21/22 Dallas Symphony Orchestra Season Brochure

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21 22 FABIO LUISI | MUSIC DIRECTOR

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TI and the TI Foundation have played a vital role in the Dallas Symphony’s ability to change lives through musical excellence for decades. The company’s founders instilled a dedication to corporate responsibility and philanthropy that has defined generations of giving.

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“Luisi and the orchestra made magic of the piece… This was music making of a high order” – Dallas Morning News

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COPLAND & BRAHMS Fabio Luisi Conducts Bradley Hunter Welch Organ CONVERSE The Mystic Trumpeter COPLAND Organ Symphony BRAHMS Symphony No. 1 Inspired by the poems of Walt Whitman and the brass fanfares of Tchaikovsky, the American Frederick Converse composed his orchestral fantasy in 1904. Copland’s first major orchestral work, Organ Symphony, intertwines jazzy rhythms and bluesy melodies with flurries in the winds and whimsical brass outbursts.

When asked what impact Beethoven had on his first symphony, Brahms explained, "You can't have any idea what it's like always to hear such a giant marching behind you." The symphony took Brahms over 20 years to complete and fluctuates between moments of dark turbulence and blissful resolution.

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THU | Sep 16, 2021 at 7:30pm FRI | Sep 17, 2021 at 7:30pm SAT | Sep 18, 2021 at 7:30pm SUN | Sep 19, 2021 at 3:00pm

A GALA EVENING WITH ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER 2021 DSO GALA CONCERT & AFTER-PARTY Anne-Sophie Mutter Violin Fabio Luisi Conducts RICHARD STRAUSS Don Juan JOHN WILLIAMS Violin Concerto No. 2 | DALLAS PREMIERE World-renowned star celebrity violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter joins Fabio Luisi and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra for the 2021 Gala. This thrilling concert and glamorous black tie event to benefit the DSO's education and outreach program will include the Dallas premiere of a John Williams concerto composed for Ms. Mutter.

ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER

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SAT | Sep 25, 2021 at 8:45pm

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ISATA KANNEH-MASON

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LUISI CONDUCTS AUS ITALIEN

BEETHOVEN’S EMPEROR

ELGAR SYMPHONY NO. 1

Fabio Luisi Conducts David Buck Flute

Carlos Kalmar Conducts Garrick Ohlsson Piano

Sir Mark Elder Conducts Isata Kanneh-Mason Piano

WEBER Overture to Oberon JOAN TOWER Flute Concerto R. STRAUSS Aus Italien (From Italy)

BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor” SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 6

WAGNER Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg MENDELSSOHN Piano Concerto No. 1 ELGAR Symphony No. 1

The stirring overture to Weber’s comic opera Oberon opens with solo horn calls and uses high winds to depict important characters, a practice that had a profound influence on Wagner. Similarly, Joan Tower uses the low register of the flute to open her 1989 concerto, which features a giant tug-o-war between flute and chamber orchestra, climaxing in virtuosic flute arpeggios and scales. Richard Strauss’s grand symphonic fantasy is a musical tour of Italy’s ancient ruins, bucolic countryside and the glory of its paintings, sculpture and music. Strauss harnesses the limitless power of the full orchestra and all the different instrumental colors to whisk the listener through the scenes of his journey.

THU | Sep 23, 2021 at 7:30pm SUN | Sep 26, 2021 at 3:00pm

Nicknamed the “Emperor”, Beethoven’s last piano concerto is bursting with heroic themes and virtuosic cadenzas, as well as one of the composer’s most tender slow movements. While Shostakovich's early symphonies are soaked in nationalism and conflictto-triumph climaxes, his Sixth Symphony has a desolate first movement reflecting the anxiety he suffered by Stalin’s war mongering, which is resolved by a sinister scherzo and exuberant finale.

THU | Oct 14, 2021 at 7:30pm FRI | Oct 15, 2021 at 7:30pm SAT | Oct 16, 2021 at 7:30pm SUN | Oct 17, 2021 at 3:00pm

The spirited prelude to Wagner’s comic opera The Mastersingers of Nuremberg highlights his uncanny ability to build suspense with powerful orchestral tuttis and pregnant pauses. He also inserts “leitmotivs” – reoccurring melodies that represent characters in the opera. Mendelssohn's brilliant First Piano Concerto is packed with cascading scales that will undoubtedly showcase the exceptional skills of Elton John scholar and BBC Radio favorite Isata Kanneh-Mason. Elgar wrote his heroic First Symphony to impress the famed conductor Hans Richter, who considered it “the greatest symphony of modern times, written by the greatest modern composer, and not only in this country.”

THU | Oct 28, 2021 at 7:30pm FRI | Oct 29, 2021 at 7:30pm SAT | Oct 30, 2021 at 7:30pm

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MOZART’S REQUIEM Fabio Luisi Conducts Kim-Lillian Strebel Soprano Kelley O’Connor Mezzo-Soprano Spencer Lang Tenor David Leigh Bass Dallas Symphony Chorus Joshua Habermann Director R. STRAUSS Metamorphosen MOZART Requiem Scored for 23 solo strings and composed during the final bombing raids of the Allies, Richard Strauss’s Metamorphosen (Metamorphoses) is a memorial to all those that perished in World War II. Left unfinished at his death, Mozart’s Requiem remains one of his most personal works. Featured in the climax of multi-Academy Award-winning film Amadeus, Mozart’s epic funeral mass has a double-fugue and infectious melodies that indulge the best of choirs and is reflective of his astonishing genius.

DALLAS SYMPHONY CHORUS RETURNS!

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THU | Nov 4, 2021 at 7:30pm SAT | Nov 6, 2021 at 7:30pm

LUISI & FLEMING Fabio Luisi Conducts Renée Fleming Soprano Rod Gilfry Baritone Wendall Harrington Video R. STRAUSS Metamorphosen KEVIN PUTS The Brightness Of Light | DALLAS PREMIERE Richard Strauss’s Metamorphosen (Metamorphoses) is a memorial to all those that perished in World War II. Kevin Puts’s tone poem The Brightness of Light is inspired by the tender words and images revealed in the letters of the iconic American writer Georgia O’Keeffe to her husband and accomplished photographer Alfred Stieglitz.

