The Columbus Symphony has become one of the most innovative orchestras in America. From our pioneering management relationship with CAPA to our profound musical leadership, the CSO strives daily to better serve our community in every way. We invite you to be a part of this exciting season featuring a lineup of phenomenal talent both on and off the podium as we explore works from the great masters of classical music.
The 2013–14 season opens with a one-night-only special event performance of Mahler’s Symphony No 2, “Resurrection,” featuring the combined talents of the Columbus Symphony, Columbus Symphony Chorus, and two internationally renowned guest vocalists.
Also debuting at that concert will be our new Concertmaster, Jean-Sébastien Roy. A native of Montreal, Jean-Sébastien was awarded two of the greatest distinctions in Canada—the Prix d’Europe and the loan of the 1717 Windsor Weinstein Stradivarius (2006–09). Please join us in extending him a warm welcome to Columbus!
We are equally honored to welcome six exceptional guest conductors this season—Thomas Wilkins, Music Director of the Omaha Symphony Orchestra; Jacques Lacombe, Music Director of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra; Michael Stern, Music Director of the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra; Justin Brown, Music Director Laureate of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra and General Music Director of the Badisches Staatstheater in Karlsruhe, Germany; Gregory Vajda, Music Director of the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra and the Hungarian Radio Orchestra; and the Columbus debut of Anu Tali, Estonian conductor and newly named Music Director of the Sarasota Symphony Orchestra.
In our eight Masterworks performances at the Ohio Theatre and four Masterworks performances at the Southern Theatre, the CSO will feature works from the world’s greatest composers, adding the talents of an exceptional assembly of guest musicians, vocalists, and conductors. The abundant and stunning talents of the world stage are coming to Columbus to perform for you!
We are thrilled to welcome international superstar Lang Lang as he returns to perform for our 2014 CSO Gala celebration. It will be a grand evening indeed!
We will also be collaborating with Opera Columbus to present “Carmen in Concert,” a special performance uniting the talents of the CSO, Columbus Symphony Chorus, Columbus Children’s Choir, and Opera Columbus to bring to life one of the most popular operas of all time.
This season’s Pops Series is one of the best in CSO history, including The Midtown Men, En Vogue, Indigo Girls, and of course, the beloved, annual Holiday Pops. Whatever your musical tastes, our diverse schedule of exceptional artists will fit the bill.
We are honored to serve you in our mutual passion for great music, and on behalf of the Board, management, and musicians of the Columbus Symphony, we thank you for your continued support of our work.
Martin Inglis
Jean-Marie Zeitouni Board Chair Music Director
Pick your package & save!
MASTERWORKS 12
Includes all 12 Masterworks programs in both the Ohio and Southern Theatres.
Subscription packages range from $276-$744.
MASTERWORKS 8
Includes the eight Masterworks programs to be performed in the Ohio Theatre only.
Subscription packages range from $184-$496.
• Masterworks 1, Rachmaninoff & Brahms
• Masterworks 4, Beethoven’s Fifth
• Masterworks 5, Ravel & Bruckner
• Masterworks 6, Romantic Passions
• Masterworks 7, Romeo & Juliet
• Masterworks 9, Tchaikovsky & Sibelius
• Masterworks 10, Mozart & Strauss
• Masterworks 12, Carmen in Concert
MASTERWORKS 4
Includes the four Masterworks programs to be performed in the Southern Theatre only.
Subscription packages range from $96–$252.
• Masterworks 2, Suites & Songs
• Masterworks 3, Father & Son
• Masterworks 8, Mozart & Schumann
• Masterworks 11, Concerto Festival
MASTERWORKS PICK 4
Choose any four Masterworks programs in the Ohio Theatre only.
Subscription packages range from $96–$252.
POPS SERIES
Includes all six Pops programs to be performed at the Ohio Theatre
Subscription packages range from $138-$372.
For additional subscription, theatre and ticket information, see pages 18 and 19.
