M Y S U M M E R W I T H

It was the summer of 1983. On the basis of a rigorous audition held at Boston’s famed Symphony Hall and presided over by Maestro Seiji Ozawa,I had been selected from over 150 applicants as a Leonard Bernstein Conducting Fellow at the Berkshire Music Center at Tanglewood. Only two other young conductors made the cut for the opportunity to spend that summer studying with several of the world’s most famed conductors. And, of course, the three of us were most excited for the opportunity to study and interact with Leonard Bernstein, who himself, decades earlier, spent a summer studying at Tanglewood, working then with the renowned Serge Koussevitzky. “Pyotr Ilyich” is what Bernstein nicknamed me for that summer (Tchaikovsky’s first and middle name), which Lenny would articulate with a pretend heavy Russian accent. Tanglewood provided many unforgettable experiences, but none more poignant than a program where each of the three Fellows conducted a work on the first half and Bernstein conducted the second half. The venue was the legendary outdoor Tanglewood (now Koussevitzky) Music Shed, packed to its 5,000-seat capacity, with thousands more sitting on the lawn. For this 24-year-old, it was quite an evening. The 2018-2019 National Philharmonic season celebrates Bernstein’s Centennial by focusing on music that he is most often associated with, as well as by presenting a sampling of his own compositions. Throughout the season, the National Philharmonic and I will retell the story of this arguably most important musician to hail from the Western Hemisphere. Please join me and all the musicians of the National Philharmonic for this very special yearlong celebration of LEONARD BERNSTEIN!

NP Music Director Piotr Gajewski with Leonard Bernstein

P I OT R GAJ E WS K INational Phi lharmonic

Music Director & Conductor

ON THE COVERLeonard Bernstein Photo: Christian SteinerPiotr Gajewski Photo: Jay Mallin

SEASON OPENERSAT SEPT 29, 2018 Piotr Gajewski , conductor

EXPERIENCE A THRILLING NEW PRESENTATION OF THE ICONIC WINNER OF 8 OSCARS®!

The National Philharmonic plays Leonard Bernstein’s score live with the re-mastered film (directed by Elia Kazan,

screenplay by Budd Schulberg, featuring Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb and Eva Marie Saint) shown

in high-definition with original dialogue intact.

“One of the best film scores of all time.” – AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE

“Academy Award®” and/or “Oscar®”is the registered trademark and service mark of theAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

On the Waterfront © 1954, renewed 1982 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

“ I was very taken with the performance of my F I F T H SY M P H O N Y by the ta lented

Leonard Bernste in . I l i ked i t that he p layed the end of the f ina le s ign i f icant ly

faster than is customary.”

– D M I T R I S H O STA KOV I C H

SAT OCT 13, 2018 SUN OCT 14, 2018Sat + Sun: Member Encore Q& A

Sun 2-2:30pm: Meet the Musicians

Bella Hristova, viol inPiotr Gajewski , conductor

W. A . M OZ A RTOverture to the Magic Flute

SA M U E L BA R B E RViol in Concerto

D M I T R I S H OSTA KOV I C HSymphony No. 5

Leonard Bernstein was a fearless champion of the music of his time,

frequently programming the work of his American colleagues such as Samuel

Barber, as well as those by international composers including Dmitri Shostakovich.

B E L L A H R I STOVAViol in Soloist

Avery F ischer Career Grant WinnerGold Medal , Michael Hi l l International

Viol in Competit ionDmitri Shostakovich on stage with Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic

© CBS, courtesy of the New York Philharmonic Leon Levy Digital Archives

SAT NOV 17, 2018 Daniel le Talamantes, soprano

Brian Cheney, tenor NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC CHORALE

STRATHMORE CHILDREN’S CHORUSStan Engebretson, conductor

L EO N A R D B E R N ST E I Nselections from West Side Story

CandideMass

SAT DEC 22, 2018 SUN DEC 23, 2018Suzanne Karpov, sopranoMagdalena Wór, mezzo-sopranoMatthew Smith, tenorTrevor Scheunemann, bassNATIONAL PHILHARMONIC CHORALEStan Engebretson, conductor STA N E N G E B R E TS O N

