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TOLEDO SYMPHONY 2018-2019 SEASON Phone the Toledo Symphony Box Office at 419.246.8000, Monday-Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM.

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Cover photo: TSO Music Director Alain Trudel THE 2018-2019 TOLEDO SYMPHONY SEASON SCHEDULE

September 9, 2018 Friends of Music Toledo Blade Chamber September 21 & 22, 2018 Trudel’s Debut ProMedica Masterworks September 29, 2018 West Side Story: KeyBank Pops Film with Live Orchestra October 20, 2018 Colors ProMedica Masterworks October 27, 2018 Jupiter! Welltower Mozart in the Afternoon October 28, 2018 Halloween Spooktacular Anderson Foundation Family November 3, 2018 Ellis Hall: A Tribute KeyBank Pops to Ray Charles November 4, 2018 Fantasy Pieces Toledo Blade Chamber November 10, 2018 Queen Latifah Spotlight Event November 16 & 17, 2018 A Hero’s Life ProMedica Masterworks December 1, 2018 Christmas at the Anderson Foundation Peristyle Family December 2, 2018 Handel’s Messiah Special Event December 8 & 9, 2018 Toledo Ballet’s Nutcracker Special Event January 11 & 12, 2019 Nordic Air ProMedica Masterworks January 13, 2019 Wazdastyle! Anderson Foundation Family January 19, 2019 Moz-Art à la Haydn Welltower Mozart in the Afternoon January 26, 2019 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy KeyBank Pops January 27, 2019 Night Music Toledo Blade Chamber February 1 & 2, 2019 André Watts Returns ProMedica Masterworks February 22 & 23, 2019 The Muse: ProMedica Masterworks Clara Schumann March 2, 2019 Musical Geniuses Welltower Mozart in the Afternoon March 9, 2019 I’m Getting Sentimental KeyBank Pops Over You March 15 & 16, 2019 The Majestic Sea ProMedica Masterworks March 24, 2019 Diversive Elements Toledo Blade Chamber March 30, 2019 Concierto de Aranjuez Welltower Mozart in the Afternoon April 5 & 6, 2019 The Scottish Symphony ProMedica Masterworks April 13, 2019 Michael Cavanaugh: KeyBank Pops The Music of Billy Joel April 28, 2019 Lea Salonga: KeyBank Pops I Dreamed a Dream May 4, 2019 Star Wars: A New Hope Spotlight Event In Concert May 5, 2019 Quintets Old & New Toledo Blade Chamber May 17 & 18, 2019 Mahler’s Resurrection ProMedica Masterworks June 7, 2019 Beatles Concerto ProMedica Masterworks

Artists and programs subject to change SEPTEMBER 2018 The Blade Chamber Series Friends of Music SEPTEMBER 9, 2018, 7 PM | TOLEDO CLUB

RAVEL Introduction and Allegro BLOCH Prayer for Cello and Piano MOZART “Kegelstatt” Trio BRAHMS String Sextet No. 2

ProMedica Masterworks Series Trudel’s Debut SEPTEMBER 21 & 22, 2018, 8 PM | PERISTYLE Alain Trudel, conductor Featuring dancers from Toledo Ballet

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 DIETZ Caldera TCHAIKOVSKY Selections from Swan Lake A new era begins as Alain Trudel launches his first season as Music Director of the Toledo Symphony! Dancers from Toledo Ballet join us for great moments from Tchaikovsky’s unforgettable Swan Lake. Beethoven’s dramatic Fifth Symphony tops off the evening with one of the most famous themes in all of music.

KeyBank Pops Series West Side Story: Film with Live Orchestra SEPTEMBER 29, 2018, 8 PM | STRANAHAN THEATER Alain Trudel, conductor

The Toledo Symphony joins the worldwide celebration of Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday. Relive the brilliance, grit and emotion of the Oscar®-winning film on the big screen above the stage while the TSO performs every note of the iconic score. This is a completely unique visual and sonic experience you won’t soon forget! This concert is made possible by Hylant.

DAVID SALTZMAN HOLLY CARR RAN DANK OCTOBER 2018 ProMedica Masterworks Series Colors SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2018, 8 PM | PERISTYLE Alain Trudel, conductor ONE David Saltzman, tuba NIGHT Holly Carr, silk painting artist ONLY!

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Tsar Saltan Suite and the Flight of the Bumblebee ADLER Tuba Concerto* BORODIN Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor STRAVINSKY Suite from The Firebird One night only — this breathtaking program brings together three Russian masters of music, including Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances. Artist Holly Carr creates a panoramic silk painting during a live performance of Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite. Don’t miss the world premiere of Samuel Adler’s Tuba Concerto, performed by TSO’s own David Saltzman.

