THE COLOR DO SYMPHONY

The Colorado Symphony 2017/18 Season presents a wealth of world-class artistry performed by the critically acclaimed orchestra, the region’s only full-time professional orchestra.

CONCERTS: 7:30 PM Boettcher Concert Hall

2017–2018 Classics Series Formerly "Masterworks," the newly reimagined “Classics” 2017/18 continues with the transition of integrating innovative artists with the best of symphonic work envisioned with a contemporary twist. Colorado Symphony musicians and guest artists will wow you all season long as soloists on some of symphonic music’s greatest pieces. MOZART SIBELIUS WAGNER Wagner: The Ringwithout Words creates lushlayersusingstrings. and contrasting moodsare Kilar’s bythedrivingenergy setoff of Orawa, which theSymphony,nates everysectionof creating anorchestra soloists. of Itsbigsound stage from theRussian great. Lutoslawski’s capriciousConcerto forOrchestra illumi Symphony through works bytwoPolish composerswhocouldverynearly steal the formance of Tchaikovsky’s Concerto No. 1. Brett Mitchellleads theColorado critics around theworld, returns toBoettcher Concert Hallforanincomparable per Denver favoriteOlgaKern, whoseextraordinary talentandstarpowerhascaptivated TCHAIKOVSKY LUTOSLAWSKI KILAR RESPIGHI BERLIOZ VIVALDI decadent andgleaming Violin Concerto inDminor. bucolic SiegfriedIdyll, whichisfollowedbyviolinistKaren GomyoglorifyingSibelius’ drew uponbirdsong the hissonandnamesake andsunrisetohonorthebirth of of was deemedby Woody Allen assomethingthat makes “lifeworth living.” Wagner phony No. 41—alsoknownas“Jupiter”—is jubilantandvibrantly atmospheric, and This convivialconcert life. brimswithmusicasacelebration of Mozart’s final Sym Mozart’s “Jupiter” Symphony No. 41 Olga Kern Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1with Roman Carnival, astoldbyBerlioz. you through theSeasons asfeatured soloist. Glimpseintothelivelytradition of and land, withone-to-watch violinist Angelo Xiang Yu debutinginDenvertocarry breathtaking heights. These narrative piecespaintafancifulportrait Italy’s of light Respighi’s The Pines Rome, of a“surround sound”frolic that takes theaudienceto Take theItaliancountrysidewith Vivaldi’s atourof perennial The Four Seasons and Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons rare performance of The Ring that will resonate withall audiences. preceding acondensed performance withoutwords.) This isanilluminating and will describe theleitmotifsin amusicaldemonstration theconcert, at the topof Wagner’ssequences of Ringcycle inaonce-in-a-lifetimeperformance. (Mitchell Maazel, MusicDirector Brett Mitchell leads theorchestra through thefundamental its entirety. Inthisuniquetreatment created byconductorandcomposerLorin Richard Wagner’s theNibelungnotoriouslytakesThe daystoperform in Ring of WAGNER Brett Mitchell, conductorOlgaKern, piano Brett Mitchell, conductor Fri 4/20/18 Fri 11/3/17 Fri 3/2/18 Angelo Xiang Yu,Angelo violin Brett Mitchell, conductor Fri 1/19/18 Karen Gomyo, violin Markus Stenz, conductor Orawa Violin Concerto inDminor, Op. 47 The Four Seasons for Violin andOrchestra, Op. 8 Symphony No. 41inCmajor, K. 551, “Jupiter” SiegfriedIdyll Roman Carnival Overture The PinesRome of arr. Maazel The Ringwithout Words Concerto forOrchestra Piano Concerto No. 1inB-flat major, Op. 23 - - - Ravel’s DaphnisetChloé Mozart’s “Elvira Madigan”Piano Concerto No. 21 Natasha Paremski Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3with Beethoven’s Concerto “Emperor” No. 5 the Colorado symphonic music. Symphony Chorus—concludes this blissfulcollection of and soothing Pavane, while Poulenc’s reverent, spiritedGloria—featuring Susanna Phil thesamename.known Andante in thefilmof The concerto iswell-matched with Fauré’s stately zart’s tranquil Piano Concerto No. 21, often itswell- called“Elvira Madigan”duetotheuseof Figaro,riage of thenleads pianist Orion Weiss andtheColorado Symphony in performingMo Conductor Ken-David Masuropensthisevening withMozart’s sprightly Overture to The Mar POULENC FAURE MOZART MOZART Susanna Phillips, soprano Orion Weiss,piano Ken-David Masur, conductor explosive andenergizingcontrasts—for anightof masterworks. in Shostakovich’s massive, volatile Symphony No. moody 11—apowerfulpiecefullof concerto.“Emperor” Principal Guest Conductor Andrew Litton willlead theorchestra by ChineseGramophone, isjustthefirebrand themajestic toliveupthewilesof No. 5. Zee Zee, enthusiasmandglamour, dubbed“fullof youth” radiating thevigor of Zuo (“Zee Zee”) toperformthecomposer’s vigorous anddemandingPiano Concerto Roll overBeethoven:theColorado Symphony hascorralled electrifyingpianist Zhang SHOSTAKOVICH BEETHOVEN poet’s enigmatic andincompletewritings. Bestill, ourcoeurs. voice toEsa-Pekka Salonen’s Five Images After Sappho, inspired bytheancientGreek Soprano Jessica Rivera, deemed“rapturous” bytheLA Times, lendsherexquisite Prelude tothe aFaunAfternoon of athwarted, tellstherisquétaleof woodlandtryst. Chorus revels inRavel’s romantic, virtuosic balletDaphnisetChloé, whileDebussy’s French mastersdivinebeautiful musicfrom Greek mythsastheColorado Symphony RAVEL ESA-PEKKA SALONEN DEBUSSY DEBUSSY Jessica Rivera, soprano Brett Mitchell, conductor conducted byfamedColorado Symphony Principal GuestConductor Andrew Litton. ny No. dazzlingRussian virtuosity, 5isacheerfulcaptonightof interpreted and even themostaccomplishedpianistswithtrepidation. Prokofiev’s delightful Sympho themosttechnicallychallengingclassicalpianoconcertos,of andisapproached by Piano Concerto No. 3. This pieceisaselegant itisforeboding: it’s considered one Natasha Paremski graces thestageoncemore toartfully present Rachmaninoff’s PROKOFIEV RACHMANINOFF LIADOV Andrew Litton, conductor Fri 2/3/18 Fri 5/11/18 Tues 11/17/17 Zhang Zuo, piano Andrew Litton, conductor Fri 3/16/18 Pavane, Op. 50 Daphnis etChloé(completeballet) The EnchantedLake, Op. 62 Piano Overture No. 21inCmajor, K. 467 Overture to Figaro,The Marriage of K. 492 Prelude tothe aFaunAfternoon of Syrinx Gloria Symphony No. 5inB-flat major, Op. 100 Piano Concerto No. 5inE-flat major, Op. 58, “Emperor” Symphony No. 11inGmajor, Op. 103, “The Year 1905” Piano Concerto No. 3inDminor, Op. 30