Chorale Art ist ic Director

Celebrate the holidays with Handel’s glorious masterpiece

the Messiah! Purchase your tickets early for this popular performance

The Washington Post calls “phenomenal.”

holiday toy drivePlease consider participating in Chords of

Kindness, a toy drive hosted by Community Ministries of Rockville and the

National Philharmonic on Dec. 23.

for young people!PARTICIPATE IN THE

COLOR THE MUSIC PROJECT

SAT JAN 26, 2019 SUN JAN 27, 2019Haochen Zhang, pianoPiotr Gajewski , conductor

J O H A N N E S B RA H M SPiano Concerto No. 1 in D minor

P. I . TC H A I KOVS K YSymphony No. 5

“You are about to hear a rather, shall we say, unorthodox performance,

distinctly different from any I’ve ever heard, or even dreamt of for that

matter... I cannot say I am in total agreement with Mr. Gould’s conception

and this raises the interesting question: ‘What am I doing conducting it?’ ”

– LEONARD BERNSTEIN, APRIL 6, 1962

H AO C H E N Z H A N GPiano Soloist

Gold Medal ist , 2009 Van Cl iburn Competit ion

SAT FEB 2, 2019Magdalena Wór, mezzo-soprano

Join celebrated pianist Brian Ganz as he continues his quest to perform the complete works of FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN! Featured on this program will be works that reveal the composer’s deep

connection to his homeland: Polonaises, Mazurkas, Etude in E Major, Allegro de Concert, and a selection of songs with the

brilliant mezzo-soprano Magdalena Wór.

B R I A N GA N ZPiano Soloist

M AG DA L E N A WÓ RMezzo-soprano

BRIAN GANZ

Maestro Gajewski’s 60th Birthday!

SAT FEB 23, 2019 Member Encore Q& A

Zuil l Bai ley, cel loRoberto Díaz, viola

Piotr Gajewski , conductor

RO B E RT S C H U M A N N“Manfred” Overture

M I K LÓS RÓZ SATheme, Variat ions and Finale

R I C H A R D ST RAU S SDon Quixote

R I C H A R D WAG N E RPrelude to “Die Meistersinger”

THE BIRTH OF A SUPERSTARHear the program that catapulted

Leonard Bernstein into the spotlight.

Z U I L L BA I L E YCello Soloist

Three-time Grammy Award Winner

RO B E RTO D Í A ZViola Soloist

Grammy Award WinnerFormer Principal Viola –

Phi ladelphia Orchestra

“I strode out and I don’t remember a thing from that moment – I don’t even remember

intermission – until the sound of people standing and cheering and clapping.”

– LEONARD BERNSTEIN

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SUN MAR 10, 2019Member Encore Q& A

Colin Sorgi , viol inPiotr Gajewski , conductor

L EO N A R D B E R N ST E I NSerenade after Plato’s “Symposium”

P. I . TC H A I KOVS K YSerenade for Str ings

CO L I N S O RG IViol in Soloist

National Phi lharmonic Concertmaster

SAT APR 13, 2019Daniel le Talamantes, soprano

Margaret Lattimore, mezzo-sopranoZach Borichevsky, tenor

Kevin Deas, bassNATIONAL PHILHARMONIC CHORALE

Piotr Gajewski , conductor

Giuseppe Verdi’s epic Requiem was the subject of a 1970 recording with Leonard Bernstein conducting. “As the session began, the maestro entered dramatically, picked up his baton, and said in a suitably solemn manner, ‘We are assembled, gentlemen, hopefully to record the “Ingemisco.” ’ That of course is the big tenor solo that taxes any singer, however great, to the limit. On this occasion there was extra uncertainty because the tenor had been brought in at the very last minute: the young and inexperienced Plácido Domingo. Domingo, as he faced Bernstein onstage, was plainly a little nervous, even more so when he heard the extremely slow tempo that the maestro was setting. He protested for a moment, but Bernstein waved his objections aside, giving him confidence that he would help him to make it.”

