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music for all
BSO Music Director Andris Nelsons conducts thirteen extraordinarily wide-ranging
programs in his second full season with the orchestra. Besides leading favorite works by
Beethoven, Brahms, Debussy, Haydn, Mahler, Mozart, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, and
Tchaikovsky, Maestro Nelsons continues his survey of symphonies by Dmitri Shostakovich,
as well as his series of operas-in-concert, this season with two performances of Richard
Strauss’s Elektra featuring Christine Goerke in the title role. He also leads a three-week
celebration marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, and introduces two
BSO commissions to the orchestra’s repertoire—American composer Sebastian Currier’s
Divisions in October, and the world premiere of George Tsontakis’s Shakespeare-inspired
Sonnets in February.
compelling collaborations
In 2015-16 Andris Nelsons joins forces with a compelling array of guest soloists, including
pianists Evgeny Kissin in Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1, Paul Lewis in Beethoven’s
Piano Concerto No. 3, Yefim Bronfman in Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 2, and Nikolai Lugansky
in Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, as well as violinist Isabelle Faust
in Berg’s Violin Concerto, and, to close the season, soprano Kristine Opolais in music of
Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky. Also featured with Maestro Nelsons are BSO English horn
player Robert Sheena in the world premiere of a BSO-commissioned work by George
Tsontakis, and concertmaster Malcolm Lowe and principal violist Steven Ansell in Mozart’s
ever-popular Sinfonia concertante for violin and viola.
new this season – “casual fridays” series
Wear your favorite casual attire to Symphony Hall for three Friday-evening concerts this
season! In addition, this new, lower-priced “Casual Fridays” series includes a free pre-concert
reception for all concertgoers, and allows for the use of tablets–provided by the BSO–in
a designated area in the rear of the orchestra floor. Subscribers who choose to sit in this
area can view content such as in-depth information about the conductors and soloists, a
scrollable score of the music being performed, and informative notes on the program.
The series also includes a post-concert gathering in Higginson Hall with live music,
snacks, and a cash bar.
Nikolai Lugansky
March 24-26, 2016
Kristine Opolais
April 21-23, 2016
Paul Lewis
October 8-10, 2015
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a shakespeare celebration
To celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, Andris
Nelsons leads three programs of Shakespeare-inspired music in January
and February, to include not only such popular repertoire staples as
Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream music, Weber’s Overture to
Oberon, music from Prokofiev’s ballet Romeo and Juliet, and Tchaikovsky’s
overture-fantasy of that name, but also such rarities as Strauss’s
Macbeth, Dvořák’s Othello Overture, and a suite from Shostakovich’s
incidental music to Hamlet, as well as Hans Werner Henze’s BSOcommissioned, Midsummer-Night’s-Dream-inspired Symphony No. 8,
premiered here in 1993. The celebration also includes Danish composer
Hans Abrahamsen’s let me tell you, featuring, in her BSO debut, Canadian
soprano Barbara Hannigan, who sang the world premiere with Maestro
Nelsons and the Berlin Philharmonic; and the world premiere of George
Tsontakis’s Sonnets, written for BSO English horn player Robert Sheena.
Also highlighting these weeks will be a series of related events, to
encompass lecture, panel discussion, and film presentations.
spotlight on shostakovich
Andris Nelsons’s multi-season survey of Shostakovich’s symphonies 5
through 10—his symphonies composed under the shadow of Soviet
dictator Joseph Stalin—continues in 2015-16. Symphony No. 9, not played
by the BSO since 1962, figures in Maestro Nelsons’s season-opening allRussian program along with music of Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff.
The Symphony No. 5 follows in November, and the massive Symphony
No. 8, last played by the BSO in 2005, is performed in March.
Barbara Hannigan
February 4-6, 2016
Evgeny Kissin
October 1-3, 2015
Isabelle Faust
November 19-21, 2015
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celebrating dutilleux’s legacy
The great French composer Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013) had
longstanding ties to the Boston Symphony Orchestra, dating back
to the music directorship of Charles Munch and continuing through
the tenures of Seiji Ozawa and James Levine. To mark the 100th
anniversary of Dutilleux’s birth, the orchestra plays three significant
works by the composer. In January, with soprano Renée Fleming,
who sang the American premiere here in 2007, François-Xavier Roth
conducts the song cycle Le Temps l’Horloge, which was a BSO 125th
Anniversary Commission. This is followed later in the season by
two masterfully atmospheric symphonic works—Timbres, espaces,
mouvement, to be led by Charles Dutoit in February, and Métaboles,
on Andris Nelsons’ season-ending program in April.
all in the family
Beloved BSO Conductor Emeritus Bernard Haitink returns in March with
esteemed pianist Murray Perahia for a program pairing Beethoven’s
Piano Concerto No. 4 with Mahler’s powerful Symphony No. 1. The winds
and strings of the Boston Symphony Orchestra take center stage for
an all-Dvořák program in October; flutist Elizabeth Rowe and harpist
Jessica Zhou play Mozart’s charming double concerto; English horn
player Robert Sheena is soloist in February in the world premiere of
George Tsontakis’s Shakespeare-inspired Sonnets; and Malcolm Lowe
and Steven Ansell are featured in Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante for
violin and viola in April. BSO Assistant Conductor Ken-David Masur
leads a November program featuring pianist Louis Lortie in Liszt’s
Totentanz, Schumann’s Rhenish Symphony, and the American premiere
of Korean composer Unsuk Chin’s Mannequin, a BSO co-commission.
Bernard Haitink
March 31-April 5, 2016
François-Xavier Roth
January 7-12 & January 14-16, 2016
Renée Fleming
January 14 & 16, 2016
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podium personalities
An impressive array of guest conductors again graces the Symphony
Hall podium throughout the season. Charles Dutoit continues his
multi-year residency with two colorful programs in February and
March of music by Berlioz, Dutilleux, Falla, and Ravel, joined by tenor
Paul Groves, pianist Javier Perianes, the Tanglewood Festival Chorus,
and Voices Boston, among others. Pinchas Zukerman returns as
conductor-violinist for an October program of Tchaikovsky, Elgar,
and Schubert. Christoph von Dohnányi leads a November program
to include the world premiere of a BSO commission from the young
French composer-pianist Jean-Frédéric Neuburger and also to feature
German pianist Martin Helmchen in Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto.
In January, French conductor François-Xavier Roth returns for two
weeks with soprano Renée Fleming featured in music of Dutilleux and
Canteloube, and Czech conductor Jiři Bělohlávek is joined by soloist
Johannes Moser for Dvořák’s rousing Cello Concerto. Filling out the
roster of guest conductors are Vladimir Jurowski, whose program of
Haydn, Hartmann, and Beethoven features the young Russian-born
violinist Alina Ibragimova in her BSO debut; Herbert Blomstedt,
who leads an all-Beethoven program with pianist Garrick Ohlsson;
and Stéphane Denève, whose program features Gil Shaham in John
Williams’s Violin Concerto and concludes with Saint-Saëns’s sonorous
Organ Symphony.
