CSO Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 - program 04-28-23

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April 28 & 29 Belk Theater

Lan Shui, conductor

Mari Kodama, piano

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CONTENTS

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WHAT’S INSIDE...

A Message from the President & CEO 3 Concert Program 5 Artist Biographies 6 2022-23 Musician Roster 10 Musician Spotlight 12 About the CSO 13 Program Notes 16 Annual Fund Donors 22 Corporate & Foundation Sponsors 28 Giving Societies 30 Infusion Fund 33 Board of Directors & Trustees 34 Administration 35

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WELCOME

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Welcome to your CSO! The weather is heating up in Charlotte and so is the Charlotte Symphony! Over the next month, our incredible musicians and guest artists will showcase their talents and versatility through a range of musical genres from classics like Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 to film music from The Princess Bride and hit pop songs from the best spy movies.

But the music doesn’t stop there. We’re pleased to have recently announced the Charlotte Symphony’s highly anticipated summer season. In partnership with Novant Health, we’ll turn Symphony Park into a patchwork of picnickers with the return of our Summer Pops series, featuring four family-friendly concerts including “The Music of John Williams” and “Celebrate America.” New this year: if you subscribe to all four concerts, we’ll reserve a premium spot for you on the lawn — you can avoid the rush and still enjoy great music under the stars. We’re also taking the show on the road, presenting five free concerts in community parks throughout the region. To learn more about our summer offerings, visit charlottesymphony.org/summer.

While there is so much left to enjoy this season, we’re always looking ahead — and we have a fantastic season planned for you in 2023–24. I invite you to explore all of the exciting details at charlottesymphony.org/season-2023-24.

Thank you for joining us and enjoy the concert.

David Fisk President & CEO

The CSO is…

MORE THAN WHAT’S ONSTAGE.

Did you know that the Charlotte Symphony is much more than what you see on the Belk and Knight Theater stages?

Beyond the Classical, Pops, Family, and Movie Series in the theaters, we work to uplift, entertain, and educate our community through inclusive education programs and community performances.

• The CSO has three programs for young musicians: the Youth Orchestra, the Youth Philharmonic, and the Youth Ensemble.

CSO musicians participate in coaching throughout the year, and even perform with the young musicians!

• Reaching approximately 15,000 students each season, we also have extensive school programs, including Project Harmony, “Music and the Holocaust,” and “One Musical Family” Education Concerts.

• We perform throughout the region, from community parks and schools to breweries, senior care centers, and places of worship all season long.

The CSO is…FOR EVERYONE. To learn more, visit charlottesymphony.org

CONCERT PROGR AM

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Friday, April 28, 2023 at 7:30pm Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 7:30pm Belk Theater at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center Lan Shui, conductor Mari Kodama, piano

SAMUEL BARBER (1910-1981) Overture to The School for Scandal (approx. duration: 8 minutes)

FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847) Concerto for Piano No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 I. Molto allegro con fuoco II. Andante III. Presto - Molto allegro e vivace (approx. duration: 20 minutes)

Mari Kodama, piano INTERMISSION SERGEI RACHMANINOFF (1873-1943) Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27 I. Largo - Allegro moderato II. Allegro molto III. Adagio IV. Allegro vivace (approx. duration: 60 minutes)

concert duration: approximately 2 hours. There will be one 20-minute intermission.

This concert is made possible in part by

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CONDUCTOR BIO

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Lan Shui

guest conductor

Lan Shui is renowned for his abilities as an orchestral builder and for his passion in commissioning, premiering and recording new works by leading composers from Asia and elsewhere on the international contemporary orchestral scene. Having recently assumed the position of Principal Guest Conductor of the Taiwan Symphony Orchestra, 2021/22 sees Shui continuing to guest conduct eminent orchestras in both Asia and Europe.

Lan Shui served as the Music Director of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra from 1997 to 2019, with American Record Review noting that Shui “turned a good regional orchestra into a world-class ensemble that plays its heart out at every concert”. Together they made several acclaimed tours to Europe, Asia and the United States and appeared for the first time at the BBC Proms in September 2014. As of January 2019, Shui has been appointed SSO’s Conductor Laureate. Lan Shui also held the position of Chief Conductor of the Copenhagen Phil from 2007 to 2015, currently serving as the orchestra’s Honorary Conductor.

As a guest conductor, Shui has worked with many orchestras worldwide. In the United States he has appeared with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, and Baltimore and Detroit symphony orchestras. In Europe he has performed with Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, hr-Sinfonieorchester, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Gothenburg Symphony, Orchestre National de France and Orchestre National de Lille. In Asia he has conducted the Hong Kong, Malaysian and Japan Philharmonic orchestras and maintains a close relationship with the China and Hangzhou Philharmonic orchestras and Shanghai Symphony.

Since 1998 Shui has recorded over 35 CDs with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra for BIS — including the first ever complete cycle of Tcherepnin’s symphonies — and also works by Arnold and Hindemith with the Malmö Symphony (continued next page)

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Orchestra featuring soloists such as Dame Evelyn Glennie, Cho-Liang Lin and Gil Shaham. His albums have twice received GRAMMY™ nominations.

Lan Shui is the recipient of several international awards from the Beijing Arts Festival and the New York Tcherepnin Society, the 37th Besançon Conductors’ Competition in France and Boston University (Distinguished Alumni Award) as well as the Cultural Medallion — Singapore’s highest accolade in the arts.

Born in Hangzhou, China, Shui studied composition at the Shanghai Conservatory and graduated from The Beijing Central Conservatory. He continued his graduate studies at Boston University while at the same time working closely with Leonard Bernstein at the Tanglewood Music Festival.

He has worked together with David Zinman as Conducting Affiliate of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, as Associate Conductor to Neeme Järvi at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and with Kurt Masur at the New York Philharmonic and Pierre Boulez at The Cleveland Orchestra.

GUEST ARTIST BIO

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Mari Kodama piano

Mari Kodama is consistently praised for her virtuosity in a wide range of repertoire, including orchestral, chamber, and solo works by composers of all periods. She is also known for her natural musicality, tonal expressiveness with a clear form, and as a benchmark Beethoven interpreter.