Masterworks Series sponsor: Pops Series sponsor: Anne & Noel Melvin
Jean-Sébastien Roy, concertmaster
Photo: Randall L. Schieber
Cover photo credits:
Anu Tali, Kadra Tali
Lang Lang, Detlef Schneider
Jean-Marie Zeitouni, Scott Cunningham CSO, Randall L. Schieber
Special Event / Opening Night
MAHLER 2 “RESURRECTION”
With one of the largest orchestral forces ever assembled, the Columbus Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Jean-Marie Zeitouni open the new season with Mahler’s intense emotional workout, capturing the full realm of human passion within its sprawling scope.
on the jumbo LED screens in Columbus Commons park.
Photo: Randall L. Schieber
Masterworks 1
RACHMANINOFF & BRAHMS
Perhaps the most beloved of all piano concertos, Rachmaninoff’s Second overflows with appealing Russian-flavored melodies, heady emotions, and dazzling solo virtuosity. The last of Brahms’ symphonies sums up a magnificent composer’s life with waves of warmth, nostalgia, regret, defiance, and joy.
Friday, October 11, 8 pm
Saturday, October 12, 8 pm
Ohio Theatre
Jean-Marie Zeitouni, conductor
Maxim Mogilevsky, piano
PROGRAM
John Estacio: Brio
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
Brahms: Symphony No. 4
Masterworks 2
SUITES & SONGS
Ravel’s composition pays graceful homage to François Couperin and the other composers of eighteenthcentury France. The CSO will also perform two additional movements from the original piano suite, orchestrated by Jean-Marie. Ottorino Respighi’s sparkling suite portrays the delightful paintings of Italian master Sandro Botticelli. You will also enjoy Peter Lieberson’s gorgeous musical love letters derived from the sonnets of Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet Pablo Neruda.
Friday, October 18, 8 pm*
Saturday, October 19, 8 pm
Sunday, October 20, 3 pm
Southern Theatre
Jean-Marie Zeitouni, conductor
Abigail Fischer, mezzo-soprano
Kim Garrison Hopcraft, narrator
PROGRAM
Respighi: Trittico Botticelliano
Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin
Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs
*Friday night post concert meet & greet the musicians
Masterworks 3
FATHER & SON
James Sommerville, principal horn of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, combines his solo and conducting skills for this immensely enjoyable program featuring a pair of attractive concertos by the Mozarts—father Leopold and son Wolfgang Amadeus. Rounding out the bill are Haydn’s enchanting “Surprise” symphony, and operatic master Rossini’s most familiar work— the merry overture to his comic masterpiece, The Barber of Seville.
Friday, November 1, 8 pm*
Saturday, November 2, 8 pm
Sunday, November 3, 3 pm
Southern Theatre
James Sommerville, conductor/horn
PROGRAM
Rossini: Overture to The Barber of Seville
Silvestrov: Stille Musik
Leopold Mozart: Horn Concerto in D Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 3
Haydn: Symphony No. 94 (“Surprise”)
*Friday night post concert meet & greet the musicians
Masterworks 4
BEETHOVEN’S FIFTH
Arguably the best-known opening theme in all of classical music, Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony leads you on a thrilling, uplifting, emotional journey. Ilya Gringolts, whom the Financial Times has praised as “one of the most inspirational violinists today,” performs Englishman Sir Edward Elgar’s expansive, thoroughly romantic violin concerto. Also on the bill is the world premiere of Invictus by distinguished composer and OSU graduate, Stephen Montague.
Friday, November 15, 8 pm
Saturday, November 16, 8 pm
Ohio Theatre
Thomas Wilkins, conductor
Ilya Gringolts, violinist
PROGRAM
Stephen Montague: Invictus
Elgar: Violin Concerto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
Zuill Bailey
Friday, January 10, 8 pm*
Saturday, January 11, 8 pm* Ohio Theatre
Jean-Marie Zeitouni, conductor Benedetto Lupo, piano
PROGRAM
Messiaen: Les offrandes oubliées (Forgotten Offerings)
Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Bruckner: Symphony No. 9
*Post concert Q & A
RAVEL & BRUCKNER
In this fascinating concerto written as a gift to pianist Paul Wittgenstein, who lost his right arm in WWI, Ravel ingeniously wrote a one-handed piano part that sounds like it is being played by two hands and also demonstrates his love of jazz. Bruckner’s final, unfinished symphony is a stirring quest for emotional fulfillment, richly scored and filled with strong passions.
