Elgar “Enigma Strauss Rachmaninoff Berlioz Variations” Conducted by Symphony No. 3 Symphonie

This dazzling program showcases Colorado Symphony Music Director fantastique Colorado Symphony Principal Harp Andrew Litton conducts the Courtney Hershey Bress performing Principal Cello Silver Ainomäe orchestra through a program of Hector Berlioz's early Romantic tour virtuosic masterpieces from opens this all-Strauss program with Russian compositions that veer de force, Symphonie fantastique, Debussy and Ravel. New York Don Quixote, for a concert from soaring to subtle. The headlines the evening, telling the Philharmonic staff conductor experience that captures the orchestra finishes with Rachmani- bizarre story of an artist in five Courtney Lewis leads this program breadth of the composer's noff's Symphony No. 3, an inventive movements. The program begins culminating in Sir Edward Elgar’s remarkable oeuvre. For Don piece that juxtaposes beauty with with a pair of inimitable Stravinsky Variations on an Origina Theme. Quixote, Ainomäe's cello plays the grandeur. pieces that effortlessly mesh titular role of the windmill-battling menace and beauty. Haydn | Symphony No. 60 in C man of La Mancha. Kabalevsky | Overture to Colas major, “Il distratto” Breugnon, Op. 24 Stravinsky | Symphony of Psalms Debussy | Dances Sacred and Strauss | Don Quixote Prokofiev | Concerto No. 2 in Stravinsky | Violin Concerto in D Profane Strauss | Don Juan G minor, Op. 16 major Ravel | Introduction and Allegro Strauss | Suite from Der Rosenka- Rachmaninoff | Symphony No. 3 Berlioz | Symphonie fantastique, Elgar | Variations on an Original valier in a minor, Op. 44 Op. 14 Theme, Op.36, “Enigma Va riations” Andrew Litton, conductor Andrew Litton, conductor Andrew Litton, conductor Philippe Quint, violin Courtney Lewis, conductor Silver Ainomäe, cello Denis Kozhukhin, piano Courtney Hershey Bress, harp Friday, November 20th, 2016 Friday, October 23rd, 2016 Friday, November 6, 2016 Friday, October 16th, 2016 All Beethoven All Gershwin featuring featuring New Symphony No. 3 York City Ballet

The annual winter tribute to This must-see concert features the Beethoven opens with the Colorado Symphony performing the little-played overture to the 1801 The Masterworks concerts turn the spotlight works of American master George ballet, The Creatures of Prometheus. Gershwin, accompanied by a Beethoven's classical roots are at the on some of the finest performers in the quartet of dancers from the famed heart of his Piano Concerto No. 1 in C New York City Ballet on the sultry major. Beethoven's famed Symphony world. From Debussy to Dvorák, and Stravin- finale, Who Cares?. The orchestra No. 3 was groundbreaking for its and Litton will also perform musical range. sky to Tchaikovsky, all your beloved classics Rhapsody in Blue as well as other highlights. Beethoven | The Creatures of can be found in the Masterworks Series. Prometheus Overture, Op. 43 Gershwin | Overture to Crazy for Beethoven | Piano Concerto No. 1 You in C major, Op. 15 Gershwin | Rhapsody in Blue Beethoven | Symphony No. 3 in Gershwin | Who Cares? E-flat major, Op. 55, "Eroica" Andrew Litton, conductor Rossen Milanov, conductor Members of New York City Ballet Andrew Staupe, piano 2016–2017 Friday, January 29th, 2017 Friday, December 4th, 2016

Mahler Symphony Masterworks Shakespeare No. 2 Festival: A “Resurrection” Midsummer

The Colorado Symphony performs Night's Dream Gustav Mahler's remarkable Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection," a Series Commemorating 400 years since five-movement symphony that takes the Bard’s passing, the Colorado listeners on a dark, solemn, and Symphony’s inaugural Shakespeare sublime journey that meditates on All Concerts: 7:30pm Boettcher Hall Festival weekend celebrates Felix the themes of life, death, and Mendelssohn’s charming and rebirth. delightful A Midsummer Night’s Dream as Maureen Thomas Mahler | Symphony No. 2 in C Tickets - performs passages from the minor, "Resurrection" fantastic classic in a one-woman $20 -adults tour-de-force. Andrew Litton, conductor Sarah Fox, soprano $10 - students, kids, & seniors Tchaikovsky | The Tempest, Kelley O'Connor, mezzo Fantasy-Overture, Op 18 Mendelssohn | A Midsummer Friday, Feburary 19th, 2017 Night's Dream Hans Graf, conductor Maureen Thomas, actor

Friday, March 4th, 2017

Béla Fleck: Jeffrey & Gabriel Copland Dvorák Symphony Return of the Kahane Conducted by No. 9 "From the

Banjo Jeffrey Kahane leads the orchestra Andrew Litton New World" in ’s Fancy Free Béla Fleck has been nominated in before joining with his son, Colorado Symphony Music Director Conducted by the versatile Andre more categories than any other -based composer and Andrew Litton leads this wonderful- de Ridder, Colorado Symphony artist in Grammy® history. musician , in ly diverse springtime program, Concertmaster Yumi Hwang- Acclaimed conductor Jose Luis Kahane’s Crane Palimpsest. The featuring Kirill Gerstein performing Williams performs Béla Bartók’s Gomez leads Fleck in the regional program finishes as Jeffrey Kahane Rachmaninoff’s iconic Rhapsody on Violin Concerto No. 2 before the premier of his second Concerto for takes to the piano for Gershwin’s a Theme of Paganini. For the finale, orchestra takes on Dvorák’s Banjo and Orchestra, a piece Concerto in F. Litton conducts the orchestra in Symphony No. 9. co-commissioned by the Colorado Symphony No. 3, Aaron Copland’s Symphony. Bernstein | Fancy Free last symphony. Bryce Dessner | Résponse Kahane | Crane Palimpsest Lutoslawski John Adams | The Chairman Gershwin | Concerto In F Danielpour | Celestial Night Bartók | Violin Concerto No. 2 Dances Rachmaninoff | Rhapsody on a Dvorák | Symphony No 9 in E Villa-Lobos | Chôros #6 Jeffrey Kahane, conductor/piano Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 minor, Op. 95 “From the New Béla Fleck | Banjo Concerto Gabriel Kahane, vocals/guitar Copland | Symphony No. 3 World"

José Luis Gomez, conductor Friday, April 15th, 2017 Andrew Litton, conductor Andre de Ridder, conductor Béla Fleck, banjo Kirill Gerstein, piano Yumi Hwang-Williams, violin

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