2023.12.09 | Chamber Music Society Of Lincoln Center Program

Co-presented with Philharmonic Society of Orange County

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center:

The Complete Brandenburg Concertos

Saturday, Dec. 9 | 8 PM Pre-Concert Lecture by Classical California KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen | 7 PM

Soka Performing Arts Center at Soka University of America

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

ROSTER Hyeyeon Park................................................................harpsichord Stella Chen.......................................................................................violin Ani Kavafian.....................................................................................violin Richard Lin........................................................................................violin Daniel Phillips...............................................violin/piccolo violin Arnaud Sussmann.........................................................violin/viola Lawrence Dutton.......................................................................... viola Matthew Lipman........................................................................... viola Timothy Eddy..................................................................................cello Mihai Marcia....................................................................................cello Keith Robinson...............................................................................cello Anthony Manzo...........................................................double bass Demarre McGill............................................................................. flute Tara Helen O’Connor................................................................. flute Randall Ellis...................................................................................... oboe James Austin Smith................................................................... oboe Stephen Taylor.............................................................................. oboe Peter Kolkay............................................................................bassoon David Byrd-Marrow.................................................................... horn Tanner West...................................................................................... horn David Washburn................................................................... trumpet

Program

PROGRAM JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750) Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046 [Allegro] Adagio Allegro Menuet—Trio-—Polonaise

Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047 [Allegro] Andante Allegro assai

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048 [Allegro] - Adagio Allegro

- INTERMISSION Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049 Allegro Andante Presto

Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050 Allegro Affettuoso Allegro

Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051 [Allegro] Adagio ma non tanto Allegro

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center The Brandenburg Concertos JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Born March 21, 1685, Eisenach Died July 28, 1750, Leipzig Though Bach practically defines Baroque music as we know it today, he met with a surprising number of setbacks in his own lifetime.

The Brandenburg Concertos were one such unsuccessful attempt at recognition. They were named after Christian Ludwig, the margrave of Brandenburg, whom Bach met only once—in 1719 during a trip to Berlin. The margrave asked for some of Bach’s music, but it took two years for the composer to deliver, at which time his employer, Prince Leopold of Cöthen, was having financial difficulties and Bach was probably looking for leads on a new job. Bach gathered six concertos with vastly different instrumentations, made revisions, and sent them to the margrave in March 1721. Not only did he not get a job, but there is no record that the margrave ever listened to them or even acknowledged Bach’s gift. The Brandenburgs remained virtually unknown until they were rediscovered and published in 1850.

The First Brandenburg Concerto may be the oldest of the six, as there is an early version (without the third movement) believed to have been composed in 1713. It is unclear why Bach added the third movement, as this is the only Brandenburg Concerto with four movements. This concerto calls for the largest ensemble of the

six, including a wind section with three oboes, bassoon, and two horns. The winds are featured throughout, but especially in the full-textured first movement and in the last movement, a compilation of dances. The piece also includes the piccolo violin, a small, higherpitched violin that essentially disappeared by the 19th century and is best remembered today for its role in this piece and in Bach’s 1731 cantata Wachet auf.

The solo instruments in the Second Brandenburg are flute, oboe, violin, and piccolo trumpet, a very diverse group. And though Bach gives each instrument time in the spotlight, the trumpet’s clear, high-pitched playing soars over the first and third movements. Its calls are echoed and reinforced by the other soloists, creating a sonic palette of string, woodwind, and brass that shines in the brilliant treble register. The second movement stands in stark contrast to the outer movements—the trumpet and ensemble strings drop out and the remaining soloists and continuo play something akin to an intimate sonata, an introspective interlude sandwiched between the high energy and bright tones of the outer movements.

In the Third Brandenburg, there is no differentiation between soloists and accompanying strings. The nine string players take turns playing solo and ensemble parts.

With three violins, three violas, and three cellos playing over the continuo line, it has the most

ABOUT THE PROGRAM homogenous sound of all the Brandenburgs, a stark contrast to the others. The tightly knit strings work together and play off each other to generate exuberant momentum that sweeps inexorably forward. This is also the shortest of the Brandenburgs, partly because it does not have a slow movement—just two brief chords.

The first violinist often plays a short cadenza, or a short movement from another Bach piece, to ornament what would otherwise be a simple half cadence.

The Fourth Brandenburg features a violin and two flutes accompanied by strings (two violins and viola) and continuo (cello, bass, and harpsichord). In the first movement, the flutes take the lead playing the ritornello melody while the violin has virtuosic passages in the episodes. The second movement is a feature for the flutes while the violin alternately accompanies them and joins the string section. The last movement is a series of lively fugal sections separated by episodes of graceful flute collaboration and fiery violin virtuosity.

The Fifth Brandenburg is special, even in this set of highly contrasted concertos. Not only is Bach’s instrument, the harpsichord, included in the group of solo instruments (with flute and violin), but it is the first keyboard concerto of all time. Before this concerto, the harpsichord typically played accompaniment—its solo opportunities came only when it played completely alone. The

reason for the unusual choice was probably to feature a new harpsichord, one that Bach brought home from a 1719 trip to Berlin (the same trip on which he met the margrave. In the first movement, Bach gradually sneaks in the harpsichord solo, giving it successively longer individual passages until finally the other instruments drop out and the harpsichord shines in intricate waves of notes.

Bach wrote the Sixth Brandenburg for another unusual ensemble.

