ORANGE COUNTY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER RENÉE AND HENRY SEGERSTROM CONCERT HALL Saturday, February 5, 2011 , at 8:00 p.m. Preview talk with Alan Chapman at 7:00 p.m.

PRESENTS

2010–2011 HAL AND JEANETTE SEGERSTROM FAMILY FOUNDATION CLASSICAL SERIES BEETHOVEN ’S PIANO CONCERTOS CARL ST.C LAIR , CONDUCTOR ARNALDO COHEN , PIANO

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 (1770 –1827) Poco sostenuto — Vivace Allegretto Presto Allegro con brio

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BEETHOVEN Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 73, Emperor Allegro Adagio un poco mosso Rondo: Allegro ARNALDO COHEN

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SEGERSTROM CENTER FOR THE ARTS Pacific Symphony P- 7 PROGRAM NOTES BY MICHAEL CLIVE

Beethoven’s Piano Concertos musical tradition and the only composer ments, the adherence to sonata form, the LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN worthy of Beethoven’s mantle, dubbed final rondo with its repeated melodic state - (1770 –1827) Beethoven’s seventh “The Apotheosis of the ments by the soloist. But its consistently Dance.” As a nickname, the phrase is awk - noble character is unique. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in A Major, ward; as an accurate characterization of a rededication of the Eroica symphony (he Op. 92 towering symphony, it could hardly be bet - ripped Napoleon’s name out of the auto - ter. We feel our inner selves irresistibly drawn graph score) shows what he thought of Instrumentation: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, to dance as we listen. emperors, but the Emperor Concerto seems 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, strings. Beethoven began writing his seventh aptly named for its elevated expression, Performance time: 36 minutes. symphony in 1811 and completed it the which never flags. following year. The huge success of the Rather than climbing to altitude, the eethoven’s nine symphonies are not just symphony’s premiere suggests that it was concerto’s opening seems already to have Ba succession of masterpieces at the cen - immediately recognized as a work of arrived at a great height, announcing itself ter of the orchestral repertoire; they are also genius. Led by his friend Ignaz Schuppanzigh with the gilded quality of a royal fanfare. constantly excerpted in settings far outside — the same virtuoso to whom he dedi - After an introduction, the splendid opening the concert hall. So they sound familiar cated his violin romances — the orchestra theme has a sense of firmness, strongly even to those of us who didn’t grow up included Johann Hummel, Giacomo rooted in the concerto’s tonic key of E flat. knowing them, and if we can’t immediately Meyerbeer, Mauro Giuliani and Antonio It is balanced by a second theme that is no identify them by number, we can make an Salieri, who were among the most prominent less noble but far softer, almost whispering educated guess. One hint from the experts: composers of the day. The clamorous its presence until the two themes reconcile. if the sound has even a hint of elegance and audience demanded and received an After this high-flying but worldly opening, classical restraint… if there is a sense of encore of the second movement, an the second-movement adagio seems to symmetry about the construction… then allegretto dominated by a gravely intense ascend still further, perhaps heavenward, it’s an even-numbered symphony. If it thun - melody of four beats per measure. In stopping time with a sweet but melancholy ders with intense dynamics, broods over response to popular demand, an addi - meditation. After the end of a series of heroic themes and sounds as if the fate of tional performance was scheduled. trills, listen for the second phrase of the the world is at stake… then it’s an odd- poetic main theme: in his book The Rest Is numbered symphony. Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major Noise , the music critic Alex Ross identifies Beethoven’s seventh is true to this pat - for Piano and Orchestra, this as a source for Leonard Bernstein’s tern, and even if you think you don’t Op. 73, Emperor song “Somewhere” from the musical West know it, you can locate it in the canon: Side Story . not the martial, politically charged Eroica Instrumentation: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, In the final movement, the main theme is (No. 3), or the ever-familiar fifth with fate 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, strings, really just an arpeggio reassembled. But with knocking at its door, or the Ode to Joy solo piano. Performance time: 38 minutes. each dazzling iteration, Beethoven disassem - (No. 9) — but definitely an odd-numbered bles it still further, requiring the listener to symphony. The opening sounds important here to begin discussing Beethoven’s take part in the performance through active and grave, and it unfolds like a series of WPiano Concerto No. 5? The popu - listening — just as variations on a theme first movements, with every bar seeming larity of this concerto with its adoring may require listeners to bushwhack their familiar and somehow emphatic. It could public is such that its number, though way back to the original theme. As in the only be No. 7. known to all, is rarely mentioned. It is sim - concerto’s opening, the main theme of the In the first movement we hear a tense ply “the Emperor Concerto,” a nickname final movement has the structure and impos - balance between the urgency of the opening supplied by Beethoven’s friend and pub - ing character of a fanfare. theme and the pastoral melody with which lisher Johann Cramer. No other piano Beethoven performed his other concer - it alternates. But this soon opens onto a live - concerto is more beloved, and none more tos publicly, but by 1811 his increasing ly vivace that begins gently and gathers powerfully combines nobility of expression deafness prevented him from doing so. The momentum until it threatens to burst with with sublime beauty. Beethoven completed premiere of the Emperor Concerto was its own exuberance. This level of almost it in 1811, around the same time as his played by pianist Friedrich Schneider in explosive energy is sustained throughout the Symphony No. 7. Leipzig. symphony, with few sustained passages of The Emperor Concerto bears the hall - slowness to offset the sense of vigor; every marks that have grown familiar through Michael Clive is a cultural reporter and movement is marked for speed. Richard the canon of Beethoven piano concertos: critic who lives in the Litchfield hills of Wagner, who saw himself as the savior of the fast-slow-fast arrangement of move - Connecticut.

