BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SBJI OZAWA MUSIC DIRECTOR 109TH SEASON 1989-90 ^r^ After the show, enjoy the limelight. Tanqueray. A singular experience. Imported English Gin, 47.3% Alc/Vol (94.6°). 100% Grain Neutral Spirits. © 1988 Schieffelin & Somerset Co., New York, N.Y. Seiji Ozawa, Music Director Carl St. Clair and Pascal Verrot, Assistant Conductors One Hundred and Ninth Season, 1989-90 Trustees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Nelson J. Darling, Jr., Chairman Emeritus J. P. Barger, Chairman George H. Kidder, President Mrs. Lewis S. Dabney, Vice-Chairman Archie C. Epps, Vice-Chairman Mrs. John H. Fitzpatrick, Vice-Chairman William J. Poorvu, Vice-Chairman and Treasurer David B. Arnold, Jr. Mrs. Eugene B. Doggett Mrs. August R. Meyer Peter A. Brooke Avram J. Goldberg Mrs. Robert B. Newman James F. Geary Mrs. John L. Grandin Peter C. Read John F. Cogan, Jr. Francis W. Hatch, Jr. Richard A. Smith Julian Cohen Mrs. Bela T. Kalman Ray Stata William M. Crozier, Jr. Mrs. George I. Kaplan William F. Thompson Mrs. Michael H. Davis Harvey Chet Krentzman Nicholas T. Zervas Trustees Emeriti Vernon R. Alden Mrs. Harris Fahnestock Mrs. George R. Rowland Philip K. Allen E. Morton Jennings, Jr. Mrs. George Lee Sargent Allen G. Barry Edward M. Kennedy Sidney Stoneman Leo L. Beranek Albert L. Nickerson John Hoyt Stookey Mrs. John M. Bradley Thomas D. Perry, Jr. John L. Thorndike Abram T. Collier Irving W. Rabb Other Officers of the Corporation John Ex Rodgers, Assistant Treasurer Michael G. McDonough, Assistant Treasurer Daniel R. Gustin, Clerk Administration Kenneth Haas, Managing Director Daniel R. Gustin, Assistant Managing Director and Manager of Tanglewood Michael G. McDonough, Director of Finance and Business Affairs Evans Mirageas, Artistic Administrator Anne H. Parsons, Orchestra Manager Caroline Smedvig, Director of Public Relations and Marketing Josiah Stevenson, Director of Development Robert Bell, Data Processing Manager Michelle R. Leonard, Media and Production Madelyne Codola Cuddeback, Director Manager, Boston Symphony Orchestra of Corporate Development Marc Mandel, Publications Coordinator Patricia F. Halligan, Personnel Administrator John C. Marksbury, Director of Sarah J. Harrington, Budget Manager Foundation and Government Support Margaret A. Hillyard, Director of Volunteers Julie-Anne Miner, Manager of Russell M. Hodsdon, Manager of Box Office Fund Reporting ) Craig R. Kaplan, Controller Richard Ortner, Administrator of Nancy A. Kay, Director of Sales & Tanglewood Music Center Marketing Manager Scott Schillin, Assistant Manager, John M. Keenum, Director of Pops and Youth Activities Tanglewood Music Center Development Joyce M. Serwitz, Director of Major Gifts/ Patricia Krol, Coordinator of Youth Activities Assistant Director of Development Steven Ledbetter, Musicologist & Cheryl L. Silvia, Function Manager Program Annotator Susan E. Tomlin, Director ofAnnual Giving r Programs copyright ^1990 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Cover by Jaycole Advertising, Inc./Cover photo by Steve J. Sherman Board of Overseers of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. John F. Cogan, Jr., Chairman R. Willis Leith, Jr., Vice-Chairman Mrs. Ray A. Goldberg, Vice-Chairman Mrs. R. Douglas Hall III, Secretary Mrs. David Bakalar Haskell R. Gordon E. James Morton Bruce A. Beal Steven Grossman David G. Mugar Mrs. Leo L. Beranek Joe M. Henson David Nelson Lynda Schubert Bodman Susan M. Hilles Robert P. O'Block Donald C. Bowersock, Jr. Glen H. Hiner Walter H. Palmer William M. Bulger Mrs. Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Andrall E. Pearson Mrs. Levin H. Campbell Ronald A. Homer John A. Perkins Earle M. Chiles Julian T. Houston Daphne Brooks Prout Mrs. C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Lola Jaffe Millard H. Pryor, Jr. James F. Cleary Anna Faith Jones Robert E. Remis William H. Congleton H. Eugene Jones John Ex Rodgers William F. Connell Susan B. Kaplan Mrs. William H. Ryan Walter J. Connolly, Jr. Mrs. S. Charles Kasdon Keizo Saji Albert C. Cornelio Richard L. Kaye Roger A. Saunders Mrs. Eugene B. Doggett Robert D. King Mrs. Raymond H. Schneider Phyllis Dohanian Mrs. Gordon F. Kingsley Mark L. Selkowitz Hugh Downs Mrs. Carl Koch Mrs. Donald B. Sinclair Goetz B. Eaton Robert K. Kraft W. Davies Sohier, Jr. Harriett M. Eckstein George Krupp Ralph Z. Sorenson Edward Eskandarian Mrs. Hart D. Leavitt Ira Stepanian Katherine Fanning Stephen R. Levy Mrs. Arthur I. Strang John A. Fibiger Frederick H. Lovejoy, Jr. Mark Tishler, Jr. Peter M. Flanigan Mrs. Charles P. Lyman Luise Vosgerchian Henry L. Foster C. Charles Marran Roger D. Wellington Dean Freed Nathan R. Miller Robert A. Wells Peter H.B. Frelinghuysen Hanae Mori Mrs. Thomas H.P. Whitney Mrs. James Garivaltis Mrs. Thomas S. Morse Mrs. John J. Wilson Jordan L. Golding Richard P. Morse Brunetta R. Wolfman Mark R. Goldweitz Overseers Emeriti Mrs. Weston W. Adams Mrs. Louis I. Kane Mrs. Peter van S. Rice Mrs. Frank G. Allen Leonard Kaplan Mrs. Jerome Rosenfeld Mrs. Richard Bennink Benjamin H. Lacy Mrs. William C. Rousseau Mary Louise Cabot Mrs. James