The impassioned multi-media journey paints a magnificent musical portrait of life in the American Southwest and features star soprano Renée Fleming.

FRI | Nov 5, 2021 at 7:30pm SUN | Nov 7, 2021 at 3:00pm RENÉE FLEMING

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GEMMA NEW

ELENA URIOSTE

JAMES EHNES

DANIIL TRIFONOV

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BARTÓK & BEETHOVEN

RAVEL + URIOSTE

Gemma New Conducts Nathan Olson Violin

Kevin John Edusei Conducts Elena Urioste Violin

DEBUSSY Printemps (Spring) BARTÓK Violin Concerto No. 1 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”

RAVEL Alborada del gracioso COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Violin Concerto RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2 RAVEL Boléro

Experience nature and love through music during this concert. Debussy’s sublime suite uses musical impressionism to evoke the gradual blossoming and eventual birth of nature in springtime. Bartók’s ‘lost’ work is an idealization of his true love for violinist Stefi Geyer and is filled with infectious melodies and jagged rhythms that would showcase her virtuosic talents. Beethoven composed his Sixth Symphony, a programmatic work that uses the many colors of the orchestra to tell a pastoral story, complete with babbling brooks, bird calls, a turbulent storm and a merry gathering.

THU | Nov 18, 2021 at 7:30pm SAT | Nov 20, 2021 at 7:30pm SUN | Nov 21, 2021 at 3:00pm

Black composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s rhapsodic violin concerto features the young MexicanAmerican violinist Elena Urioste, whose lightness of tone and tenderness paired with just the right amount of charisma reveals the rhapsodic character of this concerto. The remainder of this program features the great French composer Maurice Ravel in some of his most colorful orchestral works, including his hypnotic, ever-expanding Boléro.

FRI | Jan 7, 2022 at 7:30pm SAT | Jan 8, 2022 at 7:30pm SUN | Jan 9, 2022 at 3:00pm

EHNES PLAYS ELGAR

TRIFONOV PLAYS BRAHMS

Fabio Luisi Conducts James Ehnes Violin

Fabio Luisi Conducts Daniil Trifonov Piano

ELGAR Violin Concerto ADOLPHUS HAILSTORK Epitaph for a Man who Dreamed SCHUMANN Symphony No. 1, “Spring”

BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1 SCHMIDT Symphony No. 4

In 1905, the famed Austrian violinist Fritz Kreisler told the Hereford Times “If you want to know whom I consider to be the greatest living composer, I say without hesitation, Elgar. I wish Elgar would write something for the violin. He could do so, and it would certainly be something effective.” Five years later Elgar delivered Kreisler a concerto by turns grand, brooding and heroic.

American composer Adolphus Hailstork’s Epitaph for a Man Who Dreamed is a solemn orchestral homage to the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. Inspired by the pastoral poetry of Adolf Böttger, Schumann’s First Symphony brims with spirited melodies and fanfares to depict “Spring’s Awakening” THU | Jan 13, 2022 at 7:30pm FRI | Jan 14, 2022 at 7:30pm

Brahms’s First Piano Concerto is symphonic in scope and unabashedly dramatic and intense; a perfect vehicle to highlight the virtuosity of GRAMMY® Awardwinning Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov, hailed as “the most astounding pianist of our age.” Music Director Fabio Luisi frequently champions the works of Austrian composer Franz Schmidt, whose tragic Fourth Symphony, composed in 1933, was a quasi-Requiem for the premature death of his daughter. Powerfully moving, this symphony is a true masterpiece.

THU | Jan 20, 2022 at 7:30pm FRI | Jan 21, 2022 at 7:30pm SAT | Jan 22, 2022 at 7:30pm SUN | Jan 23, 2022 at 3:00pm

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WELCOME BACK MAESTRO LITTON Andrew Litton Conducts Stephen Hough Piano TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 2 Former DSO Music Director Andrew Litton and pianist Stephen Hough, who recorded the entire series of the Rachmaninoff Piano Concertos with the DSO, reunite at the Meyerson this season. Maestro Litton (DSO Music Director 1994-2006) conducts Rachmaninoff's Second Symphony, a romantic orchestral juggernaut containing suspenseful melodic lyricism, a vibrant-scherzo, tear-jerking slow movement and a festive finale of epic proportion.

We open the performance of All-Russian repertoire with pianist Stephen Hough, who “can power through man-eating Liszt and Tchaikovsky concerti with the best of them, but for Hough, God is mostly in the details – the beautifully articulated inner voices, the crystalline clarity of lyrical passages, the precision of the pedal … he radiates a higher sense of purpose.” - Vanity Fair

ANDREW LITTON

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STEPHEN HOUGH

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THU | Feb 3, 2022 at 7:30pm FRI | Feb 4, 2022 at 7:30pm SAT | Feb 5, 2022 at 7:30pm

TCHAIKOVSKY PATHÉTIQUE Fabio Luisi Conducts Daishin Kashimoto Violin W. G. STILL Poem BRUCH Violin Concerto in G minor TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique”

DAISHIN KASHIMOTO

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African-American composer and Guggenheim fellow William Grant Still’s Poem is an impassioned musical depiction of a dark and desolate world that gradually regains its spiritual compass, ending in a triumphant brass fanfare that signifies salvation. From its somber opening, that immediately allows the violin to soar, to its hearty dance tune finale, Bruch’s G minor violin concerto is a crowd pleaser that will showcase the talents of Japanese violinist and concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Daishin Kashimoto. Premiered a mere four days before Tchaikovsky’s untimely death, his final symphony was named “Pathétique” for the passion, emotion and suffering expressed, suggesting Tchaikovsky’s struggle with society’s intolerance for homosexuality. Yet there are tender moments and brilliant musicality, including a singing waltz that is unmistakably Tchaikovsky!

THU | Feb 17, 2022 at 7:30pm FRI | Feb 18, 2022 at 7:30pm SAT | Feb 19, 2022 at 7:30pm

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SHOSTAKOVICH & R. STRAUSS Marc Albrecht Conducts Daniel Müller-Schott Cello UNSUK CHIN Frontispiece | DALLAS PREMIERE SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto No. 1 R. STRAUSS Symphonia Domestica Unsuk Chin’s 2019 orchestral time-capsule is "seven minutes of soundscapes, juxtaposed violently, then resting peacefully, with pedal points, blurrings and harmonic advances...” (Das Orchester). Inspired by the works of Prokofiev, Shostakovich’s First Cello Concerto opens with a jocular march, riddled with solo cello and horn passages, leading to outbursts from the woodwinds, carrying Georgian folk tunes throughout the latter movements.

