
BRITTEN: Symphony for Cello and Orchestra
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 10
SUN JAN 20
The Young Romantics
Michael Francis, conductor
Rodolfo Leone, piano
MENDELSSOHN: The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave)
LISZT: Piano Concerto No. 1
BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique
SUN JAN 27
Matt's Playlist: Echoes of the Future
Matthew Aucoin, conductor
REICH: Excerpt from It’s Gonna Rain
ADÈS: These Premises Are Alarmed
HAYDN: "Introduction" from The Creation
BEETHOVEN: Mvt. I from Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21
AUCOIN: "Prologue" from Crossing Suite
SIBELIUS: Mvt. IV from Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63
SAARIAHO: Spins and Spells
RAMEAU: “Entrée de Polymnie" from Les Boréades
NORMAN: Play: Level 1
MAHLER: “Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen” from Rückert Lieder
STRAVINSKY: "The Shrove-Tide Fair" from Petrushka (1947 version)
AUCOIN: “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” from Crossing Suite
SUN FEB 17
Augustin Hadelich Returns
Cristian Măcelaru, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violin
JANÁČEK: Suite from The Cunning Little Vixen
DVOŘÁK: Violin Concerto
BARTÓK: Dance Suite
BRAHMS: Selections from Hungarian Dances
SUN MAR 10
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2
Robert Spano, conductor
Jorge Federico Osorio, piano
CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS: Dreamtime Ancestors
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 2
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Symphony No. 2: A London Symphony
SUN APR 14
Joshua Bell Plays Bruch
Jahja Ling, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
WEBER: Overture to Der Freischütz
BRUCH: Violin Concerto No. 1
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4
SUN APR 28
Sibelius and John Williams
David Danzmayr, conductor
Benjamin Jaber, horn
SIBELIUS: Finlandia
JOHN WILLIAMS: Horn Concerto
SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 1
SUN MAY 5
Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony
Jahja Ling, conductor
Chelsea Chen, organ
BERLIOZ: Overture to Benvenuto Cellini
POULENC:Concerto for Organ, Timpani and Strings
SAINT-SAËNS: Symphony No. 3: Organ Symphony
SUN MAY 19
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5
Gemma New, conductor
Michael Barenboim, violin
ALYSSA WEINBERG: Reign of Logic (West Coast Premiere)
GLAZUNOV: Violin Concerto
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5
SUN MAY 26
Rachmaninoff and Beethoven
Cristian Măcelaru, conductor
Simon Trpčeski, piano
RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
SEAN SHEPHERD: Melt
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93
SUN OCT 7
Beethoven Symphony No. 7
Edo de Waart, conductor
Joyce Yang, piano
MICHAEL IPPOLITO: Nocturne
GRIEG: Piano Concerto
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7
SUN NOV 4
Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev
David Danzmayr, conductor
Conrad Tao, piano
JAVIER ÁLVAREZ: Brazos de niebla (text by Juan Felipe Herrera)
(World Premiere; SDSO commission)
TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1
PROKOFIEV: Symphony No. 7
SUN JAN 13
Payare and Weilerstein
Rafael Payare, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
R. STRAUSS: Don Juan
BRITTEN: Symphony for Cello and Orchestra
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 10
SUN JAN 27
Matt's Playlist: Echoes of the Future
Matthew Aucoin, conductor
REICH: Excerpt from It’s Gonna Rain
ADÈS: These Premises Are Alarmed
HAYDN: "Introduction" from The Creation
BEETHOVEN: Mvt. I from Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21
AUCOIN: "Prologue" from Crossing Suite
SIBELIUS: Mvt. IV from Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63
SAARIAHO: Spins and Spells
RAMEAU: “Entrée de Polymnie" from Les Boréades
NORMAN: Play: Level 1
MAHLER: “Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen” from Rückert Lieder
STRAVINSKY: "The Shrove-Tide Fair" from Petrushka (1947 version)
AUCOIN: “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” from Crossing Suite
SUN MAR 10
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2
Robert Spano, conductor
Jorge Federico Osorio, piano
CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS: Dreamtime Ancestors
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 2
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Symphony No. 2: A London Symphony
