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This season we celebrate the remarkable musicians of the San Diego Symphony and their extraordinary performances, which are sure to engage, enlighten, surprise and delight you. Our new season includes the first concerts conducted by Rafael Payare as our new Music Director Designate. Also, piano superstar Lang Lang performs in a celebratory opening concert, Edo de Waart returns to conduct Mahler's Fourth Symphony and Joshua Bell performs under the baton of Conductor Laureate Jahja Ling. Conductor Robert Spano, famed for his tenure with the Atlanta Symphony, comes to San Diego with a program of Beethoven and Vaughan Williams, and Speranza Scappucci will conduct the rarely performed Puccini early work Messa di Gloria with the San Diego Master Chorale.

But what really makes our concerts special every season is the artistry and dedication of our musicians. From beloved classical repertoire to soaring film scores performed as the movie is projected on the big screen, to family concerts, to the intimacy of chamber music, the musicians of the San Diego Symphony—your symphony orchestra—continue to astound us with their musicality and virtuosity. Join us this season to experience your favorite music, as well as some beautiful works you may not be familiar with, but which we know you will come to love. This is a season to embrace the beauty of music and to celebrate the very talented musicians of the San Diego Symphony.

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Internationally acclaimed conductor Rafael Payare will become the San Diego Symphony’s next music director THIS SEASON, HE CONDUCTS FOUR CONCERTS IN JANUARY

On July 1, 2019, Rafael Payare will become the 13th music director in the San Diego Symphony’s 108-year history.

began his formal conducting studies in 2004 with

Since being awarded first prize at the Malko

the Simon Bolivar Orchestra, he took part in many

Conducting Competition in 2012, Payare has been celebrated as one of the most exciting conductors of his generation. He has appeared with many orchestras internationally including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic, Rotterdam Philharmonic, City of Birmingham Symphony, Oslo Philharmonic, Gothenburg Symphony and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra,

José Antonio Abreu. He has conducted all the major orchestras in Venezuela, including the Simón Bolívar Orchestra. Having also served as principal horn of prestigious tours and recordings with conductors, including Claudio Abbado, Lorin Maazel, Sir Simon Rattle, Gustavo Dudamel and Giuseppe Sinopoli. As San Diego Symphony’s music director, Payare will shape the musical vision for the orchestra moving forward. His international experience and profile will attract the very best orchestral players and guest artists to San Diego. In addition, his own personal story about the important role that music has played in his life supports his vision to reach into the community

amongst others.

to find new and enduring ways for the San Diego

Born in 1980 and a graduate of the celebrated

vibrancy of the San Diego community and region.

Venezuelan education program, El Sistema, Payare

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JACOBS MASTERWORKS Highlights of the Jacobs Masterworks series this season include the first performances by Rafael Payare as Music Director Designate. The season also includes great symphonic masterworks, guest artists like Edo de Waart, Joshua Bell, Alisa Weilerstein and Conductor Laureate Jahja Ling. Take a moment to look over this season’s subscription series to select the concerts you’ll be looking forward to all year!

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FRIDAY AFICIONADO 14 CONCERTS | 8PM

OCT 12

NOV 16

DEC 7

Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody

Bernstein and His World

Vivaldi and Bach with Avi Avital

Edo de Waart, conductor Joyce Yang, piano

Steven Sloane, conductor Orli Shaham, piano

Johannes Debus, conductor Avi Avital, mandolin

MASON BATES: Garages of the Valley RACHMANINOFF: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini MOZART: Symphony No. 40

NOAM SHERIFF: Lenny (U.S. Premiere) COPLAND: Appalachian Spring IVES: The Unanswered Question BERNSTEIN: Symphony No. 2: The Age of Anxiety

PURCELL/Arr. Britten: Chacony VIVALDI: “Winter” from The Four Seasons ARENSKY: Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky J.S. BACH: Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052 LIADOV: The Enchanted Lake STRAVINSKY: Divertimento from The Fairy’s Kiss

Master conductor Edo de Waart opens this program with a work dedicated to him by one of today’s hottest composing talents, Mason Bates, while Joyce Yang continues her residency with Rachmaninoff’s beloved series of 24 variations on the Violin Caprice No. 24 by Niccolò Paganini.

NOV 2

Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev David Danzmayr, conductor Conrad Tao, piano JAVIER ÁLVAREZ: New Work (Text by Juan Filipe Herrera) (World Premiere; SDSO commission) TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1 PROKOFIEV: Symphony No. 7 The unique commissioned work that opens this program brings together Mexican composer Javier Álvarez and genre-crossing United States Poet Laureate Juan Filipe Herrera. The work will be scored for orchestra, narrator and four vihuelas. The concert also features brilliant young pianist/composer Conrad Tao performing Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto.

We continue our celebration of Bernstein@100 with works inspired by him and written by close colleagues. The urban sophistication of Bernstein’s own The Age of Anxiety, which is structured as a concerto for piano with orchestra, contrasts with the pastoral nostalgia invoked by Aaron Copland’s American masterpiece, Appalachian Spring.

NOV 30

Mozart and Dvořák Johannes Debus, conductor Jeff Thayer, violin LUTOSŁAWSKI: Little Suite MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 5: Turkish DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 6 Lutosławski wrote his charming Polish folk music-based Little Suite in response to criticism of his First Symphony as being “too modern." Dvořák’s Sixth Symphony brought him international recognition, and shows his developed style following German traditional form infused with Czech folk melodies. Concertmaster Jeff Thayer performs Mozart’s final violin concerto, which contains a hint of international influence in the final movement.

