MSO 2010.11 SEASON
PROGRAM 1
Beethoven’s Ninth
September 24 – 26, 2010 | Uihlein Hall
Edo de Waart, conductor
MSO Chorus, Lee Erickson, director
Adams | Tromba Lontana
Copland | Suite from Appalachian Spring
Beethoven | Symphony No. 9
A not-to-be-missed concert experience. Hear, live in concert, the epic, timeless message of humanity and brotherhood when Music Director Edo de Waart leads the Milwaukee Symphony, Chorus and soloists in Beethoven’s inspiring Ode to Joy, The Ninth Symphony.
PROGRAM 2
Kalichstein Plays Beethoven
October 1 + 2, 2010 | Uihlein Hall
Edo de Waart, conductor
Joseph Kalichstein, piano
Beethoven | Piano Concerto No. 2
Mahler | Symphony No. 7
The season-long cycle of Beethoven Piano Concertos begins with the Concerto No. 2, performed by the acclaimed Joseph Kalichstein. "A masterful interpreter," the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle raves, "with playful phrasings, glowing tone and expressive trills." Also, Edo de Waart leads the luminous Seventh Symphony – the Song of the Night – by Gustav Mahler.
PROGRAM 3
All Rachmaninoff
October 8 – 10, 2010 | Uihlein Hall
Edo de Waart, conductor
Joyce Yang, piano
Rachmaninoff | The Isle of the Dead Op. 29
Rachmaninoff | Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Rachmaninoff | Vocalise
Rachmaninoff | Symphonic Dances
A sell-out last season, this all-Rachmaninoff concert features the ravishing Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with the brilliant, young Joyce Yang. And Edo de Waart conducts the late, luxuriant Symphonic Dances.
PROGRAM 4
The Firebird, plus… Edgar Meyer
November 12 – 14, 2010 | Uihlein Hall
Perry So, conductor
Edgar Meyer, double bass
Zachary Cohen, double bass
Edgar Meyer | Concerto No. 1 for Double Bass and Orchestra
Bottesini | Concerto for Two Double Basses and Orchestra
Stravinsky | Suite from The Firebird
An enchanted tale that has delighted generations. The first masterpiece of a musical genius. Experience Stravinsky's The Firebird. Plus, a new concerto by Appalachian Waltz master Edgar Meyer, music to celebrate the sound and spirit of America.
PROGRAM 5
Symphonic Blockbusters!
November 19 + 20, 2010 | Uihlein Hall
Edo de Waart, conductor
Frank Almond, violin
Barber | Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
Bartók | Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin
Last season's performances of Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle left audiences standing and cheering. This season, Edo de Waart leads another Bartók stunner, The Miraculous Mandarin. Plus, Samuel Barber's exquisite Violin Concerto, performed by Concertmaster Frank Almond.
PROGRAM 6
Kyoko Takezawa Plays Tchaikovsky
November 26 + 27, 2010 | Uihlein Hall
Edo de Waart, conductor
Kyoko Takezawa, violin
Christine Goerke, soprano
Baritone TBD
MSO Chorus, Lee Erickson, director
Tchaikovsky | Concerto in D major for Violin and Orchestra
Vaughan-Williams | Symphony No. 1 A Sea Symphony
"The operatic diva of the violin," one critic has raved. "Kyoko Takezawa delivered a flame-throwing performance," declared another. Experience this electrifying artist in concert performing Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto. And Edo de Waart leads Vaughan-Williams' thrilling A Sea Symphony.
PROGRAM 7
Mozart's Jupiter
January 14 + 15, 2011 | Uihlein Hall
James Gaffigan, conductor
Megumi Kanda, trombone
Ives | Symphony No. 3
Geoffrey Gordon | Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra
Mozart | Symphony No. 41, Jupiter
Today, two hundred and fifty years after his birth, the music of Mozart still speaks to us, moves us, and leaves us breathless. Guest conductor James Gaffigan leads Mozart's great, final Symphony No. 41, the Jupiter. And the MSO's own Megumi Kanda premieres a Trombone Concerto by Milwaukee's own Geoffrey Gordon.