P- 8 Pacific Symphony ABOUT THE MUSIC DIRECTOR

CARL ST.C LAIR St.Clair’s commitment to the devel - n 2010 –11, Music Director Carl St.Clair opment and performance of new works Icelebrates his 21st season with Pacific by American composers is evident in the Symphony. During his tenure, St.Clair has wealth of commissions and recordings by become widely recognized for his musi - Pacific Symphony. St.Clair has led the cally distinguished performances, his com - orchestra in numerous critically mitment to building outstanding educa - acclaimed albums including two piano tional programs and his innovative concertos of Lukas Foss on the harmonia approaches to programming. St.Clair’s mundi label. Under his guidance, the lengthy history with the Symphony solidi - orchestra has commissioned works which fies the strong relationship he has forged later became recordings, including with the musicians and the community. Richard Danielpour’s An American His continuing role also lends stability to Requiem on Reference Recordings and the organization and continuity to his Elliot Goldenthal’s Fire Water Paper: A vision for the Symphony’s future. Few Vietnam Oratorio on Sony Classical with orchestras can claim such rapid artistic cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Other composers com - development as Pacific Symphony—the missioned by St.Clair and Pacific Symphony largest orchestra formed in the United include William Bolcom, Philip Glass, States in the last 40 years—due in large Zhou Long, Tobias Picker, Frank Ticheli part to St.Clair’s leadership. and Chen Yi, Curt Cacioppo, Stephen The 2010-11 season, the “Year of the general music director and chief conduc - Scott, Jim Self (the Symphony’s principal Piano,” features numerous masterworks tor of the German National Theater and tubist), Christopher Theofandis and for keyboard performed by a slate of Staatskapelle (GNTS) in Weimar, James Newton Howard. internationally renowned artists. The sea - Germany, where he recently led Wagner’s In North America, St.Clair has led son also features three “Music Unwound” “Ring Cycle” to great critical acclaim. the Boston Symphony Orchestra, (where concerts highlighted by multimedia ele - St.Clair was the first non-European to he served as assistant conductor for sev - ments and innovative formats, two world hold his position at the GNTS; the role eral years), New York Philharmonic, premieres, and the 11th annual American also gave him the distinction of simulta - Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Composers Festival, featuring the music neously leading one of the newest Philharmonic, and the San Francisco, of Philip Glass. orchestras in America and one of the Seattle, Detroit, Atlanta, Houston, In 2008-2009, St.Clair celebrated the oldest orchestras in Europe. He has also Indianapolis, Montreal, Toronto, and milestone 30th anniversary of Pacific served as the general music director of Vancouver symphonies, among many. Symphony. In 2006-07, he led the the Komische Oper Berlin. Under St.Clair’s dynamic leadership, orchestra’s historic move into its home in St.Clair’s international career has him the Symphony has built a relationship the Renée and Henry Segerstrom conducting abroad numerous months a with the Southern California communi - Concert Hall at the Orange County year, and he has appeared with orchestras ty by understanding and responding to Performing Arts Center. The move came throughout the world. He was the prin - its cultural needs. A strong advocate of on the heels of the landmark 2005-06 cipal guest conductor of the Radio- music education for all ages, St.Clair has season that included St.Clair leading the Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart from been essential to the creation and imple - Symphony on its first European tour— 1998–2004, where he successfully com - mentation of the symphony education nine cities in three countries playing pleted a three–year recording project of programs including Classical Connections, before capacity houses and receiving the Villa–Lobos symphonies. He has also arts-X-press and Class Act. extraordinary responses. The Symphony appeared with orchestras in Israel, Hong received rave reviews from Europe’s clas - Kong, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and sical music critics—22 reviews in total. South America, and summer festivals He recently concluded his tenure as worldwide.