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Renowned artist Avi Avital performs two well-known Baroque concertos on the mandolin in his Jacobs Masterworks debut with the San Diego Symphony. The juxtaposition of baroque with Russian masterworks, including tributes by Arensky and Stravinsky to Tchaikovsky, creates a rich textural contrast.

JAN 11

Payare and Weilerstein Rafael Payare, conductor Alisa Weilerstein, cello R. STRAUSS: Don Juan BRITTEN: Symphony for Cello and Orchestra SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 10 Music Director Designate Rafael Payare makes his only Jacobs Masterworks appearance this season with acclaimed cellist Alisa Weilerstein and the SDSO’s first-ever performance of Benjamin Britten’s Symphony for Cello and Orchestra. Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10 was performed months after the death of Stalin, and is a self-reflective composition containing embedded messages of personal identity.

JAN 18

MAY 3

The Young Romantics

Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony

Michael Francis, conductor Rodolfo Leone, piano

Jahja Ling, conductor Chelsea Chen, organ

MENDELSSOHN: The Hebrides Overture (Fingal’s Cave) LISZT: Piano Concerto No. 1 BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique

BERLIOZ: Overture to Benvenuto Cellini POULENC: Concerto for Organ, Timpani and Strings SAINT-SAËNS: Symphony No. 3: Organ Symphony

The Romantic movement was launched by the three early innovators on this program, who shook the world and shaped the future with these youthful masterworks, all originating in the bountiful year of 1830.

Copley Symphony Hall’s mighty Robert Morton theater organ takes center stage in two of the most famous orchestral works written for the “King of instruments.” Leading the concert will be Conductor Laureate Jahja Ling.

JAN 25

Matt’s Playlist: Echoes of the Future

MAY 24

RAFAEL PAYARE, Music Director Designate

Matthew Aucoin, conductor Los Angeles Opera’s first ever “Artist-inResidence” Matthew Aucoin (b. 1990) has some music he wants to share with you — from the past, from the present and predicting the future.

FEB 15

Augustin Hadelich Returns Cristian Măcelaru, conductor Augustin Hadelich, violin JANÁČEK: Suite from The Cunning Little Vixen DVOŘÁK: Violin Concerto BARTÓK: Dance Suite BRAHMS: Selections from Hungarian Dances The San Diego Symphony welcomes back one of our favorite musical friends of the past decade, violinist Augustin Hadelich, recently named Instrumentalist of the Year (2018) by Musical America, in this musical journey through Central and Eastern Europe.

MAR 22

Puccini’s Glorious Mass Speranza Scappucci, conductor Leonardo Capalbo, tenor Daniel Okulitch, baritone Michael Sumuel, bass San Diego Master Chorale HAYDN: Symphony No. 88 PUCCINI: Messa di Gloria Opera genius Giacomo Puccini wrote his Messa di Gloria as a graduation exercise at the age of 22. In it we hear ideas that would later find their way to his well-loved operas. Italian conductor Speranza Scappucci, who is at home in the opera house or concert hall, makes her San Diego Symphony debut in these performances.

Edo de Waart, conductor Joélle Harvey, soprano

WEBER: Overture to Der Freischütz CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 2 BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4

Pre-eminent conductor Edo de Waart, who thrilled San Diego audiences with his interpretation of Mahler’s First Symphony, returns for Mahler’s Fourth Symphony. Guest soprano Joélle Harvey, in her SDSO debut, also sings Barber’s haunting and nostalgic snapshot of early 20th century Tennessee.

SEAN SHEPHERD: New Work RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 2 R. STRAUSS: Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks BERNSTEIN: Divertimento for Orchestra A banquet of popular composers is on the menu for this season finale concert which includes Sergei Rachmaninoff’s passionate Second Piano Concerto as well as playful masterpieces by Richard Strauss and Leonard Bernstein, all led by frequent guest conductor Cristian Măcelaru.

APR 12

Jahja Ling, conductor Jan Lisiecki, piano

BARBER: Knoxville: Summer of 1915 MAHLER: Symphony No. 4

Cristian Măcelaru, conductor Simon Trpčeski, piano

Ling Conducts Brahms

MAR 1

De Waart Conducts Mahler 4

Season Finale with Cristian Măcelaru

Conductor Laureate Jahja Ling has created a tradition in San Diego with his performances of the symphonies of Brahms. Polish-Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki makes his San Diego debut in the Second Concerto of Chopin, the recording of which brought Lisiecki to world-wide attention at the age of 14.

AUGUSTIN HADELICH, guest artist

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FEB 15

KYLE COVINGTON, SDSO

OCT 12

DEC 7

Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody

Vivaldi and Bach with Avi Avital

Edo de Waart, conductor Joyce Yang, piano

Johannes Debus, conductor Avi Avital, mandolin

MASON BATES: Garages of the Valley RACHMANINOFF: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini MOZART: Symphony No. 40

NOV 16

Bernstein and His World Steven Sloane, conductor Orli Shaham, piano NOAM SHERIFF: Lenny (U.S. Premiere) COPLAND: Appalachian Spring IVES: The Unanswered Question BERNSTEIN: Symphony No. 2: The Age of Anxiety We continue our celebration of Bernstein@100 with works inspired by him and written by close colleagues. The urban sophistication of Bernstein’s own The Age of Anxiety, which is structured as a concerto for piano with orchestra, contrasts with the pastoral nostalgia invoked by Aaron Copland’s American masterpiece, Appalachian Spring.

