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Berkeley Symphony 2015/16 Season 5 Message from the Music Director 7 Message from the Board President 9 Message from the Executive Director 11 Board of Directors & Advisory Council 12 Orchestra 14 Season Sponsors 17 Producers’ Circle Sponsorship Gifts 19 Berkeley Symphony Legacy Society 21 Program 23 Program Notes 37 Music Director: Joana Carneiro 41 Artists’ Biographies 46 Berkeley Symphony 49 Berkeley Symphony Salutes Marta Tobey 51 Music in the Schools 53 2015/16 Membership Benefits 55 Annual Membership Support 60 Broadcast Dates Mountain View Cemetery Association, a historic Olmsted designed cemetery located in the foothills of 65 Contact Oakland and Piedmont, is pleased to announce the opening of Piedmont Funeral Services. We are now 66 Advertiser Index able to provide all funeral, cremation and celebratory services for our families and our community at our 223 acre historic location. For our families and friends, the single site combination of services makes the Media Sponsor difficult process of making funeral arrangements a little easier. We’re able to provide every facet of service at our single location. We are also pleased to announce plans to open our new chapel and reception facility – the Water Pavilion in 2016. Situated between a landscaped garden and an expansive reflection pond, the Water Pavilion will be perfect for all celebrations and ceremonies. Features will include beautiful kitchen Official Wine Sponsor services, private and semi-private scalable rooms, garden and water views, sunlit spaces and artful details. The Water Pavilion is designed for you to create and fulfill your memorial service, wedding ceremony, lecture or other gatherings of friends and family. Soon, we will be accepting pre-planning arrangements. For more information, please telephone us at 510-658-2588 or visit us at mountainviewcemetery.org. Presentation bouquets are graciously provided by Jutta’s Flowers, the official florist of Berkeley Symphony. Berkeley Symphony is a member of the League of American Orchestras and the Association of California Symphony Orchestras. No photographs or recordings of any part of tonight’s performance may be made without the written consent of the management of Berkeley Symphony. Program subject to change. February 4, 2016 3 4 February 4, 2016 Message from the Music Director Dear Friends, Happy New Year! May 2016 bring you an abundance of beauty, health and peace! This is a particularly exciting year for Berkeley photo by Rodrigo de Souza Symphony as we continue to meet our goal of excellence in programming and performance. We want each concert to be a unique experience. I believe our first concert of this new year is perfect in this sense, in that it delivers exciting, meaningful music of our time (Lutosławski’s Concerto for Orchestra) alongside one of the great landmarks in the history of musical creation (Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto). These extraordinary pieces, together with our wonderful musicians and a soloist that you will not forget, are ingredients for a great evening. Indeed, Conrad Tao, with whom I have had the privilege of sharing the stage, is truly an inspiration. I’ve been told that he plays the violin as well as he plays piano, and he is a composer, too. Plus, he is only 21! I have only experienced Conrad as a pianist, but I can tell that he is an excellent musician and a joy to make music with. Lutosławski’s Concerto for Orchestra, composed between 1950 and 1954, is widely considered to be the best example of the composer’s folkloristic style. Our friend Steve Stucky, a renowned Lutosławski expert, described this much-appreciated composer and his music in the best way possible: “Witold Lutosławski was . an artist worthy of comparison with Stravinsky, Bartók, Berg, Shostakovich, or Prokofiev. Like their music, his music embodies brilliant technique, vivid imagination, and largeness of human spirit.” I am greatly looking forward to this evening and thank you once again for your continued support. Much love, Joana Carneiro February 4, 2016 5 6 February 4, 2016 Message from the Board President New Year Greetings! With this concert, we progress from Magical to Mystical to MAJESTIC! We welcome the stunning young pianist Conrad Tao to photo © Margaretta K. Mitchell perform Beethoven’s much-loved “Emperor” Concerto, paired with Lutosławski’s luscious Concerto for Orchestra. Without YOU, our loyal audience, we could not bring these important works and fine soloists to our stage. The Board of Directors is grateful for your support and your willingness to spread the word about Berkeley Symphony to your friends and colleagues. Your continued involvement is vital to Berkeley Symphony. Our community is enriched by both the main-stage performances and our Music in the Schools program, which reaches more than 4,600 children in the Berkeley Unified School District each year. Please mark your calendars now for our two major fundraising events: the Music in the Schools Luncheon on February 22 at the Bancroft Hotel and our fun-filled Benefit Gala on April 29 at the Craneway. Also on the spring calendar are two more “Berkeley Symphony & Friends” chamber concerts on Sunday, February 21 and Sunday, April 10 at the Piedmont Center for the Arts. And the free “Family Concerts” on Saturday, April 23 at Malcolm X Elementary School are not to be missed! Bring the children in your family and the child in YOU! Once again, THANK YOU, and let’s keep up the good work! Tricia Swift February 4, 2016 7 8 February 4, 2016 Message from the Executive Director Greetings! With each New Year and each new concert season, it is gratifying to see the impact that Berkeley Symphony is making on the Bay Area’s photo by Marshall Berman rich cultural landscape. Called “the model of self- generating excellence” by the Financial Times, the accolades continue . • In a poll conducted last fall by San Francisco Classical Voice, Berkeley Symphony was voted the #2 Orchestra in the Bay Area, just behind the San Francisco Symphony. • For the first time in recent history, the Wall Street Journal sent its cultural reporter David Mermelstein to interview Joana and to review our December concert, garnering praise for both the Orchestra and Joana, for her “commitment to dynamic music making.” • And just last month, the San Francisco Chronicle’s music critic Joshua Kosman selected our May premiere of Mark Grey’s Frankenstein Symphony as one of the top five “Classical Music Gems of 2016.” It is an exciting time as Joana and I engage in frequent cross-Atlantic discussions, formulating the 2016/17 season, which will be unveiled at our final concert of the season on May 5. As always, we will be introducing you to some new music, as well as reacquainting you with the great masterworks of past centuries. We wish you a joyful New Year and thank you for making Berkeley Symphony a priority in your life. Warm regards, René Mandel February 4, 2016 9 10 February 4, 2016 Board of Directors & Advisory Council Board of Directors Executive Committee Tricia Swift, President Kathleen G. Henschel, Vice President for Governance Jan McCutcheon, Vice President for Development Gertrude Allen, Vice President for Community Engagement John W. Dewes, Treasurer Thomas Z. Reicher, Secretary René Mandel, Executive Director Directors Advisory Council (continued) Susan Acquistapace Gary Glaser & Christine Miller Ellen Hahn Reeve Gould Brian James Bereket Haregot William Knuttel Buzz & Lisa Hines Janet Maestre Susan Hone Peter Mandell Jennifer Howard & Anthony J. Cascardi Sandy McCoy Edith Jackson Ed Osborn Kenneth A. Johnson & Nina Grove Thomas W. 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