PROGRAM 8
Beethoven's Third Concerto
January 21 + 22, 2011 | Uihelin Hall
Edo de Waart, conductor
Ronald Brautigam, piano
Brahms | Variations on a Theme by Haydn
Beethoven | Piano Concerto No. 3
Strauss | Ein Heldenleben
The Beethoven piano concerto cycle continues as widely-acclaimed Beethoven specialist Ronald Brautigam plays the great C-minor Third Concerto under Edo de Waart, who also leads Brahms' joyous Haydn Variations, and Richard Strauss' shimmering self-portrait, A Hero's Life.
PROGRAM 9
Garrick Ohlsson plays Beethoven's Emperor
January 28 – 30, 2011 | Uihlein Hall
Edo de Waart, conductor
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
Brahms | Academic Festival Overture
Schumann | Symphony No. 3
Beethoven | Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor
"It was Beethoven's beauty that emerged from the piano," raved the Pittsburgh Tribune, "thanks, of course, to the Garrick Ohlsson's integrity and sterling technique…" Hear him perform Beethoven's regal Emperor Piano Concerto. Plus, music of Brahms and Schumann under Edo de Waart.
PROGRAM 10
Wagner's Walküre, plus… Emanuel Ax
February 4 + 5, 2011 | Uihlein Hall
Edo de Waart, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano
Margaret Jane Wray, soprano
Clifton Forbis, tenor
Andrea Silvestrelli, bass
Beethoven | Piano Concerto No. 4
Wagner | Die Walküre Act 1
The Washington Post describes his artistry as "thoughtful, lyrical, lustrous…" Emanuel Ax joins Edo de Waart for Beethoven's poetic Piano Concerto No. 4. Then, Edo de Waart conducts Wagner – the fiery First Act of Die Walküre. This act stands on its own, a self-contained tale of vengeance waged, and love triumphantly won.
PROGRAM 11
Mendelssohn's Beloved Violin Concerto
February 18 + 19, 2011 | Uihlein Hall
Carlo Rizzi, conductor
Ilana Setapen, violin
Stravinsky | Suite No. 2 for Small Orchestra
Mendelssohn | Concerto in E minor for Violin and Orchestra
Shostakovich | Symphony No. 5
In her second solo performance with the MSO, associate concertmaster Ilana Setapen offers an electrifying and enchanting presentation of Mendelssohn’s beloved Violin Concerto. And guest conductor Carlo Rizzi leads the defiant Fifth Symphony of Dmitri Shostakovich.
PROGRAM 12
Beethoven's Eroica
March 4 + 5, 2011 | Uihlein Hall
Edo de Waart, conductor
MSO Chorus, Lee Erickson, director
Adams | Harmonium
Beethoven | Symphony No. 3, Eroica
Come to Uihlein Hall and hear Edo de Waart and the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra perform one of Beethoven's towering achievements, the mighty Symphony Number Three, the Eroica. Plus, John Adams' mesmerizing Harmonium.
PROGRAM 13
Gil Shaham, plus Symphonie fantastique
March 11 + 12, 2011 | Uihelin Hall
Edo de Waart, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
Walton | Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
Berlioz | Symphonie fantastique
A spectacular showpiece. A fantastic symphony. Experience the mesmerizing vision of Hector Berlioz. Edo de Waart leads the Symphonie fantastique, Berlioz’s vivid masterpiece. Plus,phenomenal violin master Gil Shaham plays William Walton’s majestic Violin Concerto. "Resplendent," raves the Los Angeles Times of violinist Gil Shaham. "The performance of a lifetime."
PROGRAM 14
Mozart, plus Handel's Royal Fireworks!
March 25 + 26, 2011 | Uihlein Hall
Christopher Seaman, conductor
Christina Naughton, piano
Michelle Naughton, piano
Todd Levy, clarinet
Handel | Music for the Royal Fireworks
Mozart | Concerto for Two Pianos
Stamitz | Concerto in B-flat Major for Clarinet and Orchestra
Haydn | Symphony No. 100, Military
This is the glory of the Baroque. The glory of Handel. English master Christopher Seaman leads Handel’s festive, celebrated Royal Fireworks Music. Plus, music of Mozart — the dazzling Concerto for Two Pianos.
