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27 Friday Series

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31 Subscription Benefits

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From Carnegie to Uihlein Hall, nobody hears us like you do.Whether Beethoven, Bartók, Bernstein, John Adams, Sibelius or Rachmaninoff, there’s something about

each and every MSO performance that makes it uniquely you. What makes it your MSO?

Perhaps it’s the great Romantics: This season, the Beethoven Festival returns to take you to a place

of comfort, beauty and joy — an escape from the day to day instant-everything. Or maybe it’s

rachmaninoff, with the help of virtuoso pianist Joyce Yang, who takes you to a place of wonder, of deep,

abiding love. ingrid Fliter returns as well for a truly inspired Chopin. And music director Edo de Waart’s

long-time colleague, radu lupu, joins the MSO for the first time ever with Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 1.

Perhaps it’s discovering more about the fascinating relationship between contemporary composers

Bernstein, lukas Foss and shostakovich. Or hearing more of John adams’s innovative soundings.

Or maybe it’s musical friends — old and new — that you’ll meet throughout the season. Milwaukee’s

favorite Conductor Laureate andreas delfs gets 2013.14 started with tchaikovsky’s Fourth and liszt’s

Piano Concerto No. 1, featuring a return engagement by New Yorker Jeremy denk. Another New Yorker,

the astoundingly courageous violinist augustin hadelich, returns for stravinsky’s Violin Concerto, whose

premiere was conducted by Stravinsky himself. Get familiar with up-and-coming artists Jennifer koh and

karen Gomyo, violin, andreas Brantelid, cello, and orion Weiss, piano, whose stars are sure to shine brightly.

Speaking of brilliance, MSO principal players Frank almond, todd levy and susan Babini remind us

we need look no farther than Uihlein Hall for world-class virtuosity.

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One city, one symphony. One word: amazing.The making of amazing music is all about chemistry. With the right elements, under the right

conditions, magic happens. Once the house lights are down, once the orchestra finishes tuning and

the conductor takes the podium, for one miraculous moment, sound stops. A downbeat and the

silence breaks. What started as black and white notes on a printed page comes to full-blown living

color in the unparalleled experience of a live performance.

Relax. Listen. Enjoy. Go to that place only music can take you. Music-maker, audience member, young

or not-so-young, it’s different for each and every person in the Hall. Remember the first time you

heard Beethoven’s 9th and go to that place again. Re-experience the joy of Beethoven’s triumphant,

tear-inciting achievement. Give yourself over to the power of music. In the greatest of times — and

least of times — time and again, it speaks to you. And only you. Could life, at any moment, get any

better than this?

That crystal clear, stratospheric sound of a Stradivarius as the notes hang high in the air? It’s just for you.

Excellence has a sound. Hear it live this season in any of the 130-plus performances of the Milwaukee

Symphony Orchestra. And escape to the sound of excellence.

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Tchaikovsky’s FourthandrEas dElFs conductor | JErEmY dEnk piano

aaron JaY kErnis Musica Celestis

liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, S. 124

tChaikovskY Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

His life in constant turmoil, Tchaikovsky poured his soul into each of

his symphonies, symphonies that would express his inner anguish

as no music ever dared. Andreas Delfs returns to open the season

with Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony. And keyboard sensation

Jeremy Denk plays Liszt’s blistering Piano Concerto No. 1.

Opening Weekend

“Mr. Denk, clearly, is a pianist you want to hear no matter what he performs, in

whatever combination — both for his penetrating intellectual engagement with the

music and for the generosity of his playing.“ — T h e N e w Yo r k T i m e s

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27 + 28 sEPtEmBEr 2013

Seductive ravelroBErto aBBado conductor auGustin hadEliCh violin mso Chorus Lee Erickson, director

stravinskY Violin Concerto in D major

ravEl Daphnis et Chloé

Once seduced by Ravel’s intoxicating Daphnis and Chloé,

Igor Stravinsky declared it “one of the most beautiful products

of all French music.” Stravinsky’s own Violin Concerto will be heard,

performed by courageous virtuoso, Augustin Hadelich.

