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thirteen 98th SEASON BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SEIJI OZAWA Music Director EXPERIENCE THE 19™CENTURY One of the gifts of the 19th century (along with Tchaikovsky, Tolstoi, others) was the ritual of the "family silver." It was in those elegant times when bringing out the "family silver" came to mean a profound or joyous occasion was at THE ONE hand, one that called for something beyond the ordinary. CONCESS A few of the more hallowed rituals that evolved over the genera- TO MODEF FOR THE tions are shown below. Next time you take out the Smirnoff Silver (it SILVER traces directly back to the original formula) observe the jewel-like DRINK* flash of icy-cold Silver pouring into your glass. Smooth, with a unique YOUR 90.4 proof. Prepare to taste history. 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Sat 930 am - 530 pm PAINE© HH BSO CHAMBER MUSIC PRELUDES PERNODmade possible by I fi N€W S€RI€S OF PR€-SVMPHONV I CHRMB6R MUSIC RND DINN€RS RVflllflBl€ TO BSO SUBSCRIB€RS 6 PM Concerts (Followed by Dinners at 7 pm) FEBRUARY 1,3 Schubert String Trio #2 Hindemith String Trio #2 FEBRUARY 22, 24 Beethoven Serenade, op. 25 i Mozart Flute Quartet in C MARCH 1,3 Prokofiev Sonata for Two Violins Prokofiev Flute Sonata APRIL 12, 14 Brahms Sextet, op. 18 APRIL 21 Mozart 6 Major Duo Dvorak Terzetto FOR TICKET INFORMATION PLEASE CALL THE SUBSCRIPTION OFFICE AT 266-1492 Seiji Ozawa, Music Director Colin Davis, Principal Guest Conductor Joseph Silverstein, Assistant Conductor Ninety-Eighth Season 1978-1979 The Trustees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc. Talcott M. Banks, Chairman Nelson J. Darling, Jr., President Philip K. Allen, Vice-President Sidney Stoneman, Vice-President Mrs. Harris Fahnestock, Vice-President John L. Thorndike, Vice-President Abram T. Collier, Treasurer Vernon R. Alden Archie C. Epps III Thomas D. Perry, Jr. Allen G. Barry E. Morton Jennings, Jr. Irving W. Rabb Leo L. Beranek Edward M. Kennedy Paul C. Reardon Mrs. John M. Bradley George H. Kidder David Rockefeller, Jr. Richard P. Chapman Roderick M. MacDougall Mrs. George Lee Sargent George H.A. Clowes, Jr. Edward G. Murray John Hoyt Stookey Albert L. Nickerson Trustees Emeriti Harold D. Hodgkinson John T. Noonan Mrs. James H. Perkins Administration of the Boston Symphony Orchestra Thomas W. Morris General Manager Gideon Toeplitz Daniel R. Gustin Assistant Manager Assistant Manager Peter Gelb Joseph M. Hobbs Walter D.Hill Director of Promotion Director of Development Director of Business Affairs Elizabeth A. Young Candice L. Miller Richard C.White Assistant Director Assistant Director Assistant to the of Promotion of Development Manager Elizabeth Dunton Dorothy M. Sullivan Anita R. Kurland Director of Sales Controller Administrator of Youth Activities Charles Rawson James F. Kiley Katherine Whitty Manager of Box Office Operations Manager, Coordinator of Tanglewood Boston Council Niklaus Wyss Donald W. MacKenzie Richard Ortner Advisor for the Operations Manager, A ss is tantAdm in istra to r, Music Director Symphony Hall Berkshire Music Center Michael Steinberg Director of Publications Programs copyright © 1978 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. 3 The Board of Overseers of the Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc. Leo L. Beranek Chairman Mrs. Norman L. Cahners Weston P. Figgins Mrs. Arthur I. Strang Vice Chairman Vice Chairman Secretary Charles F. Adams Mrs. James G. Garivaltis Richard P. Morse John Q. Adams Mrs. Robert Gibb Dr. Barbara W. Newell Mrs. Frank G. Allen Jordan L. Golding Stephen Paine Hazen Ayer Mrs. John L. Grandin David Pokross David W. Bernstein Mrs. Howard E. Hansen William Poorvu David Bird Mrs. Richard D. Hill Harry Remis Gerhard Bleicken Mrs. Amory Houghton, Jr. Mrs. Peter van S. Rice Mrs. Mary Louise Cabot Richard S. Humphrey, Jr. Mrs. Samuel L. Rosenberry Levin H. Campbell, III Mrs. Jim Lee Hunt Mrs. Jerome Rosenfeld Johns H. Congdon Mrs. Louise I. Kane Mrs. George Rowland Arthur P. Contas Leonard Kaplan Mrs. William Ryan Robert Cushman Mrs. F. Corning Kenly Francis P. Sears, Jr. Michael J. Daly Robert Kraft William A. Selke Mrs. C. Russell Eddy Benjamin Lacy GeneShalit Mrs. John Fitzpatrick Mrs. James F. Lawrence Samuel L. Slosberg Paul Fromm Mrs. Warren B. Manhard II Mrs. Edward S. Stimpson Carlton P. Fuller Colman M. Mockler, Jr. D. Thomas Trigg Irs. Thomas J. Galligan, Jr. Mrs. Elting E. Morison Mrs. Donald B. Wilson Mrs. Thomas Gardiner Mrs. Stephen V. C. Morris Roger Woodworth The best ofthe bunch. UnionWarren Savings Bank l i Grotrian Schiedmayer