Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert Programs, Season 112, 1992-1993
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One Hundred and Twelfth Season 1992-93 BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SEIJI OZAWA, MUSIC DIRECTOR THE ART OF SEI KO Bracelets, cases, and casebacks finished in 22 karat gold. E.B. HORN Jewelers Since 1839 429 WASHINGTON ST. BOSTON 02108 61 7-542-3902 • OPEN MON. AND THURS. TIL 7 Seiji Ozawa, Music Director One Hundred and Twelfth Season, 1992-93 Trustees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. J. P. Barger, Chairman George H. Kidder, President Mrs. Lewis S. Dabney, Vice-Chairman Nicholas T. Zervas, Vice-Chairman Mrs. John H. Fitzpatrick, Vice-Chairman William J. Poorvu, Vice-Chairman and Treasurer David B. Arnold, Jr. Nina L. Doggett R. Willis Leith, Jr. Peter A. Brooke Dean Freed Mrs. August R. Meyer James F. Cleary Avram J. Goldberg Molly Beals Millman John F. Cogan, Jr. Thelma E. Goldberg Mrs. Robert B. Newman Julian Cohen Julian T. Houston Peter C. Read William F. Connell Mrs. BelaT. Kalman Richard A. Smith William M. Crozier, Jr. Allen Z. Kluchman Ray Stata Deborah B. Davis Harvey Chet Krentzman Trustees Emeriti Vernon R. Alden Archie C. Epps Irving W. Rabb Philip K. Allen Mrs. Harris Fahnestock Mrs. George R. Rowland Allen G. Barry Mrs. John L. Grandin Mrs. George Lee Sargent Leo L. Beranek Mrs. George I. Kaplan Sidney Stoneman Mrs. John M. Bradley Albert L. Nickerson John Hoyt Stookey AbramT. Collier Thomas D. Perry, Jr. John L. Thorndike Nelson J. Darling, Jr. 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 ofTanglewood Michael G. McDonough, Director ofFinance and Business Affairs Evans Mirageas, Artistic Administrator Caroline Smedvig, Director ofPublic Relations and Marketing Josiah Stevenson, Director ofDevelopment Ray E Wellbaum, Orchestra Manager Robert Bell, Manager ofInformation Systems Marc Mandel, Publications Coordinator Constance B.E Cooper, Director of John C. Marksbury, Director of Boston Symphony Annual Fund Foundation and Government Support Madelyne Cuddeback, Director of Richard Ortner, Administrator of Corporate Sponsorships Tanglewood Music Center Patricia Forbes Halligan, Director ofPersonnel Myran Parker-Brass, Coordinator ofYouth Activities Services Marie B. Pettibone, Director of Corporate Sarah J. Harrington, Budget Manager Development Margaret Hillyard-Lazenby, Director of Scott Schillin, Assistant Manager, Volunteers Pops and Youth Activities Russell M. Hodsdon, Manager ofBox Office Joyce M. Serwitz, Associate Director of Bernadette M. Horgan, Public Relations Development!Director ofMajor Gifts Coordinator Cheryl L. Silvia, Function Manager Craig R. Kaplan, Controller Michelle Leonard Techier, Media and Production Nancy A. Kay, Director ofSales & Manager, Boston Symphony Orchestra Marketing Manager Julie Miner White, Manager ofFund Reporting Susan E. Kinney, Assistant Director of Robin J. Yorks, Director ofTanglewood Development Development Steven Ledbetter, Musicologist & Program Annotator Programs copyright ©1992 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Cover by Jaycole Advertising, Inc. I Photo by Steve J. Sherman Board of Overseers of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Thelma E. Goldberg, Chairman Robert P. O'Block, Vice-Chairman Jordan L. Golding, Secretary Mrs. Herbert B. Abelow John P. Hamill Catalina B. Montes Amanda Barbour Amis Ellen T. Harris Richard P. Morse Harlan E. Anderson Daphne P. Hatsopoulos E. James Morton Caroline Dwight Bain Bayard Henry David G. Mugar Mrs. David Bakalar Joe M. Henson Robert J. Murray Mrs. Leo L. Beranek Glen H. Hiner David S. Nelson Lynda Schubert Bodman Mrs. Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Mrs. Hiroshi H. Nishino Donald C. Bowersock, Jr. Lola Jaffe Paul C. O'Brien William L. Boyan Anna Faith Jones Vincent M. O'Reilly Mrs. Levin H. Campbell Susan B. Kaplan Andrall E. Pearson Earle M. Chiles Mrs. S. Charles Kasdon John A. Perkins Gwendolyn Cochran Hadden Richard L. Kaye Millard H. Pryor, Jr. William H. Congleton Frances Demoulas Kettenbach Robert E. Remis William F. Connell Robert D. King William D. Roddy John M. Connors, Jr. Mrs. Gordon F. Kingsley John Ex Rodgers Joan P. Curhan Koji Kobayashi Keizo Saji Phyllis Curtin Mrs. Carl Koch Roger A. Saunders Nader E Darehshori David I. Kosowsky Mrs. Carl Shapiro JoAnne Dickinson George Krupp Malcolm L. Sherman Harry Ellis Dickson John R. Laird Mrs. Donald B. Sinclair Hugh Downs Mrs. William D. Larkin, Jr. L. Scott Singleton Goetz B. Eaton Thomas H. Lee Micho F Spring Harriett M. Eckstein Laurence Lesser Ira Stepanian Deborah A. England Stephen R. Levy Vondal M. Taylor, Jr. Katherine Fanning Diane H. Lupean William F. Thompson J. Richard Fennell Mrs. Charles P. Lyman Robert A. Wells Eugene M. Freedman Mrs. Harry L. Marks Mrs. Thomas H.P. Whitney Mrs. James G. Garivaltis William F. Meagher Margaret Williams-DeCelles Mark R. Goldweitz Nathan R. Miller Mrs. John J. Wilson Overseers Emeriti Mrs. Weston W. Adams Leonard Kaplan Mrs. Peter van S. Rice Mrs. Frank G. Allen Robert K. Kraft Mrs. Jerome Rosenfeld Bruce A. Beal Benjamin H. Lacy Mrs. William