WCO 17/18 Season

2017/18

S EA S O N

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26 2018

FEB

23 2018

SOH-HYUN PARK ALTINO & LEO ALTINO

GIORA SCHMIDT

7:30 PM | CAPITOL THEATER

7:30 PM | CAPITOL THEATER

violin & cello

violin

SP ECIAL PERFORMANCE S MESSIAH

THE NUTCRACKER

with SARAH LAWRENCE, JAMIE VAN EYCK, CALLAND METTS, PETER VAN DE GRAAFF, WCO CHORUS and the FESTIVAL CHOIR OF MADISON

with THE MADISON BALLET DECEMBER 9–26, 2017 | OVERTURE HALL

DECEMBER 8, 2017 | 7 PM BLACKHAWK CHURCH

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MAR

23 2018

APR

20 2018

MAY

11 2018

ALEXANDRE DOSSIN

ILYA KALER

JOHN O'CONOR

7:30 PM | CAPITOL THEATER

7:30 PM | CAPITOL THEATER

7:30 PM | CAPITOL THEATER

piano

violin

piano

YOUTH CONCERTS APRIL 17, 2018 | 9:20 & 11 AM

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26 2018

C.P.E. BACH Sinfonia in A major SCHOENBERG Chamber Symphony No. 1 BRAHMS Double Concerto in A minor WITH GUEST VIOLINIST & GUEST CELLIST

SOH-HYUN PARK ALTINO & LEO ALTINO Composed in 1887, the Double Concerto for Violin and Cello, was Brahms’ final work for orchestra. We are thrilled to showcase newly appointed UW violin professor Soh-Hyun Altino and cello virtuoso Leo Altino as soloists for this soul-searching work. Carl Phillippe Emanuel Bach, the second son of Johann Sebastian Bach, bridges the gap between his father's Baroque style and the Rococo style of the classical era. The fourth symphony of his six Hamburg string symphonies points towards the dramatic style known as sturm und drang (“storm and stress”) of the 1860s and 70s.

Arnold Schoenberg composed his two chamber symphonies in the early twentieth century. Having performed his second chamber symphony in 2015, we turn now to his challenging Chamber Symphony No. 1, an intense and provocative work.

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23 2018

GOUNOD Petite Symphonie PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 2 TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for Strings WITH GUEST VIOLINIST

GIORA SCHMIDT The Tchaikovsky Serenade is truly a masterpiece. The symphony highlights Tchaikovsky’s superb gift for melody and virtuosity.

Counterbalancing this epic work, we open with a gem for wind players, Gounod’s delightful Petite Symphonie. In between this showcase for winds and strings is Sergei Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No.2 with famed Israeli virtuoso Giora Schmidt.

The New York-based soloist brings incredible lyricism and soulfulness to this intimate and poetic work.

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23

J.S. BACH Suite No. 4 in D major MACDOWELL Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor SCHUMANN Symphony No. 3 “Rhenish” 2018

WITH GUEST PIANIST

ALEXANDRE DOSSIN Bach ‘s Suite No. 4 provides the prelude to Edward MacDowell’s mighty Second Piano Concerto. An American original, the composer and piano virtuoso spent time in Paris and Frankfurt before returning to Boston in 1888. This seminal work has all the hallmarks of the late nineteenth-century Romantic tradition and anticipates Rachmaninov.

It will be performed by Brazilian pianist Alexandre Dossin, First Prize winner at the 2003 Martha Argerich International Piano Competition. The Symphony No.3 “Rhenish” by Robert Schumann is a work of great beauty and power, written during a time of great joy in the composer’s life.

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ROSSINI String Sonata No. 2 PAGANINI Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor HAYDN Symphony No. 81 in G major WITH GUEST VIOLINIST

ILYA KALER The sensational debut of Ilya Kaler at our 2016 opening concert drew immediate cries to re-engage him at the earliest possible time. Winner of three international violin competition gold medals, his Tchaikovsky performance was thrilling and unforgettable.

He returns to perform Paganini’s signature violin concerto "La Campanella," so named for the bell part in the final movement. Rossini wrote his six string sonatas in three days in 1804 when he was just 12 years old. They show an extraordinary precociousness and depth of emotion. The second sonata is an example of the influence of Mozart, and the slow movement particularly anticipates Rossini’s later operatic aspirations. Symphony No. 81 is vintage Haydn, full of good humor, energy and lightheartedness.

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11

BEETHOVEN Overture to King Stephen BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 in C minor

2018

WITH GUEST PIANIST An all-Beethoven program completes the season. The Overture to King Stephen was commissioned in 1811 as a commemorative work to celebrate the founding of Hungary in the year 1000 by King Stephen I. It included an overture and nine vocal numbers that show a more playful and dramatic side of Beethoven’s personality. Pianist John O’Conor mesmerized and delighted us with his masterful performances of Mozart and John Field in 2016.

Back by popular demand, he performs Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor which, along with the famous (or should we say infamous) Symphony No. 5, promises to rock the house.

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JOHN O'CONOR

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Young Artist C ON CERT O C O M PE T IT IO N JANUARY 28, 2018

The Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra Young Artist Concerto Competition gives talented high school students from around the state the opportunity to showcase their talents with Maestro Andrew Sewell and the musicians of the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra. The competition is open to students in grades 9-12 residing in the state of Wisconsin. We accept applications from piano, string, woodwind, brass and percussion players.

The winner of the 2017 Young Artist Concerto Competition will appear as a soloist at one of the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra’s 2017 Concerts on the Square and will receive the David Lewis Crosby Scholarship in the amount of $1,000. The runner-up will appear in concert at the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra Youth Concerts and will receive a scholarship in the amount of $500.

Youth C ONC E RTS APRIL 17, 2018 | 9:20 & 11:00 AM

Our Youth Concerts are designed to entertain and educate young listeners from grades 1–5. As part of Get Close to the Music, WCO musicians present free 30-minute visits to schools prior to the Youth Concerts. These presentations introduce students to the instruments of the orchestra and the music that will be performed at the concert.

PR E C ON C E RT DINNER S

Make an evening of it

$45 | 5:30 pm Doors | 6 pm Dinner | 6:30 pm Discussion

Park once and enjoy a delightful evening at the Overture Center beginning with a delicious gourmet dinner and a lively discussion held in the Wisconsin Studio.

Maestro Andrew Sewell and the concert guest artist will enlighten you with insight into the upcoming Masterworks concert repertoire.

For more information or to reserve your seats, call the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra at (608) 257-0638.

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SPECI AL P ERFORMA NC E

MESSIAH

08 2017

soloists

SARAH LAWRENCE, SOPRANO JAMIE VAN EYCK, MEZZO SOPRANO CALLAND METTS, TENOR PETER VAN DE GRAAFF, BASS chorus

WCO CHORUS AND THE FESTIVAL CHOIR OF MADISON The Messiah returns for its ninth year at Blackhawk Church on Madison’s west side. We welcome the return of last year’s outstanding vocal quartet who knocked our socks off, and the combined WCO Chorus and Festival Choir of Madison under directors Scott Foss and Sergei Pavlov. This seminal holiday tradition of Handel’s masterpiece is a must for everyone.

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26 SPECI AL P ERFORMA NC E

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THE NUTCRACKER

Ring in the holiday season with Madison Ballet’s magical production of the world’s most beloved ballet. Follow Clara and her Nutcracker as they travel one wintry night to a brilliant garden filled with characters to delight the young and young at heart. We will be performing Tchaikovsky’s rich score, providing the perfect backdrop to W. Earle Smith’s dynamic choreography.

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