Boston Symphony Orchestra 2019-2020 Season Program Listing

(All programs and artists are subject to change.)

*denotes BSO debut
**denotes BSO subscription debut

Thursday, September 19 Thursday, October 17

Friday, September 20, 1:30 p.m. Friday, October 18, 1:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 21 Saturday, October 19
Andris Nelsons, conductor Sir András Schiff, conductor and piano
Lucas and Arthur Jussen, pianos* (Poulenc Concerto) J.S. BACH Piano Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056
Arthur Jussen, piano (Beethoven) BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1
Nicole Cabell, soprano BRAHMS Variations on a Theme by Haydn
Vocal Fellows of the Tanglewood Music Center BARTÓK Dance Suite
Tanglewood Festival Chorus, _________________________
James Burton, Conductor
POULENC Concerto in D minor for two pianos and Thursday, October 24
orchestra Friday, October 25, 1:30 p.m.
BEETHOVEN Fantasy in C minor for piano, chorus Saturday, October 26
and orchestra Susanna Mälkki, conductor
Eric NATHAN Concerto for Orchestra Andreas Haefliger, piano
(world premiere; BSO commission) FAURÉ Pavane
POULENC Gloria, for soprano, chorus, and orchestra Dieter AMMANN New work for piano and orchestra
______________________ (American premiere; BSO co-commission)
MESSIAEN “Alleluia on the trumpet,
Thursday, September 26 alleluia on the cymbal” from L’Ascension
Friday, September 27, 1:30 p.m. DEBUSSY La Mer
Saturday, September 28
Tuesday, October 1 Leipzig Week in Boston
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violin Sunday, October 27, 3 p.m.
BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto (Non-subscription concert)+
STRAUSS Symphonia domestica Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
_________________________ Andris Nelsons, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
Thursday, October 3, 10:30 a.m. (Open Rehearsal) Gautier Capuçon, cello
Thursday, October 3 BRAHMS Double Concerto for violin, cello, and orchestra
Friday, October 4, 1:30 p.m. SCHUBERT Symphony in C, The Great
Saturday, October 5
Andris Nelsons, conductor +Presented in association with the Celebrity Series of
Yuja Wang, piano Boston
Thomas Rolfs, trumpet _________________________
James LEE III Sukkot Through Orion’s Nebula
SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Concerto No. 1 Tuesday, October 29
SMETANA Selection from Má Vlast Gewandhausorchester Leipzig**
_________________________ Andris Nelsons, conductor
Gautier Capuçon, cello
Thursday, October 10 MAHLER Blumine
Friday, October 11, 1:30 p.m. SCHUMANN Cello Concerto
Saturday, October 12 WAGNER Overture to The Flying Dutchman
Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor ** MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3, Scottish
Truls Mørk, cello
SIBELIUS Pohjola’s Daughter
ELGAR Cello Concerto
NIELSEN Symphony No. 5
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Thursday, October 31 Thursday, November 21
Saturday, November 2 Friday, November 22 (Casual Friday)
Boston Symphony Orchestra and Saturday, November 23
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig Tuesday, November 26
Andris Nelsons, conductor Andris Nelsons, conductor
Olivier Latry, organ Daniel Lozakovich, violin**
John Ferrillo, oboe Tanglewood Festival Chorus,
Richard Svoboda, bassoon James Burton, conductor
Frank-Michael Erben, violin Arturs MASKATS “My River runs to thee…”
Christian Giger, cello (Homage to Emily Dickinson)
STRAUSS Festive Prelude, for organ and orchestra (world premiere; BSO co-commission)
HAYDN Sinfonia concertante in B-flat for oboe, bassoon, TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto
violin, and cello Galina GRIGORJEVA On Leaving
SCHOENBERG Verklärte Nacht For unaccompanied choir (November 21, 23, 26)
SCRIABIN Poem of Ecstasy SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 2, To October
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Friday, November 1, 6 p.m. (Non-subscription concert) Friday, November 29, 1:30 p.m.
Boston Symphony Orchestra and Saturday, November 30
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig Christian Zacharias, conductor and piano
Andris Nelsons, conductor BRAHMS Serenade No. 2
Olivier Latry, organ SCHUMANN Introduction and Allegro appassionato,
John Ferrillo, oboe for piano and orchestra
Richard Svoboda, bassoon SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4
Frank-Michael Erben, violin _________________________
Christian Giger, cello
STRAUSS Festive Prelude, for organ and orchestra Thursday, January 2
HAYDN Sinfonia concertante in B-flat for oboe, bassoon, Friday, January 3, 1:30 p.m.
violin, and cello Saturday, January 4
SCRIABIN Poem of Ecstasy Marcelo Lehninger, conductor
Nelson Freire, piano
Thursday, November 7 BEETHOVEN Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus
Friday, November 8, 1:30 p.m. BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor
Saturday, November 9 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5
Tuesday, November 12 _________________________
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
Betsy JOLAS Letters from Bachville
(world premiere; BSO co-commission)
RAVEL Piano Concerto in G
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 12, The Year 1917
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Thursday, November 14, 10:30 a.m. (Open Rehearsal)

