2021/22 SEASON
FSO Returns to the Stage!
Capital One Hall Inaugural Concert Saturday, October 9 | 8pm Capital One Hall
Christopher Zimmerman, conductor Bernstein Three Dance Episodes from “On the Town” Bernstein “Take Care of this House” Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1 Amit Peled, cello
Beethoven Symphony No. 7 This concert is made possible in part by The Mather, a premier Life Plan Community in Tysons, VA.
Join us as we celebrate coming together again in our season “grand opening” concert in the stunning, new Capital One Hall in Tysons, VA! Israeli-American cellist, Amit Peled joins us to perform one of the greatest of all cello concertos, Saint-Saëns’s Cello Concerto No. 1, with a burst of emotion from the first note. Voted by Musical America as one of the most influential musicians today, Peled has “the flair of a young Rostropovich” (American Record Guide) and “simply a gorgeous sound.” (Baltimore Sun)
Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker with
The Fairfax Ballet
Saturday, December 18 | 4pm Sunday, December 19 | 4pm George Mason University’s Center for the Arts Concert Hall
Christopher Zimmerman, FSO Music Director and Conductor Andrea Cook, Fairfax Ballet Artistic Director Experience Tchaikovsky’s captivating score in this timeless holiday classic with the FSO and the Fairfax Ballet — a holiday tradition your family will cherish.
Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker with
The Fairfax Ballet
Enjoy a winter wonderland of dancing snowflakes, sugar plum fairies, and epic battles between heroic toy soldiers and mischievous mice. The Fairfax production is one of the few Washington metro area productions to feature live orchestra music and digital, high-definition scenery. It’s the perfect holiday treat for the entire family!
This performance is made possible in part by GEICO.
Jason Vieaux & Aaron Clay “Bruromano” U.S. Premiere February 19 | 8pm George Mason University’s Harris Theatre
Christopher Zimmerman, conductor Adolphus Hailstork Essay for Strings Dvořák Serenade for Wind Instruments Christopher Rouse “Ku-Ka-Ilimoku” Arvo Pärt Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten Vieaux is “perhaps the most precise and soulful classical guitarist of his generation.” — NPR
Sylvie Bodorová “Bruromano” for Solo Guitar, Double-bass and Strings (U.S. Premiere) Jason Vieaux, guitar Aaron Clay, double bass
Grammy-winner Jason Vieaux is “among the elite of today’s classical guitarists.” (Gramophone) He joins FSO principal bassist, Aaron Clay in the U.S. premiere of “Bruromano” by Czech composer Sylvie Bodorová. Ku-Ka-Ilimoku, written for four percussionists, brings the fury of the Hawaiian god of war to the stage. The New York Times wrote, “Pärt is playing for higher stakes. He wants to touch something that he would call the soul, and to a remarkable extent, he is succeeding.” This concert is made possible in part by The Mather, a premier Life Plan Community in Tysons, VA.
An Evening of Brahms & Tchaikovsky March 12 | 8pm George Mason University’s Center for the Arts
Christopher Zimmerman, conductor Russian classical pianist, Sofya Gulyak has been praised for her “tremendous precision and colouration...exquisite soft playing ...with delicacy” (The Washington Post). Performing around the globe to great acclaim, she joins the FSO in Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1. Tchaikovsky’s concerto is the epitome of the “romantic” era; it is deeply expressive and soulful, yet thunderously triumphant, with thrilling, “edge-of-your-seat” drama in the final pages. This concert is made possible in part by The Mather, a premier Life Plan Community in Tysons, VA.
Brahms Symphony No. 3 Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 Sofya Gulyak, piano
Beethoven’s “Emperor”
Saturday, April 23 | 8pm George Mason University Center for the Arts Concert Hall Christopher Zimmerman, conductor Robert Carl White Heron (Regional Premiere) Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emperor” Simone Dinnerstein, piano Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 Simone Dinnerstein is “an artist of strikingly original ideas and irrefutable integrity.” (The Washington Post) This concert is co-presented with the Center for the Arts at George Mason University and made possible in part by The Mather, a premier Life Plan Community in Tysons, VA.
With a distinctive musical voice, Dinnerstein first came to wider public attention in 2007 through her recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations, reflecting an aesthetic that was both deeply rooted in the score and profoundly idiosyncratic. Experience Dinnerstein’s masterful performance of Beethoven’s final piano concerto. Composer Robert Carl draws on memories of landscapes that have impressed him. The concert opens with the Regional Premiere of White Heron, inspired by a visit to the Florida Keys. He says, “If there is exhilaration or a gentle transcendence, then I’ve done my job.” White Heron…is an “attractive feat of musical imagism.” (Gramophone)
Beethoven “Ode to Joy” Saturday, May 14 | 8pm
George Mason University Center for the Arts Concert Hall Christopher Zimmerman, conductor
with The Fairfax Choral Society — Thomas Colohan, artistic director & Choralis — Gretchen Kuhrmann, artistic director Distinguished by (The New York Times) as “a leader of contemporary American lyricism,” composer Jonathan Leshnoff is renowned for his music’s striking harmonies and powerful themes. The composer draws inspiration from an ancient Jewish mystical text, Heichalos, to explore spiritual and ethical questions at the heart of the Jewish experience. Beethoven crafted his famous Ninth Symphony in an epic struggle between despair and transcendence to reach new heights with the words “all men become brothers.” His glorious final symphony celebrates the bonds that unite humankind and has been described as his “great vision of the future.” Experience this grand season finale…and a composition regarded as Beethoven’s greatest work and as one of the greatest achievements in the history of music!
Leshnoff Symphony No. 4 “Heichalos” (Regional Premiere) Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Danielle Talamantes, soprano Daryl Freedman, mezzo-soprano Cameron Schutza, tenor Mark Doss, bass This concert is made possible in part by The Mather, a premier Life Plan Community in Tysons, VA.
Uniting the Classroom With the Concert Hall The FSO is proud to partner with Carnegie Hall’s Weill Institute to present the LINK UP program to schools throughout Fairfax County and the Washington metro area. Through performance-based classroom materials and professional development for teachers, Link Up seeks to engage students in a meaningful musical experience to help them gain a lifelong appreciation for music, while building skills in reading, math and capacities for college and career readiness. Learn more at www.FairfaxSymphony.org
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