Jacobs Masterworks Season 2015-16 Season

SAN DIEGO

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2015-16 JACOBS

MASTERWORKS SEASON

“You can’t touch music—it exists only at the moment it is being apprehended—and yet it can profoundly alter how we view the world and our place in it. Music can get us through difficult patches in our lives by changing not only how we feel about ourselves, but also how we feel about everything outside ourselves. It’s powerful stuff.”

David Byrne

Introducing a

BRAND NEW Season.

S E A S O N h i g h l i g hts • Jahja Ling conducts Berlioz’s epic Te Deum NEW • Internationally-acclaimed guest soloists • Nine guest conductors NEW • Premieres and commissioned works • Upright & Grand, a four-week Piano Festival NEW • Collaborations with cultural partners • Notable composer anniversaries • Beyond The Score ® NEW

A B O U T T H E COV E R

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JA H JA LI N G , M U S I C D I R EC TO R

I am proud to present the San Diego Symphony Orchestra’s 105th season and my 12th season as its music director. These extremely dedicated and talented musicians create music consistently at the highest level, whatever the style or period. I’m proud that it has developed into an ensemble representing the virtuosity of the finest American orchestras with the maturity and warmth of Europe’s most venerable orchestras. I invite you to a thrilling season of familiar classics as well as works never before performed by the orchestra. You won’t want to miss a moment of this special season.

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JACOBS

Masterworks

Subscribe to our 14-concert Aficionado Series or the 7-concert Allegro or Rhapsody Series on Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays to take advantage of the best seats at best prices. We offer a total of 18 Jacobs Masterworks programs this season plus the Opus 2015 Gala and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Please add any of these exciting concerts to your existing series. See detailed listing of programs by series package on pages 8 and 9.

OPENING WEEKEND:

WITH JAHJA LING AND YUJA WANG Friday October 9 – 8pm Sunday October 11 – 2pm Conductor

Jahja Ling / Piano Yuja Wang

J. Strauss, Jr.: Overture to Die Fledermaus W. A. MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 9: Jeunehomme PROKOVIEV: Suite from Romeo and Juliet (compiled by Jahja Ling) 4

OP US 2015 OPENING NIGHT GALA Y UJ A WA N G P L AY S T C H A I KO V S K Y Saturday October 10

CONCERT – 8pm Conductor Jahja Ling Piano Yuja Wang

TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 2 RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Capriccio espagnol For more information or to purchase full gala tickets, please contact: Malina Baker at 619.615.3906 or opus@sandiegosymphony.org 5 5

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BEETHOVEN AND JOHN ADAMS Friday October 23 – 8pm Saturday October 24 – 8pm Sunday October 25 – 2pm

Edo de Waart Violin James Ehnes Guest Conductor

ADAMS: Harmonielehre BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto

TCHAIKOVSKY’S PATHÉTIQUE Friday November 6 – 8pm Saturday November 7 – 8pm Sunday November 8 – 2pm Conductor Jahja Ling Violin Sarah Chang

GREENSTEIN: Change (co-commission with North Carolina Symphony; West Coast premiere) BRUCH: Violin Concerto No. 1 TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6: Pathétique This program will also be performed on November 10, 2015 at Soka Performing Arts Center, Soka University, Aliso Viejo, CA

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THE ART OF MUSIC In collaboration with THE San Diego Museum of Art Saturday November 14 – 8pm

Conductor and Repertoire to be announced Everett Shinn

Sight.Sound.Art.Music.

Stage Costume, 1876 Pastel and gouache, 1910

In collaboration with The San Diego Museum of Art, this concert will explore the longstanding duet of the visual and musical arts.

Bequest of Mrs. Inez Grant Parker 1973.91.

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MUSIC OF THE AMERICAS: RHYTHM, MYTH, DANCE

Friday November 20 – 8pm Sunday November 22 – 2pm Guest Conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto Timpani Gabriela Jimenez

GINASTERA: Four Dances from Estancia GABRIELA ORTIZ: Concierto Voltaje: Concerto for Timpani and Orchestra (U.S. Premiere) REVUELTAS: La noche de los Mayas (The Night of the Mayas) This program will also be performed in San Ysidro on Saturday, November 21, 2015

THE RITE OF SPRING Friday December 4 – 8pm Saturday December 5 – 8pm Sunday December 6 – 2pm Guest Conductor Mirga Violin Karen

Gražinytė-Tyla

Gomyo

BEETHOVEN: Leonore Overture No. 3 SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto STRAVINSKY: Le sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)

CHORAL AND ORGAN SPECTACULAR: BERLIOZ TE DEUM

Friday December 11 – 8pm Saturday December 12 – 8pm Sunday December 13 – 2pm Conductor Jahja Ling Cello Alisa Weilerstein Violin Jeff Thayer

San Diego Master Chorale BRAHMS: Concerto for Violin and Cello BERLIOZ: Te Deum

A chronological listing of the Jacobs Masterworks schedule continues on pages 11 through 13.

