DSO Performance Magazine — Spring 2015 Issue No. 2

Performance THE MAGAZINE OF THE DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA • SPRING 2015

The Music Continues

DSO Spends Summer Months in Southeast Michigan

Hong-Yi Mo

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Table of Contents Departments

Concerts

4 Board Leadership 5 Governing Members 8 Volunteer Council 9 Orchestra Roster 10 Welcome from CEO

Concerts, artist biographies and program notes begin on page 17.

Also read program notes before concerts in Performance magazine online at dso.org/performance

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Features

33 DSO Staff 34 Maximize Your Experience

12 Meet the Musician: Wei Yu

35 Donor Roster

14 The Music Continues

46 Upcoming Concerts

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Orchestra in Action

32 DSO Takes Virtual Field Trip

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Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Inc. LIFETIME DIRECTORS Samuel Frankel † David Handleman, Sr.†

Dr. Arthur L. Johnson † Clyde Wu, M.D.

CHAIRMEN EMERITI Peter D. Cummings

Stanley Frankel

Robert S. Miller

Alfred R. Glancy III James B. Nicholson

DIRECTORS EMERITI Robert A. Allesee Floy M. Barthel Madeleine H. Berman John A. Boll, Sr. Richard A. Brodie Lois and Avern Cohn Marianne T. Endicott Sidney Forbes Ruth Frank Barbara Frankel

Herman H. Frankel Paul Ganson Mort and Brigitte Harris Gloria Heppner Hon. Damon J. Keith Richard P. Kughn Harold Kulish Dr. Melvin A. Lester Robert E.L. Perkins, DDS Marilyn Pincus

Lloyd E. Reuss Jack A. Robinson Marjorie Saulson Alan E. Schwartz Jean S. Shapero David Usher Barbara C. Van Dusen Arthur A. Weiss, Esq.

OFFICERS Phillip Wm. Fisher, Chairman Mark A. Davidoff, Vice Chair, Financial Operations and Sustainability, Treasurer

Arthur T. O’Reilly, Officer-at-large, Secretary

Dr. Herman Gray, Vice Chair, Philanthropy

Glenda D. Price, Ph.D., Vice Chair, Governance and Human Resources

Michael J. Keegan, Vice Chair, Strategy and Innovation

Anne Parsons, President & CEO James B. and Ann V. Nicholson Chair

BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Board of Directors is responsible for maintaining a culture of high engagement, accountability and strategic thinking. As fiduciaries, Directors of the Board oversee all DSO financial activities and assure that resources are aligned with the DSO mission.

Robert H. Bluestein Maureen T. D’Avanzo Richard L. DeVore James C. Farber, Chairman, Governing Members Samuel Fogleman Ralph J. Gerson Randall Hawes, Orchestra Representative Rev. Nicholas Hood III Ronald M. Horwitz

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Úna O’Riordan, Orchestra Representative Chacona W. Johnson William P. Kingsley Bonnie Larson Matthew B. Lester, Chairman, Board of Trustees Arthur C. Liebler Laura Marcero Xavier Mosquet Joseph Mullany David R. Nelson

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Faye A. Nelson Stephen R. Polk Bernard I. Robertson Hon. Gerald E. Rosen Deborah Savoie, Volunteer Council President David Sherbin Janice Uhlig James G. Vella Hon. Kurtis T. Wilder Dr. M. Roy Wilson Clyde Wu, M.D. † Deceased

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES Matthew B. Lester, Chairman

The Board of Trustees is tasked with shepherding the long-term strategy of the DSO to fully implement the organization’s entrepreneurial capabilities while developing and presenting new strategies and objectives.

Ismael Ahmed Rosette Ajluni Devon Akmon Daniel Angelucci Janet Ankers Penny B. Blumenstein Elizabeth Boone Gwen Bowlby Ke vin Brown Orchestra Representative Joanne Danto Stephen R. D’Arcy Karen Davidson Linda Dresner Eugene Driker J. Mikel Ellcessor Annmarie Erickson Jennifer Fischer Sven O. Gierlinger Allan D. Gilmour Malik Goodwin

Carol Goss Antoinette Green Leslie Green Robert Gillette Deirdre Groves Michele Hodges Richard H. Huttenlocher Sharad Jain Renee R. Janovsky Joseph Jonna Joel D. Kellman Jack Liang Joshua Linkner Virginia Lundquist Florine Mark Pe ter McCaffrey Orchestra Representative David McCammon Lois A. Miller James C. Mitchell, Jr. Scott Monty

Sean M. Neall Tom O’Brien Maury Okun Dr. William Pickard Gerrit Reepmeyer Richard Robinson Chad Rochkind Laura Hernandez-Romine Afa Sadykly Veronika Scott Lois Shaevsky Jane Sherman Stephen Strome Mark Tapper Michael R. Tyson Dana Warg Gwen S. Weiner Jennifer Whitteaker R. Jamison Williams Dr. Margaret E. Winters

GOVERNING MEMBERS Governing Members is a philanthropic leadership group designed to provide unique, substantive, hands-on opportunities for leadership and access to a diverse group of valued stakeholders. Governing Members are ambassadors for the DSO and advocates for arts and culture in Detroit and throughout Southeast Michigan. This list reflects gifts received from February 1, 2014 through February 1, 2015. For more information about the Governing Members program, please call Cassie Brenske at 313.576.5460.

OFFICERS James C. Farber Chairman Jan Bernick Vice-Chair, Philanthropy & Stewardship

Arthur T. O’Reilly Chairman Emeritus

Jiehan Alonzo Vice-Chair, Engagement Frederick J. Morsches Member at Large dso.org

Maureen T. D’Avanzo Vice-Chair, Outreach & Recruitment

Bonnie Larson Member at Large

Kenneth Thompkins Orchestra Representative

Johanna Yarbrough Orchestra Representative

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GOVERNING MEMBERS Howard Abrams & Nina Dodge Abrams Joshua & Judith Adler Mrs. Roger M. Ajluni Ann G. Aliber Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Alonzo Richard & Jiehan Alonzo Daniel & Rose Angelucci Mr. & Mrs. Norman Ankers Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Anthony Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Applebaum Dr. & Mrs. Ali-Reza R. Armin Mr. David Assemany & Mr. Jeffery Zook Mr. & Mrs. John Axe Ms. Sharon Backstrom Ms. Ruth Baidas Nora Lee & Guy Barron Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel Mr. Mark Bartnik & Ms. Sandra J. Collins Mr. J. Addison Bartush David & Kay Basler Mr. & Mrs. Martin S. Baum Mary Beattie Mr. & Mrs. Richard Beaubien Ms. Margaret Beck Mr. Chuck Becker Mrs. Harriett Berg Mandell & Madeleine Berman Foundation Drs. John & Janice Bernick Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Bluestein George & Joyce Blum Penny & Harold Blumenstein Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Bluth Dr. & Mrs. Jason H. Bodzin Mr. & Mrs. John A. Boll, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Jim Bonahoom Dr. & Mrs. Rudrick E. Boucher Don & Marilyn Bowerman Gwen & Richard Bowlby Mr. Anthony F. Brinkman Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Brodie Mr. Scott Brooks Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Buchanan Michael & Geraldine Buckles Mr. H. William Burdett, Jr. Dr. Carol S. Chadwick & Mr. H. Taylor Burleson Julie Byczynski & Angus Gray Philip & Carol Campbell Dr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Carson Mr. Daniel Clancy & Mr. Jack Perlmutter Gloria & Fred Clark Lois & Avern Cohn Jack, Evelyn & Richard Cole Family Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Charles G. Colombo Mrs. RoseAnn Comstock Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Cook Dr. & Mrs. Ivan Louis Cotman Mr. & Mrs. Gary L. Cowger Mr. Gary Cone & Ms. Aimée Cowher Mr. & Mrs. Raymond M. Cracchiolo Thomas & Melissa Cragg Julie & Peter Cummings Mrs. Barbara Cunningham Suzanne Dalton & Clyde Foles Christopher & Pamela Danato Dr. Joseph D. Daniel & Mr. Alfredo Silvestre

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Joanne Danto & Arnold Weingarden Marvin & Betty Danto Family Foundation Deborah & Stephen D’Arcy Fund Jerry P. & Maureen T. D’Avanzo Barbara A. David Margie Dunn & Mark Davidoff Lillian & Walter Dean Beck Demery Mr. Kevin S. Dennis & Mr. Jeremy J. Zeltzer Ms. Leslie Devereaux Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. DeVore Adel & Walter Dissett Mr. & Mrs. Mark Domin Linda Dresner & Ed Levy, Jr. Eugene & Elaine Driker Paul + & Peggy Dufault Mr. Michael J. Dul Mr. & Mrs. Robert Dunn Mr. Roger Dye & Ms. Jeanne A. Bakale Edwin & Rosemarie Dyer Dr. Leo & Mrs. Mira Eisenberg Dr. & Mrs. A. Bradley Eisenbrey Marianne Endicott Mr. & Mrs. John M. Erb Sanford Hansell & Dr. Raina Ernstoff Mary Sue & Paul Ewing Jim & Margo Farber Mr. David Faulkner Mr. & Mrs. Anthony C. Fielek Mrs. Kathryn L. Fife Mr. & Mrs. David Fischer Ron Fischer & Kyoko Kashiwagi Mr. & Mrs. Alfred J. Fisher III Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Fisher Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation Mrs. Marjorie S. Fisher Dr. Marjorie M. Fisher Ms. Mary D. Fisher Mr. Michael J. Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Wm. Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Steven Fishman Mr. David Fleitz Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Fogleman Sidney and Madeline Forbes Emory M. Ford, Jr. + Endowment Dr. Saul & Mrs. Helen Forman Barbara Frankel & Ronald Michalak Dale & Bruce Frankel Herman & Sharon Frankel Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Frankel Maxine & Stuart Frankel Ms. Carol A. Friend & Mr. Mark T. Kilbourn Mr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Frohardt-Lane Lynn & Bharat Gandhi Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Gargaro, Jr. Dorothy & Byron+ Gerson Mr. & Mrs. Ralph J. Gerson Drs. Lynda & Conrad Giles Allan D. Gilmour & Eric C. Jirgens Mrs. Gale Girolami Dr. Kenneth & Roslyne Gitlin Ruth & Al Glancy Dr. & Mrs. Theodore Golden Dr. Robert T. Goldman Mr. Nathaniel Good Dr. Allen Goodman & Dr. Janet Hankin Goodman Family Charitable Trust Robert & Mary Ann Gorlin

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Mr. Jason Gourley & Mrs. Rebekah Page-Gourley Dr. & Mrs. Herman Gray, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James A. Green Dr. & Mrs. Steven Grekin Mr. Jeffrey Groehn Mr. & Mrs. James Grosfeld Alice Berberian Haidostian Mr. Kenneth Hale Robert & Elizabeth Hamel Randall L. & Nancy Caine Harbour Mrs. Betty J Harrell Mr. & Mrs. Morton E. Harris Scott Harrison & Angela Detlor Mr. Lee V. Hart & Mr. Charles L. Dunlap Cheryl A. Harvey Dr. & Mrs. Gerhardt Hein Mr. & Mrs. Demar W. Helzer Ms. Nancy Henk Dr. Gloria Heppner Ms. Doreen Hermelin Mr. & Mrs. Ross Herron Mr. Eric J. Hespenheide & Ms. Judith V. Hicks Mr. Michael E. Hinsky & Tyrus N. Curtis Mr. & Mrs. Norman H. Hofley Lauri & Paul Hogle Dr. Deanna & Mr. David B. Holtzman Jack & Anne Hommes Ms. Barbara Honner Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Horwitz Mr. Matthew Howell & Mrs. Julie Wagner Mr. F. Robert Hozian Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Hudson, Jr. Julius & Cynthia Huebner Foundation Richard H. & Carola Huttenlocher Mr. & Mrs. A. E. Igleheart Nicki & Brian Inman Ira & Brenda Jaffe Mr. Sharad P. Jain Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Jessup Mr. John S. Johns Chacona W. Johnson Mr. George Johnson Lenard & Connie Johnston Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Jonna Mrs. Ellen D. Kahn Faye & Austin Kanter Mr. & Mrs. Norman D. Katz Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Keegan Betsy & Joel Kellman Martin & Cis Maisel Kellman Michael E. Smerza & Nancy Keppelman Mr. Patrick J. Kerzic & Stephanie Germack Kerzic Dr. David & Elizabeth Kessel The Stephanie & Frederic Keywell Family Fund Mrs. Frances King Mr. & Mrs. Russell King Mr. & Mrs. William P. Kingsley Thomas & Linda Klein Ms. Margot Kohler Dr. Harry & Katherine Kotsis Robert C. & Margaret A. Kotz Mr. & Mrs. Harold Kulish Mr. & Mrs. James A. Kurz David & Maria Kuziemko Mr. Dennis & Michele La Porte dso.org

Joyce LaBan Dr. Raymond Landes & Dr. Melissa McBrien-Landes Drs. Lisa & Scott Langenburg Ms. Sandra Lapadot Ms. Anne T. Larin Mrs. Bonnie Larson Dolores & Paul Lavins Mr. David Lebenbom+ Mr. Henry P. Lee Marguerite & David Lentz Allan S. Leonard Max Lepler & Rex L. Dotson Mr. & Mrs. Ralph LeRoy, Jr. Dr. Melvin A. Lester Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Lester Mr. Daniel Lewis Mr. & Mrs. John D. Lewis Mr. & Mrs. Arthur C. Liebler Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Lile Mr. Gregory Liposky The Locniskar Group Daniel & Linda Lutz Mr. Robert A. Lutz Mrs. Sandra MacLeod Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Manke, Jr. Mervyn & Elaine Manning Mr. & Mrs. David S. Maquera Esq Michael & Laura Marcero Ms. Florine Mark Maureen & Mauri Marshall David & Valerie McCammon Dr. & Mrs. Peter M. McCann M.D. Ms. LeAnne McCorry Mr. & Mrs. Alonzo McDonald Alexander & Evelyn McKeen Patricia A. & Patrick G. McKeever Susanne O. McMillan Dr. & Mrs. Donald A. Meier Dr. & Mrs. David Mendelson Mrs. Thomas Meyer Thomas & Judith Mich Ms. Deborah Miesel Mr. Louis Milgrom John & Marcia Miller Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Leonard G. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Miller Dr. Robert & Dr. Mary Mobley Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Modell Dr. Susan & Mr. Stephen Molina Eugene & Sheila Mondry Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Craig R. Morgan Ms. Florence Morris Mr. Frederick Morsches Cyril Moscow Mr. & Ms. Xavier Mosquet Mr. Joseph Mullany Dr. Stephen & Dr. Barbara Munk Joy & Allan Nachman Ed & Judie Narens Geoffrey S. Nathan & Margaret E. Winters David R. & Sylvia Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Albert T. Nelson, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James B. Nicholson Jim & Mary Beth Nicholson Patricia & Henry Nickol Mr. & Mrs. David E. Nims Joanna P. Morse & Arthur A. Nitzsche Mariam C. Noland & James A. Kelly Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Nycek Mrs. Jo Elyn Nyman dso.org