Thursday, November 14
Friday, November 15, 1:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 16
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
Genia Kühmeier, soprano*
GRIEG Piano Concerto
MAHLER Symphony No. 4
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Thursday, January 9
Friday, January 10, 1:30 p.m. Friday, February 21 (Casual Friday)
Saturday, January 11 Saturday, February 22
Tuesday, January 14 Tuesday, February 25
Alain Altinoglu, conductor Pinchas Zukerman, conductor and violin
Thierry Escaich, organ* STRAUSS Serenade for Winds, Op. 7
DEBUSSY (arr. ALTINOGLU) Suite from Pelléas et Mélisande BRUCKNER Adagio from String Quintet (February 22, 25)
POULENC Concerto for Organ, String Orchestra, MOZART Violin Concerto No. 3 in G, K.216
and Timpani HAYDN Symphony No. 49, La passione
SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, Organ Symphony _________________________
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Thursday, February 27
Thursday, January 16 Friday, February 28, 1:30 p.m.
Friday, January 17, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, February 29
Saturday, January 18 Tuesday, March 3
Tuesday, January 21 Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Yu-An Chang, conductor** Johannes Moser, cello
Till Fellner, piano Tanglewood Festival Chorus and
Chihchun Chi-sun LEE New work Boston Symphony Children’s Choir,
(world premiere; BSO commission) James Burton, conductor
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 25 in C, K.503 Helen GRIME Limina (BSO commission)
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 3, Polish WALTON Cello Concerto
_________________________ DURUFLÉ Requiem
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Thursday, January 23
Friday, January 24, 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 5, 10:30 a.m. (Open Rehearsal)
Saturday, January 25 Thursday, March 5
Andris Nelsons, conductor Friday, March 6, 1:30 p.m.
BARBER Medea’s Meditation and Dance of Vengeance Saturday, March 7
SHOSTAKOVICH (arr. BARSHAI) Chamber Symphony, Hannu Lintu, conductor
Op. 110a Seong-Jin Cho, piano*
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, From the New World Anna THORVALDSDOTTIR Metacosmos
_________________________ PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 2
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2
Tuesday, January 28 _________________________
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano Thursday, March 19
SHOSTAKOVICH (arr. BARSHAI) Chamber Symphony, Friday, March 20 (Casual Friday)
Op. 110a Saturday, March 21
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4 André Raphel, conductor**
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, From the New World Uri Caine Trio*
_________________________ Uri Caine, piano
Mike Boone, bass
Thursday, January 30 Clarence Penn, drums
Friday, January 31, 1:30 p.m. Barbara Walker, vocalist*
Andris Nelsons, conductor BSO Gospel Chorus
Yefim Bronfman, piano COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Petite Suite de Concert (March 19, 21)
BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra STILL Symphony No. 1, Afro-American
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K.491 Uri CAINE The Passion of Octavius Catto
RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2 _________________________
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Thursday, March 26 Friday, April 17 (Casual Friday)
Friday, March 27, 1:30 p.m. Andris Nelsons, conductor
Saturday, March 28 Blaise Déjardin, cello
Thomas Adès, conductor SAINT-SAËNS Cello Concerto No. 1
Steven Isserlis, cello BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra
Edgaras Montvidas, tenor
Tanglewood Festival Chorus and Friday, April 17 (Post-concert performance)
Boston Symphony Children’s Choir, Tanglewood Festival Chorus,
James Burton, conductor James Burton, conductor
STRAVINSKY Pulcinella Suite RACHMANINOFF All-Night Vigil*
Thomas ADÈS Lieux retrouvés, for cello and orchestra
STRAVINSKY Perséphone *Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Tanglewood
_________________________ Festival Chorus
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Thursday, April 2, 10:30 a.m. (Open Rehearsal)
Thursday, April 2 Saturday, April 18
Friday, April 3, 1:30 p.m. Andris Nelsons, conductor
Saturday, April 4 Blaise Déjardin, cello
Andris Nelsons, conductor BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano SAINT-SAËNS Cello Concerto No. 1
HK GRUBER Short Stories from the Vienna Woods RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2
(American premiere; BSO co-commission) _________________________
GERSHWIN Piano Concerto in F Thursday, April 23
RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 3 Friday, April 24, 1:30 p.m.
_________________________ Saturday, April 25
Tuesday, April 28
Thursday, April 9 Constantinos Carydis, conductor*
Saturday, April 11 Midori, violin
Andris Nelsons, conductor KODÁLY Dances of Galánta
Emily Magee, soprano (Isolde)* PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 1
Jonas Kaufmann, tenor (Tristan) Periklis KOUKOS In Memoriam Y.A. Papaioannu
Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano (Brangäne) BEETHOVEN Symphony No.7
Kostas Smoriginas, baritone (Kurwenal) _________________________
Günther Groissböck, bass (Marke)
Andrew Rees, tenor (Melot) Thursday, April 30
Alex Richardson, tenor (Shepherd) Friday, May 1, 1:30 p.m.
David Kravitz, baritone (Helmsman) Saturday, May 2
WAGNER Tristan und Isolde, Act III Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor
Elizabeth Rowe, flute
Concert performance, sung in German with English John Ferrillo, oboe
supertitles HAYDN Symphony No. 12
_________________________ LIGETI Double Concerto for Flute, Oboe, and Orchestra
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, Pathétique
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 Boston Symphony Chamber Players 2019-2020 season programs
New England Conservatory of Music’s Jordan Hall
30 Gainsborough St., Boston

