boston symphony orchestra 2015 z16 season

seiji ozawamusic director laureate

bernard haitinkconductor emeritus

BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2015 -16 SEASON

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Kristine OpolaisApril 21-23, 2016

Nikolai LuganskyMarch 24-26, 2016

Paul LewisOctober 8-10, 2015

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.

PASSIONATE S ERENE

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 BSO-commissioned, 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 all-Russian 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.

Evgeny KissinOctober 1-3, 2015

Barbara HanniganFebruary 4-6, 2016

Isabelle FaustNovember 19-21, 2015

TRADIT IONAL CONTEMPORARY

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.

François-Xavier RothJanuary 7-12 & January 14-16, 2016

Renée FlemingJanuary 14 & 16, 2016

Bernard HaitinkMarch 31-April 5, 2016

VIBRANT HARMON IOUS

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.

Charles DutoitFebruary 25-27 & March 3-5, 2016

Pinchas ZukermanOctober 29-31, 2015

Christoph von DohnányiNovember 12-14, 2015

PROVOCATIVE P EACEFUL

boston symphony orchestra 2015 –2016 season

Concerts begin at 8pm unless otherwise noted.

conductor/soloist program date seriesAndris Nelsons, conductorEvgeny Kissin, piano

SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 9TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances

Thursday, October 1Friday, October 2, 1:30pmSaturday, October 3

Thursday-CFriday-18, A, Fall ASaturday-25, A, C

Andris Nelsons, conductorNadezhda Serdyuk, mezzo-sopranoTanglewood Festival Chorus

PROKOFIEV Alexander Nevsky (cantata)RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances

Tuesday, October 6 Tuesday-B, F

Andris Nelsons, conductorPaul Lewis, piano

CURRIER Divisions (BSO co-commission)BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3BRAHMS Symphony No. 2

Thursday, October 8, 10:30amThursday, October 8Friday, October 9, 1:30pmSaturday, October 10

Open RehearsalThursday-AFriday-18, B, Fall BSaturday-25, A, D

Andris Nelsons, conductorChristine 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 15Saturday, October 17

Thursday-DSaturday-25, B, E

Andris Nelsons, conductorNadezhda Serdyuk, mezzo-sopranoTanglewood Festival Chorus

PROKOFIEV Alexander Nevsky (cantata)RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances

Friday, October 16 Friday-E, E1

Members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra

ALL-DVOŘÁK PROGRAMSerenade for WindsNocturne, for stringsSerenade for Strings

Saturday, October 24 Saturday-25, B, F

Pinchas Zukerman, conductor and violin

TCHAIKOVSKY Mélodie, for violin and orchestraTCHAIKOVSKY Andante cantabile for violin and stringsTCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for StringsELGAR Chanson de la nuitSCHUBERT Symphony No. 5

Thursday, October 29Friday, October 30, 1:30pmSaturday, October 31

Thursday-CFriday-18, A, Fall ASaturday-25, A, C

Ken-David Masur, conductorLouis Lortie, piano

LISZT Totentanz, for piano and orchestraCHIN Mannequin (American premiere; BSO co-commission)SCHUMANN Symphony No. 3, Rhenish

Thursday, November 5Friday, November 6, 1:30pmSaturday, November 7Tuesday, November 10

Thursday-BFriday-18, B, Fall BSaturday-25, A, DTuesday-B, G

Christoph von Dohnányi, conductorMartin Helmchen, piano

NEUBURGER Aube (world premiere; BSO commission)BARTÓK Music for Strings, Percussion, and CelestaBEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor

Thursday, November 12Friday, November 13Saturday, November 14

Thursday-AFriday-E, E1Saturday-25, B, F

Andris Nelsons, conductorIsabelle Faust, violinTanglewood Festival Chorus

J.S. BACH Komm, Jesu, komm! and Es ist genugBERG Violin ConcertoSHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5

Thursday, November 19Friday, November 20, 11am*Saturday, November 21

Thursday-CFriday-18, B, Fall BSaturday-25, B, E

Andris Nelsons, conductorYefim Bronfman, piano

HAYDN Symphony No. 30, AllelujaBARTÓK Piano Concerto No. 2TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 1, Winter Daydreams

Tuesday, November 24Friday, November 27, 1:30pmSaturday, November 28

Tuesday-CFriday-18, A, Fall ASaturday-25, A, C

François-Xavier Roth, conductorElizabeth Rowe, fluteJessica Zhou, harp

GOSSEC Symphonie à 17 parties, in FMOZART Double Concerto for Flute and HarpBEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Eroica

