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Season 2016-2017 23 Season 2016-2017 Thursday, May 11, at 8:00 Friday, May 12, at 8:00 The Philadelphia Orchestra Saturday, May 13, at 8:00 Tugan Sokhiev Conductor Renaud Capuçon Violin Liadov Kikimora, Op. 63 Korngold Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 I. Moderato nobile II. Romance: Andante III. Finale: Allegro assai vivace Intermission Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 I. Andante—Allegro con anima II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza III. Valse: Allegro moderato IV. Andante maestoso—Allegro vivace This program runs approximately 1 hour, 50 minutes. Philadelphia Orchestra concerts are broadcast on WRTI 90.1 FM on Sunday afternoons at 1 PM. Visit WRTI.org to listen live or for more details. 24 The Philadelphia Orchestra Jessica Griffin The Philadelphia Orchestra Philadelphia is home and orchestra, and maximizes is one of the preeminent the Orchestra continues impact through Research. orchestras in the world, to discover new and The Orchestra’s award- renowned for its distinctive inventive ways to nurture winning Collaborative sound, desired for its its relationship with its Learning programs engage keen ability to capture the loyal patrons at its home over 50,000 students, hearts and imaginations of in the Kimmel Center, families, and community audiences, and admired for and also with those who members through programs a legacy of imagination and enjoy the Orchestra’s area such as PlayINs, side-by- innovation on and off the performances at the Mann sides, PopUP concerts, concert stage. The Orchestra Center, Penn’s Landing, is inspiring the future and free Neighborhood and other cultural, civic, Concerts, School Concerts, transforming its rich tradition and learning venues. The of achievement, sustaining and residency work in Orchestra maintains a strong Philadelphia and abroad. the highest level of artistic commitment to collaborations quality, but also challenging— with cultural and community Through concerts, tours, and exceeding—that level, organizations on a regional residencies, presentations, by creating powerful musical and national level, all of which and recordings, The experiences for audiences at create greater access and Philadelphia Orchestra is home and around the world. engagement with classical a global ambassador for Music Director Yannick music as an art form. Philadelphia and for the Nézet-Séguin’s connection US. Having been the first to the Orchestra’s musicians The Philadelphia Orchestra serves as a catalyst for American orchestra to has been praised by perform in China, in 1973 both concertgoers and cultural activity across Philadelphia’s many at the request of President critics since his inaugural Nixon, the ensemble today season in 2012. Under his communities, building an offstage presence as strong boasts a new partnership with leadership the Orchestra Beijing’s National Centre for returned to recording, with as its onstage one. With the Performing Arts and the two celebrated CDs on Nézet-Séguin, a dedicated Shanghai Oriental Art Centre. the prestigious Deutsche body of musicians, and one Grammophon label, of the nation’s richest arts The Orchestra annually continuing its history of ecosystems, the Orchestra performs at Carnegie Hall recording success. The has launched its HEAR while also enjoying summer Orchestra also reaches initiative, a portfolio of residencies in Saratoga thousands of listeners on the integrated initiatives that Springs, NY, and Vail, CO. radio with weekly Sunday promotes Health, champions For more information on afternoon broadcasts on music Education, eliminates The Philadelphia Orchestra, WRTI-FM. barriers to Accessing the please visit www.philorch.org. 4 Music Director Chris Lee Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin is now confirmed to lead The Philadelphia Orchestra through the 2025-26 season, an extraordinary and significant long-term commitment. Additionally, he becomes music director of the Metropolitan Opera beginning with the 2021-22 season. Yannick, who holds the Walter and Leonore Annenberg Chair, is an inspired leader of the Orchestra. His intensely collaborative style, deeply rooted musical curiosity, and boundless enthusiasm have been heralded by critics and audiences alike. The New York Times has called him “phenomenal,” adding that under his baton, “the ensemble, famous for its glowing strings and homogenous richness, has never sounded better.” Highlights of his fifth season include an exploration of American Sounds, with works by Leonard Bernstein, Christopher Rouse, Mason Bates, and Christopher Theofanidis; a Music of Paris Festival; and the continuation of a focus on opera and sacred vocal works, with Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle and Mozart’s C-minor Mass. Yannick has established himself as a musical leader of the highest caliber and one of the most thrilling talents of his generation. He has been music director of the Rotterdam Philharmonic since 2008 and artistic director and principal conductor of Montreal’s Orchestre Métropolitain since 2000. He was also principal guest conductor of the London Philharmonic from 2008 to 2014. He has made wildly successful appearances with the world’s most revered ensembles and has conducted critically acclaimed performances at many of the leading opera houses. Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Deutsche Grammophon (DG) enjoy a long-term collaboration. Under his leadership The Philadelphia Orchestra returned to recording with two CDs on that label. He continues fruitful recording relationships with the Rotterdam Philharmonic on DG, EMI Classics, and BIS Records; the London Philharmonic for the LPO label; and the Orchestre Métropolitain for ATMA Classique. In Yannick’s inaugural season The Philadelphia Orchestra returned to the radio airwaves, with weekly Sunday afternoon broadcasts on WRTI-FM. A native of Montreal, Yannick studied piano, conducting, composition, and chamber music at Montreal’s Conservatory of Music and continued his studies with renowned conductor Carlo Maria Giulini; he also studied choral conducting with Joseph Flummerfelt at Westminster Choir College. Among Yannick’s honors are an appointment as Companion of the Order of Canada, Musical America’s 2016 Artist of the Year, Canada’s National Arts Centre Award, the Prix Denise-Pelletier, and honorary doctorates from the University of Quebec in Montreal, the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, and Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton, NJ. To read Yannick’s full bio, please visit www.philorch.org/conductor. 25 Conductor Mat Hennek Russian conductor Tugan Sokhiev is music director of the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse (ONCT), which he has led for over a decade. He is also music director and chief conductor of the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow and recently ended his tenure as music director of the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester (DSO) Berlin. His Philadelphia Orchestra debut was in 2014 and he makes his second appearance with the ensemble at these concerts. Other highlights of his 2016-17 season include Berlioz’s The Damnation of Faust, Bizet’s Carmen, Shostakovich’s Katerina Izmailova (the revised version of Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District), Rossini’s Il viaggio a Reims, and Tchaikovsky’s The Maid of Orleans at the Bolshoi Theatre; return visits to the Berlin and Vienna philharmonics and the Philharmonia Orchestra; a return to Japan for the NHK Music Festival; and tours of Europe and the Far East with the ONCT. Highlights of recent seasons include appearances with the Chicago and London symphonies and the Gewandhaus Orchestra, and European tours with the Philharmonia and Mahler Chamber orchestras. Mr. Sokhiev has toured extensively with the ONCT in Europe, Asia, the U.K., and South America, and with the DSO Berlin in Europe. In addition to touring with the Philharmonia Orchestra, he has conducted the ensemble in London every season since 2003. He has also appeared as guest conductor with the Vienna Philharmonic at the Mozart Week Festival in Salzburg. His extensive opera experience includes many productions for the Mariinsky Theatre and Welsh National Opera. He has appeared as guest conductor at the Metropolitan Opera (with the Mariinsky), the Houston Grand Opera, the Aix-en-Provence Festival, and in Madrid. He was named “Révélation musicale de l›année” by the French Critics’ Union in 2005 for his performance in the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées with the ONCT. Mr. Sokhiev’s discography includes numerous acclaimed recordings for Naïve Classique with the ONCT, including Tchaikovsky’s Fourth and Fifth symphonies, Musorgsky’s Pictures from an Exhibition, Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances, Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, and Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring and The Firebird. DSO Berlin releases include Prokofiev’sIvan the Terrible, Symphony No. 5, and Scythian Suite for SONY Classical. 26 Soloist Mat Hennek French violinist Renauld Capuçon was born in Chambéry in 1976 and studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris with Gérard Poulet and Veda Reynolds, and later with Thomas Brandis in Berlin and Isaac Stern. Since then he has collaborated with many of the world’s most important orchestras and conductors, including the Berlin Philharmonic under Bernard Haitink, David Robertson, and Matthias Pintscher; the Dresden Staatskapelle with Daniel Harding; the Bamberg Symphony with Jonathan Nott; the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra with Kurt Masur; the Orchestre de Paris with Wolfgang Sawallisch and Christoph Eschenbach; the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse with Tugan Sokhiev; and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe with
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