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Dr. & Mrs. Dongwhan Oh Mr. & Mrs. Joshua Opperer Mr & Mrs. Arthur T. O’Reilly David+ & Andrea Page Mr. Randall Pappal Mrs. Margot Parker Anne Parsons & Donald Dietz Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Partrich Mrs. Sophie Pearlstein Mr. & Mrs. Roger S. Penske Mr. Charles Peters Mr. & Mrs. Bruce D. Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Kris Pfaehler Dr. William F. Pickard Mrs. Bernard E. Pincus Mrs. Helen F. Pippin Dr. Klaudia Plawny-Lebenbom The Polk Family Mr. & Mrs. William Powers Dr. Glenda D. Price Reimer Priester Mrs. Susan Priester Mr. Ronald Puchalski Ms. Michele Rambour Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rappleye Mr. Richard Rapson Drs. Stuart & Hilary Ratner Ms. Ruth Rattner Drs. Yaddanapudi Ravindranath & Kanta Bhambhani Carol & Foster Redding Mr. & Mrs. Dave Redfield Mr. & Mrs. Gerrit Reepmeyer Dr. Claude & Mrs. Sandra Reitelman Mr. Jason Remisoski Denise Reske Mr. Luis Resto Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd E. Reuss Barbara Gage Rex Dr. & Mrs. John Roberts Bernard & Eleanor Robertson Jack & Aviva Robinson Mrs. Ann C. Rohr Laura & Seth Romine Dr. Erik Rönmark & Mrs. Adrienne Rönmark Norman & Dulcie Rosenfeld Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Rosowski Mr. R. Desmond Rowan Jane & Curt Russell Mr. & Mrs. James P. Ryan Mrs. Lois V. Ryan Martie & Bob Sachs Dr. Mark & Peggy Saffer Dr. Hershel Sandberg Marjorie & Saul Saulson Ms. Martha A. Scharchburg & Mr. Bruce Beyer Ms. Mary Schlaff David & Carol Schoch Mr. & Mrs. Alan E. Schwartz & Mrs. Jean Shapero Mr. & Mrs. Alan S. Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. Kingsley G. Sears Mr. & Mrs. Fred Secrest Mr. Merton J. & Beverly Segal Elaine & Michael Serling Mark & Lois Shaevsky Mr. Igal Shaham Mrs. Jean Shapero Ms. Cynthia Shaw Abbe & David Sherbin Mr. & Mrs. Larry Sherman

Mr. & Mrs. James H. Sherman Dr. Les & Mrs. Ellen Siegel Coco & Robert Siewert Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Simon William & Cherie Sirois Mr. & Mrs. Leonard W. Smith Mr. Michael J. Smith & Mrs. Mary C. Williams Mr. & Mrs. S. Kinnie Smith, Jr. William H. & Patricia M. Smith John J. Solecki Richard Sonenklar & Gregory Haynes Renate & Richard Soulen Dr. Gregory Stephens Mr. Clinton F. Stimpson, Jr. Dr. Mack Stirling Dr. & Mrs. Charles D. Stocking Mr. & Mrs. Ray Stone Mrs. Kathleen Straus & Mr. Walter Shapero Mr. & Mrs. John Stroh III Stephen & Phyllis Strome Dorothy I. Tarpinian Shelley & Joel Tauber Dr. & Mrs. Howard Terebelo Alice & Paul Tomboulian Dr. Doris Tong & Dr. Teck M. Soo Mr. & Mrs. Michael Torakis Mark & Janice Uhlig David Usher Dr. Vainutis Vaitkevicius Amanda Van Dusen & Curtis Blessing Mrs. Richard C. Van Dusen Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Van Dusen Mr. Robert VanWalleghem Mr. James G. Vella Mr. & Mrs. George C. Vincent Mr. & Mrs. William Waak Dr. & Mrs. Ronald W. Wadle Mr. & Mrs. Edward Wagner Mr. Michael A. Walch & Ms. Joyce Keller Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan T. Walton Gary L. Wasserman S. Evan & Gwen Weiner Mr. Herman W. Weinreich Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Weisberg Ambassador & Mrs. Ronald N. Weiser Arthur & Trudy Weiss Janis & William Wetsman/The Wetsman Foundation Mr. & Mrs. John Whitecar Beverly & Barry Williams Mr. & Mrs. R. Jamison Williams Dr. M. Roy & Jacqueline Wilson Dr. & Mrs. Ned Winkelman Rissa & Sheldon Winkelman Mr. Jonathan Wolman & Mrs. Deborah Lamm Ms. Cathy Cromer Wood Dr. & Mrs. Clyde Wu David & Bernadine Wu June Kar Ming Wu Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. Wurtz Mrs. Judith G. Yaker The Yousif Family Mr. & Mrs. Alan Zekelman Dr. & Mrs. Seymour Ziegelman Paul M. Zlotoff Milton & Lois Zussman

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SUPPORTING THE ARTS Honigman is proud to support the DSO, one of our community’s outstanding cultural institutions. We applaud our many colleagues’ current service as Directors and Trustees, and as Gabrilowitsch Society and Governing Members leaders. In particular, we honor our founding partner Alan E. Schwartz for his more than 50 years of service on the DSO board.

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VOLUNTEER COUNCIL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Deborah Savoie, President

Julie Zussman, Recording Secretary

Lori Knollenberg, Acting V.P. for Membership

Ginny Lundquist, President-Elect and Executive Vice President

Esther Lyons, V.P. for Administrative/Office Services

E. Jane Talia, V.P. for Neighborhood/Residency Ambassador

Debra Partrich, Chief Financial Officer

Ellie Tholen, V.P. for Communication/ Public Relations

Karla Sherry, V.P. for Special Events Marlene Bihlmeyer, V.P. for Youth Music Education

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mary Beattie Gwen Bowlby Drew Esslinger

Laura Fogleman Sandie Knollenberg Susan Manser

Staff Liaison Lindsey Evert

Magda Moss Dolores Reese Charlotte Worthen

Coco Siewert, Parliamentarian

Orchestra Representatives Mark Abbott Dave Everson

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Leonard Slatkin, Music Director Music Directorship endowed by the Kresge Foundation Jeff Tyzik, Principal Pops Conductor Terence Blanchard, Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Jazz Creative Director Chair Neeme Järvi, Music Director Emeritus Michelle Merrill, Assistant Conductor, Phillip and Lauren Fisher Community Ambassador Gabriela Lena Frank, Music Alive Composer-in-Residence First Violin Yoonshin Song Concertmaster Katherine Tuck Chair Kimberly Kaloyanides Kennedy Associate Concertmaster Alan and Marianne Schwartz and Jean Shapero (Shapero Foundation) Chair Hai-Xin Wu Assistant Concertmaster Walker L. Cisler/Detroit Edison Foundation Chair Jennifer Wey Assistant Concertmaster Marguerite Deslippe* Rachel Harding Klaus* Laurie Landers Goldman* Eun Park Lee* Adrienne Rönmark* Laura Soto* Greg Staples* Jiamin Wang* Mingzhao Zhou*

Cello Wei Yu Principal James C. Gordon Chair Dahae Kim Assistant Principal Dorothy and Herbert Graebner Chair Robert Bergman* David LeDoux* Peter McCaffrey* Haden McKay* Úna O’Riordan* Paul Wingert*^ Victor and Gale Girolami Chair

Second Violin Adam Stepniewski Acting Principal The Devereaux Family Chair Ron Fischer* Will Haapaniemi* Hae Jeong Heidi Han* Sheryl Hwangbo* Hong-Yi Mo* Robert Murphy* Alexandros Sakarellos* Joseph Striplin* Marian Tanau* Jing Zhang*

Harp Patricia Masri-Fletcher Principal Winifred E. Polk Chair

Viola James VanValkenburg Acting Principal Julie and Ed Levy, Jr. Chair Caroline Coade Acting Assistant Principal Hang Su Glenn Mellow Shanda Lowery-Sachs Hart Hollman Han Zheng Alexander Mishnaevski Principal Emeritus dso.org

Bass Kevin Brown Principal Van Dusen Family Chair Stephen Molina Assistant Principal Linton Bodwin Stephen Edwards Larry Hutchinson

Flute David Buck Principal Women’s Association for the DSO Chair Jung-Wan Kang+ Sharon Sparrow Assistant Principal Bernard and Eleanor Robertson Chair Jeffery Zook Piccolo Jeffery Zook Oboe Open Principal Jack A. and Aviva Robinson Chair Geoffrey Johnson+ Maggie Miller Chair Brian Ventura Assistant Principal Monica Fosnaugh

English Horn Monica Fosnaugh

Bass Trombone Randall Hawes

Clarinet Ralph Skiano Principal Robert B. Semple Chair Open PVS Chemicals Inc./Jim and Ann Nicholson Chair Laurence Liberson Assistant Principal Shannon Orme

Tuba Dennis Nulty Principal

E-Flat Clarinet Laurence Liberson Bass Clarinet Shannon Orme Barbara Frankel and Ronald Michalak Chair Bassoon Robert Williams Principal Victoria King Michael Ke Ma Assistant Principal Marcus Schoon Contrabassoon Marcus Schoon Horn Karl Pituch Principal Bryan Kennedy Scott Strong Johanna Yarbrough David Everson Assistant Principal Mark Abbott Trumpet Hunter Eberly Principal Lee and Floy Barthel Chair Kevin Good Stephen Anderson Assistant Principal William Lucas Trombone Kenneth Thompkins Principal Reed Capshaw+ Randall Hawes

Percussion Joseph Becker Principal Ruth Roby and Alfred R. Glancy III Chair Andrés Pichardo-Rosenthal Assistant Principal William Cody Knicely Chair Joshua Jones African-American Orchestra Fellow Timpani Jeremy Epp Principal Librarians Robert Stiles Principal Ethan Allen Personnel Managers Stephen Molina Orchestra Personnel Manager Heather Hart Rochon Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager Stage Personnel Dennis Rottell Stage Manager Steven Kemp Department Head Matthew Pons Department Head Michael Sarkissian Department Head Legend * These members may voluntarily revolve seating within the section on a regular basis + substitute musician ^ on sabbatical

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Welcome Dear Friends, You may or may not realize that where you’re sitting right at this very moment, surrounded by original woodwork and early 20th century murals, is one of the world’s greatest concert halls.

Orchestra Hall was built in 1919 to the meticulous specifications of then DSO music director, Ossip Gabrilowitsch, and has remained one of the most acoustically-perfect spaces in which to hear an orchestra play. These four walls have played a direct role in elevating this ensemble as a cultural asset to Detroit, which is why we’re so proud our beautiful music now emanates far beyond them.

In November we debuted Live From Orchestra Hall: Classroom Edition in every Detroit Public School K-8 classroom. Thanks to support from the Mandell and Madeleine Berman Foundation, some 45,000 students locally and across the nation experienced a live DSO concert, a first for many of them. In May, we’ll debut a new look for this groundbreaking educational tool to an even larger audience.

Learn more on page 32. And nearly every week, thousands of people worldwide tune in to to our Live From Orchestra Hall classical performances at dso.org/live as virtual DSO audience members.

On page 14 you’ll read about multiple places where you can hear your DSO, in the months after the Orchestra Hall Classical season concludes in late May. This season we announced the renaming of our Neighborhood Concert Series for the late William Davidson, who pioneered the idea that DSO performances in suburban venues would be both a necessary and rewarding way to connect with the community that sustains us.

Much of the repertoire you’ll hear during the remainder of the season was designed to be heard in a concert hall like the one in which you’re enjoying the current performance; pieces like Bruckner’s Symphony No. 4 (April 24-25) or Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 (May 21-23) require a large stage and superior acoustics for maximum enjoyment.

The smaller, more intimate stages in our neighborhoods allow us to share smaller-scale works in an environment that places you, the audience, in the middle of the action. We encourage you to check out dso.org/neighborhood and participate in the full recognition of Mr. Davidson’s dream.

Phillip Wm Fisher Chairman

Anne Parsons President and CEO James B. and Ann V. Nicholson Chair

P.S. Add the Live From Orchestra Hall webcasts to your DSO enjoyment portfolio!

Join the hundreds of DSO subscribers who regularly watch and listen to concerts online. Visit dso.org/live for a full webcast schedule.

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Meet the Musician WEI YU Principal Cello, James C. Gordon Chair

T

he announcement that Wei Yu would join the DSO as its new principal cello couldn’t have come at a better time.

DSO Music Director Leonard Slatkin was in New York to conduct at Avery Fisher Hall where Yu performed in the cello section for eight years as a member of the New York Philharmonic.

Slatkin announced Yu’s position with the DSO that week at SubCulture, New York’s new music and performing arts club, where Slatkin’s closest friends from the industry celebrated his 70th birthday and digital release of his greatest hits album. Yu was in attendance and thrilled that Slatkin invited him on stage to make the announcement.

“When I was growing up, I heard about the DSO and its history of legendary conductors,” Yu said. “And now here I am, principal cellist in this orchestra. Wow, it’s overwhelming!”

Yu grew up in Shanghai where he was first exposed to music when his great uncle took him to hear Yo-Yo Ma. Soon after, he began his cello studies at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, then moved to Calgary, Canada when he was 18 to attend Mount Royal University’s Morningside Music Bridge program, later to North Park University in Chicago for an undergraduate degree and finally to the Juilliard School for a master’s degree.

“It’s quite amazing how life takes you

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on such an incredible adventure,” he said. “Being a member of the New York Philharmonic taught me a lot about being a professional musician, how to always perform at my highest level and always be mentally on top of my game.

My first concert as a member of the orchestra was actually its opening gala, featuring Yo-Yo Ma himself. I couldn’t believe it.”

Now that he is settled in Detroi, Yu looks forward to working with fellow DSO musicians and colleagues on a personal level to share his passion for music in all settings.

“During my first week in Detroit I felt very strongly that the DSO is a group of passionate musicians who devote their time to serving the local community,” Yu said.

“Classical music has the power to connect with people and unite them.

The DSO plays a significant role in the culture of the city and is a beacon for civic pride. I am very proud to be part of the team.”