Richard Strauss’s autobiographical Symphonia Domestica depicts his family life, complete with orchestral lullabies, shrieks, clock chimes and the usual lively chaos of home.

DANIEL MÜLLER-SCHOTT

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THU | Mar 17, 2022 at 7:30pm SAT | Mar 19, 2022 at 7:30pm SUN | Mar 20, 2022 at 3:00pm

ALL-MOZART CONCERT Bernard Labadie Conducts Benedetto Lupo Piano MOZART Chaconne from Idomeneo MOZART Piano Concerto No. 23 MOZART Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter” Widely regarded as one of the leading interpreters of Mozart, Canadian conductor Bernard Labadie leads an All-Mozart program, starting with the final coronation dance (Chaconne) from the composer's breakthrough opera Idomeneo. Italian pianist and winner of the Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Benedetto Lupo performs Mozart’s intimate A Major Piano Concerto, engaging the listener with a sunny disposition of poignancy and serenity. Mozart’s monumental “Jupiter” symphony – aptly named for the king of the gods – is his largest and is at once exuberant and introspective, charming and complicated.

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THU | Mar 24, 2022 at 7:30pm FRI | Mar 25, 2022 at 7:30pm SAT | Mar 26, 2022 at 7:30pm

TCHAIKOVSKY’S EUGENE ONEGIN OPERA-IN-CONCERT

Fabio Luisi Conducts Etienne Dupuis Baritone (Eugene Onegin) Nicole Car Soprano (Tatyana) Pavol Breslik Tenor (Lensky) Brindley Sherratt Bass (Prince Gremin) Deniz Uzun Mezzo-Soprano (Olga) Keith Jameson Tenor (Triquet) ADDITIONAL SOLOISTS TO BE ANNOUNCED

Dallas Symphony Chorus Joshua Habermann Director TCHAIKOVSKY Eugene Onegin OPERA-IN-CONCERT – SUNG IN RUSSIAN WITH ENGLISH SURTITLES

ETIENNE DUPUIS

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NICOLE CAR

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Partake in Fabio Luisi’s mastery of opera and a stellar cast of handpicked soloists in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, a Russian lyric opera filled with celebratory tunes, an infectious waltz, passion-soaked arias, plush orchestration and even a dramatic pistol duel. Based on the poetry of Pushkin, the story is about two friends who fall into a jealous argument at a dance over the young and beautiful Tatyana, ultimately challenging each other to a duel. Onegin is victorious, but runs into Tatyana years later and discovers that she has married Prince Gremin. Onegin writes Tatyana a love letter and demands a meeting, at which Tatyana acknowledges the reciprocal love but ultimately chooses to honor her promise to Gremin. She flees the stage in tears and Onegin is left alone.

FRI | Apr 1, 2022 at 7:00pm* SUN | Apr 3, 2022 at 3:00pm TUE | Apr 5, 2022 at 7:00pm* *Early start time for both performances (7:00pm).

NOTE: Performed with one intermission

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KIRILL GERSTEIN

BERLIOZ SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE

DVOŘÁK’S NEW WORLD SYMPHONY

Fabio Luisi Conducts Karen Gomyo Violin Tine Thing Helseth Trumpet

Jun Märkl Conducts Kirill Gerstein Piano

EINEM Capriccio XI WANG Concerto for Violin, Trumpet and Orchestra | WORLD PREMIERE BERLIOZ Symphonie Fantastique Chinese composer, conductor and pianist Xi Wang has won just about every major award for composition, combining Asian and Western instruments and techniques with theatrical and choreographic elements to captivate audiences worldwide.

Be the first to hear her new concerto with Norwegian trumpet sensation Tine Thing Helseth and Japanese violinist Karen Gomyo.

Berlioz describes his orchestral tour-de-force, penned when he was only 27, as a portrait of the life of an artist and his unrequited love, conjuring up hallucinatory visions of longing, obsession and the depth of despair all in glorious orchestral sounds.

FRI | Apr 8, 2022 at 7:30pm SAT | Apr 9, 2022 at 7:30pm SUN | Apr 10, 2022 at 3:00pm 12

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MENDELSSOHN Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt (Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage) Overture SCHUMANN Piano Concerto DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, “From The New World” Mendelssohn’s inspirational overture, based on two poems by Goethe, brilliantly depicts the immobility of a becalmed sea to the redemptive vitality of a rising wind and the promise of homecoming. Schumann’s dramatic piano concerto, composed at the urging of his wife and virtuoso pianist Clara, explores the breadth and depth of love through a beautiful interaction of piano and orchestra.

Dvořák’s famed and final symphony is a musical testament to the “New World” he found in New York City - it brims with brass fanfares, Bohemian and Czech dance rhythms, and utilizes folk tunes like Swing Low, Sweet Chariot as melodic motivators.

THU | Apr 14, 2022 at 7:30pm FRI | Apr 15, 2022 at 7:30pm SAT | Apr 16, 2022 at 7:30pm

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LEONIDAS KAVAKOS

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KAVAKOS, KERR AND KUFCHAK Leonidas Kavakos Conducts Alexander Kerr Violin Meredith Kufchak Viola MOZART Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola, K. 364 PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 6 At only 23 years old, Mozart composed his warm and witty Sinfonia Concertante, a clever combination of symphony and concerto, to display the exceptional skills of the string players in the Mannheim Orchestra. Prokofiev’s Sixth Symphony, an extremely powerful and moving work, depicts the suffering and loss that Russia experienced after World War II. “Now we are rejoicing in our great victory, but each of us has wounds which cannot be healed.

One man’s loved ones have perished; another has lost his health - this must not be forgotten…The first movement is of an agitated character, at times lyrical, at times austere; the second movement is brighter and more songful; the finale, rapid and in a major key, is close in character to my Fifth Symphony, save for reminiscences of the austere passages in the first movement.” - Sergei Prokofiev.