Renowned artist Avi Avital performs two wellknown Baroque concertos on the mandolin in his Jacobs Masterworks debut with the San Diego Symphony. The juxtaposition of baroque with Russian masterworks, including tributes by Arensky and Stravinsky to Tchaikovsky, creates a rich textural contrast.

JAN 18

The Young Romantics Michael Francis, conductor Rodolfo Leone, piano MENDELSSOHN: The Hebrides Overture (Fingal’s Cave) LISZT: Piano Concerto No. 1 BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique The Romantic movement was launched by the three early innovators on this program, who shook the world and shaped the future with these youthful masterworks, all originating in the bountiful year of 1830.

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MAR 22

MAY 3

Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony Jahja Ling, conductor Chelsea Chen, organ BERLIOZ: Overture to Benvenuto Cellini POULENC: Concerto for Organ, Timpani and Strings SAINT-SAËNS: Symphony No. 3: Organ Symphony Copley Symphony Hall’s mighty Robert Morton theater organ takes center stage in two of the most famous orchestral works written for the “King of instruments.” Leading the concert will be Conductor Laureate Jahja Ling.

FRIDAY RHAPSODY 7 CONCERTS | 8PM

NOV 2

NOV 30

JAN 11

Payare and Weilerstein Rafael Payare, conductor Alisa Weilerstein, cello

JAN 25

MAY 24

Matt’s Playlist: Echoes of the Future

Season Finale with Cristian Măcelaru

Matthew Aucoin, conductor

Cristian Măcelaru, conductor Simon Trpčeski, piano

Los Angeles Opera’s first ever “Artist-inResidence” Matthew Aucoin (b. 1990) has some music he wants to share with you — from the past, from the present and predicting the future.

MAR 1

De Waart Conducts Mahler 4 Edo de Waart, conductor Joélle Harvey, soprano

BARBER: Knoxville: Summer of 1915 MAHLER: Symphony No. 4 Pre-eminent conductor Edo de Waart, who thrilled San Diego audiences with his interpretation of Mahler’s First Symphony, returns for Mahler’s Fourth Symphony. Guest soprano Joélle Harvey, in her SDSO debut, also sings Barber’s haunting and nostalgic snapshot of early 20th century Tennessee.

APR 12

Ling Conducts Brahms Jahja Ling, conductor Jan Lisiecki, piano WEBER: Overture to Der Freischütz CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 2 BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4 Conductor Laureate Jahja Ling has created a tradition in San Diego with his performances of the symphonies of Brahms. Polish-Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki makes his San Diego debut in the Second Concerto of Chopin, the recording of which brought Lisiecki to world-wide attention at the age of 14.

R. STRAUSS: Don Juan BRITTEN: Symphony for Cello and Orchestra SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 10 Music Director Designate Rafael Payare makes his only Jacobs Masterworks appearance this season with acclaimed cellist Alisa Weilerstein and the SDSO’s first-ever performance of Benjamin Britten’s Symphony for Cello and Orchestra. Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10 was performed months after the death of Stalin, and is a self-reflective composition containing embedded messages of personal identity.

CATERINA LONGHI, SDSO

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WESLEY PRECOURT AND HANAH STUART, SDSO

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HEARING THE FUTURE January 2019 Festival

Sometimes a composer, early in his or her career, catches a glimpse of some musical development to come. Often it happens before the composer has all the tools to fully realize this vision: for example, Berlioz’s formal and sonic experiments appeared before he had a harmonic palette to match them; and Beethoven’s First Symphony contains tantalizing glimmers of the radical developments to come in his later symphonies. — MATTHEW AUCOIN, FESTIVAL CURATOR

For the month of January we explore the concept of “creation” and the artistic expression that springs from youthful composers and artists.

and the world stage reflects his youthful perspective with fervor and an infectious enthusiasm as to what is possible.

The first brush stroke on a canvas. The first note on a staff. The first sentence of a novel. The opening scene of a drama.

Michael Francis, Music Director of Mainly Mozart, takes us back to a single year nearly 200 years ago when three young composers stood at the beginning of their creative genius and compared notes. They learned the rules, then dared to break them.

Our exploration begins with the first concerts conducted by Rafael Payare, San Diego Symphony’s Music Director Designate. In two programs in the span of one week, Payare will provide a glimpse of his creative vision as our 13th Music Director.

Partnering with San Diego arts, film, educational and literary organizations, this festival of springtime hope and fearlessness will include programs throughout the region to explore the concept of youthful creative inspiration and the spark that connects us all through art.

Festival curator Matthew Aucoin is, at the age of 28, a passionate futurist. His outlook on music, theater, poetry

Join us as we examine where creative genius begins and how its ultimate expression profoundly changes lives.

Where does creativity begin and where does it go?