In his first week with the DSO, Yu opened Ginastera’s Variaciones Concertantes and received praise from Detroit Free Press classical music critic Mark Stryker. “Nearly all of the soloists made strong impressions, but special mention must go to new principal cellist Wei Yu… The grace, poise, liquid legato and purity of tone and pitch that Yu produced in these few moments were stunning in their authority and beauty — a very good sign for the future of the orchestra.” dso.org

February 6 – May 17, 2015 Free with museum admission

5 2 0 0 W O O D WA R D AV E . D E T R O I T, M I 4 8 2 0 2 • D I A . O R G General museum admission is free for residents of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties

Make a Joyful Noise: Renaissance Art and Music at Florence Cathedral is organized by the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, in collaboration with the Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence, Italy. The exhibition is made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts. Funding for the conservation of the Cantoria has been provided by Friends of Florence. In Detroit, generous support has been provided by Anthony L. Soave. Additional support has been provided by Carol and Peter Walters and Kathleen and Robert Rosowski. Above: Fragment of a Choral Leaf: Framed Historiated ‘S’ with the Pentecost, Matteo di Filippo Torelli, 1420-1422, ink, tempera, and gold leaf on parchment. Detroit Institute of Arts

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The Music Continues DSO Spends Summer Months in Southeast Michigan

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hen the season concludes in the DSO and his generous support Orchestra Hall in early June, helped to strengthen the organization the music continues as the in many ways, including support of Detroit Symphony Orchestra performs the DSO’s domestic and international throughout tours. the communities that surround its “Bill Davidson had a passion for Midtown home. connecting communities through A generous grant from the William the presentation of DSO concerts, Davidson Foundation allows the DSO using us as eager ambassadors to strengthen its newly renamed for all that is great about the city of William Davidson Detroit,” said Anne Parsons, Neighborhood Concert DSO President and CEO. Series. Now in its fourth “He inspired us to create season, the series takes the Neighborhood Concert the DSO to seven metro Series as a way to increase Detroit neighborhoods this our reach and provide summer, including Beverly greater accessibility. We Hills, Bloomfield Hills, thank everyone at the William Canton, Dearborn, Grosse Davidson Foundation for their Pointe, Southfield and outstanding and continuous West Bloomfield Township. WILLIAM DAVIDSON support and for allowing us The grant will also support to recognize Bill by renaming additional performance and education the series in his honor.” activities outside of Orchestra Hall, In 2014, the neighborhood concert throughout the next three years. series allowed the DSO to reach Announced this fall, the series nearly 800 households that previously honors philanthropist William had never attended a DSO concert.

Davidson, former president and CEO Of those new households, 14 percent of Guardian Industries Corp. Davidson went on to attend one or more shared a long-lasting relationship with concerts at Orchestra Hall.

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UPCOMING WILLIAM DAVIDSON NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERTS Buy tickets at dso.org/neighborhood or call 313.576.5595

SIBELIUS & GRIEG

John Storgårds, conductor David Buck, flute Thu., Mar. 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Southfield Fri., Mar. 20 at 10:45 a.m. in Dearborn Sun., Mar 22 at 3 p.m. in Beverly Hills

MOZART & TCHAIKOVSKY

With plans to reach more people this season and with the foundation’s support, the DSO has extended its Soundcard all-access student pass beyond Classical, Pops and Jazz concerts to include the William Davidson Neighborhood Concert Series. Students can purchase a $25 Soundcard for the season and receive free access to concerts with a valid student ID. Soundcards are available at dso.org/soundcard.

The DSO also performs outdoor concerts in the summer, including the 23rd Annual Salute to America concert, a classic Independence Day celebration at Greenfield Village July14, led by Assistant Conductor Michelle Merrill.

On July 10 and 11, the DSO will return to the historic Edsel and Eleanor Ford House for a lakeside concert and fireworks. Former DSO Assistant Conductor Teddy Abrams will conduct joined by vocalist Morgan James.

Look for DSO Violinist Hong-Yi Mo (pictured on cover) in the neighborhoods this spring and summer! dso.org

Leonard Slatkin, conductor Jaime Laredo, violin Sharon Robinson, cello Sun., Apr. 26 at 3 p.m. in Beverly Hills

MOZART & MORE

Joshua Weilerstein, conductor Louis Schwizgebel, piano Thu., Apr. 30 at 7:30 p.m. in Southfield Fri., May 1 at 10:45 a.m. in Dearborn

HAYDN & BACH

Nicholas McGegan, conductor Karl Pituch, horn Thu., May 14 at 7:30 p.m. in West Bloomfield Fri., May 15 at 8 p.m. in Canton Sat., May 16 at 8 p.m. in Bloomfield Hills Sun., May 17 at 3 p.m. in Grosse Pointe Woods

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Marcelo Lehninger, conductor Andrew von Oeyen, piano Thu., Jun. 25 at 7:30 p.m. in Southfield Fri., Jun. 26 at 8 p.m. in Clinton Township Sun., Jun. 28 at 3 p.m. in Beverly Hills

MOZART & VIVALDI Andrés Cárdenes, conductor and violin Thu., Jul. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in West Bloomfield Fri., Jul. 17 at 8 p.m. in Canton Sat., Jul. 18 at 8 p.m. in Bloomfield Hills Sun., Jul. 19 at 3 p.m. in Grosse Pointe Woods Tickets are just $25, $10 for students DE TROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA • SPRING 2015 15

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Chamber Music Society of Detroit Saturday, March 21 at 8PM

Seligman Performing Arts Center in Beverly Hills

The Miró Quartet

Haydn: String Quartet in D minor, Op. 76, No. 2 Schuller: String Quartet No. 5 (Detroit premiere) Beethoven: String Quartet in E major, Op. 59, No. 3

Sunday, March 29 at 3PM

Seligman Performing Arts Center in Beverly Hills

Inon Barnatan, piano Bach: Toccata in E minor, BWV 914 Franck: Prelude, Choral et Fugue Barber: Sonata in E-flat minor, Op. 261 Schubert: Sonata in A Major, D. 959

Saturday, April 11 at 8PM

Seligman Performing Arts Center in Beverly Hills

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

featuring Wu Han, Daniel Hope, Paul Neubauer, David Finckel Mahler: Piano Quartet in A minor Schumann: Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47 Brahms: PIano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25

Friday, May 1 at 8PM The Music Box at the Max M. Fisher Music Center

Classical Jam—Tangos!

Nuevo Tango music of Astor Piazzolla plus selections from traditional tango repertoire. Program features two professional Argentine Tango dancers!

Saturday, May 16 at 8PM

Seligman Performing Arts Center in Beverly Hills

The Brentano String Quartet

Haydn: String Quartet in Bb-Major, Op. 50, No. 1 Vijay Iyer: Quintet for Piano and Strings (Midwest Premiere) Beethoven: String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 Pre-concert screening of the film A Late Quartet (2012)

Tickets: $30-60, Students: $15-30

Call: (248) 855-6070 Visit: www.ChamberMusicDetroit.org

Your Orchestra in Action DSO Reaches Hundreds of Thousands During Tchaikovsky Festival The 12 concerts of the DSO’s threeweek winter music festival allowed hundreds of thousands to experience the evolution of Tchaikovsky’s music.

Through support from its audience and the National Endowment for the Arts, the DSO was able to share Tchaikovsky’s work in innovative ways above and beyond traditional Orchestra Hall concerts.

Through free digital extras, a half MUSIC DIRECTOR LEONARD SLATKIN million people were brought closer to the music and the man behind it. Online REVIEWS SCORES WITH MADDY DURING TCHAIKOVSKY FESTIVAL biographical videos covered topics ranging from Tchaikovsky’s sexuality, to his favorite composer, to his death; Music Director Leonard Slatkin filmed introductions to each of the six symphonies; live HD webcasts drew record audiences; and our social media fan base fell in love with the festival mascots, the Matryoshka Family.

As one audience member said in a post-concert survey, the festival included “incredible performances plus the added fun of social media interaction.”

At Orchestra Hall, the DSO had 20,000 visitors in three weeks, more than 2,000 of whom had never previously attended a classical concert. “[I] love these theme concerts, especially in February when we all need a pick me up…,” said one concertgoer who brought her daughter to a DSO concert for the first time.

As a conclusion to the festival, the DSO percussionists donned GoPro cameras during the 1812 Overture, allowing viewers to experience the musician’s point of view during this intense three-week festival.

You can relive the excitement of the festival through a digital download of Tchaikovsky’s symphonies 1-6, available in May. Mark your calendars for February 2016 when the winter music festival returns with a Brahms immersion and a new loveable mascot.

Go to dso.org/tchaikfest for a full festival recap, including the GoPro video and all other related video content!

Save the Date: October 3, 2015 • Opening Weekend Dinner Presented by

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Join us for an exquisite dinner at the Max M. Fisher Music Center to celebrate the opening of the DSO’s Classical season with pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet!

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Leonard Slatkin, Music Director, Music Directorship endowed by the Kresge Foundation Neeme Järvi, Music Director Emeritus Jeff Tyzik, Principal Pops Conductor Terence Blanchard, Jazz Creative Director Michelle Merrill, Assistant Conductor, Phillip and Lauren Fisher Community Ambassador Gabriela Lena Frank, Music Alive Composer-in-Residence

Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, April 17, 2015 at 10:45 a.m.

Saturday, April 18, 2015 at 8 p.m. in Orchestra Hall LEONARD SLATKIN, conductor • KIMBERLY KALOYANIDES KENNEDY, violin SIMON MULLIGAN, piano • ISABELLE DRUET, mezzo-soprano

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) “Overture de Féerie” from Shéhérazade Alberto Ginastera Piano Concerto No.1, Op. 28

(1916-1983) Cadenza e varianti Scherzo allucinante Adagissimo Toccata concertata

Simon Mulligan, piano

INTERMISSION Maurice Ravel Two Hebraic Melodies

Kaddisch (No. 1) L’Enigme eternelle (No. 2) Isabelle Druet, mezzo-soprano

Alberto Ginastera Pampeana No. 1, for Violin and

String Orchestra, Op. 16

Kimberly Kaloyanides Kennedy, violin

Maurice Ravel Shéhérazade

Asie [Asia] La Flûte enchantée [The Enchanted Flute] L’Indifférent [The Indifferent One]

Isabelle Druet, mezzo-soprano

Alberto Ginastera Four Dances from Estancia

The Land Workers Wheat Dance The Cattlemen Final Dance (Malambo)

This performance will be webcast at dso.org/live

This Classical series performance is generously sponsored by

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PROFILES LEONARD SLATKIN Music Director Music Directorship endowed by the Kresge Foundation Leonard Slatkin is Music Director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestre National de Lyon, France. During the 2013-14 season, he conducted at Krzysztof Penderecki’s 80th birthday celebration in Warsaw, recorded with Anne Akiko Meyers and the London Symphony, and appeared with the Chicago Symphony, the Pittsburgh Symphony and the St. Louis Symphony. He also toured China and Japan with the Orchestre National de Lyon and led the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in concerts across southern Florida.

Highlights of the 2014-15 season include a collaborative celebration of his 70th birthday on both sides of the Atlantic, a three-week Tchaikovsky festival in Detroit, a Brahms symphony cycle in Lyon, and engagements with the New York Philharmonic, Tokyo’s NHK Symphony Orchestra and the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin.

Slatkin’s more than 100 recordings have won seven Grammy awards and earned 64 nominations. With the Orchestre National de Lyon, he has embarked on recording cycles of the Rachmaninoff piano concerti featuring Olga Kern and the symphonic works of Maurice Ravel and Hector Berlioz.

With the Detroit Symphony, he has released a digital box set of the Beethoven symphonies and plans to offer the concerti and symphonies of Tchaikovsky in the future.

Slatkin has received the USA’s prestigious National Medal of Arts, the League of American Orchestra’s Gold dso.org

Baton Award and several ASCAP awards.

He has earned France’s Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, Austria’s Declaration of Honor in Silver, and honorary doctorates from The Juilliard School, Indiana University, Michigan State University and Washington University in St. Louis. He is also the recipient of a 2013 ASCAP Deems Taylor Special Recognition Award for his book, Conducting Business.

Slatkin has served as Music Director of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C., and as Chief Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra in London. He has held Principal Guest Conductor positions with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Philharmonia Orchestra of London and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

Founder and director of the National Conducting Institute and the St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra, Slatkin continues his conducting and teaching activities at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, the Manhattan School of Music and The Juilliard School.

Born in Los Angeles to a distinguished musical family, he is the son of conductor-violinist Felix Slatkin and cellist Eleanor Aller, founding members of the famed Hollywood String Quartet. He began his musical studies on the violin and studied conducting with his father, followed by Walter Susskind at Aspen and Jean Morel at The Juilliard School.

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PROGRAM NOTES “Overture de Féerie” from Shéhérazade MAURICE RAVEL

B. March 7, 1875 in Ciboure, France D. December 28, 1937 in Paris, France SCORED FOR 2 FLUTES, PICCOLO, 2 OBOES, ENGLISH HORN, 2 CLARINETS, 3 BASSOONS, CONTRABASSOON, 4 HORNS, 4 TRUMPETS, 3 TROMBONES, TUBA, TIMPANI, PERCUSSION (BASS DRUM, CYMBALS, GONG, SNARE DRUM, TAMBOURINE & TRIANGLE), CELESTE, HARPS AND STRINGS. (APPROX. 14 MINUTES)

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avel had a lifelong fascination with things Oriental, and the first manifestation of this was in 1898 when he planned to write an opera based on the Sinbad story from the famous collection called variously in English Arabian Nights or 1,001 Nights. It was his intention to write the libretto himself, but only sketches were made for the opera itself, and the whole project was ultimately abandoned. The overture, however, was completed and orchestrated, and was first performed under Ravel’s direction in May of the following year.

This premiere accounted for two firsts: it was his first symphonic work and his first time conducting an orchestra. It was only moderately successful, with most critics and audience members giving the work a definite thumbsdown, although it must be said that those who vigorously applauded the work were quite vociferous in their support. Even so, later on Ravel sided with the negative comments, referring to it as “a clumsy hodge-podge,” and said that there were enough whole-tone scales in the work to last him a lifetime! A general comment from most listeners was that there was considerable influence from the Russian school of composers and

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from Debussy. Perhaps one of the reasons for this hostile reception was the fact that Ravel was already being identified with the avant-garde of the day, and therefore automatically drew criticism from the public and the press and the entrenched musical establishment as typified by the august Paris Conservatory.

One of the few positive comments came from Pierre Lalo, son of the composer Edouard Lalo, who felt that the overture held a lot of imagination, and praised the orchestration for its “ingenious ideas and piquant color effects.” In truth, the work is amazingly accomplished for a composer in his early twenties, and musically it is very clearly constructed and thematically well-integrated. It also contains many coloristic ideas (subtle percussion, divided strings and a prominent harp part) that anticipate the mature Ravel and his unique genius in handling an orchestra. The feeling that there was a good deal of Russian influence is borne out by the fact that Ravel was well acquainted with RimskyKorsakov’s Scheherazade, and by a very clear allusion to that famous work toward the end of the overture.

Whatever the case, Ravel withdrew the work immediately after the premiere, and the score was not published until 1975. Some writers have suggested that some of the material from this overture found its way into the Shéhérazade song cycle of 1903 (see below), but if this is so, nobody has ever been able to identify what those similarities might be, and indeed, except for sharing the same title, the two works have virtually nothing in common.

The DSO’s first and last performance of the overture was in September 2006 with Yan Pascal Tortelier conducting. dso.org

Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 28 ALBERTO GINASTERA

B. April 11, 1916 in Buenos Aires, Argentina D. June 25, 1983 in Geneva, Switzerland SCORED FOR SOLO PIANO, 3 FLUTES, PICCOLO, 2 OBOES, ENGLISH HORN, EB CLARINET, 2 BB CLARINETS, BASS CLARINET, 2 BASSOONS, CONTRABASSOON, 4 HORNS, 3 TRUMPETS, 3 TROMBONES, TUBA, TIMPANI, PERCUSSION (CROTALES, BASS DRUM, CASTANETS, CYMBALS, GLOCKENSPIEL, SNARE DRUM, TAM-TAM, TAMBOURINE, TENOR DRUM, TOM-TOMS, TRIANGLE & XYLOPHONE), HARP, CELESTE AND STRINGS. (APPROX. 25 MINUTES)

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mong the outstanding figures of 20th-century concert music in South America, Alberto Evaristo Ginastera has been lauded for his unique and successful blending of folk songs, folk dances and rhythms of his culture with the more rigorous concepts of European-based avantgarde music. Ginastera himself divided his output into three main divisions: objective nationalism, subjective nationalism and neo-expressionism.

