Camille Zamora and the Mambo Kings David Danzmayr, Music Director Sarah Kwak, Concertmaster Joshua Bell with the Oregon Symphony with the Oregon Symphony JáTtik Clark, Principal Tuba Oregon Symphony Choose Your Own Series ChooseDavid Danzmayr, Musicthree Director concerts andSarah Kwak, enjoy Concertmaster big savings Disneyand and greatPixar’s Coco perks JáTtik Clark, Principal Tuba Joshua Bell Choose the concerts you want to experience In the 2021/22 Season, David Danzmayr’s inaugural year as Music Director, we showcase the orchestra’s creativity and artistry as we experience the transformative power of music to unite, inspire, heal, and bring joy. With a Choose Your Own Series, you can enjoy the music you love, with the concerts you want – on your schedule. Just choose three or more eligible concerts, and you’re done! Prices start at just $23 per ticket. You’ll also enjoy these subscriber perks: • Eligible concerts with a 10% subscriber discount • Free and easy exchanges • Priority seating before the general public • Early access to newly added Special Concerts 2 3 OCTOBER Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 CHOOSE October 16, 17 & 18, 2021 The Season Premiere: David Zinman, Conductor David Danzmayr Conducts Mahler’s Second Symphony Simon Trpčeski, Piano October 2, 3 & 4, 2021 Walker: Lyric for Strings Johannes Moser Simone Lamsma YOUR David Danzmayr, Conductor Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 Oregon Repertory Singers and Sibelius: Symphony No. 3 The Portland State Chamber Choir Simon Trpčeski makes his Oregon Symphony debut performing Susanna Phillips, Soprano Tchaikovsky’s passionate Piano Concerto No. 1. Also on the James Ehnes Plays Mozart with the Oregon Symphony JANUARY Havana Nights Featuring the Mambo Kings CONCERTS Sasha Cooke, Mezzo-soprano program is Jean Sibelius’ rarely performed Symphony No. 3, November 20, 21 & 22, 2021 which resounds with the Nordic spirit of his native Finland. January 22 & 23, 2022 Kenji Bunch: Fanfare (World premiere commission) Debussy & Shostakovich Gabriela Lena Frank: Elegía Andina Jonathon Heyward, Conductor Jeff Tyzik, Conductor Mahler: Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection” Haydn & Strauss: Austrian Music through the Ages James Ehnes, Violin January 8, 9 & 10, 2022 Camille Zamora, Vocals October 30, 31 & November 1, 2021 Kareem Roustom: Dabke Mambo Kings New Music Director David Danzmayr opens the season with an Jun Märkl, Conductor Oregon Symphony exhilarating Oregon Symphony celebration. This season’s central David Danzmayr, Conductor Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 4 Simone Lamsma, Violin theme – how a composer’s cultural background shapes their Stravinsky: Agon Star soprano Camille Zamora and the Mambo Kings present a HK Gruber, Chansonnier Missy Mazzoli: These Worlds In Us music – comes to life in Gabriela Lena Frank’s Peru-inspired Elegía Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture passionate evening of fiery tango classics, Afro-Cuban rhythms, Choose three or more of the following concerts. Martin Hébert, Oboe Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 Andina and Mahler’s unforgettable “Resurrection” Symphony. Sarah Kwak, Violin One of the most in-demand violinists on the international and Spanish zarzuela melodies, all paired with internationally When you’re ready to place your order, Debussy: Images acclaimed dancers. Musical Legends of the Harlem Renaissance J.S. Bach: Concerto for Oboe and Violin stage, Grammy Award winner James Ehnes stars in a simply visit orsymphony.org/cyo, email program of drama and romance. Rounding out the concert is One of the 20th century’s great concertos, Shostakovich’s First Haydn: Symphony No. 94, “Surprise” Violin Concerto exquisitely embodies the composer’s experiences Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade [email protected], call the October 9 & 10, 2021 HK Gruber: Frankenstein!! Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet, which portrays the timeless love story with memorable melodies and lush harmonies. in the Soviet Union in the 1930s under Stalin. Performed by our January 29, 30 & 31, 2022 Ticket Office at 503-228-1353, or mail the Jeff Tyzik, Conductor J. 