In the 2022/23 Season, Mari Kodama showcases her diverse talents with various international concert appearances, such as Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (Kent Nagano) Duo Recital in Amsterdam/​Muziekgebow (Momo Kodama) Charlotte Symphony (Lan Shui) Hyogo Performing Arts Orchestra (Hubert Soudant), and Baden Baden Festspielhaus (John Neumeier). Other recent highlights include concerts with Tokyo Symphony Orchestra (Krzysztof Urbański), Colorado Springs Philharmonic (Josep Caballé Domenech) performing three Beethoven concerti in one evening, and Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Kent Nagano).

She also had the world premiere of Rodolphe BruneauBoulmier’s new piano concerto, Terra Nostra, broadcast on Deutschlandfunk with Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin under the direction of Kent Nagano at the Berlin Philharmonie.

As a further demonstration of her versatility she plays a central part in the hugely successful ballet production Beethoven Projekt II (John Neumeier) which re-opened the Staatsoper Hamburg after months of COVID closure and which will be revived this season. In recital, she collaborated with Markus Hinterhäuser featuring Messiaen’s Visions de l’Amen. She also organized the Beethoven Festival ​"A Life in a Day" in San Francisco, and presented all 32 of Beethoven’s piano sonatas over two days by 14 different soloists.

Beethoven’s piano works form a focal point of Mari Kodama’s recording activities with Pentatone and Berlin Classics. She is one of few female pianists to record the composer’s complete sonatas, with her 2014 box set from Pentatone receiving critical acclaim. In fall 2019 she released Beethoven’s Piano Concerto Nos. 0 – 5, which together with his Rondo for Piano and Orchestra and his “​ Eroica” Variations for solo piano (Guest Artist bios continued next page)

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complement the Beethoven CD Box with all of Beethoven’s piano concertos as well as the Triple Concerto together with Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and Kent Nagano (Berlin Classics).

Since her New York recital debut at Carnegie Hall in 1995, Mari Kodama has performed with renowned orchestras and conductors in the world’s leading concert halls. She has played with Gothenburg Symphony, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, SWR Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Orchestre symphonique de Montréal. In her native Japan, she has played with NHK Symphony Orchestra in Tokyo and the symphony orchestras of Kyoto, Hiroshima, and Osaka, among others.

Mari Kodama’s Festival appearances include the Verbier Festival, Festival International de Piano La Roque d’Antheron, Aldeburgh Festival of Music, Mostly Mozart in New York City, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, and Kissinger Sommer.

Through her performing activities, Mari Kodama has brought infrequently heard gems of the piano repertoire to global audiences. She has performed Stenhammer’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in Gothenburg and New York and has also collaborated with Viviane Hagner on Alban Berg’s Chamber Concerto for Piano and Violin, which they performed with both the Jyväskylä Sinfonia and the DSO Berlin. Additionally, in 2013 Mari Kodama premiered Jean-Pascal Beinthus’ Double Piano Concerto together with Momo Kodama and Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo. Mari Kodama also performed in the Canadian premieres of Jörg Widmann​’s Valse Bavaroise and Humoresken, both at the Canadian Orford Festival in summer 2010.

In addition to her performances, Mari Kodama also plays an active role as a music festival artistic director. She co-founded the Forest Hill Musical Days Festival, a chamber music festival in San Francisco, with her husband Kent Nagano, and she has also led the chamber music series at the Orford Music Festival.

In 2018 she assumed artistic directorship at the Festival Tra Luce e Sogno in Postignano, Italy, for which she secured artists such as Christian Gerhaher, Matt Haimovitz and Gerold Huber, among others. Mari Kodama is a Steinway Artist.

MUSICIANS

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YOUR CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY Christopher Warren-Green, Conductor Laureate & Music Adviser Christopher James Lees, Resident Conductor FIRST VIOLINS

DOUBLE BASSES

Calin Ovidiu Lupanu, Concertmaster The Catherine & Wilton Connor Chair

Kurt Riecken, Principal

Joseph Meyer, Associate Concertmaster

Jeffrey Ferdon

Kari Giles, Assistant Concertmaster

Jason McNeel

Judson Baines, Assistant Principal

Ernest Pereira°* Susan Blumberg°°

FLUTES

Jane Hart Brendle

Victor Wang, Principal The Blumenthal Foundation Chair

Emily Chatham°° Ayako Gamo Jenny Topilow°° Dustin Wilkes-Kim Hanna Zhdan SECOND VIOLINS Oliver Kot, Principal The Wolfgang Roth Chair Kathleen Jarrell, Assistant Principal The Pepsi-Cola Foundation of Charlotte Chair Carlos Tarazona° Monica Boboc Tatiana Karpova Ellyn Stuart Martha Geissler Sakira Harley VIOLAS

Amy Orsinger Whitehead Erinn Frechette PICCOLO Erinn Frechette OBOES Hollis Ulaky, Principal The Leo B. Driehuys Chair‡ Erica Cice Terry Maskin ENGLISH HORN Terry Maskin CLARINETS Taylor Marino, Principal The Gary H. & Carolyn M. Bechtel Chair Samuel Sparrow

Benjamin Geller, Principal The Zoe Bunten Merrill Principal Viola Chair

Allan Rosenfeld

Alaina Rea, Assistant Principal *

E♭ CLARINET

Chihiro Tanaka, Acting Asst. Principal

Samuel Sparrow

Ellen Ferdon Cynthia Frank

BASS CLARINET

Viara Stefanova

Allan Rosenfeld

Ning Zhao Matthew Darsey†

BASSOONS

CELLOS

Joshua Hood Naho Zhu†

Jonathan Lewis, Principal The Kate Whitner McKay Principal Cello Chair Allison Drenkow, Assistant Principal Alan Black, Principal Emeritus Marlene Ballena Jeremy Lamb Sarah Markle

Joseph Merchant, Principal

CONTRABASSOON Naho Zhu†

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HORNS

TIMPANI

Byron Johns, Principal The Mr. & Mrs. William H. Van Every Chair

Jacob Lipham, Principal The Robert Haywood Morrison Chair

Andrew Fierova Robert Rydel

PERCUSSION

Richard Goldfaden Philip Brindise†

Brice Burton, Principal HARP

TRUMPETS Alex Wilborn, Principal The Betty J. Livingstone Chair

Andrea Mumm Trammell, Principal The Dr. Billy Graham Chair

Jonathan Kaplan Gabriel Slesinger, Associate Principal* The Marcus T. Hickman Chair TROMBONES John Bartlett, Principal

This roster lists the full-time members of the Charlotte Symphony. The number and seating of musicians onstage varies depending on the piece being performed.

