From the President of the Board & Executive Director Dear Friends, As we come to the close of the 21/22 season, it is remarkable to reflect on the past year and to realize just how much we accomplished as a community—artists, staff, and you, our loyal audience. This year required serious cooperation and collaboration on and off the stage and we are very proud that PBO was able to present so many concerts throughout the Bay Area and on tour. And just two weeks ago, we finally held our rescheduled Gala, and brought artists and audiences together to toast our Music Director Richard Egarr and to celebrate all that makes Philharmonia so unique. To cap off a stellar season, we are bringing to you this week Handel’s Radamisto, a fully-staged opera and one that PBO has never tackled before. With a gleaming cast of stars, we are delighted to bring this production to Stanford Live’s Bing Concert Hall and look forward to hearing the beautiful voices of Iestyn Davies, Liv Redpath, Aubrey Allicock and the other cast members for what promises to be a really exciting production. We’d like to acknowledge Chris Lorway and the team at Stanford Live for helping to make this production possible. Once again, this cast reflects PBO’s goal to continuously present new artists and directors. For those of you riding the bus to Palo Alto, I wish you a fun adventure on a comfortable coach. We hope you’ll consider joining us on tour in July and August, when we head to the Ryedale Festival in Northern England, to St. Martin in the Fields in London and to the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. Richard, the Orchestra, violinist virtuoso Rachel Podger and stunning countertenor Tim Mead will appear in these very special concerts. We wrap it up in August at Yale’s Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, making our sixth appearance at this very special summer venue. Stay tuned for details on the tour. If you haven’t renewed your subscription, please do so right away to guarantee your seats—22/23 is going to be fantastic. We’d like to thank the Orchestra, Chorale, the Board of Directors, staff and all of you—for helping us to get through another challenging year. The beautiful music made it all worthwhile. With heartfelt thanks and our best wishes for a happy summer,
David Low and Courtney Beck 6
PHILHARMONIA BAROQUE ORCHESTRA & CHORALE