Pinchas Zukerman
October 29-31, 2015
Charles Dutoit
February 25-27 & March 3-5, 2016
Christoph von Dohnányi
November 12-14, 2015
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Concerts begin at 8pm unless otherwise noted.
conductor/soloist
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Andris Nelsons, conductor
Evgeny Kissin, piano
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 9
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1
RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances
Thursday, October 1
Friday, October 2, 1:30pm
Saturday, October 3
Thursday-C
Friday-18, A, Fall A
Saturday-25, A, C
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Nadezhda Serdyuk, mezzo-soprano
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
PROKOFIEV Alexander Nevsky (cantata)
RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances
Tuesday, October 6
Tuesday-B, F
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Paul Lewis, piano
CURRIER Divisions (BSO co-commission)
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3
BRAHMS Symphony No. 2
Thursday, October 8, 10:30am
Thursday, October 8
Friday, October 9, 1:30pm
Saturday, October 10
Open Rehearsal
Thursday-A
Friday-18, B, Fall B
Saturday-25, A, D
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Christine Goerke, soprano (Elektra)
Gun-Brit Barkmin, soprano
(Chrysothemis)
Jane Henschel, mezzo-soprano
(Klytämnestra)
Gerhard Siegel, tenor (Aegisth)
James Rutherford, baritone (Orest)
Elizabeth Byrne, soprano (Confidante)
Nadine Secunde, soprano (Overseer)
STRAUSS Elektra
Thursday, October 15
Saturday, October 17
Thursday-D
Saturday-25, B, E
Meredith Hansen, soprano
(Trainbearer)
Nadezhda Serdyuk, Claudia
Huckle, Mary Phillips,
Sandra Lopez, and
Rebecca Nash (Maids)
Mark Schowalter, tenor
(Young Servant)
Kevin Langan, bass (Orest’s
Guardian and Old Servant)
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Nadezhda Serdyuk, mezzo-soprano
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
PROKOFIEV Alexander Nevsky (cantata)
RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances
Friday, October 16
Friday-E, E1
Members of the Boston Symphony
Orchestra
ALL-DVOŘÁK PROGRAM
Serenade for Winds
Nocturne, for strings
Serenade for Strings
Saturday, October 24
Saturday-25, B, F
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor and
violin
TCHAIKOVSKY Mélodie, for violin and orchestra
TCHAIKOVSKY Andante cantabile for violin and strings
TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for Strings
ELGAR Chanson de la nuit
SCHUBERT Symphony No. 5
Thursday, October 29
Friday, October 30, 1:30pm
Saturday, October 31
Thursday-C
Friday-18, A, Fall A
Saturday-25, A, C
Ken-David Masur, conductor
Louis Lortie, piano
LISZT Totentanz, for piano and orchestra
Thursday, November 5
CHIN Mannequin (American premiere; BSO co-commission) Friday, November 6, 1:30pm
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 3, Rhenish
Saturday, November 7
Tuesday, November 10
Thursday-B
Friday-18, B, Fall B
Saturday-25, A, D
Tuesday-B, G
Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor
Martin Helmchen, piano
NEUBURGER Aube (world premiere; BSO commission)
BARTÓK Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor
Thursday, November 12
Friday, November 13
Saturday, November 14
Thursday-A
Friday-E, E1
Saturday-25, B, F
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Isabelle Faust, violin
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
J.S. BACH Komm, Jesu, komm! and Es ist genug
BERG Violin Concerto
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5
Thursday, November 19
Friday, November 20, 11am*
Saturday, November 21
Thursday-C
Friday-18, B, Fall B
Saturday-25, B, E
* Please note the early start time of this concert. A complimentary brunch will be available beginning at 9:30am.
Advance reservations will be required. Details will be made available to subscribers of this concert in the Fall.
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano
HAYDN Symphony No. 30, Alleluja
BARTÓK Piano Concerto No. 2
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 1, Winter Daydreams
Tuesday, November 24
Friday, November 27, 1:30pm
Saturday, November 28
Tuesday-C
Friday-18, A, Fall A
Saturday-25, A, C
François-Xavier Roth, conductor
Elizabeth Rowe, flute
Jessica Zhou, harp
GOSSEC Symphonie à 17 parties, in F
MOZART Double Concerto for Flute and Harp
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Eroica
Thursday, January 7
Friday, January 8, 1:30 pm
Saturday, January 9
Tuesday, January 12
Thursday-A
Friday-18, B, Fall B
Saturday-25, B, E
Tuesday-B, F
François-Xavier Roth, conductor
Renée Fleming, soprano
DEBUSSY Jeux
DUTILLEUX Le Temps l’Horloge
CANTELOUBE Selection of Songs of the Auvergne
STRAVINSKY Petrushka (1911 version)
Thursday, January 14
Saturday, January 16
Thursday-C
Saturday-25, A, C
François-Xavier Roth, conductor
Elizabeth Rowe, flute
Jessica Zhou, harp
MOZART Double Concerto for Flute and Harp
STRAVINSKY Petrushka (1911 version)
Friday, January 15
Casual Fridays, Friday-E
Jiří Bělohlávek, conductor
Johannes Moser, cello
SMETANA The Moldau
MARTINŮ Fantaisies symphoniques (Symphony No. 6)
DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto
Thursday, January 21, 10:30 am
Thursday, January 21
Friday, January 22, 1:30pm
Saturday, January 23
Open Rehearsal
Thursday-D
Friday-18, A, Fall A
Saturday-25, B, F
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Abigail Fischer, mezzo-soprano
Actors to be announced
Women of the
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
WEBER Overture to Oberon
HENZE Symphony No. 8
MENDELSSOHN Incidental music to
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Thursday, January 28
Friday, January 29, 1:30pm
Saturday, January 30
Tuesday, February 2
Thursday-A
Friday-18, A, Fall A
Saturday-25, A, D
Tuesday-B, G
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conductor/soloist
program
date
series
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Barbara Hannigan, sopran
SHOSTAKOVICH Suite from the incidental music to Hamlet
ABRAHAMSEN let me tell you, for soprano and orchestra
PROKOFIEV Suite from Romeo and Juliet
Thursday, February 4
Friday, February 5, 1:30pm
Saturday, February 6
Thursday-B
Friday-18, B, Fall B
Saturday-25, B, E
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Robert Sheena, English horn
STRAUSS Macbeth
DVOŘÁK Othello Overture (February 11 and 13 only)
