PBO 2017/18 Choose Your Own Subscription

SAN FRANCISCO, CA PERMIT No. 818

SELECT ANY 3, 4 OR 5 CONCERTS

Select your favorite concerts and get a FREE pair of reserved tickets to Handel’s Messiah on the date of your choice and a free pair of general admission tickets to PBO SESSIONS on October 10! Subscribe by August 11, 2017!

(415) 295-1900, Mon.-Fri., 9-5 or philharmonia.org/cyo *Free Messiah tickets are in the same seating section as your subscription.

PBO SESSIONS tickets are all general admission.

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$269

$334

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$140

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$250

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$135

Your Free Concerts Handel’s Messiah

Fri. Dec. 8, 7 pm Herbst Theatre, San Francisco

PBO Sessions:

Tues. Oct. 10, 8pm Nourse Theatre, San Francisco

Choose Your Date

New Music for Old Instruments

Sat. Dec. 9, 7 pm First Congregational Church, Berkeley

17/18 Subscription Series (choose your venue) Berkeley Saturday Berkeley Sunday First Congregational Church

The Judas Passion

Wed. Oct. 4, 7:30 pm Fri. Oct. 6, 8 pm Bing Concert Hall, Stanford

Sat. Oct. 7, 8 pm

Sun. Oct. 8, 4 pm

Vivaldi in Venice

Wed. Nov. 8, 7:30 pm First United Methodist Church, Palo Alto

Fri. Nov. 10, 8 pm

Sat. Nov. 11, 8 pm

Sun. Nov. 12, 4 pm

Handel’s Joseph and his Brethren

Fri. Dec. 15, 7:30 pm First United Methodist Church, Palo Alto

Thur. Dec. 14, 7 pm

Sat. Dec. 16, 7 pm

Sun. Dec. 17, 4 pm

Harmonic Convergence

Wed. Feb. 7, 7:30 pm First United Methodist Church, Palo Alto

Fri. Feb. 9, 8 pm

Sat. Feb. 10, 8 pm

Sun. Feb. 11, 4 pm

Corelli the Godfather

Thur. Mar. 8, 8 pm Fri. Mar. 9, 7:30 pm Bing Concert Hall, Stanford

Sat. Mar. 10, 8 pm

Sun. Mar. 11, 4 pm

Fri. Apr. 27, 8 pm Wed. Apr. 25, 7:30 pm Bing Concert Hall, Stanford

Sat. Apr. 28, 8 pm

Sun. Apr. 29, 4 pm

Beethoven Unleashed

dress circle

balcony

Stage

Bing Concert Hall 327 Lasuen Street, Stanford

boxes

boxes

balcony

Stage

Stage

Stage

First United Methodist Church 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto

Herbst Theatre 401 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco

First Congregational Church 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley

SELECT ANY 3, 4 OR 5 CONCERTS AND GET FREE TICKETS TO MESSIAH AND PBO SESSIONS!

First Congregational Church

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Herbst Theatre

414 Mason Street, Suite 606, San Francisco, CA 94102

San Francisco

barooue orchestra & chorale

See venues below

“ America’s leading period instrument ensemble.”

—New York Times

Peninsula

Subscribe by August 11, 2017! | 415.295.1900 | philharmonia.org/cyo

PAID

NONPROFIT ORG U.S. POSTAGE

ci ioose our Yown

2017/18 SE SON

barooue orchestra & chorale nicholas mcgegan | waverley fund music director

ci ioose our Yown SELECT ANY 3, 4 OR 5 CONCERTS AND GET FREE TICKETS TO MESSIAH AND PBO SESSIONS! 415.295.1900 | philharmonia.org/cyo Subscribe by August 11, 2017

A MATTERof CHARACTER 2017/18 SE SON

As you may know, PBO is not your average orchestra. Everything from our gifted players to our period instruments to the music we perform and our inimitable music director, Nicholas McGegan, make for a sound that is unmistakably PBO. Passionate. Brilliant. Original.

Becoming a Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale subscriber takes character too. If you’re committed to incredible, live, historically-informed performance in the Bay Area, it’s time to subscribe and join the PBO family.

PBO subscribers enjoy great pricing for the best available seating long before single tickets go on sale to the public. Plus, you’ll get free exchanges, discounts on additional tickets and access to our Patron Services department. Best of all, you can now experience some of our hottest programs—Handel’s Messiah and PBO SESSIONS—for FREE with this very special offer.

CHOOSE ANY 3, 4 OR 5 CONCERTS AND GET FREE TICKETS TO MESSIAH AND PBO SESSIONS!

SAN FRANCISCO, CA PERMIT No. 818

SELECT ANY 3, 4 OR 5 CONCERTS

Select your favorite concerts and get a FREE pair of reserved tickets to Handel’s Messiah on the date of your choice and a free pair of general admission tickets to PBO SESSIONS on October 10! Subscribe by August 11, 2017!

(415) 295-1900, Mon.-Fri., 9-5 or philharmonia.org/cyo *Free Messiah tickets are in the same seating section as your subscription.

PBO SESSIONS tickets are all general admission.