Thursday, January 7Friday, January 8, 1:30 pmSaturday, January 9Tuesday, January 12

Thursday-AFriday-18, B, Fall BSaturday-25, B, ETuesday-B, F

François-Xavier Roth, conductorRenée Fleming, soprano

DEBUSSY JeuxDUTILLEUX Le Temps l’HorlogeCANTELOUBE Selection of Songs of the AuvergneSTRAVINSKY Petrushka (1911 version)

Thursday, January 14Saturday, January 16

Thursday-CSaturday-25, A, C

François-Xavier Roth, conductorElizabeth Rowe, fluteJessica Zhou, harp

MOZART Double Concerto for Flute and HarpSTRAVINSKY Petrushka (1911 version)

Friday, January 15 Casual Fridays, Friday-E

Jiří Bělohlávek, conductorJohannes Moser, cello

SMETANA The MoldauMARTINŮ Fantaisies symphoniques (Symphony No. 6)DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto

Thursday, January 21, 10:30 amThursday, January 21Friday, January 22, 1:30pmSaturday, January 23

Open RehearsalThursday-DFriday-18, A, Fall ASaturday-25, B, F

Andris Nelsons, conductorAmanda Forsythe, sopranoAbigail Fischer, mezzo-sopranoActors to be announcedWomen of the

Tanglewood Festival Chorus

WEBER Overture to OberonHENZE Symphony No. 8MENDELSSOHN Incidental music to

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Thursday, January 28Friday, January 29, 1:30pmSaturday, January 30Tuesday, February 2

Thursday-AFriday-18, A, Fall ASaturday-25, A, DTuesday-B, G

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

* 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.

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conductor/soloist program date seriesAndris Nelsons, conductorBarbara Hannigan, sopran

SHOSTAKOVICH Suite from the incidental music to HamletABRAHAMSEN let me tell you, for soprano and orchestraPROKOFIEV Suite from Romeo and Juliet

Thursday, February 4Friday, February 5, 1:30pmSaturday, February 6

Thursday-BFriday-18, B, Fall BSaturday-25, B, E

Andris Nelsons, conductorRobert Sheena, English horn

STRAUSS MacbethDVOŘÁK 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 11Friday, February 12Saturday, February 13

Thursday-DCasual Fridays, Friday-ESaturday-25, B, F

Vladimir Jurowski, conductorAlina Ibragimova, violin

HAYDN Symphony No. 26, LamentationeHARTMANN Concerto funèbre, for violin and stringsHAYDN Violin Concerto No. 1 in CBEETHOVEN Symphony No. 2


Thursday-CFriday-18, A, Spring ASaturday-25, A, D

Charles Dutoit, conductorPaul Groves, tenorTanglewood Festival ChorusVoices Boston, Andy Icochea Icochea,

conductor

BERLIOZ ResurrexitDUTILLEUX Timbres, espace, mouvementBERLIOZ Te Deum


Thursday-AFriday-18, B, Spring BSaturday-25, A, C

Charles Dutoit, conductorJavier Perianes, pianoDaniela 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 espagnoleFALLA Nights in the Gardens of SpainRAVEL L’Heure espagnole

Thursday, March 3Friday, March 4, 1:30pmSaturday, March 5

Thursday-BFriday-18, A, Spring ASaturday-25, A, D

Herbert Blomstedt, conductorGarrick Ohlsson, piano

BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7

Thursday, March 10Friday, March 11, 1:30pmSaturday, March 12Tuesday, March 15

Thursday-DFriday-18, B, Spring BSaturday-25, B, ETuesday-B, F

Stéphane Denève, conductorGil Shaham, violin

HIGDON Blue Cathedral (March 17 and 19 only)WILLIAMS Violin ConcertoSAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, Organ

Thursday, March 17, 10:30amThursday, March 17Friday, March 18Saturday, March 19

Open RehearsalThursday-ACasual Fridays, Friday-ESaturday-25, A, C

Andris Nelsons, conductorNikolai Lugansky, pianoTanglewood Festival Chorus

KANCHELI Dixi, for chorus and orchestra (American premiere)

RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of PaganiniSHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 8

Thursday, March 24Friday, March 25, 1:30pmSaturday, March 26

Thursday-BFriday-18, A, Spring ASaturday-25, B, F

Andris Nelsons, conductorTanglewood Festival Chorus

SHOSTAKOVICH Suite from the incidental music to HamletKANCHELI Dixi, for chorus and orchestraSHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 8