“The essence of Hadelich’s playing is beauty: reveling in the myriad ways

of making a phrase come alive on the violin, delivering the musical

message with no technical impediments whatsoever, and thereby

revealing something from a plane beyond ours.”—T h e WASHINGTON POST

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“Fisch’s debut…was a virtuoso display of fervent, eloquent musicianship, one that took

familiar standards of the Romantic repertoire and made them sound fresh and alluring

all over again. ” — s a N F r a N c i s co c h r o N i c l e

5 oC toBEr 2013

Concertos for Orchestra

ashEr FisCh conductor | todd lEvY clarinet

WaGnEr Overture to Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman)

mozart Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622

Bartók Concerto for Orchestra

The Milwaukee Symphony’s own Todd Levy is featured in

Mozart’s exquisite Clarinet Concerto, the master’s final work

in the form. Then, a concerto for the entire ensemble —

Bartók’s dazzling Concerto for Orchestra — will showcase

the virtuosity of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.

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16 novEmBEr 2013

Fliter Plays ChopinEdo dE Waart conductor | inGrid FlitEr piano

miChaEl iPPolito Nocturne for Orchestra

ChoPin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Her medal-winning performance at the International

Chopin Piano Competition left audiences standing and

cheering. The Chicago Tribune acclaims Ingrid Fliter’s

“inspired pianism.” Now she returns to the Milwaukee

Symphony to perform Chopin’s romantic Piano Concerto

No. 1. And Edo de Waart conducts another masterwork,

Brahms’s Second Symphony.

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22 – 24 novEmBEr 2013

Schubert’s Sixthhans GraF conductor JoéllE harvEY soprano | JEnniFEr rivEra mezzo-soprano | WEslEY roGErs tenor mso Chorus Lee Erickson, director

mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543

sChuBErt Mass No. 6 in E-flat major, D. 950

Composed in Franz Schubert’s final months, and never

heard in his too-brief lifetime, the Mass in E-flat is

a poignant and deeply affecting cry from the composer

to his Creator. These concerts also feature one of

Mozart’s great, final symphonies, No. 39.

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17 + 18 JanuarY 2014

Brahms’s “Fifth”Edo dE Waart conductor | JEnniFEr koh violin

BaCh Ricercare No. 2 from Musical Offering, BWV 1079 (orch: Webern)

BErG Violin Concerto

Brahms Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 (orch: Schoenberg)

The Second Viennese masters “recomposed” composing.

Anton Webern modernized Bach. Alban Berg dedicated

his Violin Concerto “to the memory of an Angel.” And

when Arnold Schoenberg orchestrated Brahms’s Piano

Quartet, he dubbed it “Brahms’s Fifth” — an orchestral

powerhouse to rival Pictures at an Exhibition.

“…We heard silvery bells, vibraphones, high strings,

with the superb soloist Jennifer Koh making dancing

patterns between them…”

— i va N h e w e T T, T h e T e l e g r a p h

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24 + 25 JanuarY 2014

radu lupuEdo dE Waart conductor | radu luPu piano

sChumann Manfred Overture, Op. 115

JamEs maCmillan The Confession of Isobel Gowdie

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

“His talent is the kind of which legends are made,” declares Gramophone

of Radu Lupu. “A magician” says the Los Angeles Times. “A poet” according

to The New York Post. Radu Lupu and Edo de Waart reunite for Brahms’s

impassioned First Piano Concerto. Their famous 1974 recording of the

work is still considered a benchmark performance.

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31 JanuarY – 1 FEBruarY 2014

leonard Bernstein — “On the Town”FranCEsCo lECCE-ChonG conductor | kathlEEn kim soprano

BErnstEin Three Dance Episodes from On the Town

Foss Time Cycle

BarBEr Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24

BErnstEin On the Waterfront Symphonic Suite

The voices of two American masters — author James Agee and

composer Samuel Barber — come together in sharing early childhood

memories for Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915. Lukas Foss’s Time Cycle

sets philosophy to music. Then Leonard Bernstein on Broadway is heard

in his dances from On the Town — then, from Hollywood, his suite from

On the Waterfront.