Section

3 concerts

4 concerts

5 concerts

N/A

N/A

$540

n 0 ed

it ty limlabili i

a v a

n 1

$269

$334

$475

n 2

$199

$248

$365

n 3

$140

$174

$250

n 4

N/A

N/A

$135

Your Free Concerts Handel’s Messiah

Fri. Dec. 8, 7 pm Herbst Theatre, San Francisco

PBO Sessions:

Tues. Oct. 10, 8pm Nourse Theatre, San Francisco

Choose Your Date

New Music for Old Instruments

Sat. Dec. 9, 7 pm First Congregational Church, Berkeley

17/18 Subscription Series (choose your venue) Berkeley Saturday Berkeley Sunday First Congregational Church

The Judas Passion

Wed. Oct. 4, 7:30 pm Fri. Oct. 6, 8 pm Bing Concert Hall, Stanford

Sat. Oct. 7, 8 pm

Sun. Oct. 8, 4 pm

Vivaldi in Venice

Wed. Nov. 8, 7:30 pm First United Methodist Church, Palo Alto

Fri. Nov. 10, 8 pm

Sat. Nov. 11, 8 pm

Sun. Nov. 12, 4 pm

Handel’s Joseph and his Brethren

Fri. Dec. 15, 7:30 pm First United Methodist Church, Palo Alto

Thur. Dec. 14, 7 pm

Sat. Dec. 16, 7 pm

Sun. Dec. 17, 4 pm

Harmonic Convergence

Wed. Feb. 7, 7:30 pm First United Methodist Church, Palo Alto

Fri. Feb. 9, 8 pm

Sat. Feb. 10, 8 pm

Sun. Feb. 11, 4 pm

Corelli the Godfather

Thur. Mar. 8, 8 pm Fri. Mar. 9, 7:30 pm Bing Concert Hall, Stanford

Sat. Mar. 10, 8 pm

Sun. Mar. 11, 4 pm

Fri. Apr. 27, 8 pm Wed. Apr. 25, 7:30 pm Bing Concert Hall, Stanford

Sat. Apr. 28, 8 pm

Sun. Apr. 29, 4 pm

Beethoven Unleashed

dress circle

balcony

Stage

Bing Concert Hall 327 Lasuen Street, Stanford

boxes

boxes

balcony

Stage

Stage

Stage

First United Methodist Church 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto

Herbst Theatre 401 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco

First Congregational Church 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley

SELECT ANY 3, 4 OR 5 CONCERTS AND GET FREE TICKETS TO MESSIAH AND PBO SESSIONS!

First Congregational Church

ci ioose our Yown

Herbst Theatre

414 Mason Street, Suite 606, San Francisco, CA 94102

San Francisco

barooue orchestra & chorale

See venues below

“ America’s leading period instrument ensemble.”

—New York Times

Peninsula

Subscribe by August 11, 2017! | 415.295.1900 | philharmonia.org/cyo

PAID

NONPROFIT ORG U.S. POSTAGE

ci ioose our Yown

2017/18 SE SON

barooue orchestra & chorale nicholas mcgegan | waverley fund music director

ci ioose our Yown SELECT ANY 3, 4 OR 5 CONCERTS AND GET FREE TICKETS TO MESSIAH AND PBO SESSIONS! 415.295.1900 | philharmonia.org/cyo Subscribe by August 11, 2017

A MATTERof CHARACTER 2017/18 SE SON

As you may know, PBO is not your average orchestra. Everything from our gifted players to our period instruments to the music we perform and our inimitable music director, Nicholas McGegan, make for a sound that is unmistakably PBO. Passionate. Brilliant. Original.

Becoming a Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale subscriber takes character too. If you’re committed to incredible, live, historically-informed performance in the Bay Area, it’s time to subscribe and join the PBO family.

PBO subscribers enjoy great pricing for the best available seating long before single tickets go on sale to the public. Plus, you’ll get free exchanges, discounts on additional tickets and access to our Patron Services department. Best of all, you can now experience some of our hottest programs—Handel’s Messiah and PBO SESSIONS—for FREE with this very special offer.

CHOOSE ANY 3, 4 OR 5 CONCERTS AND GET FREE TICKETS TO MESSIAH AND PBO SESSIONS!

ci ioose our Yown

THE JUDAS PASSION Brenden Gunnell

The season opens with the first-ever co-commissioned piece for PBO and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightment (OAE) in London. The Judas Passion will make its U.S. premiere with Nic and the Orchestra in the bay area this October. Scottish composer Sally Beamish has been fascinated with Jesus’s disciple, Judas Iscariot, and tells this story through a passion loosely based on Gnostic texts. The libretto, written by poet David Harsent, will explore Judas in a more sympathetic light — the ultimate question of perspective, of failing humanity, forgiveness and redemption. Telemann’s Tafelmusik will be the perfect complement to this stirring program.

Steven Isserlis

Nicholas McGegan, conductor Steven Isserlis, violoncello

The Judas Passion is co-commissioned by Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale and The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.

