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Queen Latifah SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2018 8 PM | THE PERISTYLE Film and music legend Queen Latifah comes to Toledo for this special event you don’t want to miss! 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 IMMERSE YOURSELF IN and invite more beauty into your LIFE. If you have a really hard day at work, or simply need to get away from the world, schedule some time to enjoy EXQUISITE CRAFTSMANSHIP and JOIN US. THE PERISTYLE ToleDO Symphony Series SUBSCriBers reCeiVE: Exclusive Access. Exclusive Access to Queen Latifah, Christmas at the Peristyle, Handel’s Messiah, and Toledo Ballet’s Nutcracker — all before tickets go on sale to the general public. Great Savings. Save up to 20% off of the single ticket price. Best Seats. Highest priority for selecting the best seats available. Total Convenience. All tickets are received by mail at the beginning of the season. Lost tickets can be reprinted FREE, even at the performance. Ultimate Flexibility. Can’t attend a concert? Simply call in advance to exchange your tickets for new tickets of comparable value to another concert. ANDRÉ WATTS Trudel’s Debut SEPTEMBER 21 & 22, 2018 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 unfor- gettable Swan Lake. Beethoven’s dramatic Fifth Symphony tops off the evening with one of the most famous themes in all of music. Colors SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2018 ONE Alain Trudel, conductor NIGHT ONLY! David Saltzman, tuba Holly Carr, silk painting artist RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Tsar Saltan Suite and the Flight of the Bumblebee ADLER Tuba Concerto* BORODIN Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor STRAVINSKY Firebird Suite One night only — this breathtaking program brings together three Russian masters of music, including the flaming colors and soar- ing melodies of Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances. Artist Holly Carr joins the TSO on stage and creates a panoramic silk painting during a live performance of Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite. You don’t want to miss this exhilarating program that includes the world premiere of Samuel Adler’s haunting Tuba Concerto, performed by TSO’s own David Saltzman. This concert is included in Saturday subscriptions. A Hero’s Life FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS AT 8 PM NOVEMBER 16 & 17, 2018 TOLEDO MUSEUM OF ART PERISTYLE Alain Trudel, conductor Featuring members of the Toledo Symphony Youth Orchestras SMITH Star-Spangled Banner André Watts Returns WILLIAMS Born on the Fourth of July ZWILICH Symbolon FEBRUARY 1 & 2, 2019 STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben (A Hero’s Life) Alain Trudel, conductor Members of the Toledo Symphony Youth André Watts, piano Orchestras perform side-by-side with their GRIEG Piano Concerto professional TSO counterparts in an epic TcHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6 “Pathetique” orchestra to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. A living legend, André Watts is the only soloist We pay tribute to the courageous men and to have performed with every TSO music women who served this great country and director since Serge Fournier in the 1970s. the world with John Williams’ Born on the Make history and join André Watts for his Fourth of July, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s eighth appearance with the TSO — and his first in 15 years! We pair Grieg’s romantic Piano Symbolon — first performed in the Soviet Concerto with Tchaikovsky’s gorgeously Union in 1988 — and Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben, “A Hero’s Life.” melodic and profoundly emotional Symphony No. 6. Don’t miss this program of incredible pathos and passion. Nordic Air JANUARY 11 & 12, 2019 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. *World premiere Programs are subject to change. FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS AT 8 PM TOLEDO MUSEUM OF ART PERISTYLE The Muse: The Scottish Symphony Clara Schumann APRIL 5 & 6, 2019 FEBRUARY 22 & 23, 2019 Giordano Bellincampi, conductor Leonardo Colafelice, piano Lio Kuokman, conductor Sara Davis Buechner, piano CHERUBINI Medea Overture BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1 R. SCHUMANN Overture to Genoveva MeNDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3 C. SCHUMANN Piano