“The jewel of this evening is certainly the soprano Kathleen Kim...

who delivers crystal clear singing, secure high notes and a timbre

of exquisite freshness.” — Opera de LiLLe

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“…Following a mesmerisingly beautiful Adagio, Brantelid managed to create a tangible

lightening of atmosphere at the opening of the finale. The auditorium breathed as one,

and then was happily swept away be the melodic optimism of the music.” — T h e s T r a d

21 + 22 FEBruarY 2014

Transcendent Sibelius

santtu-matias rouvali conductor | andrEas BrantElid cello

niElsEn Helios Overture, Op. 17

shostakoviCh Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 107

siBElius Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39

“It transported me to a new civilization,” wrote

one critic after the premiere of Sibelius’s First

Symphony. “Every page breathes another manner

of thought, another way of living than ours…”

Plus, one of Shostakovich’s most personal

declarations, the haunting First Cello Concerto.

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1 marCh 2014

Orion Weiss Plays ravelEdo dE Waart conductor | orion WEiss piano

Fauré Pelléas et Mélisande Suite, Op. 80

ravEl Piano Concerto in G major

stravinskY Petrouchka (1947 version)

“When you’re named after one of the biggest constellations in the

night sky, the pressure is on to display star power — and Orion Weiss

did exactly that… Virtuosity to spare,” raves The Washington Post.

Orion Weiss plays Maurice Ravel’s jazz-inspired Piano Concerto in G,

and Edo de Waart conducts Stravinsky’s colorful music for the

ballet Petrouchka.

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BeethovenFestival

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21 – 23 marCh 2014

Beethoven: Symphony no. 9

Edo dE Waart conductor | ChristoPhEr maltman baritone mso Chorus Lee Erickson, director

John adams The Wound-Dresser

BEEthovEn Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125

The de Waart/Milwaukee Beethoven Festival begins.

Hear, live in concert, the timeless message of humanity

and brotherhood when Edo de Waart leads Beethoven’s

inspiring and monumental Ode to Joy, The Ninth

Symphony. Plus, John Adams’s tender setting of Walt

Whitman’s Civil War prose, The Wound-Dresser.

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BeeTHOven FeSTival aT THe PaBST

28 – 30 marCh 2014

Beethoven: “eroica”

SymphonyEdo dE Waart conductor

stravinskY Concerto in D major for String Orchestra

John adams Chamber Symphony

BEEthovEn Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55

Be there at the historic Pabst Theater to experience

Edo de Waart and the Milwaukee Symphony

Orchestra perform one of Beethoven’s towering

achievements. Hear the mighty Symphony No.3,

the Eroica, with path-breaking works of

Stravinsky and Adams.

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4 – 6 aPril 2014


Edo dE Waart conductor | JorJa FlEEzanis violin

stravinskY Symphonies of Wind Instruments (1947 revision)

John adams Violin Concerto

BEEthovEn Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

The Seventh Symphony. Its propulsive power and

energy ranks it as one of Beethoven’s greatest

achievements. Enduring for almost two centuries.

Hear it conducted by Edo de Waart live at the

gorgeous Pabst Theater, as works of Stravinsky and

Adams illuminate Beethoven’s masterpiece.

BeeTHOven FeSTival aT THe PaBST

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18 + 19 aPril 2014

romeo & JulietrossEn milanov conductor | Frank almond violin

mEndElssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture, Op. 21

Chausson Poème for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 25

Bartók Rhapsody No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra

ProkoFiEv Selections from Romeo and Juliet

The greatest moments from

Prokofiev’s greatest ballet —

the ardent Romeo and Juliet.

Then, Mendelssohn is inspired

by Shakespeare in his enchanting

A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Plus, violin showpieces by Bartók

and Chausson with Concertmaster

Frank Almond.

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26 + 27 aPril 2014

all rachmaninoffEdo dE Waart conductor | JoYCE YanG piano

raChmaninoFF Prince Rostislav

raChmaninoFF Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40

raChmaninoFF Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44

A sell-out season after season — and an Edo de Waart

specialty. This season’s all-Rachmaninoff extravaganza

pairs two late pieces — the lavish Symphony No. 3, and

rapturous Piano Concerto No. 4. Joyce Yang returns to

complete her Milwaukee/Rachmaninoff concerto cycle.