Tuesday, March 29 Tuesday-C

Bernard Haitink, conductorMurray Perahia, piano

BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4MAHLER Symphony No. 1

Thursday, March 31, 10:30amThursday, March 31Friday, April 1Saturday, April 2Tuesday, April 5

Open RehearsalThursday-CFriday-E, E1Saturday-25, B, ETuesday-C

Andris Nelsons, conductorMalcolm Lowe, violinSteven Ansell, viola

MOZART Sinfonia concertante for violin, viola, and orchestra

BRUCKNER Symphony No. 3 (1889 version)

Thursday, April 7Friday, April 8, 1:30 pmSaturday, April 9Tuesday, April 12

Thursday-DFriday-18, B, Spring BSaturday-25, A, DTuesday, B, G

Andris Nelsons, conductor MAHLER Symphony No. 9 Thursday, April 14Friday, April 15, 1:30 pmSaturday, April 16Tuesday, April 19

Thursday-AFriday-18, A, Spring ASaturday-25, A, CTuesday-C

Andris Nelsons, conductorKristine Opolais, soprano

DUTILLEUX MétabolesRACHMANINOFF Zdes’ khorosho (How fair this place),

Op. 21, No. 7TCHAIKOVSKY Letter Scene from Eugene OneginDEBUSSY La MerRAVEL La Valse

Thursday, April 21Friday, April 22, 1:30 pmSaturday, April 23

Thursday-CFriday-18, B, Spring BSaturday-25, B, F

Tanglewood Festival ChorusOctober 6; October 15–17; November 19–21; January 28–February 2; February 25–27; March 24–26; March 29

Louis LortieNovember 5–10, 2015

Malcolm LoweApril 7–12, 2016

t u e s d a yT U E S D AY- B6 Tuesday evenings at 8pm$654, $540, $426, $294, $234, $198, $180

T U E S D A Y, O C T O B E R 6 Andris Nelsons, conductorNadezhda Serdyuk, mezzo-sopranoTanglewood Festival ChorusPROKOFIEV Alexander Nevsky (cantata)RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances

T U E S D A Y, N O V E M B E R 1 0 Ken-David Masur, conductorLouis Lortie, pianoLISZT Totentanz, for piano and orchestraCHIN Mannequin (American premiere;

BSO co-commission)SCHUMANN Symphony No. 3, Rhenish

T U E S D A Y, J A N U A R Y 1 2 François-Xavier Roth, conductorElizabeth Rowe, fluteJessica Zhou, harpGOSSEC Symphonie à 17 parties, in FMOZART Double Concerto for Flute

and HarpBEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Eroica

T U E S D A Y, F E B R U A R Y 2 Andris Nelsons, conductorAmanda Forsythe, sopranoAbigail Fischer, mezzo-sopranoActors to be announcedWomen of the

Tanglewood Festival ChorusWEBER Overture to OberonHENZE Symphony No. 8MENDELSSOHN Incidental music to


T U E S D A Y, M A R C H 1 5 Herbert Blomstedt, conductorGarrick Ohlsson, pianoBEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7

T U E S D A Y, A P R I L 1 2 Andris Nelsons, conductorMalcolm Lowe, violinSteven Ansell, violaMOZART Sinfonia concertante for violin,

viola, and orchestraBRUCKNER Symphony No. 3

(1889 version)

T U E S D AY- C4 Tuesday evenings at 8pm$436, $360, $284, $196, $156, $132, $120

T U E S D A Y, N O V E M B E R 2 4 Andris Nelsons, conductorYefim Bronfman, pianoHAYDN Symphony No. 30, AllelujaBARTÓK Piano Concerto No. 2TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 1,

Winter Daydreams

T U E S D A Y, M A R C H 2 9 Andris Nelsons, conductorTanglewood Festival ChorusSHOSTAKOVICH Suite from the

incidental music to HamletKANCHELI Dixi, for chorus and orchestra SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 8

T U E S D A Y, A P R I L 5 Bernard Haitink, conductorMurray Perahia, pianoBEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4MAHLER Symphony No. 1