It features a pair of solo violas— which in the Baroque era typically played harmony parts within the string ensemble—accompanied by parts for two violas da gamba (here performed on cellos) and continuo. The viola da gamba was the instrument played by Bach’s employer at Cöthen, Prince Leopold, and was usually a solo instrument. “Bach reversed these roles, such that the violas perform virtuosic solo lines while the viols amble along in repeated eighth notes,” writes Bach scholar Michael Marissen. “Pursuing these two radical instrumental treatments within the same work was unprecedented (and wouldn’t be imitated). . . . These kinds of inversions played a significant part in Christian scripture, which frequently proclaims that with God the first shall be last while the last shall be first.”

By the time Bach died, his music had fallen out of favor.

His unparalleled counterpoint remained an example of the high

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Baroque style for students and connoisseurs, but it went largely unperformed. It was not until 1829, when Felix Mendelssohn conducted Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, that a wider audience took a renewed interest in his music. An enthusiastic period of Bach performances and research ensued: a full-scale Bach Revival. The rediscovery of the Brandenburgs took another 20 years, but they were eventually published in 1850 as part of the first complete edition of Bach’s works.

Around 1880, Bach biographer Philipp Spitta coined the nickname “Brandenburg Concertos” to replace what Bach had called

“Six Concerts avec plusieurs instruments” (Six Concertos for various instruments). With those many developments, our modern understanding of the Brandenburgs was created. The concertos now stand as prime examples of Baroque technique and style, combining intricate partwriting with spirited melodies in a dazzling variety of textures.

Laura Keller is a Senior Editor at Carnegie Hall and former Editorial Manager at CMS.

ABOUT CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER David Byrd-Marrow is the solo hornist of the International Contemporary Ensemble and a member of The Knights. He has premiered works by Matthias Pintscher, Arthur Kampela, George Lewis, Tyshawn Sorey, Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Du Yun, Marcos Balter, Anna Webber, Jörg Widmann, Miguel Zenón, and Chick Corea. Formerly a member of Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect, he has also made appearances with the New York Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Atlanta, Seattle, and Tokyo symphony orchestras, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, the Washington National Opera, and the Metropolitan Opera. ByrdMarrow holds degrees from the Juilliard School and Stony Brook,

and is Assistant Professor of Horn at the Lamont School of Music at the University of Denver.

American violinist Stella Chen garnered worldwide attention with her first-prize win at the 2019 Queen Elizabeth International Violin Competition, followed by the 2020 Avery Fisher Career Grant and 2020 Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Award. She recently made debuts with the New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Baltimore Symphony, Belgian National Orchestra, and many others.

She received her doctorate from the Juilliard School, where she serves as teaching assistant to her longtime mentor, Li Lin.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS A member of CMS’s Bowers Program, Chen plays the 1700 ex-Petri Stradivarius, on generous loan from Dr. Ryuji Ueno and Rare Violins In Consortium, Artists and Benefactors Collaborative and the 1708 Huggins Stradivarius courtesy of the Nippon Foundation.

Lawrence Dutton was the violist of the nine-time Grammy-winning Emerson String Quartet, which recently performed its final concert after a storied 47-year career. He has also performed as guest artist with the Beaux Arts and Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trios and the Juilliard and Guarneri String Quartets. With the late Isaac Stern he collaborated on the International Chamber Music Encounters at Carnegie Hall and in Jerusalem. He began violin studies with Margaret Pardee and viola studies with Francis Tursi at the Eastman School. He holds degrees from the Juilliard School, where he studied with Lillian Fuchs.

Currently, Dutton is Distinguished Professor of Viola and Chamber Music at Stony Brook University; Distinguished Artist at the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia; and Artistic Director of the Hoch Chamber Music Series in Bronxville, New York. He exclusively uses Thomastik Spirocore strings, and his viola is a Samuel Zygmuntowicz (Brooklyn, 2003).

Cellist Timothy Eddy has performed with numerous symphonies, including Dallas, Colorado, Jacksonville, North

Carolina, and Stamford. He has appeared at the Mostly Mozart, Ravinia, Aspen, Santa Fe, Marlboro, Lockenhaus, Spoleto, and Sarasota music festivals.

He has won prizes in numerous national and international competitions, including the 1975 Gaspar Cassadó International Violoncello Competition in Italy.

Eddy is currently Professor of Cello at the Juilliard School and New York’s Mannes College of Music, and he was a frequent faculty member at the Isaac Stern Chamber Music Workshops at Carnegie Hall. A former member of the Galimir Quartet, the New York Philomusica, and the Bach Aria Group, he collaborates regularly in recital with pianist Gilbert Kalish. He has recorded for the Angel, Arabesque, Columbia, CRI, Delos, Musical Heritage, New World, Nonesuch, Vanguard, Vox, and Sony Classical labels.

He performs on a 1728 Matteo Goffriller cello.

Randall Ellis was principal oboist of the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra from 1988 until 2016.

He is principal oboist of the Little Orchestra Society and the Mozart Orchestra of New York, and solo English horn in the New York Pops Orchestra. He is a member of the Emmy-winning All-Star Orchestra and the Windscape Woodwind Quintet. Principal oboist of the Eastern Music Festival, he was also principal oboist of the New York Chamber Symphony and received two Grammy nominations. He has performed

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center with the New York Philharmonic, Seattle Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Florida Orchestra, and American Symphony Orchestra.

He has been a soloist with the New England Bach Festival, the International Bach Festival of Madeira, the Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York, and Chamber Music at 92Y. Ellis attended the North Carolina School of the Arts and Stony Brook University. He teaches oboe and chamber music at Skidmore College.