He was born in Buenos Aires to second-generation Argentine families originally from Spain and Italy. In 1936 he went to the National Music Conservatory and began composing shorter pieces. In 1941 he graduated from the Conservatory and was immediately taken on as a member of the faculty. In 1942 he had been awarded a Guggenheim scholarship to study in the U.S., but that had to be postponed until the end of World War II. After that, he studied in New York and at the Tanglewood Festival with Aaron Copland, and returned to Argentina in 1948 to take up the position as director of the National Conservatory. A new level dso.org

of achievement was reached with his first opera, Don Rodrigo, first performed in Buenos Aires in 1964 to great acclaim, and later at the New York City Opera with the young Placido Domingo in the title role. In 1967 his second opera, Bomarzo, was produced in Washington, D.C. and created a sensation with its unprecedented mixture of sex, nudity, violence and unremitting dissonance.

It had originally been scheduled for a premiere at the Teatro Colon, but was banned by the Argentine government because of its “highly immoral nature!”

The following year, Ginastera and his second wife moved to Geneva, Switzerland, where he remained until his death. In some of his last compositions he seemed to be trying to re-introduce elements of Western Hemisphere music, and at his death he left unfinished a vast symphonic work entitled Popol Vuh, inspired by Mayan cosmology.

Following the success of his 1952 Piano Sonata No.1, Ginastera did not write another work for the keyboard for eight years. In 1960 he received a commission from the Koussevitsky Foundation to write a piano concerto, which was given its premiere in Washington, D.C. in April of the following year. Never one to waste good material, Ginastera appears to have re-worked substantial amounts of the sonata’s second, third and fourth movements to create three of the concerto’s unusual four-movement scheme. The first movement begins with three orchestral chords followed by a virtuosic cadenza. The variations that follow display a variety of moods, and the movement ends with a powerful and exciting outcry.

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is in a very fast tempo but played very softly throughout. The movement shows off his love of exotic colors and contrasts. The intensely lyrical slow movement is in three sections with a very passionate climax in the middle, and in the process there is a quote from the extraordinary slow movement of Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto. The movement ends in hushed mystery with Ginastera’s signature tune, a descending scale based on the open strings of a guitar. The final movement is a raw, rhythmic and almost violent toccata, which features the driving, relentless rhythms so typical of the composer’s music. Finally, the orchestra and piano combine forces to bring the concerto to a powerful and stunning conclusion.

The DSO last performed Ginastera’s First Piano Concerto in July 1986 at Meadow Brook Music Festival with Theo Alcantara conducting and Natalie Hinderas as soloist.

The DSO premiere took place in November 1974 at Ford Auditorium with Kazuyoshi Akiyama conducting, also with Hinderas as soloist.

Two Hebraic Melodies MAURICE RAVEL SCORED FOR SOLO VOICE, 2 FLUTES, 2 OBOES, 2 CLARINETS, 2 BASSOONS, HARP AND STRINGS. (APPROX. 6 MINUTES)

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hese marvelous and all-too-rarely performed songs are part of a body of music that comes from the predominantly anonymous Yiddish songs reflecting the lost world of Jewish life in the shtetl, the Jewish settlements of Eastern Europe that were attacked repeatedly through history and then totally wiped out in the Holocaust. Nostalgia, humor and sorrow infiltrate these poignant songs,

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which are often quite simple, but just as often quite powerful and suffused with deep emotion. Ravel made two different versions of these songs, the original for voice and piano, and the second for voice and a small orchestra. What is curious here is that the dates of the two versions coincide almost exactly with the beginning and the end of World War I — 1914 and 1919. Ravel drew his inspiration from Hebrew folk music, and there is little doubt that he was acquainted with Synagogue music and cantorial style. He wrote each song in two languages: Aramaic and French for the Kaddisch, and Yiddish and French for The Eternal Enigma. The songs, in their original version, were first performed in June 1914 by soprano Alvina Alvi, a well-known member of the St. Petersburg Opera (who had commissioned them) with Ravel at the piano. Coming as they did on the eve of the First World War, the poems and melodies that Ravel selected take on a very special significance. Kaddisch (Aramaic for “holy”), which is a very important and central prayer in the Jewish liturgy, revolves around the magnification and sanctification of God’s name, as well as a wish for a speedy arrival of the Messianic era. In Ravel’s treatment there is a very free vocal line, characteristic of melismatic Hebrew song, and a very sparse piano accompaniment, creating a quasiOriental, almost mystical atmosphere.

The second song, The Eternal Enigma, is based on a traditional Yiddish poem called Alte Kashe (The Eternal Question), a question about existence for which there is no answer. In contrast to the first song and its almost improvisational character, this song is quite straightforward and metrical.

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earlier on he had written a Chanson Hebraique (Hebrew Song) as part of the 1910 song cycle Chants populaires (Popular Songs).

These performances of Two Hebraic Melodies are a DSO premiere.

Pampeana No. 1 for Violin and String Orchestra, Op. 16 ALBERTO GINASTERA SCORED FOR SOLO VIOLIN AND STRINGS. (APPROX. 9 MINUTES)

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inastera gave the name Pampeana (related to the Argentine pampas or low-lying plains) to three different rhapsodic works which, while very atmospheric, do not utilize any indigenous melodies or dance rhythms. The first was written originally for violin and piano, the second for cello and piano, and the third for large orchestra. As the composer once wrote, “Whenever I have crossed the pampa or have lived in it for a time, my spirit felt itself inundated by changing impressions, now joyful, now melancholy, some full of euphoria and others replete with a profound tranquility, produced by its limitless immensity and by the transformation that the countryside undergoes in the course of a day.” In addition, he always stressed the great importance of national elements in all of his music, be it abstract or descriptive. This first Pampeana has many elements of an improvisation, even though all of the notes in it are written down. It begins in a very dreamy, almost ethereal way, as if one were singing to one’s self out in the wide open spaces of the pampa, and after a while there is an unaccompanied section for the soloist.

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music that is fast and rhythmic and somewhat violent, bringing to mind the activities of a gaucho, or Argentinian cowboy. Another unaccompanied section follows, which leads back into more fast and rhythmic music, and this builds in intensity right up to the very virtuosic and exciting conclusion. In both of the faster sections the complex rhythms are typical of Ginastera’s writing, propelling the music in a driving and relentless manner, which can be heard to great effect in the Estancia music that will close this concert.

These performances of Pampeana No. 1 are a DSO premiere.

Shéhérazade

MAURICE RAVEL SCORED FOR SOLO VOICE, 2 FLUTES, PICCOLO, 2 OBOES, ENGLISH HORN, 2 CLARINETS, 2 BASSOONS, 4 HORNS, 2 TRUMPETS, 3 TROMBONES, TUBA, TIMPANI, PERCUSSION (BASS DRUM, CYMBALS, GLOCKENSPIEL, SNARE DRUM, TAM-TAM, TAMBOURINE & TRIANGLE), HARPS, CELESTE AND STRINGS. (APPROX. 19 MINUTES)

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he most significant musical event in Paris in 1902 was the premiere of Debussy’s only completed opera, Pelleas et Melisande. After the first performance Ravel fell immediately under the opera’s magical spell, and attended all 14 performances of the initial run. What he found so compelling in the work was a new and different fluidity of word-setting, which was closer than ever before to the rhythms and inflections of everyday speech. In writing this short but atmospheric song cycle, Ravel emulated this new-found fluidity, as well as the bold and striking harmonic innovations of his colleague. However, the arrangement of one long, dreamlike song followed by two shorter and more realistic ones was entirely

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his own. The following year, a writer named Arthur Justin Leon Leclere, who had adopted the very Wagnerian pen-name of Tristan Klingsor, produced a collection of 100 poems based on Oriental themes, which he entitled Shéhérazade after the famous Rimsky-Korsakov symphonic cycle.

He and Ravel were good friends, and because of his afore mentioned love of the Orient, Ravel found in these poems a manifestation of the longcherished land of his dreams as well as an almost mesmerizing dream like quality. Before he began composing, Ravel asked Klingsor to read to him just three of the 100 poems, so that he could become one with the rhythms and the intonations of the words. By the end of 1903, Ravel had completed the cycle. This was not surprising, as Klingsor had said all along that his poems were simply points of departure for melody and song. This Shéhérazade, which can be called a symphonic poem for voice and orchestra, represented a different side of Ravel’s genius: the sensuous as opposed to the ascetic, the Romantic as opposed to the Classical, and the harmonic as opposed to the strictly melodic.

The first song, Asia, is like a travelogue composed of stereotypes of the Far East, with the soloist like a tourist wandering through the exotic musical landscape. In the second, The Magic Flute, the flute plays its sensuous music all around the singer’s somewhat un-inflected statement, as if she is mesmerized by what she is hearing, the flute’s music being compared to “a mysterious kiss.” Finally, in The Indifferent One, there is a portrait of a mysterious youth who speaks a strange language “like out-of-tune music,” and who passes by the singer’s door without pausing to enter.

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The DSO last performed Shéhérazade in September 2006 with conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier and mezzo-soprano Jennifer Larmore.

The DSO premiere took place in April 1921 with conductor Ossip Gabrilowitsch and soprano Estelle Liebling.

Four Dances from Estancia ALBERTO GINASTERA

B. April 11, 1916 in Buenos Aires, Argentina D. June 25, 1983 in Geneva, Switzerland THE SUITE FROM GINASTERA’S 1941 BALLET ESTANCIA WAS FIRST PERFORMED MAY 12, 1943, AT THE TEATRO COLÓN IN BUENOS AIRES, WITH FERRUCIO CALUSIO CONDUCTING THE HOUSE ORCHESTRA. THE SCORE CALLS FOR 1 PICCOLO, 1 FLUTE (DOUBLING ON PICCOLO), 2 OBOES, 2 CLARINETS, 2 BASSOONS, 4 HORNS, 2 TRUMPETS, TIMPANI, XYLOPHONE, TAMBOURINE, TRIANGLE, CASTANETS, CYMBALS, SNARE DRUM, TENOR DRUM, BASS DRUM, TAM-TAM, PIANO, AND STRINGS. (APPROX. 12 MINUTES)

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lberto Ginastera wandered far from his native Argentina during his life, but in spirit he never left home. Even in his more cosmopolitan works, there are hints of folk music, the sounds of the guitar and the rhythms of popular dance. In his early years, nearly all his works were steeped in native music: the ballet Panambí, the Malambo for piano, the song cycle Horas de una estancia, and the present ballet suite.

A commission for Estancia came to Ginastera from Lincoln Kirstein’s Ballet Caravan, but before it could stage a performance, the company dissolved.

To salvage the music, the composer extracted a suite of four dances; the full ballet had to wait nine more years for its first performance.

The title comes from the Argentinian word for ranch, which for Ginastera and others in his country conjures up a range of powerful dso.org

feelings. As he explained in a program note for a later work Pampanea No. 3: “…Already in some moments of my ballet Estancia the landscape appears as a veritable protagonist, imposing its influence upon the feelings of the characters.”

That feeling of almost-human character in the land is palpable in the first movement of the suite, where powerful rhythms and brash orchestration suggest a wild landscape. The “Wheat Dance” nicely evokes the “profound tranquility” Ginastera mentioned above; in the last two movements, crisp, sharp rhythms once again carry the music along.

Most interesting from a folkloric point of view is the final “Malambo,” which in Argentina was both a dance and a ritual. A history book published in Buenos Aires in 1883 describes its importance:

“In the matter of dances, none is comparable to the malambo. It is the gaucho’s ‘tournament’ when he feels the urge to display his skill as a dancer. Two men place themselves opposite each other. The guitars flood the rancho with their chords, and one of the gauchos begins to dance; then he stops and his opponent continues; and so it goes on. Many times the justa lasts from six to seven hours…

The onlookers applaud, shout, and make bets on one dancer or the other, while even the women and children are swept along by the frenetic enthusiasm engendered by the vertiginous motion.”

The DSO last performed Four Dances from Estancia in November 2009 with Andrew Grams conducting.

The DSO premiere took place in February 1966 at Detroit Light Guard Armory with Louis Lane conducting.

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Leonard Slatkin, Music Director, Music Directorship endowed by the Kresge Foundation Neeme Järvi, Music Director Emeritus Jeff Tyzik, Principal Pops Conductor Terence Blanchard, Jazz Creative Director Michelle Merrill, Assistant Conductor, Phillip and Lauren Fisher Community Ambassador Gabriela Lena Frank, Music Alive Composer-in-Residence

Friday, April 24, 2015 at 8 p.m.

Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 8 p.m. in Orchestra Hall LEONARD SLATKIN, conductor JAIME LAREDO, violin SHARON ROBINSON, cello

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Overture to Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 (1756-1791) [The Magic Flute]

André Previn Double Concerto for Violin, Cello

(b. 1929) and Orchestra Jaime Laredo, violin Sharon Robinson, cello INTERMISSION

Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major,

(1824-1896) “Romantic” (1880; first definitive version)

ed. Nowak Bewegt, nicht zu schnell Andante — andante quasi allegretto Scherzo: Bewegt Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell

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PROFILES JAIME LAREDO Performing for over six decades before audiences across the globe, Jaime Laredo has excelled in the multiple roles of soloist, conductor, recitalist, pedagogue and chamber musician. Since his stunning orchestral debut at the age of 11 with the San Francisco Symphony, he has won the admiration and respect of audiences, critics and fellow musicians with his passionate and polished performances.

In addition to beloved performances of Bach, Barber, Mozart, Vivaldi and Mendelssohn, Laredo’s commitment to new works is everpresent. The recent premiere, to great critical and audience acclaim, of the new Double Concerto by André Previn is one example. Additional works recently performed with his wife, acclaimed cellist Sharon Robinson, include the Rozsa Sinfonia Concertante, the Zwilich Double Concerto and the world premieres of four works written for them: “In the Arms of the Beloved” and “A Child’s Reliquary” for violin, cello and orchestra by Richard Danielpour, “Masquerade” by Daron Hagen and David Ludwig’s Double Concerto.

The latter three works appear on the acclaimed “Triple Doubles” CD. The premiere of two works, the recently Grammy nominated “Prince of Clouds” by Anna Clyne and David Ludwig’s “Season’s Lost” with former student Jennifer Koh, joined the Bach Double Violin Concerto and Glass’ dso.org

“Echorus” as part of their ambitious “2x4” touring and recording project celebrating the amazing relationship between teacher and student through music.

SHARON ROBINSON

Winner of the Avery Fisher Recital Award, the Piatigorsky Memorial Award and a Grammy Nominee, cellist Sharon Robinson is recognized worldwide as a consummate artist. Her guest appearances with orchestras include the Philadelphia and Minnesota Orchestra and Franz Lizst Chamber Orchestras as well as the EnglishScottish Orchestra.