T U E S D A Y, A P R I L 1 9 Andris Nelsons, conductorMAHLER Symphony No. 9

T U E S D AY- F3 Tuesday evenings at 8pm$327, $270, $213, $147, $117, $99, $90

T U E S D A Y, O C T O B E R 6 Andris Nelsons, conductorNadezhda Serdyuk, mezzo-sopranoTanglewood Festival ChorusPROKOFIEV Alexander Nevsky (cantata)RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances

T U E S D A Y, J A N U A R Y 1 2 François-Xavier Roth, conductorElizabeth Rowe, fluteJessica Zhou, harpGOSSEC Symphonie à 17 parties, in FMOZART Double Concerto for Flute


T U E S D A Y, M A R C H 1 5 Herbert Blomstedt, conductorGarrick Ohlsson, pianoBEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7

T U E S D AY- G3 Tuesday evenings at 8pm$327, $270, $213, $147, $117, $99, $90

T U E S D A Y, N O V E M B E R 1 0 Ken-David Masur, conductorLouis Lortie, pianoLISZT Totentanz, for piano and orchestraCHIN Mannequin (American premiere;


T U E S D A Y, F E B R U A R Y 2 Andris Nelsons, conductorAmanda Forsythe, sopranoAbigail Fischer, mezzo-sopranoActors to be announcedWomen of the



T U E S D A Y, A P R I L 1 2 Andris Nelsons, conductorMalcolm Lowe, violinSteven Ansell, violaMOZART Sinfonia concertante for violin,


(1889 version)

t h u r s d a yT H U R S D AY- A7 Thursday evenings at 8pm$791, $658, $518, $350, $280, $238, $224

T H U R S D A Y, O C T O B E R 8 Andris Nelsons, conductorPaul Lewis, pianoCURRIER Divisions (BSO co-commission)BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3BRAHMS Symphony No. 2

T H U R S D A Y, N O V E M B E R 1 2 Christoph von Dohnányi, conductorMartin Helmchen, pianoNEUBURGER Aube (world premiere;

BSO commission)BARTÓK Music for Strings, Percussion,

and CelestaBEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5,

Emperor

T H U R S D A Y, J A N U A R Y 7 François-Xavier Roth, conductorElizabeth Rowe, fluteJessica Zhou, harpGOSSEC Symphonie à 17 parties, in FMOZART Double Concerto for Flute


T H U R S D A Y, J A N U A R Y 2 8 Andris Nelsons, conductorAmanda Forsythe, sopranoAbigail Fischer, mezzo-sopranoActors to be announcedWomen of the



T H U R S D A Y, F E B R U A R Y 2 5 Charles Dutoit, conductorPaul Groves, tenorTanglewood Festival ChorusVoices Boston, Andy Icochea Icochea,

conductorBERLIOZ ResurrexitDUTILLEUX Timbres, espace, mouvementBERLIOZ Te Deum

T H U R S D A Y, M A R C H 1 7 Stéphane Denève, conductorGil Shaham, violinHIGDON Blue CathedralWILLIAMS Violin ConcertoSAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, Organ

T H U R S D A Y, A P R I L 1 4 Andris Nelsons, conductorMAHLER Symphony No. 9

T H U R S D AY- B4 Thursday evenings at 8pm$452, $376, $296, $200, $160, $136, $128

T H U R S D A Y, N O V E M B E R 5 Ken-David Masur, conductorLouis Lortie, pianoLISZT Totentanz, for piano and orchestraCHIN Mannequin (American premiere;


T H U R S D A Y, F E B R U A R Y 4 Andris Nelsons, conductorBarbara Hannigan, sopranoSHOSTAKOVICH Suite from the

incidental music to HamletABRAHAMSEN let me tell you, for

soprano and orchestraPROKOFIEV Suite from Romeo and Juliet

T H U R S D A Y, M A R C H 3 Charles Dutoit, conductorJavier Perianes, pianoDaniela Mack, mezzo-soprano


(Don Iñigo)RAVEL Rapsodie espagnoleFALLA Nights in the Gardens of SpainRAVEL L’Heure espagnole

T H U R S D A Y, M A R C H 2 4 Andris Nelsons, conductorNikolai Lugansky, pianoTanglewood Festival ChorusKANCHELI Dixi, for chorus and orchestra

(American premiere)RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme

of PaganiniSHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 8

T H U R S D AY- C7 Thursday evenings at 8pm$791, $658, $518, $350, $280, $238, $224

T H U R S D A Y, O C T O B E R 1 Andris Nelsons, conductorEvgeny Kissin, pianoSHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 9TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances

T H U R S D A Y, O C T O B E R 2 9 Pinchas Zukerman, conductor and violinTCHAIKOVSKY Mélodie, for violin and

orchestraTCHAIKOVSKY Andante cantabile for

violin and stringsTCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for StringsELGAR Chanson de la nuitSCHUBERT Symphony No. 5

T H U R S D A Y, N O V E M B E R 1 9 Andris Nelsons, conductorIsabelle Faust, violinTanglewood Festival ChorusJ.S. BACH Komm, Jesu, komm!

and Es ist genugBERG Violin ConcertoSHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5

T H U R S D A Y, J A N U A R Y 1 4 François-Xavier Roth, conductorRenée Fleming, sopranoDEBUSSY JeuxDUTILLEUX Le Temps l’HorlogeCANTELOUBE Selection of Songs of the Auvergne

STRAVINSKY Petrushka (1911 version)

T H U R S D A Y, F E B R U A R Y 1 8 Vladimir Jurowski, conductorAlina Ibragimova, violinHAYDN Symphony No. 26, LamentationeHARTMANN Concerto funèbre, for violin

and stringsHAYDN Violin Concerto No. 1 in CBEETHOVEN Symphony No. 2

T H U R S D A Y, M A R C H 3 1 Bernard Haitink, conductorMurray Perahia, pianoBEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4MAHLER Symphony No. 1

T H U R S D A Y, A P R I L 2 1 Andris Nelsons, conductorKristine Opolais, sopranoDUTILLEUX MétabolesRACHMANINOFF Zdes’ khorosho

(How fair this place), Op. 21, No. 7TCHAIKOVSKY Letter Scene from

Eugene OneginDEBUSSY La MerRAVEL La Valse

T H U R S D AY- D5 Thursday evenings at 8pm$565, $470, $370, $250, $200, $170, $160

T H U R S D A Y, O C T O B E R 1 5 Andris Nelsons, conductorChristine Goerke, soprano (Elektra)Gun-Brit Barkmin, 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 ChorusSTRAUSS Elektra

T H U R S D A Y, J A N U A R Y 2 1 Jiří Bělohlávek, conductorJohannes Moser, celloSMETANA The MoldauMARTINŮ Fantaisies symphoniques

(Symphony No. 6)DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto

T H U R S D A Y, F E B R U A R Y 1 1 Andris Nelsons, conductorRobert Sheena, English hornSTRAUSS MacbethDVOŘÁK Othello OvertureTSONTAKIS Sonnets, Concerto for English

horn and orchestra (world premiere; BSO commission)

TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet

T H U R S D A Y, M A R C H 1 0 Herbert Blomstedt, conductorGarrick Ohlsson, pianoBEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7

T H U R S D A Y, A P R I L 7 Andris Nelsons, conductorMalcolm Lowe, violinSteven Ansell, violaMOZART Sinfonia concertante for violin,


(1889 version)

Voices BostonFebruary 25–27, 2016

Christine GoerkeOctober 15 & 17, 2015

Gun-Brit BarkminOctober 15 & 17, 2015

f r i d a yF R I D AY- FA L L A5 Friday afternoons at 1:30pm$515, $430, $345, $235, $185, $165, $155

F R I D A Y, O C T O B E R 2 Andris Nelsons, conductorEvgeny Kissin, pianoSHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 9TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances

F R I D A Y, O C T O B E R 3 0 Pinchas Zukerman, conductor and violinTCHAIKOVSKY Mélodie, for violin

and orchestraTCHAIKOVSKY Andante cantabile for


F R I D A Y, N O V E M B E R 2 7 Andris Nelsons, conductorYefim Bronfman, pianoHAYDN Symphony No. 30, AllelujaBARTÓK Piano Concerto No. 2TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 1,

Winter Daydreams

F R I D A Y, J A N U A R Y 2 2 Jiří Bělohlávek, conductorJohannes Moser, celloSMETANA The MoldauMARTINŮ Fantaisies symphoniques


F R I D A Y, J A N U A R Y 2 9 Andris Nelsons, conductorAmanda Forsythe, sopranoAbigail Fischer, mezzo-sopranoActors to be announcedWomen of the



F R I D AY- FA L L B5 Friday concerts$515, $430, $345, $235, $185, $165, $155

F R I D AY, O C T O B E R 9 , 1 : 3 0 P MAndris Nelsons, conductorPaul Lewis, pianoCURRIER Divisions (BSO co-commission)BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3BRAHMS Symphony No. 2

F R I D AY, N O V E M B E R 6 , 1:30PMKen-David Masur, conductorLouis Lortie, pianoLISZT Totentanz, for piano and orchestraCHIN Mannequin (American premiere;


F R I D AY, N O V E M B E R 2 0, 1 1 A M *Andris Nelsons, conductorIsabelle Faust, violinTanglewood Festival ChorusJ.S. BACH Komm, Jesu, komm!