Thomas Burge BASS TROMBONE Scott Hartman, Principal TUBA Colin Benton, Principal The Governor James G. Martin Chair

° Non-revolving position °° Alternates between first and second violins † Acting member of the Charlotte Symphony ‡ Funded by The Symphony Guild of Charlotte, Inc. * On leave

ARTISTIC OPERATIONS Michael Reichman, VP of Artistic Operations & General Manager Carrie Graham, Director of Artistic Planning Tim Pappas, Director of Operations Claire Beiter, Operations Coordinator Nixon Bustos, Principal Music Librarian Bradley Geneser, Associate Principal Librarian Erin Eady, Personnel Manager John Jarrell, Stage Manager

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MUSICIAN SPOTLIGHT

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EMILY CHATHAM Violin

Member of CSO since 1986 hometown: Shelbyville, KY

FUN FACTS • I studied Flamenco dance which is hard, fun, and really good for me to develop my “Dance Brain” in learning and retaining choreography.

• I am a Star Trek nerd − ”Live Long and Prosper!”

• I love to cook different cuisines and feed people!

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ABOUT THE CSO

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One of the premier music organizations in the Southeastern United States and the oldest operating symphony orchestra in the Carolinas, the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra (CSO) connects with more than 100,000 music lovers each year through its lively season of concerts, broadcasts, community events, and robust educational programs. The CSO is committed to its mission of uplifting, entertaining, and educating the diverse communities of Charlotte-Mecklenburg and beyond through exceptional music experiences.

The Charlotte Symphony upholds the highest artistic integrity and takes bold steps to engage with its community through music. Its 62 professional, full-time musicians perform throughout the region — from community parks and breweries, to places of worship and senior care centers — and offer significant educational support, aimed at serving the underresourced areas of our community.

The Charlotte Symphony is deeply committed to the notion that music, accessible to all and experienced in its many forms, enriches and unifies our community. The CSO believes in equity and inclusion and strives to be an industry leader in imaginative, relevant programming by intentionally seeking out women conductors, underrepresented in our industry, and conductors, composers, and guest artists of color.

Founded in 1932, the Charlotte Symphony plays a leading cultural role in the Charlotte area and aims to serve the community as a civic leader, reflecting and uniting our region through the transformative power of live music.

OUR MISSION The Charlotte Symphony uplifts, entertains, and educates the diverse communities of Charlotte-Mecklenburg and beyond through exceptional musical experiences.

OUR VISION Reaching out through the transformative power of live music, the Charlotte Symphony will be a civic leader, reflecting and uniting our region.

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PROGR AM NOTES by Ken Meltzer

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SAMUEL BARBER born: March 9, 1910 in West Chester, Pennsylvania died: January 23, 1981, in New York City

Overture to The School for Scandal Opus 5 (1931) premiere: August 30, 1933 in Philadelphia

approx. duration: 8 minutes

Samuel Barber was a 21-year-old student at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia when he composed his Overture to The School for Scandal. The title refers to Irish author Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s 1777 comic play. Barber noted that the Overture was not intended as a curtain raiser for performances of Sheridan’s work. Rather, Barber composed the piece “as a musical reflection of the play’s spirit.”

In April of 1933, Barber’s The School for Scandal Overture won Columbia University’s Joseph H. Bearns Prize. That August 30, the work received its premiere as part of the Philadelphia Orchestra’s final 1933 summer concert at the Robin Hood Dell, conducted by Alexander Smallens. The Overture was well received by an audience of almost eight thousand.

In the spring of 1938, both the New York Philharmonic and Cleveland Orchestra included Barber’s The School for Scandal Overture as part of New York concerts. On November 5 in New York, Arturo Toscanini conducted the NBC Symphony Orchestra in the world premieres of Barber’s Adagio for Strings and First Essay for Orchestra. That concert, broadcast nationwide, solidified Barber’s reputation as one of America’s most gifted young composers.

Although composed at the very outset of Samuel Barber’s career, The School for Scandal Overture features the melodic inspiration, colorful orchestration, and unerring sense of momentum that remained hallmarks of the American composer’s work. These qualities have assured The School for Scandal Overture’s continued presence in the concert repertoire.

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FELIX MENDELSSOHN born: February 3, 1809 in Hamburg, Germany died: November 4, 1847 in Leipzig, Germany

Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor Opus 25 (1831) premiere: October 17, 1831 in Munich

approx. duration: 20 minutes

On May 8, 1830, 21-year-old Felix Mendelssohn departed Berlin for Italy. During his Italian sojourn, Mendelssohn received the inspiration for one of his most famous works, his Fourth Symphony. But in addition to that “Italian” Symphony, Mendelssohn’s travels during this period led to the creation of yet another work — one that would prove to be remarkably popular during the German composer’s lifetime.

While in Munich, Mendelssohn encountered a beautiful 16-year-old pianist by the name of Delphine von Schauroth, whom Mendelssohn described as “adored here — and deservedly.” Mendelssohn confided to his sister, Fanny: “We flirted dreadfully, but there isn’t any danger because I’m already in love with a young Scotch girl whose name I don’t know.”

Later, in Rome, Mendelssohn composed a Piano Concerto in G minor, which he dedicated to Delphine. In September of 1831, Mendelssohn returned to Munich. On October 17, Mendelssohn took part in a charity concert at the Munich Odeon Theater. Mendelssohn conducted his Symphony No. 1 in C minor, as well as the Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Mendelssohn was also the soloist in the premiere of his G-minor Piano Concerto.

Both Mendelssohn and Delphine von Schauroth later wed others. Still, Delphine neither forgot Mendelssohn, nor the work he dedicated to her. The composer died in 1847, at the age of 38. Twenty-three years later, at a February 3, 1870 concert held to commemorate Mendelssohn’s birthday, Delphine von Schauroth appeared as soloist, performing the G-minor Piano Concerto.