THU | Apr 28, 2022 at 7:30pm SAT | Apr 30, 2022 at 7:30pm SUN | May 1, 2022 at 3:00pm

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LUISI CONDUCTS BEETHOVEN 9 Fabio Luisi Conducts Angel Blue Soprano Taylor Raven Mezzo-Soprano Issachah Savage Tenor Solomon Howard Bass-Baritone Dallas Symphony Chorus Joshua Habermann Director BRUCE ADOLPHE Diesen Kuss der ganzen Welt!

(This Kiss to the Whole World!) | DALLAS PREMIERE BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9, “Choral”

ANGEL BLUE

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SOLOMON HOWARD

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Bruce Adolphe is a composer, educator, performer and author whose “original compositions convey a compelling voice, high craft, authenticity, communicative immediacy and substance” (Gramophone). Arguably, one of the most quoted pieces of music ever. Beethoven’s final symphony was revolutionary in its use of a full chorus and vocal soloists in the finale. At the point of its conception, Beethoven was completely deaf and experiencing major frustration, loneliness and depression, all expressed in the way the first movement moves from silence to sound. The riveting scherzo has astounding fugal passages that some feel reflects Beethoven’s daily struggle to communicate with the outside world. The finale uses Schiller’s An die Freude (Ode to Joy) and expresses the humanistic idea that all people of this earth should love one another.

As a whole, the work is an epic summation of all of Beethoven’s genius!

THU | May 12, 2022 at 7:30pm FRI | May 13, 2022 at 7:30pm SAT | May 14, 2022 at 7:30pm SUN | May 15, 2022 at 3:00pm

DALLAS SYMPHONY CHORUS & JOSHUA HABERMAN FABIO LUISI

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RACHMANINOFF PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2 Gemma New Conducts Alexander Gavrylyuk Piano AARON JAY KERNIS Musica Celestis RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2 PROKOFIEV Romeo and Juliet: Suite American composer and Pulitzer Prize winner Aaron Jay Kernis’s note in the score of Musica Celestis (Music of the Heavens) states that the ethereal work “is inspired by the medieval conception of that phrase, which refers to the singing of the angels in heaven in praise of God without end…” Rachmaninoff’s tempestuous Second Piano Concerto uses harmonic tension and contrasting dynamics to unite the solo piano passages with the orchestra’s grand themes.

Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet uses robust orchestration and complex rhythms that challenged even the best of Bolshoi dancers, yet has all the grandeur, passion and tragedy to do the Shakespearean classic justice.

ALEXANDER GAVRYLYUK

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The DSO presented American Composer Jessie Montgomery's Starburst in the 19/20 Season.

We are pleased to perform the World Premiere of her new work in May 2022.

THU | May 19, 2022 at 7:30pm FRI | May 20, 2022 at 7:30pm SUN | May 22, 2022 at 3:00pm

MUSSORGSKY’S PICTURES Gemma New Conducts WORLD

JESSIE MONTGOMERY New Orchestral Work | PREMIERE RAVEL Rapsodie Espagnole GRAINGER Pastoral, from In a Nutshell MUSSORGSKY (ARR. RAVEL) Pictures at an Exhibition Be the first to hear a new orchestral work by Jessie Montgomery, Leonard Bernstein Award-winning composer, violinist and educator. Ravel’s colorful Rapsodie Espagnole is a magnificent musical homage to Spain and all its beautiful sights and sounds. To end this enchanting program Principal Guest Conductor Gemma New takes you on a musical gallery tour in Mussorgsky’s most famous composition to view ten pictures on exhibit, from the eerie Parisian “Catacombs” to the tumultuous pealing bells of “The Great Gates of Kiev.”

JESSIE MONTGOMERY

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FRI | May 27, 2022 at 7:30pm SAT | May 28, 2022 at 7:30pm SUN | May 29, 2022 at 3:00pm

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Classical | Thursday Packages SERIES B1 (8 Concerts) SERIES A (16 Concerts)

SEP 16

Copland & Brahms, Page 4

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Copland & Brahms, Page 4

OCT 14

Beethoven's Emperor, Page 5

SEP 23

Luisi Conducts Aus Italien, Page 5

NOV 18

Bartók & Beethoven, Page 7

OCT 14

Beethoven's Emperor, Page 5

JAN 20

Trifonov Plays Brahms, Page 7

OCT 28

Elgar Symphony No. 1, Page 5

FEB 17

Tchaikovsky Pathétique, Page 9

NOV 4

Mozart's Requiem, Page 6

MAR 24 All-Mozart Concert, Page 10

NOV 18

Bartók & Beethoven, Page 7

APR 28

Kavakos, Kerr and Kufchak, Page 13

JAN 13

Ehnes Plays Elgar, Page 7

MAY 12

Luisi Conducts Beethoven 9, Page 14

JAN 20

Trifonov Plays Brahms, Page 7

FEB 3

Welcome back Maestro Litton, Page 8

SERIES B2 (8 Concerts)

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Tchaikovsky Pathétique, Page 9

SEP 23

MAR 17

Shostakovich & R. Strauss, Page 10

OCT 28 Elgar Symphony No. 1, Page 5

MAR 24

All-Mozart Concert, Page 10

NOV 4

Mozart's Requiem, Page 6

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Dvořák's New World Symphony, Page 12

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LUISI & FLEMING FRI | Nov 5, 2021 at 7:30pm SUN | Nov 7, 2021 at 3:00pm Page 6

ORCHESTRA FLOOR

GRAND TIER

TCHAIKOVSKY'S EUGENE ONEGIN

BERLIOZ SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE

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Classical | Friday Packages SERIES B1 (8 Concerts) SERIES A (16 Concerts)

OCT 15

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SEP 17

Copland & Brahms, Page 4

NOV 5

Luisi & Fleming, Page 6

OCT 15

Beethoven's Emperor, Page 5

JAN 14

Ehnes Plays Elgar, Page 7

OCT 29

Elgar Symphony No. 1, Page 5

FEB 4

Welcome back Maestro Litton, Page 8

NOV 5

Luisi & Fleming, Page 6

FEB 18

Tchaikovsky Pathétique, Page 9

JAN 7

Ravel + Urioste, Page 7

MAR 25

All-Mozart Concert, Page 10

JAN 14

Ehnes Plays Elgar, Page 7

APR 8

Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique, Page 12

JAN 21

Trifonov Plays Brahms, Page 7

FEB 4

Welcome back Maestro Litton, Page 8

FEB 18

Tchaikovsky Pathétique, Page 9

SERIES B2 (8 Concerts)

