MKVE ^ SEIJI OZAWA, Music Director V^fi 105th Season 1985-86 ^M ^m !>~-: j. visuimi Out of the wood comes the perfect smoothness of the world's first ' barrel-blended mm* 12 year-old Canadian whisky. wutedic *GEQ ^klfc - ':*"*i --'^*t._. Barrel-Blending Is the final process of blending selected whiskies as they are poured into oak barrels to marry prior to bottling. Imported in bottle by Hiram Walker Importers Inc., Detroit Ml © 1985. astsr .TBOSTON\ I SYMPHONY| loRCHESTRA/ XsEIJI OZAWAy/ Seiji Ozawa, Music Director One Hundred and Fifth Season, 1985-86 Trustees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Leo L. Beranek, Chairman Nelson J. Darling, Jr., President J. P. Barge r, Vice-Chairman Mrs. John M . Bradley, Vice-Chairman George H. Kidder, Vice-Chairman William J. Poorvu, Treasurer Mrs . George L. Sargent, Vice-Chairman Vernon R. Alden Archie C. Epps Mrs. August R. Meyer David B. Arnold, Jr. Mrs. John H. Fitzpatrick E. James Morton Mrs. Norman L. Cahners Mrs. John L. Grandin David G. Mugar George H.A. Clowes, Jr. Francis W Hatch, Jr. Thomas D. Perry, Jr. William M. Crozier, Jr. Harvey Chet Krentzman Mrs. George R. Rowland Mrs. Lewis S. Dabney Roderick M. MacDougall Richard A. Smith Mrs. Michael H. Davis John Hoyt Stookey Trustees Emeriti Philip K. Allen E. Morton Jennings, Jr. John T. Noonan Allen G. Barry Edward M. Kennedy Irving W. Rabb Richard P. Chapman Edward G. Murray Paul C. Reardon Abram T. Collier Albert L. Nickerson Sidney Stoneman Mrs. Harris Fahnestock John L. Thorndike Officers of the Corporation Thomas W Morris, Vice-President, Special Projects and Planning 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 Smedvig, Director of Promotion Josiah Stevenson, Director of Development Theodore A. Vlahos, Director of Business Affairs Arlene Germain, Financial Analyst Marc Mandel, Publications Coordinator Charles Gilroy, Chief Accountant Richard Ortner, Administrator of Vera Gold, Assistant Director of Promotion Tanglewood Music Center Patricia Halligan, Personnel Administrator Charles Rawson, Manager of Box Office Nancy A. Kay, Director of Sales Eric Sanders, Director of Corporate John M. Keenum, Director of Development Foundation Support Joyce M. Serwitz, Assistant Director Nancy Knutsen, Production Manager of Development Anita R. Kurland, Administrator of Diane Greer Smart, Director of Volunteers Youth Activities Nancy E. Tanen, Media/Special Projects Steven Ledbetter, Musicologist & Administrator Program Annotator Susan E. Tomlin, Director ofAnnual Giving Programs copyright ©1986 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Cover photo by Christian Steiner Board of Overseers of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Harvey Chet Krentzman Chairman Avram J. Goldberg Mrs. Carl Koch Vice-Chairman Vice-Chairman Ray Stata Mrs. Gordon F. Kingsley Vice-Chairman Secretary John Q. Adams Mrs. Thomas Gardiner Mrs. Hiroshi Nishino Mrs. Weston W. Adams Mrs. James G. Garivaltis Vincent M. O'Reilly Martin Allen Mrs. Ray A. Goldberg Stephen Paine, Sr. Mrs. David Bakalar Jordan L. Golding John A. Perkins Bruce A. Beal Joseph M. Henson Peter C. Read Peter A. Brooke Arnold Hiatt Robert E. Remis Mary Louise Cabot Mrs. Richard D. Hill Mrs. Peter van S. Rice Mrs. C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Susan M. Hilles David Rockefeller, Jr. James F. Cleary Glen H. Hiner John Ex Rodgers John F. Cogan, Jr. Mrs. Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Mrs. Jerome Rosenfeld Mrs. Nat Cole Mrs. Bela T. Kalman Mrs. William C. Rousseau William H. Congleton Mrs. S. Charles Kasdon Mrs. William H. Ryan Arthur P. Contas Richard L. Kaye Gene Shalit Mrs. A. Werk Cook Robert D. King Mark L. Selkowitz Phyllis Curtin John Kittredge Malcolm L. Sherman A.V. d'Arbeloff Robert K. Kraft W. Davies Sohier, Jr. Mrs. Michael H. Davis John P. LaWare Ralph Z. Sorenson Mrs. Eugene B. Doggett Mrs. James F. Lawrence Mrs. Arthur I. Strang Harriett Eckstein Laurence Lesser William F. Thompson Mrs. Alexander Ellis R. Willis Leith, Jr. Luise Vosgerchian Katherine Fanning Mrs. Charles P. Lyman Mrs. An Wang John A. Fibiger Mrs. Harry L. Marks Roger D. Wellington Kenneth G. Fisher Hanae Mori Mrs. Thomas H.P. Whitney Gerhard M. Freche Richard P. Morse Mrs. Donald B. Wilson Peter H.B. Frelinghuysen Mrs. Thomas S. Morse Brunetta Wolfman Mrs. Thomas J. Galligan Mrs. Robert B. Newman 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 L. Silvia, Function Manager James E. Whitaker, House Manager Earl G. Buker, Chief Engineer Cleveland Morrison, Stage Manager Franklin Smith, Supervisor of House Crew WilmothA. 