SIGHT & SOUND Shostakovich, Michelangelo, and the Artistic Conscience

Feb 11 2018 The Metropolitan Museum of Art SIGHT & SOUND Hello! Shostakovich, Michelangelo, and the Artistic Conscience We’re so glad you’ve joined us today. In TŌN, our goal is to make orchestral music relevant Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 2 PM to today’s audiences. Here’s how we’re doing The Metropolitan Museum of Art things a little differently: The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium Performance #80: Season 3, Concert 17

Let’s Chat Leon Botstein, conductor Some of us will be in the hall at intermission. Come say hi, grab a I. Discussion & Excerpts The Music: Dmitri Shostakovich’s Suite on Verses selfie, ask some questions, and let us of Michelangelo know your thoughts. The Artwork: Works by Michelangelo Buonarroti

We have A’s for your Q’s Intermission After the performance, stick around II. Performance Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) for the Q&A session. You can ask a Suite on Verses of Michelangelo Buonarroti, Op. 145a question of anyone in the orchestra, (1974) Truth and find out what we musicians think! Morning Love Be a Social Butterfly Separation If you have a great time, let your Anger Dante friends know: share a photo or video To the Exile (without disturbing anyone else), Creativity use #theorchnow, and tag us Night @theorchnow. Death Immortality Tyler Duncan, baritone III. Audience Q&A To find out more about usand what we think about the music, look through this program and visit theorchestranow.org. To stay up to date with TŌN emails, see the insert in this program. And This concert is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer to find out how you can support the orchestra, On view at The Met Fifth Avenue through February 12, 2018 turn to page 12. Gallery 899, Second Floor

But above all else, we invite you to sit back and The concert will run approximately 2 hours including one 20-minute intermission.

ENJOY! No beeping or buzzing, please! Silence all electronic devices. Photos and videos are encouraged, but only before and after the music.

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THU MARCH 29 at 7:30 PM at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater Dmitri Shostakovich Born: 9/25/1906 in St. Petersburg BERLIOZ’S Died: 8/9/1975 at age 68 in Moscow SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE Suite on Verses of Michelangelo c. 44 min Leon Botstein, “This suite weaves a cold and desolate story, detail by detail, like a slow- burning picture.” –Andrew Borkowski, TŌN cellist music director of The Orchestraconductor Now and the American Symphony Orchestra Tyler Duncan, baritone performer with the and the Spoleto Festival

Walter Braunfels antastic Aearances o a Theme by Berlio Written Premiered This is a airytale aventure ull o rama 1974, at age 67 10/12/1975 at the Moscow ts asymmetric theme travels rom gooiness to Conservatory Bolshoi Hall mysteriousness to reaminess in Moscow USSR Radio and Television Orchestra –inn Shin TŌN cellist Maxim Shostakovich, conductor Berlioz Movements Symphonie fantastiue Truth To the Exile One o my avorite ieces to lay Morning Creativity t’s a ivemovement story o morbi antasies an characters Love Night –elly Moeik Separation Death TŌN oboist Anger Immortality Dante

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Tyler Duncan baritone Leon Botstein Performances: Friendly in Flora at the American Spoleto Festival; Dandini in conductor Rossini’s La Cenerentola with Pacific Opera Victoria; Demetrius in Britten’s A Leon Botstein brings a renowned career Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Princeton Festival; roles in Lully’s Armide with as both a conductor and educator Houston’s Mercury Baroque; Purcell’s The Faerie Queen and King Arthur with to his role as music director of The Early Music Vancouver; Papageno in Mozart’s Die Zauberflötewith Greensboro Orchestra Now. He has been music Opera; the Speaker in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöteat the American Spoleto Festival director of the American Symphony and with France’s Angers-Nantes Opéra; Raimondo in Handel’s Almira at the Orchestra since 1992, artistic codirector Boston Early Music Festival; Yamadori in Puccini’s Madama Butterflyand Fiorello of Bard SummerScape and the Bard in Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia at the Metropolitan Opera Music Festival since their creation, and Appearances: featured with the Calgary, Rochester, and president of Bard College since 1975. He orchestras; the San Diego, Québec, Toronto, Seattle, American, National, was the music director of the Jerusalem Baltimore, Milwaukee, Montreal, Utah, Winnipeg, Newfoundland, and Puerto Symphony Orchestra from 2003–11, Rico Symphony orchestras; the Tafelmusik, Portland, and Philharmonia Baroque and is now conductor laureate. This orchestras; Munich Bach and Grand Philharmonic Choirs; Boston’s Handel and year he will assume artistic directorship Haydn Society; Les Violons du Roy; the Oratorio Society of New York of the Grafenegg Academy in Austria. Mr. Botstein is also a frequent guest Festivals: Bard Music Festival; Spoleto Festival USA; Halle Handel Festival; Verbier conductor with orchestras around Festival; Festival de Lanaudière; Stratford Summer Music Festival; Montreal and the globe, has made numerous Oregon Bach festivals recordings, and is a prolific author Recordings: the title role of John Blow’s Venus and Adonis, Bach’s St. Matthew and music historian. He is the editor of Photo by Matt Dine Passion with Portland Baroque, Purcell works and Carissimi’s Jepthe with Les Voix the prestigious The Musical Quarterly, Baroque, a DVD of Messiah with Kent Nagano and the Montreal Symphony and has received many honors for his contributions to music. Education: University of British Columbia; Germany’s Hochschule für Musik (Augsburg); Hochschule für Musik und Theater (Munich) More info online at leonbotstein.com.