August-Forster TAe World's finest ^tbm Qettnany Come and discover what European masters have known for over a century . .the incomparable excellence of sound and craftsmanship of Grotrian, Schiedmayer and August- Forster pianos. Our spacious showroom is in nearby Woburn and abounds with the world's most prestigious instruments, including pre-owned Steinways. With special pre- arrangement, concert grands are available for short-term performances at schools, churches and concert halls. Our complete services include sales, service, rebuilding, tuning and in-home repairs. East Coast Piano & Organ 21 Wheeling Avenue, Woburn, Mass, 935-3870 BSO BSO/100 Reaches $10 Million Mark The Boston Symphony's centennial fund drive reached $10,000,000 during December 1978, a milestone in the BSO/100 program. The campaign now enters Phase III in pursuit of the final $5.7 million needed to attain the total goal of $15.7 million. The Leadership portion of the program (donors of $100,000 or more) is making excellent progress under the guidance of Fran Fahnestock and George Clowes. To date, $1.3 million of the $4.7 million aimed at from the Leadership category has been received in gifts and pledges. The Advance Gift category, under the direction of Jane Bradley and Vernon Alden, has made substantial gains, with $800,000 having been contributed toward a goal of $1.7 million. Special thanks to Jordan Golding for his important support in the Advance category. The Major Gift division, headed by Sue Hall and Robert Kraft, continues to move smoothly ahead, with $200,000 in gifts and pledges so far. Our sincere thanks to all involved in this very important undertaking! BSO Members Live on WGBH-89.7-FM Live interviews with BSO members on Saturday mornings continue in the eleven-to-noon time slot of WGBH-FM's Morning Pro Musica, hosted by Robert J. Lurtsema. Those coming up include principal violist Burton Fine on 10 February, Music Director Seiji Ozawa on 17 February, principal cellist Jules Eskin on 24 February, and principal bass player Edwin Barker on 3 March. This series of interviews is made possible by grants from BASF Systems and Pastene Wine and Food. Chamber Concerts Reminder to Thursday 'C and Saturday 'Even' Chamber Series subscribers— your series' next Pernod-sponsored Pre-Symphony Chamber Concerts in the Cabot-Cahners Room are at 6 p.m. on Thursday, 22 February and Saturday, 24 February. The program is Beethoven's Op. 25 Serenade and Mozart's C major Quartet for Flute and Strings. Tennstedt Autographs Klaus Tennstedt, who will be guest conductor with the BSO from 21 February through 3 March, will be at the Harvard Coop to autograph records on Thursday, 21 February at 1 p.m. So far there are just two, both on Angel— Mahler's Symphony No. 1, and the Schumann and Grieg Piano Concertos with Horacio Gutierrez as soloist—but Klausketeers will be happy to know that by fall they can add Schumann's Rhenish Symphony, the Beethoven Fifth, the Mahler Fifth with the Adagio from the Symphony No. 10, and the Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor with Garrick Ohlsson to their collections. .%£**• Live Musiclb Go. The unique combination of direct and reflected sound is what gives a live performance its depth, richness and excitement. Instead of bringing an orchestra into your living room, bring home a pair of Bose Direct/Reflecting®speakers. Photo Courtesy of the Civic Symphony Orchestra of Boston Friends' Page More on the Marathon 23 March will mark the opening of the ninth Musical Marathon. From modest beginnings, the Marathon has grown to become the Friends' major effort on behalf of the annual Giving Campaign. This year's goal of $175,000 is a formida- ble one, but it will be met and, we hope, surpassed, thanks to the dedication of our supporters. Hundreds of volunteers are being called upon along with profes- sionals, business people, and others to achieve this end. The center of the complex Marathon machine is, of course, WCRB/102.5 FM, the radio station from which, since its inception, the Marathon has reached out to the world. Richard L. Kaye, Executive Vice-President of WCRB, plans every minute of our three days' air time and does much of the announcing and inter- viewing on the air as well. The organization of this year's schedule seems almost beyond managing, for it involves two broadcasting focal points: the Cabot- Cahners Room at Symphony Hall and the rotunda at Quincy Market. And then there's coordinating local efforts with our two other FM stations, WQRC-FM-100 on Cape Cod and WBRK/101.7 FM in the Berkshires, which will carry some of our proceedings each day.