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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.
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
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 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
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.
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.