Stay tuned for the complete “Hearing the Future” festival line-up which will be available on our website at: sandiegosymphony.org/festival

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OCT 6

DEC 8

Beethoven Symphony No. 7

Vivaldi and Bach with Avi Avital

Edo de Waart, conductor Joyce Yang, piano

Johannes Debus, conductor Avi Avital, mandolin

MICHAEL IPPOLITO: Nocturne GRIEG: Piano Concerto BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7

One of the most acclaimed pianists of her generation returns to Copley Symphony Hall to perform music of Edvard Grieg as the first concert in her two-week residency on our Jacobs Masterworks opening. Beethoven’s immortal Seventh Symphony concludes the program.

NOV 17

JAN 12

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EDO DE WAART, guest artist

JAN 19

Beyond the Score®: Symphonie fantastique Michael Francis, conductor BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique Hector Berlioz’s passionate fever dreams changed the world of classical music forever when he unleashed his Symphonie fantastique onto unsuspecting audiences in 1830. This Beyond the Score® presentation dramatizes how this surprising symphony came to be.

FEB 16

MAR 2

APR 13

MAY 18

De Waart Conducts Mahler 4

Ling Conducts Brahms

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5

Edo de Waart, conductor Joélle Harvey, soprano

Jahja Ling, conductor Jan Lisiecki, piano

Gemma New, conductor Michael Barenboim, violin

BARBER: Knoxville: Summer of 1915 MAHLER: Symphony No. 4

WEBER: Overture to Der Freischütz CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 2 BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4

ALYSSA WEINBERG: Reign of Logic (West Coast Premiere) GLAZUNOV: Violin Concerto TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5

MAR 9

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 Robert Spano, conductor Jorge Federico Osorio, piano CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS: Dreamtime Ancestors BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 2 VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Symphony No. 2: A London Symphony Atlanta Symphony Music Director and Aspen Music Festival Director Robert Spano conducts this concert featuring Mexican-born pianist Jorge Federico Osorio performing one of Beethoven’s earliest breakthrough works. Also on the program is a rare performance of Vaughan Williams’ evocative A London Symphony.

MAR 23

A concert that features three Jacobs Masterworks debuts! Gemma New makes her debut conducting a program which begins with the first San Diego performance of Alyssa Weinberg’s Reign of Logic. Described as “fearless … unapologetic … beautiful … transforming” (Kaleidoscope), Weinberg’s work is influenced by her collaborations in multiple artistic genres. Also making his debut, acclaimed violinist Michael Barenboim will perform Glazunov’s Violin Concerto written in 1904.

MAY 25

Season Finale with Cristian Măcelaru Cristian Măcelaru, conductor Simon Trpčeski, piano JAHJA LING, conductor laureate

APR 27

Danzmayr Conducts Sibelius David Danzmayr, conductor Benjamin Jaber, horn SIBELIUS: Finlandia JOHN WILLIAMS: Horn Concerto SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 1 Principal Horn Benjamin Jaber is featured in a Horn Concerto by John Williams (yes, that John Williams) for this program that also includes two Jean Sibelius works most directly inspired by his Finnish nationalism.

MAY 4

WESLEY PRECOURT, SDSO

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OCT 6

MAR 2

MAY 18

Beethoven Symphony No. 7

De Waart Conducts Mahler 4

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5

Edo de Waart, conductor Joyce Yang, piano

Edo de Waart, conductor Joélle Harvey, soprano

Gemma New, conductor Michael Barenboim, violin

MICHAEL IPPOLITO: Nocturne GRIEG: Piano Concerto BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7

BARBER: Knoxville: Summer of 1915 MAHLER: Symphony No. 4

ALYSSA WEINBERG: Reign of Logic (West Coast Premiere) GLAZUNOV: Violin Concerto TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5

DEC 8

Vivaldi and Bach with Avi Avital Johannes Debus, conductor Avi Avital, mandolin PURCELL/Arr. Britten: Chacony VIVALDI: “Winter” from The Four Seasons ARENSKY: Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky J.S. BACH: Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052 LIADOV: The Enchanted Lake STRAVINSKY: Divertimento from The Fairy’s Kiss Renowned artist Avi Avital performs two well-known Baroque concertos on the mandolin in his Jacobs Masterworks debut with the San Diego Symphony. The juxtaposition of baroque with Russian masterworks, including tributes by Arensky and Stravinsky to Tchaikovsky, creates a rich textural contrast.

MAR 23

APR 13

Ling Conducts Brahms

JAN 19

Jahja Ling, conductor Jan Lisiecki, piano

Michael Francis, conductor

WEBER: Overture to Der Freischütz CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 2 BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4

Beyond the Score®: Symphonie fantastique BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique Hector Berlioz’s passionate fever dreams changed the world of classical music forever when he unleashed his Symphonie fantastique onto unsuspecting audiences in 1830. This Beyond the Score® presentation dramatizes how this surprising symphony came to be.

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JULIA PAUTZ, SDSO

SATURDAY RHAPSODY 7 CONCERTS | 8PM

NOV 17

MAR 9

JAN 12

FEB 16

APR 27

Danzmayr Conducts Sibelius David Danzmayr, conductor Benjamin Jaber, horn SIBELIUS: Finlandia JOHN WILLIAMS: Horn Concerto SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 1

SUSAN WULFF, SDSO

Principal Horn Benjamin Jaber is featured in a Horn Concerto by John Williams (yes, that John Williams) for this program that also includes two Jean Sibelius works most directly inspired by his Finnish nationalism.