MAR 25

All-Mozart Concert, Page 10

SEP 17

APR 1

Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin, Page 11

OCT 29 Elgar Symphony No. 1, Page 5

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Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique, Page 12

JAN 7

Ravel + Urioste, Page 7

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Classical | Saturday Packages SERIES B1 (8 Concerts) SERIES A (16 Concerts)

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Copland & Brahms, Page 4

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Beethoven's Emperor, Page 5

NOV 20 Bartók & Beethoven, Page 7

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Mozart's Requiem, Page 6

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Luisi Conducts Beethoven 9, Page 14

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Beethoven's Emperor, Page 5

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Luisi & Fleming, Page 6

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Luisi & Fleming, Page 6

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POPS

POPS SERIES PRESENTED BY

In recognition of Capital One’s extraordinary support for community programming and the visionary leadership of Sanjiv Yajnik, Chairman of the Dallas Symphony Association Board of Governors and President of Financial Services at Capital One, the Dallas Symphony proudly introduces the Pops Series Presented by Capital One. “We are thankful for the work of Sanjiv and his colleagues at Capital One,” said Kim Noltemy, Ross Perot President & CEO of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. “Their steadfast support of our strategic plan and engagement with the community is planting the seeds for audiences and patrons of the future as well as enriching and changing lives today.”

“High drama!

Vocal thrills!”

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Capital One’s broad support of the DSO comes through the Capital One Impact Initiative, a commitment to support growth in underserved communities and advance socioeconomic mobility by closing gaps in equity and opportunity.

For more than six years, Capital One has partnered with the DSO to invest in critical programs including the Young Strings and Young Musicians programs, providing students with in-depth financial literacy training, networking and other job readiness skills to get them ready

for the future workforce. Graduates of Young Strings have gone on to some of the nation’s top conservatories, while others have embarked on careers in arts administration, engineering and finance, bringing the fundamental skills strategies of musical learning with them.

The DSO’s partnership with Capital One was furthered by Yajnik’s involvement.

With a strong passion for music and a core belief in its ability to change lives, Yajnik, the President of Financial Services at Capital One, joined the DSA Executive Board in 2015 and was elected Chairman of the Board of Governors in 2017. Yajnik’s leadership recruited Kim Noltemy to the Dallas Symphony in January 2018 and Fabio Luisi as Music Director in June 2018, but one of his most memorable highlights was when he guest conducted the inaugural C-Suite performance and benefit event in December 2019.

“The partnership of Capital One and the vision of Sanjiv are a shining example of the true collaboration of business and the arts,” said Noltemy. “We are thankful for their years of support, and we hope it inspires more corporations to share in the success of the DSO.”

ISABEL MARIE SÁNCHEZ

THE MUSIC OF SELENA Isabel Marie Sanchez Vocalist Jeff Tyzik Conducts The DSO celebrates the life and enduring legacy of trailblazing artist Selena Quintanilla. Sensational vocalist Isabel Marie Sánchez performs iconic hits like “Dreaming of You,” “Como la Flor,” “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom,” “No Me Queda Más,” and “I Could Fall in Love,” live with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Join us for an unforgettable and emotional tribute to “The Queen of Tejano Music.”

FRI | Sep 10, 2021 at 7:30pm SAT | Sep 11, 2021 at 7:30pm SUN | Sep 12, 2021 at 3:00pm

CHRIS BOTTI

CHRIS BOTTI IN CONCERT

WITH THE DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Chris Botti and Band GRAMMY® Award winner, American trumpeter, Chris Botti returns to the Meyerson! Throughout his more than three-decade career, Botti has toured, recorded, or performed with a who’s who list of top orchestras and artists in the industry including Sting, Paul Simon, Yo-Yo Ma and Lady Gaga. His silky-smooth sound and musical imagination have firmly established him as both the world’s top selling jazz instrumentalist and the largest selling American instrumental artist. A magical event not to be missed – Chris Botti is a highlight of the season!

FRI | Oct 8, 2021 at 7:30pm SAT | Oct 9, 2021 at 7:30pm SUN | Oct 10, 2021 at 3:00pm

U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY MEN'S & WOMEN'S GLEE CLUBS

PATRIOTIC POPS VETERAN’S DAY CELEBRATION® Jeff Tyzik Conducts United States Naval Academy Men’s & Women’s Glee Clubs Members of the United States Naval Academy Pipes & Drum Band Join conductor Jeff Tyzik for this uplifting tribute honoring our nation’s men and women in uniform.

Lift your sprits with this rousing celebration of our great nation, as Patriotic Pops salutes our veterans with your favorite songs and anthems. The US Naval Academy shares their internationally acclaimed Glee clubs and their Pipes and Drum Band with Dallas.

Hooyah! Recent appearances include The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS), the National Pentagon Memorial (9/11) Dedication plus performances at Carnegie Hall and Washington’s Kennedy Center.

FRI | Nov 12, 2021 at 7:30pm SAT | Nov 13, 2021 at 7:30pm SUN | Nov 14, 2021 at 3:00pm

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RENÉE ELISE GOLDSBERRY

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DALLAS SYMPHONY CHRISTMAS POPS Lawrence Loh Conducts Ava Pine Soprano Bradley Hunter Welch Organ Reginald Smith, Jr. Bass-Baritone Dallas Symphony Chorus Joshua Habermann Director ALL EVENING AND MATINEE PERFORMANCES

Children’s Chorus of Greater Dallas Cynthia Nott & Terrie Preskitt-Brown Directors ONLY MATINEE PERFORMANCE

The beloved tradition continues with the Dallas Symphony Chorus performing transcendent anthems, classical holiday favorites and sing-along carols. Ava Pine and Reginald Smith, Jr. return as radiant Holiday vocalists. Sprinkle in an appearance of Santa, a bit of snow, a little Christmas magic and there is nothing quite like it!