Friday, January 31, 8 pm
Saturday, February 1, 8 pm Ohio Theatre
Jacques Lacombe, conductor
Zuill Bailey, cello
PROGRAM
Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
Dvořák: Cello Concerto
Franck: Symphony in D minor
Masterworks 6
ROMANTIC PASSIONS
Czech master Dvořák’s Cello Concerto is not only the greatest work of its kind, but a masterpiece in its own right. Composed at the close of his three-year period in America, this large scale work aches with homesickness for his native Bohemia. The Symphony in D minor of César Franck also wears its heart on its sleeve, progressing from initial uncertainty to a triumphant conclusion. Grieg’s delectable Peer Gynt Suite adds a splash of Norwegian sunshine to the program.
Photo: Lisa-Marie Mazzucco
Special Gala Event
AN EVENING WITH LANG LANG
Heralded as the “hottest artist on the classical music planet” by The New York Times and the “world’s ambassador of the keyboard” by The New Yorker, international piano superstar Lang Lang joins the CSO for an extraordinary event! The Chinese fireball will blaze his way through Prokofiev’s third piano concerto, a work tailormatched to his astonishing talents. Stravinsky’s 1945 version of the fairytale ballet The Firebird includes much of the scintillating music found in the full ballet written 35 years earlier.
Thursday, February 6, 8 pm
Ohio Theatre
Jean-Marie Zeitouni, conductor Lang Lang, piano
PROGRAM
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 Stravinsky: The Firebird: Suite 1945
Photo: PeterHonnemann
Friday, February 14, 8 pm
Saturday, February 15, 8 pm Ohio Theatre
Michael Stern, conductor
PROGRAM
Berlioz: Love Scene from Romeo and Juliet
Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Prokofiev: Ballet music from Romeo and Juliet
ROMEO & JULIET
What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than an evening with your sweetheart and Shakespeare’s immortal star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet! This outstanding program brings you selections from three of the finest musical settings of their story, each filled with the soaring emotions of young, passionate love.
Friday, February 28, 8 pm*
Saturday, March 1, 8 pm
Sunday, March 2, 3 pm Southern Theatre
Justin Brown, conductor/piano
PROGRAM
Schwertsik: Epilog zu Rosamunde
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 Schumann: Symphony No. 2
*Friday night post concert meet & greet the musicians
Masterworks 8
MOZART & SCHUMANN
Praised as a “remarkable conductor” with “exceptional gifts,” British conductor Justin Brown demonstrates his impressive versatility by serving as both conductor and soloist for Mozart’s elegant and final piano concerto. He then picks up the baton to lead Schumann’s exciting and soulful Symphony No. 2.
Masterworks 9
TCHAIKOVSKY & SIBELIUS
In the hands of Guy Braunstein, the first concertmaster of the world-renowned Berlin Philharmonic, Tchaikovsky’s glorious Violin Concerto sparkles, caresses, and thunders as never before. Symphony No. 2 by the Finnish master Jean Sibelius is an epic piece, filled with color, drama, and a sense of forward momentum that will sweep you along. The quiet and moving work of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt pays sincere tribute to Benjamin Britten, one of the twentieth century’s most illustrious composers.
Masterworks 10
MOZART & STRAUSS
On this special Easter-season program, you’ll hear how two great composers concluded their careers and bid farewell to earthly life. In the Requiem that 35-year-old Mozart left unfinished, he offered a compelling mixture of beauty, anguish, majesty, and drama. At 84, Richard Strauss looked back over a long, brilliant career in the achingly nostalgic Four Last Songs.