Welltower Mozart in the Afternoon Series Jupiter! OCTOBER 27, 2018, 2 PM | VALENTINE THEATRE Alain Trudel, conductor Ran Dank, piano

MOZART Overture to The Marriage of Figaro SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Concerto No. 1 MOZART Symphony No. 41 in C Major “Jupiter” Back by popular demand, pianist Ran Dank returns for Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 1, composed in the wake of Soviet government censorship. The performance closes with the last symphonic composition of Mozart’s illustrious career, the giant and grand Jupiter Symphony.

Anderson Foundation Family Series Halloween Spooktacular SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2018, 3 PM | VALENTINE THEATRE Enjoy a variety of pre-concert activities (like our popular instrument petting zoo!) in the Grand Lobby and then head into the Valentine Theatre for a fabulously fun program of the spooky classics you know and love. Bring your camera, as kids get the opportunity to walk across the stage in our annual costume parade!

*World premiere NOVEMBER 2018

KeyBank Pops Series Ellis Hall: A Tribute to Ray Charles NOVEMBER 3, 2018, 8 PM | STRANAHAN THEATER Bruce Anthony Kiesling, conductor

Join Tower of Power’s Ellis Hall and the Toledo Symphony for a truly authentic Ray Charles experience as they perform all his greatest hits, including I Got A Woman, Hit the Road Jack, and Georgia On My Mind.

The Blade Chamber Series Fantasy Pieces NOVEMBER 4, 2018, 7 PM | TOLEDO CLUB

HINDEMITH Fantasy Piece for Cello and Piano BRUCH Pieces for Clarinet, Horn, and Piano SCHREKER The Wind DVOŘÁK Piano Quintet

Spotlight Event Queen Latifah NOVEMBER 10, 2018, 8 PM | PERISTYLE Michelle Merrill, conductor With a Grammy award and six nominations for albums in jazz, pop and rap, an Oscar nomination for her role in Chicago, and dozens of other film and television roles, this Renaissance woman defies genres with her compelling voice and presence. Queen Latifah’s appearance is made possible by Fifth Third Bank.

ProMedica Masterworks Series A Hero’s Life NOVEMBER 16 & 17, 2018, 8 PM | PERISTYLE Alain Trudel, conductor Members of the Toledo Symphony Youth Orchestras

SMITH Star-Spangled Banner WILLIAMS Born on the Fourth of July ZWILICH Symbolon STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben (A Hero’s Life) Members of the Toledo Symphony Youth Orchestras perform side-by-side with their professional TSO counterparts in an epic orchestra to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, paying tribute to the courageous men and women who served this great country. DECEMBER 2018

Anderson Foundation Family Series Christmas at the Peristyle SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2018, 3 PM | PERISTYLE Alain Trudel, conductor Kick off the holiday season with Christmas at the Peristyle! This Saturday matinee will feature sing-a-longs, the talented Toledo Opera Chorus, Toledo Symphony School of Music students, and a special visit from Santa!

Special Holiday Event Handel’s Messiah SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2018, 4 PM ROSARY CATHEDRAL Sara Jobin, conductor Toledo Choral Society Terra State Choral Society Handel’s Messiah returns to the glorious acoustic of Rosary Cathedral. The TSO joins forces with local choirs and international vocalists in this holiday tradition. Last year’s performance sold out, so get your tickets to the Messiah of the season!

Special Holiday Event Toledo Ballet’s Nutcracker SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2018, 2 PM AND 7 PM SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2 PM STRANAHAN THEATER Lisa Mayer-Lang, artistic director Gen Horiuchi, choreographer with additional choreography by Lisa Mayer-Lang and Marie Vogt Toledo Ballet’s Nutcracker comes to life with exquisite dancing, breathtaking scenery, and Tchaikovsky’s beloved score performed live by the Toledo Symphony Orchestra. When midnight strikes on a chilly, frost-dusted Christmas Eve, Clara and her enchanted Nutcracker Prince are whisked away to a magical world of toy soldiers, mice, dancing snowflakes, and a Sugar Plum Fairy in the dazzling Land of Sweets. Join us again or start a new holiday tradition with your loved ones. From the first sounds of the symphony tuning up to the dancers’ grand finale, Toledo Ballet’s 78th Annual Nutcracker is an experience you won’t soon forget!

ROSARY CATHEDRAL JANUARY 2019 ProMedica Masterworks Series Nordic Air JANUARY 11 & 12, 2019, 8 PM | PERISTYLE Alain Trudel, conductor Augustin Hadelich, violin

NIELSEN Aladdin March SIBELIUS Violin Concerto GRIEG Peer Gynt Suites No. 1 and 2 SIBELIUS Finlandia Back by popular demand from the pivotal program that brought together Alain Trudel and the TSO, Grammy- winning violinist Augustin Hadelich returns to the Peristyle stage and reunites with our new Music Director in this program inspired by the icy landscape of Northern Europe.