MAY 4

MAY 25

Season Finale with Cristian Măcelaru Cristian Măcelaru, conductor Simon Trpčeski, piano SEAN SHEPHERD: New Work RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 2 R. STRAUSS: Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks BERNSTEIN: Divertimento for Orchestra A banquet of popular composers is on the menu for this season finale concert which includes Sergei Rachmaninoff’s passionate Second Piano Concerto as well as playful masterpieces by Richard Strauss and Leonard Bernstein, all led by frequent guest conductor Cristian Măcelaru.

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JING YAN BOWCOTT, SDSO

BENJAMIN JABER, SDSO

HERNAN CONSTANTINO, SDSO

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JEFF THAYER, SDSO

AVI AVITAL, guest artist

MICHAEL FRANCIS, guest artist

SPERANZA SCAPPUCCI, guest artist

JOYCE YANG, guest artist

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14 CONCERTS | 2PM

OCT 7

NOV 4

JAN 13

Beethoven Symphony No. 7

Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev

Payare and Weilerstein

Edo de Waart, conductor Joyce Yang, piano

David Danzmayr, conductor Conrad Tao, piano

Rafael Payare, conductor Alisa Weilerstein, cello

MICHAEL IPPOLITO: Nocturne GRIEG: Piano Concerto BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7

JAVIER ÁLVAREZ: New Work (Text by Juan Filipe Herrera) (World Premiere; SDSO commission) TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1 PROKOFIEV: Symphony No. 7

R. STRAUSS: Don Juan BRITTEN: Symphony for Cello and Orchestra SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 10

OCT 14

Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody Edo de Waart, conductor Joyce Yang, piano MASON BATES: Garages of the Valley RACHMANINOFF: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini W.A. MOZART: Symphony No. 40 Master conductor Edo de Waart opens this program with a work dedicated to him by one of today’s hottest composing talents, Mason Bates, while Joyce Yang continues her residency with Rachmaninoff’s beloved series of 24 variations on the Violin Caprice No. 24 by Niccolò Paganini.

The unique commissioned work that opens this program brings together Mexican composer Javier Álvarez and genre-crossing United States Poet Laureate Juan Filipe Herrera. The work will be scored for orchestra, narrator and four vihuelas. The concert also features brilliant young pianist/composer Conrad Tao performing Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto.

Music Director Designate Rafael Payare makes his only Jacobs Masterworks appearance this season with acclaimed cellist Alisa Weilerstein and the SDSO’s first-ever performance of Benjamin Britten’s Symphony for Cello and Orchestra. Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10 was performed months after the death of Stalin, and is a self-reflective composition containing embedded messages of personal identity.

DEC 2

Mozart and Dvořák Johannes Debus, conductor Jeff Thayer, violin LUTOSŁAWSKI: Little Suite MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 5: Turkish DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 6 Lutosławski wrote his charming Polish folk music-based Little Suite in response to criticism of his First Symphony as being “too modern." Dvořák’s Sixth Symphony brought him international recognition and shows his developed style following German traditional form infused with Czech folk melodies. Concertmaster Jeff Thayer performs Mozart’s final violin concerto, which contains a hint of international influence in the final movement. ALISA WEILERSTEIN, guest artist

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MAY 19

JAN 20

The Young Romantics

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5

Michael Francis, conductor Rodolfo Leone, piano

Gemma New, conductor Michael Barenboim, violin

MENDELSSOHN: The Hebrides Overture (Fingal’s Cave) LISZT: Piano Concerto No. 1 BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique

ALYSSA WEINBERG: Reign of Logic (West Coast Premiere) GLAZUNOV: Violin Concerto TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5

JAN 27

Matt’s Playlist: Echoes of the Future

GEMMA NEW, guest artist

APR 14

Matthew Aucoin, conductor

Joshua Bell Plays Bruch

Los Angeles Opera’s first ever “Artist-inResidence” Matthew Aucoin (b. 1990) has some music he wants to share with you — from the past, from the present and predicting the future.

Jahja Ling, conductor Joshua Bell, violin

FEB 17

For one afternoon only, violin superstar Joshua Bell brings his artistry to San Diego Symphony audiences, performing Max Bruch’s hallmark concerto.

MAR 10

MAY 26

WEBER: Overture to Der Freischütz BRUCH: Violin Concerto No. 1 BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4

APR 28

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MAY 5

ROBERT SPANO, guest artist

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OCT 7

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 Edo de Waart, conductor Joyce Yang, piano MICHAEL IPPOLITO: Nocturne GRIEG: Piano Concerto BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7 One of the most acclaimed pianists of her generation returns to Copley Symphony Hall to perform music of Edvard Grieg as the first concert in her two-week residency on our Jacobs Masterworks opening. Beethoven’s immortal Seventh Symphony concludes the program.

NOV 4

JAN 27

Matt’s Playlist: Echoes of the Future

APR 14

Matthew Aucoin, conductor

Joshua Bell Plays Bruch

Los Angeles Opera’s first ever “Artist-inResidence” Matthew Aucoin (b. 1990) has some music he wants to share with you — from the past, from the present and predicting the future.