TSONTAKIS Sonnets, Concerto for English horn
and orchestra (world premiere; BSO commission)
TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet
Thursday, February 11
Friday, February 12
Saturday, February 13
Thursday-D
Casual Fridays, Friday-E
Saturday-25, B, F
Vladimir Jurowski, conductor
Alina Ibragimova, violin
HAYDN Symphony No. 26, Lamentatione
HARTMANN Concerto funèbre, for violin and strings
HAYDN Violin Concerto No. 1 in C
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 2
Thursday, February 18
Friday, February 19, 1:30pm
Saturday, February 20
Thursday-C
Friday-18, A, Spring A
Saturday-25, A, D
Charles Dutoit, conductor
Paul Groves, tenor
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
Voices Boston, Andy Icochea Icochea,
conductor
BERLIOZ Resurrexit
DUTILLEUX Timbres, espace, mouvement
BERLIOZ Te Deum
Thursday, February 25
Friday, February 26, 1:30pm
Saturday, February 27
Thursday-A
Friday-18, B, Spring B
Saturday-25, A, C
Charles Dutoit, conductor
Javier Perianes, piano
Daniela Mack, mezzo-soprano
(Concepción)
Benjamin Hulett, tenor (Gonzalve)
François Piolino, tenor (Torquemada)
Jean-Luc Ballestra, (Ramiro)
David Wilson-Johnson, bass-baritone
(Don Iñigo)
RAVEL Rapsodie espagnole
FALLA Nights in the Gardens of Spain
RAVEL L’Heure espagnole
Thursday, March 3
Friday, March 4, 1:30pm
Saturday, March 5
Thursday-B
Friday-18, A, Spring A
Saturday-25, A, D
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7
Thursday, March 10
Friday, March 11, 1:30pm
Saturday, March 12
Tuesday, March 15
Thursday-D
Friday-18, B, Spring B
Saturday-25, B, E
Tuesday-B, F
Stéphane Denève, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
HIGDON Blue Cathedral (March 17 and 19 only)
WILLIAMS Violin Concerto
SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, Organ
Thursday, March 17, 10:30am
Thursday, March 17
Friday, March 18
Saturday, March 19
Open Rehearsal
Thursday-A
Casual Fridays, Friday-E
Saturday-25, A, C
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Nikolai Lugansky, piano
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
KANCHELI Dixi, for chorus and orchestra
(American premiere)
RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 8
Thursday, March 24
Friday, March 25, 1:30pm
Saturday, March 26
Thursday-B
Friday-18, A, Spring A
Saturday-25, B, F
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
SHOSTAKOVICH Suite from the incidental music to Hamlet
KANCHELI Dixi, for chorus and orchestra
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 8
Tuesday, March 29
Tuesday-C
Bernard Haitink, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4
MAHLER Symphony No. 1
Thursday, March 31, 10:30am
Thursday, March 31
Friday, April 1
Saturday, April 2
Tuesday, April 5
Open Rehearsal
Thursday-C
Friday-E, E1
Saturday-25, B, E
Tuesday-C
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Malcolm Lowe, violin
Steven Ansell, viola
MOZART Sinfonia concertante for violin, viola,
and orchestra
BRUCKNER Symphony No. 3 (1889 version)
Thursday, April 7
Friday, April 8, 1:30 pm
Saturday, April 9
Tuesday, April 12
Thursday-D
Friday-18, B, Spring B
Saturday-25, A, D
Tuesday, B, G
Andris Nelsons, conductor
MAHLER Symphony No. 9
Thursday, April 14
Friday, April 15, 1:30 pm
Saturday, April 16
Tuesday, April 19
Thursday-A
Friday-18, A, Spring A
Saturday-25, A, C
Tuesday-C
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Kristine Opolais, soprano
DUTILLEUX Métaboles
RACHMANINOFF Zdes’ khorosho (How fair this place),
Op. 21, No. 7
TCHAIKOVSKY Letter Scene from Eugene Onegin
DEBUSSY La Mer
RAVEL La Valse
Thursday, April 21
Friday, April 22, 1:30 pm
Saturday, April 23
Thursday-C
Friday-18, B, Spring B
Saturday-25, B, F
Malcolm Lowe
April 7–12, 2016
Louis Lortie
November 5–10, 2015
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
October 6; October 15–17; November 19–21; January 28–February 2;
February 25–27; March 24–26; March 29
tuesday
T U E S D AY - B
T U E S D AY - C
T U E S D AY - G
T U E S D AY, O C T O B E R 6 T U E S D AY, N O V E M B E R 2 4 T U E S D AY, N O V E M B E R 1 0 Andris Nelsons, conductor
Nadezhda Serdyuk, mezzo-soprano
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
PROKOFIEV Alexander Nevsky (cantata)
RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano
HAYDN Symphony No. 30, Alleluja
BARTÓK Piano Concerto No. 2
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 1,
Winter Daydreams
Ken-David Masur, conductor
Louis Lortie, piano
LISZT Totentanz, for piano and orchestra
CHIN Mannequin (American premiere;
BSO co-commission)
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 3, Rhenish
6 Tuesday evenings at 8pm
$654, $540, $426, $294, $234, $198, $180
T U E S D AY, N O V E M B E R 1 0 Ken-David Masur, conductor
Louis Lortie, piano
LISZT Totentanz, for piano and orchestra
CHIN Mannequin (American premiere;
BSO co-commission)
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 3, Rhenish
T U E S D AY, J A N U A R Y 1 2 François-Xavier Roth, conductor
Elizabeth Rowe, flute
Jessica Zhou, harp
GOSSEC Symphonie à 17 parties, in F
MOZART Double Concerto for Flute
and Harp
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Eroica
T U E S D AY, F E B R U A R Y 2 Andris Nelsons, conductor
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Abigail Fischer, mezzo-soprano
Actors to be announced
Women of the
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
WEBER Overture to Oberon
HENZE Symphony No. 8
MENDELSSOHN Incidental music to
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
T U E S D AY, M A R C H 1 5 Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7
T U E S D AY, A P R I L 1 2 Andris Nelsons, conductor
Malcolm Lowe, violin
Steven Ansell, viola
MOZART Sinfonia concertante for violin,
viola, and orchestra
BRUCKNER Symphony No. 3
(1889 version)
4 Tuesday evenings at 8pm
$436, $360, $284, $196, $156, $132, $120
3 Tuesday evenings at 8pm
$327, $270, $213, $147, $117, $99, $90
T U E S D AY, M A R C H 2 9 T U E S D AY, F E B R U A R Y 2 Andris Nelsons, conductor
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
SHOSTAKOVICH Suite from the
incidental music to Hamlet
KANCHELI Dixi, for chorus and orchestra
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 8
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Abigail Fischer, mezzo-soprano
Actors to be announced
Women of the
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
WEBER Overture to Oberon
HENZE Symphony No. 8