Violinist Ani Kavafian enjoys a prolific career as a soloist, chamber musician, and professor. She has performed with many of America’s leading orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and San Francisco Symphony. She is a Full Professor at Yale University and has appeared at Carnegie’s Zankel Hall numerous times with colleagues and students from Yale. She has received an Avery Fisher Career Grant and the Young Concert Artists International Auditions award and has appeared at the White House on three occasions. Her recordings can be heard on the Nonesuch, RCA, Columbia, Arabesque, and Delos labels. Born in Istanbul of Armenian heritage, Kavafian studied violin in the US with Ara Zerounian and Mischa Mischakoff.

She received her master’s degree from the Juilliard School under Ivan Galamian. She plays the 1736 Muir McKenzie Stradivarius violin.

Peter Kolkay is the only bassoonist

to receive an Avery Fisher Career Grant. In addition to performing with CMS, he regularly appears at the Music@Menlo and Bridgehampton summer festivals, and has performed on the Emerald City, Tertulia, and String Theory series. He has premiered solo works by Joan Tower, MarkAnthony Turnage, and Tania León, among others. A member of the IRIS Collective in Germantown, Tennessee, he has served as guest principal bassoon of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. He is Associate Professor at the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University and has given master classes throughout the US and Mexico. Kolkay is an alum of CMS’s Bowers Program, and holds degrees from Lawrence University, the Eastman School of Music, and Yale University. A native of Naperville, Illinois, he currently calls Nashville home.

Taiwanese-American violinist Richard Lin continues to gain international prominence since his Gold Medal prize at the 2018 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis. He has collaborated with numerous orchestras and performed at celebrated concert venues throughout Asia, Europe, and the United States.

He is a laureate of the Sendai, Joseph Joachim, Singapore, and Michael Hill International Violin competitions and is on faculty at the National Taipei University of Education. In spring 2023, he released a new album with pianist Thomas Hoppe on the Azica label featuring his Carnegie

ABOUT THE ARTISTS Hall program with works by Vitali, Richard Strauss, John Corigliano, and Frolov. Born in Phoenix, Arizona, and raised in Taiwan, Lin graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music and the Juilliard School, where he studied with Aaron Rosand and Lewis Kaplan, respectively.

American violist Matthew Lipman has made recent appearances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, American Symphony Orchestra, Munich Symphony Orchestra, and Minnesota Orchestra. He has performed recitals at Carnegie Hall and the Zürich Tonhalle, and has recorded on the Sony, Deutsche Grammophon, Cedille, and Avie labels. An alum of the Bowers Program, he performs regularly on tour and at Alice Tully Hall with CMS, where he occupies the Wallach Chair. An Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient and major prize winner at the Primrose and Tertis International Viola Competitions, Lipman is on faculty at Stony Brook University.

He performs on a 2021 Samuel Zygmuntowicz viola.

Acclaimed bassist Anthony Manzo appears regularly with CMS, both in New York and across the country.

He serves as the solo bassist of San Francisco’s New Century Chamber Orchestra and as a guest with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and A Far Cry. He is a regular guest with the National Symphony Orchestra, the Smithsonian Chamber Society, and the Baltimore Symphony.

Formerly the solo bassist of the

Munich Chamber Orchestra in Germany, he has also been guest principal with Camerata Salzburg in Austria. He is an active performer on period instruments, with groups including the Handel & Haydn Society of Boston, Philharmonia Baroque in San Francisco, and Opera Lafayette in Washington, DC. He is on the double bass and chamber music faculty of the University of Maryland. Manzo performs on a double bass made around 1890 by Jérôme Thibouville-Lamy in Paris.

Romanian-born cellist Mihai Marica has performed with orchestras such as the Symphony Orchestra of Chile, Xalapa Symphony in Mexico, the Hermitage State Orchestra of St. Petersburg in Russia, the Jardins Musicaux Festival Orchestra in Switzerland, the Louisville Orchestra, and the Santa Cruz Symphony in the US. A dedicated chamber musician, he has performed at the Chamber Music Northwest, Norfolk, and Aspen music festivals. He is a founding member of the award-winning Amphion String Quartet and recently joined the acclaimed Apollo Trio. Marica studied with Gabriela Todor in his native Romania and with Aldo Parisot at the Yale School of Music, where he was awarded master’s and Artist Diploma degrees. He is an alum of CMS’s Bowers Program.

Demarre McGill, winner of an Avery Fisher Career Grant and Sphinx Medal of Excellence, has appeared as soloist with the

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Philadelphia Orchestra and the San Francisco, Seattle, Dallas, San Diego, and Baltimore symphony orchestras. Now principal flute of the Seattle Symphony, he previously served as principal flute of the Dallas Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Florida Orchestra, and Santa Fe Opera Orchestra. He has also served as acting principal flute of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. A founding member of the Myriad Trio and former member of CMS’s Bowers Program, he is co-founder of Art of Élan and the McGill/McHale Trio.

A graduate of the Curtis Institute and the Juilliard School, McGill is currently Associate Professor of Flute at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) and an artist-faculty member of the Aspen Music Festival and School.

