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Find out more at www.bidmc.harvard.edu or call 800-667-5356. Beth Israel Deaconess A teaching hospital of Harvatd Medical School Medical Center Red Sox Affiliated Joslin Clinic | Hospital of Boston with A Research Partner of the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center | Official the James Levine, Music Director Bernard Haitink, Conductor Emeritus Seiji Ozawa, Music Director Laureate 125th Season, 2005-2006 Trustees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Edward H. Linde. Chairman John F. Cogan, Jr., Vice-Chairman Robert P. O'Block, Vice-Chairman Diddy Cullinane, Vice-Chairman Roger T. Servison, Vice-Chairman Edmund Kelly. Vice-Chairman Vincent M. O'Reilly, Treasurer Harlan E. Anderson Eric D. Collins Shari Loessberg, Edward I. Rudman George D. Behrakis Cynthia Curme ex-officio Hannah H. Schneider Gabriella Beranek William R. Elfers Robert J. Mayer, M.D. Arthur I. Segel Mark G. Borden Nancy J. Fitzpatrick Nathan R. Miller Thomas G. Sternberg Jan Brett Charles K. Gifford Richard P. 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Eustis II Renee Landers John Reed Joel B. Alvord Pamela D. Everhart Robert J. Lepofsky Carol Reich Marjorie Arons-Barron Judith Moss Feingold Christopher J. Lindop Donna M. Riccardi Diane M. Austin Steven S. Fischman John M. Loder Susan Rothenberg Lucille M. Batal John F Fish Edwin N. London Alan Rottenberg Maureen Scannell Lawrence K. Fish Jay Marks Joseph D. Roxe Bateman Myrna H. Freedman Jeffrey E. Marshall Kenan Sahin George W Berry Carol Fulp Carmine Martignetti Ross E. Sherbrooke James L. Bildner Dr. Arthur Gelb Joseph B. Martin, M.D. Gilda Slifka Bradley Bloom Stephanie Gertz Thomas McCann Christopher Smallhorn Alan Bressler Robert P. Gittens Joseph C. McNay Charles A. Stakely Michelle Courton Paula Groves Albert Merck Jacquelynne M. Stepanian Brown Michael Halperson Dr. Martin C. Mihm, Jr. Patricia L. Tambone Gregory E. Bulger Virginia S. Harris Robert Mnookin Wilmer Thomas William Burgin Carol Henderson Paul M. Mont rone Samuel Thorne Rena F Clark Roger Hunt Robert J. Morrissey Diana Osgood Tottenham Carol Feinberg Cohen William W Hunt Robert T. O'Connell Joseph M. Tucci Mrs. James C. Collias Ernest Jaequet Norio Ohga Paul M. Verrochi Charles L. Cooney Everett L. Jassy Joseph Pat ton Matthew Walker Ranny Cooper Charles H. Jenkins, Jr. Ann M. Philbin Larry Weber James C. Curvey Paul L Joskow May H. Pierce Robert S. Weil Tamara P. Da\i^ Stephen R. Karp Claudio Pincua David C. W'einstein Mrs. Miguel de Stephen Kay Joyce L. Plotkin James Westra Braganca Brian Keane Dr. John Thomas Mrs. Joan I). Wheeler Disque Deane Cleve L. kill nigs worth Potts, Jr. Richard Wurtman, M.D. Paul F. Deninger Douglas A. Kingsle) Dr. Tina Young PouBsainl Dr. Michael /.inner Alan Dynner Robert Kleinberg James I). Price I). Brooks Zug Ursula Ehret-Dichter Peter F. I-acaillade Patrick J. Pun ell Overseers Emeriti Helaine B. Allen Mrs. Thomas Mrs. Gordon F. Kingsley John Ex Rodgers Caroline Dwight Bain Galligan, Jr. David 1. Kosowsky Mrs. Jerome Rosenfeld Sandra Bakalar Mrs. James Garivaltis Robert K. Kraft Roger A. Saunders Mrs. Levin H. Jordan Golding Benjamin H. Lacy Lynda Anne Schubert Campbell Mark R. Goldweitz Mrs. William D. Larkin Mrs. Carl Shapiro Earle M. Chiles Mrs. Haskell R. Gordon Hart D. Leavitt L. Scott Singleton Joan P. Curhan John Hamill Frederick H. Mrs. Micho Spring Phyllis Curtin Deborah M. Hauser Lovejoy, Jr. Mrs. Arthur