SUN APR 14
Joshua Bell Plays Bruch
Jahja Ling, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
WEBER: Overture to Der Freischütz
BRUCH: Violin Concerto No. 1
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4
SUN MAY 19
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5
Gemma New, conductor
Michael Barenboim, violin
ALYSSA WEINBERG: Reign of Logic (West Coast Premiere)
GLAZUNOV: Violin Concerto
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5
SUN OCT 14
Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody
Edo de Waart, conductor
Joyce Yang, piano
MASON BATES: Garages of the Valley
RACHMANINOFF: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
MOZART: Symphony No. 40
SUN DEC 2
Mozart and Dvořák
Johannes Debus, conductor
Jeff Thayer, violin
LUTOSŁAWSKI: Little Suite
MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 5: Turkish
DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 6
SUN JAN 20
The Young Romantics
Michael Francis, conductor
Rodolfo Leone, piano
MENDELSSOHN: The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave)
LISZT: Piano Concerto No. 1
BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique
SUN FEB 17
Augustin Hadelich Returns
Cristian Măcelaru, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violin
JANÁČEK: Suite from The Cunning Little Vixen
DVOŘÁK: Violin Concerto
BARTÓK: Dance Suite
BRAHMS: Selections from Hungarian Dances
SUN APR 28
Sibelius and John Williams
David Danzmayr, conductor
Benjamin Jaber, horn
SIBELIUS: Finlandia
JOHN WILLIAMS: Horn Concerto
SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 1
SUN MAY 5
Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony
Jahja Ling, conductor
Chelsea Chen, organ
BERLIOZ: Overture to Benvenuto Cellini
POULENC:Concerto for Organ, Timpani and Strings
SAINT-SAËNS: Symphony No. 3: Organ Symphony
SUN MAY 26
Rachmaninoff and Beethoven
Cristian Măcelaru, conductor
Simon Trpčeski, piano
RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
SEAN SHEPHERD: Melt
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93
SUN OCT 7
Beethoven Symphony No. 7
Edo de Waart, conductor
Joyce Yang, piano
MICHAEL IPPOLITO: Nocturne
GRIEG: Piano Concerto
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7
FRI NOV 2
Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev
David Danzmayr, conductor
Conrad Tao, piano
JAVIER ÁLVAREZ: Brazos de niebla (text by Juan Felipe Herrera)
(World Premiere; SDSO commission)
TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1
PROKOFIEV: Symphony No. 7
FRI APR 12
Ling Conducts Brahms
Jahja Ling, conductor
Jan Lisiecki, piano
WEBER: Overture to Der Freischütz
CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 2
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4
SUN OCT 14
Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody
Edo de Waart, conductor
Joyce Yang, piano
MASON BATES: Garages of the Valley
RACHMANINOFF: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
MOZART: Symphony No. 40
SUN JAN 20
The Young Romantics
Michael Francis, conductor
Rodolfo Leone, piano
MENDELSSOHN: The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave)
LISZT: Piano Concerto No. 1
BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique
SUN MAR 10
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2
Robert Spano, conductor
Jorge Federico Osorio, piano
CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS: Dreamtime Ancestors
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 2
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Symphony No. 2: A London Symphony
SUN MAY 26
Rachmaninoff and Beethoven
Cristian Măcelaru, conductor
Simon Trpčeski, piano
RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
SEAN SHEPHERD: Melt
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93
SUN DEC 2
Mozart and Dvořák
Johannes Debus, conductor
Jeff Thayer, violin
LUTOSŁAWSKI: Little Suite
MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 5: Turkish
DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 6
SUN FEB 17
Augustin Hadelich Returns
Cristian Măcelaru, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violin
JANÁČEK: Suite from The Cunning Little Vixen
DVOŘÁK: Violin Concerto
BARTÓK: Dance Suite
BRAHMS: Selections from Hungarian Dances
SUN MAY 19
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5
Gemma New, conductor
Michael Barenboim, violin
ALYSSA WEINBERG: Reign of Logic (West Coast Premiere)
GLAZUNOV: Violin Concerto
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5
