December 15, 2019 • 3:00 pm Miriam A. Friedberg Concert Hall PEABODY YOUTH ORCHESTRA Ankush Kumar Bahl, conductor

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) Overture to Don Giovanni

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) Symphony No. 9 1. Allegro 2. Moderato 3. Presto 4. Largo 5. Allegretto — Allegro

INTERMISSION Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) Concert Suite from the Ballet Swan Lake 1. Scène 2. Valse 3. Danse des cygnes (Dance of the swans) 4. Scène 5. Czardas: Hungarian Dance 6. Danse espagnole (Spanish Dance) 7. Mazurka 8. Scène 9. Scène fnale

For your own safety, look for your nearest exit. In case of emergency, walk, do not run to that exit. PEABODY YOUTH ORCHESTRA Ankush Kumar Bahl, conductor

Violin Cello Trumpet Fiona Cunninghame-Murray, Joseph Mostwin, principal Seamus Wang, principal co-concertmaster Aaron Lieberman, assistant principal Wonjin Lee Miyabi Henriksen, co-concertmaster Joseph Arida Martha Lieberman Florian Grader-Beck, principal Henry Bushnell French Horn Liz Boyson Gloria Cai Hannah Kim, principal Olivia Cai Sihyun Park Kaytoya Ichoku Andrew Chen Julia Ye Juliana Salehi Samuel Hahn Bass Simon Jeong Percussion/Timpani Sam Stover, principal Gyuseok Kang Hwanee Pak, principal Samantha Chang Michelle Li Mailin Eagle Scott Stover Ryan Lim Tabitha You Leah Liu Flute Trombone Amelie Marasigan Angelina Lim, principal Yuncong Mao Kellen Mikesell Ksenia Mezhenny Ethan Pound Emmeline Pasquerette Angela Park Julia Plumer Kyla Perkinson Bass Trombone Andy Pu Oliver Crossland Clarinet Joseph Qian Katherine Shen, principal Tuba Isabelle Rawa Elanor Kim Keith Fleming Matthew Seliger Yiyun Li Anne-Marie Wnek Harp Kristina Nie Ashley Wu Rory Powell, principal Oboe Kaitlyn Leitherer Viola Corinne Foley, principal Nathan Hofman, principal Assistant Conductor Emmeline Murphy Zoey Ma Hayden Denesha Jacob Sherber Charles Reichelt Aaron Sadowski Bassoon Sofa Scherer Arthur Hu, principal Reid Schuncke Makayla Bowen-Longino Ryan Guo Isabelle Zhang ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Ankush Kumar Bahl, conductor Hailed by The New York Times as an “energetic” conductor who leads with “clear authority and enthusiasm,” Ankush Kumar Bahl is widely known as a conductor with impressive technique, thoughtful interpretations, and an engaging podium presence. Recent highlights include the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Omaha Symphony, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Louisiana Philharmonic, Virginia Symphony, Richmond Symphony, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Orchestre National de France, and the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington D.C. where from 2011 to 2015, Bahl was the assistant conductor. Most recently, Bahl has been an assistant conductor to Maestro at the , where this season he will make his conducting debut. In addition to Maestro Jaap van Zweden, Bahl has been fortunate to count Kurt Masur, Cristoph Eschenbach, David Zinman, and Gianandrea Noseda as mentors. Bahl’s honors include the Solti Foundation U.S. Career Assistance Awards and the - Bartholdy Scholarship (). A protege of former New York Philharmonic Music Director, Kurt Masur, Bahl served as Masur’s assistant conductor at the Orchestre National de France, the Royal Concertgebouw, and the Leipzig Orchestra. American born and of Indian descent, Ankush Kumar Bahl is native of the San Francisco Bay Area and received a double degree in music and in rhetoric from the University of California at Berkeley. He has been a conducting fellow at the Aspen Music Festival with David Zinman and completed his master’s degree in Orchestral Conducting at the Manhattan School of Music with Zdenek Macal. In recent years, Bahl has been a frequent collaborator with jazz legend Wayne Shorter, leading his quartet in concerts of his orchestral music at both the Kennedy Center and the Detroit Free Jazz Festival. Bahl currently resides Washington D.C. with his wife, twin boys, and their adopted pit bull Juno. JOHNS HOPKINS PEABODY INSTITUTE ADVISORY BOARD UNIVERSITY Rheda Becker Jill E. McGovern, Chair ADMINISTRATION Paula E. Boggs Christine Rutt Schmitz Ronald J. Daniels Barbara M. Bozzuto Solomon H. Snyder President Richard Davison Ci-Ying Sun Sunil Kumar Larry D. Droppa Marc von May Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Afairs Leon Fleisher David L. Warnock Nancy S. Grasmick, Vice Chair Shirley S. L. Yang Michael Greenebaum PEABODY INSTITUTE EMERITUS MEMBERS ADMINISTRATION Allan D. Jensen Michiko S. Jones Pilar Bradshaw Fred Bronstein Dean Laifun Chung Kotchef Benjamin H. Griswold IV Christopher Kovalchick Taylor A. Hanex Susan Baisley Interim Associate Dean Abbe Levin Turner B. Smith for External Relations Abra Bush Senior Associate Dean of Institute Studies Sarah Hoover Associate Dean for Innovation, Interdisciplinary Partnerships, and Community Initiatives Maria Mathieson Director of the Preparatory Townsend Plant Associate Dean for Enrollment and Student Life Joe Rooney Associate Dean for Finance and Administration

PEABODY PRODUCTION STAFF David Blachowicz Anna Harris Dennis Malat Production Services Manager Concert Ofce Manager Production Coordinator Caleb Bradley Ben Johnson Harry Oehler Ensemble Librarian Senior Graphic Designer Ensemble Coordinator Chelsea Buyalos Ken Johnson Adam Scalici Concert Series Coordinator Production Services Assistant Production Assistant, and Stage Coordinator Audiovisual Natalie Colony Production Assistant, Lighting Renee Kelsey Michele Scherch Piano Technician Communications Coordinator Elizabeth Digney Box Ofce Coordinator Andrew Kipe Mary Schwendeman Director of Concert and Senior Piano Technician Melina Gajger Ensemble Operations Ensemble Program Manager Amelia Stinnette Yuriy Kosachevich Communications Coordinator Piano Technician for Concert Programs