SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY
Featuring:
Yo-Yo Ma
Audra McDonald
Lang Lang
Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony
Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet
Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2
AND A SPECTACULAR SEASON OF
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Rafael Payare
Audra McDonald
Lang Lang
Gil Shaham
Yo-Yo Ma
Nov 17 | STRAVINSKY’S
Rafael Payare, conductor
RITE OF SPRING
Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin Suite
Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 7
Vladimir Tarnopolsky: Danse Macabre (World Premiere, SDS Commission)
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
Experience an evening featuring Stravinsky’s whirling The Rite of Spring, which still astounds audiences more than a century after its riotous Parisian premiere in 1913.
Jan 19 | HADELICH
PLAYS SIBELIUS
Paolo Bortolameolli, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violin
Miguel Farías: Estallido
Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, “Pathétique”
Grammy® Award-winning soloist Augustin Hadelich performs Jean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto, with conductor Paolo Bortolameolli.
Feb 16 | RAVEL,
DEBUSSY AND ORTIZ
Rafael Payare, conductor
Pacho Flores, trumpet
Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin
Gabriela Ortiz: Altar de bronce (West Coast Premiere, SDS Co-commission)
Ravel: La valse
Debussy: Images
Trumpeter Pacho Flores returns to San Diego to perform Altar de bronce by Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz.
Apr 12 | LANG LANG
PLAYS SAINT-SAËNS
Otto Tausk, conductor
Lang Lang, piano
Joey Roukens: 365
Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 2
Stravinsky: Suite from The Firebird (1945 Version)
Virtuosic pianist Lang Lang returns to San Diego, performing Saint-Saëns’ stunning Piano Concerto No. 2.
Mar 15 | RACHMANINOFF’S PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2
Lionel Bringuier, conductor
Sir Stephen Hough, piano
Mussorgsky (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov): Night on Bald Mountain
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C minor
Experience Sergei Rachmaninoff’s iconic Piano Concerto No. 2, among the greatest piano showpieces in classical repertoire, performed by pianist Sir Stephen Hough.
DEC
1
| AMERICAN MASTERPIECES: THE MUSIC OF DVOŘÁK AND DAWSON
Joshua Weilerstein, conductor
Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”
Conductor Joshua Weilerstein leads Dvořák’s enchanting Symphony No. 9, “From the New World.”
JAN 26 |
PAYARE LEADS MOZART AND BRUCKNER
Rafael Payare, conductor
Mozart: Symphony No. 29 in A Major
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 in E Major
Music Director Rafael Payare takes the podium to lead two timeless masterworks by Mozart and Bruckner, composed more than one century apart.
MAR
1
| PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION
Ludovic Morlot, conductor
Andrea Overturf, English horn
Barber: Second Essay for Orchestra
Rorem: Concerto for English Horn
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
French conductor Ludovic Morlot leads the Orchestra in Pictures at an Exhibition and works from two venerable American composers: Ned Rorem and Samuel Barber.
MAR
29 |
PROKOFIEV: ROMEO
Rafael Payare, conductor
Gerard McBurney, director
&
JULIET - IMAGINED!
Schumann: Symphony No. 1 in BL Major, “Spring”
Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet
A feast of gorgeous music from Prokofiev’s much-loved 1935 ballet score complete with beautiful projections and excerpts highlighting the immortal story of Shakespeare’s tragedy.
MAY 24 |
BEETHOVEN AND STRAUSS
Rafael Payare, conductor
Jeremy Denk, piano
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major
R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
Pianist Jeremy Denk joins Music Director Rafael Payare and the Symphony for Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 to close the season..
Nov 11 | RESURRECTION AND RENEWAL: MAHLER’S SYMPHONY NO. 2
Rafael Payare, conductor
Angela Meade, soprano
Anna Larsson, mezzo-soprano
San Diego Symphony Festival Choir
Juan Colomer: A Casual Walk to Extinction
Carlos Simon: New Work (SDS Commission)
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor, "Resurrection"
Experience the grandeur of the “new” Jacobs Music Center as Music Director
Rafael Payare and the Orchestra present Mahler’s towering Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection.”
DEC 2 | AMERICAN MASTERPIECES: THE MUSIC OF DVOŘÁK AND DAWSON
Joshua Weilerstein, conductor
Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”
Conductor Joshua Weilerstein leads Dvořák’s enchanting Symphony No. 9, “From the New World.”