C. Rousseau Mrs. Richard Bennink Mrs. James E Lawrence Mrs. Angelica L. Russell Mary Louise Cabot C. Charles Marran Francis P. Sears, Jr. Johns H. Congdon Hanae Mori W. Davis Sohier, Jr. Peter H.B. Frelinghuysen Mrs. Stephen V. C. Morris Ralph Z. Sorenson Mrs. Thomas J. Galligan Mrs. Thomas Spurr Morse Mrs. Edward S. Stimpson Mrs. Haskell R. Gordon Stephen Paine, Sr. Mrs. Arthur I. Strang Mrs. Richard D. Hill David R. Pokross Luise Vosgerchian Susan M. Hilles Daphne Brooks Prout Mrs. Donald B. Wilson Mrs. Louis I. Kane Symphony Hall Operations Robert L. Gleason, Facilities Manager James E. Whitaker, House Manager Cleveland Morrison, Stage Manager Wilmoth A. Griffiths, Assistant Supervisor ofHouse Crew William D. McDonnell, ChiefSteward H.R. Costa, Lighting Officers of the Boston Symphony Association of Volunteers Molly B. Millman, President Florence T. Whitney, Exective Vice-President Patricia L. Tambone, Treasurer Arline Ziner, Secretary Susan D. Robinson, Nominating Chairman \ice-Presidents Kathryn Bray, Public Relations Paul S. Green, Resources Development Ileen S. Cohen, Tanglewood Association Kathleen G. Keith, Adult Education Helen A. Doyle, Symphony Shop Ann E. Macdonald, Youth Activities Elizabeth B. Eaton, Hall Services Carole G. Siegel, Tanglewood Association Joan W. Erhard, Membership Barbara Steiner, Fundraising Una Fleischmann, Development Business and Professional Leadership Association Board of Directors Harvey Chet Krentzman, Chairman Emeritus James E Cleary, Chairman William E Connell, President Members J. P. Barger Francis A. Doyle William D. Roddy Leo L. Beranek George H. Kidder Malcolm L. Sherman William L. Boyan William E Meagher Ray Stata Nader E Darehshori Robert J. Murray Stephen J. Sweeney Nelson J. Darling, Jr. Robert P. O'Block Boston Symphony Orchestra concerts are funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. Celebrating 75 Years of the Boston Symphony Orchestra on Records "Yesterday when I arrived I was feeling very pessimistic. I had heard no satisfactory records of a symphony orchestra. I did not believe they could be made— but today— I am very much surprised. I am very pleased. These records sound like a symphony orchestra." These were BSO Music Director Karl Mucks words on hearing the first records made by the Boston Symphony Orchestra 75 years ago in October 1917. To celebrate this important anniversary, the BSO Archives has mounted an exhibit of photographs, documents, and other memorabilia that chronicle the BSO's recording history. In the photograph above, BSO Music Director Serge Koussevitzky listens to a voice record- ing made by the broadcasting crew attached to the Voice of America in August 1948. The photograph is by Howard S. Babbitt, Jr. THIS YEAR, GIVE THEM WHAT THEY REALLY WANT " ' ' . ; §k ^^ }?% EVERYTHING. They can choose from Neiman Marcus and over 1 00 distinctive stores when you give them the Copley Place Gift Certificate. Its the perfect gift for the most discriminating individuals. Your family. Friends. Even business associates. For more details on the Copley Place Gift Certificate, call (61 7) 262-6600. Holiday Parking Special Park 3 hours for just $5 or park free after 5 p.m. Both with a $5 purchase and validated ticket COPLEY PIACE In Boston's Back Bay — also included appearances by soprano Nellie BSO Melba and violinist Fritz Kreisler. The pro- ceeds— in the form of a check for $10,539.26 BSO on Record: —were presented by BSO Manager Charles Gifts for the Holidays A. Ellis to the Massachusetts-Halifax Relief Just in time for the holiday season, Deutsche Committee. Each year since then, as a sym- Grammophon has released Seiji Ozawa's bol of its continuing appreciation, the city of complete recording with the Boston Symphony Halifax has sent the city of Boston a Christ- Orchestra of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker, a mas tree. Originally displayed on the Boston two-disc set also including the suite from Common, the tree has more recently decora- Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty. New on RCA ted the Prudential Center Plaza. This year Red Seal is the Ozawa/BSO recording of marks the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Tchaikovsky's opera Pique Dame, drawn from event. live performances at Symphony Hall and Carnegie Hall in October 1991, and featuring The Walter Piston Society Mirella Freni, Maureen Forrester, Vladimir Named after the great American composer, Atlantov, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, and Sergei the Walter Piston Society was founded by the Leiferkus in the leading roles (three discs). Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1989. The additions to the Recent Ozawa/BSO Mahler society was formed to recognize and thank symphony cycle on Philips include the Fifth BSO friends who let the orchestra know it will (a single disc) the Ninth symphonies, and the receive a gift through their estate plans: by latter coupled with the Adagio from the Tenth will, gift annuity, pooled income fund partici- (two discs). Last but not least, there's a new pation, charitable trust, or life insurance Christmas album from John Williams and the policy.