Pacific Symphony P- 9 ABOUT THE ARTISTS

in the 2010-11 season with performances of the fourth concerto with the St. Louis Symphony, of the fifth concerto ( Emperor ) with the Des Moines Symphony, and all five concerti with Carl St.Clair and Pacific Symphony. Cohen’s demand as a recitalist is evidenced by many performances in North America including a critically acclaimed concert at New York’s Town Hall, as well as those in San Francisco and Philadelphia, and last season in Toronto, Richmond, and Denver. The highlight of Cohen’s 2010-11 season will be his debut at Chicago’s Symphony Center as a part of the Chicago Symphony’s recital series. Cohen will also RAY CHEN perform in duo recitals with Romanian VIOLIN RNALDO OHEN pianist Mihaela Ursuleasa in Philadelphia, A C San Francisco, Quebec, and at Duke PIANO inner of the Queen Elisabeth University. International engagements WCompetition (2009) and the Yehudi include performances in Malaysia, Menuhin Competition (2008), Ray Chen is razilian-born pianist Arnaldo Cohen Singapore, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and has a reputation for astonishing his among the most compelling young violinists B visits to the U.K. and Canada. today. His recent performances, including audiences with the musical authority and Cohen came to prominence after blistering virtuosity of his performances. debut recitals at the Kennedy Center in winning first prize at the 1972 Busoni Washington D.C. and the Merkin Hall in His graceful and unaffected platform man - International Piano Competition and mak - ner belies playing of white-hot intensity, New York, have enraptured both the audi - ing his debut at the Concertgebouw in ences and the critics. intellectual probity and glittering bravura Amsterdam. For five years, he was a mem - technique bordering on sheer wizardry. He Born in Taiwan and raised in Australia, ber of the acclaimed Amadeus Trio and has Chen was accepted to the Curtis Institute of has performed with the Royal Philharmonic, performed with many string quartets, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Music at the age of 15, where he continues including the Lindsay and Chillingirian to work with Aaron Rosand on expanding Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and the Quartets. He began his musical studies at Santa Cecilia Orchestra of Rome under his repertoire. Chen plays the “Huggins” age 5, graduating from the Federal Stradivarius, on loan from The Nippon such leading conductors as Kurt Masur, University of Rio de Janeiro with an hon - Yehudi Menuhin and Wolfgang Sawallish. Music Foundation, and the 1721 Stradivarius ors degree in both piano and violin, while known as “The Macmillan,” provided as part Long in demand internationally, Cohen also studying for an engineering degree. has entered a rarefied echelon among per - of the award for winning the 2008-09 Young He became a professional violinist in the Concert Artists International Auditions in formers in America as well. Highlights Rio de Janeiro Opera House Orchestra include engagements with the Cleveland New York. while continuing piano studies with Chen’s performance of Bach’s Double Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra and Jacques Klein, a disciple of the legendary the Los Angeles Philharmonic. In the Violin Concerto became the much-discussed American pianist William Kapell. Cohen highlight of the 2009 Aspen Music Festival. 2009-10 season, Cohen performed all of pursued further training in Vienna with the Beethoven Concerti and the Triple Maestro Vengerov, who met Chen while Bruno Seidlhofer and Dieter Weber. serving on the jury of the Menuhin Concerto with Carlos Kalmar and the Oregon Cohen is the recipient of an honorary Symphony and returned to the Seattle Competition in Cardiff, immediately engaged fellowship awarded by the Royal Northern him to perform with the Mariinsky Theatre Symphony to perform Rachmaninoff’s fourth College of Music in Manchester, and until concerto. He performed Rachmaninoff’s Orchestra in St. Petersburg as well as at the recently held a professorship at the Royal opening concert of the following Menuhin third concerto with the Jacksonville Academy of Music in London. After living Symphony and returned to London for Competition, in April 2010 in Oslo. in London for 23 years, he relocated to the Chen’s upcoming engagements include a performances of Liszt’s second concerto United States in 2004, where he holds a with the London Philharmonic. Summer performance with the Taipei Symphony at full professorship at the Jacobs School of this year’s World Expo in Shanghai, a North festival appearances in 2010 included Music at Indiana University. Blossom, where he performed Tchaikovsky’s American orchestral debut with the New first concerto with the Cleveland Orchestra Jersey Symphony as well as concerts with the and Jahja Ling. Orchestre National de Lille, Deutsche Cohen’s enthusiastically heralded inter - Symphonie Berlin and Sydney Symphony. pretations of Beethoven’s concerti continue Chen will also be the featured soloist of the Rostropovich Festival in Moscow.