JAN 13 | LISIECKI PLAYS MOZART
Tianyi Lu, conductor
Jan Lisiecki, piano
Anna Clyne: This Midnight Hour
Mozart: Piano Concerto in D minor
R. Strauss: Aus Italien
Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki takes the Jacobs Music Center stage to perform Mozart’s sublime Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor.
JAN 27 | PAYARE LEADS MOZART AND BRUCKNER
Rafael Payare, conductor
Mozart: Symphony No. 29 in A Major
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 in E Major
Music Director Rafael Payare takes the podium to lead two timeless masterworks by Mozart and Bruckner, composed more than one century apart.
Feb 24 | SHAHAM PLAYS BATES' VIOLIN CONCERTO
Rafael Payare, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
Mason Bates: Violin Concerto (West Coast Premiere)
Wagner: Ring Without Words
Grammy® Award-winning violinist Gil Shaham returns to San Diego for the West Coast Premiere of Mason Bates’ Violin Concerto, an explosive work showcasing Bates’ masterful modern style.
Mar 16 | RACHMANINOFF’S PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2
Lionel Bringuier, conductor
Sir Stephen Hough, piano
Mussorgsky (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov): Night on Bald Mountain
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C minor
Experience Sergei Rachmaninoff’s iconic Piano Concerto No. 2, among the greatest piano showpieces in classical repertoire, performed by pianist Sir Stephen Hough.
MAR 30 | PROKOFIEV: ROMEO & JULIET - IMAGINED!
Rafael Payare, conductor
Gerard McBurney, director
Schumann: Symphony No. 1 in BL Major, “Spring”
Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet
A feast of gorgeous music from Prokofiev’s much-loved 1935 ballet score complete with beautiful projections and excerpts highlighting the immortal story of Shakespeare’s tragedy.
May 18 | BRAHMS AND MENDELSSOHN
Rafael Payare, conductor
Daniel Lozakovich, violin
Brahms: Tragic Overture
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor
Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D Major
Violinist Daniel Lozakovich makes his San Diego Symphony debut performing the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto.
Combine D and E for an 8-concert Saturday B series and save even more!
Augustin Hadelich
Nov 17 | STRAVINSKY’S
Rafael Payare, conductor
RITE OF SPRING
Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin Suite
Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 7
Vladimir Tarnopolsky: Danse Macabre (World Premiere, SDS Commission)
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
Experience an evening featuring Stravinsky’s whirling The Rite of Spring, which still astounds audiences more than a century after its riotous Parisian premiere in 1913. This performance is part of the California Festival.
Dec 9 | BACH'S
CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN AND OBOE
Edo de Waart, conductor
Jeff Thayer, violin
Sarah Skuster, oboe
Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Joseph Haydn
J.S. Bach: Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor
Fauré: Suite from Pelléas et Mélisande
Elgar: Enigma Variations
Principal Guest Conductor Edo de Waart leads this program filled with sounds that perfectly complement the beauty of December.
Jan 20 | HADELICH PLAYS
SIBELIUS
Paolo Bortolameolli, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violin
Miguel Farías: Estallido
Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, “Pathétique”
Grammy® Award-winning soloist Augustin Hadelich performs Jean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto, with conductor Paolo Bortolameolli.
Feb 17 | RAVEL,
DEBUSSY AND ORTIZ
Rafael Payare, conductor
Pacho Flores, trumpet
Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin
Gabriela Ortiz: Altar de bronce (West Coast Premiere, SDS Co-commission)
Ravel: La valse
Debussy: Images
Trumpeter Pacho Flores returns to San Diego to perform Altar de bronce by Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz.
MAR 2 | PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION
Ludovic Morlot, conductor
Andrea Overturf, English horn
Barber: Second Essay for Orchestra
Rorem: Concerto for English Horn
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
French conductor Ludovic Morlot leads the Orchestra in Pictures at an Exhibition and works from two venerable American composers: Ned Rorem and Samuel Barber.
Mar 23 | MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS AND SIBELIUS
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
Sibelius: Symphony No. 6 in D minor
Michael Tilson Thomas: Selections from Meditations on Rilke
Michael Tilson Thomas: Street Song
Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 in C Major
Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas is featured with San Diego Symphony as both conductor and composer, featuring Grammy® Award-winning bass-baritone
Dashon Burton.
