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Table of Contents | Week 24 7 bso news 15 on display in symphony hall 16 the boston symphony orchestra 19 old strains reawakened: the boston symphony’s historical instrument collection by douglas yeo 25 this week’s program Notes on the Program 26 The Program in Brief… 27 Franz Schubert 33 Gustav Mahler 47 To Read and Hear More… Guest Artists 51 Bernard Haitink 52 Camilla Tilling 54 sponsors and donors 64 future programs 66 symphony hall exit plan 67 symphony hall information program copyright ©2013 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. design by Hecht Design, Arlington, MA cover photo of BSO piccolo player Cynthia Meyers by Stu Rosner BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue Boston, MA 02115-4511 (617)266-1492 bso.org bernard haitink, lacroix family fund conductor emeritus, endowed in perpetuity seiji ozawa, music director laureate 132nd season, 2012–2013 trustees of the boston symphony orchestra, inc. Edmund Kelly, Chairman • Paul Buttenwieser, Vice-Chairman • Diddy Cullinane, Vice-Chairman • Stephen B. Kay, Vice-Chairman • Robert P. O’Block, Vice-Chairman • Roger T. Servison, Vice-Chairman • Stephen R. Weber, Vice-Chairman • Theresa M. Stone, Treasurer William F. Achtmeyer • George D. Behrakis • Jan Brett • Susan Bredhoff Cohen, ex-officio • Richard F. Connolly, Jr. • Cynthia Curme • Alan J. Dworsky • William R. Elfers • Thomas E. Faust, Jr. • Nancy J. Fitzpatrick • Michael Gordon • Brent L. Henry • Charles W. Jack, ex-officio • Charles H. Jenkins, Jr. • Joyce G. Linde • John M. Loder • Nancy K. Lubin • Carmine A. Martignetti • Robert J. Mayer, M.D. • Susan W. Paine • Peter Palandjian, ex-officio • Carol Reich • Arthur I. Segel • Thomas G. Stemberg • Caroline Taylor • 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 • John F. Cogan, Jr. • Mrs. Edith L. Dabney • Nelson J. Darling, Jr. • Nina L. Doggett • Mrs. John H. Fitzpatrick • Dean W. Freed† • Thelma E. Goldberg • Mrs. Béla T. Kalman • George Krupp • Mrs. Henrietta N. Meyer • Nathan R. Miller • Richard P. Morse • David Mugar • Mary S. Newman • Vincent M. O’Reilly • William J. Poorvu • Peter C. Read • Edward I. Rudman • Richard A. Smith • Ray Stata • John Hoyt Stookey • Wilmer J. Thomas, Jr. • 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. Susan Bredhoff Cohen, Co-Chair • Peter Palandjian, Co-Chair • Noubar Afeyan • David Altshuler • Diane M. Austin • Lloyd Axelrod, M.D. • Judith W. Barr • Lucille M. Batal • Linda J.L. Becker • Paul Berz • James L. Bildner • Mark G. Borden • Partha Bose • Anne F. Brooke • Stephen H. Brown • Gregory E. Bulger • Joanne M. Burke • Ronald G. Casty • Richard E. Cavanagh • Dr. Lawrence H. Cohn • Charles L. Cooney • William Curry, M.D. • James C. Curvey • Gene D. Dahmen • Jonathan G. Davis • Paul F. Deninger • Michelle A. Dipp, M.D., Ph.D. • Dr. Ronald F. Dixon • Ronald M. Druker • Alan Dynner • Philip J. Edmundson • Ursula Ehret-Dichter • John P. Eustis II • Joseph F. Fallon • Judy Moss Feingold • Peter Fiedler • Steven S. Fischman • John F. Fish • Sanford Fisher • Jennifer Mugar Flaherty • Robert Gallery • Levi A. Garraway • Cora H. Ginsberg • Robert R. Glauber • Stuart Hirshfield • Susan Hockfield • Lawrence S. Horn • Jill Hornor • William W. Hunt • Valerie Hyman • Everett L. Jassy • Stephen J. Jerome • Darlene Luccio Jordan, Esq. • Paul L. Joskow • Stephen R. Karp • John L. Klinck, Jr. • † Deceased week 24 trustees and overseers 3 photos by Michael J. Lutch Peter E. Lacaillade • Charles Larkin • Robert J. Lepofsky • Jay Marks • Jeffrey E. Marshall • Robert D. Matthews, Jr. • Maureen Miskovic • Robert Mnookin • Paul M. Montrone • Sandra O. Moose • Robert J. Morrissey • J. Keith Motley, Ph.D. • Cecile Higginson Murphy • Joseph J. O’Donnell • Joseph Patton • Ann M. Philbin • Wendy Philbrick • Claudio Pincus • Lina S. Plantilla, M.D. • Irene Pollin • Jonathan Poorvu • Dr. John Thomas Potts, Jr. • William F. Pounds • Claire Pryor • James M. Rabb, M.D. • John Reed • Robin S. Richman, M.D. • Dr. Carmichael Roberts • Susan Rothenberg • Joseph D. Roxe • Kenan Sahin • Malcolm S. Salter • Diana Scott • Donald L. Shapiro • Wendy Shattuck • Christopher Smallhorn • Michael B. Sporn, M.D. • Nicole Stata • Margery Steinberg • Patricia L. Tambone • Jean Tempel • Douglas Thomas • Mark D. Thompson • Albert Togut • Diana Osgood Tottenham • Joseph M. Tucci • Robert A. Vogt • David C. Weinstein • Dr. Christoph Westphal • James Westra • June K. Wu, M.D. • Patricia Plum Wylde • Dr. Michael Zinner • D. Brooks Zug overseers emeriti Helaine B. Allen • Marjorie Arons-Barron • Caroline Dwight Bain • Sandra Bakalar • George W. Berry • William T. Burgin • Mrs. Levin H. Campbell • Earle M. Chiles • Carol Feinberg Cohen • Mrs. James C. Collias • Ranny Cooper • Joan P. Curhan • Phyllis Curtin • Tamara P. Davis • Mrs. Miguel de Bragança • JoAnneWalton Dickinson • Phyllis Dohanian • Harriett Eckstein • George