Charleston Symphony Orchestra 2016 17 season booklet

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THEN Charleston’s rich orchestral heritage began in 1819 with its first, 30-person orchestra. Then, the musicians performed intimate concerts for family and friends.

In 1936, music lovers Miss Maude Winthrop Gibbon and Mrs. Martha Laurens Patterson founded the Charleston Symphony Orchestra (CSO). The first concert was held December 28, 1936 at Hibernian Hall with Mr. Tony Hadgi conducting. During the first season, the CSO provided the music for the opening night performance at the newly renovated Dock Street Theatre, where they remained for three years.

In the 1940s and ‘50s, the CSO moved to the Memminger Auditorium and continued to play a major role in the growing cultural life of the community under the batons of conductors J. Albert Frecht, Tony Hadgi, Don Mills, and Lucien DeGroote.

In the early 1980s, the CSO moved to the Gaillard Municipal Auditorium, and its ensemble groups performed throughout the community. In the late 1980s, the CSO emerged as a professional organization with a core of full-time, conservatorytrained first chair players. It achieved “Metropolitan” status in the American Symphony Orchestra League, the only orchestra in the state to do so.

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For 27 years, he led the orchestra and grew the CSO into one of the leading arts organizations in the southeast until his death in 2010. His energy and dedication inspired a generation of enthusiastic audiences for concert masterpieces and popular repertoire.

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In 1984, David Stahl became Music Director and Conductor.

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Today, the CSO makes its home in the newly renovated, acoustically perfect performance hall at The Gaillard Center.

Music Director, Ken Lam, and Principal Pops Conductor, Yuriy Bekker, raise the baton during a rich and diverse season of Masterworks, Pops and Chamber Music concerts, as well as exciting special events. In addition, we provide an array of educational programs that connect us with students, help them succeed, and inspire a lifelong love of music.

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TCHAIKOVSKY’S FIFTH SEPTEMBER 30 OCTOBER 1, 2016 Antonio Marti - Trumpet Ken Lam - Conductor Maurice Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin Claude Debussy, arr. Stokowski Clair de Lune André Jolivet Concertino for Trumpet, Strings, and Piano Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5

All concerts at 7:30pm at the Gaillard Center unless otherwise noted. Works subject to change.

MENDELSSOHN’S VIOLIN CONCERTO OCTOBER 14-15, 2016 Elena Urioste - Violin Leonid Grin - Conductor Franz Schubert Overture in D major in the Italian style, D. 590 Felix Mendelssohn Concerto for Violin in E minor, Op. 64 Robert Schumann Symphony No. 2, Op. 61, C major

photo by: Alessandra Tinozzi

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A GERMAN REQUIEM NOVEMBER 18-19, 2016 Cheyanne Coss - Soprano Jeffrey Gates - Baritone CSO Chorus Ken Lam - Conductor Franz Schubert Symphony in B Minor, “Unfinished” Johannes Brahms A German Requiem

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ANDRÉ WATTS GRIEG’S PIANO CONCERTO JANUARY 13-14, 2017 André Watts - Piano Ken Lam - Conductor Witold Lutosławski Symphonic Variations Edvard Grieg Piano Concerto

photo by: Steve J. Sherman

Sergei Prokofiev Symphony No. 5

MOZART AND HAYDN FEBRUARY 10-11, 2017 Cicely Parnas - Cello Ken Lam - Conductor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 33 in B flat major

photo by: Dario Acosta

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op.33 Andante cantabile Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 60, “Il distratto”

masterworks BEETHOVEN’S PASTORAL MARCH 3-4, 2017 Yuriy Bekker - Violin Ken Lam - Conductor John Adams The Chairman Dances; Foxtrot for Orchestra Piotr Ilych Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”

All concerts at 7:30pm at the Gaillard Center unless otherwise noted. Works subject to change.