FRI | Dec 3, 2021 at 7:30pm SAT | Dec 4, 2021 at 7:30pm SUN | Dec 5, 2021 at 3:00pm

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REVOLUTION:

THE MUSIC OF THE BEATLES A SYMPHONIC EXPERIENCE Jeff Tyzik Conducts Let’s come together as The Beatles are brought to life in Revolution, the symphonic tribute to the Fab Four, featuring the DSO and top vocalists performing arrangements transcribed from the original master recordings at Abbey Road.

Accompanied by hundreds of rare and unseen photos from the historic archives of The Beatles’ official fan magazine — The Beatles Book Monthly — along with rare video and animation, Revolution takes you on a sensational multimedia journey of The Beatles, including top hits like “Ticket to Ride,” “Penny Lane,” “All You Need is Love,” “Get Back,” “Hey, Jude” and much more!

AN EVENING WITH RENÉE ELISE GOLDSBERRY Renée Elise Goldsberry Vocalist You won’t want to miss your shot to hear Renée Elise Goldsberry, the original "Angelica Schuyler" from Broadway's megahit Hamilton, when she brings her engaging stage presence and amazing voice to a program of Broadway, pop and soul to Dallas. This Tony Award-winner will blow us away with selections from Broadway hits in addition to Hamilton, including Rent and The Lion King, plus songs by Aretha Franklin, Curtis Mayfield, Bob Dylan and more.

FRI | Mar 11, 2022 at 7:30pm SAT | Mar 12, 2022 at 7:30pm SUN | Mar 13, 2022 at 3:00pm NOTE: This concert does not feature the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.

FRI | Jan 28, 2022 at 7:30pm SAT | Jan 29, 2022 at 7:30pm SUN | Jan 30, 2022 at 3:00pm All music under license from Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Harrisongs LTD. All photos under license from The Beatles Book Photo Library. The show is not endorsed by or connected to Apple Corps or The Beatles.

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PAUL SIMON SONGBOOK

JOYCE YANG

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BERNSTEIN’S WEST SIDE STORY & GERSHWIN’S PIANO CONCERTO

STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI

Thomas Wilkins Conducts Joyce Yang Piano

Constantine Kitsopoulos Conducts

FLORENCE PRICE Dances In The Canebrakes GERSHWIN Piano Concerto In F ULYSSES KAY Overture To Theatre Set BERNSTEIN West Side Story: Symphonic Dances BERNSTEIN “America”, from West Side Story Bernstein’s most beloved score comes to life with the DSO. The timeless story of love in the face of racial intolerance, based on Romeo and Juliet, is as relevant today as it was when it debuted on Broadway in 1957.

Dazzling, award-winning pianist Joyce Yang, who feels that Gershwin’s Piano Concerto is full of optimism, hope and magic, will fill the Meyerson with just that for this concert event.

LIVE IN CONCERT

In the spectacular climactic sixth episode of the Star Wars saga, Darth Vader readies the second Death Star to unleash the final blow to the Rebel Alliance.

Watch the complete film unfold as the DSO performs John Williams’s legendary score live.

FRI | May 6, 2022 at 7:30pm SAT | May 7, 2022 at 7:30pm SUN | May 8, 2022 at 3:00pm

PAUL SIMON SONGBOOK Jeff Tyzik Conducts The DSO will delight audiences in a symphonic tribute to Simon’s work in Simon and Garfunkel as well as the classic solo albums Graceland and Rhythm of the Saints. Sing along to your favorites such as “Mrs. Robinson,” “Cecilia,” “The Sounds of Silence,” “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” and so much more.

FRI | Jun 17, 2022 at 7:30pm SAT | Jun 18, 2022 at 7:30pm SUN | Jun 19, 2022 at 3:00pm

FRI | Apr 22, 2022 at 7:30pm SAT | Apr 23, 2022 at 7:30pm SUN | Apr 24, 2022 at 3:00pm

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Pops | Friday, Saturday or Sunday Packages POPS (9 Pops Concerts) The Music of Selena, Page 21

OCT 8 - 10

Chris Botti in Concert, Page 21

NOV 12 - 14

Patriotic Pops, Page 21

DEC 3 - 5

Dallas Symphony Christmas Pops, Page 22

JAN 28 - 30

Revolution: The Music of the Beatles, Page 22

MAR 11 - 13

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Bernstein & Gershwin, Page 23

MAY 6 - 8

Star Wars VI: The Return of the Jedi, Page 23

JUN 17 - 19

Paul Simon Songbook, Page 23

SEP 10 - 12

The Music of Selena, Page 21

SEP 16 - 19*

Copland & Brahms, Page 4

OCT 8 - 10

Chris Botti in Concert, Page 21

OCT 14 - 17*

Beethoven's Emperor, Page 5

D R E S S C IR C L E

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Patriotic Pops, Page 21

DEC 3 - 5

Dallas Symphony Christmas Pops, Page 22

JAN 7 - 9*

Ravel + Urioste, Page 7

JAN 28 - 30

Revolution: The Music of the Beatles, Page 22

MAR 11 - 13

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Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique, Page 12

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Bernstein & Gershwin, Page 23

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Star Wars VI: The Return of the Jedi, Page 23

MAY 12 - 15*

Luisi Conducts Beethoven 9, Page 14

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FAMILY

The Men and Women of Hunt Consolidated, Inc.

For the young and young-at-heart alike, our beloved DSO Family Concerts are only one hour in length and designed to spark the imagination and introduce the thrill of live music to your family.

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PHILHARMONIA FANTASTIQUE MULTIMEDIA INTRODUCTION TO THE ORCHESTRA

MASON BATES Philharmonia Fantastique | DALLAS PREMIERE ALUMNI PRIZEWINNER SOLOISTS OF THE SPHINX ORGANIZATION

Philharmonia Fantastique: The Making of the Orchestra is an animated film that flies through the instruments of the orchestra to explore the age-old connection of creativity and technology. Guided by a magical Sprite, we see violin strings vibrate, brass valves slice air and drum heads resonate. Imaginatively blending traditional and modern animation styles, it is a kinetic and cutting edge guide to the orchestra. By the film’s end, the orchestra must overcome its tribal differences to demonstrate “unity from diversity” in a spectacular finale.