* 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 , 1:30PMFrançois-Xavier Roth, conductorElizabeth Rowe, fluteJessica Zhou, harpGOSSEC Symphonie à 17 parties, in FMOZART Double Concerto for Flute


F R I D AY, F E B R U A R Y 5 , 1:30PMAndris Nelsons, conductorBarbara Hannigan, sopranoSHOSTAKOVICH Suite from the

incidental music to HamletABRAHAMSEN let me tell you,

for soprano and orchestraPROKOFIEV Suite from Romeo and Juliet

FR I DAY-SPR I NG A4 Friday afternoons at 1:30pm$412, $344, $276, $188, $148, $132, $124

F R I D A Y, F E B R U A R Y 1 9 Vladimir Jurowski, conductorAlina Ibragimova, violinHAYDN Symphony No. 26, LamentationeHARTMANN Concerto funèbre, for violin


F R I D A Y, M A R C H 4 Charles Dutoit, conductorJavier Perianes, pianoDaniela Mack, mezzo-soprano



F R I D A Y, M A R C H 2 5 Andris Nelsons, conductorNikolai Lugansky, pianoTanglewood Festival ChorusKANCHELI Dixi, for chorus and orchestraRACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 8

F R I D A Y, A P R I L 1 5 Andris Nelsons, conductorMAHLER Symphony No. 9

FR I DAY-SPR I NG B4 Friday afternoons at 1:30pm$412, $344, $276, $188, $148, $132, $124

F R I D A Y, F E B R U A R Y 2 6 Charles Dutoit, conductorPaul Groves, tenorTanglewood Festival ChorusVoices Boston, Andy Icochea Icochea,


F R I D A Y, M A R C H 1 1 Herbert Blomstedt, conductorGarrick Ohlsson, pianoBEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7

F R I D A Y, A P R I L 8 Andris Nelsons, conductorMalcolm Lowe, violinSteven Ansell, violaMOZART Sinfonia concertante for violin,

viola, and orchestraBRUCKNER Symphony No. 3 (1889 version)

F R I D A Y, A P R I L 2 2 Andris Nelsons, conductorKristine Opolais, sopranoDUTILLEUX MétabolesRACHMANINOFF Zdes’ khorosho



F R I D AY- ACombines Friday-Fall A and Friday-Spring A9 Friday afternoons at 1:30pm$927, $774, $621, $423, $333, $297, $279

F R I D AY- BCombines Friday-Fall B and Friday-Spring B9 Friday afternoons at 1:30pm$927, $774, $621, $423, $333, $297, $279

F R I D AY- 1 8Combines Friday-A and Friday-B18 Friday afternoons at 1:30pm$1,854, $1,548, $1,242, $846, $666,

$594, $558

F R I D AY- E 13 Friday evenings at 8pm$360, $303, $243, $168, $141, $120, $99

F R I D A Y, O C T O B E R 1 6Andris Nelsons, conductorNadezhda Serdyuk, mezzo-sopranoTanglewood Festival ChorusPROKOFIEV Alexander Nevsky (cantata)RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances

F R I D A Y, N O V E M B E R 1 3Christoph von Dohnányi, conductorMartin Helmchen, pianoNEUBURGER Aube (world premiere;


and CelestaBEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor

F R I D A Y, A P R I L 1Bernard Haitink, conductorMurray Perahia, pianoBEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4MAHLER Symphony No. 1

F R I D AY- ECombines Friday-E1 and Casual Fridays6 Friday evenings at 8pmOrchestra: $495, $438, $378, $303,

$276, $255First Balcony: $408, $348, $246Second Balcony: $318, $243, $195, $174

NEW THIS SEASON CASUAL FRIDAYS3 Friday evenings at 8pmOrchestra: $135, First Balcony: $105, Second Balcony: $75

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 lower-priced 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 A Y, J A N U A R Y 1 5François-Xavier Roth, conductorElizabeth Rowe, fluteJessica Zhou, harpMOZART Double Concerto for Flute

and HarpSTRAVINSKY Petrushka (1911 version)