Tara Helen O’Connor, recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant and a two-time Grammy nominee, was the first wind player to participate in CMS’s Bowers Program. A regular performer at major music festivals around the country, she is also the Co-Artistic Director of the Music from Angel Fire Festival in New Mexico, and a member of the woodwind quintet Windscape and the Bach Aria Group. Additionally, she is a founding member of the Naumburg Award–winning New Millennium Ensemble. She has premiered hundreds of new works and has collaborated with the Orion String Quartet, St. Lawrence Quartet, and Emerson Quartet.

A Wm. S. Haynes flute artist,

O’Connor is an associate professor at Purchase College. Additionally, she is on the faculty of Bard College and the Manhattan School of Music, and is a visiting artist at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.

Hyeyeon Park has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician on major concert stages around the world, performing with orchestras such as the Seoul Philharmonic, KNUA Symphony Orchestra, Incheon Philharmonic, Gangnam Symphony, and Seoul Festival Orchestra. A Seoul Arts Center “Artist of the Year” in 2012, she is also a prizewinner of numerous international competitions. As an active chamber musician, she has performed at festivals including Music@Menlo, Chamber Music Northwest, Yellow Barn, and Santander. She holds a doctorate degree from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, and degrees from Yale School of Music and Korea National University of Arts. She counts among her teachers Peter Frankl, Claude Frank, Yong Hi Moon and Daejin Kim. Park is Artistic Co-Director of Apex Concerts (Nevada), Co-Director of Young Performers Program at Music@ Menlo, and Professor of Piano at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Violinist Daniel Phillips is cofounder of the Orion String Quartet, which after an illustrious 37-year career will be giving its last concert in April 2024, presented by CMS. He is a graduate of Juilliard, and his major teachers were

ABOUT THE ARTISTS his father Eugene Phillips, Ivan Galamian, Sally Thomas, Nathan Milstein, Sandor Végh, and George Neikrug. He served as a judge in the 2018 Seoul International Violin Competition, the 2022 Leipzig Bach Competition, and the 2023 World Bartók Competition, and will judge at the 2024 Prague Spring Competition.Phillips is a professor at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College and is on the faculties of Bard College Conservatory and Juilliard. He lives with his wife, flutist Tara Helen O’Connor, in Manhattan with their two dachshunds.

Cellist Keith Robinson is a founding member of the Miami String Quartet and has been active as a chamber musician, recitalist, and soloist since his graduation from the Curtis Institute of Music. He has had numerous solo appearances with orchestras including the New World Symphony, American Sinfonietta, and Miami Chamber Symphony, and in 1989 won the P.A.C.E. “Classical Artist of the Year” Award. In 1992 the Miami String Quartet became the first string quartet in a decade to win First Prize of the Concert Artists Guild New York Competition. The quartet has also received the prestigious Cleveland Quartet Award, has won the Grand Prize at the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition, and was a member of CMS’s Bowers Program. Robinson teaches chamber music at the Cleveland Institute of Music. He plays a cello made by Carlo Tononi in Venice in 1725.

Oboist, chamber musician, and on-stage host James Austin Smith appears regularly at leading national and international chamber music festivals, as CoPrincipal Oboe of the conductorless Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and as an artist of the International Contemporary Ensemble. As Artistic and Executive Director of Tertulia Chamber Music he curates intimate evenings of food, drink, and music in New York, San Francisco, and Serenbe, Georgia.

He is a professor of oboe and chamber music at Stony Brook University and the Manhattan School of Music, and a regular guest at London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama. A Fulbright scholar and alum of CMS’s Bowers Program, he holds degrees in music and political science from the Yale School of Music and Northwestern University.

Winner of a 2009 Avery Fisher Career Grant, Arnaud Sussmann has recently appeared as soloist with the Vancouver Symphony and the New World Symphony.

As a chamber musician, he has performed at the Tel Aviv Museum, London’s Wigmore Hall, the Dresden Music Festival, and the Phillips Collection in Washington, DC. He has also given concerts at the Moritzburg, Caramoor, Music@Menlo, La Jolla SummerFest, Mainly Mozart, Seattle Chamber Music, Chamber Music Northwest, and Moab Music festivals. An alum of CMS’s Bowers Program, Sussmann is Artistic Director of the Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach and

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Co-Director of Music@Menlo’s International Program, and teaches at Stony Brook University. In September 2022, he was named Founding Artistic Director of the Boscobel Chamber Music Festival Stephen Taylor is solo oboist with the New York Woodwind Quintet, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, the St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble, the American Composers Orchestra, the New England Bach Festival Orchestra, and is co-principal oboist of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. Among his more than 300 recordings are Bach arias with Kathleen Battle and Itzhak Perlman, and Elliott Carter’s Oboe Quartet, for which he received a Grammy nomination. He has given the premieres of several of Carter’s works, and has been awarded a performer’s grant from the Fromm Foundation at Harvard University. He has collaborated with the Vermeer, Shanghai, Orion, American, and Artis-Vienna String Quartets. Trained at the Juilliard School, Taylor is a member of its faculty as well as of the Yale and Manhattan schools of music. He plays rare Caldwell model Lorée oboes.

David Washburn is the principal trumpet of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and associate principal trumpet of the Los Angeles Opera Orchestra.

Previously, he served as principal trumpet and soloist with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and Redlands Symphony. He has been a featured soloist with such orchestras as the Los Angeles, St.

Louis, Hong Kong, and California philharmonics; the Los Angeles, San Diego, St. Matthew’s, and South Bay chamber orchestras; and the Berkeley, Burbank, and Glendale symphonies. Active in the recording studio, he has played principal trumpet for the soundtracks of many major films.