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Opening Weekend with Jahja Ling and Yuja Wang

Jahja Ling, conductor; Yuja Wang, piano J. STRAUSS JR.: Overture to Die Fledermaus • W. A. MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 9: Jeunehomme • PROKOVIEV: Suite from Romeo and Juliet (compiled by Jahja Ling)

beethoven and john adams

Edo de Waart, guest conductor; James Ehnes, violin ADAMS: Harmonielehre • BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto

TCHAIKOVSKY’S PATHÉTIQUE

Jahja Ling, conductor; Sarah Chang, violin GREENSTEIN: Change (co-commission with North Carolina Symphony / West Coast premiere) • BRUCH: Violin Concerto No. 1 • TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6: Pathétique

THE ART OF MUSIC

In collaboration with The San Diego Museum of Art Guest Conductor and Repertoire to be announced

MUSIC OF THE AMERICAS: RHYTHM, MYTH, DANCE

Carlos Miguel Prieto, guest conductor; Gabriela Jimenez, percussion GINASTERA: Four Dances from Estancia • GABRIELA ORTIZ: Concierto Voltaje: Concerto for Timpani and Orchestra (U.S. Premiere) • REVUELTAS: La noche de los Mayas (The Night of the Mayas)

THE RITE OF SPRING

Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, guest conductor; Karen Gomyo, violin BEETHOVEN: Overture No. 3: Leonore • SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto • STRAVINSKY: Le sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)

CHORAL AND ORGAN SPECTACULAR: BERLIOZ TE DEUM

Jahja Ling, conductor; Alisa Weilerstein, cello; Jeff Thayer, violin; San Diego Master Chorale BRAHMS: Concerto for Violin and Cello • BERLIOZ: Te Deum

ALL ABOUT THE PIANO: RHAPSODY IN BLUE

Karina Canellakis, guest conductor; Marc-André Hamelin, piano DEBUSSY/Molinari: L’isle joyeuse • RAVEL: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand • GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue • RACHMANINOFF/Respighi: Cinq Études-tableaux

MUSSORGSKY/Ravel PICTURES FROM AN EXHIBITION Beyond The Score®

Karina Canellakis, guest conductor; Marc-André Hamelin, piano – A production of The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Gerard McBurney, creative director MUSSORGSKY/Ravel: Pictures from an Exhibition

BEETHOVEN’S EMPEROR CONCERTO

Cristian Măcelaru, guest conductor; Jeremy Denk, piano LISZT/Adams: Black Gondola • SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 1 • BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 5: Emperor

BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1

Jahja Ling, conductor; Horacio Gutiérrez, piano BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6: Pastorale • BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 1

MOZART’S TRIPLE: Ling, Gutiérrez and Chang

Jahja Ling, conductor and piano; Horacio Gutiérrez, piano; Jessie Chang, piano DEBUSSY: Petite suite • W. A. MOZART: Concerto No. 7 for Three Pianos: Lodron • BRAHMS: Hungarian Dances

SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE

Joshua Weilerstein, guest conductor; Rose Lombardo, flute ROUSE: Bump • NIELSEN: Flute Concerto • BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique

MUSIC IN MOTION: DANCE AND THE FIREBIRD

David Danzmayr, guest conductor; Yolanda Kondonassis, harp; Malashock Dance Company, Gabriela Frank: New Commission (Featuring Malashock Dance Company) • GINASTERA: Harp Concerto • STRAVINSKY: The Firebird (1945 version)

MIDORI PLAYS TCHAIKOVSKY

Rory Macdonald, guest conductor; Midori, violin DVOŘÁK: Midday Witch • TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto • RACHMANINOFF: Symphonic Dances

jahja ling conducts mahler

Jahja Ling, conductor MAHLER: Symphony No. 6: Tragic

FANTASTIC VARIATIONS Schubert’s Unfinished and Strauss’ Don Quixote

Jahja Ling, conductor; Johannes Moser, cello; Chi-Yuan Chen, viola WAGNER: Siegfried Idyll • SCHUBERT: Symphony in B minor, D. 759: Unfinished • R. STRAUSS: Don Quixote

APPALACHIAN SPRING: AN AMERICAN FINALE

Jahja Ling, conductor; Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano; San Diego Master Chorale BARBER: Overture to The School for Scandal • GERSHWIN: Piano Concerto in F • COPLAND: Suite from Appalachian Spring • BERNSTEIN: Chichester Psalms

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UPRIGHT & grand P IANO FES T IVA L : This one-month festival in January 2016 celebrates the relevance of this instrument with performances ranging from the concerto, solo recitals and a wide variety of community events inviting more public participation in the San Diego region.

