Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert Programs, Season 127, 2007
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hr»"«r^"9 m \ ^HONY gq H 2007-2008 SEASON WEEK 20 fames Levine SeijiOzawa Music | Director Laure 1 INSURANCE INVESTMENTS RETIREMEN' ate. ^ T/^ arh. if4 fimply parf &(j wfo we At John Hancock we celebrate the talented performers and artists who bring for the performing the arts to life. And proudly continue our legacy of support arts and cultural institutions that enrich our community. Wi wIZi the future is yours Table of Contents Week 20 15 BSO NEWS 21 ON DISPLAY IN SYMPHONY HALL 23 BSO MUSIC DIRECTOR JAMES LEVINE 26 THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 30 FAREWELL, THANKS, AND ALL BEST: THIS YEAR'S BSO RETIREES 37 THIS WEEK'S PROGRAM Notes on the Program 39 Robert Schumann 47 Dmitri Shostakovich 59 To Read and Hear More. Guest Artists 63 Daniele Gatti 65 Garrick Ohlsson 73 SPONSORS AND DONORS 80 FUTURE PROGRAMS 82 SYMPHONY HALL EXIT PLAN 83 SYMPHONY HALL INFORMATION THIS WEEK S PRE-CONCERT TALKS ARE GIVEN BY MICHAEL STEINBERG, FORMER ANNOTATOR FOR THE BSO, SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, AND NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC. program copyright ©2008 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. design by Hecht Design, Arlington, MA cover photograph by Peter Vanderwarker EMC where information lives- When information comes together, it's always # a memorable performance. MiHim wwiwm organization, the BSO understands the critical role that information plays in keeping its operations running fluidly— and as the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, we help enterprises of all sizes manage, use, protect, and share their information more efficiently and cost effectively. Learn more atwww.EMC.com. 2 EMC , EMC, and where information lives are registered trademarks of EMC Corporation. 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At Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, we wrote the book on arrhythmias and are leading the way with less invasive and more permanent treatments. We're also tending to matters of the heart in our renowned catheterization lab, cardiac MRI and peripheral vascular diseases units and unique diabetes partnership with Joslin Clinic. To find out more, visit www.bidmc.harvard.edu/heart or call 800-667-5356. Israel A teaching hospital of Beth Deaconess Harvard Medical School Medical Center Affiliated with Joslin Clinic I A Research Partner of Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center I Official Hospital of the Boston Red Sox JAMES LEVINE, MUSIC DIRECTOR BERNARD HAITINK, CONDUCTOR EMERITUS SEIJI OZAWA, MUSIC DIRECTOR LAUREATE njih season, 2007-2008 TRUSTEES OF THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, INC. Edward H. Linde, Chairman Diddy Cullinane, Vice-Chairman • Robert P. O'Block, Vice-Chairman • Stephen Kay, Vice-Chairman Roger T. Servison, Vice-Chairman Edmund Kelly, Vice-Chairman • Vincent M. O'Reilly, Treasurer • George D. Behrakis • Mark G. Borden • Alan Bressler • Jan Brett • Samuel B. Bruskin Paul Buttenwieser Eric D. Collins Cynthia Curme • William R. Elfers Nancy J. Fitzpatrick • Charles K. Gifford Thelma E. Goldberg George Krupp • Shari Loessberg, ex-officio Carmine Martignetti • Robert J. Mayer, M.D. • Nathan R. Miller • Richard P. Morse • Susan W. Paine • Ann M. Philbin, ex-officio • Carol Reich • Edward I. Rudman • Hannah H. Schneider Arthur I. Segel Thomas G. Sternberg Wilmer J. Thomas, Jr. Stephen R. Weber • Stephen R. Weiner • Robert C. Winters LIFE TRUSTEES Vernon R. Alden • Harlan E. Anderson David B. Arnold, Jr. J. P. Barger Leo L. Beranek • Deborah Davis Berman Peter A. Brooke • Helene R. Cahners James F. Cleary John F. Cogan, Jr. Abram T. Collier • Mrs. Edith L. Dabney • Nelson J. Darling, Jr. • Nina L. Doggett • Mrs. John H. Fitzpatrick Dean W. Freed Edna S. Kalman • George H. Kidder • R. Willis Leith, Jr. Mrs. August R. Meyer • Mrs. Robert B. Newman William J. Poorvu • Irving W. Rabb Peter C. Read • Richard A. Smith • Ray Stata John Hoyt Stookey John L. Thorndike • Dr. Nicholas T. Zervas OTHER OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION Mark Volpe, Managing Director • Thomas D. May, Chief Financial Officer • Suzanne Page, Clerk of the Board BOARD OF OVERSEERS OF THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, INC. Shari Loessberg, Chairman • William F. Achtmeyer • Diane M. Austin • Lucille M. Batal Maureen Scannell Bateman • Linda