MENDELSSOHN Incidental music to
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
T U E S D AY, A P R I L 5 Bernard Haitink, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4
MAHLER Symphony No. 1
T U E S D AY, A P R I L 1 9 Andris Nelsons, conductor
MAHLER Symphony No. 9
T U E S D AY - F
3 Tuesday evenings at 8pm
$327, $270, $213, $147, $117, $99, $90
T U E S D AY, O C T O B E R 6 Andris Nelsons, conductor
Nadezhda Serdyuk, mezzo-soprano
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
PROKOFIEV Alexander Nevsky (cantata)
RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances
T U E S D AY, J A N U A R Y 1 2 François-Xavier Roth, conductor
Elizabeth Rowe, flute
Jessica Zhou, harp
GOSSEC Symphonie à 17 parties, in F
MOZART Double Concerto for Flute
and Harp
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Eroica
T U E S D AY, M A R C H 1 5 Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7
T U E S D AY, A P R I L 1 2 Andris Nelsons, conductor
Malcolm Lowe, violin
Steven Ansell, viola
MOZART Sinfonia concertante for violin,
viola, and orchestra
BRUCKNER Symphony No. 3
(1889 version)
thursday
T H U R S D AY - A
T H U R S D AY - B
T H U R S D AY - C
T H U R S D AY, O C T O B E R 8 T H U R S D AY, N O V E M B E R 5 T H U R S D AY, O C T O B E R 1 Andris Nelsons, conductor
Paul Lewis, piano
CURRIER Divisions (BSO co-commission)
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3
BRAHMS Symphony No. 2
Ken-David Masur, conductor
Louis Lortie, piano
LISZT Totentanz, for piano and orchestra
CHIN Mannequin (American premiere;
BSO co-commission)
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 3, Rhenish
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Evgeny Kissin, piano
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 9
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1
RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances
T H U R S D AY, F E B R U A R Y 4 Pinchas Zukerman, conductor and violin
TCHAIKOVSKY Mélodie, for violin and
orchestra
TCHAIKOVSKY Andante cantabile for
violin and strings
TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for Strings
ELGAR Chanson de la nuit
SCHUBERT Symphony No. 5
7 Thursday evenings at 8pm
$791, $658, $518, $350, $280, $238, $224
T H U R S D AY, N O V E M B E R 1 2 4 Thursday evenings at 8pm
$452, $376, $296, $200, $160, $136, $128
7 Thursday evenings at 8pm
$791, $658, $518, $350, $280, $238, $224
T H U R S D AY, O C T O B E R 2 9 Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor
Martin Helmchen, piano
NEUBURGER Aube (world premiere;
BSO commission)
BARTÓK Music for Strings, Percussion,
and Celesta
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5,
Emperor
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Barbara Hannigan, soprano
SHOSTAKOVICH Suite from the
incidental music to Hamlet
ABRAHAMSEN let me tell you, for
soprano and orchestra
PROKOFIEV Suite from Romeo and Juliet
T H U R S D AY, J A N U A R Y 7 T H U R S D AY, M A R C H 3 T H U R S D AY, N O V E M B E R 1 9 François-Xavier Roth, conductor
Elizabeth Rowe, flute
Jessica Zhou, harp
GOSSEC Symphonie à 17 parties, in F
MOZART Double Concerto for Flute
and Harp
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Eroica
Charles Dutoit, conductor
Javier Perianes, piano
Daniela Mack, mezzo-soprano
(Concepción)
Benjamin Hulett, tenor (Gonzalve)
François Piolino, tenor (Torquemada)
Jean-Luc Ballestra, (Ramiro)
David Wilson-Johnson, bass-baritone
(Don Iñigo)
RAVEL Rapsodie espagnole
FALLA Nights in the Gardens of Spain
RAVEL L’Heure espagnole
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Isabelle Faust, violin
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
J.S. BACH Komm, Jesu, komm!
and Es ist genug
BERG Violin Concerto
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5
T H U R S D AY, J A N U A R Y 2 8 Andris Nelsons, conductor
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Abigail Fischer, mezzo-soprano
Actors to be announced
Women of the
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
WEBER Overture to Oberon
HENZE Symphony No. 8
MENDELSSOHN Incidental music to
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
T H U R S D AY, F E B R U A R Y 2 5 Charles Dutoit, conductor
Paul Groves, tenor
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
Voices Boston, Andy Icochea Icochea,
conductor
BERLIOZ Resurrexit
DUTILLEUX Timbres, espace, mouvement
BERLIOZ Te Deum
T H U R S D AY, M A R C H 1 7 Stéphane Denève, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
HIGDON Blue Cathedral
WILLIAMS Violin Concerto
SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, Organ
T H U R S D AY, A P R I L 1 4 Andris Nelsons, conductor
MAHLER Symphony No. 9
T H U R S D AY, M A R C H 2 4 Andris Nelsons, conductor
Nikolai Lugansky, piano
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
KANCHELI Dixi, for chorus and orchestra
(American premiere)
RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme
of Paganini
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 8
T H U R S D AY, J A N U A R Y 1 4 François-Xavier Roth, conductor
Renée Fleming, soprano
DEBUSSY Jeux
DUTILLEUX Le Temps l’Horloge
CANTELOUBE Selection of Songs of the
Auvergne
STRAVINSKY Petrushka (1911 version)
T H U R S D AY, F E B R U A R Y 1 8 Vladimir Jurowski, conductor
Alina Ibragimova, violin
HAYDN Symphony No. 26, Lamentatione
HARTMANN Concerto funèbre, for violin
and strings
HAYDN Violin Concerto No. 1 in C
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 2
T H U R S D AY, M A R C H 3 1 Bernard Haitink, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4
MAHLER Symphony No. 1
T H U R S D AY, A P R I L 2 1 Andris Nelsons, conductor
Kristine Opolais, soprano
DUTILLEUX Métaboles
RACHMANINOFF Zdes’ khorosho
(How fair this place), Op. 21, No. 7
TCHAIKOVSKY Letter Scene from
Eugene Onegin
DEBUSSY La Mer
RAVEL La Valse
T H U R S D AY - D
5 Thursday evenings at 8pm
$565, $470, $370, $250, $200, $170, $160
T H U R S D AY, O C T O B E R 1 5 Andris Nelsons, conductor
Christine Goerke, soprano (Elektra)
Gun-Brit Barkmin, soprano
(Chrysothemis)
Jane Henschel, mezzo-soprano
(Klytämnestra)
Gerhard Siegel, tenor (Aegisth)
James Rutherford, baritone (Orest)
Elizabeth Byrne, soprano (Confidante)
Nadine Secunde, soprano (Overseer)
Meredith Hansen, soprano (Trainbearer)
Nadezhda Serdyuk, Claudia Huckle,
Mary Phillips, Sandra Lopez, and
Rebecca Nash (Maids)
Mark Schowalter, tenor (Young Servant)