May 11 | BEETHOVEN’S EROICA
Rafael Payare, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Sofia Gubaidulina: Fairytale Poem
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in EL Major, "Eroica"
Rafael Payare leads this brilliant Romantic-meets-Modern program that features Jean-Yves Thibaudet’s dazzling style and theatricality to Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto.
MAY 25 | BEETHOVEN AND STRAUSS
Rafael Payare, conductor
Jeremy Denk, piano
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major
R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
Pianist Jeremy Denk joins Music Director Rafael Payare and the Symphony for Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 to close the season.
Combine F and G for an 8-concert Saturday C series and save even more!
Nov 12 | RESURRECTION AND RENEWAL: MAHLER’S SYMPHONY NO. 2
Rafael Payare, conductor
Angela Meade, soprano
Anna Larsson, mezzo-soprano
San Diego Symphony Festival Choir
Juan Colomer: A Casual Walk to Extinction
Carlos Simon: New Work (SDS Commission)
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor, "Resurrection"
Experience the grandeur of the “new” Jacobs Music Center as Music Director Rafael Payare and the Orchestra present Mahler’s towering Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection.”
JAN 14 | LISIECKI PLAYS MOZART
Tianyi Lu, conductor
Jan Lisiecki, piano
Anna Clyne: This Midnight Hour
Mozart: Piano Concerto in D minor
R. Strauss: Aus Italien
Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki takes the Jacobs Music Center stage to perform Mozart’s sublime Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor.
Mar 24 | MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS AND SIBELIUS
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
Sibelius: Symphony No. 6 in D minor
Michael Tilson Thomas: Selections from Meditations on Rilke
Michael Tilson Thomas: Street Song
Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 in C Major
Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas is featured with San Diego Symphony as both conductor and composer, featuring Grammy® Award-winning bass-baritone Dashon Burton.
Apr 14 | THE FIREBIRD
Otto Tausk, conductor
Joey Roukens: 365
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite
Stravinsky: Suite from The Firebird (1945 Version)
Soar through a mythical story of princes and princesses, magic and heroics as Dutch conductor Otto Tausk leads Stravinsky’s enchanting Firebird Suite.
May 12 | BEETHOVEN’S EROICA
Rafael Payare, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Sofia Gubaidulina: Fairytale Poem
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in EL Major, "Eroica"
Rafael Payare leads this brilliant Romantic-meets-Modern program that features Jean-Yves Thibaudet’s dazzling style and theatricality to Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto.
Dec 10 | BACH'S CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN AND OBOE
Edo de Waart, conductor
Jeff Thayer, violin
Sarah Skuster, oboe
Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Joseph Haydn
J.S. Bach: Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor
Fauré: Suite from Pelléas et Mélisande
Elgar: Enigma Variations
Principal Guest Conductor Edo de Waart leads this program filled with sounds that perfectly complement the beauty of December.
Jan 21 | HADELICH PLAYS SIBELIUS
Paolo Bortolameolli, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violin
Miguel Farías: Estallido
Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, “Pathétique”
Grammy® Award-winning soloist Augustin Hadelich performs Jean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto, with conductor Paolo Bortolameolli.
Feb 25 | SHAHAM PLAYS BATES' VIOLIN CONCERTO
Rafael Payare, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
Mason Bates: Violin Concerto (West Coast Premiere)
Wagner: Ring Without Words
Grammy® Award-winning violinist Gil Shaham returns to San Diego for the West Coast Premiere of Mason Bates’ Violin Concerto, an explosive work showcasing Bates’ masterful modern style.
Mar 17 | RACHMANINOFF’S PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2
Lionel Bringuier, conductor
Sir Stephen Hough, piano
Mussorgsky (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov): Night on Bald Mountain
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C minor
Experience Sergei Rachmaninoff’s iconic Piano Concerto No. 2, among the greatest piano showpieces in classical repertoire, performed by pianist Sir Stephen Hough.
May 19 | BRAHMS AND MENDELSSOHN
Rafael Payare, conductor
Daniel Lozakovich, violin
Brahms: Tragic Overture
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor
Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D Major
Violinist Daniel Lozakovich makes his San Diego Symphony debut performing the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto.