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DSO FAMILY CHRISTMAS POPS Lawrence Loh Conducts Bradley Hunter Welch Organ Children’s Chorus of Greater Dallas Cynthia Nott & Terrie Preskitt-Brown Directors Dallas Symphony Chorus Joshua Habermann Director A special one-hour long family friendly performance of our popular Christmas Pops concert featuring the Children’s Chorus of Greater Dallas.

Come early and enjoy a variety of pre-concert activities for the kids!

SAT | Dec 4, 2021 at 11:00am

SAT | Oct 2, 2021 at 11:00am

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DEC 4

DSO Family Christmas Pops, Page 26

JUN 4

Presto Mambo: The Music of Latin America with Platypus Theatre, Page 27

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THE MUSIC OF LATIN AMERICA PLATYPUS THEATRE A concert about the music of the Americas takes an unexpected turn when Max – an energetic but impulsive young boy – makes his way onto the stage to “help” the orchestra. Soon Max is on a whirlwind adventure that takes him from the concert hall to the vibrant lands of Latin American culture where – with the help of his new friend, Mambo the dog, the orchestra and the audience – Max learns the magic of Latin rhythms and how to “dance” with the music. Audiences rise to their feet, dancing to the rhythms of Latin America in Platypus Theatre’s most interactive show to date.

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ORGAN

Located inside the Meyerson’s Eugene McDermott Concert Hall, the Herman W. & Amelia H. Lay Family Concert Organ is one of the largest mechanical (tracker) action organs ever built for a symphony hall. The organ, designed and built by C.B. Fisk, Inc. of Gloucester, Massachusetts, features 4,535 pipes ranging in size from 32 feet long down to the size of a pencil. There are seven divisions played on four manuals (keyboards) and pedal: La Resonance, Great, Positive, Swell, Pedal, Solo and Pedal Solo. Each manual has 61 notes; the pedal board has 32.

“in the right hands — and feet — the impact [of the Lay Family Concert Organ] is nothing if not impressive.”

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CHELSEA CHEN ORGAN RECITAL Chelsea Chen Organ Chelsea Chen’s dynamic playing has taken her to the far corners of the world. Her solo concerts offer a unique mix of traditional organ repertoire along with piano/orchestral transcriptions and contemporary music. The Los Angeles Times has praised her “rare musicality” and “lovely lyrical grandeur,” and a compositional style that is “charming” and “irresistible.”

CHELSEA CHEN

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Organ Package SUNDAY AFTERNOON ORGAN PACKAGE OCT 3

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Duruflé Requiem , Page 29

MAR 27

Cherry Rhodes Organ Recital, Page 29

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DURUFLÉ REQUIEM Bradley Hunter Welch Organ Dallas Symphony Chorus Joshua Habermann Director & Conductor DURUFLÉ Requiem for Soloists, Chorus & Organ

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Maurice Duruflé was an outstanding French organist, teacher at the Paris Conservatoire, and composer. His beautiful Requiem, thematically based on Gregorian chants, is his most famous piece combining the beauty of voice and organ in a mysterious combination.

BRADLEY HUNTER WELCH

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SUN | Feb 20, 2022 at 3:00pm

CHERRY RHODES ORGAN RECITAL

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At age seventeen, Rhodes made her debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra and later performed many times under the baton of Eugene Ormandy as well as numerous guest conductors. Rhodes is the first American to win an international organ competition (Munich, Germany). During her brillant career, Rhodes has toured extensively throughout the major music capitals of America and Eruope with recitals in cathedral, churches and concert halls.

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HOLIDAY

There’s nothing quite like the holidays with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.

This local tradition features our beloved Christmas Pops and Family Christmas Pops interspersed with some of the best talent in the world. This year look for the Cantus Vocal Ensemble, Count Basie’s Legendary Orchestra and the brasstastic sounds of our Big Brassy Christmas & Organ Extravaganza. We sprinkle in a bit of Christmas magic with Santa, preconcert activities and gorgeous holiday decorations to create your best holiday selfie! Then you can waltz into 2022 with our New Year’s Eve celebration.

“…with glowing tone, this was playing sensitively scaled and shaped, with the subtlest touches of magic at just the right moments” – Dallas Morning News

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DALLAS SYMPHONY CHRISTMAS POPS Lawrence Loh Conducts Ava Pine Soprano Reginald Smith, Jr. Bass-Baritone Bradley Hunter Welch Organ Dallas Symphony Chorus Joshua Habermann Director Children’s Chorus of Greater Dallas Cynthia Nott & Terrie Preskitt-Brown Directors ONLY MATINEE PERFORMANCES

The beloved tradition continues with the Dallas Symphony Chorus performing transcendent anthems, classical holiday favorites and sing-along carols.

Our favorite Holiday vocalists, Ava Pine and Reginald Smith, Jr., join the DSO and the Dallas Symphony Chorus to bring a bit of Christmas magic to the Meyerson.

Sprinkle in a Santa appearance, a bit of snow, the joyous sounds of the DSO and there is nothing quick like it!

©Sylvia Elzafon

FRI | Dec 3, 2021 at 7:30pm SAT | Dec 4, 2021 at 3:00pm & 7:30pm SUN | Dec 5, 2021 at 3:00pm THU | Dec 9, 2021 at 7:30pm FRI | Dec 10, 2021 at 7:30pm SAT | Dec 11, 2021 at 11:00am, 3:00pm & 7:30pm SUN | Dec 12, 2021 at 3:00pm IMPORTANT NOTE: The start time for Sunday concerts has changed from 2:30pm to 3:00pm.

FAMILY CHRISTMAS POPS Lawrence Loh Conducts Bradley Hunter Welch Organ Children’s Chorus of Greater Dallas Cynthia Nott & Terrie Preskitt-Brown Directors Dallas Symphony Chorus Joshua Habermann Director A special one-hour long family friendly performance of our popular Christmas Pops concert featuring the Children’s Chorus of Greater Dallas. Come early and enjoy a variety of pre-concert activities for the kids!

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CANTUS

CHRISTMAS WITH CANTUS Cantus Vocal Ensemble In a “powerfully poetic Christmas program,” the all-male vocal ensemble presents familiar holiday carols alongside narrated passages from The Little Matchstick Girl, Christmas or The Good Fairy and The Nutcracker.