P- 10 Pacific Symphony ABOUT PACIFIC SYMPHONY

acific Symphony, celebrating its 32nd Pseason in 2010 –11, is led by Music Director Carl St.Clair, who marked his 20th anniversary with the orchestra during 2009 –2010. The largest orchestra formed in the U.S. in the last 40 years, the Symphony is recognized as an outstanding ensemble making strides on both the national and international scene, as well as in its own burgeoning community of Orange County. Presenting more than 100 concerts a year Later that same season, the Symphony also the Symphony as one of the country’s five and a rich array of education and commu - performed, by special invitation from the most innovative orchestras. The orchestra nity programs, the Symphony reaches more League of American Orchestras, at its 2006 has commissioned such leading composers than 275,000 residents — from school National Conference in Walt Disney as Michael Daugherty, James Newton children to senior citizens. Concert Hall in Los Angeles. Howard, Paul Chihara, Philip Glass, The orchestra paid tribute to St.Clair’s Founded in 1979 by Keith Clark with a William Bolcom, Daniel Catán, William milestone in 2009–10 with a celebratory $2,000 grant, the Symphony made its Kraft, Tobias Picker, Frank Ticheli, and season featuring inventive, forward-thinking debut in December 1979 at the Plummer Chen Yi, who composed a cello concerto projects. These included the launch of a Auditorium in Fullerton, with Clark con - in 2004 for Yo-Yo Ma. The Symphony has new series of multimedia concerts called ducting. By 1983, the orchestra had moved also commissioned and recorded An “Music Unwound,” featuring new visual its concerts to the Santa Ana High School American Requiem , by Richard Danielpour, elements, varied formats and more to high - auditorium, made its first recording and and Elliot Goldenthal’s Fire Water Paper: light great masterworks. begun to build a subscriber base. Through A Vietnam Oratorio with Yo-Yo Ma. The Symphony also offers a popular Clark’s leadership, the Symphony took The Symphony’s award-winning education Pops season led by Principal Pops residency at the new Orange County programs are designed to integrate the Conductor Richard Kaufman, celebrating Performing Arts Center in 1986, which Symphony and its music into the community 20 years with the orchestra in 2010 –11. greatly expanded its audience. Clark served in ways that stimulate all ages and form The Pops series stars some of the world’s in his role of music director until 1990. meaningful connections between students leading entertainers and is enhanced by Today, the Symphony offers moving and the organization. St.Clair actively par - state-of-the-art video and sound. Each musical experiences with repertoire rang - ticipates in the development and execution Pacific Symphony season also includes Café ing from the great orchestral masterworks of these programs. The orchestra’s Class Act Ludwig, a three-concert chamber music to music from today’s most prominent residency program has been honored as series, and “Classical Connections,” an composers, highlighted by the annual one of nine exemplary orchestra education orchestral series on Sunday afternoons American Composers Festival. The Wall programs in the nation by the National offering rich explorations of selected works Street Journal said, “Carl St.Clair, the Pacific Endowment for the Arts and the League of led by St.Clair. Assistant Conductor Maxim Symphony’s dynamic music director, has American Orchestras. Added to Pacific Eshkenazy brings a passionate commitment devoted 19 years to building not only the Symphony Youth Orchestra on the list of to building the next generation of audi - orchestra’s skills but also the audience’s instrumental training initiatives since the ence and performer through his leadership trust and musical sophistication — so 2007-08 season are Pacific Symphony of the Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra successfully that they can now present Youth Wind Ensemble and Pacific as well as the highly regarded Family some of the most innovative programming Symphony Santiago Strings. Musical Mornings series. in American classical music to its fast- In addition to its winter home, the Since 2006–07, the Symphony has per - growing, rapidly diversifying community.” Symphony presents a summer outdoor formed in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom The Symphony is dedicated to develop - series at Irvine’s Verizon Wireless Concert Hall, with striking architecture by ing and promoting today’s composers and Amphitheater, the organization’s summer Cesar Pelli and acoustics by the late Russell expanding the orchestral repertoire through residence since 1987. Johnson. In September 2008, the Symphony commissions, recordings, and in-depth debuted the hall’s critically acclaimed explorations of American artists and themes 4,322-pipe William J. Gillespie Concert at its American Composers Festival. For Organ. this work, the Symphony received the pres - In 2006, the Symphony embarked on its tigious ASCAP Award for Adventuresome first European tour, performing in nine Programming in 2005 and 2010. In 2010, a cities (including Vienna, Munich and study by the League of American Lucerne) in three countries — receiving an Orchestras, “Fearless Journeys,” included unprecedented 22 highly favorable reviews. Pacific Symphony P- 11 CARL ST.CLAIR , MUSIC DIRECTOR William J. Gillespie Music Director Chair

