Sunday, March 26, 2000

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra's 2000-2001 Season

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        Sept. 15-16 — Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor; Pepe Romero, guitar. Ruperto Chapi, Prelude to La Revoltosa; Lorenzo Palomo, Nocturnos de Andalucia for Guitar and Orchestra; Shostakovich, Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 10. 8:00 p.m.

        Sept. 22-23 — Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor; Jeffrey Biegel, piano. Glinka, Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla; Zwilich, Millennium Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra (CSO World Premiere); Shostakovich, Symphony No. 15 in A Major, Op. 141. 8:00 p.m.

        Sept. 29-30 — Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor; Vadim Repin, violin. Einojuhani Rautavaara, The Isle of Bliss; Sibelius, Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47; Lawrence Rapchak, Saetas; Falla, The Three-Cornered Hat, Suites Nos. 1 and 2. 11:00 a.m. Friday; 8:00 p.m. Saturday.

        Oct. 5-7 — Paavo Jarvi, guest conductor; guest artist to be announced. Berlioz, Symphonie fantastique. Remainder of program to be announced. 7:30 p.m. Thursday; 11:00 a.m. Friday; 8 p.m. Saturday.

        Oct. 13-14 — Robert Porco, guest conductor; Marietta Simpson, mezzo soprano; Stanford Olsen, tenor; baritone and soprano to be announced; May Festival Chorus, Robert Porco, Director. Bach, Cantata No. 191, “Gloria in excelsis Deo”; Mozart, Requiem, K. 626. 8 p.m.

        Oct. 27-28 — James Conlon, guest conductor; Christine Brewer, soprano; Hakan Hagegard, baritone. Zemlinsky, Lyrische Symphonie (Lyric Symphony in Seven Songs), Op. 18; Beethoven, Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92. 8 p.m.

        Nov. 3-4 — Christian Arming, guest conductor; Gillian Benet Sella, harp. Debussy, Danses sacre et profane for Harp and Strings; Ravel, Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Strings, Flute and Clarinet. Remainder of program to be announced. 11:00 a.m. Friday; 8 p.m. Saturday.

        Nov. 10-11 — Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor; Jasmine Lin, violin; Kyril Magg, flute; Boris Astafiev, bass; Paul Patterson, violin; Paul Frankenfeld, viola; Lon Bussell, oboe; Mauricio Aguiar, violin. Kramer, Rewind: A Semi-Suite (World Premiere); Paganini, La Campanella; Martin, Ballade for Flute, Piano and Strings; Bottesini, Concerto No. 2 in B Minor for Double Bass, movements 2 and 3; Arthur Benjamin, Romantic Fantasy for Violin and Viola; Eugene Goossens, Concerto for Oboe, Op. 45; Ravel, Tzigane; Corigliano, Gazebo Dances. 11:00 a.m. Friday; 8 p.m. Saturday.

        Nov. 16-18 — Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor; James Galway, flute. Rossini, Overture to La Scala di Seta (The Silken Staircase); Mozart, Flute Concerto No. 2 in D Major, K. 314 (285d); Shostakovich, Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47. 7:30 p.m. Thursday; 8:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

        Dec. 1-2 — Celebrating Erich Kunzel's 35th Anniversary with the CSO. Erich Kunzel, conductor; Daniel Narducci, baritone; others to be announced. Winton Woods High School Chorus, David Bell, Director; Walnut Hills High School Chorus, Ben Basone, Director; May Festival Youth Chorus, James Bagwell, Director. Randy Edelman, Fanfare in Celebration of Erich Kunzel's 35th Anniversary with the CSO (World Premiere); Bernstein, Olympic Hymn; Stephen Flaherty, With Voices Raised; Bernstein, Selections from Mass; Elgar, Enigma Variations, Op. 36. 8 p.m.

        Jan. 5-6 — Michael Christie, guest conductor; Yefim Bronfman, piano. Prokofiev, Lieutenant Kije Suite, Op. 60; Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 1; Borodin, Symphony No. 2 in B Minor. 11 a.m. Friday; 8 p.m. Saturday.

        Jan. 12-13 — Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor; Alessandra Marc; soprano; Florence Quivar, mezzo-soprano; Jon Villars, tenor; Simon Estes, bass; May Festival Chorus, Robert Porco, Director. Verdi, Messa da Requiem. 8 p.m.

        Jan. 19-20 — Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor; Han-Na Chang, cello. Barber, Overture to The School for Scandal; Shostakovich, Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 107; Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 6 in B Minor Op. 74 (Pathetique). 8 p.m.

        March 1-3 — John Morris Russell, conductor; Jon Nakamatsu, piano. R. Strauss, Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 8; Liszt, Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major; Schumann, Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120. 7:30 p.m. Thursday; 11 a.m. Friday; 8 p.m. Saturday.

        March 16-17 — Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor; Turina, La procesion del Rocio; Danzas fantasticas; and Sinfonia sevillana; Debussy, “Iberia” from Images; Ravel, Bolero. 8 p.m.

        March 23-24 — Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor; Gil Shaham, violin. Joel Hoffman, World Premiere in Celebration of the 125th Anniversary of Hebrew Union College; Dvorak, Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 60; John Williams, Suite from Schindler's List for Violin and Orchestra; Mahler, Totenfeier. 11:00 a.m. Friday; 8 p.m. Saturday.

        March 29-31 — Robert Spano, guest conductor; Terrence Wilson, piano. Mussorgsky, Introduction to Khovantchina; Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26; Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36. 7:30 p.m. Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

        April 6-7 — Junichi Hirokami, guest conductor; Nexus, percussion ensemble. Brahms, Academic Festival Overture; Takemitsu, From Me Flows What You Call Time; Brahms, Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68. 8:00 p.m.

        April 20-21 — Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor; Margaret Jane Wray, soprano (Kundry); Charles Austin, bass (Klingsor) tenor (Parsifal) to be announced; Women of the May Festival Chorus, Robert Porco, Director. Wagner, Parsifal: Prelude; “Good Friday Spell”; Act II. 8:00 p.m.

        April 27-28 — Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor; Jaime Laredo, violin. Bruch, Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26; Bruckner, Symphony No. 9 in D Minor. 11:00 a.m.Friday; 8 p.m. Saturday.

        May 4-5 — Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor. Horacio Gutierrez, piano; Michael Chertock, piano. Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 19 in F Major, K. 459; Messiaen, Turangalila Symphonie. 8 p.m.

        May 10-12 — Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor; Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin. Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35; Mahler, Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp Minor. 7:30 p.m. Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

       

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