F. Lawrence Francis P. Sears, Jr. Johns Congdon Mrs. Stephen V.C. Morris Mrs. Richard H. Thompson Mrs. Thomas J. Galligan Stephen Paine, Sr. Mrs. Donald B. Wilson Mrs. Richard D. Hill David R. Pokross Symphony Hall Operations Robert L. Gleason, Facilities Manager James E. Whitaker, House Manager Cleveland Morrison, Stage Manager Franklin Smith, Supervisor of House Crew Wilmoth A. Griffiths, Assistant Supervisor of House Crew William D. McDonnell, Chief Steward H.R. Costa, Lighting 2 Officers of the Boston Symphony Association of Volunteers Nina Doggett, President Thelma Goldberg, Executive Vice-President Pat Jensen, Secretary Goetz B. Eaton, Treasurer Florence T. Whitney, Nominating Chairman Vic e-Presidents Mary Bates, Hall Services Denise Mujica, Membership Charles Jack, Adult Education Susan Robinson, Fundraising Projects Marilyn Larkin, Tanglewood Carol Scheifele-Holmes, Public Relations Kathy Massimiano, Tanglewood Preston Wilson, Development Services Molly Millman, Regions Pat Woolley, Youth Activities Chairmen of Regions Krista Kamborian Baldini Kathleen G. Keith Patti Newton Joan Erhard Helen Lahage Pamela S. Nugent Bettina Harrison Janet Landry Beverly J. Pieper Betty Hosage Elaine Miller Patricia L. Tambone Business and Professional Leadership Association Board of Directors Harvey Chet Krentzman, Chairman James F. Cleary, BPLA President Members J. P. Barger Thelma Goldberg Malcolm L. Sherman Leo Beranek Joe Henson Ray Stata William F. Connell George H. Kidder Stephen J. Sweeney Walter J. Connolly Vincent M. O'Reilly Roger Wellington Nelson J. Darling For their continued support of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, special thanks to the Massachusetts Council on the i^0)) National arts and Endowment humanities for the Arts also serving science museums and environmental institutions References furnished on request Armenta Adams Aaron Copland Santiago Rodriguez American Ballet John Corigliano Abbott Ruskin Theater Phyllis Curtin Kathryn Selby Michael Barrett Rian de Waal George Shearing Leonard Bernstein Michael Feinstein Bright Sheng William Bolcom Lukas Foss Leonard Shure Jorge Bolet Philip Glass Abbey Simon Boston Pops Orchestra Karl Haas Stephen Sondheim Boston Symphony David Korevaar Herbert Stessin Chamber Players Fernando Laires Tanglewood Music Center Boston Symphony Garah Landes Virgil Thomson Orchestra Marian McPartland Nelita True Boston University John Nauman Craig Urquhart School of Music Seiji Ozawa Earl Wild Joanne Brackeen Luciano Pavarotti John Williams Bradshaw and Buono Alexander Peskanov Yehudi Wyner Dave Brubeck Andre Previn and 200 others ^H Baldwin TODAY'S STANDARD OF MUSICAL EXCELLENCE. 4 Symphony Hall. These events are offered on an individual basis, even to those who are not attending that evening's BSO concert. The BSO speaker for the last Supper Talk of the season, on Thursday, April 19, will be BSO violist Mark Ludwig. The final Supper Concert of Symphony Spotlight 1989-90 will feature music of Beethoven (Sat- urday, April 21). The suppers are priced at This is one in a series of biographical sketches $21 per person for an individual event. Single that focus on some of the generous individuals reservations are available only as space permits who have endowed chairs in the Boston Sym- and are accepted until two business days prior phony Orchestra. Their backgrounds are varied, to the event. For further information and res- but each felt a special commitment to the ervations, please call the Volunteer Office at Boston Symphony Orchestra. (617) 266-1492, ext. 177. J. P. and Mary Barger Chair Help the BSO Renovation Committee J. P. and Mary Barger share a special interest in the complete spectrum of musical life. Dur- The Renovation Committee of the BSO Trus- ing the winter concert season Mr. and Mrs. tees is looking for some very special pieces of Barger can be found in Symphony Hall every the highest quality period furniture, including Saturday evening, entertaining friends with occasional tables and chairs, small-scale buf- their extra pairs of BSO concert series tickets. fets, and small couches or love seats, for some The Bargers' initial involvement with the Bos- of the renovated areas of Symphony Hall. ton Symphony Orchestra was in 1971, and After committee approval and professional with each passing season their participation appraisal, such gifts of furniture will be con- and dedication to Symphony has expanded. In sidered donations to the Boston Symphony 1981 J. P. became a member of the BSO's Orchestra. If you are moving to a smaller Board of Trustees. Currently much of his time home or have "one piece of furniture too and energy is devoted to his position as Chair- many" and would like to support the BSO in man of the Board of Trustees; he is also chair- this way, please call Lisa Lyles in the Develop- man of the Resources Committee. The Barg- ment Office at (617) 266-1492, ext. 131. ers' children, Jeffrey and Melissa, both chose to learn to play the trombone, and J. P. decided BSO Members in Concert to do likewise. The fact that their family was "trombone-oriented" provided motivation for Founded by BSO cellist Jonathan Miller, J.