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. Carl Koch Executive Vice-President Treasurer Mrs. Harry F. Sweitzer, Jr. Mrs. Gilman W. Conant Secretary Nominating Chairman Vice-Presidents Mrs. Eugene B. Doggett, Development Services Mrs. BelaT. Kalman, Youth Activities Ms. Phyllis Dohanian, Fundraising Projects Mrs. Hart D. Leavitt, Regions Mrs. Craig W. Fisher, Tanglewood Mrs. August R. Meyer, Membership Mrs. Mark Selkowitz, Tanglewood Ms. Ellen M. Massey, Public Relations Chairmen of Regions Mrs. Thomas M. Berger Ms. Prudence A. Law Mrs. F.L. Whitney Mrs. Charles A. Hubbard Mrs. Robert B. Newman Mrs. Thomas H.P. Whitney Mrs. Herbert S. Judd, Jr. John H. Stookey Mrs. Norman Wilson Mrs. Thomas Walker References furnished request Aspen Music Festival Liberace Burt Bacharach Panayis Lyras David Bar-Man Marian McPartland Leonard Bernstein Zubin Mehta Bolcom and Morris Metropolitan Opera Jorge Bolet Mitchell-Ruff Duo Boston Pops Orchestra Seiji Ozawa Boston Symphony Orchestra Philadelphia Orchestra Brevard Music Center Andre Previn Dave Brubeck Ravinia Festival David Buechner Santiago Rodriguez Chicago Symphony Orchestra George Shearing Cincinnati May Festival Abbey Simon Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Georg Solti Aaron Copland Tanglewood Music Center Denver Symphony Orchestra Michael Tilson Thomas Ferrante and Teicher Beveridge Webster Natalie Hinderas Earl Wild Interlochen Arts Academy and John Williams National Music Camp Wolf Trap Foundation for Billy Joel the Performing Arts Gilbert Kalish Yehudi Wyner Ruth Laredo Over 200 others Baldwin BSO Business & Professional Leadership Program Corporate support of the BSO has more than tripled in the past three years, with the result BSO that nearly 400 companies are contributing more than $1 million annually to the orches- tra. This has been accomplished through the activities of the BSO Business & Professional Friends Weekend at Tanglewood Leadership Program, which was founded in The Friends of the BSO have the opportunity 1980 by area executives in recognition of the to travel to Tanglewood via chartered bus for BSO's significant contribution to the corpo- three days of spectacular music by the Boston rate community. The program is overseen by a Symphony Orchestra the weekend of committee including business leaders from 25-27 July. This summer, the Friends Weekend companies throughout New England, making includes the BSO concerts on Friday and Sat- it possible for businesses to participate in the urday evenings, as well as on Sunday after- life of the Boston Symphony Orchestra noon. Performances include Seiji Ozawa through some of the most original and excit- conducting music of Brahms, Haydn, and ing programs of their kind in America: "Presi- Beethoven, Leonard Bernstein conducting dents at Pops," "A Company Christmas at music of Tchaikovsky and Bernstein, and solo Pops," the BSO Corporate Enrichment Pro- appearances by violinist Mi Dori and pianists gram, leadership dinners held in Symphony Peter Serkin and Alfred Brendel. The Friends Hall, and special-event underwriting. Contri- will stay at the Red Lion Inn and will have butions for membership begin at $1,000. For door-to-door service provided by Greyhound further information on how your company or Bus for all events. Dinner Friday night will be professional partnership can join this pro- at the Pittsfield Country Club. Lunch on Satur- gram, contact Eric Sanders in the BSO Cor- day will be at Seranak, the former home of porate Development Office, (617) 266-1492. Serge Koussevitzky, and dinner will be at Mahkeenac Farm, adjacent to the Tanglewood grounds. Sunday luncheon at Blantyre will pre- In Appreciation cede the 2:30 p.m. concert. Anticipated arrival time in Boston on 27 July is 8 p.m. Travel arrangements for Monsieur and The weekend is available to Friends of the Madame Messiaen have been generously pro- BSO who have donated a minimum of $40. vided by Air France, and their accommoda- Space is limited to 42 people on a first-come, tions in Boston by the Hotel Meridien. The first-served basis. The cost of the weekend, Boston Symphony Orchestra is most grateful $375 per person, double occupancy ($485 for to both companies for their support. single occupancy), includes a $50 tax-deduct- ible contribution to the orchestra and covers transportation, lodging, meals (excluding BSO Guests on WGBH-FM-89.7 breakfast), and concert tickets. For further information, please call the Volunteer Office at The featured guests with Ron Delia Chiesa dur- 266-1492, ext. 177. ing the intermissions of live Boston Symphony broadcasts for the rest of the season will be Harry Ellis Dickson (11 and 12 April), and the co-chairmen of this year's "Opening Night at Pops," Susan Reeder (18 and 19 April) and Art Exhibits in the Cabot-Cahners Room Molly Millman (25 and 26 April). The Boston Symphony Orchestra is pleased that, for the twelfth season, various Boston- area galleries, museums, schools, and non- With Thanks profit artists' organizations are exhibiting their work in the Cabot-Cahners Room on the first- We wish to give special thanks to the National balcony level of Symphony Hall.