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BOSTON SYM PHONY • 4 ORCH ESTRA MTSP III __ 2010-2011 SEASON WEEK 1 James Levine Music Director Bernard Haitink Conductor Emeritus Seiji Ozawa Music Director Laureate RMES TALE I S, LIFE AS A ^S Table of Contents Week i 15 BSO NEWS 21 ON DISPLAY IN SYMPHONY HALL 22 BSO MUSIC DIRECTOR JAMES LEVINE 24 THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 27 A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 33 THIS WEEK'S PROGRAM 35 FROM THE MUSIC DIRECTOR Notes on the Program 39 Gustav Mahler 57 To Read and Hear More... Guest Artists 61 Layla Claire 62 Karen Cargill 64 Tanglewood Festival Chorus 67 John Oliver 70 SPONSORS AND DONORS 80 FUTURE PROGRAMS 82 SYMPHONY HALL EXIT PLAN 83 SYMPHONY HALL INFORMATION THIS WEEK S PRE-CONCERT TALKS ARE GIVEN BY BSO DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM PUBLICATIONS MARC MANDEL (OCTOBER 8, 12) AND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM PUBLICATIONS ROBERT KIRZINGER (OCTOBER 7, 9). program copyright ©2010 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. design by Hecht Design, Arlington, MA cover photograph by Michael J. Lutch BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue Boston, MA 02115-4511 (617) 266-1492 bso.org THE JOURNEY TO THE PRIVATE CLOUD STARTS NOW EMC is proud to support the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Learn more atwww.EMC.com/bso. EMC where information lives endary. HARVARD EXTENSION SCHOOL Greek heroes and award-winning faculty. At Harvard Extension School, we have our share of legends. 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    /JQL-EWOOD . , . ., An Enduring Tradition ofExcellence In science as in the lively arts, fine performance is crafted with aptitude attitude and application Qualities that remain timeless . As a worldwide technology leader, GE Plastics remains committed to better the best in engineering polymers silicones, superabrasives and circuit board substrates It's a quality commitment our people share Everyone. Every day. Everywhere, GE Plastics .-: : ;: ; \V:. :\-/V.' .;p:i-f bhubuhh Seiji Ozawa, Music Director Grant Llewellyn and Robert Spano, Assistant Conductors One Hundred and Tenth Season, 1990-91 Trustees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Nelson J. Darling, Jr., Chairman Emeritus J. P. Barger, Chairman George H. Kidder, President T Mrs. Lewis S. Dabney, Vice-Chairman Archie C. Epps, V ice-Chairman Mrs. John H. Fitzpatrick, Vice-Chairman William J. Poorvu, Vice-Chairman and Treasurer David B. Arnold, Jr. Avram J. Goldberg Mrs. August R. Meyer Peter A. Brooke Mrs. R. Douglas Hall III Mrs. Robert B. Newman James F. Cleary Francis W. Hatch Peter C. Read John F. Cogan, Jr. Julian T. Houston Richard A. Smith Julian Cohen Mrs. BelaT. Kalman Ray Stata William M. Crozier, Jr. Mrs. George I. Kaplan William F. Thompson Mrs. Michael H. Davis Harvey Chet Krentzman Nicholas T. Zervas Mrs. Eugene B. Doggett R. Willis Leith, Jr. Trustees Emeriti Vernon R. Alden Mrs. Harris Fahnestock Mrs. George R. Rowland Philip K. Allen Mrs. John L. Grandin Mrs. George Lee Sargent Allen G. Barry E. Morton Jennings, Jr. Sidney Stoneman Leo L. Beranek Albert L. Nickerson John Hoyt Stookey Mrs. John M. Bradley Thomas D. Perry, Jr.
  • The Digital Concert Hall

    The Digital Concert Hall

    Welcome to the Digital Concert Hall he time has finally come! Four years have Emmanuelle Haïm, the singers Marlis Petersen passed since the Berliner Philharmoniker – the orchestra’s Artist in Residence – Diana T elected Kirill Petrenko as their future chief Damrau, Elīna Garanča, Anja Kampe and Julia conductor. Since then, the orchestra and con- Lezhneva, plus the instrumentalists Isabelle ductor have given many exciting concerts, fuel- Faust, Janine Jansen, Alice Sara Ott and Anna ling anticipation of a new beginning. “Strauss Vinnitskaya. Yet another focus should be like this you encounter once in a decade – if mentioned: the extraordinary opportunities to you’re lucky,” as the London Times wrote about hear members of the Berliner Philharmoniker their Don Juan together. as protagonists in solo concertos. With the 2019/2020 season, the partnership We invite you to accompany the Berliner officially starts. It is a spectacular opening with Philharmoniker as they enter the Petrenko era. Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, whose over- Look forward to getting to know the orchestra whelmingly joyful finale is perfect for the festive again, with fresh inspiration and new per- occasion. Just one day later, the work can be spectives, and in concerts full of energy and heard once again at an open-air concert in vibrancy. front of the Brandenburg Gate, to welcome the people of Berlin. Further highlights with Kirill Petrenko follow: the New Year’s Eve concert, www.digital-concert-hall.com featuring works by Gershwin and Bernstein, a concert together with Daniel Barenboim as the soloist, Mahler’s Sixth Symphony, Beethoven’s Fidelio at the Baden-Baden Easter Festival and in Berlin, and – for the European concert – the first appearance by the Berliner Philharmoniker in Israel for 26 years.