VIVALDI IN VENICE

CORELLI THE GODFATHER

featuring Elizabeth Blumenstock

with Richard Egarr

November 8–12, 2017

Elizabeth Blumenstock

Choose your date Friday, December 8 at 7pm Herbst Theatre, San Francisco or Saturday, December 9 at 7pm First Congregational Church, Berkeley

VIVALDI “l’Autunno” in F major, RV 293 from Le quattro stagioni LOCATELLI Introduzione Teatrale Op. 4, No. 5 in D major PISENDEL Concerto for Violin and Two Oboes in G minor VERACINI Sarabande “Arpeggiata” from Overture No. 4 in F major HANDEL Overture to Agrippina in G minor, HWV 6 ALMINONI Concerto for Oboe in D minor, Op. 9, No. 2 TARTINI Concerto for Violin in A major, D. 91 CAMPRA Le Carnaval de Venice (selections)

March 8–11, 2018

Richard Egarr

New Music for Old Instruments Female Composers and the Women Who Bring Their Music to Live Tuesday, October 10 at 8pm Nourse Theatre, San Francisco

Elizabeth Blumenstock, violin and leader

HANDEL’S Joseph and his Brethren

BEETHOVEN UNLEASHED

Richard Egarr, conductor and organ

April 25–29, 2018

December 14–17, 2017

with Avery Amereau

Caroline Shaw

Call Patron Services at (415) 295-1900 Mon-Fri. 9-5pm, ask for the “CYO Free Ticket” offer.

Order online at philharmonia.org/cyo Use Promo code: CYOFREETIX Your free tickets will be included in your subscription ticket mailing.

Offer expires August 11, 2017.

HANDEL Joseph and his Brethren Sherezade Panthaki

CORELLI Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 10 in C major MUFFAT Sonata No. 5 in G major from Armonico tributo HANDEL Concerto Grosso Op.6, No. 4 in A minor HANDEL Organ Concerto No. 15 in D minor CORELLI Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 2 in F major HANDEL Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 1 in G major There’s nothing like conductor and keyboard virtuoso Richard Egarr to lead this program of Handel and two of Handel’s favorite composers.

His admiration extended to borrowing and reworking musical ideas from both Corelli and Muffat in a time when copyright was unknown.

Hear the influences when PBO musicians shine in the concerto grosso form and Richard Egarr performs Handel’s organ concertos – a unique intermission feature during Handel’s oratorio performances at the time.

Violin legend Elizabeth Blumenstock returns to lead a vivacious program, postmarked Venice—music by Venetians and by those who visited the popular city. Virtuosic concerto for oboes are paired with solo turns for violin, concerto by Tartini and Vivaldi’s seasonal “Autumn” for The Four Seasons.

PBO SESSIONS:

SUBSCRIBE TODAY!

MOZART Symphony No. 17 in G major HAYDN Concerto for Violoncello No. 2 in D major HERSCHEL Symphony No. 8 in C minor HAYDN Symphony No. 43 in E-flat major “Mercury” The planets have aligned to bring star cellist Steven Isserlis back to perform Haydn’s Concerto for Violoncello No. 2 in D major. The program also features music by Sir William Herschel, the astronomer who discovered the planet Uranus, followed by Haydn’s “Mercury” symphony. Add Mozart’s Symphony No. 17 to the mix for a radiant “harmonic convergence.”

Nicholas McGegan, conductor | Julia Doyle, soprano Brenden Gunnell, tenor | Roderick WIlliams, bass-baritone Philharmonia Chorale, Bruce Lamott, director

FREE WITH YOUR CYO SUBSCRIPTION

Yulia Van Doren

with Steven Isserlis

TELEMANN Tafelmusik, Suite No. 1 in E minor BEAMISH The Judas Passion

When you join us with a Choose Your Own package, you’ll receive a pair of FREE TICKETS to two of the hottest PBO programs available!

HANDEL’S Messiah

February 7–11, 2018

October 4–8, 2017

SELECT ANY 3, 4 OR 5 CONCERTS AND GET FREE TICKETS TO MESSIAH AND PBO SESSIONS!

Two tickets to:

HARMONIC CONVERGENCE

U.S. PREMIERE

Never performed by PBO before, Handel’s Joseph and his Brethren tells the Biblical story of Joseph and his reconciliation with his Jewish family in Egypt. It gives Handel the opportunity to depict the grandeur of Pharaoh’s court and the faith of Joseph’s estranged brothers in a plot of intrigue and mistaken identity. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear this dramatic work, rarely performed since Handel’s lifetime, in a definitive performance led by renowned Handel interpreter Nic McGegan with our Orchestra, Chorale, and a superb cast of soloists.

Avery Amereau

BEETHOVEN Mass in C major, Op. 86 CHERUBINI Chant sur la mort de Joseph Haydn BEETHOVEN Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 “Choral Fantasy” The New York Times calls her “a rarity in music.” Joyce DiDonato describes her voice as “like velvet, caramel chocolate.” And now Bay Area audiences will have a chance to hear it for themselves when up-and-coming contralto Avery Amereau performs in Beethoven’s monumental Mass in C Major and his “Choral Fantasy.” Avery will be joined by the star soprano from Rameau’s Le Temple de la Gloire, Chantal Santon-Jeffery, and tenor Thomas Cooley who will both perform in the Beethoven works as well as Cherubini’s tribute to Haydn.