Anderson Foundation Family Series Wazdastyle! SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 2019, 3 PM | VALENTINE THEATRE Alain Trudel, conductor This inventive program explores different musical styles — from rock and soul to classical and techno — in a fun and interactive “Wheel of Fortune” type of game. Audiences will learn about instruments, rhythm, and some of the most famous themes ever written.

Welltower Mozart in the Afternoon Series Moz-Art à la Haydn JANUARY 19, 2019, 2 PM | VALENTINE THEATRE Anja Bihlmaier, conductor Kirk Toth and Téa Prokes, violin

HAYDN Symphony No. 85 in B-Flat Major “La Reine” SCHNITTKE Moz-Art à la Haydn for Two Violins and Orchestra MOZART Symphony No. 36 in C Major “Linz” Witty and inviting, Moz-Art à la Haydn connects two of the greatest composers of the Classical Era: Franz Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Based on surviving fragments of Mozart’s lost “pantomime music”, with a special nod to one of Haydn’s most famous symphonies, this piece is sure to delight! We open with Haydn’s Symphony No. 85 “La Reine” or “The Queen” and conclude with Mozart’s dazzling Symphony No. 36, written in just four days on a trip to the Austrian city of Linz. JANUARY 2019 KeyBank Pops Series Big Bad Voodoo Daddy JANUARY 26, 2019, 8 PM | STRANAHAN THEATER Get into the swing of things with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy! Celebrating its 25th anniversary and countless appearances in film and television — including a remarkable seven appearances on The Tonight Show, the Super Bowl XXXIII Halftime Show, Dancing with the Stars, and performances for three U.S. Presidents — this nine-piece band takes music to the next level with a high-octane, deliriously fun show fusing together jazz, blues, swing, and more!

The Blade Chamber Series Night Music JANUARY 27, 2019, 7 PM | TOLEDO CLUB

SAGLIETTI Notte Serena FAURE Piano Trio TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Trio

AUGUSTIN HADELICH

TÉA PROKES

KIRK TOTH

BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY ANDRÉ WATTS

SARA DAVIS BUECHNER FEBRUARY 2019 ProMedica Masterworks Series André Watts Returns FEBRUARY 1 & 2, 2019, 8 PM | PERISTYLE Alain Trudel, conductor André Watts, piano

GRIEG Piano Concerto TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6 “Pathétique” A living legend, André Watts is the only soloist to have performed with every TSO Music Director since Serge Fournier in the 1970s. Make history and join André Watts for his eighth appearance with the TSO — and his first in 15 years! We pair Grieg’s romantic Piano Concerto with Tchaikovsky’s gorgeously melodic and profoundly emotional Symphony No. 6. Don’t miss this program of incredible pathos and passion.SARA DAVIS BUECHNER ProMedica Masterworks Series The Muse: Clara Schumann FEBRUARY 22 & 23, 2019, 8 PM | PERISTYLE Lio Kuokman, conductor Sara Davis Buechner, piano

R. SCHUMANN Overture to Genoveva C. SCHUMANN Piano Concerto BRAHMS Symphony No. 1 Rumors of a love triangle between composers Robert Schumann, his wife Clara Schumann, and Johannes Brahms have intrigued the classical music world for over a century. This program takes a closer look at the serendipitous intersection between three young composers, poignant love, and music born from tragedy.

LIO KUOKMAN

SARA DAVIS BUECHNER MARCH 2019 Welltower Mozart in the Afternoon Series Musical Geniuses MARCH 2, 2019, 2 PM | VALENTINE THEATRE Alain Trudel, conductor Blake Pouliot, violin

BRITTEN Simple Symphony MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5 MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4 in A Major “Italian” Audiences have long been inspired by amazing child prodigies in the music world. In this program, we present music written early in the lives of three musical geniuses, who at remarkably young ages began creating masterful musical compositions brimming with imaginative possibilities.

KeyBank Pops Series I’m Getting Sentimental Over You MARCH 9, 2019, 8 PM | STRANAHAN THEATER

Legendary jazz pianist Gene DiNovi — who performed alongside all the jazz greats, including Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Artie Shaw, and Lester Young — joins new TSO Music Director and virtuoso trombonist Alain Trudel to perform special arrangements of hits from the Golden Era of Jazz.