Sunday, October 20, 3 p.m. Sunday, March 22, 3 p.m.

Boston Symphony Chamber Players Boston Symphony Chamber Players
with Paolo Bordignon, harpsichord with Randall Hodgkinson, piano
STRAVINSKY Octet for winds Kevin PUTS Seven Seascapes, for flute, horn, violin, viola,
THOMSON Sonata da Chiesa, for clarinet, horn, trumpet, cello, double bass, and piano
trombone, and viola Eric NATHAN Why Old Places Matter, for oboe, horn,
CARTER Sonata for flute, oboe, cello, and harpsichord and piano
Sofia GUBAIDULINA Etudes, for double bass SMYTH Variations on “Bonny Sweet Robin”
FALLA Concerto for harpsichord, flute, oboe, clarinet, (Ophelia’s Song), for flute, oboe, and piano
violin, and cello MENDELSSOHN String Quintet No. 2 in B-flat, Op.87
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Sunday, January 19, 3 p.m. Sunday, April 26, 3 p.m.

Boston Symphony Chamber Players John Brancy, baritone
with David Deveau, piano J.S. BACH (arr. MOZART) Preludes and Fugues for string
SCHULHOFF Concertino for flute, viola, and double bass trio
György KURTÁG Selection from Signs, Games, Michael GANDOLFI New work for voices and ensemble
and Messages, for two violins (world premiere; BSO commission)
MARTINŮ Nonet for winds and strings DAHL Allegro and Arioso, for wind quintet
REINECKE Trio in A minor for oboe, horn, BRITTEN Sinfonietta, Op. 1
and piano, Op. 188
BRAHMS Trio in A minor for clarinet, cello,
and piano, Op. 114
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 Youth and Family Concerts
Saturday, November 9, 12 p.m.
Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras (BYSO)
Adrian Slywotzky, conductor
PROKOFIEV Peter and the Wolf
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Saturday, March 14, 2020, 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Wilkins, BSO Germeshausen Youth and Family Concerts Conductor
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Saturday, April 18, 2020, 12 p.m.

Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras (BYSO)
Marta Żurad, conductor
Matt Roberts, magician