2017/18 SE SON A MATTERof CHARACTER Nicholas McGegan, conductor | Sherezade Panthaki, soprano Diana Moore, mezzo-soprano | Nicholas Phan, tenor Philip Cutlip, baritone | Philharmonia Chorale, Bruce Lamott, director

Nicholas McGegan, conductor | Avery Amereau, mezzo-soprano Chantal Santon-Jeffery, soprano | Thomas Cooley, tenor David Kurtenbach, tenor | Hadleigh Adams, baritone Eric Zivian, fortepiano | Philharmonia Chorale, Bruce Lamott, director

ci ioose our Yown

THE JUDAS PASSION Brenden Gunnell

The season opens with the first-ever co-commissioned piece for PBO and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightment (OAE) in London. The Judas Passion will make its U.S. premiere with Nic and the Orchestra in the bay area this October. Scottish composer Sally Beamish has been fascinated with Jesus’s disciple, Judas Iscariot, and tells this story through a passion loosely based on Gnostic texts. The libretto, written by poet David Harsent, will explore Judas in a more sympathetic light — the ultimate question of perspective, of failing humanity, forgiveness and redemption. Telemann’s Tafelmusik will be the perfect complement to this stirring program.

Steven Isserlis

Nicholas McGegan, conductor Steven Isserlis, violoncello

The Judas Passion is co-commissioned by Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale and The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.

VIVALDI IN VENICE

CORELLI THE GODFATHER

featuring Elizabeth Blumenstock

with Richard Egarr

November 8–12, 2017

Elizabeth Blumenstock

Choose your date Friday, December 8 at 7pm Herbst Theatre, San Francisco or Saturday, December 9 at 7pm First Congregational Church, Berkeley

VIVALDI “l’Autunno” in F major, RV 293 from Le quattro stagioni LOCATELLI Introduzione Teatrale Op. 4, No. 5 in D major PISENDEL Concerto for Violin and Two Oboes in G minor VERACINI Sarabande “Arpeggiata” from Overture No. 4 in F major HANDEL Overture to Agrippina in G minor, HWV 6 ALMINONI Concerto for Oboe in D minor, Op. 9, No. 2 TARTINI Concerto for Violin in A major, D. 91 CAMPRA Le Carnaval de Venice (selections)

March 8–11, 2018

Richard Egarr

New Music for Old Instruments Female Composers and the Women Who Bring Their Music to Live Tuesday, October 10 at 8pm Nourse Theatre, San Francisco

Elizabeth Blumenstock, violin and leader

HANDEL’S Joseph and his Brethren

BEETHOVEN UNLEASHED

Richard Egarr, conductor and organ

April 25–29, 2018

December 14–17, 2017

with Avery Amereau

Caroline Shaw

Call Patron Services at (415) 295-1900 Mon-Fri. 9-5pm, ask for the “CYO Free Ticket” offer.

Order online at philharmonia.org/cyo Use Promo code: CYOFREETIX Your free tickets will be included in your subscription ticket mailing.

Offer expires August 11, 2017.

HANDEL Joseph and his Brethren Sherezade Panthaki

CORELLI Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 10 in C major MUFFAT Sonata No. 5 in G major from Armonico tributo HANDEL Concerto Grosso Op.6, No. 4 in A minor HANDEL Organ Concerto No. 15 in D minor CORELLI Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 2 in F major HANDEL Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 1 in G major There’s nothing like conductor and keyboard virtuoso Richard Egarr to lead this program of Handel and two of Handel’s favorite composers.

His admiration extended to borrowing and reworking musical ideas from both Corelli and Muffat in a time when copyright was unknown.

Hear the influences when PBO musicians shine in the concerto grosso form and Richard Egarr performs Handel’s organ concertos – a unique intermission feature during Handel’s oratorio performances at the time.

Violin legend Elizabeth Blumenstock returns to lead a vivacious program, postmarked Venice—music by Venetians and by those who visited the popular city. Virtuosic concerto for oboes are paired with solo turns for violin, concerto by Tartini and Vivaldi’s seasonal “Autumn” for The Four Seasons.

PBO SESSIONS:

SUBSCRIBE TODAY!

MOZART Symphony No. 17 in G major HAYDN Concerto for Violoncello No. 2 in D major HERSCHEL Symphony No. 8 in C minor HAYDN Symphony No. 43 in E-flat major “Mercury” The planets have aligned to bring star cellist Steven Isserlis back to perform Haydn’s Concerto for Violoncello No. 2 in D major. The program also features music by Sir William Herschel, the astronomer who discovered the planet Uranus, followed by Haydn’s “Mercury” symphony. Add Mozart’s Symphony No. 17 to the mix for a radiant “harmonic convergence.”

Nicholas McGegan, conductor | Julia Doyle, soprano Brenden Gunnell, tenor | Roderick WIlliams, bass-baritone Philharmonia Chorale, Bruce Lamott, director

FREE WITH YOUR CYO SUBSCRIPTION

Yulia Van Doren

with Steven Isserlis

TELEMANN Tafelmusik, Suite No. 1 in E minor BEAMISH The Judas Passion

When you join us with a Choose Your Own package, you’ll receive a pair of FREE TICKETS to two of the hottest PBO programs available!

HANDEL’S Messiah

February 7–11, 2018

October 4–8, 2017

SELECT ANY 3, 4 OR 5 CONCERTS AND GET FREE TICKETS TO MESSIAH AND PBO SESSIONS!