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3 maY 2014

De Waart Conducts

MahlerEdo dE Waart conductor

mahlEr Symphony No. 6 in A minor

“Not one of his works came so directly from his

inmost heart as this,” wrote Alma Mahler of her

husband’s Symphony No.6. Be there at Uihlein Hall,

when Edo de Waart and the Milwaukee Symphony

perform Gustav Mahler’s heart-wrenching

Symphony No. 6.

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31 maY – 1 JunE 2014

Divine DvorákGilBErt varGa conductor | susan BaBini cello

ElGar Serenade for Strings

sChumann Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129

dvořák Slavonic Dances, Op. 46

Dvořák’s Slavonic Dances are among the most joyous

music in the repertoire. Exuberant in one moment,

poignant in the next — and ever energetic and colorful.

These concerts also feature Robert Schumann’s rhapsodic

Cello Concerto with Susan Babini. “A beacon of clarity,”

enthused The Philadelphia Inquirer.

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6 – 8 JunE 2014

BoléroGilBErt varGa conductor karEn GomYo violin

mozart Overture to Le Nozze di Figaro, (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492

tChaikovskY Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Bartók Suite from The Wooden Prince, Op. 13

ravEl Boléro

It begins softly. A single snare drum.

Then, a flute. Gradually, each instrument

of the Milwaukee Symphony joins in.

One after the other. Until Ravel’s Boléro

reaches one of the greatest climaxes in

all of music. And the smoldering Karen

Gomyo performs Tchaikovsky’s sizzling

Violin Concerto. She “played with golden

radiance,” raved the Sydney Morning News.

SeaSOn Finale

FriDaY 7:00p Pre-concert: Meet the Music | 8:00p Performance | 10:00p Post-concert: Talkback

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SeaSOn Finale

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27 September 2013Seductive ravelRoberto Abbado, conductorAugustin Hadelich, violinMSO Chorus, Lee Erickson, director

22 November 2013Schubert’s SixthHans Graf, conductorMSO Chorus, Lee Erickson, director

24 JaNuary 2014radu lupuEdo de Waart, conductorRadu Lupu, piano

21 February 2014Transcendent SibeliusSanttu-Matias Rouvali, conductorAndreas Brantelid, cello

28 march 2014Beethoven: “eroica” SymphonyEdo de Waart, conductor

18 april 2014romeo & JulietRossen Milanov, conductorFrank Almond, violin

20 September 2013Tchaikovsky’s FourthAndreas Delfs, conductorJeremy Denk, piano

17 JaNuary 2014Brahms’ s “Fifth”Edo de Waart, conductorJennifer Koh, violin

31 JaNuary 2014leonard Bernstein— “On the Town”Francesco Lecce-Chong, conductorKathleen Kim, soprano

21 march 2014Beethoven: Symphony no. 9Edo de Waart, conductorMSO Chorus, Lee Erickson, director

4 april 2014Beethoven: Symphony no. 7Edo de Waart, conductorJorja Fleezanis, violin

6 JuNe 2014Season Finale: BoléroGilbert Varga, conductorKaren Gomyo, violin

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3 may 2014De Waart Conducts MahlerEdo de Waart, conductor


16 November 2013Fliter Plays ChopinEdo de Waart, conductorIngrid Fliter, piano

1 February 2014leonard Bernstein — “On the Town”Francesco Lecce-Chong, conductorKathleen Kim, soprano

1 march 2014Orion Weiss Plays ravelEdo de Waart, conductorOrion Weiss, piano


31 may 2014Divine DvorákGilbert Varga, conductorSusan Babini, cello

5 october 2013Concertos for OrchestraAsher Fisch, conductorTodd Levy, clarinet

18 JaNuary 2014Brahms’s “Fifth”Edo de Waart, conductorJennifer Koh, violin



26 april 2014all-rachmaninoffEdo de Waart, conductorJoyce Yang, piano


6SaTUrDaY 7:00p Pre-concert: Meet the Music | 8:00p Performance

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1 February 2014leonard Bernstein— “On the Town”Francesco Lecce-Chong, conductorKathleen Kim, soprano