Kevin Langan, bass (Orest’s Guardian
and Old Servant)
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
STRAUSS Elektra
T H U R S D AY, J A N U A R Y 2 1 Jiří Bělohlávek, conductor
Johannes Moser, cello
SMETANA The Moldau
MARTINŮ Fantaisies symphoniques
(Symphony No. 6)
DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto
T H U R S D AY, F E B R U A R Y 1 1 Andris Nelsons, conductor
Robert Sheena, English horn
STRAUSS Macbeth
DVOŘÁK Othello Overture
TSONTAKIS Sonnets, Concerto for English
horn and orchestra (world premiere;
BSO commission)
TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet
T H U R S D AY, M A R C H 1 0 Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7
T H U R S D AY, A P R I L 7 Andris Nelsons, conductor
Malcolm Lowe, violin
Steven Ansell, viola
MOZART Sinfonia concertante for violin,
viola, and orchestra
BRUCKNER Symphony No. 3
(1889 version)
friday
F R I D AY - F A L L A
F R I D AY - F A L L B
F R I DAY-S P R I N G A
5 Friday afternoons at 1:30pm
$515, $430, $345, $235, $185, $165, $155
5 Friday concerts
$515, $430, $345, $235, $185, $165, $155
4 Friday afternoons at 1:30pm
$412, $344, $276, $188, $148, $132, $124
F R I D AY, O C T O B E R 2 F R I D A Y, O C T O B E R 9 , 1 : 3 0 P M
F R I D AY, F E B R U A R Y 1 9 Andris Nelsons, conductor
Evgeny Kissin, piano
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 9
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1
RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Paul Lewis, piano
CURRIER Divisions (BSO co-commission)
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3
BRAHMS Symphony No. 2
F R I D AY, O C T O B E R 3 0 F R I D AY, N O V E M B E R 6 , 1: 30PM
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor and violin
TCHAIKOVSKY Mélodie, for violin
and orchestra
TCHAIKOVSKY Andante cantabile for
violin and strings
TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for Strings
ELGAR Chanson de la nuit
SCHUBERT Symphony No. 5
Ken-David Masur, conductor
Louis Lortie, piano
LISZT Totentanz, for piano and orchestra
CHIN Mannequin (American premiere;
BSO co-commission)
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 3, Rhenish
Vladimir Jurowski, conductor
Alina Ibragimova, violin
HAYDN Symphony No. 26, Lamentatione
HARTMANN Concerto funèbre, for violin
and strings
HAYDN Violin Concerto No. 1 in C
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 2
F R I D AY, N O V E M B E R 2 7 Andris Nelsons, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano
HAYDN Symphony No. 30, Alleluja
BARTÓK Piano Concerto No. 2
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 1,
Winter Daydreams
F R I D AY, J A N U A R Y 2 2 Jiří Bělohlávek, conductor
Johannes Moser, cello
SMETANA The Moldau
MARTINŮ Fantaisies symphoniques
(Symphony No. 6)
DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto
F R I D AY, J A N U A R Y 2 9 Andris Nelsons, conductor
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Abigail Fischer, mezzo-soprano
Actors to be announced
Women of the
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
WEBER Overture to Oberon
HENZE Symphony No. 8
MENDELSSOHN Incidental music to
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Christine Goerke
October 15 & 17, 2015
F R I D AY, N O V E M B E R 2 0 , 1 1 A M *
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Isabelle Faust, violin
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
J.S. BACH Komm, Jesu, komm!
and Es ist genug
BERG Violin Concerto
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5
* Please note the early start time of this concert.
A complimentary brunch will be available
beginning at 9:30am. Advance reservations
will be required. Details will be made available
to subscribers of this concert in the Fall.
F R I D A Y , J A N U A R Y 8 , 1: 30PM
François-Xavier Roth, conductor
Elizabeth Rowe, flute
Jessica Zhou, harp
GOSSEC Symphonie à 17 parties, in F
MOZART Double Concerto for Flute
and Harp
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Eroica
F R I D AY, M A R C H 4 Charles Dutoit, conductor
Javier Perianes, piano
Daniela Mack, mezzo-soprano
(Concepción)
Benjamin Hulett, tenor (Gonzalve)
François Piolino, tenor (Torquemada)
Jean-Luc Ballestra, (Ramiro)
David Wilson-Johnson, bass-baritone
(Don Iñigo)
RAVEL Rapsodie espagnole
FALLA Nights in the Gardens of Spain
RAVEL L’Heure espagnole
F R I D AY, M A R C H 2 5 Andris Nelsons, conductor
Nikolai Lugansky, piano
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
KANCHELI Dixi, for chorus and orchestra
RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a
Theme of Paganini
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 8
F R I D AY, A P R I L 1 5 Andris Nelsons, conductor
MAHLER Symphony No. 9
F R I D A Y, F E B R U A R Y 5 , 1:30PM
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Barbara Hannigan, soprano
SHOSTAKOVICH Suite from the
incidental music to Hamlet
ABRAHAMSEN let me tell you,
for soprano and orchestra
PROKOFIEV Suite from Romeo and Juliet
Voices Boston
February 25–27, 2016
Gun-Brit Barkmin
October 15 & 17, 2015
NEW THIS SEASON CASUAL FRIDAYS
3 Friday evenings at 8pm
Orchestra: $135, First Balcony: $105, Second Balcony: $75
F R I DAY-S P R I N G B
4 Friday afternoons at 1:30pm
$412, $344, $276, $188, $148, $132, $124
F R I D AY, F E B R U A R Y 2 6 Charles Dutoit, conductor
Paul Groves, tenor
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
Voices Boston, Andy Icochea Icochea,
conductor
BERLIOZ Resurrexit
DUTILLEUX Timbres, espace, mouvement
BERLIOZ Te Deum
F R I D AY, M A R C H 1 1 Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7
F R I D AY, A P R I L 8 Andris Nelsons, conductor
Malcolm Lowe, violin
Steven Ansell, viola
MOZART Sinfonia concertante for violin,
viola, and orchestra
BRUCKNER Symphony No. 3 (1889 version)
Three Friday-evening concerts—one each in January, February, and March—are designated
“Casual Fridays” this season. You are invited to wear your favorite casual attire, and to
arrive early to enjoy a free, pre-concert reception before you take your seat. This lowerpriced series also allows you to use tablets—to be provided by the BSO—if you choose to sit
in a designated area in the rear of the orchestra floor. View customized content designed to
enhance the concert experience, to include an in-depth look at the conductors and soloists,
a scrollable score of the music being performed, and informative notes on the program.