Revered for her chamber music performances, Robinson co-founded the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio 38 years ago. She collaborated with Rudolf Serkin and Alexander Schneider at the Marlboro Music Festival and has appeared with some of the musical giants of our time, including Isaac Stern, Leon Fleisher, Rudolf Firkušný, Yo-Yo Ma, Eugene Istomin, Itzhak Perlman, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Mstislav Rostropovich, Pinchas Zukerman, André Watts, Emanuel Ax, Yefim Bronfman, and the Emerson, Guarneri, Miami, Juilliard, Orion and Tokyo Quartets.

Robinson’s CDs include the Vivaldi Cello Sonatas on Vox and a Grenadilla disc of solo cello works by Debussy, Fauré and Rorem.

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PROGRAM NOTES Overture to Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 [The Magic Flute] WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART B. January 27, 1756, Salzburg, Austria D. December 5, 1791, Vienna, Austria SCORED FOR 2 FLUTES, 2 OBOES, 2 CLARINETS, 2 BASSOONS, 2 HORNS, 2 TRUMPETS, 3 TROMBONES, TIMPANI AND STRINGS. (APPROX. 6 MINUTES)

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ozart’s overture to Die Zauberflöte was completed mere days before the opera’s premiere. The succinct overture is a flourish of wit, energy and allusion. The opening declamatory chords of the work are rich with significance. In addition to introducing the tonal opposition of the opera between E-flat and C (the first chord is an E-flat major chord; the second, C minor), the threechord statement returns both halfway through the overture and halfway through the opera where its repetition becomes associated with the trials that the hero, Tamino, must undergo to be united with Pamina. Even the grouping of the chords into three separate utterances is thought to be a reference to Masonic numerology, one of the many ways in which Mozart and his librettist, Emanuel Schikaneder, incorporated the symbols and themes of Freemasonry into Die Zauberflöte.

The spirited allegro that follows the dark introduction is less Masonic in its inspiration and more indebted to Muzio Clementi (1752–1832). Ten years earlier, Clementi and Mozart had faced off in a piano “duel” for Emperor Joseph II, but the contest, which had included Clementi performing his Sonata Op. 24 No. 2, had ended in a tie. The rivalry did not prevent

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him from using the opening thematic material of Clementi’s sonata as the melodic crux of the overture’s allegro section. Clementi was understandably outraged by this melodic pilferage, but he was perhaps bothered more by Mozart’s deft reworking of his musical ideas. Clementi’s sonata is a droll and jaunty concoction in its own right, but Mozart’s fugal treatment of the theme and his clever use of dynamic contrast inject additional drive, focus, and urgency, making it one of Mozart’s most memorable operatic openings.

The DSO last performed the overture in May 2014 with Teddy Abrams conducting.

The DSO premiere took place in November 1915 at Detroit Opera House with Weston Gales conducting.

Double Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra ANDRÉ PREVIN

B. April 6, 1929 in Berlin, Germany SCORED FOR SOLO VIOLIN, SOLO CELLO, 3 FLUTES, PICCOLO, 2 OBOES, 2 CLARINETS, BASS CLARINET, 2 BASSOONS, 4 HORNS, 3 TRUMPETS, 3 TROMBONES, TIMPANI, PERCUSSION, HARP AND STRINGS. (APPROX. 20 MINUTES)

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onductor, composer, pianist and media personality, André Previn has been a rare exception in the modern world of musical specialization. One of the most multi-faceted and distinguished musicians on the contemporary scene, Previn has received numerous awards and honors, among them both the Austrian and German Cross of Merit, and Lifetime Achievement awards from the Kennedy Center, the London Symphony Orchestra and the dso.org

Recording Academy.

Born Andreas Ludwig Privin in Berlin, he was the youngest son of a prosperous and respected attorney who was also an accomplished amateur pianist. The young lad enrolled in the Berlin Music Conservatory when he was just 6 years old. As the threat of World War II became more severe, life under the Nazi regime became increasingly difficult, and in 1938 the family moved to Paris, where he studied briefly at the famous Paris Conservatory until the following year when the family immigrated to the U.S., finally settling in Los Angeles.

Changing his name to AndrĂŠ George Previn, he became an American citizen in 1943. He made his first mark in Hollywood by arranging and composing film scores, and signed a contract with MGM when he was 18. He eventually became musical director at the studio, was nominated for 16 Academy Awards and won four.

Previn began to develop a desire to branch out into concert music, and he made his official debut with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in 1962.

During his student days in Los Angeles, Previn developed a passion for the music of Walton, Vaughan Williams and Britten, and this resulted in a number of outstanding recordings of British music.

Throughout his active conducting career he continued to compose, and as his podium appearances lessened, his output as a composer increased, resulting in major works in virtually all genres including opera, chamber music, a number of concertos, and a return to popular music with scores for Broadway and the concert hall.

The present concerto was commissioned by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and a consortium of seven other orchestras, namely, the orchestras of Kansas City, dso.org

Austin, Detroit and Toronto. It was written for violinist Jaime Laredo and cellist Sharon Robinson, who gave the work its premiere with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra conducted by music director Louis Langree in November of last year. The concerto is entirely tonal, with some typically Previn-esque jazzy moments and bravura writing for the orchestra, and some of it is almost neo-classical in texture, despite being scored for a large orchestra. The first movement begins with cadenzas for the violin and cello, and once the orchestra gets going, melodic fragments are tossed about, and the music becomes brilliant, colorful and extroverted, along with changes in mood and unexpected changes of meter. The movement ends with another pair of cadenzas, the orchestra following up with a very cheeky and clever conclusion.

The slow movement is clearly the emotional heart of the concerto, and shows Previn’s gift for beautiful melodic writing and lush orchestration.

It begins with an extended passage for the two soloists, and along the way features a soaring melody for the strings, a big statement from the brass, and some lovely writing for the winds before ending very sweetly. The last movement is very unbuttoned and witty, with passages that are somewhat jazzy and syncopated, and like the first movement, has frequent changes of meter. At times the music has echoes of Copland and Bernstein along with snappy interjections from the percussion and brass sections. Toward the end the music unexpectedly slows down and becomes rather sentimental, but then resumes its energetic tone and ends on a strong chord played by everyone.

These performances of the Double Concerto are a DSO premiere.

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Symphony No. 4 in E-flat Major ANTON BRUCKNER

B. September 4, 1824 in Ansfelden, Austria D. October 11, 1896 in Vienna, Austria SCORED FOR 2 FLUTES, 2 OBOES, 2 CLARINETS, 2 BASSOONS, 4 HORNS, 3 TRUMPETS, 3 TROMBONES, TUBA, TIMPANI AND STRINGS. (APPROX. 62 MINUTES)

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y general consensus, Bruckner was the most important composer of symphonies in the last half of the 19th century. His symphonies contain some of the most radical and forward-thinking harmonies of the late 19th century, and these symphonies reveal an almost perfect amalgam of Wagnerian Romanticism and Classical forms. He also possessed one of the most complex personalities in music history: he was a devout Catholic, and there are numerous stories about his simple beliefs. It is no accident that his symphonies have frequently been compared to cathedrals because of their scope and grandeur and their search for the sublime. As an organist he was familiar with changes in stops or manuals, which created terraced effects in volume and color, and this sound greatly influenced his orchestral style. These monolithic blocks of sound are often separated by moments of complete silence — which were harshly criticized in his day — but this was an essential feature of his symphonic technique, and probably stems from his experience as a superb improviser at the organ, when, in very resonant churches or cathedrals, there is a tendency to pause after powerful climaxes to give the vibrations time to clear before continuing. He spent the first 44 years of his life in the small town where he was born, then moved to Vienna, the capital of the musical world, to become a professor

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of harmony and counterpoint at the prestigious Vienna Conservatory, where he also had a number of organ pupils. He ultimately joined the faculty of the University of Vienna. In spite of a general lack of support and his own insecurities, Bruckner developed into a hard working and dedicated writer of symphonies during his first years in the Austrian capital — recognition came much later.

One of the unfortunate by-products of Bruckner’s insecurities was an almost pathological need to keep revising his compositions in a quest for perfection. The Fourth Symphony is a perfect example of this. He began writing the symphony in the fall of 1873, finishing this first version the following November. In 1878 he revised the work extensively, tightening up the first two movements, substantially re-working the finale, and replacing the original Scherzo with a completely new movement, the one called the “Hunting Scherzo.” Soon after finishing this new version in June 1880, he again tackled the finale, subjecting it to another thorough overhaul. This “second” version, using the first three movements of 1878 plus the last movement of 1880, was given its first performance in Vienna in February of 1881, with the Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Hans Richter. It was a tremendous success. After the 1881 premiere Bruckner tried unsuccessfully to get the symphony published, and because of this disappointment he embarked on yet another revision, in which he was assisted by no less than three of his well-meaning pupils, changing the orchestration in many areas and shortening the Andante.

This “third” version was eventually published in 1889, but seems to have included a number of unauthorized changes by those pupils. To further confuse this situation, Bruckner dso.org

apparently sent an early manuscript to conductor Anton Seidl in New York to see if it could be published there, but that version was not discovered until after the Second World War! This was the only one of Bruckner’s symphonies to which he gave any kind of a nickname or sub title, although the “Romantic” designation has frequently been misunderstood.

The Romanticism referred to here is one that was prevalent in early 19thcentury German literature, reflecting a love of unspoiled nature along with a yearning for a former, simpler life.

Other scholars have tried to show that, by using this term, he was alluding to medieval culture, a poem or song dealing with love, historical events or some epic legend. Each movement of this symphony has features that are unmistakably Brucknerian, beginning with the first movement which, as in most of his symphonies, begins

with a soft tremolando in the strings, over which the horns introduce the first theme. The second movement is akin to a solemn funeral march with chorale-like sections, reminding us that the man was a superb organist noted for his improvisations. The Scherzo, with its hunting horn motifs, is a classic example of how Bruckner treats the orchestra in massive blocks of sound, and the Finale brings in quotes of themes from the preceding movements. Although Bruckner is noted for the large size of his orchestral forces, this Fourth Symphony is an exception: his orchestra here is much closer to that of Beethoven’s, with the only addition being that of the tuba.

The DSO last performed Bruckner’s fourth symphony in April 2006 with Lawrence Renes conducting.

The DSO premiere took place in October 1963 at Ford Auditorium with Eugen Jochum conducting.

Funder Spotlight

MICHIGAN COUNCIL FOR ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS The Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA) strengthens arts and culture by increasing its visibility, broadening cultural understanding, supporting arts education and encouraging new, creative and innovative works of art.

The mission of the MCACA is to encourage, initiate and facilitate an enriched artistic, cultural and creative environment in Michigan. As the state’s lead agency charged with developing arts and culture policy and grant-making, MCACA recognizes the need for, and seeks out, a wide variety of public and private sector partners to help fulfill this mission.

The MCACA has been a supporter of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for many years, awarding the organization annual grants in recognition of the artistic excellence of DSO’s programs and its impact throughout the community. These grants are awarded through the MCACA peer review process, in which each application is reviewed and recommended by a panel of industry professionals throughout the state. The DSO was one of 65 organizations within Wayne County that received a grant this year.

The DSO thanks the people of Michigan for their support through the MCACA, a division of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.

For more information about the MCACA, please visit michiganbusiness.org/arts. dso.org

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EDUCATION DSO Takes Virtual Field Trip Free Classroom Edition Webcast Returns to Schools This May

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his past November, the DSO took nearly 45,000 students nationwide on an “American Adventure,” a musical journey across the US with curricular ties that emphasized history, technology and language arts.

For the first time, students experienced the launch of Classroom Edition, an educational expansion of the Live from Orchestra Hall free HD webcast series.

Classroom Edition returns May 14 with “Musical Tales” to teach students the many ways music can be used to tell a story. The DSO will be joined onstage by host Damon Gupton, DSO Assistant Conductor Michelle Merrill, ballerinas from the Ballet Americana Company and baritone Michael Miller performing selections from Rossini’s Barber of Seville, John Williams’ Children’s Suite from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and more.

In the fall, nearly 70 Detroit schools tuned in to Classroom Edition, including all of Detroit Public Schools’ K-8 classes, a total of more than 30,000 students, many of whom would not otherwise be able to see the performance because of transportation issues. An additional 172 schools throughout the country also participated.

Classroom Edition builds on the legacy of the DSO’s popular Educational Concert Series (ECS), which for years has exposed area youth to orchestral performances, in both historic Orchestra Hall and the community. Now, with the development of this groundbreaking educational tool, select ECS performances each season will be adapted to provide an engaging classroom experience, complete with an interactive lesson plan archive aligned with national music education curriculum standards.

Streaming at dso.org/classroom or through the DSO to Go mobile app, Classroom Edition is available to global audiences for live viewing.

The Classroom Edition series is made possible by the support of the Mandell and Madeleine Berman Foundation.

Purchase or renew your 2015-16 Classical, Pops, Family & Jazz Subscriptions!

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MAXIMIZE YOUR EXPERIENCE Priority Service for our Members Subscribers and donors who make a gift of $1,000 or more annually receive priority assistance. Just visit the Member Center on the second floor of the Max M. Fisher Atrium for help with tickets, exchanges, donations, or any other DSO needs.

Herman and Sharon Frankel Donor Lounge Governing Members who make a gift of $3,000 or more annually enjoy complimentary beverages, appetizers, and desserts in the Donor Lounge, open an hour and a half prior to each concert through to the end of intermission. For more information on becoming a Governing Member contact Cassie Brenske at 313.576.5460 or cbrenske@dso.org.

Dine at the DSO Located on the second floor of Orchestra Hall, Paradise Lounge will be open prior to most concerts featuring gourmet dinners, decadent desserts, classic cocktails, small production wines, and craft beers.

Bars will be available throughout the Max M. Fisher Music Center prior to concerts and during intermission. For your convenience, you may place your beverage orders pre-concert and your drink will be waiting for you at intermission.

Parking, Security, and Lost & Found During M-1 construction, valet parking is available for most concerts for only $12 with vehicle drop-off and pick-up on Parsons Street near the corner of Woodward Avenue. Donor valet and pick-up, (patrons who give $7,500+), is available at the stage door behind the Max M. Fisher Music Center.

Parking is available for $7 in the Orchestra Place Parking Structure located on Parsons Street, with overflow in a nearby DSO lot. Handicap parking is also available. Other parking options include Woodward Gardens on Woodward Avenue near Alexandrine Street and Wayne State University Parking near Whole Foods on John R Street.

The DSO offers shuttle bus service to Coffee Concerts from select locations for $12. Please call 313.576.5130 for information.

When purchasing tickets at the Box Office, DSO offers patrons one hour of free parking in the Orchestra Place Parking Structure during daytime box office hours. Lost & Found is located at the security desk by the stage entrance. They can be contacted at 313.576.5199.

Accessibility Parking is available in the Orchestra Place Parking Structure for patrons with applicable permits. There are elevators, barrier-free restrooms and accessible seating in all areas of the Max M. Fisher Music Center. Security personnel are available at the entrances to help patrons requiring extra assistance in and out of vehicles. Hearing assistance devices are also available. Please see the House Manager or any usher for additional assistance.