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The Concerto No. 1 is in three movements, all played without pause. After a brief orchestral crescendo, the soloist enters with a dramatic presentation of the agitated first thematic group (Molto Allegro con fuoco). The slow-tempo second movement (Andante) is based upon a lovely melody, first sung by the violas and cellos. A brilliant virtuoso finale (Presto; Molto Allegro e vivace) brings the Concerto to a rousing close.

Delphine von Schauroth (1813 – 1887), the German pianist and composer who inspired Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto.

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SERGEI RACHMANINOFF born: April 1, 1873 in Semyonovo, Russia died: March 28, 1943 in Beverly Hills, California

Symphony No. 2 in E minor Opus 27 (1907) premiere: February 8, 1908 in St. Petersburg

approx. duration: 60 minutes

Sergei Rachmaninoff completed his First Symphony in August of 1895. Thanks in large part to the efforts of composers Sergei Taneyev and Alexander Glazunov, the Symphony received its premiere at the Hall of the Nobility in St. Petersburg (now St. Petersburg Philharmonic Hall) on March 27, 1897. Glazunov conducted, but it seems he didn’t do much to advance the cause of Rachmaninoff’s new composition. A few months later, Rachmaninoff lamented to a friend: “I am amazed how such a highly talented man as Glazunov can conduct so badly.”

Rachmaninoff remained backstage during the entire March 27 premiere. After the wretched performance, Rachmaninoff escaped to the street rather than face the audience’s negative reaction. Still, he could not avoid the ire of such critics as composer César Cui, who wrote: If there were a conservatory in Hell, if one of its many talented students were instructed to write a programme symphony on the “Seven Plagues of Egypt,” and if he were to compose a symphony like Mr. Rachmaninoff’s, then he would have fulfilled his task brilliantly and would delight the inhabitants of Hell.

Rachmaninoff’s First Symphony was neither performed again nor published during the composer’s lifetime.

The disastrous premiere of the First Symphony precipitated a three-year crisis for the young Rachmaninoff, who lost all confidence in his abilities as a composer. In 1900, Princess Alexandra Lieven attempted to lift Rachmaninoff’s spirits by arranging for him to visit Leo Tolstoy. Rachmaninoff met Tolstoy on two occasions, the second time accompanied by the Russian basso, Feodor Chaliapin. But the encounters with Tolstoy did little to buoy Rachmaninoff’s confidence. In fact, they only served to heighten his feelings of inadequacy.

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compositions for Tolstoy, the author responded by inquiring: “Tell me, does anybody need music like this?”

However, a breakthrough for Rachmaninoff occurred that same year. On the advice of relatives, Rachmaninoff consulted Dr. Nikolai Dahl, a psychiatrist who used hypnosis in the treatment of his patients. The consultations with Dr. Dahl were an extraordinary success. Rachmaninoff experienced a tremendous resurgence of confidence and immediately began to compose his Second Piano Concerto (1901), a work he dedicated to Dr. Dahl.

Rachmaninoff even summoned the courage to attempt another Symphony. In the fall of 1906, Rachmaninoff and his family moved to Dresden. The relocation offered Rachmaninoff the solitude he needed to devote himself entirely to composition. In October, Rachmaninoff began his Second Symphony, and finished the first draft of the score on New Year’s Day, 1907. Rachmaninoff tried to keep the project a secret, but a Russian newspaper announced the Symphony’s completion. In February of 1907, Rachmaninoff admitted to his friend, Mikhail Slonov: I have composed a symphony. It’s true! It’s only ready in rough. I finished it a month ago, and immediately put it aside. It was a severe worry to me and I am not going to think about it any more. But I am mystified how the newspapers got into it!

Rachmaninoff later refined the score of his Second Symphony and conducted its premiere in St. Petersburg on February 8, 1908. The work’s favorable reception by the audience and critics did much to vindicate Rachmaninoff after the humiliating premiere of his First Symphony. The Second Symphony proved to be immensely popular throughout Rachmaninoff’s life, and remains one of his most beloved orchestral works.

The rich orchestration and passionate melodies make it one of the finest Russian symphonies of the late Romantic era.

The Second Symphony is in four movements. The first begins with an extended slow-tempo introduction (Largo), opening with a motif that will appear in various guises throughout the work. The principal quick-tempo section (Allegro moderato) follows. The second movement is a vibrant scherzo (Allegro molto), culminating with the brass’s chorale transformation of the Symphony’s opening measures. The beautiful third movement (Adagio) is based upon two melodies, presented at the outset. The finale (Allegro vivace), recalling music from previous movements, propels to an exuberant close.

SUPPORTERS

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We gratefully acknowledge these generous donors to the Charlotte Symphony Annual Fund.

This list reflects gifts received between July 1, 2022 through March 1, 2023

BENEFACTOR CIRCLE $100,000+ Anonymous Catherine & Wilton Connor

Douglas Young

$50,000 – $99,999 Roberta H. Cochran Ellen M. Fitzsimmons & Greg Rogowski

Patrick J. O’Leary

$25,000 – $49,999 Joan & Mick Ankrom Richard & Ruth Ault Dr. Milton & Arlene Berkman Philanthropic Fund Mark & Judith Brodsky DG Brungard Foundation Jean & Dick Cornwell J. Porter & Victoria Durham Linda & Bill Farthing

John & Maria Huson Jacqueline B. Mars Jane & Hugh McColl Patricia & Thrus Morton Richard J. Osborne Paul & Kathy Reichs Carolyn Shaw John & Andromeda Williams

$15,000 – $24,999 Ralph S. Grier Richard Krumdieck DeDe & Alex McKinnon

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Betty P. & Jeffrey J. Lee Ms. Nina Lesavoy Susan & Loy McKeithen Robert Norville Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Richardson Mary Anne Rogers Mike Rutledge Thomas & Sherry Skains Richard & Lisa Worf

For more information on how to make a gift to the CSO Annual Fund, please contact Libby Currier, Interim Director of Major Gifts, at 704.714.5137 or lcurrierl@charlottesymphony.org.