Jahja Ling, conductor Joshua Bell, violin

MAR 10

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JOSHUA BELL, guest artist

WEBER: Overture to Der Freischütz BRUCH: Violin Concerto No. 1 BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4 For one afternoon only, violin superstar Joshua Bell brings his artistry to San Diego Symphony audiences, performing Max Bruch’s hallmark concerto.

MAY 19

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 Gemma New, conductor Michael Barenboim, violin ALYSSA WEINBERG: Reign of Logic (West Coast Premiere) GLAZUNOV: Violin Concerto TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5 A concert that features three Jacobs Masterworks debuts! Gemma New makes her debut conducting a program which begins with the first San Diego performance of Alyssa Weinberg’s Reign of Logic. Described as “fearless … unapologetic … beautiful … transforming” (Kaleidoscope), Weinberg’s work is influenced by her collaborations in multiple artistic genres. Also making his debut, acclaimed violinist Michael Barenboim will perform Glazunov’s Violin Concerto written in 1904.

SUNDAY RHAPSODY 7 CONCERTS | 2PM

OCT 14

FEB 17

Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody

Augustin Hadelich Returns

Edo de Waart, conductor Joyce Yang, piano

Cristian Măcelaru, conductor Augustin Hadelich, violin

MASON BATES: Garages of the Valley RACHMANINOFF: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini MOZART: Symphony No. 40

JANÁČEK: Suite from The Cunning Little Vixen DVOŘÁK: Violin Concerto BARTÓK: Dance Suite BRAHMS: Selections from Hungarian Dances

The San Diego Symphony welcomes back one of our favorite musical friends of the past decade, violinist Augustin Hadelich, recently named Instrumentalist of the Year (2018) by Musical America, in this musical journey through Central and Eastern Europe.

DEC 2

Danzmayr Conducts Sibelius

Mozart and Dvořák Johannes Debus, conductor Jeff Thayer, violin LUTOSŁAWSKI: Little Suite MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 5: Turkish DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 6 Lutosławski wrote his charming Polish folk music-based Little Suite in response to criticism of his First Symphony as being “too modern." Dvořák’s Sixth Symphony brought him international recognition and shows his developed style following German traditional form infused with Czech folk melodies. Concertmaster Jeff Thayer performs Mozart’s final violin concerto, which contains a hint of international influence in the final movement.

JAN 20

APR 28

David Danzmayr, conductor Benjamin Jaber, horn

YEH SHEN, SDSO

MAY 26

SIBELIUS: Finlandia JOHN WILLIAMS: Horn Concerto SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 1 Principal Horn Benjamin Jaber is featured in a Horn Concerto by John Williams (yes, that John Williams) for this program that also includes two Jean Sibelius works most directly inspired by his Finnish nationalism.

MAY 5

Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony Jahja Ling, conductor Chelsea Chen, organ

BERLIOZ: Overture to Benvenuto Cellini POULENC: Concerto for Organ, Timpani and Strings SAINT-SAËNS: Symphony No. 3: Organ Symphony Copley Symphony Hall’s mighty Robert Morton theater organ takes center stage in two of the most famous orchestral works written for the “King of instruments.” Leading the concert will be Conductor Laureate Jahja Ling.

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ROSE LOMBARDO, SDSO

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WANDA LAW, SDSO

BENJAMIN JABER AND DOUG HALL, SDSO

ERIN DOWREY, SDSO

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Edo de Waart, conductor Joyce Yang, piano

David Danzmayr, conductor Conrad Tao, piano

MICHAEL IPPOLITO: Nocturne GRIEG: Piano Concerto BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7 One of the most acclaimed pianists of her generation returns to Copley Symphony Hall to perform music of Edvard Grieg as the first concert in her two-week residency on our Jacobs Masterworks opening. Beethoven’s immortal Seventh Symphony concludes the program.

JAVIER ÁLVAREZ: New Work (Text by Juan Filipe Herrera) (World Premiere; SDSO commission) TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1 PROKOFIEV: Symphony No. 7 The unique commissioned work that opens this program brings together Mexican composer Javier Álvarez and genre-crossing United States Poet Laureate Juan Filipe Herrera. The work will be scored for orchestra, narrator and four vihuelas. The concert also features brilliant young pianist/composer Conrad Tao performing Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto.

FRI APR 12 | 8PM

Ling Conducts Brahms Jahja Ling, conductor Jan Lisiecki, piano WEBER: Overture to Der Freischütz CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 2 BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4 Conductor Laureate Jahja Ling has created a tradition in San Diego with his performances of the symphonies of Brahms. Polish-Canadian pianist, Jan Lisiecki makes his San Diego debut in the Second Concerto of Chopin, the recording of which brought Lisiecki to world-wide attention at the age of 14.

CONRAD TAO, guest artist

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SUN OCT 14 | 2PM

Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody Edo de Waart, conductor Joyce Yang, piano MASON BATES: Garages of the Valley RACHMANINOFF: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini MOZART: Symphony No. 40 Master conductor Edo de Waart opens this program with a work dedicated to him by one of today’s hottest composing talents, Mason Bates, while Joyce Yang continues her residency with Rachmaninoff’s beloved series of 24 variations on the Violin Caprice No. 24 by Niccolò Paganini.