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And, just in time for Halloween, living composer Norman Huynh, conductor January 15, 16 & 17, 2022 Robin Holloway: Cello Concerto (World premiere commission) HK Gruber will lead the festivities in his amusing Frankenstein!! Oregon Symphony Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade music by Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, and Louis Armstrong. David Danzmayr, Conductor Disney, brought to life by the Oregon Symphony in a multimedia Fazil Say, Piano In a program of enchanting stories, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s concert featuring music from The Lion King, Frozen, Tangled, stirring Scheherazade showcases the power of the orchestra, NOVEMBER Hercules, Cinderella, Coco, and more. ©Disney Fazil Say: Grand Bazaar weaving a famous Middle Eastern yarn with gorgeous and colorful Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major melodies. Similarly, Paul Dukas’ The Sorcerer’s Apprentice tells a Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 Bronfman Plays Rachmaninoff with the Oregon Symphony tale of sorcery and mayhem with brilliantly evocative music. Explore the merging of cultural traditions through music. November 6, 7 & 8, 2021 DECEMBER Sibelius’ Symphony No. 1 combines Finnish folk influences with the Russian Romantic style of Tchaikovsky, while Ravel’s Piano Jun Märkl, Conductor Handel’s Messiah Yefim Bronfman, Piano Concerto – performed by Turkish composer and pianist Fazil Say – December 4, 5 & 6, 2021 fuses French music with American jazz. Mussorgsky: Introduction to Khovanshchina Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 David Danzmayr, Conductor Anna Clyne: This Midnight Hour The Portland State Chamber Choir R. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks Soloists tba Grammy Award-winning pianist Yefim Bronfman brings his Handel: Messiah brilliance and power to Rachmaninoff’s dazzling Third Piano Join the Oregon Symphony, the psu Chamber Choir, and Get the most flexibility with a Choose Your Own subscription – Concerto. The amusing misadventures of a German folk hero come four world-class soloists for a grand celebration of one of the to life through music in Richard Strauss’ Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry best-known choral works in the classical repertoire. All who Pranks, an orchestral tour-de-force and an audience favorite. experience Messiah will delight in the majesty of Handel’s ticket exchanges are free! Musical Legends of the Harlem Renaissance Jun Märkl, Principal Guest Conductor Yefim Bronfman beloved masterpiece. 4 5 Choose the concerts that are best for your schedule. Visit orsymphony.org/cyo to get started. Wagner & Strauss: Stories Without Words Subscribe today to get the best orsymphony.org/cyo May 21, 22 & 23, 2022 prices and more great perks! David Danzmayr, Conductor APRIL Alina Ibragimova, Violin Michael Roberts, Marimba Curated Choose Your Own Single Series1 Series Tickets Joshua Bell with the Oregon Symphony Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde on sale now on sale june 15 on sale aug. 17 April 23, 24 & 25, 2022 Schumann: Violin Concerto Gabriella Smith: Riprap Jun Märkl, Conductor R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier Suite Lowest prices for the best seats2 Joshua Bell, Violin Two of opera’s best-known stories come to life through their Dvořák: Violin Concerto greatest orchestral selections. Following music from Wagner’s Subscriber discounts on eligible Brahms/Schoenberg: Piano Quartet No. 1 Tristan and Isolde, the joy of the Viennese waltz comes alive in concerts One of the most celebrated violinists of our era, Joshua Bell Richard Strauss’ exuberant Rosenkavalier Suite. Russian-British violinist Alina Ibragimova joins the orchestra for Schumann’s returns to star in a program featuring two Romantic Era greats. Discounts on add-on concerts Bell’s masterful playing will shine in Dvořák’s Violin Concerto, impassioned Violin Concerto. filled with delightful melodies inspired by the folk music of its composer’s Czech homeland. David Danzmayr John Williams: 90th Birthday Bash Joshua Bell Free and easy exchanges Dvořák’s New World Symphony JUNE Your favorite seats, April 30, May 1 & 2, 2022 FEBRUARY MARCH Respighi’s Pines of Rome season after season David Danzmayr, Conductor June 4*, 5 & 6, 2022 Rodrigo & Dawson: Symphonic Folk Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony JáTtik Clark, Tuba Early access to Special Concerts David Danzmayr, Conductor Tchaikovsky/Ellington/Tyzik: Selections from The Nutcracker Suite February 5, 6 & 7, 2022 March 12, 13 & 14, 2022 Nathalie Joachim, Vocals Wynton Marsalis: Tuba Concerto (Oregon Symphony co- Pekka Kuusisto, Violin Behind-the-scenes David Danzmayr, Conductor David Danzmayr, Conductor commission) Aniello Desiderio, Guitar Jeffrey Kahane, Piano Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, “From the New World” Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No.