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A Smoke-Free Environment The DSO is pleased to offer a smoke-free environment at the Max M. Fisher Music Center. Patrons who wish to smoke must do so outside the building.

This policy also applies to electronic smoking devices such as e-cigarettes and personal vaporizers. An outdoor patio is also available on the second level of the Atrium Lobby.

House and Seating Policies All patrons must have a ticket to attend concerts at the Max M. Fisher Music Center, including children.

The Max M. Fisher Music Center opens two hours prior to most DSO concerts. Most classical concerts feature free pre-concert talks or performances in Orchestra Hall for all ticket holders.

The DSO makes every attempt to begin concerts on time. In deference to the comfort and listening pleasure of the audience, latecomers will be seated at an appropriate pause in the music at the discretion of the house staff. Patrons who leave the hall before or during a work will be reseated after the work is completed. Latecomers will be able to watch the performance on closed circuit television in the Atrium Lobby.

Please turn off cell phones, alarms, and other electronic devices. Patrons should speak to the House Manager to make special arrangements to receive emergency phone calls during a performance.

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Barbar a Van Dusen, Honorary Chair

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he 1887 Society is a tribute to the storied past of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and recognizes those among our patrons with unique DSO histories who have made a legacy commitment to our work.

Members receive recognition in each issue of Performance magazine and an annual society luncheon, as well as enjoying a special package of benefits throughout the DSO season.

If you have arranged for a legacy gift, or for more information on ways to do so, please contact Jessica Luther, Planned Giving Manager, at 313.576.5052.

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors is pleased to honor the 1887 Society.

These patrons, friends and subscribers have named the Orchestra in their estate plans.

Ms. Doris Adler Dr. & Mrs. William C. Albert Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Allesee Dr. Lourdes A. Andaya Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Applebaum Dr. Augustin & Nancy Arbulu Ms. Sharon Backstrom Sally & Donald Baker Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel Mr. & Mrs. Mandell L. Berman Mrs. John G. Bielawski† Mrs. Betty Blair Robert T. Bomier Gwen & Richard Bowlby Mr. Harry G. Bowles† William & Julia Bugera Dr. & Mrs. Victor J. Cervenak Eleanor A. Christie Ms. Mary Christner Lois & Avern Cohn Mrs. RoseAnn Comstock Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Cook Dorothy M. Craig Mr. & Mrs. John Cruikshank Ms. Leslie C. Devereaux Mr. John Diebel Mr. Roger Dye & Ms. Jeanne A. Bakale Ms. Bette J. Dyer Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Eidson Marianne T. Endicott Mr. & Mrs. Stephan† Sharf Ms. Dorothy Fisher Mrs. Marjorie S. Fisher Mr. Emory Ford, Jr.† Dr. Saul & Mrs. Helen Forman Barbara Frankel & Ron Michalak Herman & Sharon Frankel Mrs. Rema Frankel† Jane French Dr. Byron P. & Marilyn Georgeson Mr. Joseph & Mrs. Lois Gilmore Ruth & Al Glancy dso.org

† Deceased

Donna & Eugene Hartwig Dr. & Mrs. Gerhardt Hein Ms. Nancy B. Henk Mr. & Mrs. Thomas N. Hitchman Mrs. Patricia Hobar† Mr. & Mrs. Richard N. Holloway Paul M. Huxley & Cynthia Pasky David & Sheri Jaffa Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Jeffs II Richard & Involut Jessup Lenard & Connie Johnston Ms. Carol Johnston Carol M. Jonson Drs. Anthony & Joyce Kales Faye & Austin Kanter Norb+ & Carole Keller Dr. Mark & Mrs. Gail Kelley June K. Kendall Dimitri+ & Suzanne Kosacheff Mr. & Mrs. Arthur J. Krolikowski Mary Clippert LaMont Mrs. Bonnie Larson Ann C. Lawson Mr. Phillip Leon† Allan S. Leonard Dr. Melvin A. Lester Harold Lundquist & Elizabeth Brockhaus Lundquist Mr. & Mrs. Eric C. Lundquist Roberta Maki Eileen & Ralph Mandarino Mr. Glenn Maxwell Mr. Leonard Mazerov Rhoda A. Milgrim John & Marcia Miller Jerald A. & Marilyn H. Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. L. William† Moll Craig & Shari Morgan Beverley Anne Pack Mr. Dale J. Pangonis Ms. Mary W. Parker Sophie Pearlstein Helen & Wesley Pelling

Dr. William F. Pickard Mrs. Bernard E. Pincus Ms. Christina Pitts Mrs. Robert Plummer Mr. & Mrs. P. T. Ponta Ms. Linda Rankin & Mr. Daniel Graschuck Mr. & Mrs. Douglas J. Rasmussen Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd E. Reuss Barbara Gage Rex Ms. Marianne Reye Katherine D. Rines Bernard & Eleanor Robertson Ms. Barbara Robins Jack & Aviva Robinson Dr. Margaret Ryan Mr. & Mrs. Donald & Janet Schenk Mr. Donald Schultz † Stephanie & Fred Secrest Ms. Marla Shelton Ms. June Siebert Mr. & Mrs. Walter Stuecken Mr. & Mrs. Alexander C. Suczek Alice & Paul Tomboulian Mr. David Patria & Ms. Barbara Underwood Mrs. Richard C. Van Dusen Mr. & Mrs. Melvin VanderBrug Mr. & Mrs. George C. Vincent Mr. & Mrs. Keith C. Weber Mr. Herman Weinreich John & Joanne Werner Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Wilhelm Mr. Michel Williams Ms. Nancy S. Williams† Mr. Robert S. Williams Ms. Barbara Wojtas Ms. Treva Womble Elizabeth B. Work Dr. & Mrs. Clyde Wu Ms. Andrea L. Wulf Mr. Milton Zussman

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The Annual Fund

Gifts received between September 1, 2013 and January 31, 2015 Being a Community-Supported Orchestra means you can play your part through frequent ticket purchases and generous annual donations. Your tax-deductible Annual Fund donation is an investment in the wonderful music at Orchestra Hall, around the neighborhoods, and across the community. This honor roll celebrates those generous donors who made a gift of $1,500 or more to the DSO Annual Fund Campaign. If you have a question about this roster, or to make a donation, please contact 313.576.5114 or dso.org/donate.

The Gabrilowitsch Society honors individuals who support us most generously at the $10,000 level and above.

Janet and Norm Ankers, chairs

Giving of $250,000 and more Mandell & Madeleine Berman Foundation Julie & Peter Cummings Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation

Ruth & Al Glancy Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Frankel Mr. & Mrs. James B. Nicholson Mrs. Richard C. Van Dusen

Mrs. Marjorie S. Fisher Giving of $100,000 and more Marvin & Betty Danto Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Wm. Fisher Emory M. Ford, Jr.† Endowment

Mr. & Mrs. Morton E. Harris Mrs. Bonnie Larson Mrs. Sophie Pearlstein The Polk Family

Giving of $50,000 and more

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Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Alonzo

Ms. Leslie Devereaux

Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel

Linda Dresner & Ed Levy, Jr.

Mrs. Cecilia Benner

Ms. Deborah Miesel

Penny & Harold Blumenstein

Bernard & Eleanor Robertson

Mrs. RoseAnn Comstock

Dr. & Mrs. Clyde Wu

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† Deceased

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Giving of $25,000 and more Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Applebaum Mr. & Mrs. John A. Boll, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Brodie Mr. Gary Cone & Ms. Aimée Cowher Mr. & Mrs. Raymond M. Cracchiolo Mrs. Kathryn L. Fife Mr. & Mrs. David Fischer Sidney & Madeline Forbes Barbara Frankel & Ronald Michalak Herman & Sharon Frankel Mr. & Mrs. Ralph J. Gerson

Mr. Daniel Lewis Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Bruce D. Peterson Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd E. Reuss Mr. & Mrs. Alan E. Schwartz & Mrs. Jean Shapero Mr. & Mrs. Larry Sherman Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Simon Mr. James G. Vella Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Zlotoff

Giving of $10,000 and more Daniel & Rose Angelucci Mr. & Mrs. Norman Ankers Mr. Chuck Becker Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Bluestein Mr. & Mrs. Jim Bonahoom Gwen & Richard Bowlby Michael & Geraldine Buckles Lois & Avern Cohn Margie Dunn & Mark Davidoff Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. DeVore Marianne Endicott Jim & Margo Farber Dr. Marjorie M. Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Fogleman Mr. & Mrs. Edsel B. Ford II Dr. Saul & Mrs. Helen Forman Dale & Bruce Frankel Ms. Carol A. Friend & Mr. Mark T. Kilbourn Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Gargaro, Jr. Dorothy & Byron † Gerson Mrs. Gale Girolami Mary Ann & Robert Gorlin Dr. & Mrs. Herman Gray, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James Grosfeld Dr. Gloria Heppner Ms. Doreen Hermelin Mr. & Mrs. Norman H. Hofley Lauri & Paul¥ Hogle Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Horwitz Richard H. & Carola Huttenlocher Mr. Sharad P. Jain Chacona W. Johnson Faye & Austin Kanter Mr. & Mrs. Norman D. Katz dso.org

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Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Keegan Mr. David Lebenbom † Marguerite & David Lentz Mr. & Mrs. Ralph LeRoy Jr Dr. Melvin A. Lester Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Lester Bud & Nancy Liebler Michael & Laura Marcero David & Valerie McCammon Dr. Robert & Dr. Mary Mobley Cyril Moscow Geoffrey S. Nathan & Margaret E. Winters David R. & Sylvia Nelson Jim & Mary Beth Nicholson Mariam C. Noland & James A. Kelly Mrs. Jo Elyn Nyman Anne Parsons¥ & Donald Dietz Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Partrich Mr. Charles Peters Dr. William F. Pickard Ms. Ruth Rattner Jack & Aviva Robinson Martie & Bob Sachs Dr. Mark & Peggy Saffer Marjorie & Saul Saulson Mark & Lois Shaevsky Abbe & David Sherbin Richard Sonenklar & Gregory Haynes Dr. Doris Tong & Dr. Teck M. Soo Mr. Robert VanWalleghem Arthur & Trudy Weiss Mr. & Mrs. John Whitecar Mr. & Mrs. R. Jamison Williams

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Giving of $5,000 and more Richard & Jiehan Alonzo Drs. John & Janice Bernick Mr. & Mrs. Gary L. Cowger Deborah & Stephen D’Arcy Fund Jerry P. & Maureen T. D’Avanzo Joanne Danto & Arnold Weingarden Beck Demery Mr. & Mrs. John M. Erb Ron Fischer¥ & Kyoko Kashiwagi Mr. & Mrs. Alfred J. Fisher, III Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Fisher Ms. Mary D. Fisher Mr. Michael J. Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Steven Fishman Mr. David Fleitz Allan D. Gilmour & Eric C. Jirgens Dr. Kenneth & Roslyne Gitlin Dr. Robert T. Goldman Goodman Family Charitable Trust Dr. Allen Goodman & Dr. Janet Hankin

Mr. & Mrs. James A. Green Mr. Lee V. Hart & Mr. Charles L. Dunlap Ms. Nancy Henk Mr. Eric J. Hespenheide & Ms. Judith V. Hicks Mr. & Mrs. A. E. Igleheart Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Jessup Lenard & Connie Johnston Michael E. Smerza & Nancy Keppelman Mr. Patrick J. Kerzic & Stephanie Germack Kerzic Dr. David & Elizabeth Kessel Mrs. Frances King Mr. & Mrs. Harold Kulish The Locniskar Group Ms. Florine Mark Alexander & Evelyn McKeen Patricia A. & Patrick G. McKeever Susanne O. McMillan John & Marcia Miller Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Craig R. Morgan Mr. & Ms. Xavier Mosquet Mr. Joseph Mullany

Mr. & Mrs. Albert T. Nelson, Jr. Patricia & Henry Nickol Mr. & Mrs. David E. Nims Mr & Mrs. Arthur T. O’Reilly Mr. & Mrs. Roger S. Penske Mrs. Bernard E. Pincus Mrs. Helen F. Pippin Dr. Glenda D. Price Dr. & Mrs. John Roberts Mrs. Lois J. Ryan Elaine & Michael Serling Mr. & Mrs. Leonard W. Smith John J. Solecki Renate & Richard Soulen Mr. & Mrs. John Stroh III David Usher Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan T. Walton Gary L. Wasserman S. Evan & Gwen Weiner Dr. & Mrs. Ned Winkelman David & Bernadine Wu Ms. June Wu Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. Wurtz Dr. & Mrs. Seymour Ziegelman Milton & Lois Zussman

Giving of $2,500 and more Howard Abrams & Nina Dodge Abrams Joshua & Judith Adler Dr. Roger & Rosette Ajluni Ann G. Aliber Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Anthony Dr. & Mrs. Ali-Reza R. Armin Mr. David Assemany & Mr. Jeffery Zook¥ Mr. & Mrs. John Axe Ms. Sharon Backstrom Ms. Ruth Baidas Nora Lee & Guy Barron Mr. Mark Bartnik & Ms. Sandra J. Collins Mr. J. Addison Bartush David & Kay Basler Mr. & Mrs. Martin S. Baum Mary Beattie Mr. & Mrs. Richard Beaubien Ms. Margaret Beck Mrs. Harriett Berg George & Joyce Blum Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Bluth Dr. & Mrs. Jason H. Bodzin 38

Dr. & Mrs. Rudrick E. Boucher Don & Marilyn Bowerman Mr. Anthony F. Brinkman Mr. Scott Brooks Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Buchanan Mr. H. William Burdett, Jr. Dr. Carol S. Chadwick & Mr. H. Taylor Burleson Julie Byczynski¥ & Angus Gray Philip & Carol Campbell Dr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Carson Mr. Daniel Clancy & Mr. Jack Perlmutter † Gloria & Fred Clark Dr. Thomas Clark & Annette Clark Jack, Evelyn & Richard Cole Family Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Charles G. Colombo Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Cook Dr. & Mrs. Ivan Louis Cotman Thomas & Melissa Cragg Mrs. Barbara Cunningham Suzanne Dalton & Clyde Foles Dr. Joseph D. Daniel &

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Mr. Alfredo Silvestre Barbara A. David Lillian & Walter Dean Mr. Kevin S. Dennis & Mr. Jeremy J. Zeltzer Adel & Walter Dissett Mr. & Mrs. Mark Domin Christopher & Pamela Donato Eugene & Elaine Driker Paul† & Peggy Dufault Mr. Michael J. Dul Mr. & Mrs. Robert Dunn Mr. Roger Dye & Ms. Jeanne A. Bakale Edwin & Rosemarie Dyer Dr. Leo & Mrs. Mira Eisenberg Dr. & Mrs. A. Bradley Eisenbrey Sanford Hansell & Dr. Raina Ernstoff Mary Sue & Paul Ewing Mr. David Faulkner Mr. & Mrs. Anthony C. Fielek Mr. & Mrs. Daniel E. FrohardtLane Lynn & Bharat Gandhi † Deceased

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Drs. Lynda & Conrad Giles Dr. & Mrs. Theodore Golden Mr. Nathaniel Good Mr. Jason Gourley & Mrs. Rebekah Page-Gourley Dr. & Mrs. Steven Grekin Mr. Jeffrey Groehn Alice Berberian Haidostian Mr. Kenneth Hale Robert & Elizabeth Hamel Randall L. & Nancy Caine Harbour Mrs. Betty J Harrell Scott Harrison¥ & Angela Detlor Cheryl A. Harvey Dr. & Mrs. Gerhardt Hein Mr. & Mrs. Demar W. Helzer Mr. & Mrs. Ross Herron Mr. Michael E. Hinsky & Tyrus N. Curtis

Dr. Deanna & Mr. David B. Holtzman Jack & Anne Hommes Ms. Barbara Honner Mr. Matthew Howell & Mrs. Julie Wagner Mr. F. Robert Hozian Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Hudson, Jr. Julius & Cynthia Huebner Foundation Nicki ¥ & Brian Inman Ira & Brenda Jaffe Mr. John S. Johns Mr. George Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Jonna Mrs. Ellen D. Kahn Betsy & Joel Kellman Martin & Cis Maisel Kellman The Stephanie & Frederic Keywell Family Fund

Mr. & Mrs. Russell King Mr. & Mrs. William P. Kingsley Thomas & Linda Klein Ms. Margot Kohler Dr. Harry & Katherine Kotsis Robert C. & Margaret A. Kotz Mr. & Mrs. James A. Kurz David & Maria Kuziemko Mr. Dennis & Michele La Porte Joyce LaBan Dr. Raymond Landes & Dr. Melissa McBrien-Landes Drs. Lisa & Scott Langenburg Ms. Sandra Lapadot Ms. Anne T. Larin Dolores & Paul Lavins Mr. Henry P. Lee Allan S. Leonard Max Lepler & Rex L. Dotson

Distinguished Donor Spotlight MONA AND RICHARD L. ALONZO

After Mona and Richard Alonzo arrived in the suburbs of Detroit in 1968, they became subscribers to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, making frequent trips to Detroit.