– The Bernstein Sessions, by Edward Greenfield

for young people!PARTICIPATE IN THE

COLOR THE MUSIC PROJECT

“Jazz is the u l t imate common denominator of the

Amer ican musica l sty le .”

– L EO N A R D B E R N ST E I N

SAT MAR 30, 2019Byron Stripl ing, trumpet

Piotr Gajewski , conductor

Byron Stripling’s electrifying and heartfelt tribute to Louis Armstrong has become America’s most popular orchestral pops program.

With his engaging rapport, smooth vocals and virtuosic trumpet technique, Stripling dazzles audiences around the globe.

Featuring hits from the Armstrong songbook and his signature version of When The Saints Go Marchin’ In,

Stripling celebrates the spirit of the great Louis Armstrong and leaves ’em dancing in the aisles!

SAT MAY 11 , 2019Member Encore Q& A

7-7:30pm: Meet the Musicians

Michael Brown, pianoPiotr Gajewski , conductor

L EO N A R D B E R N ST E I NSymphony No. 2 “The Age of Anxiety”

LU DW I G VA N B E E T H OV E NSymphony No. 5

BERNSTEIN + BEETHOVEN: PART 1“I imagine that the conception of a symphony with piano solo emerges from the extremely personal identification of myself with the poem (The Age of Anxiety by W. H. Auden),” wrote Bernstein. Auden’s poem, like Symphony No. 2, deals with issues that would occupy Bernstein throughout his life—alienation, friendship, family, and faith.

M I C H A E L B ROW NPiano Soloist

SAT JUN 1 , 2019Esther Heideman, soprano

Shir in Eskandani , mezzo-sopranoColin Eaton, tenor

Kevin Short, baritoneNATIONAL PHILHARMONIC CHORALE

Piotr Gajewski , conductor

L EO N A R D B E R N ST E I NChichester Psalms

LU DW I G VA N B E E T H OV E NSymphony No. 9

BERNSTEIN + BEETHOVEN: PART 2In one of the decisive moments of the 20th century,

Bernstein conducted Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 on Christmas Day 1989 in the “Ode to Freedom” concert

to celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall and to declare the power of freedom to unite humankind.

Leonard Bernstein and assistant Craig Urquhart at the Berlin Wall, 1989.Photo by Andreas Meyer-Schwickerath

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National Philharmonic Chamber Players National Philharmonic Chamber Players Chamber Players

National Philharmonic Chamber Players National Philharmonic Chamber Players Chamber Players

Celebrating Bernstein’s Young People’s Concerts

LENNY’S LEGACYwith the

NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC CHAMBER PLAYERS

Inspired by Bernstein’s iconic Young People’s Concerts, our three innovative chamber music concerts (for all ages!) expand upon the concepts he explored,

intertwining actual footage of Bernstein with extraordinary live music!

LIVE from John Kendall Recital Hall at Potter Violins7711 Eastern Ave., Takoma Park

Buy tickets at classicalmusicconcert.org/events

EPISODE 1WHAT IS A MELODY?

di Lasso, Schnittke, Shostakovich, Beethoven

SUN OCT 28 • 3PM

EPISODE 2THE ROAD TO PARIS

Couperin, Mozart,de Falla, Enescu

SUN FEB 10 • 3PM

EPISODE 3MUSICAL ATOMS –

A STUDY OF INTERVALSBritten, Brahms

SUN APR 28 • 3PM

for young people!Great artists and musicians have

inspired each other throughout history. The Color the Music project

encourages students to create artwork depicting music performed at National Philharmonic concerts each

season. Students and their families are encouraged to attend our concerts

to view their artwork on display and to hear the pieces performed live by the

National Philharmonic.

For more information, visit nationalphilharmonic.org

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