Two tickets to:

HARMONIC CONVERGENCE

U.S. PREMIERE

Never performed by PBO before, Handel’s Joseph and his Brethren tells the Biblical story of Joseph and his reconciliation with his Jewish family in Egypt. It gives Handel the opportunity to depict the grandeur of Pharaoh’s court and the faith of Joseph’s estranged brothers in a plot of intrigue and mistaken identity. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear this dramatic work, rarely performed since Handel’s lifetime, in a definitive performance led by renowned Handel interpreter Nic McGegan with our Orchestra, Chorale, and a superb cast of soloists.

Avery Amereau

BEETHOVEN Mass in C major, Op. 86 CHERUBINI Chant sur la mort de Joseph Haydn BEETHOVEN Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 “Choral Fantasy” The New York Times calls her “a rarity in music.” Joyce DiDonato describes her voice as “like velvet, caramel chocolate.” And now Bay Area audiences will have a chance to hear it for themselves when up-and-coming contralto Avery Amereau performs in Beethoven’s monumental Mass in C Major and his “Choral Fantasy.” Avery will be joined by the star soprano from Rameau’s Le Temple de la Gloire, Chantal Santon-Jeffery, and tenor Thomas Cooley who will both perform in the Beethoven works as well as Cherubini’s tribute to Haydn.

2017/18 SE SON A MATTERof CHARACTER Nicholas McGegan, conductor | Sherezade Panthaki, soprano Diana Moore, mezzo-soprano | Nicholas Phan, tenor Philip Cutlip, baritone | Philharmonia Chorale, Bruce Lamott, director

Nicholas McGegan, conductor | Avery Amereau, mezzo-soprano Chantal Santon-Jeffery, soprano | Thomas Cooley, tenor David Kurtenbach, tenor | Hadleigh Adams, baritone Eric Zivian, fortepiano | Philharmonia Chorale, Bruce Lamott, director

ci ioose our Yown

THE JUDAS PASSION Brenden Gunnell

The season opens with the first-ever co-commissioned piece for PBO and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightment (OAE) in London. The Judas Passion will make its U.S. premiere with Nic and the Orchestra in the bay area this October. Scottish composer Sally Beamish has been fascinated with Jesus’s disciple, Judas Iscariot, and tells this story through a passion loosely based on Gnostic texts. The libretto, written by poet David Harsent, will explore Judas in a more sympathetic light — the ultimate question of perspective, of failing humanity, forgiveness and redemption. Telemann’s Tafelmusik will be the perfect complement to this stirring program.

Steven Isserlis

Nicholas McGegan, conductor Steven Isserlis, violoncello

The Judas Passion is co-commissioned by Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale and The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.

VIVALDI IN VENICE

CORELLI THE GODFATHER

featuring Elizabeth Blumenstock

with Richard Egarr

November 8–12, 2017

Elizabeth Blumenstock

Choose your date Friday, December 8 at 7pm Herbst Theatre, San Francisco or Saturday, December 9 at 7pm First Congregational Church, Berkeley

VIVALDI “l’Autunno” in F major, RV 293 from Le quattro stagioni LOCATELLI Introduzione Teatrale Op. 4, No. 5 in D major PISENDEL Concerto for Violin and Two Oboes in G minor VERACINI Sarabande “Arpeggiata” from Overture No. 4 in F major HANDEL Overture to Agrippina in G minor, HWV 6 ALMINONI Concerto for Oboe in D minor, Op. 9, No. 2 TARTINI Concerto for Violin in A major, D. 91 CAMPRA Le Carnaval de Venice (selections)

March 8–11, 2018

Richard Egarr

New Music for Old Instruments Female Composers and the Women Who Bring Their Music to Live Tuesday, October 10 at 8pm Nourse Theatre, San Francisco

Elizabeth Blumenstock, violin and leader

HANDEL’S Joseph and his Brethren

BEETHOVEN UNLEASHED

Richard Egarr, conductor and organ

April 25–29, 2018

December 14–17, 2017

with Avery Amereau

Caroline Shaw

Call Patron Services at (415) 295-1900 Mon-Fri. 9-5pm, ask for the “CYO Free Ticket” offer.

Order online at philharmonia.org/cyo Use Promo code: CYOFREETIX Your free tickets will be included in your subscription ticket mailing.

Offer expires August 11, 2017.

HANDEL Joseph and his Brethren Sherezade Panthaki

CORELLI Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 10 in C major MUFFAT Sonata No. 5 in G major from Armonico tributo HANDEL Concerto Grosso Op.6, No. 4 in A minor HANDEL Organ Concerto No. 15 in D minor CORELLI Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 2 in F major HANDEL Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 1 in G major There’s nothing like conductor and keyboard virtuoso Richard Egarr to lead this program of Handel and two of Handel’s favorite composers.

His admiration extended to borrowing and reworking musical ideas from both Corelli and Muffat in a time when copyright was unknown.

Hear the influences when PBO musicians shine in the concerto grosso form and Richard Egarr performs Handel’s organ concertos – a unique intermission feature during Handel’s oratorio performances at the time.

Violin legend Elizabeth Blumenstock returns to lead a vivacious program, postmarked Venice—music by Venetians and by those who visited the popular city. Virtuosic concerto for oboes are paired with solo turns for violin, concerto by Tartini and Vivaldi’s seasonal “Autumn” for The Four Seasons.

PBO SESSIONS:

SUBSCRIBE TODAY!