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MUSSORGSKY/Ravel PICTURES FROM AN EXHIBITION

ALL ABOUT THE PIANO: RHAPSODY IN BLUE

Beyond The Score®

Friday January 8 – 8pm Sunday January 10 – 2pm

Saturday January 9 – 8pm

Guest Conductor Karina Piano Marc-André

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Canellakis Hamelin

DEBUSSY/Molinari: L’isle joyeuse RAVEL: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue RACHMANINOFF/Respighi: Cinq Études-tableaux

BEETHOVEN’S EMPEROR CONCERTO Saturday January 16 – 8pm Sunday January 17 – 2pm Guest Conductor Cristian

Guest Conductor Karina Canellakis Piano Marc-André Hamelin

Piano Jeremy Denk

A Production Of The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Creative Director Gerard McBurney

LISZT/Adams: Black Gondola

This presentation examines Ravel’s orchestration of Mussorgsky’s Pictures from an Exhibition, originally written for solo piano. During the first half of the concert, the history and context of the piece is explained and portrayed by narrator, actors, and musical excerpts by the orchestra. After intermission, the work will be performed in its entirety.

Măcelaru

SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 1 BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 5: Emperor This program will also be performed at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts on January 15, 2016.

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Brahms PIANO Concerto No. 1

MOZART’S TRIPLE: LING, GUTIÉRREZ AND CHANG

Friday January 29 – 8pm Sunday January 31 – 2pm

Saturday January 30 – 8pm

Conductor Pinchas Zukerman Piano Vadym Kholodenko

Conductor Jahja Ling Piano Horacio Gutiérrez

Conductor and Piano Jahja Ling Piano Horacio Gutiérrez Piano Jessie Chang

W. A. MOZART: Overture to Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)

BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6: Pastorale

DEBUSSY: Petite suite

BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 1

W. A. MOZART: Concerto No. 7 for Three Pianos: Lodron

ZUKERMAN CONDUCTS THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Friday January 22 – 8pm

W. A. MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 21

BRAHMS: Hungarian Dances

TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4 11

SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE Friday February 26 – 8pm Saturday February 27 – 8pm Sunday February 28 – 2pm Guest Conductor Joshua Flute Rose

Weilerstein

Lombardo

ROUSE: Bump NIELSEN: Flute Concerto BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique

MUSIC IN MOTION: DANCE AND THE FIREBIRD Friday March 18 – 8pm Saturday March 19 – 8pm Sunday March 20 – 2pm Guest Conductor David

Danzmayr Harp Yolanda Kondonassis Malashock Dance Company Gabriela Frank: New Commission Featuring MALASHOCK DANCE COMPANY

GINASTERA: Harp Concerto STRAVINSKY: The Firebird (1945 version)

MIDORI PLAYS TCHAIKOVSKY Friday April 1 – 8pm Saturday April 2 – 8pm Sunday April 3 – 2pm Guest Conductor Rory Macdonald Violin Midori

DVOŘÁK: Midday Witch TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto RACHMANINOFF: Symphonic Dances

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JAHJA LING CONDUCTS MAHLER

FANTASTIC VARIATIONS: Schu-

APPALACHIAN SPRING:

Friday April 29 – 8pm Saturday April 30 – 8pm

Friday May 20 – 8pm Saturday May 21 – 8pm Sunday May 22 – 2pm

Friday May 27 – 8pm Saturday May 28 – 8pm Sunday May 29 – 2pm

Conductor Jahja

Conductor Jahja Ling Cello Johannes Moser Viola Chi-Yuan Chen

Conductor Jahja Ling Piano Jean-Yves Thibaudet

WAGNER: Siegfried Idyll

BARBER: Overture to The School for Scandal

Ling

MAHLER: Symphony No. 6: Tragic

bert’s Unfinished and Strauss’ Don Quixote

SCHUBERT: Symphony in B minor, D. 759: Unfinished R. STRAUSS: Don Quixote

AN AMERICAN FINALE

San Diego Master Chorale

GERSHWIN: Piano Concerto in F COPLAND: Suite from Appalachian Spring BERNSTEIN: Chichester Psalms

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