He is currently a faculty member at Azusa Pacific University and Biola University. He received his master’s degree with distinction from the New England Conservatory and his bachelor’s degree from the Thornton Music School at the University of Southern California Tanner West joined the New York Philharmonic in May 2023, after spending two seasons as Acting Fourth Horn of the North Carolina Symphony. He has performed with a number of major orchestras, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Diego Symphony, Houston Symphony, and Charlotte Symphony. West has appeared as soloist with the Durham Symphony Orchestra in a collaboration with the American Dance Festival. He has participated in the Colorado College and Music from Angel Fire music festivals, and spent three summers at the Aspen Music Festival and School, where he was the third horn fellow of the Festival Orchestra.

West received his Performance Studies Certificate from the Colburn Conservatory of Music, where he studied with Andrew Bain, and received his bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he studied with Abigail Pack.

UPCOMING

“Mr. Bell doesn’t stand in anyone’s shadow.”

The New York Times

Joshua Bell &

Academy Of St Martin In The Fields WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2024, 8 PM

Pre-concert lecture by Classical California KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen | 7 PM

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VINCE MENDOZA opening work (new commission) MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2, Op. 61 One of those rare musicians whose charisma and effortless talent has made him a beloved and revered musician across the world, violinist Joshua Bell appears with his chamber orchestra, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, for an enchanting evening of musical brilliance.

This concert is co-presented with Philharmonic Society of Orange County.

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The Philharmonic Society of Orange County gratefully acknowledges the following donors for their generous support of the Fund for Music during the past twelve months. These contributions make up the difference between the income generated from ticket sales and the actual cost of bringing the world’s finest orchestras, soloists and chamber ensembles to Orange County and inspiring 100,000 K-12 students each year with quality music programs. Gifts range from $60 to more than $100,000, and each member of the Philharmonic Society plays a valuable role in furthering the mission of this organization.

YOUTH MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAM SPONSORS Bluebird Legacy Inc. The Crean Foundation Chapman University The Davisson Family Fund for Youth Music Education The William Gillespie Foundation Hearst Foundation

Thomas J. Madracki Memorial Endowment Orange County Community Foundation Pacific Life Foundation U.S. Bank Anonymous

SERIES SPONSORS Donna L. Kendall Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Howard Jelinek/Jelinek Family Trust, Eclectic Orange Series Henry T. and Elizabeth Segerstrom Foundation

PHILHARMONIC CIRCLE ($100,000+) The Committees of the Philharmonic Society Donna L. Kendall and the Donna L. Kendall Foundation Dr. Howard Jelinek/Jelinek Family Trust Philharmonic Foundation

Henry T. and Elizabeth Segerstrom Foundation The Segerstrom Foundation

MAESTRO CIRCLE ($50,000+) Colburn Foundation Hearst Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Kohl Mr. and Mrs. William F. Podlich

Gail and Robert Sebring Dr. Bob and Mao Shillman Ms. Dea Stanuszek

CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE ($25,000+) Bluebird Legacy, Inc. The Crean Foundation Sam B. and Lyndie Ersan Moti and Idit Ferder, Lugano Diamonds Valerie and Hans Imhof The Isidore and Penny Myers Foundation Carolyn and Bill Klein

Lauren and Richard Packard Mr. and Mrs. Douglas H. Smith Steven M. Sorenson MD and J. Eric Shay Al Spector and Tatjana Soli U.S. Bank Mr. Stephen Amendt

PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE ($10,000+) Sabra and Peter Bordas Mr. James J. Brophy Mr. Gary Capata City of Laguna Beach Marjorie and Roger Davisson The Dirk Family Karen and Don Evarts

Hung Fan and Michael Feldman Mrs. Joanne C. Fernbach Mr. John D. Flemming and Mr. Mark Powell Margaret M. Gatesin memory of family

Mr. Richard A. Goodman Ms. Joan Halvajian Maralou Harrington Milli Hill Carole Innes-Owens Helen and Fritz Lin

Phillip N. and Mary A. Lyons Elaine and Carl Neuss Cheryl Hill Oakes Mr. Patrick Paddon Gayle Widyolar

PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY DONORS

PLATINUM BATON ($6,000+) Dr. Richard D. and France Campbell Suzanne and David Chonette

Frome Family Foundation Gary and Betsy Jenkins

Marcia Kay and Ron Radelet Barbara Roberts

Diane and Michael Stephens Edward and Anna Young

GOLDEN BATON ($3,000+) Mr. and Mrs. James Alexiou Diane and John Chimo Arnold John W. Benecke and Lee Marino Mr. Warren G. Coy Carl and Kathy Greenwood Jane and Joe Hanauer Stephanie and Don Harrell

Ellen Pickler Harris and Ron Harris Elizabeth Evans Henry Ms. Elizabeth Jones Vicki and Richard Lee Marshall Fund for Dramatic Arts and Classical Music Marlene and Chris Nielsen Mr. John Nootbaar

Tommy and Julie Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Phillips S. Spitz Christopher Quilter Richard and Elizabeth Mr. and Mrs. James G. Steele Endowment Reynolds Fund Mr. and Mrs. Philip E. Ms. Barbara Tanner Ridout The William Gillespie Ms. Harriet Roop Foundation Mr. and Mrs. David Seigle Dr. Emmanuel Sharef Dr. and Mrs. Henry Sobel