RICHARD KAUFMAN , PRINCIPAL POPS CONDUCTOR Hal and Jeanette Segerstrom Family Foundation Principal Pops Conductor Chair

MAXIM ESHKENAZY , ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR Mary E. Moore Family Assistant Conductor Chair

FirsT Violin Viola piccolo Bass TromBone Raymond Kobler Robert Becker,* Cynthia Ellis Robert Sanders Concertmaster, Catherine and James Emmi Eleanor and Michael Gordon Chair oBoe TuBa Chair Carolyn Riley Jessica Pearlman,* James Self * Paul Manaster John Acevedo Sue Radford Chair + Associate Concertmaster Meredith Crawford Deborah Shidler Timpani Jeanne Skrocki Luke Maurer Todd Miller* Assistant Concertmaster Julia Staudhammer englisH Horn Nancy Coade Eldridge Joseph Wen-Xiang Zhang Lelie Resnick percussion Christine Frank Pamela Jacobson Robert A. Slack* Kimiyo Takeya Cheryl Gates clarineT Cliff Hulling Ayako Sugaya Erik Rynearson Benjamin Lulich,* Ann Shiau Tenney Margaret Henken The Hanson Family Harp Maia Jasper Foundation Chair Mindy Ball* Robert Schumitzky cello David Chang Michelle Temple Agnes Gottschewski Timothy Landauer* Dana Freeman Kevin Plunkett** Bass clarineT piano/celesTe Grace Oh John Acosta Joshua Ranz Sandra Matthews* Jean Kim Robert Vos Angel Liu László Mezö Bassoon personnel manager Shalini Vijayan Ian McKinnell Rose Corrigan* Paul Zibits M. Andrew Honea Elliott Moreau second Violin Waldemar de Almeida Andrew Klein liBrarians Bridget Dolkas* Jennifer Goss Allen Savedoff Russell Dicey Jessica Guideri** Rudolph Stein Brent Anderson Yen-Ping Lai conTraBassoon producTion/sTage manager Yu-Tong Sharp Bass Allen Savedoff Ako Kojian Steven Edelman* Libby Farley Ovsep Ketendjian Douglas Basye** FrencH Horn assisTanT Linda Owen Christian Kollgaard Keith Popejoy* sTage manager Phil Luna David Parmeter Mark Adams Will Hunter MarlaJoy Weisshaar Paul Zibits James Taylor** Robin Sandusky David Black Russell Dicey * Principal Alice Miller-Wrate Andrew Bumatay ** Assistant Principal + On Leave Xiaowei Shi Constance Deeter TrumpeT Barry Perkins* The musicians of Pacific FluTe Tony Ellis Mercedes Smith* David Wailes Symphony are members of Sharon O’Connor the American Federation of Musicians, Local 7. Cynthia Ellis TromBone Michael Hoffman* David Stetson