Five Images After Sappho Duain Wolfe,director Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe,director Colorado Symphony Chorus, Natasha Paremski, piano

lips and - - - Stravinsky’s Spring theRiteof All BeethovenconductedbyBrett Mitchell Two Titans Bernstein&MahlerS Copland’s Rodeo Conducted by Andrew Litton triumphant bravado. The MitchellandKahane! symphonywillshineat thehandsof , from hisdarkandbrooding moodsthrough hisplayfulornamentation and 4, amusicianfavorite. Leonore andSymphony No. Beethoven’s 4boastof range asa leadership at theColorado Symphony, willperformBeethoven’s Piano Concerto No. thoven weekend. Kahane, whoislaudedforhisexquisite pianoworkandlegacyof Music Director Brett Mitchellonstagein thisseason’s ourannual renditionAll-Bee of Jeffrey Kahane, theColorado formerMusicDirector of Symphony, returns tojoin BEETHOVEN BEETHOVEN BEETHOVEN Symphony—a gripping work of unceasing energySymphony—a gripping workof performed bythefull orchestra. Mahler’s“Titan”season withtheflourish itdeserves: aperformanceof aptly named Bernstein’s lifelongstudy andreverence , of ourClassics wewillcapoff nade (After Plato’s Symposium), a violinconcerto in allbutname. Finally, tohonor then showcasesConcertmaster Yumi Hwang-Williams’ artistry inBernstein’s Sere Brett Mitchellleads theorchestra through Bernstein’s spirited Overture toCandide, program highlightingthe maestro asbothcomposerandconductor. MusicDirector Your Colorado Leonard Symphony marks thecentennialof Bernstein’s birth witha MAHLER BERNSTEIN BERNSTEIN thisconcert.him onthemap—iscrown jewelof Bravo, Maestro Litton! Concerto, whileBrahms’ rustic, energetic Symphony No. 2—theSymphony that put Litton onstageforarare Barber’s performanceof exceptionally challengingCello Colorado’sof 2016. bestclassicalalbumsof Masterfulcellist Alban Gerhardt joins Act, whichLitton recorded andreleased withtheSymphony andwasnamedone Maestro Litton revisits Copland’s rollickingAmericana Rodeo: piece of BalletinOne BRAHMS BARBER COPLAND Director Brett Mitchell. , completes aprogram distinctlyRussian flairconductedbyMusic of twentieth-century composition. Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2, performedby drummed upon). Nonetheless, thiscan’t-missmasterworkradically changed may havebeenthrown at themusicians, andabaldman’s head wasallegedly Nijinsky’s shockingchoreography?—and theescalation often exaggerated (objects debut. The causesare stilldebated ­ Stravinsky’s primal SpringisrenownedThe forincitingariotat Riteof its1913Paris STRAVINSKY RACHMANINOFF Yumi Hwang-Williams, violin Brett Mitchell, conductor Fri 2/16/18 Jeffery Kahane, piano Brett Mitchell, conductor Fri 12/1/17 Kirill Gerstein, piano Brett Mitchell, conductor Fri 5/25/18 Alban Gerhardt, cello Andrew Litton, conductor Fri 4/6/18 Cello Concerto, Op. 22 Symphony No. 1inDmajor, “Titan” Symphony No. 2inDmajor, Op. 73 Rodeo: BalletinOne Act Serenade (After Plato’s Symposium) Overture toCandide Piano Concerto No. 4inGmajor, Op. 58 Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72a Symphony No. 4inB-flat major, Op. 60 The Rite of Spring The Riteof Piano Concerto No. 2inCminor, Op. 18 —was it the eccentric asymmetry of themusicor —was ittheeccentricasymmetryof

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