SUN JAN 20 | 2PM

SUN MAR 10 | 2PM

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 Robert Spano, conductor Jorge Federico Osorio, piano

JOYCE YANG, guest artist

SUN MAY 26 | 2PM

CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS: Dreamtime Ancestors BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 2 VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Symphony No. 2: A London Symphony Atlanta Symphony Music Director and Aspen Music Festival Director Robert Spano conducts this concert featuring a debut by acclaimed Mexican-born pianist Jorge Federico Osorio performing one of Beethoven’s earliest breakthrough works. Also on the program is a rare performance of Vaughan Williams’ evocative A London Symphony.

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This Sunday matinee series of great music for the violin features Jeff Thayer, Augustin Hadelich and Michael Barenboim.

SUN DEC 2 | 2PM

SUN FEB 17 | 2PM

Mozart and Dvořák

Augustin Hadelich Returns

Johannes Debus, conductor Jeff Thayer, violin

Cristian Măcelaru, conductor Augustin Hadelich, violin

LUTOSŁAWSKI: Little Suite MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 5: Turkish DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 6

JANÁČEK: Suite from The Cunning Little Vixen DVOŘÁK: Violin Concerto BARTÓK: Dance Suite BRAHMS: Selections from Hungarian Dances

Lutosławski wrote his charming Polish folk music-based Little Suite in response to criticism of his First Symphony as being “too modern." Dvořák’s Sixth Symphony brought him international recognition and shows his developed style following German traditional form infused with Czech folk melodies. Concertmaster Jeff Thayer performs Mozart’s final violin concerto, which contains a hint of international influence in the final movement.

SUN MAY 19 | 2PM

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 Gemma New, conductor Michael Barenboim, violin ALYSSA WEINBERG: Reign of Logic (West Coast Premiere) GLAZUNOV: Violin Concerto TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5 A concert that features three Jacobs Masterworks debuts! Gemma New makes her debut conducting a program which begins with the first San Diego performance of Alyssa Weinberg’s Reign of Logic. Described as “fearless … unapologetic … beautiful …transforming” (Kaleidoscope), Weinberg’s work is influenced by her collaborations in multiple artistic genres. Also making his debut, acclaimed violinist Michael Barenboim will perform Glazunov’s Violin Concerto written in 1904.

MICHAEL BARENBOIM, guest artist

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THU NOV 1

Tao Plays Tchaikovsky David Danzmayr, conductor Conrad Tao, piano JAVIER ÁLVAREZ: New work (text by Juan Filipe Herrera) (World Premiere; SDSO commission) TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1 The unique commissioned work that opens this program brings together Mexican composer Javier Álvarez and genre-crossing United States Poet Laureate Juan Filipe Herrera. The work will be scored for orchestra, narrator and four vihuelas. The concert also features brilliant young pianist/composer Conrad Tao performing Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto.

THU DEC 6

Baroque and the Mandolin Johannes Debus, conductor Avi Avital, mandolin PURCELL/Arr. Britten: Chacony VIVALDI: “Winter” from The Four Seasons ARENSKY: Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky J.S. BACH: Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052 J. STRAUSS JR.: Pizzicato Polka Renowned mandolin artist Avi Avital is featured on this program that celebrates the Baroque and one of Vivaldi's best-known concertos from The Four Seasons.

THU JAN 24

Rush Hour Playlist Matthew Aucoin, conductor Program to be selected from the following: THOMAS ADÈS: These Premises Are Alarmed BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 1 (Movement 1) ANDREW NORMAN: Play (Level 1) LILI BOULANGER: D’un matin de printemps STRAVINSKY: Funeral Song MATTHEW AUCOIN: Excerpts from Crossing SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 9: Great (Movement 4) Los Angeles Opera’s first ever “Artist-in-Residence” Matthew Aucoin (b. 1990) has some music he wants to share with you – from the past, from the present and predicting the future.

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FOX THEATRE FILM SERIES

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Watching your favorite movie on our big screen while the orchestra performs the soundtrack live brings the film to life in new ways and creates an experience you’ll want to re-live time and again. Subscribe to this series and you will receive free tickets to our two classic silent film screenings this season.

THU NOV 8 | 6:30PM

THU MAR 14 | 6:30PM

Steamboat Bill, Jr.* (1928)

F.W.'s Murnau’s Sunrise* (1927)

Russ Peck, organ

Our film season opens with the final Silent Era Masterpiece from comedian extraordinaire, Buster Keaton. Buster plays a college graduate trying to gain the respect of his father, a roughneck riverboat captain, as well as the love of Kitty, pretty daughter of his father’s business rival. This film contains one of cinema’s most famous (and dangerous) stunts as Buster narrowly avoids being crushed by a tumbling house facade. FREE for Fox Theatre Film Series Subscribers!

Winner of the first (and, sadly, last) Academy Award for Unique and Artistic Production, F.W. Murnau’s Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans is one of the most critically acclaimed and influential films of the Silent Era, with modern movies as diverse as The Last Jedi and La La Land paying direct homage. A highly symbolic story of one eventful and terrifying night in the lives of an American everyman and his wife, Sunrise contains bold gestures of Murnau’s famous German Expressionist style married to the vivid cinematographic innovations of 1927 Hollywood. FREE for Fox Theatre Film Series Subscribers!