P- 12 Pacific Symphony ABOUT THE MUSIC DIRECTOR

CARL ST.C LAIR St.Clair’s commitment to the devel - n 2010 –11, Music Director Carl St.Clair opment and performance of new works Icelebrates his 21st season with Pacific by American composers is evident in the Symphony. During his tenure, St.Clair has wealth of commissions and recordings by become widely recognized for his musi - Pacific Symphony. St.Clair has led the cally distinguished performances, his com - orchestra in numerous critically mitment to building outstanding educa - acclaimed albums including two piano tional programs and his innovative concertos of Lukas Foss on the harmonia approaches to programming. St.Clair’s mundi label. Under his guidance, the lengthy history with the Symphony solidi - orchestra has commissioned works which fies the strong relationship he has forged later became recordings, including with the musicians and the community. Richard Danielpour’s An American His continuing role also lends stability to Requiem on Reference Recordings and the organization and continuity to his Elliot Goldenthal’s Fire Water Paper: A vision for the Symphony’s future. Few Vietnam Oratorio on Sony Classical with orchestras can claim such rapid artistic cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Other composers com - development as Pacific Symphony—the missioned by St.Clair and Pacific Symphony largest orchestra formed in the United include William Bolcom, Philip Glass, States in the last 40 years—due in large Zhou Long, Tobias Picker, Frank Ticheli part to St.Clair’s leadership. and Chen Yi, Curt Cacioppo, Stephen The 2010-11 season, the “Year of the general music director and chief conduc - Scott, Jim Self (the Symphony’s principal Piano,” features numerous masterworks tor of the German National Theater and tubist), Christopher Theofandis and for keyboard performed by a slate of Staatskapelle (GNTS) in Weimar, James Newton Howard. internationally renowned artists. The sea - Germany, where he recently led Wagner’s In North America, St.Clair has led son also features three “Music Unwound” “Ring Cycle” to great critical acclaim. the Boston Symphony Orchestra, (where concerts highlighted by multimedia ele - St.Clair was the first non-European to he served as assistant conductor for sev - ments and innovative formats, two world hold his position at the GNTS; the role eral years), New York Philharmonic, premieres, and the 11th annual American also gave him the distinction of simulta - Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Composers Festival, featuring the music neously leading one of the newest Philharmonic, and the San Francisco, of Philip Glass. orchestras in America and one of the Seattle, Detroit, Atlanta, Houston, In 2008-2009, St.Clair celebrated the oldest orchestras in Europe. He has also Indianapolis, Montreal, Toronto, and milestone 30th anniversary of Pacific served as the general music director of Vancouver symphonies, among many. Symphony. In 2006-07, he led the the Komische Oper Berlin. Under St.Clair’s dynamic leadership, orchestra’s historic move into its home in St.Clair’s international career has him the Symphony has built a relationship the Renée and Henry Segerstrom conducting abroad numerous months a with the Southern California communi - Concert Hall at the Orange County year, and he has appeared with orchestras ty by understanding and responding to Performing Arts Center. The move came throughout the world. He was the prin - its cultural needs. A strong advocate of on the heels of the landmark 2005-06 cipal guest conductor of the Radio- music education for all ages, St.Clair has season that included St.Clair leading the Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart from been essential to the creation and imple - Symphony on its first European tour— 1998–2004, where he successfully com - mentation of the symphony education nine cities in three countries playing pleted a three–year recording project of programs including Classical Connections, before capacity houses and receiving the Villa–Lobos symphonies. He has also arts-X-press and Class Act. extraordinary responses. The Symphony appeared with orchestras in Israel, Hong received rave reviews from Europe’s clas - Kong, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and sical music critics—22 reviews in total. South America, and summer festivals He recently concluded his tenure as worldwide.

Pacific Symphony P- 9 ABOUT THE ARTISTS

in the 2010-11 season with performances of the fourth concerto with the St. Louis Symphony, of the fifth concerto ( Emperor ) with the Des Moines Symphony, and all five concerti with Carl St.Clair and Pacific Symphony. Cohen’s demand as a recitalist is evidenced by many performances in North America including a critically acclaimed concert at New York’s Town Hall, as well as those in San Francisco and Philadelphia, and last season in Toronto, Richmond, and Denver. The highlight of Cohen’s 2010-11 season will be his debut at Chicago’s Symphony Center as a part of the Chicago Symphony’s recital series. Cohen will also RAY CHEN perform in duo recitals with Romanian VIOLIN RNALDO OHEN pianist Mihaela Ursuleasa in Philadelphia, A C San Francisco, Quebec, and at Duke PIANO inner of the Queen Elisabeth University. International engagements WCompetition (2009) and the Yehudi include performances in Malaysia, Menuhin Competition (2008), Ray Chen is razilian-born pianist Arnaldo Cohen Singapore, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and has a reputation for astonishing his among the most compelling young violinists B visits to the U.K. and Canada. today. His recent performances, including audiences with the musical authority and Cohen came to prominence after blistering virtuosity of his performances. debut recitals at the Kennedy Center in winning first prize at the 1972 Busoni Washington D.C. and the Merkin Hall in His graceful and unaffected platform man - International Piano Competition and mak - ner belies playing of white-hot intensity, New York, have enraptured both the audi - ing his debut at the Concertgebouw in ences and the critics. intellectual probity and glittering bravura Amsterdam. For five years, he was a mem - technique bordering on sheer wizardry. He Born in Taiwan and raised in Australia, ber of the acclaimed Amadeus Trio and has Chen was accepted to the Curtis Institute of has performed with the Royal Philharmonic, performed with many string quartets, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Music at the age of 15, where he continues including the Lindsay and Chillingirian to work with Aaron Rosand on expanding Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and the Quartets. He began his musical studies at Santa Cecilia Orchestra of Rome under his repertoire. Chen plays the “Huggins” age 5, graduating from the Federal Stradivarius, on loan from The Nippon such leading conductors as Kurt Masur, University of Rio de Janeiro with an hon - Yehudi Menuhin and Wolfgang Sawallish. Music Foundation, and the 1721 Stradivarius ors degree in both piano and violin, while known as “The Macmillan,” provided as part Long in demand internationally, Cohen also studying for an engineering degree. has entered a rarefied echelon among per - of the award for winning the 2008-09 Young He became a professional violinist in the Concert Artists International Auditions in formers in America as well. Highlights Rio de Janeiro Opera House Orchestra include engagements with the Cleveland New York. while continuing piano studies with Chen’s performance of Bach’s Double Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra and Jacques Klein, a disciple of the legendary the Los Angeles Philharmonic. In the Violin Concerto became the much-discussed American pianist William Kapell. Cohen highlight of the 2009 Aspen Music Festival. 2009-10 season, Cohen performed all of pursued further training in Vienna with the Beethoven Concerti and the Triple Maestro Vengerov, who met Chen while Bruno Seidlhofer and Dieter Weber. serving on the jury of the Menuhin Concerto with Carlos Kalmar and the Oregon Cohen is the recipient of an honorary Symphony and returned to the Seattle Competition in Cardiff, immediately engaged fellowship awarded by the Royal Northern him to perform with the Mariinsky Theatre Symphony to perform Rachmaninoff’s fourth College of Music in Manchester, and until concerto. He performed Rachmaninoff’s Orchestra in St. Petersburg as well as at the recently held a professorship at the Royal opening concert of the following Menuhin third concerto with the Jacksonville Academy of Music in London. After living Symphony and returned to London for Competition, in April 2010 in Oslo. in London for 23 years, he relocated to the Chen’s upcoming engagements include a performances of Liszt’s second concerto United States in 2004, where he holds a with the London Philharmonic. Summer performance with the Taipei Symphony at full professorship at the Jacobs School of this year’s World Expo in Shanghai, a North festival appearances in 2010 included Music at Indiana University. Blossom, where he performed Tchaikovsky’s American orchestral debut with the New first concerto with the Cleveland Orchestra Jersey Symphony as well as concerts with the and Jahja Ling. Orchestre National de Lille, Deutsche Cohen’s enthusiastically heralded inter - Symphonie Berlin and Sydney Symphony. pretations of Beethoven’s concerti continue Chen will also be the featured soloist of the Rostropovich Festival in Moscow.