Concerto “Scottish” BRAHMS Symphony No. 1 Take a tour of the Scottish countryside in Rumors of a love triangle between composers Mendelssohn’s brilliant Symphony No. 3. Robert Schumann, his wife Clara Schumann, Audience favorites, conductor Giordano and Johannes Brahms have intrigued the classi- Bellincampi and internationally-acclaimed cal music world for over a century. This pro- pianist Leonardo Colafelice, return to the gram takes a closer look at the serendipitous Peristyle stage for this program, which intersection between three young composers, also features Beethoven’s Piano Concerto poignant love, and music born from tragedy. No. 1, a work full of drama, edge, and awe-inspiring virtuosity. The Majestic Sea MARCH 15 & 16, 2019 Alain Trudel, conductor Michèle Losier, mezzo soprano HADLEY The Ocean CHAUSSON Poème de l’amour et de la mer SUSAN DEBUSSY Clair de lune PLATTS DEBUSSY La Mer Claude Debussy’s most sensuous masterpiece SARA DaVIS La Mer, and its rich depiction of the sea, pow- BUECHNER ers 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). LEONARDO COLAFELICE Programs are subject to change. Mahler’s Resurrection MICHÈLE Losier MAY 17 & 18, 2019 FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS AT 8 PM Alain Trudel, conductor TOLEDO MUSEUM OF ART PERISTYLE 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. Beatles Concerto FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2019 ONE Alain Trudel, conductor NIGHT Hannah White, violin ONLY! COPLAND Fanfare for the Common Man GOULET Beatles Fantasy DAUGHERTY Metropolis Symphony One night only! TSO unites 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—from British Invasion and Beatlemania to their final break-up—in gorgeous classical arrangements. Michael Daugherty’s Metropolis pays symphonic tribute to the legend of Superman and all of its iconic characters. This concert is included in Friday subscriptions. sarah SHAFER WEST SIDE STORY © 1961 METRO-GOLDwyn-Mayer STUDios INC. ALL Rights RESERVED. SATURDAYS AT 8 PM AND ONE SUNDAY MATINEE STRANAHAN AND PERISTYLE West Side Story: I’m Getting Sentimental Film with Orchestra Over You SEPTEMBER 29, 2018 MARCH 9, 2019 The Toledo Symphony joins the worldwide cel- Legendary jazz pianist Gene DiNovi — who ebration of Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday. performed alongside all the jazz greats, includ- Relive the brilliance, grit and emotion of the ing Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Artie Oscar®-winning film on the big screen above the Shaw, and Lester Young — joins new TSO Music stage while the TSO performs every note of the Director and virtuoso trombonist Alain Trudel to iconic score. This is a completely unique visual perform special arrangements of hits from the and sonic experience you won’t soon forget! Golden Era of Jazz. Ellis Hall: A Tribute Michael Cavanaugh: AT THE to Ray Charles The Music of Billy Joel PERISTYLE NOVEMBER 3, 2018 APRIL 13, 2019 Protégé of Ray Charles, Tower of Power’s Ellis Hand-picked by Billy Joel himself to star in the Hall is an accomplished and prolific performer, lead role of his Broadway musical, Movin’ Out, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist. In a career Cavanaugh’s distinctive flair evokes the style spanning over four decades, Hall has electrified of the Piano Man. Get in a New York State of audiences throughout the world with his soulful Mind with Uptown Girl, Longest Time, You May R&B. Join Ellis Hall and the Toledo Symphony Be Right, and other hit songs by the artist that for a truly authentic Ray Charles experience Billboard called “the new voice of the American as they perform all his greatest hits, including Rock and Roll songbook.” I Got A Woman, Hit the Road Jack, and Georgia On My Mind. AT THE Lea Salonga: PERISTYLE Big Bad Voodoo Daddy I Dreamed a Dream APRIL 28, 2019 JANUARY 26, 2019 3 PM SUNDAY MATINEE AT THE PERISTYLE! Get into the swing of things with Big Bad The Tony Award-winning voice of Princess Voodoo Daddy! Celebrating its 25th anniversary Jasmine and Mulan performs music from her and countless appearances in film and television illustrious stage and screen career, including — including a remarkable seven appearances songs from Aladdin, Miss Saigon, Les on The Tonight Show, the Super Bowl XXXIII Misérables and more, along with some of her Halftime Show, Dancing with the Stars, and favorite pop songs. Presented in a special performances for three U.S.