Friday, March 28, 8 pm
Saturday, March 29, 8 pm
Ohio Theatre
Anu Tali, conductor
Guy Braunstein, violin
PROGRAM
Pärt: Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
Friday, April 11, 8 pm*
Saturday, April 12, 8 pm*
Ohio Theatre
Jean-Marie Zeitouni, conductor
Susan Gritton, soprano
Yulia Van Doren, soprano
Mariam Sarkissian, mezzo-soprano
Antonio Figueroa, tenor
Jeremy Galyon, bass-baritone
Columbus Symphony Chorus
PROGRAM
Strauss: Four Last Songs
Mozart: Requiem
*Post concert Q & A
Friday, May 2, 8 pm*
Saturday, May 3, 8 pm
Sunday, May 4, 3 pm
Southern Theatre
Gregory Vajda, conductor
Lilya Zilberstein, piano
PROGRAM
Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3
Bach: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Major
Stravinsky: Dumbarton Oaks
Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1
*Friday night post concert meet & greet the musicians
CONCERTO FESTIVAL
Three engaging concertos — two for piano and one for chamber orchestra — demonstrate the remarkable diversity of pieces with that name. The Bach piano concerto is a serious and substantial piece, while the Shostakovich is anything but. It’s a high-spirited romp featuring a major part for solo trumpet. Stravinsky’s work, inspired by Bach’s Brandenburg concertos, is a choice example of the athletic, lean-textured school of NeoClassicism.
Masterworks 12
CARMEN IN C ONCERT
in collaboration with Opera Columbus
Friday, May 9, 8 pm
Saturday, May 10, 8 pm
Ohio Theatre
Jean-Marie Zeitouni, conductor
Kirstin Chavez, Carmen
Richard Troxell, Don Jose
Columbus Symphony Chorus
Opera Columbus Chorus
Columbus Children’s Choir
PROGRAM
Bizet: Carmen
This concert will be simulcast free on the jumbo LED screens in Columbus Commons park on Friday, May 9th.
Don’t miss this marvellous opportunity to enjoy one of the most popular operas of all time! Bizet’s Carmen overflows with alluring and familiar melodies as it tells the spellbinding story of a beautiful but heartless Spanish gypsy woman who leads a naïve young army officer into a tempest of passion and betrayal. A cast of excellent singers plus full orchestra and chorus, all conducted by JeanMarie, brings Carmen’s vibrant world vividly to life.
THE MIDTOWN MEN
They took Broadway by storm in one of the biggest hits of all-time, Jersey Boys! Now, The Midtown Men are bringing their magic to audiences everywhere, singing their favorite “Sixties Hits” from The Beatles, The Rascals, Motown, The Four Seasons and more!
Saturday, November 9, 8 pm Ohio Theatre
CSO Pops
Albert-George Schram, conductor
CSO Pops
HOLIDAY POPS
Friday, December 6, 8 pm
Saturday, December 7, 8 pm
Sunday, December 8, 3 pm Ohio Theatre
Ronald J. Jenkins, conductor
Columbus Symphony Chorus
Columbus Children’s Choir BalletMet Dancers
A great annual Columbus tradition continues with some of the season’s most-loved holiday songs and carols. Santa will also stop by to help spread holiday cheer!
CSO Pops
STAYIN’ ALIVE
Stayin’ Alive recreates the experience of the brothers Gibb live in concert, performing Bee Gees blockbusters including “Night Fever,” “Jive Talkin’,” “How Deep is Your Love,” “You Should Be Dancing,” “Nights on Broadway,” and “Stayin’ Alive.”
Saturday, January 18, 8 pm
Ohio Theatre
Holiday Pops
CSO Pops
PETER NERO: THE GERSHWIN PROJECT
Peter Nero’s recording career has spanned 50 years, resulting in 67 recordings, numerous awards, and international recognition as one of the premiere pops conductors. Also a two-time Grammy Award-winning pianist, Nero is hailed as one of the premier interpreters of Gershwin, and will perform such beloved songs as “Embraceable You,” Rhapsody in Blue, “Someone to Watch Over Me,” “S’Wonderful,” and “They Can’t Take That Away.”