MOZART Symphony No. 17 in G major HAYDN Concerto for Violoncello No. 2 in D major HERSCHEL Symphony No. 8 in C minor HAYDN Symphony No. 43 in E-flat major “Mercury” The planets have aligned to bring star cellist Steven Isserlis back to perform Haydn’s Concerto for Violoncello No. 2 in D major. The program also features music by Sir William Herschel, the astronomer who discovered the planet Uranus, followed by Haydn’s “Mercury” symphony. Add Mozart’s Symphony No. 17 to the mix for a radiant “harmonic convergence.”

Nicholas McGegan, conductor | Julia Doyle, soprano Brenden Gunnell, tenor | Roderick WIlliams, bass-baritone Philharmonia Chorale, Bruce Lamott, director

FREE WITH YOUR CYO SUBSCRIPTION

Yulia Van Doren

with Steven Isserlis

TELEMANN Tafelmusik, Suite No. 1 in E minor BEAMISH The Judas Passion

When you join us with a Choose Your Own package, you’ll receive a pair of FREE TICKETS to two of the hottest PBO programs available!

HANDEL’S Messiah

February 7–11, 2018

October 4–8, 2017

SELECT ANY 3, 4 OR 5 CONCERTS AND GET FREE TICKETS TO MESSIAH AND PBO SESSIONS!

Two tickets to:

HARMONIC CONVERGENCE

U.S. PREMIERE

Never performed by PBO before, Handel’s Joseph and his Brethren tells the Biblical story of Joseph and his reconciliation with his Jewish family in Egypt. It gives Handel the opportunity to depict the grandeur of Pharaoh’s court and the faith of Joseph’s estranged brothers in a plot of intrigue and mistaken identity. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear this dramatic work, rarely performed since Handel’s lifetime, in a definitive performance led by renowned Handel interpreter Nic McGegan with our Orchestra, Chorale, and a superb cast of soloists.

Avery Amereau

BEETHOVEN Mass in C major, Op. 86 CHERUBINI Chant sur la mort de Joseph Haydn BEETHOVEN Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 “Choral Fantasy” The New York Times calls her “a rarity in music.” Joyce DiDonato describes her voice as “like velvet, caramel chocolate.” And now Bay Area audiences will have a chance to hear it for themselves when up-and-coming contralto Avery Amereau performs in Beethoven’s monumental Mass in C Major and his “Choral Fantasy.” Avery will be joined by the star soprano from Rameau’s Le Temple de la Gloire, Chantal Santon-Jeffery, and tenor Thomas Cooley who will both perform in the Beethoven works as well as Cherubini’s tribute to Haydn.

2017/18 SE SON A MATTERof CHARACTER Nicholas McGegan, conductor | Sherezade Panthaki, soprano Diana Moore, mezzo-soprano | Nicholas Phan, tenor Philip Cutlip, baritone | Philharmonia Chorale, Bruce Lamott, director

Nicholas McGegan, conductor | Avery Amereau, mezzo-soprano Chantal Santon-Jeffery, soprano | Thomas Cooley, tenor David Kurtenbach, tenor | Hadleigh Adams, baritone Eric Zivian, fortepiano | Philharmonia Chorale, Bruce Lamott, director

ci ioose our Yown

THE JUDAS PASSION Brenden Gunnell

The season opens with the first-ever co-commissioned piece for PBO and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightment (OAE) in London. The Judas Passion will make its U.S. premiere with Nic and the Orchestra in the bay area this October. Scottish composer Sally Beamish has been fascinated with Jesus’s disciple, Judas Iscariot, and tells this story through a passion loosely based on Gnostic texts. The libretto, written by poet David Harsent, will explore Judas in a more sympathetic light — the ultimate question of perspective, of failing humanity, forgiveness and redemption. Telemann’s Tafelmusik will be the perfect complement to this stirring program.

Steven Isserlis

Nicholas McGegan, conductor Steven Isserlis, violoncello

The Judas Passion is co-commissioned by Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale and The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.

VIVALDI IN VENICE

CORELLI THE GODFATHER

featuring Elizabeth Blumenstock

with Richard Egarr

November 8–12, 2017

Elizabeth Blumenstock

Choose your date Friday, December 8 at 7pm Herbst Theatre, San Francisco or Saturday, December 9 at 7pm First Congregational Church, Berkeley

VIVALDI “l’Autunno” in F major, RV 293 from Le quattro stagioni LOCATELLI Introduzione Teatrale Op. 4, No. 5 in D major PISENDEL Concerto for Violin and Two Oboes in G minor VERACINI Sarabande “Arpeggiata” from Overture No. 4 in F major HANDEL Overture to Agrippina in G minor, HWV 6 ALMINONI Concerto for Oboe in D minor, Op. 9, No. 2 TARTINI Concerto for Violin in A major, D. 91 CAMPRA Le Carnaval de Venice (selections)

March 8–11, 2018

Richard Egarr

New Music for Old Instruments Female Composers and the Women Who Bring Their Music to Live Tuesday, October 10 at 8pm Nourse Theatre, San Francisco

Elizabeth Blumenstock, violin and leader

HANDEL’S Joseph and his Brethren

BEETHOVEN UNLEASHED

Richard Egarr, conductor and organ

April 25–29, 2018

December 14–17, 2017

with Avery Amereau

Caroline Shaw

Call Patron Services at (415) 295-1900 Mon-Fri. 9-5pm, ask for the “CYO Free Ticket” offer.