The DSO is proud to celebrate the longstanding support of Gabrilowitsch Society members Richard and Mona Alonzo, as well as their son Richard Alonzo and his wife Jiehan, now Governing Members and strong supporters of the DSO in their own right.

“The important thing to us is to encourage people to go to the hall to hear the exceptional music, which is what really matters. Get them attending. The effort the DSO is putting forth to expose young people is really positive for the future of the orchestra, and we truly feel that the orchestra has been rejuvenated over the past three seasons.”

A family tradition, Mona, Dick, Jiehan and Richard, all subscribe to the Saturday Classical Series. They are thrilled with the changes happening in Midtown and the surrounding area and only see growth in Detroit’s future.

“We want the DSO to thrive, for the sake of the city,” they said. “We support it so that it can continue to grow and exist for all generations. Our support is an investment in Detroit.”

The DSO is grateful for the Alonzo family’s dedication to the music and their motivation to inspire all generations to not only attend concerts, but also to support the overall mission of this organization and to deliver unsurpassed musical experiences that embrace and inspire individuals, families and the communities. dso.org

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Mr. & Mrs. John D. Lewis Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Lile Daniel & Linda¥ Lutz Mr. Robert A. Lutz Mrs. Sandra MacLeod Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Manke, Jr. Mervyn & Elaine Manning Mr. & Mrs. David S. Maquera Esq Maureen & Mauri Marshall Dr. & Mrs. Peter M. McCann Ms. LeAnne McCorry Mr. & Mrs. Alonzo McDonald Dr. & Mrs. Donald A. Meier Dr. & Mrs. David Mendelson Mrs. Thomas Meyer Thomas & Judith Mich Mr. Louis Milgrom Mr. & Mrs. Leonard G. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Modell Dr. Susan & Mr. Stephen¥ Molina Eugene & Sheila Mondry Foundation Ms. Florence Morris Mr. Frederick Morsches Dr. Stephen & Dr. Barbara Munk Joy & Allan Nachman Ed & Judie Narens Joanna P. Morse & Arthur A. Nitzsche Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Nycek Dr. & Mrs. Dongwhan Oh Mr. & Mrs. Joshua Opperer David† & Andrea Page Mr. Randall Pappal Mrs. Margot Parker Mr. & Mrs. Kris Pfaehler Dr. Klaudia Plawny-Lebenbom Mr. & Mrs. Jack Pokrzywa Mr. & Mrs. William Powers Mrs. Susan Priester Reimer Priester

Mr. Ronald Puchalski Ms. Michele Rambour Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rappleye Mr. Richard Rapson Drs. Stuart & Hilary Ratner Drs. Yaddanapudi Ravindranath & Kanta Bhambhani Carol & Foster Redding Mr. & Mrs. Dave Redfield Mr. & Mrs. Gerrit Reepmeyer Dr. Claude & Mrs. Sandra Reitelman Mr. Jason Remisoski Denise Reske Barbara Gage Rex Mrs. Ann C. Rohr Seth & Laura Romine Dr. Erik Rönmark¥ & Mrs. Adrienne Rönmark¥ Norman† & Dulcie Rosenfeld Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Rosowski Mr. R. Desmond Rowan Jane & Curt Russell Mr. & Mrs. James P. Ryan Dr. Hershel Sandberg Ms. Martha A. Scharchburg & Mr. Bruce Beyer Dr. Sandy Koltonow & Dr. Mary Schlaff David & Carol Schoch Mr. & Mrs. Alan S. Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. Kingsley G. Sears Mr. & Mrs. Fred Secrest Mr. Merton J. & Beverly Segal Mr. Igal Shaham Mrs. Jean Shapero Ms. Cynthia Shaw Mr. & Mrs. James H. Sherman Dr. Les & Mrs. Ellen Siegel Coco & Robert Siewert William & Cherie Sirois William H. & Patricia M. Smith

Mr. Michael J. Smith & Mrs. Mary C. Williams Mr. & Mrs. S. Kinnie Smith, Jr. Dr. Gregory Stephens Mr. & Mrs. C. F. Stimpson Dr. Mack Stirling Dr. & Mrs. Charles D. Stocking Mr. & Mrs. Ray Stone Mrs. Kathleen Straus & Mr. Walter Shapero Stephen & Phyllis Strome Dorothy I. Tarpinian Shelley & Joel Tauber Dr. & Mrs. Howard Terebelo Alice & Paul Tomboulian Mr. & Mrs. Michael Torakis Mark & Janice Uhlig Dr. Vainutis Vaitkevicius Amanda Van Dusen & Curtis Blessing Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Van Dusen Mr. & Mrs. George C. Vincent Mr. & Mrs. William Waak Dr. & Mrs. Ronald W. Wadle Mr. & Mrs. Edward Wagner Mr. Michael A. Walch & Ms. Joyce Keller Mr. Herman W. Weinreich Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Weisberg Ambassador & Mrs. Ronald N. Weiser Janis & William Wetsman/The Wetsman Foundation Beverly & Barry Williams Dr. M. Roy & Jacqueline Wilson Rissa & Sheldon Winkelman Mr. Jonathan Wolman & Mrs. Deborah Lamm Mr. Warren G. Wood Mrs. Judith G. Yaker The Yousif Family Mr. & Mrs. Alan Zekelman

Giving of $1,500 and more Mr. & Mrs. Ismael Ahmed Dr. Edward Alpert Dr. & Mrs. Gary S. Assarian John & Carol Aubrey Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Aviv Drs. Richard & Helena Balon Mr. John Barbes Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A. Berner Linda & Maurice S. Binkow Ms. Jane Bolender Mr. & Mrs. J. Bora Ms. Nadia Boreiko Ms. Julie Borman

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Mrs. Ethel Brandt Mr. Paul Brandt/P&B Building Co. Mr. & Mrs. Stephen A. Bromberg Ms. Evelyn Burton Steve & Geri Carlson Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Carr Mr. David Carroll Ronald & Lynda Charfoos Mr. Fred J. Chynchuk Dr. & Mrs. Richard H. Cohan Mr. & Mrs. Brian G. Connors Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Cracchiolo

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Mr. & Mrs. Alfred J. Darold Gordon & Elaine Didier Mr. & Mrs. Henry Eckfeld Mr. & Mrs. Howard O. Emorey Marjory & Donald Epstein Stephen Ewing Mr. Samuel Frank Ms. Marilyn R. Galloway Mrs. Janet M. Garrett Mr. & Mrs. Joe & Lois Gilmore Andrew Glassberg & Barbara Martin Dr. Linda Golumbia † Deceased

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Dr. & Mrs. Paul Goodman Mr. & Mrs. Luke Ponder Dr. & Mrs. Joe L. Greene Mr. Donald Guertin Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hage Mr. & Mrs. Michael Harding Donna & Eugene Hartwig Mr. & Mrs. Howard Heicklen Jeremiah¥ & Brooke Hess Ms. Elizabeth Ingraham Ms. Nadine Jakobowski Mr. & Mrs. Randel Jamerson Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Janovsky Mr. Paul Joliat Jean Kegler June K. Kendall Ms. Ida King Mr. James Kirby Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Kleiman Mr. & Mrs. Thomas N. Klimko Mr. & Mrs. Victor Kochajda/Teal Electric Co. Miss Kathryn Korns Mr. James Kors & Ms. Victoria King¥ Mr. & Mrs. Kosch

Martin & Karen Koss Barbara & Michael Kratchman Richard & Sally Krugel Mr. Michael Kuhne Dr. Arnold Kummerow Mr. John Kunz Mr. & Mrs. Robert LaBelle Mr. Lawrence Larson Mr. Charles Letts Drs. Donald & Diane Levine Jeffrey & Marsha Miro Dr. Amit & Dr. Meeta Mohindra Dr. Van C. Momon, Jr. & Dr. Pamela Berry Ms. Sascha Montross Mr. & Mrs. Scott Monty Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey W. Newcomb Mrs. Ruth Nix Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Norling In Memory of Joan C. O’Brien Mr. & Mrs. Robert Parys Noel & Patricia Peterson Charlene & Michael Prysak Mrs. Hope Raymond Mr. & Mrs. Gerald F. Ross

Mr. & Mrs. Hugh C. Ross Mr. & Mrs. George Roumell Mr. David & Mrs. Terese Ireland Salisbury Mr. Wayne Sherman Mr. Lawrence Shoffner Marci & Marv Shulman Mrs. Fredrick M. Sibley Ted & Mary Ann Simon Mr. Mark Sims & Ms. Elaine Fieldman Dr. & Mrs. Robert Sokol Mr. & Mrs. Andreas H. Steglich Dr. & Mrs. Choichi Sugawa Mr. & Mrs. James W. Throop Mr. & Mrs. John P. Tierney Barbara & Stuart Trager Dr. John Tu Dr. Stanley Waldon Mr. Patrick Webster Ms. Janet Weir Max & Mary Wisgerhof Drs. William & Prudentia Worth Mr. Richard D. Zimmerman Frank & Ruth Zinn Barbara Zitzewitz

Blockbuster Fund

Gifts received September 1, 2013 to January 31, 2015 Gifts to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Blockbuster Fund support those exceptional projects, partnerships and performances that boldly advance the DSO’s mission “to be a leader in the world of classical music, embracing and inspiring individuals, families and communities through unsurpassed musical experiences.” Blockbuster gifts fund defining initiatives that are outside the annual budget such as touring, Live from Orchestra Hall webcasts, certain community engagement and education partnerships, and capital and technology infrastructure.

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Abbott Mr. Teddy Abrams All Seasons West Bloomfield American Jewelry & Loan Mr. Jeffrey Antaya Baldwin Public Library Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel Bloomfield Township Public Library Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Brodie Cabaret (313) Children’s Hospital of Michigan Clark Hill P.L.C. Mr. & Mrs. Peter D. Cummings Dr. Joseph D. Daniel & Mr. Alfredo Silvestre Mr. Alex DeCamp Deloitte Detroit 300 Conservancy DTE Energy Foundation Jim & Margo Farber dso.org

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Mrs. Marjorie S. Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Wm. Fisher Sidney & Madeline Forbes Ford Motor Company Barbara Frankel & Ronald Michalak Mr. & Mrs. Herman H. Frankel Mr. & Mrs. Morton E. Harris Hartford Memorial Baptist Church Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP Mr. Michael Jalving John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Mrs. Bonnie Larson League of American Orchestras Lee Hecht Harrison Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Lester McGregor Fund Michigan Municipal League Ms. Deborah Miesel

Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Miller Momentum Worldwide Geoffrey S. Nathan & Margaret E. Winters New Music USA Mr. & Mrs. George Nyman Olympia Entertainment Phillip & Elizabeth Filmer Memorial Charitable Trust Mr. Reimer Priester Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Sachs Mr. & Mrs. Alan S. Schwartz Mr. Marc A. Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. Larry Sherman Ms. Margaret Smith Trinity Senior Living Communities Mr. & Mrs. George C. Vincent Mr. Gary L. Wasserman WDET

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Corporate Partners $500,000 and more

Jim Nicholson

CEO, PVS Chemicals

$200,000 and more

Gerard M. Anderson

President, Chairman and CEO, DTE Energy Corporation

Faye Nelson President, DTE Energy Foundation

Mark Fields

James Vella

President & CEO, President, Ford Motor Company Fund Ford Motor Company

Mary Barra

Chairman and CEO General Motors Corporation

Vivian Pickard President General Motors Foundation

$100,000 and more

Keith J. Allmann

President and CEO, MASCO Corporation

$50,000 and more Target Corporation

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Melonie Colaianne

President, MASCO Corporation Foundation

$20,000 and more

American House Senior Living Communities Amerisure Insurance Global Automotive Alliance Greektown Casino Macy’s MGM Grand Detroit Casino Rock Ventures, LLC dso.org

$10,000 and more Butzel Long Delphi Foundation Dykema Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn, LLP Huron Consulting Group KPMG LLP Lear Corporation Oakwood Healthcare PNC Bank PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP REDICO St. John Providence Health System Talmer Bank and Trust Telemus Capital Partners, LLC University of Michigan Warner Norcross & Judd LLP Wolverine Packing Company

$5,000 and more BASF Corporation Contractors Steel Company Creative Benefit Solutions, LLC Denso International America, Inc. Flagstar Bank Midwest Medical Center One Detroit Center $1,000 and more The Aquarium Shop Avis Ford, Inc. Coffee Express Roasting Company CRStager Darling Bolt Company Delta Dental Plan of Michigan Dickinson Wright LLP Foley & Lardner LLP

Hotel St. Regis Huntington National Bank KlearSky Solutions, LLC Lakeside Ophthalmology Center Lambert, Edwards & Associates Madison Electric Company Meadowbrook Insurance Group Michigan First Credit Union Plante and Moran, PLLC PSLZ, LLP Save Our Symphony Schaerer Architextural Interiors Urban Science Applications

Support from Foundations and Organizations

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra acknowledges and honors the following foundations and organizations for their contributions to support the Orchestra’s performances, education programming, and other annual operations of the organization. This honor roll reflects both fulfillments of previous commitments and new gifts during the period beginning September 1, 2013 and January 31, 2015. We regret the omission of gifts received after this print deadline. $500,000 and more The William M. Davidson Foundation Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation Samuel & Jean Frankel Foundation $250,000 and more The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Detroit Symphony Orchestra Volunteer Council Hudson-Webber Foundation John S. and James L. Knight Foundation The Kresge Foundation McGregor Fund $100,000 and more Fred A. & Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation Ford Foundation National Endowment for the Arts

