Presenting the world’s finest classical artists since 1919 2016|2017 INTERNATIONAL SERIES AT THE GRANADA THEATRE Gustavo Dudamel LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC GUSTAVO DUDAMEL conductor MICHELLE DeYOUNG mezzo-soprano SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2017, 4PM The Granada Theatre (Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts) Vern Evans Vern COMMUNITY ARTS MUSIC ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL SERIES AT THE GRANADA THEATRE BIOGRAPHY LOSOPUS 3 ARTISTSANGELES PRESENTS PHILHARMONIC GUSTAVO DUDAMEL, conductor MICHELLE DEYOUNG, mezzo-soprano SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2017, 4PM The Granada Theatre (Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts) Sara Langdon FRANZ SCHUBERT Symphony No.1 in D Major, D.82 (1797-1828) Adagio; Allegro vivace Andante Menuetto Allegro vivace GUSTAV MAHLER Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (1860-1911) (Songs of a Wayfarer) Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht Ging heut’ Morgen über’s Feld Ich hab’ ein glühend Messer Die zwei blauen Augen von meinem Schatz The Los Angeles Philharmonic, under Phil creates festivals, artist residencies, Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano the leadership of Music & Artistic and other thematic programs designed Director Gustavo Dudamel, is invested to enhance the symphonic music INTERMISSION in a tradition of the new, through a experience and delve further into SCHUBERT Symphony No.2 in B-flat Major, D.125 commitment to foundational works certain artists’ or composers’ work. The Largo; Allegro vivace and adventurous explorations. Both at organization’s commitment to the music Andante home and abroad, the Philharmonic of our time is evident throughout the Menuetto is leading the way in ground-breaking season programming, as well as in the Presto vivace programming. 2016/17 marks the exhilarating Green Umbrella series and orchestra’s 98th season. the LA Phil’s extensive commissioning Programs and artists subject to change More than 250 concerts are initiatives. either performed or presented by the Since 2003, the LA Phil’s home CAMA gratefully acknowledges our sponsors Philharmonic each season at its two has been the inimitable Frank Gehry- for this performance… iconic venues: Walt Disney Concert designed Walt Disney Concert Hall, which International Series Season Sponsor: SAGE Publications Hall and the Hollywood Bowl. During its embodies the energy, imagination, and Principal Sponsor: The Samuel B. & Margaret C. Mosher Foundation 30-week winter subscription sea- son creative spirit of the city of Los Angeles Co-Sponsors: Bitsy & Denny Bacon and The Becton Family Foundation Robert & Christine Emmons • Jocelyne & Bill Meeker at Walt Disney Concert Hall, the LA and its orchestra. Praise for both the Bob & Val Montgomery • Ellen & John Pillsbury 3 design and the acoustics of the Hall has Schnéevoigt (1927-1929); Artur Los Angeles Philharmonic, Dudamel’s been effusive. Rodzinski (1929-1933); Otto Klemperer contract has been extended to the The orchestra’s involvement with (1933-1939); Alfred Wallenstein (1943- end of the 2021/2022 season. At his Los Angeles extends far beyond 1956); Eduard van Beinum (1956-1959); initiative, the Los Angeles Philharmonic symphony concerts in a concert hall, Zubin Mehta (1962-1978); Carlo Maria has dramatically expanded the scope with performances in schools, churches, Giulini (1978-1984); André Previn (1985- of its community outreach programs, and neighborhood centers of a vastly 1989); Esa-Pekka Salonen (1992-2009); including most notably the creation diverse community. Among its wide- and Gustavo Dudamel (2009-present). n of Youth Orchestra Los Angeles ranging education initiatives is Youth (YOLA), influenced by the philosophy Orchestra LA (YOLA). Inspired by of Venezuela’s admired El Sistema, Venezuela’s revolutionary El Sistema, which encourages social development the LA Phil and its community partners through music. With YOLA and diverse provide free instruments, intensive GUSTAVO local educational initiatives, Dudamel music training, and academic support DUDAMEL brings music to children in underserved to over 700 students from underserved communities of Los Angeles. These neighborhoods. MUSIC & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR programs have in turn inspired similar Always inspired to expand its Walt and Lilly Disney Chair efforts throughout the United States, as cultural offerings, the LA Phil each well as in Sweden (Hammarkullen) and zucco Lisa Marie Maz season produces concerts featuring As an internationally renowned Scotland (Raploch). he steadfastly commits some 25 weeks distinguished artists in recital, jazz, symphonic and operatic conductor, of his annual schedule to the orchestras At the Los Angeles Philharmonic, world music, songbook, and visiting Gustavo Dudamel is motivated by a not only is the breadth of audiences and children of El Sistema,- both in Caracas orchestra performances, in addition profound belief in music’s power to reached remarkable, but also the depth and around the country. During his 18th to special holiday concerts and series unite and inspire. He currently serves of programming performed under season as Music Director of