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Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert Programs, Season 126, 2006 2006-2007 SEASON BOSTON SYM PHONY ORCHESTRA JAMES LEVINE MUSIC DIRECTOR BERNARD HAITINK CONDUCTOR EMERITUS SEIJI OZAWA MUSIC DIRECTOR LAUREATE ih» Lead a richer life. 0*^~ Sh****^ uJtMit^"^ - f < * t f ti pfwiffin^fp f 00j£B3BP *~" f 1 ffr * PS « / «% 1 . John Hancock is proud to support the Boston Symphony Orchestra, A ED Manulife Financial Company y-? y h/s /? the future is yours A World-Class Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program t ii'i.. View from The McLean Center, Princeton, MA E McLEAN CENTER AT FERNSIDE A comprehensive residential treatment program. Expertise in treating co-occurring psychiatric disorders. Highly discreet and individualized care for adults. Exceptional accommodations in a peaceful, rural setting. 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A teaching hospital of Beth Israel Deaconess Harvard Medical School Medical Center Affiliated | Boston with Joslin Clinic A Research Partner of Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center | Official Hospital of the Red Sox James Levine, Music Director Bernard Haitink, Conductor Emeritus Seiji Ozawa, Music Director Laureate 126th Season, 2006-2007 Trustees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Edward H. Linde, Chairman John F. Cogan, Jr., Vice-Chairman Robert P. O'Block, Vice-Chairman Diddy Cullinane, Vice-Chairman Roger T. Servison, Vice-Chairman Edmund Kelly, Vice-Chairman Vincent M. O'Reilly, Treasurer George D. Behrakis Cynthia Curme Robert J. Mayer, M.D. Arthur I. Segel Gabriella Beranek William R. Elfers Nathan R. Miller Thomas G. Sternberg Mark G. Borden Nancy J. Fitzpatrick Richard P. Morse Wilmer J. Thomas, Jr. Alan Bressler Charles K. Gifford Ann M. Philbin, Stephen R. Weber Jan Brett Thelma E. Goldberg ex-officio Stephen R. Weiner Samuel B. Bruskin Stephen Kay Carol Reich Robert C. Winters Paul Buttenwieser George Krupp Edward I. Rudman Eric D. Collins Shari Loessberg, ex-officio Hannah H. Schneider Life Trustees Harlan E. Anderson James F. Cleary Avram J. Goldberg Peter C. Read Vernon R. Alden Julian Cohent Edna S. Kalman Richard A. Smith David B. Arnold, Jr. Abram T. Collier George H. Kidder Ray Stata J. P. Barger Mrs. Edith L. Dabney R. Willis Leith, Jr. John Hoyt Stookey Leo L. Beranek Nelson J. Darling, Jr. Mrs. August R. Meyer John L. Thorndike Deborah Davis Berman Nina L. Doggett Mrs. Robert B. Newman Dr. Nicholas T Zervas Peter A. Brooke Mrs. John H. Fitzpatrick William J. Poorvu Helene R. Cahners Dean W. Freed Irving W Rabb Other Officers of the Corporation Mark Volpe, Managing Director Thomas D. May, Chief Financial Officer Suzanne Page, Clerk of the Board Board of Overseers of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Shari Loessberg, Chairman William F. Achtmeyer Joseph F Fallon Robert Kleinberg Dr. Tina Young Poussaint Diane M.Austin Thomas E. Faust, Jr. Farla H. Krentzman James D. Price Lucille M. Batal Judith Moss Feingold Peter E. Lacaillade Claire Pryor Maureen Scannell Steven S. Fischman Renee Landers Patrick J. Purcell Bateman John F. Fish Robert J. Lepofsky John Reed Linda J.L. Becker Lawrence K. Fish Christopher J. Lindop Donna M. Riccardi George W Berry Myrna H. Freedman John M. Loder Susan Rothenberg James L. Bildner Carol Fulp Edwin N. London Alan Rottenberg Bradley Bloom Dr. Arthur Gelb Jay Marks Joseph D. Roxe Anne F Brooke Stephanie Gertz Jeffrey E. Marshall Kenan Sahin Gregory E. Bulger Robert P. Gittens Carmine Martignetti Ross E. Sherbrooke William Burgin Michael Gordon Joseph B. Martin, M.D. Gilda Slifka Ronald G. Casty Paula Groves Thomas McCann Christopher Smallhorn Rena F. Clark Michael Halperson Joseph C. McNay John C. Smith Carol Feinberg Cohen Carol Henderson Albert Merck Charles A. Stakely Mrs. James C. Collias Brent L. Henry Dr. Martin C. Mihm, Jr. Patricia L. Tambone Charles L. Cooney Susan Hockfield Robert Mnookin Samuel Thorne Ranny Cooper Osbert M. Hood Paul M. Montrone Albert Togut James C. Curvey Roger Hunt Robert J. Morrissey Diana Osgood Tottenham Tamara P. Davis William W Hunt Evelyn Stefansson Nef Joseph M. Tucci Mrs. Miguel de Braganca Ernest Jacquet Robert T O'Connell Paul M. Verrochi Disque Deane Everett L. Jassy Susan W Paine Robert S. Weil Paul F Deninger Charles H. Jenkins, Jr. Joseph Patton David C. Weinstein Ronald M. Druker Darlene Luccio Jordan, Ann M. Philbin James Westra Alan J. Dworsky Esq. May H. Pierce Mrs. Joan D. Wheeler Alan Dynner