1()()lli Season 1986- BENEDICTINE . 1965 SA 80 PROOF IMPORTED FROM FRANCE. JULIUS WILE SONS & CO. LAKE SUCCESS NY TO SEND A GIFT OF B&B LIQUEUR ANYWHERE IN THE U S CALL 1-800-238-4373 VOID WHERE PROHIBITED Seiji Ozawa, Music Director Carl St. Clair and Pascal Verrot, Assistant Conductors One Hundred and Sixth Season, 1986-87 Trustees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Leo L. Beranek, Chairman Nelson J. Darling, Jr., President J.P. Barger, Vice-Chairman Mrs, John M. Bradley, Vice-Chairman George H. Kidder, Vice-Chairman William J. Poonii, Vice-Chairman and Treasurer Mrs. George L. Sargent, Vice-Chairman Vernon R. Alden Archie C. Epps Roderick M. MacDougall David B. Arnold, Jr. Mrs. John H. Fitzpatriek Mrs. August R. Meyer Mrs. Norman L. Cahners Avram J. Goldberg E. James Morton George H.A. Clowes, Jr. Mrs. John L. Grandin Da^nd G. Mugar William M. Crozier, Jr. Francis W. Hatch, Jr. Mrs. George R. Rowland Mrs. Lewis S. Dabney Harvey Chet Krentzman Richard A. Smith Mrs. Michael H. Davis John Ho\i; Stookey Trustees Emeriti Philip K. Allen E. Morton Jennings, Jr. Thomas D. Perrv^, Jr. Allen G. Barry Edward M. Kennedy Ir\dng W. Rabb Richard P. Chapman Albert L. Nickerson Paul C. Reardon Abram T. Collier John T. Noonan Sidney Stoneman Mrs. Harris Fahnestock John L. Thomdike Other Officers of the Corporation John Ex Rodgers, Assistant Treasurer Theodore A. Vlahos, Assistant Treasurer Jay B. Wailes, Assistant Treasurer Daniel R. Gustin, Clerk Mary Glenn Goldman, Assistant Clerk Administration of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Daniel R. Gustin, Acting General Manager Anne H. Parsons, Orchestra Manager Costa Pilavachi, Artistic Administrator Caroline Smed^dg, Director of Promotion Josiah Stevenson, Director of Development Theodore A. Vlahos, Director of Business Affairs Helen P. Bridge, Director of Volunteers Marc Mandel, Publications Coordinator Vera Gold, Assistant Director of Promotion Richard Ortner, Administrator of Patricia Halligan, Personnel Administrator Tanglewood Music Center Nancy A. Kay, Director of Sales Nancy E. Phillips, Media and John M. Keenum, Director of Production Manager, Foundation Support Boston Symphony Orchestra Nancy Knutsen, Assistant Manager, Charles Rawson, Manager of Box Office Boston Pops Joyce M. '^Qrwiiz, Assistant Director Anita R. Kurland, Administrator of of Development Youth Activities Susan E. Tomlin, Director of Steven Ledbetter, Musicologist & Annual Giving Program Annotator Programs copyright ®1986 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Cover photo by Christian Steiner/Design by Wondriska Associates Inc. Board of Over8eer§ of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Avram J. Goldberg Chairman Mrs. Carl Koch Ray Stata Mrs. Gordon F. Kingsley Vice-Chairman Vice-Chairman Secretary John Q. Adams Peter M. Flanigan Richard P. Morse Mrs. Weston W. Adams Gerhard M. Freche Mrs. Thomas S. Morse Martin Allen Dean Freed Mrs. Robert B. Newman Mrs. David Bakalar Mrs. Thomas J. Galligan Mrs. Hiroshi Nishino Bruce A. Real Mrs. Thomas Gardiner Vincent M. O'Reilly Mrs. Richard Bennink Mrs. James G. Garivaltis Stephen Paine, Sr. Peter A. Brooke Mrs. Ray A. Goldberg John A. Perkins William M. Bulger Jordan L. Golding Daphne Brooks Prout Mary Louise Cabot Haskell R. Gordon Robert E. Remis Mrs. C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Mrs. R. Douglas