J.L. Becker George W. Berry James L. Bildner Bradley Bloom Anne F. Brooke • Gregory E. Bulger William Burgin • Ronald G. Casty Carol Feinberg Cohen • Susan Bredhoff Cohen • Richard F. Connolly, Jr. • Charles L. Cooney Ranny Cooper • James C. Curvey Mrs. Miguel de Braganca Disque Deane Paul F. Deninger Ronald M. Druker Alan J. Dworsky • Alan Dynner • Ursula Ehret-Dichter John P. Eustis II • Pamela D. Everhart Joseph F. Fallon Thomas E. Faust, Jr. Judith Moss Feingold • Steven S. Fischman • John F. Fish • Lawrence K. Fish • Myrna H. Freedman • Carol Fulp Robert P. Gittens • Michael Gordon • Paula Groves Carol Henderson • Brent L. Henry • Susan Hockfield Osbert M. Hood Roger Hunt • William W. Hunt Ernest Jacquet Everett L. Jassy Charles H. Jenkins, Jr. • Darlene Luccio Jordan, Esq. Paul L. Joskow • Stephen R. Karp Brian Keane • Douglas A. Kingsley Robert Kleinberg Farla H. Krentzman Peter E. Lacaillade Renee Landers Charles Larkin Robert J. Lepofsky • Christopher J. Lindop John M. Loder • Edwin N. London Jay Marks • Jeffrey E. Marshall Joseph B. Martin, M.D. • Thomas McCann • Joseph C. McNay • Albert Merck WEEK 20 TRUSTEES AND OVERSEERS DEPOSIT AND CASH MANAGEMENT • RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT • COMMERCIAL BANKING ?<$f~^*&V* Philanthropic giving is always welcome, regardless of what form it takes. Boston Private Bank & Trust Company's Donor Advised Fund is a simple and flexible tool that makes charitable giving easier than ever. It enables you to set aside funds and recommend grants to qualified nonprofit organizations according to your interests and on your timetable, all while realizing a tax benefit. It is just one of the ways we make the connections that count — connections to the financial expertise you need, and a personal connection that goes far beyond the sum of our transactions. Boston Private Bank Trust Company Please contact Richard MacKinnon, Senior Vice President, at (617) 912-4287 or [email protected] www.bostonprivatebank.com Investments are not FDIC insured, have no Bank guarantee, and may lose value. »* \i photos by Michael J. Lutch Dr. Martin C. Mihm, Jr. • Robert Mnookin • Paul M. Montrone • Robert J. Morrissey • Evelyn Stefansson Nef • Robert T. O'Connell • Joseph Patton • Ann M. Philbin • May H. Pierce • Claudio Pincus Joyce L. Plotkin • Dr. John Thomas Potts, Jr. Dr. Tina Young Poussaint • James D. Price Claire Pryor • Patrick J. Purcell • John Reed • Donna M. Riccardi • Susan Rothenberg • Alan Rottenberg • Joseph D. Roxe • Kenan Sahin • Gilda Slifka • Christopher Smallhorn • John C. Smith Charles A. Stakely Patricia L. Tambone • Caroline Taylor • Mark D. Thompson Samuel Thome • Albert Togut • Diana Osgood Tottenham Joseph M. Tucci Paul M. Verrochi • Robert S. Weil • David C. Weinstein • James Westra • Mrs. Joan D. Wheeler • Richard Wurtman, M,D. Patricia Plum Wylde • Dr. Michael Zinner D. Brooks Zug OVERSEERS EMERITI Helaine B. Allen Marjorie Arons-Barron • Caroline Dwight Bain • Sandra Bakalar Mrs. Levin H. Campbell • Earle M. Chiles • Mrs. James C. Collias • Joan P. Curhan • Phyllis Curtin • Tamara P. Davis • Betsy P. Demirjian • JoAnne Walton Dickinson • Phyllis Dohanian • Goetz B. Eaton Harriett Eckstein George Elvin • J. Richard Fennell • Peter H.B. Frelinghuysen • Mrs. Thomas Galligan, Jr. • Mrs. James Garivaltis • Dr. Arthur Gelb Jordan Golding • Mark R. Goldweitz • Michael Halperson • John Hamill • Deborah M. Hauser • Mrs. Richard D. Hill • Marilyn Brachman Hoffman • Lola Jaffe • Michael Joyce • Martin S. Kaplan • Mrs. S. Charles Kasdon • • Mrs. Gordon F. Kingsley • David I. Kosowsky Robert K. Kraft • Benjamin H. Lacy Mrs. William D. Larkin • Hart D. Leavitt • Frederick H. Lovejoy, Jr. • Diane H. Lupean • Mrs. Charles P. Lyman • Mrs. Harry L. Marks John A. Perkins • Daphne Brooks Prout • Robert E. Remis • John Ex Rodgers • Mrs. Jerome Rosenfeld Roger A. Saunders • Lynda Anne Schubert Mrs. Carl Shapiro • L. Scott Singleton • Patricia Hansen Strang Robert A. Wells • Margaret Williams-DeCelles • Mrs. Donald B. Wilson • Mrs. John J. Wilson OFFICERS OF THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION OF VOLUNTEERS Ann Philbin, President • Howard Cutler, Executive Vice President, Fundraising Richard Dixon, Executive Vice President, Administration • Gerald Dreher, Treasurer • Margery Steinberg, Executive Vice President, Tanglewood EXECUTIVE BOARD Mary Gregorio, Vice President, Special Projects • Pat Kavanagh, Vice President, Membership • Rosemary Noren, Vice President, Symphony Shop • Aaron Nurick, Vice