Paul L. Joskow Claudio Pincus Richard Wurtman, M.D. Ursula Ehret-Dichter Stephen R. Karp Joyce L. Plotkin Dr. Michael Zinner John P. Eustis II Brian Keane Dr. John Thomas Potts, Jr. D. Brooks Zug Pamela D. Everhart Douglas A. Kingsley Overseers Emeriti Helaine B. Allen Mrs. Thomas Mrs. Gordon E Kingsley John Ex Rodgers Marjorie Arons-Barron Galligan, Jr. David I. Kosowsky Mrs. Jerome Rosenfeld Caroline Dwight Bain Mrs. James Garivaltis Robert K. Kraft Roger A. Saunders Sandra Bakalar Jordan Golding Benjamin H. Lacy Lynda Anne Schubert Mrs. Levin H. Campbell Mark R. Goldweitz Mrs. William D. Larkin Mrs. Carl Shapiro Earle M. Chiles John Hamill Hart D. Leavitt L. Scott Singleton Joan P. Curhan Deborah M. Hauser Frederick H. Lovejoy, Jr. Mrs. Micho Spring Phyllis Curtin Mrs. Richard D. Hill Diane H. Lupean Patricia Hansen Strang Betsy P. Demirjian Marilyn Brachman Mrs. Charles P. Lyman Robert A. Wells JoAnne Walton Dickinson Hoffman Mrs. Harry L. Marks Mrs. Thomas H.P. Phyllis Dohanian Lola Jaffe Barbara Maze Whitney Goetz B. Eaton Michael Joyce John A. Perkins Margaret Williams- Harriett Eckstein Martin S. Kaplan Daphne Brooks Prout DeCelles George Elvin Mrs. S. Charles Kasdon Robert E. Remis Mrs. Donald B. Wilson J. Richard Fennell Richard L. Kayet Mrs. Peter van S. Rice Mrs. John J. Wilson Peter H.B. Frelinghuysen tDeceased Officers of the Boston Symphony Association of Volunteers Ann M. Philbin, President William S. Ballen, Executive Richard Dixon, Executive Vice-President/Tanglewood Vice-President/Administration Sybil Williams, Secretary Howard Cutler, Executive Gerald Dreher, Treasurer Vice-President/Fundraising Leah Weisse, Nominating Chair Patty Geier, Education and Pat Kavanaugh, Membership Beverly Pieper, Hall Services Outreach Rosemary Noren, Symphony Shop Janis Su, Public Relations Mary Gregorio, Special Projects Staffing Table of Contents BSO News 5 On Display in Symphony Hall 7 A Brief History of the Boston Symphony Orchestra 11 A Brief History of Symphony Hall 16 BSO Music Director James Levine 18 The Boston Symphony Orchestra 20 This Week's Boston Symphony Orchestra Program 23 Notes on the Program 25 Guest Artists 49 Future Programs 60 Symphony Hall Exit Plan 62 Symphony Hall Information 63 This week's Pre-Concert Talks are given by Robert Kirzinger, BSO Publications Associate. Program copyright ©2007 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Cover design by Sametz Blackstone Associates, Boston Cover photograph by Michael J. Lutch Administration Mark Volpe, Managing Director Eunice and Julian Cohen Managing Directorship, fully funded in perpetuity Anthony Fogg, Artistic Administrator Peter Minichiello, Director of Development Marion Gardner-Saxe, Director of Human Resources Kim Noltemy, Director of Sales, Marketing, Ellen Highstein, Director of Tanglewood Music Center and Communications Tanglewood Music Center Directorship, endowed in honor of Caroline Taylor, Senior Advisor to the Edward H. Linde by Alan S. Bressler and Edward I. Rudman Managing Director Bernadette M. Horgan, Director of Media Relations Ray F. Wellbaum, Orchestra Manager Thomas D. May, Chief Financial Officer ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF/ARTISTIC Bridget P. Carr, Archivist-Position endowed by Caroline Dwight Bain • Vincenzo Natale, Chauffeur/Valet • Suzanne Page, Assistant to the Managing Director/Manager of Board Administration • Benjamin Schwartz, Assistant to the Artistic Administrator ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF/ PRODUCTION Christopher W. Ruigomez, Director of Concert Operations Meryl Atlas, Assistant Chorus Manager • Amy Boyd, Orchestra Personnel Administrator • Felicia A. Burrey, Chorus Manager • H.R. Costa, Technical Supervisor • Keith Elder, Production and Touring Manager • Jake Moerschel, Assistant Stage Manager • Leah Monder, Operations Manager • John Morin, Stage Technician • Mark C. Rawson, Stage Technician • Leslie D. Scott, Concert Operations Coordinator BOSTON POPS Dennis Alves, Director of Artistic Planning Sheri Goldstein, Personal Assistant to the Conductor Margo Saulnier, Assistant Director of Artistic Planning • Jeff Swallom, Administrative Coordinator BUSINESS OFFICE Sarah J. Harrington, Director of Planning and Budgeting Pam Wells, Controller Wendy Gragg, Budget Assistant • Michelle Green, Executive Assistant to the Chief Financial Officer • Karen Guy, Accounts Payable Supervisor • Minnie Kwon, Payroll Assistant • John O'Callaghan, Payroll Supervisor • Mary
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