P- 10 Pacific Symphony ABOUT PACIFIC SYMPHONY

acific Symphony, celebrating its 32nd Pseason in 2010 –11, is led by Music Director Carl St.Clair, who marked his 20th anniversary with the orchestra during 2009 –2010. The largest orchestra formed in the U.S. in the last 40 years, the Symphony is recognized as an outstanding ensemble making strides on both the national and international scene, as well as in its own burgeoning community of Orange County. Presenting more than 100 concerts a year Later that same season, the Symphony also the Symphony as one of the country’s five and a rich array of education and commu - performed, by special invitation from the most innovative orchestras. The orchestra nity programs, the Symphony reaches more League of American Orchestras, at its 2006 has commissioned such leading composers than 275,000 residents — from school National Conference in Walt Disney as Michael Daugherty, James Newton children to senior citizens. Concert Hall in Los Angeles. Howard, Paul Chihara, Philip Glass, The orchestra paid tribute to St.Clair’s Founded in 1979 by Keith Clark with a William Bolcom, Daniel Catán, William milestone in 2009–10 with a celebratory $2,000 grant, the Symphony made its Kraft, Tobias Picker, Frank Ticheli, and season featuring inventive, forward-thinking debut in December 1979 at the Plummer Chen Yi, who composed a cello concerto projects. These included the launch of a Auditorium in Fullerton, with Clark con - in 2004 for Yo-Yo Ma. The Symphony has new series of multimedia concerts called ducting. By 1983, the orchestra had moved also commissioned and recorded An “Music Unwound,” featuring new visual its concerts to the Santa Ana High School American Requiem , by Richard Danielpour, elements, varied formats and more to high - auditorium, made its first recording and and Elliot Goldenthal’s Fire Water Paper: light great masterworks. begun to build a subscriber base. Through A Vietnam Oratorio with Yo-Yo Ma. The Symphony also offers a popular Clark’s leadership, the Symphony took The Symphony’s award-winning education Pops season led by Principal Pops residency at the new Orange County programs are designed to integrate the Conductor Richard Kaufman, celebrating Performing Arts Center in 1986, which Symphony and its music into the community 20 years with the orchestra in 2010 –11. greatly expanded its audience. Clark served in ways that stimulate all ages and form The Pops series stars some of the world’s in his role of music director until 1990. meaningful connections between students leading entertainers and is enhanced by Today, the Symphony offers moving and the organization. St.Clair actively par - state-of-the-art video and sound. Each musical experiences with repertoire rang - ticipates in the development and execution Pacific Symphony season also includes Café ing from the great orchestral masterworks of these programs. The orchestra’s Class Act Ludwig, a three-concert chamber music to music from today’s most prominent residency program has been honored as series, and “Classical Connections,” an composers, highlighted by the annual one of nine exemplary orchestra education orchestral series on Sunday afternoons American Composers Festival. The Wall programs in the nation by the National offering rich explorations of selected works Street Journal said, “Carl St.Clair, the Pacific Endowment for the Arts and the League of led by St.Clair. Assistant Conductor Maxim Symphony’s dynamic music director, has American Orchestras. Added to Pacific Eshkenazy brings a passionate commitment devoted 19 years to building not only the Symphony Youth Orchestra on the list of to building the next generation of audi - orchestra’s skills but also the audience’s instrumental training initiatives since the ence and performer through his leadership trust and musical sophistication — so 2007-08 season are Pacific Symphony of the Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra successfully that they can now present Youth Wind Ensemble and Pacific as well as the highly regarded Family some of the most innovative programming Symphony Santiago Strings. Musical Mornings series. in American classical music to its fast- In addition to its winter home, the Since 2006–07, the Symphony has per - growing, rapidly diversifying community.” Symphony presents a summer outdoor formed in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom The Symphony is dedicated to develop - series at Irvine’s Verizon Wireless Concert Hall, with striking architecture by ing and promoting today’s composers and Amphitheater, the organization’s summer Cesar Pelli and acoustics by the late Russell expanding the orchestral repertoire through residence since 1987. Johnson. In September 2008, the Symphony commissions, recordings, and in-depth debuted the hall’s critically acclaimed explorations of American artists and themes 4,322-pipe William J. Gillespie Concert at its American Composers Festival. For Organ. this work, the Symphony received the pres - In 2006, the Symphony embarked on its tigious ASCAP Award for Adventuresome first European tour, performing in nine Programming in 2005 and 2010. In 2010, a cities (including Vienna, Munich and study by the League of American Lucerne) in three countries — receiving an Orchestras, “Fearless Journeys,” included unprecedented 22 highly favorable reviews. Pacific Symphony P- 11 CARL ST.CLAIR , MUSIC DIRECTOR William J. Gillespie Music Director Chair