SILVER BATON ($1,200+) Dr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Abbott Nancy Arnold Leona Aronoff-Sadacca David and Francis Nitta Barnes Ms. Michelle Brenner Mr. James Carter Dr. and Mrs. David Casey Dr. and Mrs. Shigeru Chino Mr. and Mrs. Stewart A. Clark Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clemmer Crevier Family Foundation

Susan and Kevin Daly Dr. Harvey Eisenberg Mrs. John Felder Dr. and Mrs. Sidney A. Field Mr. and Mrs. Donald French Petrina Friede David Gartley Dr. Anna Gonosova Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Gordon Teresa Gordon Dr. Daniel E. Haspert and Mr. Gerard Curtin Barbara and Don Howland

Anne Johnson LaDonna Kienitz Professor and Mrs. John Koshak Cathy and David Krinsky Hank and Bonnie Landsberg Ms. Barbara Macgillivray Mr. and Mrs. Richard Malcolm Mrs. Linda Lipman Mandelbaum Daniel and Kristy Melita Pat Morgan Richard and Dot Nelson Leslie and Gus Ordonez Susan Qaqundah

Les Redpath Mr. and Mrs. Glen L. Reeves Deborah and Robert Schlesinger Eva and Fred Schneider Dr. Ellis Schwied Igal and Diane Silber Walter and Masami Stahr Dr. Daniel and Jeule Stein Edith Tonkon Dr. and Mrs. Fritz C. Westerhout Ms. Sally Westrom

Dr. and Mrs. Glenn Fowler Dr. and Mrs. Mark W. Gow Grace Holdaway Kevin Huoh Dr. and Mrs. Kevin Ivey Dr. Nancy L. Kidder Mr. Greg Kwan Dr. and Mrs. Gary C. Lawrence Katsuhiko and Meiko Maeshige

Mater Dei High School Kelly and Susan McClellan Mrs. Janine McMillion Elizabeth Morse Mrs. Gordon Niedringhaus Linda Owen Mr. Keith Polakoff Mr. and Mrs. John Prange Deborah and Tom Rapport

Karyn Rashoff Suzanne Sandmeyer and Wes Hatfield Carol Schwab Ms. Barbara Sentell Ann D. Stephens John and Mary Karyl Thorne Kathryn and David Wopschall

Mary E. Chelius Mr. Randall K. Chun Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Compton Ross Connor and Emmett Carlson Joan Fang Reuben H. Fleet Foundation Fund Marvin Goecks, Jr. Dr. Alan L. Goldin Terry Hanna

Howard and Carol Hay Marlene Hewitt Mr. and Mrs. Dan Horgan Mr. Paul A. Schmidhauser and Ms. Cindy R. Hughes Ms. Kathryn Hummel Mary and Stanley Johnson Ms. Sumie Jossi Mr. and Mrs. Eric M. Kadison

Kari Kerr Dr. and Mrs. William P. Klein Kent and Ami Kreutziger Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Kriz Dr. William Langstaff Bruce Larson and Dinny Beringer Yueshii Lee Sijie Ling Elsie M. Little

CONCERTO ($600+) Janet Lee Aengst Richard Alexander Beard Family Foundation Lauren and Cor Claus David and Victoria Collins Peter Conlon and Deborah Shaw Mr. and Mrs. Jack Delman Michael DeVries Walter C. Fidler

SONATA ($300+) Brien Amspoker and Ellen Breitman Mr. and Mrs. Tony Bedi Richard Bigelow Mr. and Mrs. Walter Boice Mr. Scott Brinkerhoff Evelyn Brownstone Mr. and Mrs. Tyke Camaras Mr. and Mrs. Gustave S. Chabre

PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY DONORS

SONATA ($300+) Dr. Lani and Mr. David Martin Lisa Miller Chris Reed and Pat O’Brien Dr. Kevin O’Grady and Mrs. Nella Webster O’Grady Mary and Lee Olsen Mr. Richard Parslow

Sidney and Nancy Peterson Lucinda Prewitt Coralie Prince Mrs. Vicki de Reynal Mrs. Margaret Richley Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rose Herbert and Joyce Rosenblum

Deborah and Frank Rugani Mrs. Katherine Sangster Ms. Suzanne Schaumburg Pamela Sefton Dr. James Shelburne Nick and Donna Shubin Mr. and Mrs. John Stevens

Diane Stovall Dr. Agnes Szekeres Mike Thompkins and Lynn Weiser Ms. Carole Uhlaner and Mr. D Brownstone Mrs. Louise Upham Mike Tompkins and Lynn Weiser Ivy Yan

HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS Frieda Belinfante, in memoriam Jane K. Grier, in memoriam John M. Rau

OFFICIAL WINE SPONSOR Waters Edge Winery, Long Beach

List current as of 10/25/2023 The Philharmonic Society deeply appreciates the support of its sponsors and donors, and makes every effort to ensure accurate and appropriate recognition. Contact the Development Department at (949) 553-2422, ext. 233, to make us aware of any error or omission in the foregoing list.

PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY DONORS

ESTERHAZY PATRONS The Philharmonic Society is proud to recognize our dedicated patrons who have made a multi-year Esterhazy Patron pledge. We are grateful for their support, which has been largely responsible for enabling us to present the world’s most acclaimed symphony orchestras, chamber ensembles and soloists.