MON | DEC 6, 2021 AT 7:30PM NOTE: This concert does not feature the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.

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BIG BRASSY CHRISTMAS & ORGAN EXTRAVAGANZA Lawrence Loh Conducts Bradley Hunter Welch Organ Deck the halls with the DSO brass and percussion sections and the magnificent Lay Family Concert Organ. This Dallas Symphony tradition returns to make your holidays merry and bright with an extra helping of Christmas cheer!

TUE | Dec 14, 2021 at 7:30pm

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COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA

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A VERY SWINGIN' BASIE CHRISTMAS

NEW YEAR’S EVE

Count Basie Orchestra Scotty Barnhart Director

Gemma New Conducts

THE LEGENDARY COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA™

In the history of Jazz music, Count Basie is the only bandleader who has the distinction of having his orchestra still performing sold out concerts all over the world, with members personally chosen by him, for over 30 years after his passing. From your favorite hits to selections from their critically acclaimed album, A Very Swingin’ Basie Christmas! this concert will definitely add a little zing to your holiday season.

WITH THE DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA The Dallas Symphony’s tribute to the Viennese tradition returns to the Meyerson. Toast the New Year with lively waltzes from the Strauss dynasty, honoring the most prestigious of New Year’s musical traditions. Then, stay afterward to ring in the New Year at the exclusive Meyerson ‘Til Midnight after-party!

FRI | Dec 31, 2021 at 7:30pm

TUE | Dec 21, 2021 at 7:30pm NOTE: This concert does not feature the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.

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SPECIALS

“…this was a performance in which you sensed everyone onstage keenly attuned to one another, listening fastidiously, responding appropriately.”

– Dallas Morning News

Each year, the DSO strives to bring you new ways to experience the Meyerson and the DSO! From family favorite films played on the big screen with the score played live by the DSO, to the latest in new works and holiday-themed concerts, to some of the most famous names in entertainment and music, these special events have something for everyone who loves music. Bring a friend, bring the whole family and join us for one-of-a-kind concert experiences throughout the season.

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COCO

LIVE IN CONCERT Jayce Ogren Conducts Bring toda la familia to the beloved Oscar®-winning film, Coco! The animated favorite is reimagined with the DSO performing Michael Giacchino’s beautiful score live with multiple classical guitarists on stage, while the film is projected on the big screen at the Meyerson.

You won’t want to miss this heartwarming film, which follows aspiring young musician Miguel as he encounters unexpected adventures in the Land of the Dead.

FRI | Sep 3, 2021 at 7:30pm SAT | Sep 4, 2021 at 7:30pm SUN | Sep 5, 2021 at 3:00pm

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DENYCE GRAVES

TRIBUTE TO RUTH BADER GINSBURG Denyce Graves Mezzo-Soprano Jeffrey Biegel Piano Lidiya Yankovskaya Conducts ELLEN TAAFFE ZWILICH New Work: Honoring Ruth Bader Ginsburg | DALLAS PREMIERE Concert featuring the world premiere of a new work by distinguished American composer Ellen Taaffe Zwilich paying homage to and remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the first anniversary of her passing in September 2020. This new composition - featuring Denyce Graves (mezzo-soprano) and Jeffrey Biegel (pianist and project coordinator), with the DSO – is co-commissioned by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, with generous support of the Norma and Don Stone New Music Fund, and the Billy Rose Foundation and the American Composers Forum.

THU | Oct 7, 2021 at 7:30pm

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ERICH BERGEN

ERICH BERGEN’S HOLLYWOOD SONGBOOK Erich Bergen Vocalist Enrico Lopez-Yañez Conducts Erich Bergen, from Madam Secretary, Jersey Boys and Waitress, will join the DSO for one-night-only to take you on a musical tour of Hollywood. His performance is filled with songs you know and love and hilarious stories from his screen-and-stage career. Featuring music by Billy Joel, Barry Manilow, Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra and many more.

WED | Oct 20, 2021 at 7:30pm

BEN FOLDS

BEN FOLDS IN CONCERT

WITH THE DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Enrico Lopez-Yañez Conducts Ben Folds is widely regarded as one of the major music influencers of our generation. He’s created an enormous body of genre-bending music that includes pop albums with Ben Folds Five, multiple solo albums and numerous collaborative records. His last album was a blend of pop songs and his Concerto for Piano and Orchestra that soared to #1 on both the Billboard classical and classical crossover charts. For over a decade he’s performed with some of the world’s greatest symphony orchestras and currently serves as the first ever Artistic Advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center, and we’re thrilled to have him for three nights this season!

FRI | Oct 22, 2021 at 7:30pm SAT | Oct 23, 2021 at 7:30pm SUN | Oct 24, 2021 at 3:00pm IMPORTANT NOTE: The start time for Sunday concerts has changed from 2:30pm to 3:00pm.

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DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS CONCERT Verdigris Ensemble Join us for a vibrant Day of the Dead concert and celebration featuring traditional Latin American music and culture, dazzling guests artists, colorful festivities and fun-filled events for the whole family.

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SUN | Oct 31, 2021 at 3:00pm

RENÉE FLEMING: “MUSIC AND MIND” LECTURE Renée Fleming Soprano and Speaker Internationally renowned soprano and arts health advocate, Renée Fleming, presents a unique event for the 2021 Women in Classical Music Symposium, involving conversations with practitioners and scientists active in the fields of music, neuroscience and healthcare.

The 2021 Women in Classical Music Symposium is Presented by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

MON | Nov 8, 2021 at 7:30pm

RENÉE FLEMING

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TOY STORY

LIVE IN CONCERT Sarah Hicks Conducts The Dallas Symphony hosts Disney Concert’s newest live-to-picture concert event featuring the timeless classic film, Toy Story, accompanied by Randy Newman’s beloved score. Bring your children and grandchildren to follow along as pull-string cowboy, Woody, and astronaut action figure, Buzz Lightyear, grow from enemies battling for the attention of their owner Andy to comrades who join forces.

FRI | Jun 24, 2022 at 7:30pm SAT | Jun 25, 2022 at 7:30pm SUN | Jun 26, 2022 at 3:00pm

©Disney/Pixar ©Disney/Pixar

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