Then, immediately after the performance, head to Higginson Hall in Symphony Hall’s
adjacent Cohen Wing, where, besides enjoying live music, snacks, and a cash bar, you are
invited to mingle and share what you’ve just experienced at the BSO concert.
F R I D AY, J A N U A R Y 1 5
F R I D AY, M A R C H 1 8
François-Xavier Roth, conductor
Elizabeth Rowe, flute
Jessica Zhou, harp
MOZART Double Concerto for Flute
and Harp
STRAVINSKY Petrushka (1911 version)
Stéphane Denève, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
WILLIAMS Violin Concerto
SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, Organ
F R I D AY, F E B R U A R Y 1 2
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Robert Sheena, English horn
STRAUSS Macbeth
TSONTAKIS Sonnets, Concerto for English
horn and orchestra (world premiere;
BSO commission)
TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet
F R I D AY, A P R I L 2 2 Andris Nelsons, conductor
Kristine Opolais, soprano
DUTILLEUX Métaboles
RACHMANINOFF Zdes’ khorosho
(How fair this place), Op. 21, No. 7
TCHAIKOVSKY Letter Scene from
Eugene Onegin
DEBUSSY La Mer
RAVEL La Valse
F R I D AY - A
Combines Friday-Fall A and Friday-Spring A
9 Friday afternoons at 1:30pm
$927, $774, $621, $423, $333, $297, $279
F R I D AY - B
Combines Friday-Fall B and Friday-Spring B
9 Friday afternoons at 1:30pm
$927, $774, $621, $423, $333, $297, $279
F R I D AY - 1 8
Combines Friday-A and Friday-B
18 Friday afternoons at 1:30pm
$1,854, $1,548, $1,242, $846, $666,
$594, $558
F R I D AY - E 1
3 Friday evenings at 8pm
$360, $303, $243, $168, $141, $120, $99
F R I D AY, O C T O B E R 1 6
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Nadezhda Serdyuk, mezzo-soprano
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
PROKOFIEV Alexander Nevsky (cantata)
RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances
F R I D AY, N O V E M B E R 1 3
Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor
Martin Helmchen, piano
NEUBURGER Aube (world premiere;
BSO commission)
BARTÓK Music for Strings, Percussion,
and Celesta
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor
F R I D AY, A P R I L 1
Bernard Haitink, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4
MAHLER Symphony No. 1
F R I D AY - E
Combines Friday-E1 and Casual Fridays
6 Friday evenings at 8pm
Orchestra: $495, $438, $378, $303,
$276, $255
First Balcony: $408, $348, $246
Second Balcony: $318, $243, $195, $174
saturday
S AT U R D AY - C
S AT U R D AY - D
S AT U R D AY - E
S AT U R D AY, O C T O B E R 3 S AT U R D AY, O C T O B E R 1 0 S AT U R D AY, O C T O B E R 1 7 Andris Nelsons, conductor
Evgeny Kissin, piano
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 9
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1
RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Paul Lewis, piano
CURRIER Divisions (BSO co-commission)
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3
BRAHMS Symphony No. 2
S AT U R D AY, O C T O B E R 3 1 S AT U R D AY, N O V E M B E R 7 Pinchas Zukerman, conductor and violin
TCHAIKOVSKY Mélodie, for violin
and orchestra
TCHAIKOVSKY Andante cantabile for
violin and strings
TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for Strings
ELGAR Chanson de la nuit
SCHUBERT Symphony No. 5
Ken-David Masur, conductor
Louis Lortie, piano
LISZT Totentanz, for piano and orchestra
CHIN Mannequin (American premiere;
BSO co-commission)
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 3, Rhenish
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Christine Goerke, soprano (Elektra)
Gun-Brit Barkmin, soprano
(Chrysothemis)
Jane Henschel, mezzo-soprano
(Klytämnestra)
Gerhard Siegel, tenor (Aegisth)
James Rutherford, baritone (Orest)
Elizabeth Byrne, soprano (Confidante)
Nadine Secunde, soprano (Overseer)
Meredith Hansen, soprano (Trainbearer)
Nadezhda Serdyuk, Claudia Huckle,
Mary Phillips, Sandra Lopez, and
Rebecca Nash (Maids)
Mark Schowalter, tenor (Young Servant)
Kevin Langan, bass (Orest’s Guardian
and Old Servant)
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
STRAUSS Elektra
7 Saturday evenings at 8pm
$854, $721, $581, $392, $329, $280, $231
S AT U R D AY, N O V E M B E R 2 8 Andris Nelsons, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano
HAYDN Symphony No. 30, Alleluja
BARTÓK Piano Concerto No. 2
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 1,
Winter Daydreams
S AT U R D AY, J A N U A R Y 1 6 François-Xavier Roth, conductor
Renée Fleming, soprano
DEBUSSY Jeux
DUTILLEUX Le Temps l’Horloge
CANTELOUBE Selection of
Songs of the Auvergne
STRAVINSKY Petrushka (1911 version)
S AT U R D AY, F E B R U A R Y 2 7 Charles Dutoit, conductor
Paul Groves, tenor
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
Voices Boston, Andy Icochea Icochea,
conductor
BERLIOZ Resurrexit
DUTILLEUX Timbres, espace, mouvement
BERLIOZ Te Deum
S AT U R D AY, M A R C H 1 9 Stéphane Denève, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
HIGDON Blue Cathedral
WILLIAMS Violin Concerto
SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, Organ
S AT U R D AY, A P R I L 1 6 Andris Nelsons, conductor
MAHLER Symphony No. 9
6 Saturday evenings at 8pm
$732, $618, $498, $336, $282, $240, $198
S AT U R D AY, J A N U A R Y 3 0 Andris Nelsons, conductor
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Abigail Fischer, mezzo-soprano
Actors to be announced
Women of the
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
WEBER Overture to Oberon
HENZE Symphony No. 8
MENDELSSOHN Incidental music to
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
S AT U R D AY, F E B R U A R Y 2 0 Vladimir Jurowski, conductor
Alina Ibragimova, violin
HAYDN Symphony No. 26, Lamentatione
HARTMANN Concerto funèbre, for violin
and strings
HAYDN Violin Concerto No. 1 in C
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 2
S AT U R D AY, M A R C H 5 Charles Dutoit, conductor
Javier Perianes, piano
Daniela Mack, mezzo-soprano
(Concepción)
Benjamin Hulett, tenor (Gonzalve)
François Piolino, tenor (Torquemada)
Jean-Luc Ballestra, (Ramiro)
David Wilson-Johnson, bass-baritone
(Don Iñigo)
RAVEL Rapsodie espagnole
FALLA Nights in the Gardens of Spain
RAVEL L’Heure espagnole
S AT U R D AY, A P R I L 9 Andris Nelsons, conductor
Malcolm Lowe, violin
Steven Ansell, viola
MOZART Sinfonia concertante for violin,
viola, and orchestra
BRUCKNER Symphony No. 3
(1889 version)
6 Saturday evenings at 8pm
$732, $618, $498, $336, $282, $240, $198
S AT U R D AY, N O V E M B E R 2 1 Andris Nelsons, conductor
Isabelle Faust, violin
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
J.S. BACH Komm, Jesu, komm!