RICHARD KAUFMAN , PRINCIPAL POPS CONDUCTOR Hal and Jeanette Segerstrom Family Foundation Principal Pops Conductor Chair

MAXIM ESHKENAZY , ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR Mary E. Moore Family Assistant Conductor Chair

FirsT Violin Viola piccolo Bass TromBone Raymond Kobler Robert Becker,* Cynthia Ellis Robert Sanders Concertmaster, Catherine and James Emmi Eleanor and Michael Gordon Chair oBoe TuBa Chair Carolyn Riley Jessica Pearlman,* James Self * Paul Manaster John Acevedo Sue Radford Chair + Associate Concertmaster Meredith Crawford Deborah Shidler Timpani Jeanne Skrocki Luke Maurer Todd Miller* Assistant Concertmaster Julia Staudhammer englisH Horn Nancy Coade Eldridge Joseph Wen-Xiang Zhang Lelie Resnick percussion Christine Frank Pamela Jacobson Robert A. Slack* Kimiyo Takeya Cheryl Gates clarineT Cliff Hulling Ayako Sugaya Erik Rynearson Benjamin Lulich,* Ann Shiau Tenney Margaret Henken The Hanson Family Harp Maia Jasper Foundation Chair Mindy Ball* Robert Schumitzky cello David Chang Michelle Temple Agnes Gottschewski Timothy Landauer* Dana Freeman Kevin Plunkett** Bass clarineT piano/celesTe Grace Oh John Acosta Joshua Ranz Sandra Matthews* Jean Kim Robert Vos Angel Liu László Mezö Bassoon personnel manager Shalini Vijayan Ian McKinnell Rose Corrigan* Paul Zibits M. Andrew Honea Elliott Moreau second Violin Waldemar de Almeida Andrew Klein liBrarians Bridget Dolkas* Jennifer Goss Allen Savedoff Russell Dicey Jessica Guideri** Rudolph Stein Brent Anderson Yen-Ping Lai conTraBassoon producTion/sTage manager Yu-Tong Sharp Bass Allen Savedoff Ako Kojian Steven Edelman* Libby Farley Ovsep Ketendjian Douglas Basye** FrencH Horn assisTanT Linda Owen Christian Kollgaard Keith Popejoy* sTage manager Phil Luna David Parmeter Mark Adams Will Hunter MarlaJoy Weisshaar Paul Zibits James Taylor** Robin Sandusky David Black Russell Dicey * Principal Alice Miller-Wrate Andrew Bumatay ** Assistant Principal + On Leave Xiaowei Shi Constance Deeter TrumpeT Barry Perkins* The musicians of Pacific FluTe Tony Ellis Mercedes Smith* David Wailes Symphony are members of Sharon O’Connor the American Federation of Musicians, Local 7. Cynthia Ellis TromBone Michael Hoffman* David Stetson

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