Hall HI Mrs. Peter van S. Rice James F. Cleary Joseph M. Henson David Rockefeller, Jr. John F. Cogan, Jr. Arnold Hiatt John Ex Rodgers Julian Cohen Mrs. Richard D. Hill Mrs. Jerome Rosenfeld William H. Congleton Glen H. Hiner Mrs. William C. Rousseau Walter J. Connolly, Jr. Mrs. Marilyn B. Hoffman Mrs. William H. Ryan Arthur P. Contas Ronald A. Homer Mrs. Raymond H. Schneider Mrs. A. Werk Cook H. Eugene Jones Gene Shalit Albert C. Cornelio Howard Kaufman Mark L. Seikowitz Phyllis Curtin Richard L. Kaye Malcolm L. Sherman A.V. d'Arbeloff Robert D. King W. Davies Sohier, Jr. Mrs. Michael H. Davis Robert K. Kraft Ralph Z. Sorenson Mrs. Eugene B. Doggett John P. LaWare William F. Thompson Ms. Phyllis Dohanian Mrs. Hart D. Leavitt Mark Tishler, Jr. Harriett Eckstein Laurence Lesser Mrs. An Wang Mrs. Alexander Ellis R. Willis Leith, Jr. Roger D. Wellington Edward Eskandarian Frederick H. Lovejoy, Jr. Mrs. Thomas H.P Whitney Katherine Fanning Mrs. Charles P. Lyman Mrs. Donald B. Wilson John A. Fibiger Mrs. Harry L. Marks Brunetta Wolfman Kenneth G. Fisher C. Charles Marran Nicholas T. Zervas Overseers Emeriti Mrs. Frank G. Allen Mrs. Louis I. Kane Mrs. Stephen V.C. Morris Hazen H. Ayer Leonard Kaplan David R. Pokross Paul Fromm Benjamin H. Lacy Mrs. Richard H. Thompson Symphony Hall Operations Cheryl Silvia, Function Manager James E. Whitaker, House Manager Earl G. Buker, Chief Engineer Cleveland Morrison, Stage Manager Franklin Smith, Supervisor of House Crew Wilmoth A. Griffiths, Assistant Supervisor of House Crew William D. McDonnell, Chief Steward Officers of the Boston Symphony Association of Volunteers Mrs. Michael H. Davis President Mrs. R. Douglas Hall III Mrs. Harr\' F. Sweitzer, Jr. Executive Vice-President Secretary Mr. Goetz Eaton Mrs. Seabury T. Short, Jr. Treasurer Nominating Chairman Vice-Presidents Mrs. Eugene B. Doggett, Development Services Mrs. James T. Jensen, Hall Services Ms. Phyllis Dohanian, Membership Mrs. Bela T. Kalman, Youth Activities Mrs. Eugene Leibowitz, Tanglewood and Adult Education Mrs. Robert L. Singleton, Tanglewood Mrs. Hart D. Leavitt, Regions Mrs. Ray A. Goldberg, Fundraising Projects Ms. Ellen M. Massey, Public Relations Chairmen of Regions Mrs. Thomas M. Berger Ms. Prudence A. Law Mrs. F. T. Whitney Mrs. John T. Boatwright Mrs. Alfred F. Parisi Mrs. Thomas H.P. Whitney Mrs. Charles A. Hubbard Mrs. Thomas Walker Mrs. Richard W. Young fi^l^^^p'IT Elegant suppers 5;30-12:00, Mon.-Thurs.; 5:30-8:00, Fri.andSat. Boston's classic 4-star restaurant at the Dave McKenna, resident pianist . At the Copley Plaza Hotel. Valet parking. 267-5300. Copley Plaza Hotel. Valet parking. 26''-5300. Here'is your window of opportunity. Take advantage of known tax benefits in 1986. Create a gift arrangement before year end that will help secure the future for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and for YOU. Your charitable gift greatly benefits the BSO • gives you an immediate tax deduction. • can impact longer-term estate taxes. • and can provide income to you for life. While the window of opportunity remains open, contact: Joyce M. Serwdtz Assistant Director of Development Boston Symphony Orchestra 301 Massacnusetts Avenue Boston, MA 02115 (617) 266-1492, ext. 132 4 Bank of New England Corporation Sponsors BSO Opening Night 1986 The Boston Symphony Orchestra acknowl- edges