Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert Programs, 2011-2012
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2011-2012 season Week 2 Season Sponsor: Bernard Haitink Conductor Emeritus Seiji Ozawa Music Director Laureate Table of Contents | Week 23 9 BSO NEWS 17 ON DISPLAY IN SYMPHONY HALL 18 THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 21 OLD STRAINS REAWAKENED! THE BOSTON SYMPHONY'S HISTORICAL INSTRUMENT COLLECTION BY DOUGLAS YEO 28 THIS WEEK'S PROGRAM Notes on the Program 30 The Program in Brief 31 Maurice Ravel 35 Esa-Pekka Salonen 45 Igor Stravinsky 57 To Read and Hear More... Guest Artists 61 Esa-Pekka Salonen 63 Leila Josefowicz 68 SPONSORS AND DONORS 80 FUTURE PROGRAMS 82 SYMPHONY HALL EXIT PLAN 83 SYMPHONY HALL INFORMATION program copyright ©2012 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. design by Hecht Design, Arlington, MA cover photo by Stu Rosner BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue Boston, MA 02115-4511 (617) 266-1492 bso.org PASSION It's at the heart of their performance. And ours. 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