Elvin • Pamela D. Everhart • J. Richard Fennell • Lawrence K. Fish • Myrna H. Freedman • Mrs. James Garivaltis • Dr. Arthur Gelb • Robert P. Gittens • Jordan Golding • Mark R. Goldweitz • Michael Halperson • John Hamill • Deborah M. Hauser • Carol Henderson • Mrs. Richard D. Hill • Marilyn Brachman Hoffman • Roger Hunt • Lola Jaffe • Martin S. Kaplan • Mrs. S. Charles Kasdon • Mrs. Gordon F. Kingsley • Robert I. Kleinberg • David I. Kosowsky • Robert K. Kraft • Farla H. Krentzman • Benjamin H. Lacy • Mrs. William D. Larkin • Edwin N. London • Frederick H. Lovejoy, Jr. • Diane H. Lupean • Mrs. Harry L. Marks • Joseph B. Martin, M.D. • Joseph C. McNay • Albert Merck • Dr. Martin C. Mihm, Jr. • John A. Perkins • May H. Pierce • Dr. Tina Young Poussaint • Daphne Brooks Prout • Patrick J. Purcell • Robert E. Remis • John Ex Rodgers • Alan W. Rottenberg • Roger A. Saunders • Lynda Anne Schubert • L. Scott Singleton • Gilda Slifka • Samuel Thorne • Paul M. Verrochi • Mrs. Joan D. Wheeler • Margaret Williams-DeCelles • Richard Wurtman, M.D. week 24 trustees and overseers 5 BSO News BSO Archives Honors Sir Colin Davis The BSO Archives has set up a special display case honoring Sir Colin Davis, who passed away on Sunday, April 14, at the age of 85. BSO concerts last week were dedicated to the memory of Sir Colin, who made his Boston Symphony debut in February 1967, was the BSO’s principal guest conductor from 1972 to 1984, and returned to the BSO podium between 2003 and 2010 for a more recent series of memorable concerts. The display case honoring Sir Colin is located audience-right in the Brooke Corridor of Symphony Hall (the orchestra- level Massachusetts Avenue corridor). A tribute to Sir Colin Davis will appear in these pages next week, the final program book of the BSO’s 2012-13 Symphony Hall season. “UnderScore Friday” This Friday, April 26 This Friday night’s BSO performance under the direction of LaCroix Family Fund Conductor Emeritus Bernard Haitink is the last of this season’s six “UnderScore Friday” concerts, at which attendees hear comments from the stage about the program. This Friday, BSO violin- ist Bonnie Bewick will greet the audience to begin the proceedings. Boston Symphony Chamber Players at Jordan Hall, Sunday, April 28, at 3 p.m. The Boston Symphony Chamber Players will conclude this season’s four-concert Jordan Hall series at the New England Conservatory this Sunday afternoon, April 28, at 3 p.m. The program will include Janáˇcek’s Mládi (Youth) for flute, oboe, two clarinets, bassoon, and horn; Martin˚u’s Nonet for winds and strings; and Brahms’s Clarinet Trio in A, Opus 114, with guest pianist David Deveau. Single tickets at $38, $29, and $22 are available online week 24 bso news 7 at bso.org, at the Symphony Hall box office, or by calling Symphony Charge at (617) 266-1200. On the day of the concert, tickets are available only at the Jordan Hall box office, 30 Gainsborough Street. BSO Community Chamber Concerts The BSO is happy to continue offering free Community Chamber Concerts by BSO musicians on Sunday afternoons at 3 p.m. in locations throughout the greater Boston area, specifically for communities whose access to the BSO is limited by distance or economics. The Com- munity Chamber Concerts are designed to build personal connections to the BSO and orchestral music, allowing community members to become more deeply engaged with the BSO over time. Each program lasts about an hour and is followed by a coffee-and-dessert reception for the audience and musicians. Upcoming concerts include a program of music for brass quintet at Lawrence High School on Sunday, April 28, and at Chelsea High School on May 5. These free concerts are made possible in part by a generous grant from the Lowell Institute. For tickets, please call SymphonyCharge at 1-888-266-1200. Free Chamber Music Concerts Featuring BSO Musicians at Northeastern University’s Fenway Center on St. Stephen Street Once again this season, the BSO in collaboration with Northeastern University is pleased to offer free chamber music concerts by members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra on selected Friday afternoons at 1:30 p.m. at the Fenway Center at Northeastern University, 77 St. Stephen St. (at the corner of St. Stephen and Gainsborough streets). Free general- admission tickets can be reserved by e-mailing [email protected] or by calling (617) 373-4700; on the day of the performance, remaining tickets are available at the door. This season’s final concert will take place this Friday, April 26, when a BSO brass quintet made up of Benjamin Wright, Michael Martin, Jason Snider, Stephen Lange, and James Markey will perform Holborne’s Elizabethan Dance Suite, a suite of excerpts from Bernstein’s West Side Story, Ewald’s Brass Quintet No. 1, and the world premiere of BSO trumpet player Michael Martin’s Cycle Miniature, composed specifically for this ensemble on this occasion.