ProMedica Masterworks Series The Majestic Sea MARCH 15 & 16, 2019, 8 PM | PERISTYLE

Alain Trudel, conductor Michèle Losier, mezzo soprano

HADLEY The Ocean CHAUSSON Poème de l’amour et de la mer DEBUSSY Clair de lune DEBUSSY La Mer

Claude Debussy’s most sensuous masterpiece La Mer, and its rich depiction of the sea, powers an evening of oceanic works by Hadley and Chausson. Critically-acclaimed mezzo soprano Michèle Losier joins the TSO in Chausson’s Poème de l’amour et de la mer (Poem of Love and the Sea). MARCH 2019 The Blade Chamber Series Diversive Elements MARCH 24, 2019, 7 PM | TOLEDO CLUB

BÖHME Brass Sextet RAVEL String Quartet GILLINGHAM Diversive Elements BOLLING Toot Suite

Welltower Mozart in the Afternoon Series Concierto de Aranjuez MARCH 30, 2019, 2 PM | VALENTINE THEATRE Jean-François Rivest, conductor Gerardo Perez Capdevila, guitar

MOZART Eine kleine Nachtmusik RODRIGO Concierto de Aranjuez MOZART Symphony No. 25 in G Minor According to Gramaphone Magazine, “Joaquín Rodri- go’s Concierto de Aranjuez is arguably one of the most popular concertos of all time, thanks in no small measure to the extraordinary beauty of its central Adagio.” Written for classical guitar and orchestra, this piece provides beautiful contrast to Mozart’s famous Eine kleine Nachtmusik and his dramatic and tragic Symphony No. 25.

BLAKE POULIOT

MICHÈLE LOSIER

GERARDO PEREZ CAPDEVILA LEA SALONGA

MICHAEL CAVANAUGH

LEONARDO COLAFELICE APRIL 2019 ProMedica Masterworks Series The Scottish Symphony APRIL 5 & 6, 2019, 8 PM | PERISTYLE Giordano Bellincampi, conductor Leonardo Colafelice, piano

CHERUBINI Overture to Medea BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1 MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3 “Scottish” Take a tour of the Scottish countryside in Mendelssohn’s brilliant Symphony No. 3. Audience favorites, conductor Giordano Bellincampi and internationally-acclaimed pianist Leonardo Colafelice, return to the Peristyle stage for this program, which also features Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1, a work full of drama, edge, and awe-inspiring virtuosity.

KeyBank Pops Series Michael Cavanaugh: The Music of Billy Joel APRIL 13, 2019, 8 PM | PERISTYLE Hand-picked by Billy Joel himself to star in the lead role of his Broadway musical, Movin’ Out, Cavanaugh’s distinctive flair evokes the style of the Piano Man. Get in aNew York State of Mind with Uptown Girl, Longest Time, You May Be Right, and other hit songs by the artist that Billboard called “the new voice of the American Rock and Roll songbook.”

KeyBank Pops Series Lea Salonga: I Dreamed a Dream APRIL 28, 2019, 3 PM | PERISTYLE The Tony Award-winning voice of Princess Jasmine and Mulan performs music from her illustrious stage and screen career, including songs from Aladdin, Miss Saigon, Les Misérables and more, along with some of her favorite pop songs. Presented in a special Peristyle matinee, this is not to be missed! MAY & JUNE 2019 Spotlight Event Star Wars: A New Hope In Concert MAY 4, 2019, 8 PM | HUNTINGTON CENTER Steven Jarvi, conductor Coming to Toledo from a galaxy far, far away—experience Star Wars: A New Hope like never before as the Toledo Symphony Orchestra performs the live accompaniment to John Williams’ Oscar®-winning score on the big screen! Bring the entire family out for this once-in-a-lifetime event during the Toledo Symphony’s 75th anniversary season.

The Blade Chamber Series Quintets Old & New MAY 5, 2019, 7 PM | TOLEDO CLUB

PÄRT Fratres MCDEVITT Flute Quintet* SCHUBERT String Quintet

ALAIN TRUDEL

SARAH SHAFER

SUSAN PLATTS

*World premiere ProMedica Masterworks Series Mahler’s Resurrection MAY 17 & 18, 2019, 8 PM | PERISTYLE Alain Trudel, conductor Sarah Shafer, soprano Susan Platts, mezzo soprano Assembled choruses

MAHLER Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection” No other work in the symphonic repertoire so completely brings together musicians and audiences in communion. Music Director Alain Trudel combines a larger-than-life orchestra and a massive chorus of community singers to perform Mahler’s heart-stopping soundscape that unites life, death, and ultimate resurrection.

ProMedica Masterworks Series Beatles Concerto FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2019, 8 PM | PERISTYLE Alain Trudel, conductor Hannah White, violin

COPLAND Fanfare for the Common Man ONE NIGHT GOULET Beatles Fantasy ONLY! DAUGHERTY Metropolis Symphony One night only! TSO joins legends of pop culture in this light classics program. Finalist of the 2014 Sphinx Competition, violinist Hannah White joins the TSO for Goulet’s Beatles Fantasy, featuring the rock group’s most famous songs in gorgeous classical arrangements. Michael Daugherty’s Metropolis pays symphonic tribute to the legend of Superman and all of its iconic characters.

HANNAH WHITE

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