F R I D A Y, F E B R U A R Y 1 2Andris Nelsons, conductorRobert Sheena, English hornSTRAUSS MacbethTSONTAKIS Sonnets, Concerto for English



F R I D A Y, M A R C H 1 8Stéphane Denève, conductorGil Shaham, violinWILLIAMS Violin ConcertoSAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, Organ

s a t u r d a yS AT U R D AY- C7 Saturday evenings at 8pm$854, $721, $581, $392, $329, $280, $231

S A T U R D A Y, O C T O B E R 3 Andris Nelsons, conductorEvgeny Kissin, pianoSHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 9TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances

S A T U R D A Y, O C T O B E R 3 1 Pinchas Zukerman, conductor and violinTCHAIKOVSKY Mélodie, for violin

and orchestraTCHAIKOVSKY Andante cantabile for


S A T U R D A Y, N O V E M B E R 2 8 Andris Nelsons, conductorYefim Bronfman, pianoHAYDN Symphony No. 30, AllelujaBARTÓK Piano Concerto No. 2TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 1,

Winter Daydreams

S A T U R D A Y, J A N U A R Y 1 6 François-Xavier Roth, conductorRenée Fleming, sopranoDEBUSSY JeuxDUTILLEUX Le Temps l’HorlogeCANTELOUBE Selection of

Songs of the AuvergneSTRAVINSKY Petrushka (1911 version)

S A T U R D A Y, F E B R U A R Y 2 7 Charles Dutoit, conductorPaul Groves, tenorTanglewood Festival ChorusVoices Boston, Andy Icochea Icochea,


S A T U R D A Y, M A R C H 1 9 Stéphane Denève, conductorGil Shaham, violinHIGDON Blue CathedralWILLIAMS Violin ConcertoSAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, Organ

S A T U R D A Y, A P R I L 1 6 Andris Nelsons, conductorMAHLER Symphony No. 9

S AT U R D AY- D6 Saturday evenings at 8pm$732, $618, $498, $336, $282, $240, $198

S A T U R D A Y, O C T O B E R 1 0 Andris Nelsons, conductorPaul Lewis, pianoCURRIER Divisions (BSO co-commission)BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3BRAHMS Symphony No. 2

S A T U R D A Y, N O V E M B E R 7 Ken-David Masur, conductorLouis Lortie, pianoLISZT Totentanz, for piano and orchestraCHIN Mannequin (American premiere;


S A T U R D A Y, J A N U A R Y 3 0 Andris Nelsons, conductorAmanda Forsythe, sopranoAbigail Fischer, mezzo-sopranoActors to be announcedWomen of the



S A T U R D A Y, F E B R U A R Y 2 0 Vladimir Jurowski, conductorAlina Ibragimova, violinHAYDN Symphony No. 26, LamentationeHARTMANN Concerto funèbre, for violin


S A T U R D A Y, M A R C H 5 Charles Dutoit, conductorJavier Perianes, pianoDaniela Mack, mezzo-soprano



S A T U R D A Y, A P R I L 9 Andris Nelsons, conductorMalcolm Lowe, violinSteven Ansell, violaMOZART Sinfonia concertante for violin,


(1889 version)

S AT U R D AY- E6 Saturday evenings at 8pm$732, $618, $498, $336, $282, $240, $198

S A T U R D A Y, O C T O B E R 1 7 Andris Nelsons, conductorChristine Goerke, soprano (Elektra)Gun-Brit Barkmin, 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 ChorusSTRAUSS Elektra

S A T U R D A Y, N O V E M B E R 2 1 Andris Nelsons, conductorIsabelle Faust, violinTanglewood Festival ChorusJ.S. BACH Komm, Jesu, komm!


S A T U R D A Y, J A N U A R Y 9 François-Xavier Roth, conductorElizabeth Rowe, fluteJessica Zhou, harpGOSSEC Symphonie à 17 parties, in FMOZART Double Concerto for Flute


S A T U R D A Y, F E B R U A R Y 6 Andris Nelsons, conductorBarbara Hannigan, sopranoSHOSTAKOVICH Suite from the

incidental music to HamletABRAHAMSEN let me tell you, for

soprano and orchestraPROKOFIEV Suite from Romeo and Juliet

S A T U R D A Y, M A R C H 1 2 Herbert Blomstedt, conductorGarrick Ohlsson, pianoBEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7