SUPPORTERS (continued) VIRTUOSO CIRCLE $5,000 – $9,999 Howard P. Adams & Carol B. McPhee Joye D. Blount & Jessie J. Knight Jr Steve & Katrice Boland Mary & Charles Bowman Bill & Robin Branstrom Jan & Ed Brown Shirley & Michael Butterworth The Jack H & Ruth C. Campbell Foundation Margarita & Nick Clements Mr. & Mrs. Kieth Cockrell Malcomb & Tammy Coley Jeanie & Tom Cottingham Brian & Morgan Cromwell Denise & Peter DeMaio Donna & Alvaro de Molina Mary Anne Dickson Mary & Robert Engel Thomas & Heather Finke David J.L. Fisk & Anne O’Byrne Carol & Ron Follmer Dr. Robert A. Gaines Charles & Caren Gale The Gambrell Foundation Sarah & Frank Gentry Joy S. Greene Janet M. Haack Chris Jensen Hartmut & Irene Kossack Robert & Vivian Lamb Laszlo & Anna Littmann Zaydee López-Ibáňez Leslie & Michael Marsicano Susanne & Bill McGuire Chuck Miller & Marcy Thailer Mr. & Mrs. Brian T. Moynihan Torsten & Kim Pilz Emily & Nima Pirzadeh Sally & Russell Robinson Nancy & Charlie Robson Pat Rodgers Cory & Amanda Rogers Sara Garcés Roselli & Dan Roselli Mrs. Ylida Scott Mr. & Mrs. Harley F. Shuford, Jr. Laura & Michael Schulte Lori & Eric Sklut Emily & Zach Smith Melinda & David Snyder Ms. Andrea J. Stevenson Kevin Taylor Drs. Jennifer Sullivan & Matthew Sullivan Chris & Jim Teat Judith & Gary Toman Mr. & Mrs. C.L. Trenkelbach

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$2,500 – $3,499 Anonymous (3) Julian Andretta Mrs. Harriet B. Barnhardt Bill & Georgia Belk Tiffany & Jason Bernd Jan & Bob Busch Cathy Bessant & John Clay Ms. Melody Birmingham Mr. & Mrs. Alan Blumenthal Dr. & Mrs. O. Robert Boehm Twig & Barbara Branch Ann Thomas Colley Dorothy & Mike Connor Melissa Cornwell Chris & Elizabeth Daly in Memory of Betty Haggarty Alfred & Amy Dawson Peter De Arcangelis Phil & Mary Delk Cheryl DeMaio Peggy & Charles Dickerson Peggy & Richard Dreher Mrs. Carolyn Faison Alex & Patty Funderburg Timothy & Kara Gallagher Harvey & Cindy Gantt Mr. Billy L. Gerhart, in memory of Judith Gerhart Todd & Andrea Griffith Ivan Hinrichs Brian & Juliet Hirsch Carol A. Hitselberger & Robert Petty Jim & Peggy Hynes Shirley & Bob Ivey David S. Jacobson Ginger Kemp Bruce & Martha Karsh Dr. & Mrs. Christ A. Koconis Meghan & Luis Lluberas (continued next page)

SUPPORTERS (continued) $2,500 – $3,499 (continued)

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George McLendon & Carol Quillen Rob Roy McGregor Dee Dee McKay Dick Metzler Mr. Glenn Mincey & Mrs. Macie Mincey Jay & Elizabeth Monge Diane Morais Joan Morgan Holly & Jason Norvell Celene & Marc Oken Dr. Reta R. Phifer Kathleen D. Prokay Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Rollins, Jr. Bette Roth JD & Katrina Schurter Nancy E. Simpson George & Tricia Sistrunk Elizabeth Connor Stewart Marsha & Robert L. Stickler Mrs. H. Dickson Stowe Dr. Mark R. Swanson Deborah J. Cox & Bob Szymkiewicz Richard R. Taylor Drs. Chris & Lillian Teigland Eric & Annette Telljohan In Memory of Dr. Chandler Thompson Dr. John A. Thompson, Jr. & Dr. Lee Rocamora Dr. Cynthia H. Tyson Paul & Susan Vadnais Ms. Dana Vestal Ellen & Jimmie Wade Mary Claire & Dan Wall Dr. Shanté Williams

Mr. Peter F. Guild Katherine G. Hall Angela & Michael Helms Steven Hershfield & Mary Jo Germain Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin F. Hill, Jr. Joan Irwin Gene & Helen Katz Dr. & Mrs. Jack Kramer Elizabeth J. McLaughlin Anna Marriott Ms. Rosemarie Marshall & Mr. Lee Wilkins Jim & Dottie Martin Cricket Weston & David Molinaro Eleanor W. Neal Caroline Olzinski Mr. Vincent Phillips & Mr. Paul Pope John & Wilma Pinter Larry & Dale Polsky John & Susan Rae Jane Perry Shoemaker Mr. & Mrs. Pope A. Shuford Morris & Patricia Spearman Ken Spielfogel & Richard Withem Robert & Maxine Stein Ann & Wellford Tabor Tillie S. Tice James H. Trexler & Kelly Zellars Daniel & Kathleen Troy Mindy & Don Upton Vera Watson Grant Webb Linda & Craig Weisbruch Mrs. Eugenia N. White Deems Wilson Ms. Deborra Wood & Mr. Russell Propst

PATRON CIRCLE

$1,000 – $1,499

$1,500 – $2,499 Anonymous Marcia Adams Ross & Michele Annable Dan & Barbara Austell Dianne & Brian Bailey Sharon Baker & Peter Moore Merilyn & Craig Baldwin Mr. James Biddlecome In Memory of Bernadette Zirkuli Biddlecome Erskine & Crandall Bowles Brian Bridgford & Sally Gambrell Bridgford Mr. Donald Butler Ms. Catherine P. Carstarphen David M. Cody Neil & Claire Cotty Elizabeth Betty Eaton Arlene H. Elisha Mrs. Geraldine S. Emmert

Anonymous (2) Ashley & Steve Allen Kathleen & Richard Anderson Melissa & Daren Anderson Mary Lou & Jim Babb Mr. & Mrs. Lincoln A. Baxter Morgan & Katie Beggs John & Katherine Beltz Shirley W. Benfield Si & Michael Blake Ms. Brett Blumenthal & Mr. David Wax Carole Bourret Khary Brown in Memory of Kyden Justice Brown Herbert Browne Jane & Larry Cain Maggie Callen Sarah & Marco Carbone Bill & Pauline Chinnis (continued next page)