6 Text TON to 33233 for email updates THEORCHESTRANOW.ORG 7 The Orchestra Now (TŌN) is a group of vibrant young musicians from Leon Botstein, across the globe who are making orchestral music relevant to 21st-century Music Director audiences. They are lifting the curtain on the musicians’ experience and Violin I Bass Tuba sharing their unique personal insights in a welcoming environment. Lila Vivas Blanco, Luke Stence, Principal Dan Honaker Hand-picked from the world’s leading conservatories—including Concertmaster Joshua DePoint Yurie Mitsuhashi Casey Karr Timpani The , Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Royal Conservatory Lili Sarayrah Paul Nemeth William Kaufman of Brussels, and the Curtis Institute of Music—the members of TŌN are Coline Berland Milad Daniari not only thrilling audiences with their critically acclaimed performances, Michael Rau Zhenyuan Yao Percussion but also enlightening curious minds by giving on-stage introductions and Diego Gabete Michael Franz Miles Salerni demonstrations, writing concert notes from the musicians’ perspective, and Youyang Qu William McPeters having one-on-one discussions with patrons during intermissions. Hao Xing Harp Flute Emily Melendes Conductor, educator, and music historian Leon Botstein founded TŌN in Violin II Matthew Ross, Principal Weiqiao Wu, Principal Denis Savelyev *not performing in this concert 2015 as a master’s degree program at Bard College, where he also serves as Leonardo Pineda Thomas J. Wible* president. The orchestra is in residence at Bard’s Richard B. Fisher Center for Clara Engen the Performing Arts, performing multiple concerts there each season as well Drew Youmans Oboe Members of TŌN can be identified as taking part in the annual Bard Music Festival. They also perform regularly Fangxi Liu James Jihyun Kim, Principal by their distinctive blue attire. at the finest venues in New York, including , Lincoln Center, Haemi Lee Regina Brady The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and others across NYC and beyond. The Jiayu Sun Kelly Mozeik* orchestra has performed with many distinguished conductors, including Hyunjae Bae (on leave) Alen Remezau* Guest Musicians Fabio Luisi, Neeme Järvi, Gerard Schwarz, and JoAnn Falletta. Grace Choi (on leave) Jiyoung Moon (on leave) Clarinet Violin I Adina Mu-Ying Tsai (on leave) Micah Candiotti-Pacheco Kathryn Aldous We invite you to get to know TŌN and discover music in the making! Explore Yuqian Zhang ( ) Sangwon Lee* Emily Uematsu upcoming concerts, see what our musicians have to say, and more at on leave Elias Rodriguez (on leave) theorchestranow.org. Viola Violin II Scot Moore, Principal Bassoon Ben Russell Chi Lee Carl Gardner, Principal Yuan Qi Adam Romey Viola Omar Shelly William Frampton Bonnie Heung Horn Emmanuel Koh Jamie Sanborn, Principal Clarinet Caleb Wong (on leave) Philip Brindise Viktor Tóth, Principal Ethan Brozka Cello Shannon Hagan (on leave) Horn Hui Zhang, Principal Anna Lenhart (on leave) Amanda Ray Kyle Anderson Jinn Shin Trumpet Percussion Danny Poceta Zachary Silberschlag, Charles Kiger Zhilin Wang Principal David Mancuso Lauren Peacock Szabolcs Koczur Thomas Mulvaney Andrew Borkowski Anita Tóth* Yuri Yamashita Alana Shannon Eleanor Lee Trombone Piano/Celeste Matt Walley, Principal Yu-Yuan Huang Gabe Cruz Federico Ramos, Bass Trombone

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James Jihyun Kim Miles Salerni oboe percussion/timpani