Saturday, February 8, 8 pm
Ohio Theatre
Peter Nero, conductor / piano
Indigo Girls
Peter Nero
CSO Pops
EN VOGUE
Fusing style, sophistication, sass, and sex appeal, En Vogue has sold more than eight million albums with their long line of red-hot R&B/pop megahits, including “Hold On,” “My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It),” “Giving Him Something He Can Feel,” “Free Your Mind,” and “Whatta Man.”
Saturday, April 5, 8 pm
CSO Pops
INDIGO GIRLS
For the first time ever, Grammywinning folk duo, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, have embarked on a national symphonic tour. The iconic duo will join the CSO to perform such hits as “Galileo,” “Become You,” “Fugitive,” “Ghost,” and “Love of Our Lives.”
Saturday, April 26, 8 pm
Photo: Jeremy Cowart
Photo credit: D’Andre Michael
En Vogue
EDUCATION EVENTS
FAMILY CONCERTS
January 12, 2014
April 6, 2014
Pre-concert activities begin at 2 pm and will include instruments to see and play, crafts from the Columbus Museum of Art, conducting lessons and more.
YOUTH ORCHESTRA CONCERTS
October 6, 2013 Capitol Theatre 3 pm
November 13, 2013 location TBD 3 pm
March 16, 2014
Talented Central Ohio musicians in grades 9-12 performing professional music under the direction of Peter Stafford Wilson. Tickets available only at the concert: $8 adults, $5 students & senior citizens.
YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERTS FOR SCHOOLS
November 6, 2013 Grades K-2
“On the Move” Ohio Theatre 10:30 am
November 7, 2013 Grades 3-5
“What Charlie Heard” Ohio Theatre 10:30 am February 25, 2014 Grades 3-5
“What Charlie Heard” Ohio Theatre 10:30 am April 3, 2014* Grades 6-12
“The Symphony Unplugged” Ohio Theatre 10:30 am
YPC tickets available for schools and home school groups. Please contact Jeani Stahler for more information 614.221.4916.
(Featuring all four orchestras, grades 3–12) Capitol Theatre, 3 pm
March 2, 2014
2013 Music Educator Awards
The Westin Hotel, 12:30 pm
Columbus All City Orchestra Concert
Instrumental students from Columbus City High Schools rehearse for 8 weeks under the direction of Peter Stafford Wilson and present a culminating concert.
Master Classes with CSO soloists
Backstage with the Symphony
Please visit the CSO website at www.ColumbusSymphony.com for more information about these and other education programs.
Education support is provided by American Electric Power, Battelle, Huntington Bank, Safelite AutoGlass, State Auto Insurance Companies, and Women’s Association of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra.
PRE-CONCERT TALKS
On Stage in the Ohio and Southern Theatres
Learn more about the Masterworks programs and the fascinating stories behind them with informative and lively discussions hosted by WOSU’s Christopher Purdy. It’s your chance to discover more about the composers, music, and musicians. All pre-concert talks are free to ticket holders and are held one hour before all classical concerts in both the Ohio and Southern Theatres.
YOUTH ORCHESTRAS
The goal of the Columbus Symphony Youth Orchestra program is to introduce young musicians to the highest level of orchestral music under the direction of experienced conductors in a professional setting. Including nearly 400 students in grades 3-12, our six orchestras make up one of the leading youth orchestra programs in the nation.
Nationwide Insurance PICNIC WITH THE POPS AND POPCORN POPS
Picnic with the Pops is a chance to see some of today’s most popular entertainers performing with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra at an amazing price. The casual, outdoor evening performances are a great opportunity to gather with friends, family, and co-workers. Popcorn Pops are kid-friendly shows featuring pre-concert activities and music sure to have the entire family on their feet and moving. So pack your picnic basket to share and enjoy a fun and memorable experience at the Columbus Commons.
With great appreciation to our sponsors ...
Series sponsor: Anne & Noel
Pops Series sponsor:
Generous operating support provided by:
Masterworks
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MW4 The 4 Masterworks at the Southern Theatre
POPS
The 6 Pops Series at the Ohio Theatre
MAHLER SYMPHONY NO. 2 Special Event (October 5, 2013)
LANG LANG Special Event (February 6, 2014)
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