Mr. and Mrs. James Alexiou Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Anderson A. Gary Anderson Family Foundation Mr. Gary N. Babick Ms. Tricia Babick Mrs. Alan Beimfohr Mr. and Mrs. John Carson Cheng Family Foundation Mrs. William P. Conlin Mr. Warren G. Coy Marjorie and Roger Davisson Mr. and Mrs. Jack Delman The Dirk Family Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Duma Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Emery Catherine Emmi

Sam and Lyndie Ersan Mr. and Mrs. Howard Freedland Margaret M. Gates- In memory of family Mr. and Mrs.* Milton S. Grier, Jr. Maralou Harrington Dr. Howard J. Jelinek Mr. and Mrs. Mark Chapin Johnson Dr. Siret Jurison Donna L. Kendall Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Venelin Khristov Mr. and Mrs. Roger Kirwan Capt. Steve Lutz and Shala Shashani Lutz Professor Robert and Dr. Adeline Yen Mah

Mrs. Sharon McNalley Drs. Vahe Meghrouni Mrs. Michael D. Nadler Elaine and Carl Neuss Mr. Thomas Nielsen Milena and Milan Panic Helen Reinsch Barbara Roberts Mrs. Michelle Rohé Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Salyer Elizabeth Segerstrom Mr. and Mrs. Douglas H. Smith Mrs. Elaine Weinberg Mr. and Mrs. George Wentworth Bobbitt and Bill Williams Anonymous

The William Gillespie Foundation Mr. and Mrs.* Milton S. Grier, Jr. Mr. Edward Halvajian* Ms. Joan Halvajian Ms. Marie Hiebsch* Mildred and James* Hill Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hull Mr. Leonard Jaffe Judith* and Howard Jelinek Dr. Burton L. Karson Donna L. Kendall Hank and Bonnie Landsberg Mrs. Carla Liggett Dr. William Lycette Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Michel Mr. and Mrs. Bart Morrow Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Nadler

Eva Cebulski Olivier Mrs. Frank M. Posch* Marcia Kay Radelet Marjorie Rawlins* Mrs. Ladislaw Reday* Elaine M. Redfield* Mr. Richard M. Reinsch* Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Salyer Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sebring Mr. H. Russell Smith* Al Spector and Tatjana Soli Ms. Dea Stanuszek Diane and Michael Stephens Vas Nunes Family Trust* Betty M. Williams* Anonymous

LEGACY CIRCLE MEMBERS Mr. and Mrs. James Alexiou Dr. and Mrs. Julio Aljure Diane and John Chimo Arnold Estate of Edra E. Brophy* Mr. James J. Brophy Mr. Douglas T. Burch, Jr.* Mr. William P. Conlin* and Mrs. Laila Conlin Pamela Courtial* Mr. Warren G. Coy Richard Cullen and Robert Finnerty Mr. Ben Dolson* Camille and Eric Durand Trust* Karen and Don Evarts Erika E. Faust* James and Judy Freimuth Ms. Carol Frobish* *Deceased

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Bold type indicates gifts of $50,000 or more.

Please call the Philharmonic Society Development Department if you have included either the Philharmonic Society or the separate Philharmonic Foundation in your will or trust so that we may honor you as a member of the Legacy Circle. For more information, call (949) 553-2422, ext. 233, or visit www.PhilharmonicSociety.org/Support and click on Secure the Future.

PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY DONORS

DONORS TO THE PHILHARMONIC FORWARD CAMPAIGN The Philharmonic Society’s Forward Campaign is the first of its kind in the organization’s history. It will grow the Philharmonic Society’s endowment—providing greater opportunities for the presentation of the world’s leading orchestras and other musical performances while expandingour educational and community outreach—and also establish a current needs fund for organizational sustainability and flexibility. We are proud to recognize those who are helping secure the Society’s future with a gift to the Philharmonic Forward Campaign. We are grateful for their support, which will help fuel the Philharmonic Society’s growth and provide a legacy of incomparable music and superb music education programs in perpetuity.

Co-Chairs Donna L. Kendall and Douglas H. Smith $1,000,000+ Mr. James J. Brophy Donna L. Kendall and the Donna L. Kendall Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sebring Anonymous $500,000+ Richard Cullen and Robert Finnerty James and Judy Freimuth $250,000+ The Davisson Family Fund for Youth Music Education Margaret M. Gates- In memory of family Mr. and Mrs.* Milton S. Grier, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas H. Smith

$100,000+ Pete and Sabra Bordas David and Suzanne Chonette Karen and Don Evarts Milli and Jim* Hill Marlene and Chris Nielsen Richard and Deborah Polonsky Diane and Michael Stephens Anonymous $50,000+ Mr. Douglas T. Burch, Jr.* Dr. and Mrs. Richard D. Campbell Erika E. Faust* Mrs. Joanne C. Fernbach Joan Halvajian Elaine and Carl Neuss Marcia Kay Radelet Mr. and Mrs. Philip E. Ridout Ms. Dea Stanuszek Dr. Daniel and Jeule Stein

$25,000+ Douglas Burch Classical Programs Fund Mr. William P. Conlin* and Mrs. Laila Conlin Mr. and Mrs. Donald French Mr. and Mrs. Peter Fuerbringer Mr. and Mrs. Noel Hamilton Dr. and Mrs. Chase* Roh