and Es ist genug
BERG Violin Concerto
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5
S AT U R D AY, J A N U A R Y 9 François-Xavier Roth, conductor
Elizabeth Rowe, flute
Jessica Zhou, harp
GOSSEC Symphonie à 17 parties, in F
MOZART Double Concerto for Flute
and Harp
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Eroica
S AT U R D AY, F E B R U A R Y 6 Andris Nelsons, conductor
Barbara Hannigan, soprano
SHOSTAKOVICH Suite from the
incidental music to Hamlet
ABRAHAMSEN let me tell you, for
soprano and orchestra
PROKOFIEV Suite from Romeo and Juliet
S AT U R D AY, M A R C H 1 2 Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7
S AT U R D AY, A P R I L 2 Bernard Haitink, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4
MAHLER Symphony No. 1
S AT U R D AY - F
6 Saturday evenings at 8pm
$732, $618, $498, $336, $282, $240, $198
S AT U R D AY, O C T O B E R 2 4 Members of the Boston Symphony
Orchestra
ALL-DVOŘÁK PROGRAM
Serenade for Winds
Nocturne, for strings
Serenade for Strings
S AT U R D AY, N O V E M B E R 1 4 Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor
Martin Helmchen, piano
NEUBURGER Aube (world premiere;
BSO commission)
BARTÓK Music for Strings, Percussion,
and Celesta
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5,
Emperor
S AT U R D AY, J A N U A R Y 2 3 Jiří Bělohlávek, conductor
Johannes Moser, cello
SMETANA The Moldau
MARTINŮ Fantaisies symphoniques
(Symphony No. 6)
DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto
S AT U R D AY, F E B R U A R Y 1 3 Andris Nelsons, conductor
Robert Sheena, English horn
STRAUSS Macbeth
DVOŘÁK Othello Overture
TSONTAKIS Sonnets, Concerto for English
horn and orchestra (world premiere;
BSO commission)
TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet
S AT U R D AY, M A R C H 2 6 Andris Nelsons, conductor
Nikolai Lugansky, piano
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
KANCHELI Dixi, for chorus and orchestra
RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme
of Paganini
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 8
S AT U R D AY, A P R I L 2 3 Andris Nelsons, conductor
Kristine Opolais, soprano
DUTILLEUX Métaboles
RACHMANINOFF Zdes’ khorosho
(How fair this place), Op. 21, No. 7
TCHAIKOVSKY Letter Scene from
Eugene Onegin
DEBUSSY La Mer
RAVEL La Valse
S AT U R D AY - A
Combines Saturday-C and Saturday-D
13 Saturday evenings at 8pm
$1,586, $1,339, $1,079, $728, $611,
$520, $429
S AT U R D AY - B
Combines Saturday-E and Saturday-F
12 Saturday evenings at 8pm
$1,464, $1,236, $996, $672, $564,
$480, $396
S AT U R D AY - 2 5
Combines Saturday-A and Saturday-B
25 Saturday evenings at 8pm
$3,050, $2,575, $2,075, $1,400, $1,175,
$1,000, $825
BOSTON SYMPHONY
C H A M B E R P L A Y E R S AT
This renowned ensemble combines the
talents of the BSO’s principal players to
explore the full spectrum of chamber
music repertoire. Concerts take place on
four Sunday afternoons at New England
Conservatory’s Jordan Hall.
4 concert series $132, $95, $75
S U N D AY N O V E M B E R 1 5 , 2 0 1 5
with Jeremy Flower, computer and piano
J.C. BACH Quintet in G for flute, oboe,
violin, viola, and continuo, Op. 11, No. 2
PISTON Three Pieces for Flute, Clarinet,
and Bassoon
FLOWER Shamu and Clinical, for horn,
laptop computer, and piano
HINDEMITH Sonata for Double Bass
and Piano
BEETHOVEN String Trio in G, Op. 9, No. 1
JORDAN HALL
S U N D AY J A N U A R Y 1 0 , 2 0 1 6
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary
of Henri Dutilleux’s Birth
DUKAS Villanelle for horn and piano
DUTILLEUX Sonatine for flute and piano
DUTILLEUX Sarabande et cortège
for bassoon and piano
DUTILLEUX Coral, cadence et fugato
for trombone and piano
DUTILLEUX Les Citations for oboe,
harpsichord, percussion, and double bass
RAVEL Trois Poemes de Stéphane Mallarmé
for voice, two flutes, two clarinets, string
quartet, and piano
RAVEL Introduction and Allegro for harp,
accompanied by string quartet, flute,
and clarinet
S U N D AY M A R C H 1 3 , 2 0 1 6
with Garrick Ohlsson, piano
ALL-B E E THOV E N P RO G RAM
String Trio in C minor, Op. 9, No. 3
Quintet in E-flat for piano and winds,
Op. 16
Duet in E-flat “with two obbligato
eyeglasses,” WoO 32, for viola
and double bass
Piano Trio in E-flat, Op. 70, No. 2
S U N D AY A P R I L 2 4 , 2 0 1 6
FRANÇAIX Trio for oboe, clarinet,
and bassoon
HANNAH LASH Three Shades Without
Angles, for flute, viola, and harp
BEETHOVEN String Trio in D, Op. 9, No. 2
SPOHR Nonet for flute, oboe, clarinet,
bassoon, horn, violin, viola, cello,
and double bass
CHOOSE YOU R OWN
SUBSCRIPTION
Receive subscriber benefits and attend concerts whenever you like with a “Choose
Your Own” series. You may also exchange your tickets for another date if something
comes up. This series option permits you to take advantage of the subscription
discount, exchange privileges, and other subscriber benefits.
Minimum of 3 concerts. Series cost is calculated based on the concerts selected.
OPEN REHEARSALS
experience a bso
concert in the making
BSO Open Rehearsals offer audience
members a unique perspective on the
creative dynamic between orchestra and
conductor. Gain a better understanding
of how the orchestra strives to refine
its performance by occasionally repeating passages or focusing on a particular
movement. Please note that all seats
for Open Rehearsals are ticketed rather
than general seating, to provide a better
experience for our patrons.