A SEA SYMPHONY MARCH 17-18, 2017 Soprano - TBD Peter Tomaszewski - Baritone CSO Chorus Ken Lam - Conductor Edward Elgar Introduction and Allegro Yuriy Bekker, Micah Gangwer - Violin Jan-Marie Joyce - Viola Norbert Lewandowski - Cello Benjamin Britten Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes Ralph Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 1, A Sea Symphony

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MAHLER’S FIFTH SYMPHONY APRIL 21-22, 2017 Micah McLaurin - Piano Ken Lam - Conductor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto in D minor, K. 466

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Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 5

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CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE SEPTEMBER 24, 2016

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Yuriy Bekker, principal pops conductor

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TONY DESARE SINGS FRANK SINATRA

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

All concerts at 7:30pm at the Gaillard Center unless otherwise noted. Works subject to change.

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photo by: Chris Hartlove

LEON FLEISHER PLAYS RAVEL SEPTEMBER 10, 2016 Leon Fleisher - Piano Katherine Jacobson - Piano Ken Lam - Conductor 6:00pm: Beer & Wine, Silent Auction Preview 7:00pm: Concert Maurice Ravel Concerto for the Left Hand Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Concerto for Two Pianos in F major, K. 242 II. Adagio Antonín Dvořák Symphony No. 9, “New World Symphony” 8:00pm: “A Night to Remember” Gala Dinner with Full Bar, Dancing, Entertainment and Live Auction Purchase dinner tickets at www.csolinc.org or 843-216-1329.

special events

FAMILY CONCERT CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE SEPTEMBER 24, 2016, 2:00PM Yuriy Bekker - Conductor The magic of cirque in the music hall! Aerial flyers, acrobats, contortionists, jugglers, balancers, and strongmen choreographed to classical masterpieces with the symphony.

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL

MESSIAH DECEMBER 1-3, 2016 Awet Andemicael - Soprano Daniel Moody - Countertenor Tyler Ray - Tenor Josh Quinn - Baritone CSO Chorus Ken Lam - Conductor

Dec. 1, 2016 7:30pm Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Charleston Dec. 2, 2016 7:00pm St. Theresa the Little Flower Church Summerville Dec. 3, 2016 7:30pm St. Andrew’s Church Mt. Pleasant

MAGNETIC SOUTH a collaborative project between the College of Charleston Department of Music and the Charleston Symphony Orchestra

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AMBIGUOUS SYMMETRIES

November 11, 2016, 7:30 PM Simons Recital Hall, College of Charleston

March 24, 2017, 7:30 PM Simons Recital Hall, College of Charleston

Jill Terhaar Lewis - Soprano Jennifer Luiken - Alto Ken Lam and Yiorgos Vassilandonakis, Conductors

Ken Lam and Yiorgos Vassilandonakis, Conductors

Mario Davidovsky Divertimento No. 8: Ambiguous Symmetries Magnetic South Call for Scores Winner

Kaija Saariaho Grammaire des Reves

John Allemeier Deep Water

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Kurt Rohde World Premiere, Magnetic South Commission

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NEW! chamber music

MARYANN MCCORMICK SINGS BACH

OCTOBER 29, 2016 MaryAnn McCormick - Mezzo-Soprano CSO Chorus I Ken Lam - Conductor

CANADIAN BRASS WITH THE CSO BRASS

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Cantata No. 170 I. Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust Cantata No. 74 VII. Nicht kann mich eretten Cantata No. 82 I. Ich habe genug Mass in B minor Laudamus te St. Matthew Passion: Part II No. 47 Erbarme Dich Cantata No. 83 I. Erfreute Zeit im neuen Bunde Cantata No. 78 I. Jesu, der du meine Seele Cantata No. 147 X. Jesu bleibet meine Freude

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All concerts at 7:30pm at the Gaillard Center unless otherwise noted. Works subject to change.

SHANGHAI QUARTET

WITH CSO STRING QUARTET

JANUARY 28, 2017 Frank Bridge 3 Novelletten Antonín Dvořák String Quartet No. 14 in A flat major Felix Mendelssohn Octet in E-flat Major

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