the entire of chamber music, organ recitals, and as Music & Artistic Director of the Dudamel. LA Phil programs continue to El Sistema project, he continues to lead Baroque music. Los Angeles Philharmonic and Music represent the best and boldest in new the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra Through an ongoing partnership with Director of the Simón Bolívar Symphony music, including numerous premieres in Venezuela, as well as on tour around Deutsche Grammophon, the orchestra Orchestra of Venezuela, and the impact and commissions by composers such as the globe. Following a late summer 2016 has a substantial catalog of concerts of his leadership extends from the John Adams, Philip Glass, Bryce Dessner, European tour, the Bolívars and Dudamel available online. In 2011, the Los Angeles greatest concert stages to classrooms, Arvo Pärt, Sofia Gubaidulina, and Kaija launch the Carnegie Hall season in New Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel cinemas and innovative digital platforms Saariaho. A West Coast tour kicks off York with three programs. In March won a Grammy for Best Orchestral around the world. Dudamel also the LA Phil’s 2016/17 season, followed 2017, they perform entire Beethoven Performance for their recording of the appears as guest conductor with some by season highlights including Haydn’s symphony cycles in Barcelona, Vienna Brahms Symphony No.4. of the world’s most famous musical Creation, Janáček’s Glagolitic Mass, the and for the opening of Hamburg’s new The Los Angeles Philharmonic was institutions: in 2017, he tours Europe world premiere of Andrew Norman’s Elbphilharmonie concert hall. founded by William Andrews Clark, with the Berlin Philharmonic and is the New Work for Orchestra, Part 2, several Recordings, broadcasts and digital Jr., who established the city’s first youngest-ever conductor to lead the pieces by Lutoslawski and a series innovations are also fundamentalNicolas Brodard to permanent symphony orchestra in Vienna Philharmonic’s famous New of evenings contrasting the works of Dudamel’s passionate advocacy for 1919. Walter Henry Rothwell became its Year’s Day Concert, watched annually by Schubert and Mahler. universal access to music. As a Grammy- first Music Director, serving until 1927; over 50 million people in 90 countries. Dudamel’s work in his native winning Deutsche Grammophon artist since then, ten renowned conductors As he enters his eighth season Venezuela serves as the cornerstone of since 2005, Dudamel has a discography have served in that capacity: Georg as Music & Artistic Director of the his engagement with young people, and that includes landmark recordings of John 4 5 Adams’ Gospel According to the Other the soundtrack for Star Wars: The Force Dudamel was born in 1981 in Barquisimeto, Mary (commissioned and performed by Awakens and, together with members of Venezuela. He began violin lessons as a the Los Angeles Philharmonic), the sound YOLA, became the first classical musician child with José Luis Jiménez and Francisco track to the motion picture Libertador, to participate in the Superbowl Half Time Díaz at the Jacinto Lara Conservatory. He for which Dudamel also composed the Show, appearing alongside pop stars continued his violin studies with Rubén score, Mahler Symphonies 5 and 7 with Coldplay, Beyoncé and Bruno Mars. Cova and José Francisco del Castillo at the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel is one of the most the Latin American Academy of Violin. and Mahler 9 with the Los Angeles decorated conductors of his generation. His conducting studies began in 1996 Philharmonic. A unique performance He received the Americas Society with Rodolfo Saglimbeni and, that same of Mahler’s “Symphony of a Thousand” Cultural Achievement Award in 2016, year, he was given his first conducting featuring the combined forces of the and the 2014 Leonard Bernstein Lifetime position, Music Director of the Amadeus LA Phil and the Bolívars and over 1000 Achievement Award for the Elevation of Chamber Orchestra. In 1999, he was choristers and children from across Music in Society from the Longy School. appointed Music Director of the Simón Venezuela, was captured for DVD/Blu- He was named Musical America’s 2013 Bolívar Youth Orchestra and began Ray and broadcast live to cinemas in the Musician of the Year, one of the highest conducting studies with the orchestra’s US and Canada. A film documentary, Let honors in the classical music industry, and founder, Dr. Abreu. Dudamel was brought the Children Play, featuring Dudamel, was was voted into the Gramophone Hall of to international attention by winning also shown in over 500 Fathom movie Fame. In October of 2011, he was named the inaugural Bamberger Symphoniker theaters nationwide. A special charity Gramophone Artist of the Year, and in Gustav Mahler Competition in 2004. He LP release of Mendelssohn’s “Scottish” May of the same year, was inducted into then went on to become Music Director Symphony with the Vienna Philharmonic the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in of the Gothenburg Symphony (2007- raised funds for music education projects consideration of his “eminent merits in 2012), where he currently holds the title leading orchestras, including the New in Europe and Latin America.