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HANDEL Joseph and his Brethren Sherezade Panthaki

CORELLI Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 10 in C major MUFFAT Sonata No. 5 in G major from Armonico tributo HANDEL Concerto Grosso Op.6, No. 4 in A minor HANDEL Organ Concerto No. 15 in D minor CORELLI Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 2 in F major HANDEL Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 1 in G major There’s nothing like conductor and keyboard virtuoso Richard Egarr to lead this program of Handel and two of Handel’s favorite composers.

His admiration extended to borrowing and reworking musical ideas from both Corelli and Muffat in a time when copyright was unknown.

Hear the influences when PBO musicians shine in the concerto grosso form and Richard Egarr performs Handel’s organ concertos – a unique intermission feature during Handel’s oratorio performances at the time.

Violin legend Elizabeth Blumenstock returns to lead a vivacious program, postmarked Venice—music by Venetians and by those who visited the popular city. Virtuosic concerto for oboes are paired with solo turns for violin, concerto by Tartini and Vivaldi’s seasonal “Autumn” for The Four Seasons.

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MOZART Symphony No. 17 in G major HAYDN Concerto for Violoncello No. 2 in D major HERSCHEL Symphony No. 8 in C minor HAYDN Symphony No. 43 in E-flat major “Mercury” The planets have aligned to bring star cellist Steven Isserlis back to perform Haydn’s Concerto for Violoncello No. 2 in D major. The program also features music by Sir William Herschel, the astronomer who discovered the planet Uranus, followed by Haydn’s “Mercury” symphony. Add Mozart’s Symphony No. 17 to the mix for a radiant “harmonic convergence.”

Nicholas McGegan, conductor | Julia Doyle, soprano Brenden Gunnell, tenor | Roderick WIlliams, bass-baritone Philharmonia Chorale, Bruce Lamott, director

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Yulia Van Doren

with Steven Isserlis

TELEMANN Tafelmusik, Suite No. 1 in E minor BEAMISH The Judas Passion

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HANDEL’S Messiah

February 7–11, 2018

October 4–8, 2017

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Never performed by PBO before, Handel’s Joseph and his Brethren tells the Biblical story of Joseph and his reconciliation with his Jewish family in Egypt. It gives Handel the opportunity to depict the grandeur of Pharaoh’s court and the faith of Joseph’s estranged brothers in a plot of intrigue and mistaken identity. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear this dramatic work, rarely performed since Handel’s lifetime, in a definitive performance led by renowned Handel interpreter Nic McGegan with our Orchestra, Chorale, and a superb cast of soloists.

Avery Amereau

BEETHOVEN Mass in C major, Op. 86 CHERUBINI Chant sur la mort de Joseph Haydn BEETHOVEN Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 “Choral Fantasy” The New York Times calls her “a rarity in music.” Joyce DiDonato describes her voice as “like velvet, caramel chocolate.” And now Bay Area audiences will have a chance to hear it for themselves when up-and-coming contralto Avery Amereau performs in Beethoven’s monumental Mass in C Major and his “Choral Fantasy.” Avery will be joined by the star soprano from Rameau’s Le Temple de la Gloire, Chantal Santon-Jeffery, and tenor Thomas Cooley who will both perform in the Beethoven works as well as Cherubini’s tribute to Haydn.

2017/18 SE SON A MATTERof CHARACTER Nicholas McGegan, conductor | Sherezade Panthaki, soprano Diana Moore, mezzo-soprano | Nicholas Phan, tenor Philip Cutlip, baritone | Philharmonia Chorale, Bruce Lamott, director

Nicholas McGegan, conductor | Avery Amereau, mezzo-soprano Chantal Santon-Jeffery, soprano | Thomas Cooley, tenor David Kurtenbach, tenor | Hadleigh Adams, baritone Eric Zivian, fortepiano | Philharmonia Chorale, Bruce Lamott, director

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Fri. Dec. 8, 7 pm Herbst Theatre, San Francisco

PBO Sessions:

Tues. Oct. 10, 8pm Nourse Theatre, San Francisco

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New Music for Old Instruments

Sat. Dec. 9, 7 pm First Congregational Church, Berkeley

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The Judas Passion

Wed. Oct. 4, 7:30 pm Fri. Oct. 6, 8 pm Bing Concert Hall, Stanford

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Vivaldi in Venice

Wed. Nov. 8, 7:30 pm First United Methodist Church, Palo Alto

Fri. Nov. 10, 8 pm

Sat. Nov. 11, 8 pm

Sun. Nov. 12, 4 pm

Handel’s Joseph and his Brethren

Fri. Dec. 15, 7:30 pm First United Methodist Church, Palo Alto

Thur. Dec. 14, 7 pm

Sat. Dec. 16, 7 pm

Sun. Dec. 17, 4 pm

Harmonic Convergence

Wed. Feb. 7, 7:30 pm First United Methodist Church, Palo Alto

Fri. Feb. 9, 8 pm

Sat. Feb. 10, 8 pm

Sun. Feb. 11, 4 pm

Corelli the Godfather

Thur. Mar. 8, 8 pm Fri. Mar. 9, 7:30 pm Bing Concert Hall, Stanford

Sat. Mar. 10, 8 pm

Sun. Mar. 11, 4 pm

Fri. Apr. 27, 8 pm Wed. Apr. 25, 7:30 pm Bing Concert Hall, Stanford

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Sun. Apr. 29, 4 pm

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Becoming a Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale subscriber takes character too. If you’re committed to incredible, live, historically-informed performance in the Bay Area, it’s time to subscribe and join the PBO family.