4 Thursday mornings at 10:30am
$120, $96, $72
T H U R S D AY, O C T O B E R 8 T H U R S D AY, M A R C H 1 7 Andris Nelsons, conductor
Paul Lewis, piano
CURRIER Divisions (BSO co-commission)
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3
BRAHMS Symphony No. 2
Stéphane Denève, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
HIGDON Blue Cathedral
WILLIAMS Violin Concerto
SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, Organ
T H U R S D AY, J A N U A R Y 2 1 T H U R S D AY, M A R C H 3 1 Jiří Bělohlávek, conductor
Johannes Moser, cello
SMETANA The Moldau
MARTINŮ Fantaisies symphoniques
(Symphony No. 6)
DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto
Bernard Haitink, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4
MAHLER Symphony No. 1
ADDITIONAL
PROGRAMS
F A M I LY C O N C E R T S E R I E S
The BSO’s Family Concert Series provides engaging, age-appropriate, educational
orchestral concert experiences especially for children ages 3–8 and their families.
BSO Family Concerts are designed to build connections to the orchestra, orchestral
music, the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras, and Symphony Hall. The BSO offers
three Family Concerts per year, one of which is performed by the BSO and conducted
by Germeshausen Youth and Family Concerts Conductor Thomas Wilkins, the other
two of which are performed by the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras (BYSO) as part
of a larger organizational partnership. Concerts will take place on November 14, 2015,
March 5, 2016, and April 30, 2016. More information may be found at bso.org in the fall.
Don't miss these special performances of a one-hour version of Rossini's opera Cinderella,
sung in English. Suitable for children ages 6 and older.
S U N D AY, A P R I L 1 0 2 0 1 6 , 1 2 N O O N & 3 P M
Boston Youth Symphony
Members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Federico Cortese, conductor
ROSSINI Cinderella
Individual tickets to this concert are $25 adults; $7 for children 18 and under.
(Complimentary tickets are not offered for children for this concert.)
B Y S O/ B S O : PA RT N E R I N G
FOR THE FUTURE
COLLEGE CARD
The College Card is the best way for students to experience the BSO on a regular
basis. For only $25 students can attend most BSO concerts at no additional cost! After
purchase, simply register the card online to receive text and/or email notification of
real-time ticket availability and special offers. Check bso.org for more information or
call 888-266-1200 to purchase.
YO U T H & FA M I LY CO N C E RT
A N D CO L L E G E C A R D S P O N S O R
RUSH TICKETS
There are a limited number of Rush Tickets for BSO subscription-series concerts on
Tuesday evenings, Thursday evenings, and Friday afternoons. Tickets are $9 each, cash
only, one to a customer, and can be purchased at the BSO Box Office on Massachusetts
Avenue on Fridays beginning at 10am, and on Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning at 5pm.
Please note: No Rush Tickets are available on Friday evenings and Saturday evenings.
This program is made possible through the Richard and Claire Morse Rush Ticket Fund.
$ 2 0 T I C K E T S F O R PAT R O N S U N D E R 4 0
$20 tickets are available during the BSO season for patrons under 40 years of age. Tickets
are available on a first-come, first-served basis on both the orchestra and balcony levels.
There is a limit of one pair of tickets per performance. Black-out dates may apply.
BSO 101—AN ADU LT EDUCATION SERI ES
O N S E L E C T E D W E D N E S D AY E V E N I N G S
AT SYMPHONY HALL FROM 5:30 – 6:45PM
BSO 101 returns in 2015–16, again offering the opportunity to increase your enjoyment
of BSO concerts. These Wednesday sessions with BSO Director of Program Publications
Marc Mandel joined by members of the BSO are designed to enhance your listening
abilities and appreciation of music by focusing on upcoming BSO repertoire. Each
session is followed by a free tour of Symphony Hall, and a reception offering beverages,
hors d’oeuvres, and further time to share your thoughts with others. Dates and more
information will be provided in your Subscription Package, and at bso.org in the fall.
Please note that the BSO 101 session is free, but there is a nominal charge for the
reception. RSVPs for the BSO 101 sessions will not be accepted, or tickets sold for the
receptions, until the Fall. See bso.org for details. Group rates (20 or more people) will apply
to both the BSO 101 sessions and the receptions; for details, please call 617-638-9345.
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• Receive a $30 ticket voucher to use
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tickets (excludes Holiday Pops) when
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There is no need to worry if you have
misplaced your tickets. Simply call
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• Receive a 15% discount on additional
individual BSO tickets.
• Receive a $20 Café voucher to the
Symphony Café, or a $20 voucher
for Symphony Shop Merchandise,
when you subscribe to five or more
concerts. Vouchers will be mailed
with your tickets.
• Advance purchase privileges prior to
the general public for Holiday Pops
and summer concerts at Tanglewood.
• All Friday-18 and Saturday-25
subscribers receive a free dinner or
lunch for two in our Symphony Café
or a $40 voucher for Symphony Shop
Merchandise. Vouchers will be mailed
with your tickets.
• All subscribers receive a 10% discount
in the Symphony Shop (exceptions
may apply).
• BSO subscribers receive free ticket
exchanges (or may donate tickets
back for resale).
• Reserved priority seating for as long
as you renew your series.
• All 10+ Year Subscribers receive a
$5 reduction in the Symphony Café
as well as a 15% discount in the
Symphony Shop (exceptions may
apply).
• Bus Service for Friday-afternoon
performances from nine different
locations outside of Boston
(information included in your
Subscriber Handbook).
• Reserved pre-paid parking at the
First Church of Christ, Scientist,
conveniently located across from
Symphony Hall (Friday-afternoon
series have limited availability).
• Personalized Service. Call us at
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P L AY Y O U R PA R T F O R T H E B S O
Did you know that every $1 in subscriptions and ticket sales
must be matched by an additional $1 of contributed support
for the BSO to cover its annual operating expenses? To close
that gap, we rely on the generosity of our donors across all
giving levels, including the Friends of the BSO.
FRIENDS OF THE BSO
Friends of the BSO memberships start at just $100. As a
Friend, you will enjoy many benefits and special programs
designed to enhance your concert experience. BSO Friends
have the opportunity to go behind-the-scenes at Symphony
Hall and get closer to the music at exclusive donor-only
working rehearsals. At specific giving levels, Friends are also
invited to attend special events with BSO musicians. Above
all, Friends are an integral part of the Boston Symphony
Orchestra community—a group of dedicated donors who
support the BSO’s continued artistic excellence.
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Every gift provides important resources for the BSO’s musical
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today and its musical legacy for the future.
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Balcony); be sure to indicate a second choice. Ticket prices are listed with each series.
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renewing patrons have been assigned seats. We regret that the deposit of your check
or charge does not guarantee seating. All cancellations must be received in writing
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no refunds once your series has begun. When you place your order, please be sure to
note the first date in your series. If your tickets have not arrived two weeks prior to
the first concert date in your series, or if you have further questions, please contact
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