Hometown: Seoul, Korea Hometown: Bethlehem, PA Alma maters: The Juilliard School, B.M.; Stony Brook University, M.M.; Yale Alma maters: Boston University, B.M.; New England Conservatory of Music, School of Music, A.D. M.M.; Duquesne University, A.D. Awards/Competitions: Honorable Mention, 2013 IDRS Fernand Gillet-Hugo Fox Awards/Competitions: Winner, 2013–14 New England Conservatory Honors International Oboe Competition Chamber Ensemble Competition Appearances: Pablo Casals Music Festival, France; Norfolk Chamber Music Appearances: Round Top Festival Institute, Texas, 2010–11; Castleton Music Festival; Aspen Music Festival Festival, Virginia, 2012; Tanglewood Music Center, Massachusetts, 2016 Musical origins: I started to play the oboe at the age of 15. I used to play violin Musical origins: I started playing percussion in 6th grade. I wanted to play from and piano before but it never became serious. I always wanted to play a the age of 5 when I saw an African drumming concert, but my parents, who wind instrument but I never knew about oboe until I heard it for the first time. are musicians themselves, made me start on piano. The sound was so attractive and I felt like it changed the mood of the entire Favorite piece to play: Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 11. I’ve played it 3 times music when the instrument was played. That’s how I started to play oboe. with 3 different orchestras, and I’ve always played the same part: bass drum Favorite piece to play: Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin and chimes. Favorite fact about your instrument: The reed is almost like another instrument Favorite obscure piece: Andy Akiho’s to wALk Or ruN in wEst harlem itself. It has its own pitch and tone. Favorite non-classical musician or band: Bon Iver Favorite painting: Café Terrace at Night by Van Gogh What recording would you take to a deserted island: Mahler’s Symphony Piece of advice for a young classical musician: Find a great teacher. It will No. 2, New York Philharmonic, change your motivation. Favorite book: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon Favorite painting: Nighthawks by Edward Hopper Piece of advice for a young classical musician: Be open and listen to all types of music from all over the world.

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THE ORCHESTRA NOW BARD COLLEGE ABOUT METLIVEARTS Artistic Staff Board of Trustees The live arts series at The Metropolitan Museum of Art explores contemporary Leon Botstein, Music Director Charles P. Stevenson Jr., Chair Emeritus performance through the lens of the Museum’s exhibitions and unparalleled gallery James Bagwell, Associate Conductor and James C. Chambers ’81, Chair George F. Hamel Jr., spaces with singular performances and talks. MetLiveArts invites artists, performers, Academic Director Vice Chair curators, and thought-leaders to explore and collaborate within The Met, leading Zachary Schwartzman, Resident Conductor Emily H. Fisher, Vice Chair Andrés Rivas, Assistant Conductor Elizabeth Ely ’65, Secretary, Life Trustee with groundbreaking commissions, world premieres, and site-specific durational Erica Kiesewetter, Director of Audition Preparation Stanley A. Reichel ’65, Treasurer, Life Trustee performances that have been named some of the most “Memorable” and and Principal String Coach Fiona Angelini “Best of” performances in New York City by the New York Times, New Yorker, and Bridget Kibbey, Roland J. Augustine Director of Chamber Music and Broadway World. Arts Advocacy Leon Botstein+ Stuart Breslow+ Administrative Staff Mark E. Brossman Lynne Meloccaro, Executive Director Thomas M. Burger+ Oliver Inteeworn, Managing Director Marcelle Clements ’69, Life Trustee Brian J. Heck, Director of Marketing Craig Cogut Nicole M. de Jesús, Director of Development The Rt. Rev. Andrew M. L. Dietsche, Sebastian Danila, Music Preparer and Researcher Honorary Trustee Marielle Metivier, Orchestra Manager Asher B. Edelman ’61, Life Trustee Alice Terrett, Marketing Associate Paul S. Efron Benjamin Oatmen, Librarian Robert S. Epstein ’63 Hsiao-Fang Lin, IT Associate Barbara S. Grossman ’73, Alumni/ae Trustee Viktor Tóth, Production Coordinator Andrew S. Gundlach Kristin Roca, Administrative Assistant Sally Hambrecht Marieluise Hessel Maja Hoffmann Matina S. Horner+ Charles S. Johnson III ’70 Mark N. Kaplan, Life Trustee George A. Kellner Fredric S. Maxik ’86 James H. Ottaway Jr., Life Trustee Martin Peretz, Life Trustee Stewart Resnick, Life Trustee David E. Schwab II ’52 Roger N. Scotland ’93, Alumni/ae Trustee Jonathan Slone ’84 James A. von Klemperer Brandon Weber ’97, Alumni/ae Trustee Susan Weber Patricia Ross Weis ’52

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14 Text TON to 33233 for email updates THEORCHESTRANOW.ORG 15 UPCOMING EVENTS

FREE: BIZET’S SYMPHONY IN C FRI MAR 16 at The Great Hall at Cooper Union plus Pärt’s Fratres and Virgil Thomson’s The Plow that Broke the Plains Suite

James Bagwell, conductor

BERLIOZ’S SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE THU MAR 29 at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater plus Walter Braunfels’ Fantastic Appearances of a Theme by Berlioz

Leon Botstein, conductor

BARTÓK’S CONCERTO FOR TWO PIANOS THU MAY 3 at Carnegie Hall plus two colorful symphonies by László Lajtha and Ahmed Adnan Saygun

Leon Botstein, conductor Peter Serkin & Anna Polonsky, piano

SIGHT & SOUND DEBUSSY & FRENCH PAINTING: BEYOND REALISM SUN MAY 20 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Debussy’s Nocturnes and the artwork of the French Impressionists

Leon Botstein, conductor with members of the Bard Festival Chorale

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