SUPPORTERS (continued) Mr. Mark Copeland & Mrs. Kathleen Goldammer-Copeland Ann F. Copeland Sarah & Larry Dagenhart Gwin Dalton Christopher & Elizabeth Daly Dan & Jeannette Davis Ralph & Troyann Dougherty Bob & Judy Erb Trae & Kate Fletcher Lucy Quintilliano & Leonard Fumi Jenn & Taylor Gherardi Carol & Joseph Gigler Barry & Laurie Guy Joyce & Ed Hamilton Patrick & Johanne Hawk Anne J. Henderson Fran & Greg Hyde Paul & Linda Ibsen Martha D. Jones Vickie & Eugene Johnson Lea & Stuart Johnson Mr. & Mrs. John E. Kibler Joan Kirschner Mr. & Mrs. Luke Kissam Marilyn Kroll Maria Kurtz Lucinda Nisbet Lucas Stacy & Adam Marino Holly & Christopher Maurer Ms. Nydia McCrohan Shawn & Kelly McGrath Martha Monserrate Susan D. Montgomery Eugene P. Kueny & Don C. Niehus Peter & Janet Nixon Mr. & Mrs. E. O. Oakley Barbara M. Pooley Dr. William G. Porter Morry Alter & Joan Rasmussen Brendan Reen Rita & Thomas Robinson William R. Rollins Dr. Stephen P. Schultz & Donna Dutton Katy & Raleigh Shoemaker Molly & Conrad Sloan Catherine Thompson Murray & Hazel Somerville Al & Alice Sudduth Adam & Sienne Taylor Mr. & Mrs. James Traylor Mr. & Mrs. Hans Teich Vint & Libby Tilson Jenny & Ken Tolson Sarah S. Tull Drs. Iris Cheng & Daniel Uri Mrs. William K. Van Allen

page 25 Mr. & Mrs. Michael Van Glish Bill & Rita Vandiver Dr. & Mrs. Bill Chu & Jin Wang Pam & Steve West Peter White David Wilcox Bryan Wilhelm Ms. Judith Wood

$500 – $999 Anonymous (4) Michael & Lee Abbott Mark Abrams & Iris Prandi Mr. Lester Ackerman & Mr. Layton Campbell Larry Anderson Leigh & Rhonda Armistead JWD Atchison Mrs. Natascha A. Bechtler Bob & Cathy Becker Dr. John L. Bennett & Mr. Eric T. Johnson Jeffrey Boghosian David Bower & Ann Richardson Ms. Marianne Bragg James Broadstone Aram & Scott Bryan Mr. Charles Budd Greg & Mary Lou Cagle Barbara F. Caine Ms. Lisa Callen Amanda & Kevin Chheda Hobart B. Cheyne Ms. Michele T. Classe Mr. Brent Clevenger Dr. W. Gerald Cochran & Mr. Timothy D. Gudger Mr. Thomas E. Collins, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Charles E. Cook Dr. Kilian Cooley Martin & Leslie Cooper Dr. & Mrs. Mark Couture Mr. & Mrs. Alpo F. Crane Ellen M. Crowley Mrs. Judy Crozier Craig Selimotic Danforth Dr. Roy E. DeMeo, Jr. & Ms. Linda A. Evanko Thomas & Kris Duffy Virginia Dulaney Ms. Helen Edwards Rebecca Elliott Martin Ericson, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. J. Murray Fadial Doug Faris Tom & Gail Fennimore Lawrence W. Fetner, Jr. Melisa & Frank Galasso Dr. John & Eileen Gardella Stephen C. & Jean S. Geller (continued next page)

SUPPORTERS (continued) $500 – $999 (continued) Mr. & Mrs. Kodwo Ghartey-Tagoe Pete & Stacy Gherardi Sarah Goad Mr. Walter H. Goodwin, Esq. Dan & Linda Gordon Ms. Cynthia Greenlee Mr. & Mrs. Lowrance Harry Mr. Charles Haughey Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Heafner Mr. Stefan Heinzelmann Logan & Jennifer Henderson Mr. James Howell & Mrs. Deanna Kelly Ben & Christy Hume Pete & Phyllis Johnson Michael & Priscilla Johnson Tim & Kathryn Johnson Joseph & Patty Kahle Steven & Mary Kesselman Nancy H. Kiser Theodore & Dorothy Kramer Jonathan Lamb Christopher James Lees Jerome & Barbara Levin Mr. Michael Lewandowski Mr. George Linfors Kathryn Long Mark & Katherine Love Mr. Calin Lupanu Dr. & Mrs. William W. MacDonald Bruce & Leigh Marsh Francis & Paula Martin Ed & Wendy Matthews Tom & Sandy Meckley Mr. & Mrs. Kiran H. Mehta Roy H. Michaux Eric Miller Anne & Brad Mitchell Sallie & Joe Moody Tom & Sally Moore Gary & Fran Morrison Janet Nelson In Memory of Patricia Nims Karen L. Oldham Nancy Olah & Bill Pace Gwen Peterson & Tom Hodge Janet & Rick Pfeiffer Catherine Philpott John H. Pickett Mr. & Mrs. Rodney C. Pitts Jeanine & Naeem Qasim Dr. & Mrs. R. Pinkney Rankin, Jr. Haywood & Sabine Rankin Casey Rentch Nancy Rutledge & Jim Rutledge Robert & Christine Rydel

page 26 Mr. & Mrs. William Seifert John Schroeder, in honor of Patty McArthur Mr. Andrew Silliker Michael Silverman Carol Smith Dr. & Mrs. Henry L. Smith II Rebecca & Eric Smith Scott Smith John-Palmer Smith Julia J. Souther Mr. & Mrs. Larry Stern Kathryn Stewart William & Catherine Stone Wesley & Claudia Sturges George & Brenda Sweet Ms. Sarah Teague Tim Timson B. Maureen Turner James & Melanie Twyne Greg & Sandy Vlahos Minyan Wang Lyman Welton Barnet & Harriet Weinstock Dr. Thomas H. White Mr. & Mrs. John A. Yakob Ms. Barbara Yarbrough Dan & Susan Yardley Dr. & Mrs. T. Price Zimmermann