S A T U R D A Y, A P R I L 2 Bernard Haitink, conductorMurray Perahia, pianoBEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4MAHLER Symphony No. 1

S AT U R D AY- F6 Saturday evenings at 8pm$732, $618, $498, $336, $282, $240, $198

S A T U R D A Y, O C T O B E R 2 4 Members of the Boston Symphony

OrchestraALL-DVOŘÁK PROGRAMSerenade for WindsNocturne, for stringsSerenade for Strings

S A T U R D A Y, N O V E M B E R 1 4 Christoph von Dohnányi, conductorMartin Helmchen, pianoNEUBURGER Aube (world premiere;


and CelestaBEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5,

Emperor

S A T U R D A Y, J A N U A R Y 2 3 Jiří Bělohlávek, conductorJohannes Moser, celloSMETANA The MoldauMARTINŮ Fantaisies symphoniques


S A T U R D A Y, F E B R U A R Y 1 3 Andris Nelsons, conductorRobert Sheena, English hornSTRAUSS MacbethDVOŘÁK Othello OvertureTSONTAKIS Sonnets, Concerto for English



S A T U R D A Y, M A R C H 2 6 Andris Nelsons, conductorNikolai Lugansky, pianoTanglewood Festival ChorusKANCHELI Dixi, for chorus and orchestraRACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme

of PaganiniSHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 8

S A T U R D A Y, A P R I L 2 3 Andris Nelsons, conductorKristine Opolais, sopranoDUTILLEUX MétabolesRACHMANINOFF Zdes’ khorosho



S AT U R D AY- ACombines Saturday-C and Saturday-D13 Saturday evenings at 8pm$1,586, $1,339, $1,079, $728, $611,

$520, $429

S AT U R D AY- BCombines Saturday-E and Saturday-F12 Saturday evenings at 8pm$1,464, $1,236, $996, $672, $564,

$480, $396

S AT U R D AY- 2 5Combines Saturday-A and Saturday-B25 Saturday evenings at 8pm$3,050, $2,575, $2,075, $1,400, $1,175,

$1,000, $825

C H O O S E Y O U R O W N S U B S C R I P T I O NReceive 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.

B O S T O N S Y M P H O N Y C H A M B E R P L A Y E R S AT J O R D A N H A L LThis 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 5with 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

S U N D AY J A N U A R Y 1 0, 2 0 1 6Celebrating the 100th Anniversary

of Henri Dutilleux’s Birth

DUKAS Villanelle for horn and pianoDUTILLEUX Sonatine for flute and pianoDUTILLEUX Sarabande et cortège

for bassoon and pianoDUTILLEUX Coral, cadence et fugato

for trombone and pianoDUTILLEUX Les Citations for oboe,

harpsichord, percussion, and double bassRAVEL 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 6with Garrick Ohlsson, piano

ALL-BEETHOVEN PROGRAMString Trio in C minor, Op. 9, No. 3Quintet in E-flat for piano and winds,

Op. 16Duet 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 6FRANÇAIX Trio for oboe, clarinet,

and bassoonHANNAH LASH Three Shades Without Angles, for flute, viola, and harp

BEETHOVEN String Trio in D, Op. 9, No. 2SPOHR Nonet for flute, oboe, clarinet,

bassoon, horn, violin, viola, cello, and double bass

O P E N R E H E A R S A L Sexperience 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 repeat-ing 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 A Y, O C T O B E R 8 Andris Nelsons, conductorPaul Lewis, pianoCURRIER Divisions (BSO co-commission)BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3BRAHMS Symphony No. 2

T H U R S D A Y, J A N U A R Y 2 1 Jiří Bělohlávek, conductorJohannes Moser, celloSMETANA The MoldauMARTINŮ Fantaisies symphoniques


T H U R S D A Y, M A R C H 1 7 Stéphane Denève, conductorGil Shaham, violinHIGDON Blue CathedralWILLIAMS Violin ConcertoSAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, Organ

T H U R S D A Y, M A R C H 3 1 Bernard Haitink, conductorMurray Perahia, pianoBEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4MAHLER Symphony No. 1

A D D I T I O N A L P R O G R A M S FA M I LY C O N C E R T S E R I E SThe 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 MBoston Youth SymphonyMembers of the Boston Symphony OrchestraFederico Cortese, conductorROSSINI CinderellaIndividual tickets to this concert are $25 adults; $7 for children 18 and under.(Complimentary tickets are not offered for children for this concert.)

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