FRI DEC 14 | 8PM

Love Actually in Concert This 2003 beloved holiday classic follows eight very different couples dealing with varying stages of one very human emotion: love. Featuring a star-studded cast and nominated for two Golden Globes, this romantic comedy has all the charm, heartbreak and triumph for the holiday season. Join us for this holiday favorite with its charming score performed live with a full orchestra. Love Actually is a copyright of WT Venture LLC. Licensed by Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

SAT FEB 9 | 8PM

Jurassic Park in Concert One of the most thrilling science fiction adventures ever made, and featuring one of John Williams’ most iconic and beloved musical scores, Jurassic Park transformed the movie-going experience for an entire generation and became the highestgrossing film of all time in 1993, winning three Academy Awards®. Masterfully directed by Steven Spielberg, Jurassic Park transports us to a secluded island where scientists have succeeded in reviving the age of dinosaurs in a brand new, immersive theme park, the likes of which has never been seen before.

THU APR 4 | 8PM SAT APR 6 | 8PM

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix™ in Concert The rebellion begins! Lord Voldemort is back, but the Ministry of Magic tries to keep a lid on the truth – including appointing a new, power-hungry Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts. Ron and Hermione convince Harry to secretly train students for the wizarding war ahead. A terrifying showdown between good and evil awaits! HARRY POTTER, characters, names and related indicia are © & ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. J.K. ROWLING’S WIZARDING WORLD™ J.K. Rowling and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Publishing Rights © JKR. (s18)

TM & © Universal Studios JURASSIC PARK

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4 CONCERTS | 2PM

Our Family Series concerts are the perfect way for you and your child to explore the world of the symphony orchestra together. Every concert includes pre-concert activities in the lobby that provide hands-on opportunities to learn more about the instruments of the orchestra and music-making.

SUN OCT 21

SUN FEB 3

The Science of Sound

A Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra

We bet you didn’t think a scientist and a musician had anything in common, but there’s science in music and beauty in science. Children will put on their scientist’s goggles to take a closer look at the DNA of music and how music moves us. Goggles not included, but imagination is required for this performance.

Where does a bassoon come from? Is a French horn really French? In this introduction to the orchestra, we’ll explore how instruments have been created over time to tell a story and how technology has shaped how we create sound. We’ll use both our imagination and problem-solving skills as we dive into the basics of an orchestra.

SUN DEC 16

Noel Noel

Every holiday season there is just one activity for the family that makes the season feel especially joyful, and that's the San Diego Symphony's traditional celebration of the music of Christmas, including a sing-along for the whole audience! Treat yourself and your family to a celebration that is sure to fill your hearts and put a smile on your face.

SUN MAR 31

Peter and The Wolf: The Prokofiev Classic This symphonic fairy tale tells the story of a young boy who outsmarts a wolf. Each character is portrayed by a different instrument and children will recognize the bird’s flute, the wolf’s three horns and the cat’s clarinet throughout the story. Children will love this musical fairy tale and learn all about musical composition in this beloved classic.

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HOLIDAY CONCERTS Subscribers always have the first opportunity to order additional special concerts far in advance of the general public, and at the very best price! Our annual Noel Noel holiday concert is a heart-warming musical tradition for everyone in San Diego.

SAT DEC 15 | 8PM FRI DEC 21 | 8PM SAT DEC 22 | 2PM & 8PM

Noel Noel

Sameer Patel, conductor San Diego Master Chorale San Diegoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite downtown holiday music tradition returns with another wonderful selection of Christmas gems, choral favorites, an audience sing-along and a visit from Old St. Nick! Associate Conductor Sameer Patel conducts the San Diego Symphony in four performances you can choose from!

FRI DEC 14 | 8PM

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THU OCT 4 | 7:30PM

Lang Lang Plays Mozart Edo de Waart, conductor Lang Lang, piano BERLIOZ: Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 24 RESPIGHI: Fountains of Rome The special not-to-be-missed season-opening concert features piano superstar Lang Lang in a performance of one of Mozart’s greatest concertos written for the piano. Conductor Edo de Waart opens the program with Berlioz’s Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict, an opera based on Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. The program concludes with the magnificent and popular Fountains of Rome by Respighi.

TUE NOV 27 | 7:30PM

An Evening with Matthew Morrison and Kelli O’Hara Kelli O'Hara Matthew Morrison Two of Broadway’s brightest stars come together for one unforgettable evening of American song with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra! Matthew Morrison is well-known for his featured roles in Broadway’s Hairspray, The Light in the Piazza and South Pacific as well as the landmark Fox TV series Glee. Before winning the Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical for the 2015 revival of The King and I, Kelli O’Hara was Morrison’s co-star in The Light in the Piazza and South Pacific. Together they will make Copley Symphony Hall shine like the Great White Way!

LANG LANG, guest artist

THU JAN 10 | 7:30PM

Discovery Night

Rafael Payare, conductor MOZART: Overture to Don Giovanni R. STRAUSS: Don Juan MUSSORGSKY/Ravel: Pictures from an Exhibition Don’t miss Rafael Payare’s momentous inaugural concert as San Diego Symphony’s Music Director Designate. As part of our January “Hearing the Future” festival looking at youthful creation, this program features Don Juan, composed by a 24-year-old Richard Strauss, and Modest Mussorgsky’s Pictures from an Exhibition (written in that composer’s 35th year) in its well-known orchestration by Maurice Ravel. The concert opens with the dramatic overture to Mozart’s Don Giovanni, which he debuted at age 31. All funds from this concert will go to support the San Diego Symphony’s Learning and Community Engagement programs.

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