1 February 2014leonard Bernstein — “On the Town”Francesco Lecce-Chong, conductorKathleen Kim, soprano










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1 JuNe 2014Divine DvorákGilbert Varga, conductorSusan Babini, cello


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at rehearsal in Uihlein Hall, 2013

2013.14 ClaSSiCS F Sa Su8:00p 8:00p 2:30p

Tchaikovsky’s Fourth

Andreas Delfs, conductorJeremy Denk, piano

aaron Jay Kernis Musica Celestisliszt Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat majortchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

09.20 09.21 09.22

Seductive ravel Roberto Abbado, conductorAugustin Hadelich, violinMilwaukee Symphony Chorus, Lee Erickson, director

Stravinsky Violin Concerto in D majorravel Daphnis et Chloé 09.27 09.28


Asher Fisch, conductorTodd Levy, clarinet

Wagner Overture to Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman)mozart Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622bartók Concerto for Orchestra

10.05

Fliter Plays Chopin Edo de Waart, conductorIngrid Fliter, piano

michael ippolito Nocturne for Orchestrachopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

11.16

Schubert’s Sixth Hans Graf, conductorMilwaukee Symphony Chorus, Lee Erickson, director

mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543Schubert Mass No. 6 in E-flat major, D. 950 11.22 11.23 11.24

Brahms’s “Fifth” Edo de Waart, conductorJennifer Koh, violin

bach Ricercare No. 2 from Musical Offering, BWV 1079 (orch: Webern)berg Violin Concertobrahms Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 (orch: Schoenberg)

01.17 01.18

radu lupu Edo de Waart, conductorRadu Lupu, piano

Schumann Manfred Overture, Op. 115James macmillan The Confession of Isobel Gowdiebrahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

01.24 01.25

leonard Bernstein — “On the Town”

Francesco Lecce-Chong, conductorKathleen Kim, soprano

bernstein Three Dance Episodes from On the TownFoss Time Cycle barber Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24bernstein On the Waterfront Symphonic Suite

01.31 02.01


Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductorAndreas Brantelid, cello

Nielsen Helios Overture, Op. 17Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 107Sibelius Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39

02.21 02.22

Orion Weiss Plays ravel

Edo de Waart, conductorOrion Weiss, piano

Fauré Pelléas et Mélisande Suite, Op. 80 ravel Piano Concerto in G majorStravinsky Petrouchka (1947 version)

03.01


Edo de Waart, conductorMilwaukee Symphony Chorus, Lee Erickson, director

John adams The Wound-Dresserbeethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 03.21 03.22 03.23

aT THe PaBST— Beethoven: “eroica” Symphony

Edo de Waart, conductor Stravinsky Concerto in D major for String OrchestraJohn adams Chamber Symphonybeethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55

03.28 03.29

aT THe PaBST— Beethoven: Symphony no. 7

Edo de Waart, conductorJorja Fleezanis, violin

Stravinsky Symphonies of Wind Instruments (1947 version)John adams Violin Concertobeethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

04.04 04.05

romeo & Juliet Rossen Milanov, conductorFrank Almond, violin

mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture, Op. 21chausson Poème for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 25bartók Rhapsody No. 2 for Violin and Orchestraprokofiev Selections from Romeo and Juliet

04.18 04.19

all-rachmaninoff Edo de Waart, conductorJoyce Yang, piano

rachmaninoff Prince Rostislavrachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40rachmaninoff Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44

04.26 04.27

De Waart: Mahler Edo de Waart, conductor mahler Symphony No. 6 in A minor 05.03

Divine Dvorák Gilbert Varga, conductorSusan Babini, cello

elgar Serenade for StringsSchumann Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 29Dvořák Slavonic Dances, Op. 46

05.31 06.01

Season Finale: Boléro

Gilbert Varga, conductorKaren Gomyo, violin

mozart Overture to Le Nozze di Figaro, (The Marriage of Figaro) K. 492tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35bartók Suite from The Wooden Prince, Op. 13ravel Boléro

06.06 06.07 06.08

For complete concert descriptions, see pages 9 – 26. Programs subject to change. friday Prelude series: 4 October, 15 November, 28 February, 25 April, 2 May and 30 May at 11:15a. Please consult Prelude brochure or mso.org for more information.