PBO subscribers enjoy great pricing for the best available seating long before single tickets go on sale to the public. Plus, you’ll get free exchanges, discounts on additional tickets and access to our Patron Services department. Best of all, you can now experience some of our hottest programs—Handel’s Messiah and PBO SESSIONS—for FREE with this very special offer.

CHOOSE ANY 3, 4 OR 5 CONCERTS AND GET FREE TICKETS TO MESSIAH AND PBO SESSIONS!

SAN FRANCISCO, CA PERMIT No. 818

SELECT ANY 3, 4 OR 5 CONCERTS

Select your favorite concerts and get a FREE pair of reserved tickets to Handel’s Messiah on the date of your choice and a free pair of general admission tickets to PBO SESSIONS on October 10! Subscribe by August 11, 2017!

(415) 295-1900, Mon.-Fri., 9-5 or philharmonia.org/cyo *Free Messiah tickets are in the same seating section as your subscription.

PBO SESSIONS tickets are all general admission.

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$334

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$248

$365

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$135

Your Free Concerts Handel’s Messiah

Fri. Dec. 8, 7 pm Herbst Theatre, San Francisco

PBO Sessions:

Tues. Oct. 10, 8pm Nourse Theatre, San Francisco

Choose Your Date

New Music for Old Instruments

Sat. Dec. 9, 7 pm First Congregational Church, Berkeley

17/18 Subscription Series (choose your venue) Berkeley Saturday Berkeley Sunday First Congregational Church

The Judas Passion

Wed. Oct. 4, 7:30 pm Fri. Oct. 6, 8 pm Bing Concert Hall, Stanford

Sat. Oct. 7, 8 pm

Sun. Oct. 8, 4 pm

Vivaldi in Venice

Wed. Nov. 8, 7:30 pm First United Methodist Church, Palo Alto

Fri. Nov. 10, 8 pm

Sat. Nov. 11, 8 pm

Sun. Nov. 12, 4 pm

Handel’s Joseph and his Brethren

Fri. Dec. 15, 7:30 pm First United Methodist Church, Palo Alto

Thur. Dec. 14, 7 pm

Sat. Dec. 16, 7 pm

Sun. Dec. 17, 4 pm

Harmonic Convergence

Wed. Feb. 7, 7:30 pm First United Methodist Church, Palo Alto

Fri. Feb. 9, 8 pm

Sat. Feb. 10, 8 pm

Sun. Feb. 11, 4 pm

Corelli the Godfather

Thur. Mar. 8, 8 pm Fri. Mar. 9, 7:30 pm Bing Concert Hall, Stanford

Sat. Mar. 10, 8 pm

Sun. Mar. 11, 4 pm

Fri. Apr. 27, 8 pm Wed. Apr. 25, 7:30 pm Bing Concert Hall, Stanford

Sat. Apr. 28, 8 pm

Sun. Apr. 29, 4 pm

Beethoven Unleashed

dress circle

balcony

Stage

Bing Concert Hall 327 Lasuen Street, Stanford

boxes

boxes

balcony

Stage

Stage

Stage

First United Methodist Church 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto

Herbst Theatre 401 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco

First Congregational Church 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley

SELECT ANY 3, 4 OR 5 CONCERTS AND GET FREE TICKETS TO MESSIAH AND PBO SESSIONS!

First Congregational Church

ci ioose our Yown

Herbst Theatre

414 Mason Street, Suite 606, San Francisco, CA 94102

San Francisco

barooue orchestra & chorale

See venues below

“ America’s leading period instrument ensemble.”

—New York Times

Peninsula

Subscribe by August 11, 2017! | 415.295.1900 | philharmonia.org/cyo

PAID

NONPROFIT ORG U.S. POSTAGE

ci ioose our Yown

2017/18 SE SON

barooue orchestra & chorale nicholas mcgegan | waverley fund music director

ci ioose our Yown SELECT ANY 3, 4 OR 5 CONCERTS AND GET FREE TICKETS TO MESSIAH AND PBO SESSIONS! 415.295.1900 | philharmonia.org/cyo Subscribe by August 11, 2017

A MATTERof CHARACTER 2017/18 SE SON

As you may know, PBO is not your average orchestra. Everything from our gifted players to our period instruments to the music we perform and our inimitable music director, Nicholas McGegan, make for a sound that is unmistakably PBO. Passionate. Brilliant. Original.

Becoming a Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale subscriber takes character too. If you’re committed to incredible, live, historically-informed performance in the Bay Area, it’s time to subscribe and join the PBO family.

PBO subscribers enjoy great pricing for the best available seating long before single tickets go on sale to the public. Plus, you’ll get free exchanges, discounts on additional tickets and access to our Patron Services department. Best of all, you can now experience some of our hottest programs—Handel’s Messiah and PBO SESSIONS—for FREE with this very special offer.

CHOOSE ANY 3, 4 OR 5 CONCERTS AND GET FREE TICKETS TO MESSIAH AND PBO SESSIONS!