Mrs. Alice E. Hood Huntington Harbour Philharmonic Committee - Marina Windjammer Group Kevin and Judith Ivey Ms. Lula Belle Jenkins Doris and Jim Kollias Mrs. Elizabeth C. Kramer Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Madracki Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Mastrangelo Up to $24,999 Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Eleanor and Jim* Michel Anderson Charles Mosmann John W. Benecke Carl Neisser* Mr. and Mrs. Jim Burra Joan Rehnborg Ana and Ron Dufault Dr. and Mrs. Henry Sobel Hung Fan and Dr. and Mrs. Julio Michael Feldman Taleisnik First American Trust Marti and Walter Unger Kimberly Dwan Bernatz Gayle Widyolar, M.D. Mr. John D. Flemming Sandi Wright-Cordes and Mr. Mark Powell U.S. Bank Duke Funderburke Anonymous Carolyn and John Garrett Karin Easter Gurwell Maralou and Jerry M.* *Deceased Harrington

LEAVE A LEGACY Estate gifts allow our long-time subscribers and donors to leave an enduring legacy that helps ensure the long-term financial strength of the Philharmonic Society of Orange County. Please consider including us in your will, as either a percentage of your estate or a fixed amount. Doing so will support our commitment of presenting world-class programming and music education that enriches the cultural life of Orange County for generations to come.

For more information, please contact (949) 553-2422, ext. 233, or email support@philharmonicsociety.org

ABOUT THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY OF ORANGE COUNTY

THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY OF ORANGE COUNTY

Founded in 1954 as Orange County’s first music organization, the Philharmonic Society of Orange County presents national and international performances of the highest quality and provides dynamic and innovative music education programs for individuals of all ages to enhance the lives of Orange County audiences through music.

For more than 70 years the Philharmonic Society has evolved and grown with the county’s changing landscape, presenting artists and orchestras who set the standard for artistic achievement from Itzhak Perlman, Gustavo Dudamel, Yo-Yo Ma, and Renée Fleming to the Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and many others. In addition, the Philharmonic Society celebrates multi-disciplinary performances under its Eclectic Orange brand and embraces music from a wide range of countries with its World Music performances. Its celebrated family concerts introduce children to classical music with creative and inspiring performances, instilling music appreciation for future generations.

The Philharmonic Society’s nationally recognized Youth Music Education Programs, offered free of charge, engage more than 100,000 students annually through curriculum-based music education programs that aim to inspire, expand imaginations, and encourage learning at all levels. These programs are made possible by the Committees of the Philharmonic Society comprised of 500 volunteer members who provide more than 90,000 hours of in-kind service each year.

As a key youth program, the exceptional Orange County Youth Symphony and String Ensemble provide top-tier training to the area’s most talented young musicians through multi-level ensemble instruction, leadership training, touring opportunities, challenging professional repertoire, and performances in world-class venues. The Philharmonic Society also promotes life-long learning by connecting with colleges and universities to conduct masterclasses and workshops and providing pre-concert lectures to introduce audiences to program selections.

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PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STAFF

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

OFFICERS John Flemming, Chair/CEO Donna L. Kendall, Deputy Board Chair Sabra Bordas, Vice Chair Stephen Amendt, Secretary / Treasurer

ARTISTIC OPERATIONS Emily Persinko, Artistic Operations Manager Kathy Smith, Piano Technician

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE John W. Benecke, Development Sabra Bordas, Nominating and Governance Hung Fan, Laguna Beach Music Festival Douglas H. Smith, Member at Large Kathryn Wopschall, President, The Committees Sandi Wright-Cordes, Orange County Youth Symphony BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jim Brophy Gary Capata Jean Felder Margaret M. Gates Kari Kerr Barbara Roberts Steven M. Sorenson, MD PRESIDENT AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Tommy Phillips IN MEMORIAM Douglas T. Burch, Jr. Wesley Kruse LIFETIME BOARD MEMBER Jane Grier

DEVELOPMENT Mark Saville, Vice President of Development Halim Kim, Senior Director of Development Fatima Rizvi-Flores, Patron Stewardship Manager and Board Liaison Nicole Gonzales, Special Events Manager Paige Frank, Development Coordinator EDUCATION Katherine Yang, Vice President of Education and Community Engagement Courtney McKinnon, Manager of Volunteer and Education Services Jennifer Niedringhaus, Education and Engagement Operations Manager Chloe Hopper, Education Associate Penny Arroyo, Huntington Harbour Office Manager and Finance Coordinator FINANCE Roan Alombro, Vice President of Finance Fay Hu, Finance and HR Associate MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS Jean Hsu, COO / Vice President of Communications Daniel Acosta, Director of Marketing Marie Songco-Torres, Senior Marketing and PR Manager Adaora Onyebeke, Marketing and PR Associate PATRON SERVICES Jonathan Mariott, Director of Patron Services Angelica Nicolas, Marketing and Patron Services Manager Randy Polevoi, Musical Concierge ORANGE COUNTY YOUTH SYMPHONY AND STRING ENSEMBLE Johannes Müller Stosch, Music Director and OCYS Conductor Lucy Lu, OCYSE Conductor & OCYS Strings Coach Danielle Culhane, Operations and Personnel Manager

CONCESSIONS

Concessions A wide variety of wine, beer, soft drinks and freshly prepared snacks will be available before the concert and during intermission in the lobby.

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FOOD DONATION DRIVE With the holidays approaching, Soka Performing Arts Center has partnered with the Laguna Food Pantry and will be collecting food donations for the most vulnerable in our community.

Collection bins will be located in the lobby for all December concerts. If you are able to, please consider donating some of these highly requested items:

• Canned Proteins

• Pasta & Pasta • Tuna | Salmon Sauce Chicken | Beans • Rice • Breakfast Cereal • Dried Beans • Peanut Butter • Soup