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Tchaikovsky’s Fourth

Andreas Delfs, conductorJeremy Denk, piano

aaron Jay Kernis Musica Celestisliszt Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat majortchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

09.20 09.21 09.22

Seductive ravel Roberto Abbado, conductorAugustin Hadelich, violinMilwaukee Symphony Chorus, Lee Erickson, director

Stravinsky Violin Concerto in D majorravel Daphnis et Chloé 09.27 09.28


Asher Fisch, conductorTodd Levy, clarinet

Wagner Overture to Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman)mozart Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622bartók Concerto for Orchestra

10.05

Fliter Plays Chopin Edo de Waart, conductorIngrid Fliter, piano

michael ippolito Nocturne for Orchestrachopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

11.16

Schubert’s Sixth Hans Graf, conductorMilwaukee Symphony Chorus, Lee Erickson, director

mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543Schubert Mass No. 6 in E-flat major, D. 950 11.22 11.23 11.24

Brahms’s “Fifth” Edo de Waart, conductorJennifer Koh, violin

bach Ricercare No. 2 from Musical Offering, BWV 1079 (orch: Webern)berg Violin Concertobrahms Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 (orch: Schoenberg)

01.17 01.18

radu lupu Edo de Waart, conductorRadu Lupu, piano

Schumann Manfred Overture, Op. 115James macmillan The Confession of Isobel Gowdiebrahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

01.24 01.25

leonard Bernstein — “On the Town”

Francesco Lecce-Chong, conductorKathleen Kim, soprano

bernstein Three Dance Episodes from On the TownFoss Time Cycle barber Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24bernstein On the Waterfront Symphonic Suite

01.31 02.01


Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductorAndreas Brantelid, cello

Nielsen Helios Overture, Op. 17Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 107Sibelius Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39

02.21 02.22

Orion Weiss Plays ravel

Edo de Waart, conductorOrion Weiss, piano

Fauré Pelléas et Mélisande Suite, Op. 80 ravel Piano Concerto in G majorStravinsky Petrouchka (1947 version)

03.01


Edo de Waart, conductorMilwaukee Symphony Chorus, Lee Erickson, director

John adams The Wound-Dresserbeethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 03.21 03.22 03.23

aT THe PaBST— Beethoven: “eroica” Symphony

Edo de Waart, conductor Stravinsky Concerto in D major for String OrchestraJohn adams Chamber Symphonybeethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55

03.28 03.29

aT THe PaBST— Beethoven: Symphony no. 7

Edo de Waart, conductorJorja Fleezanis, violin

Stravinsky Symphonies of Wind Instruments (1947 version)John adams Violin Concertobeethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

04.04 04.05

romeo & Juliet Rossen Milanov, conductorFrank Almond, violin

mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture, Op. 21chausson Poème for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 25bartók Rhapsody No. 2 for Violin and Orchestraprokofiev Selections from Romeo and Juliet

04.18 04.19

all-rachmaninoff Edo de Waart, conductorJoyce Yang, piano

rachmaninoff Prince Rostislavrachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40rachmaninoff Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44

04.26 04.27

De Waart: Mahler Edo de Waart, conductor mahler Symphony No. 6 in A minor 05.03

Divine Dvorák Gilbert Varga, conductorSusan Babini, cello

elgar Serenade for StringsSchumann Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 29Dvořák Slavonic Dances, Op. 46

05.31 06.01

Season Finale: Boléro

Gilbert Varga, conductorKaren Gomyo, violin

mozart Overture to Le Nozze di Figaro, (The Marriage of Figaro) K. 492tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35bartók Suite from The Wooden Prince, Op. 13ravel Boléro

06.06 06.07 06.08

For complete concert descriptions, see pages 9 – 26. Programs subject to change. friday Prelude series: 4 October, 15 November, 28 February, 25 April, 2 May and 30 May at 11:15a. Please consult Prelude brochure or mso.org for more information.

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