Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert Programs, Season 130, 2010-2011
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Artists 64 Christoph von Dohnanyi 66 Elizabeth Rowe 67 John Ferrillo 68 Arabella Steinbacher 70 SPONSORS AND DONORS 72 FUTURE PROGRAMS 74 SYMPHONY HALL EXIT PLAN 75 SYMPHONY HALL INFORMATION THIS WEEK S PRE-CONCERT TALKS ARE GIVEN BY HELEN GREENWALD, NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC. program copyright ©2011 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 II -* f \ / f j Gelsthorpe KiKnowing wealth. Adrienne Silbermann, CFA 3//o Manager Portfolio Manager 11 KiKnowing you. The more you get to know us, the more you'll know why the bond we have with our clients is so long-lasting. 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Thompson Albert Togut Diana Osgood Tottenham Joseph M. Tucci Robert A. Vogt • David C. Weinstein • Christoph Westphal • James Westra Patricia Plum Wylde • Dr. Michael Zinner • D. Brooks Zug OVERSEERS EMERITI • Helaine B. Allen • Marjorie Arons-Barron • Caroline Dwight Bain • Sandra Bakalar • George W. Berry William T Burgin • Mrs. Levin H. Campbell • Earle M. Chiles Mrs. James C. Collias • Joan P. Curhan Phyllis Curtin • Tamara P. Davis • Mrs. Miguel de Braganca Betsy P. Demirjian • JoAnne Walton Dickinson • Phyllis Dohanian • Harriett Eckstein • George Elvin • Pamela D. Everhart • J. Richard Fennell • Lawrence K. Fish • Myrna H. Freedman • Peter H.B. Frelinghuysen • Mrs. Thomas Galligan, Jr. • Mrs. James Garivaltis Dr. Arthur Gelb • Jordan Golding Mark R. Goldweitz • Michael Halperson John Hamill • Deborah M. Hauser Mrs. Richard D. Hill • Marilyn Brachman Hoffman • Lola Jaffe • Michael Joyce • Martin S. Kaplan • Mrs. S. Charles Kasdon • Mrs. Gordon F. Kingsley • David I. Kosowsky • Robert K. Kraft Benjamin H. Lacy • Mrs. William D. Larkin Edwin N. London • Frederick H. Lovejoy, Jr. Diane H. Lupean • Mrs. Charles P. Lyman • Mrs. Harry L. Marks • Joseph B. Martin, M.D. • Joseph C. McNay Albert Merck • John A. Perkins Dr. Tina Young Poussaint • Daphne Brooks Prout • Patrick J. Purcell • Robert E. Remis • John Ex Rodgers • Roger A. Saunders • Lynda Anne Schubert • Mrs. Carl Shapiro • L. Scott Singleton • Samuel Thome Paul M. Verrochi " 1 • Robert A. Wells • Mrs. Joan D. Wheeler • Margaret Williams-DeCelles • Mrs. John J. Wilson" Richard Wurtman, M.D. t Deceased EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION OF VOLUNTEERS Aaron J. 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