I. Strang Betsy P. Demirjian Mrs. Richard D. Hill Diane H. Lupean Robert A. Wells JoAnne Walton Dickinson Marilyn Brachman Mrs. Charles P. Lyman Mrs. Thomas H.P. Phyllis Dohanian Hoffman Mrs. Harry L. Marks Whitney Goetz B. Eaton Lola Jaffe Barbara Maze Margaret Williams- Harriett Eckstein Michael Joyce John A. Perkins DeCelles George Elvin Martin S. Kaplan Daphne Brooks Prout Mrs. Donald B. Wilson J. Richard Fennell Mrs. S. Charles Kasdon Robert E. Remis Mrs. John J. Wilson Peter H.B. Richard L. Kaye Mrs. Peter van S. Rice Frelinghuysen Officers of the Boston Symphony Association of Volunteers Ann M. Philbin, President William S. Ballen, Executive Olga Eldek Turcotte, Executive Vice-Pres ident/Tanglewood Vice-President/Administration Sybil Williams, Secretary Linda M. Sperandio, Executive William A. Along, Treasurer Vice-President/Fundraising Judy Barr, Nominating Chair Audley H. Fuller, Membership Lillian Katz, Hall Services Rosemary Noren, Symphony Shop Pattie Geier, Education and Lisa A. Mafrici, Public Relations Staffing Outreach Joseph Russo, Special Projects Table of Contents BSO News 5 On Display in Symphony Hall 6 James Levine on the BSO's Beethoven/Schoenberg Cycle 13 BSO Music Director James Levine 20 The Boston Symphony Orchestra 22 This Week's Boston Symphony Orchestra Program 24 From the Music Director 25 Notes on the Program 27 Beethoven, Religion, and the "Missa Solemnis" 30 Featured Artists 45 Future Programs 76 Symphony Hall Exit Plan 78 Symphony Hall Information 79 This week's Pre-Concert Talks are given by Jan Swafford, Tufts University. Program copyright ©2006 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Cover design by Sametz Blackstone Associates, Boston Cover photograph by Michael Lutch /Orchestra image (inset) a collage of the BSO in 1882 under Georg Henschel (I Administration Mark Volpe, Managing Director Eunice and Julian Cohen Managing Directorship, fully funded in perpetuity Tony Beadle, Manager, Boston Pops Thomas D. May, Chief Financial Officer Anthony Fogg, Artistic Administrator Peter Minichiello, Director of Development Marion Gardner-Saxe, Director of Human Resources Kim Noltemy, Director of Sales and Marketing Ellen Highstein, Director of Tanglewood Music Center Caroline Taylor, Senior Advisor to the Position endowed in honor of Edward H. Linde Managing Director by Alan S. Bressler and Edward I. Rudman Ray F. Wellbaum, Orchestra Manager Bernadette M. Horgan, Director of Media Relations ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF/ARTISTIC Bridget P. Carr, Archivist—Position endowed by Caroline Dwight Bain • Karen Leopardi, Artist Assistant • Vincenzo Natale, Chauffeur/Valet • Suzanne Page, Assistant to the Managing Director/Manager of Board Administration • Benjamin Schwartz, Assistant to the Artistic Administrator ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF/ PRODUCTION Christopher W. Ruigomez, Operations Manager Meryl Atlas, Assistant Chorus Manager • Amy Boyd, Orchestra Personnel Administrator • Felicia A. Burrey, Chorus Manager • H.R. Costa, Technical Supervisor • Keith Elder, Production Coordinator • Jake Moerschel, Stage Technician • John Morin, Stage Technician • Mark C. Rawson, Stage Technician • Leslie D. Scott, Assistant to the Orchestra Manager BOSTON POPS Dennis Alves, Director of Artistic Programming Jana Gimenez, Operations Manager • Sheri Goldstein, Personal Assistant to the Conductor • Margo Saulnier, Artistic Coordinator • Jeff Swallom, Administrative Coordinator