$250 – $499 Anonymous (3) Michael & Lee Abbott Paula Andretta Andrew & Karen Antoszyk Dr. & Mrs. Michael J. Bell Sam & Nancy Bernstein Ms. Deborah Berry Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Bierce Stuart Blackmon Ken & Nelle Brown Steve Bost Saul & Martha Brenner David H. & Barbara J. Burns Philip Bush John Carr Robert & Jo Anne Caruso Mary Case Amy Cathey Gray Clark Mortimer & Josephine Cohen Fund Ms. Dorothy Cole Ron & Shirley Coffman Tom Covington Mr. Todd Croy Leeda Currin (continued next page)

SUPPORTERS (continued) Rufus Dalton Francis T. Davis Virginia A. Davis Doug & Diane Doak Dr. Kathleen A. Doman Mr. & Mrs. Fang Dong Cheryl Drake-Bowers Thomas & Kris Duffy Mike Dyer The Federico Family Robert & Catherine Flynn James C. Fort Jerry Fox Toni Freeman Richard & Karen Fuentes Harvey & Cindy Gantt Dr. & Mrs. Richard Gellar Donna Gibson Berkley & Audean Godehn Craig & Myra Green Mr. & Mrs. William Griesmyer Spencer Guthery John & Mary Habit Elizabeth Hage Roger K. Hill Barbara Holt Ms. Kelli Hopp-Michlosky Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Horowitz James Horton & Kathy Reardon Norman Harasymchuk Karin & Robert Hudson Betty Hunter Patricia W. Ingraham Cynthia B. Irby Marjorie James Margot Kaiser Mr. H.G. Karn & Mrs. Sandra Washburn Madhu Katta Judy & Ron Kaufman Lenoir & Garrell Keesler John J. Kelly, Jr. Carolyn Wells Kibler John & Ardis Koch Mrs. S. Lacy Steven Light John J. Locke Skip & Ginny Long Dr. & Mrs. Thomas T. Long III Dr. David Lowry Daniel Lugo Mr. Charles McKinley Yvonne Mack Chris Mair Staci & Adam Marino Ms. Rosemarie Marshall & Mr. Lee Wilkins Joan W. Martin & Pat Burgess Steve & Tammy Matula

page 27 Jill Maxwell Kim & Alan Maxwell Tyler McGee James & Stephanie McGarvey Kimberly Moore-Wright Glenn A. Muegel David H. Nance & Jennifer Nance Sara & Tom Nolan Dr. & Mrs. Michael E. Norman Cookie & Jerry Parnell Rose & Bailey Patrick Bradley & Sharon Patterson Conrad Pogorzelski Mr. Conrad Puckett Mr. Mason & Dr. Krista Rankin Stephen & Melissa Ratliff Emily & Brian Reinicker Dr. Livia Robicsek Mr. & Mrs. Albert E. Rodgers Ms. Aparna Sagunarthy Sarah E. Schoedinger Eileen Scholl Merle & Judy Schuh Dr. & Mrs. Marvin Shapiro Ginny Shaw Fred H. Smith Anna Stallman James & Ellie Stephens Larry Stratemeyer Charlene Sturgill Brenda Gail Summers Ms. Jean M. Summerville Mr. Jorge Tapie Carrie & Jeffrey Teixeira Nancy & Dick Thigpen Gretchen & Jean-Claude Thill Ms. Audrey Truman Cynthia Turner Sarah & Tim Turner LynnErin & Scott Tyler Rebecca Valenstein Minyan Wang Jenny & Henry Ward Mr. Erik Weghorst Mr. & Mrs. Tom Weidman Allen & Clara Wolfe

SPONSORS

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CORPORATE PARTNERS We are grateful for the following outstanding corporate funders:

$250,000 +

$100,000 - $249,999

$20,000 - $49,999

$10,000 - $19,999

$5,000 - $9,999 Kingfisher Capital The Dunhill Hotel

For more information, please contact Shayne Doty at 704.714.5104.

SPONSORS

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GOVERNMENT & FOUNDATION SUPPORT We are grateful for the following outstanding foundation and government funders:

$100,000 +

Robert Haywood Morrison Foundation

$50,000 - $99,999 Dickson Foundation

$20,000 - $49,999

The Truist Charitable Fund is a donor-advised fund created by Truist and administered by The Winston-Salem Foundation

DG Brungard Foundation Dowd Foundation, Inc Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation, Inc. Mariam & Robert Hayes Charitable Trust The Trexler Foundation

$10,000 - $19,999 Blumenthal Foundation Charlotte Mecklenburg Community Foundation Cole Foundation The Maurer Family Foundation

$5,000 - $9,999 AT&T Foundation The George W. & Ruth R. Baxter Foundation The Jack H & Ruth C. Campbell Foundation The Charlotte Assembly

$2,500 - $4,999 Barnhardt/Thomas Trust Kathryn Stephenson Pipe Organ Endowment Foundation Stanly County Community Foundation Winer Family Foundation

For more information, please contact Shayne Doty at 704.714.5104.

SUPPORTERS

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We invite your firm to join this special group of corporate supporters committed to keeping the music alive — enriching Charlotte and the surrounding communities as a first-class place to work and live.

$5,000 +

$2,500 - $4,999 GreerWalker Moore & VanAllen Park Inc.

$500 - $2,499 Carter Troutman Pepper LLP World Famous Golf Carts of South Carolina

The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra recognizes donors of exceptional generosity whose cumulative giving to the CSO exceeds $1 million with the designation of Music Director Society.

Anonymous (2) Bank of America Corporation Catherine & Wilton Connor Goldman, Sachs & Co. The Leon Levine Foundation John S. & James L. Knight Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Hugh L. McColl, Jr. Robert Haywood Morrison Foundation C. D. Spangler Foundation The Symphony Guild of Charlotte, Inc. Wells Fargo Corporation

For more information, please contact Shayne Doty at 704.714.5104.