the Bank of New England Corporation BSO for its generous support in underwriting this season's Opening Night performance of WGBH Celebrates 35th Anniversary of Mahler's Resurrection Symphony conducted First Broadcast by Seiji Ozawa on Thursday, 2 October. Congratulations to WGBH-FM on the 35th anniversary of its inaugural broadcast, the BSO concert of Saturday night, 6 October 1951, Charles Munch conducting a program Pre-Concert Supper Series of Mozart, Strauss, and Tchaikovsky live Subscribers to the BSO's evening series are from Symphony Hall. invited to attend one or all of the outstanding "The Boston Symphony Orchestra is proud supper series programs offered during the to be a participant in a new, non-commercial 1986-87 season. Sponsored by the Boston educational FM radio station," stated the Symphony Association of Volunteers, each BSO program book that week. "Full-length series of "Supper Talks" offers three evenings Friday afternoon and Saturday evening per- coinciding with the following weeknight sub- formances in Symphony Hall, through the sea- scription series—Tuesday 'B' (18 November, 3 son, will be broadcast direct from the stage." February, and 21 April); Tuesday 'C (14 Octo- since In conjunction with WGBH and, ber, 2 December, and 16 December); Thursday 1957, with WCRB and the Boston Symphony 'A' (16 October, 4 December, and 19 Febru- Transcription Trust, the BSO remains one of ary); Thursday 'B' (29 January, 19 March, and only two orchestras in this country broadcast- 23 April); and Thursday 10' (23 October, 26 ing their concerts live throughout the season. February, and 2 April). Combining a buffet Congratulations, again, to WGBH, for initiat- supper and an informative talk by an orches- ing a tradition of which our orchestra, and our tra member, the Supper Talks are held in the audiences, can be proud. Cohen Annex with an a la carte bar beginning at 5:30 p.m. The "Supper Concert" series gives con- Endowed Chairs certgoers the opportunity to hear members of The Boston Symphony Orchestra gratefully the Boston Symphony perform chamber music acknowledges the outstanding contributions in the intimate setting of the Cabot-Cahners of those who have fully endowed orchestra Room. These one-hour concerts feature music chairs in perpetuity. Fully funded chairs which complements the symphonic music provide total and permanent orchestra com- being performed at the evening BSO concert. pensation for the musicians who occupy these Supper concert series and dates are Tuesday positions. No gift could be more valuable to 'B' (4 November, 13 January, and 31 March); the BSO as it seeks to attract and retain the Tuesday 'C (11 November, 17 February, and most talented musicians. Gifts of this magni- 17 March); Thursday 'A' (30 October, 8 Janu- tude enable the orchestra to direct additional ary, and 26 March); Thursday '10' (9 October, funds toward commissioning new works, sub- 15 January, and 12 February); Saturday 'A' (1 sidizing youth programs, attracting outstand- November, 10 January, and 14 March); and ing guest artists, sustaining the Tanglewood Saturday 'B' (11 October, 17 January, and 14 Music Center, and improving physical facili- February). The evening begins at 5:15 p.m. ties in Symphony Hall and at Tanglewood. with a la carte cocktails in the Cabot-Cahners Remember, too, that another strong incentive Room.