PROGRAM 15
Beethoven, Plus Pictures At An Exhibition
April 15 + 16 | Uihelin Hall
Gilbert Varga, conductor
Kirill Gerstein, piano
Beethoven | Piano Concerto No. 1
Mussorgsky | Pictures at an Exhibition
Few works can match it for orchestral color, sonic impact, or sheer excitement. And no work displays the virtuosity of the Milwaukee Symphony like Pictures at an Exhibition. Experience it – live – along with the conclusion of the season-long Beethoven Piano Concerto cycle. Just-announced Gilmore Artists winner Kirill Gerstein plays the youthful First Piano Concerto.
PROGRAM 16
Tchaikovsky's Fifth
May 13 – 15, 2011 | Uihlein Hall
Andreas Delfs, conductor
MSO Chorus, Lee Erickson, director
Sibelius | Finlandia
Morten Lauridsen | Lux Aeterna
Tchaikovsky | Symphony No. 5
"It will never please the public," said Tchaikovsky of his Fifth Symphony. Yet its beautiful melodies have captivated for over a century. Andreas Delfs returns for Tchaikovsky's passionate Fifth Symphony. Plus, the Nordic mists of Morten Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna, and Sibelius' popular Finlandia.
PROGRAM 17
Cello Virtuoso Truls Mørk
June 3 + 4, 2011 | Uihlein Hall
Edo de Waart, conductor
Truls Mørk, cello
Elgar | Concerto in E minor for Cello and Orchestra
Dvořák | Symphony No. 7
A Tchaikovsky competition winner by the age of 20, today Truls Mørk is one of the most dynamic cellists before the public. See him play one Elgar's impassioned Cello Concerto, of the very greatest in the repertoire. And Edo de Waart leads Dvořák's spirited Seventh Symphony.
PROGRAM 18
Season Finale! Mahler's Resurrection
June 10 – 12, 2011 | Uihlein Hall
Edo de Waart, conductor
MSO Chorus, Lee Erickson, director
Mahler | Symphony No. 2
A concert experience unlike any other. Edo de Waart concludes the season leading the Milwaukee Symphony, Chorus and soloists in Mahler's monumental Symphony Number Two. The awe-inspiring Resurrection Symphony is a not-to-be-missed concert event.
MSO 2010/11 POPS SEASON
PROGRAM 1
Holiday Pops Spectacular
December 3-5, 2010 | Uihlein Hall
Jeff Tyzik, conductor
Milwaukee Symphony Chorus, Lee Erickson, director
Milwaukee Children's Choir, Carol Storck, director
Milwaukee Youth Chorale, Jason Clark, director
Alleluia Ringers of Concordia University, John Behnke, director
PROGRAM 2
A Fabulous 50's Celebration
December 31, 2010 + January 1-2, 2011 | Uihlein Hall
Marvin Hamlisch, conductor
PROGRAM 3
Arlo Guthrie: An American Scrapbook
February 11-13, 2011 | Uihlein Hall
John Nardolillo, conductor
PROGRAM 4
Tribute to Cole Porter
April 8-10, 2011 | Uihlein Hall
Marvin Hamlisch, conductor
PROGRAM 5
Marvin Plays Marvin
May 6-8, 2011 | Uihlein Hall
Marvin Hamlisch, conductor
PROGRAM 6
Wicked Divas
May 27-29, 2011 | Uihlein Hall
with Julia Murney and Jennifer Laura Thompson
Steven Reineke, conductor
SPECIAL 1
MSO Presents Tango Buenos Aires
February 8, 2011 | Uihlein Hall
SPECIAL 2
Cirque de la Symphonie
April 29-30, 2011 | Uihlein Hall
Stuart Chafetz, conductor
All programs subject to change.
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