SUPPORTERS

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The Encore Society includes individuals who have made provisions for the CSO in their estate plans. We are honored to recognize their support: Anonymous (3) Geraldine I. Anderson† Richard & Ruth Ault Baldwin Family Trust Barnhardt Thomas Trust Larry & Joyce† Bennett Donald H. & Barbara K. Bernstein Mark & Louise Bernstein† Twig & Barbara Branch Saul Brenner Mike & Joan Brown† Mrs. Joan Bruns† Jan & Bob Busch Dr. Helen G. Cappleman, Ph.D.† Jim Cochran† Robin Cochran Tom Covington Charles & Peggy Dickerson Mr. Martin Ericson, Jr. David J.L. Fisk & Anne P. O’Byrne Peter & Ann† Guild William G. & Marguerite K. Huey Fund† Dr. Nish Jamgotch, Jr. Betty & Stanley Livingstone†

Paul and Paula McIntosh Nellie McCrory† M. Marie Mitchell† Cricket Weston & David Molinaro Joan & Richard Morgan Don C. Niehus Eva Nove Richard J. Osborne Gwen Peterson & Tom Hodge James Y. Preston† Mrs. Clayton (Dusty) Pritchett Ann & Fritz Rehkopf Elizabeth Waring Reinhard Nancy W. Rutledge Mike Rutledge Harriet Seabrook Mr. & Mrs. William Seifert Morris & Patricia Spearman Bob & Maxine Stein Dr. Ben C. Taylor III Mr. & Mrs. Hans Teich Cordelia G. Thompson Tim Timson Jenny & Ken Tolson Ms. Debora Wood & Mr. Russell Propst † Deceased

Leave a lasting legacy of great music through your planned gift.

For more information, please contact Shayne Doty at 704.714.5104.

Support your CSO. With your gift, the Charlotte Symphony uplifts, entertains, and educates the diverse communities of Charlotte-Mecklenburg and beyond through exceptional musical experiences.

Every gift makes a difference.

Make your contribution today:

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MOVIE SERIES

Fantasy...adventure... true love...

© THE PRINCESS BRIDE LIMITED. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

LIVE on the big screen with your CSO!

Music by MARK KNOPFLER

May 5 & 6

7:30 pm | Belk Theater

Fencing, fighting, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles...The Princess Bride has something for everyone! Mark Knopfler’s unforgettable score has been specially arranged for a symphony orchestra. Missing this concert experience would be “inconceivable!”

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The Charlotte Symphony is supported, in part, by the Infusion Fund and its generous donors.

Multimillion Dollar Commitment City of Charlotte $1.5 million and above Bank of America C.D. Spangler Foundation / National Gypsum Company John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Trane Technologies $600,000 - $1 million Albemarle Foundation Atrium Health Barings Duke Energy Honeywell JELD-WEN, Inc. LendingTree Foundation Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Novant Health Red Ventures Truist $300,000-$600,000 Ally Financial The Centene Charitable Foundation Childress Klein Properties Coca-Cola Consolidated Deloitte EY The Gambrell Foundation Moore & Van Allen PwC Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A. Rodgers Builders Wells Fargo Up to $300,000 Fifth Third Bank Foundation For The Carolinas Deidre and Clay Grubb Leslie and Michael Marsicano Jane and Hugh McColl Nucor Corporation PNC Bank Premier, Inc. Jane and Nelson Schwab

LEADERSHIP

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Linda McFarland Farthing Chair John Williams Vice Chair Mick Ankrom Treasurer David Fisk President & CEO Melissa Anderson Joye D. Blount Mike Butterworth Manny Clark Nick Clements Catherine Connor

Mary Delk* Denise DeMaio Richard Krumdieck Alex McKinnon Ulrike W. Miles Glenn Mincey Robert Rydel* Ylida Scott Melinda Snyder Jennifer Sullivan Jenny Tolson* Jenny Topilow* Kevin Walker *ex officio

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Richard Osborne, Chair Jeff Lee Ruth & Richard Ault Gov. James G. Martin Kat Belk Jane & Hugh McColl Arlene & Milton Berkman Susan & Loy McKeithen Jason & Tiffany Bernd Elizabeth J. McLaughlin Mary & Charles Bowman George McLendon Frank Bragg Patrick J. O’Leary Robin & Bill Branstrom Debbie & G. Patrick Phillips Derick & Sallie Close Paul Reichs Robin Cochran Nancy & Charles Robson Wilton Connor Patricia A. Rodgers Jeanie & T. Thomas Cottingham III M.A. Rogers Brian Cromwell Dan & Sara Garces Roselli Alessandra & Pasquale De Martino Laura & Mike Schulte Alvaro & Donna de Molina Carolyn Shaw Peggy & Richard Dreher Tom Skains Lisa Hudson Evans Emily & Zach Smith Eileen Friars & Scott Pyle Bob & Marsha Stickler Todd Gorelick Adam Taylor Ralph S. Grier Cynthia Tyson Laurie Guy Braxton Winston Janet Haack Richard Worf Reginald B. Henderson, Esq. Albert Zue Mark & Whitney Jerrell

ADMINISTR ATION

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EXECUTIVE David J. L. Fisk, President & CEO Samantha Hackett, Executive Administrator ARTISTIC OPERATIONS (see p. 11) DEVELOPMENT Shayne Doty, Vice President of Development Libby Currier, Interim Director of Major Gifts Tammy Matula, Database Manager Jennifer Gherardi, Development Manager - Campaign & Special Events Senta Harvey, Annual Fund & Sponsorships Associate FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Angel Adams, Vice President of Finance & Administration Lissette Rodriguez, Staff Accountant Chazin & Company, Financial Services Amy Hine, Office Administrator HUMAN RESOURCES Maribeth Baker (Catapult), Human Resources Counselor LEARNING & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Aram Kim Bryan, Vice President of Learning & Community Engagement Emily Gordon, Project Harmony Manager Dylan Lloyd, Youth Orchestras Manager Peyton Wulff, Learning Manager Jirah Montgomery, Youth Orchestras Assistant MARKETING Mical Hutson, Vice President of Marketing & Audience Development Deirdre Roddin, Director of Institutional Marketing & Communications Nicole Glaza, Senior Manager of Digital Marketing Chad Calvert, Visual Communications Manager Laura Thomas, Marketing Manager Meghan Starr, Patron Communications Manager Garrett Whiffen, Ticketing Manager

128 S. Tryon Street, Suite 350 Charlotte, NC 28202 tickets: 704.972.2000 office: 704.972.2003

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THE BEST OF

JAMES BOND May 12 & 13 7:30 pm | Knight Theater “The name’s Bond...James Bond.”

Over two dozen Bond films spanning five decades have produced some of the greatest movie music of our time.

The CSO presents the best of Bond, from the iconic Theme Song to the sultry “Nobody Does it Better” — and more spy thriller favorites!

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