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$50,000 and more Matilda R. Wilson Fund Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs $25,000 and more Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation DeRoy Testamentary Foundation Eleanor & Edsel Ford Fund $10,000 and more Maxine and Stuart Frankel Foundation Alice Kales Hartwick Foundation Moroun Family Foundation Myron P. Leven Foundation Oliver Dewey Marcks Foundation Sage Foundation $5,000 and more Benson & Edith Ford Fund Henry Ford II Fund Herbert & Elsa Ponting Foundation

Marjorie & Maxwell Jospey Foundation Mary Thompson Foundation Young Woman’s Home Association $1,000 and more Charles M. Bauervic Foundation Clarence & Jack Himmel Fund Don & Dolly Smith Foundation Frank & Gertrude Dunlap Foundation James & Lynelle Holden Fund Japan Business Society of Detroit Foundation Ledgeways Charitable Trust Loraine & Melinese Reuter Foundation Louis & Nellie Sieg Foundation Ludwig Foundation Fund Meyer & Anna Prentis Family Foundation Samuel L. Westerman Foundation Sigmund & Sophie Rohlik Foundation Sills Foundation The Village Club

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Performance Volume XXIII • Spring 2015 2014–15 Season

Editor Gabrielle Poshadlo gposhadlo@dso.org 313.576.5194 Assistant Editor Asia Rapai arapai@dso.org DSO Administrative Offices Max M. Fisher Music Center 3711 Woodward Ave. Detroit, MI 48201 Phone: 313.576.5100 Fax: 313.576.5101 DSO Box Office: 313.576.5111 Box Office Fax: 313.576.5101 DSO Group Sales: 313.576.5130 Rental Info: 313.576.5050 Email: info@dso.org Web site: dso.org Subscribe to our e-newsletter via our website to receive updates and special offers. dso.org/performance Performance is published by the DSO and Echo Publications, Inc. — Echo Publications, Inc. 248.582.9690 echopublications.com Tom Putters, president tom@echopublications.com Toby Faber, advertising director To advertise in Performance, call 248.582.9690 or email info@echopublications.com — To report an emergency during a concert, call 313.576.5119. To make special arrangements to receive emergency phone calls during a concert, ask for the house manager.

Activities of the DSO are made possible in part with the support of the National Endowment for the Arts and the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs.

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Venture Fund

Gifts received September 1, 2013 to January 31, 2015 Gifts to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Venture Fund are contributions that support projects, partnerships and performances taking place in the current season. Venture gifts are generally onetime and non-renewable in nature and fund initiatives that are included in the annual budget such as DSO concerts, Civic Youth Ensembles, community engagement and partnerships, and DSO Presents and Paradise Jazz concert series.

Ms. Janet Allen Mrs. John G. Bielawski † Mr. Harry G. Bowles† Mr. Walter B. Bridgforth Hon. & Mrs. Avern Cohn Edsel & Eleanor Ford House Mrs. Rema Frankel † Mr. & Mrs. Herman H. Frankel Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Frankel Gail & Rice Productions Inc Mrs. Patricia Hobar † Jill Fox Revocable Trust Danialle & Peter Karmanos Mr. & Mrs. Eric B. Larson Mr. David Lebenbom † Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Ledoux Mr. Philip Leon † M Studio Music Shop, Inc. Marvin & Betty Danto Family Foundation Michael Willoughby & Associates Ms. Nihal Mouhidden † Mrs. Sophie Pearlstein Dr. William Pickard Ms. Ruth Rattner Mr. & Mrs. Stephan † Sharf Mr. & Mrs. Harold Silk Mr. Leonard Slatkin Mr. & Mrs. R. Jamison Williams

† Deceased

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Tribute Gifts

Gifts received between September 1, 2014 and end to January 31, 2015 Tribute Gifts to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra are made to honor accomplishments, celebrate occasions, and pay respect in memory or reflection. These gifts support current season projects, partnerships, and performances such as DSO concerts, education programs, free community concerts and family programing. For information about making a Tribute Gift, please call 313.576.5114 or visit dso.org/tribute.

In Memory of John Beceden Betty Beceden In Memory of George Bedrosian Dr. Augustin Arbulu Mr. Brian Einhorn

In Memory of Joan Flohr Mrs. Marjorie Deacon Mr. William Kohn James & Katharine Stasevich

In Memory of Bette Borin Mrs. Barbara Frankel & Mr. Ronald Michalak

In Memory of Eleanor Gamble Delta Dental Plan of Michigan Mark & Sandra Haasis Health Alliance Plan J.U.S.T. Foundation

In Memory of Irene M. Broner Mr. Will Broner

In Honor of James S. Garrett The LeVigne Family

In Honor of Caroline Coade Dr. & Mrs. George Coade

In Memory of Louis Geisling Mr. & Mrs. Lee G. Sobotka

In Memory of David Cocagne Ms. Geraldine Barlage

In Memory of Helen Gilbride Mrs. Sheila Book Mr. & Mrs. John H. Fildew Mr. & Mrs. John Nicholson

In Memory of Marvin Crawford, Sr. Mrs. Alice Haidostian Anne Parsons & Donald Dietz Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Maguire Eloise F. Tholen In Honor of Maureen & Jerry D’Avanzo Yale & Anna Levin In Honor of Avi Davidoff & Amanda Bunn Daniel & Linda Lutz In Memory of Ronald Davidoff Stanley & Judy Frankel In Honor of Phillip Wm. Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Tom Goldberg In Memory of Victor Donati Ms. Laurie Cardinale Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Donati Mrs. Jackie L. Fullenkamp Ms. Janet Hunt Mr. & Mrs. James A. Laugal Mr. & Mrs. Alexander McKeen Mrs. Julie Oliver The Crate & Barrel Family Mr. Michael Tuchman Mr. & Mrs. Irwin Vogel Mr. & Mrs. Robert Wendling In Memory of Ed Drey Reverend Catherine M. Beaumont In Honor of the Eichenhorn Family Mrs. Ralle K. Rothman

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In Memory of Teresa Giulani Reverend Catherine M. Beaumont In Honor of Ruth Krathwohl Mr. Brian Carney & Ms. Judith Herndon In Honor of Harold Kulish Ms. Mary Dudley In Honor of Juanita Latimer Lee & Diana Warshay In Memory of Morton R. Lazar Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Frankel Mr. Scott Hamburger In Memory of David Lebenbom Atrium Centers, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barthel Mr. & Mrs. Harold Blumenstein Mrs. Gloria Cohen Mr. & Mrs. Joshua D. Eichenhorn Mr. & Mrs. Isidor Eisenberg Feinberg Consulting, Inc Dr. Dexter Fields MD Health Care Association of Michigan Ms. Mary House Ms. Darlene Maneli The Peplinski Group Mr. & Mrs. Karl Schaefer Ms. Sharon Schuster In Memory of Allen Ledyard Mr. & Mrs. Paul Laughlin In Memory of Ronald E. Milner Mr. & Mrs. H. Richard Fruehauf, Jr.

In Memory of Mildred Moss Dr. & Mrs. Hershel Sandberg In Memory of Eleanor Ruth Murray Ms. Susan L Meek In Honor of James B. Nicholson Richner & Richner LLC In Memory of Paul Paray Mr. Tom Godell In Honor of Michele Rambour & Gary Glenn Daniel & Jane Lehman In Memory of Nina Schneyer Dr. & Mrs. Seth R. Eaton MD Mr. & Mrs. David Friedlander Ms. Julie A Rodecker Donna & Lawrence Sklar Sheila & Steve Urman In Honor of Margaret Spear Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Wilbert In Memory of Inez Stevens Mr. & Mrs. Donald Isaacs Ms. Florence L. Kalenius Mr. & Mrs. Casimer C. Marzec Ms. Karen Stevens In Memory of Gerald Thome Ms. Megan Lizbinski In Honor of Alex Trajano Walter Rönmark In Memory of L. Warren Tucker Mrs. Sandra Tucker In Honor of Barbara Van Dusen Dr. & Mrs. James W. Gell In Memory of William Vassell Mrs. Kaleope Allen Mrs. Violet Newton In Honor of Mr. Alvin B. Waddles Adult Learning Institute In Honor of our clients and associates Michael Willoughby & Associates In Honor of Clyde & Helen Wu Mrs. Barbara Van Dusen

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UPCOMING CONCERTS

AT THE MAX M. FISHER MUSIC CENTER DSO PRESENTS

PARADISE JAZZ SERIES

Fri., Mar. 27 at 8 p.m.*

Fri., Apr. 17 at 8 p.m.*

EDDIE PALMIERI LATIN JAZZ BAND OTHER PRESENTERS

WSU MONDAYS AT THE MAX Mon., Mar. 30 at 7:30 p.m.*

DSO PRESENTS

TAKE 6

Fri., Apr. 3, 2015 at 7:30 p.m.*

JOHN & GERALD CLAYTON DUO CLASSICAL SERIES

BRUCKNER’S FOURTH

Leonard Slatkin, conductor Jaime Laredo, violin Sharon Robinson, cello Fri., Apr. 24 at 8 p.m.

Sat., Apr. 25 at 8 p.m.

Mozart Overture to The Magic Flute André Previn Double Concerto Bruckner Symphony No. 4, “Romantic” ppa elibom oG ot OSD eht no ro evil/gro.osd ta enilno hctaW

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Wed., Apr. 8, 2015 at 7 p.m.

Detroit Film Theater In partnership with the DIA

POPS SERIES

GOLDEN AGE OF BROADWAY Bob Bernhardt, conductor Lisa Vroman, vocalist Doug LaBrecque, vocalist Fri., Apr. 10 at 10:45 a.m.

Sat., Apr. 11 at 8 p.m.

Sun., Apr. 12 at 3 p.m.

CLASSICAL SERIES

EXOTIC ADVENTURES

Leonard Slatkin, conductor Isabelle Druet, mezzo soprano Kimberly Kaloyanides Kennedy, violin Simon Mulligan, piano Thu., Apr. 16 at 7:30 p.m.

Fri., Apr. 17 at 10:45 a.m.

Sat., Apr. 18 at 8 p.m.

Ra vel Overture de Féerie from Shéhérazade Ginastera Piano Concerto No. 1 Ravel Two Hebraic Melodies Ginastera Pampeana No. 1 Ravel Shéhérazade Song Cycle Ginastera Suite from Estancia ppa elibom oG ot OSD eht no ro evil/gro.osd ta enilno hctaW

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CIVIC & EDUCATION

CIVIC JAZZ LIVE! Civic Jazz Orchestra Kris Johnson, conductor Fri., Apr. 17 at 6:15 p.m.*

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CIVIC & EDUCATION

CIVIC FAMILY EXPERIENCE Civic Youth Ensembles Sun., Apr. 26 at 1 p.m.*

NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES

MOZART & TCHAIKOVSKY Leonard Slatkin, conductor Jaime Laredo, violin Sharon Robinson, cello Sun., Apr. 26 at 3 p.m. at Seligman Performing Arts Center, Beverly Hills

OTHER PRESENTERS

WSU MONDAYS AT THE MAX

University Orchestra and Choral Showcase Mon., Apr. 27 at 7:30 p.m.*

NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES

MOZART & MORE

Joshua Weilerstein, conductor Louis Schwizgebel, piano Thu., Apr. 30 at 7:30 p.m. at Congregation Shaarey Zedek, Southfield Fri., May 1 at 10:45 a.m. at Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, Dearborn

CIVIC & EDUCATION

CIVIC SHOWCASE

Civic Youth Orchestra & Civic Wind Ensemble Fri., May 1 at 7:15 p.m.* Pre-Concert at 6 p.m. in Orchestra Hall — Tickets start at $15 dso.org

*DSO does not appear on this program.

(THE KEEPER AND THE DOVE)

Programs and artists are subject to change

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DSO PRESENTS

For tickets, call 313.576.5111 or visit dso.org

CLASSICAL SERIES

CLASSICAL SERIES

MOZART & MORE

MIDORI AND MAHLER’S FIRST!

Joshua Weilerstein, conductor Louis Schwizgebel, piano Sat., May 2 at 8 p.m.

Sun., May 3 at 3 p.m.

Br itten “Four Sea Interludes” from Peter Grimes Mozart Piano Concerto No. 9, “Jeunehomme” Arvo Pärt Cantus Schumann Symphony No. 1, “Spring”

Leonard Slatkin, conductor Midori, violin Thu., May 21 at 7:30 p.m.

Fri., May 22 at 10:45 a.m.

Sat., May 23 at 8 p.m.

Ga briela Lena Frank Concertino Cusqueño (DSO Premiere) Walton Concerto for Violin and Orchestra Mahler Symphony No. 1

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CLASSICAL SERIES

LYNN HARRELL

CLASSICAL SERIES SEASON FINALE:

Hannu Lintu, conductor Lynn Harrell, cello Fri., May 8 at 10:45 a.m.

Sat., May 9 at 8 p.m.

Sibelius Pohjola’s Daughter Au gusta Read Thomas Cello Concerto No. 3 (DSO Premiere) Shostakovich Symphony No. 5

TOSCA IN CONCERT

CIVIC & EDUCATION

Leonard Slatkin, conductor Terence Blanchard Quintet with musicians of the DSO Thu., Jun. 4 at 8 p.m.*

Leonard Slatkin, conductor Fri., May 29 at 8 p.m.

Sun., May 31 at 3 p.m.

PUCCINI Tosca (DSO Premiere)

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PARADISE JAZZ SERIES

A TALE OF GOD’S WILL (A REQUIEM FOR KATRINA)

DETROIT CHILDREN’S CHOIR SPRING CONCERT

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Sat., May 9 at 2 p.m.*

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DSO PRESENTS

Nicholas McGegan, conductor Karl Pituch, horn Thu., May 14 at 7:30 p.m. at The Berman Center for the Performing, W. Bloomfield Fri., May 15 at 8 p.m. at The Village Theater at Cherry Hill, Canton Sat., May 16 at 8 p.m. at Kirk in the Hills Presbyterian Church, Bloomfield Hills

Brent Havens, conductor Randy Jackson, vocals Wed., Jun. 10 at 7:30 p.m.

POPS SERIES

GERSHWIN’S PORGY & BESS Jeff Tyzik, conductor Ja nice Chandler-Eteme & Kevin Deas, vocalists Fri., Jun. 12 at 10:45 a.m. & 8 p.m.

Sat., Jun. 13 at 8 p.m.

Sun., Jun. 14 at 3 p.m.

Sun., May 17 at 3 p.m. at Our Lady Star of the Sea, Grosse Pointe Woods

POPS SERIES

MIDTOWN MEN

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DARK SIDE OF THE MOON THE MUSIC OF PINK FLOYD

HAYDN & BACH

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NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES

Fri., May 15 at 8 p.m.

Sat., May 16 at 8 p.m.

Sun., May 17 at 3 p.m.

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“ Live from Orchestra Hall” webcasts at dso.org/live

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