CSO Beethoven Romances - program 05-22-21

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We’re so proud to be closing out this season’s Classical series by welcoming two outstanding violinists to our stage: Nathan Meltzer performing Beethoven’s Romances with the CSO under the baton of Music Director Christopher Warren-Green, and Simone Porter in Mozart’s Straßburg Concerto with Resident Conductor Christopher James Lees.

While this season comes to a strong close, we look with anticipation towards our recently announced 2021-22 season. There’s much to celebrate as we enter the Symphony’s 90th anniversary year. We’ll fête Christopher Warren-Green and honor his great accomplishments over the past 12 years as our Music Director and revel in the feeling of community that comes from experiencing live music together.

Thank you for supporting the CSO through the past year, and I hope to see you again at Truist Field on June 25, when we’ll Celebrate America and pay tribute to frontline and essential workers.

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program

The Classical Series is presented to the community by

Saturday, May 22, 2021 at 7:30 p.m.

Belk Theater at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center Recorded live on February 27, 2021

Christopher Warren-Green, conductor Nathan Meltzer, violin

Mr. Meltzer’s appearance is made possible by

Ralph S. Grier

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Romance No. 1 in G major, Op. 40 Romance No. 2 in F major, Op. 50 Nathan Meltzer, violin

Available to stream through May 29.

FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828) Symphony No. 5 in B♭ major, D. 485 I. Allegro II. Andante con moto III. Menuetto: Allegro molto IV. Allegro vivace

This concert will be performed without an intermission.

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conductor

Christopher Warren-Green music director

Now in his 11th season with the CSO, Maestro Warren-Green also serves as Music Director of the London Chamber Orchestra.

British conductor Christopher Warren-Green has worked extensively in North America and Europe, with key engagements including The Philadelphia Orchestra, the Detroit, Houston, St. Louis, Toronto, Milwaukee, Seattle and Vancouver symphony orchestras, the Minnesota Orchestra, Washington’s National Symphony Orchestra, the Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra amongst others.

Maestro Warren-Green returns to Charlotte to open the 2020-21 season with virtual programs featuring works by Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Brahms, and Dvořák.

He also leads the CSO in “A Concert for Charlotte” at Truist Field, an event designed to celebrate Charlotte and help bring the community back together through music. A product of community music education, Warren-Green plays a key role in the CSO’s educational efforts, including two youth orchestras and Project Harmony, an afterschool program serving high-need areas.

In addition to his international commitments, he has been invited to conduct at the wedding services of TRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, in 2005, TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at Westminster Abbey in 2011 and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex at St George’s Chapel, Windsor, in 2018. He conducted the London Chamber Orchestra on the occasion of HM The Queen’s 80th birthday and the Philharmonia Orchestra for Her Majesty’s 90th birthday concert at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, as well as HRH The Prince of Wales’ 60th birthday concert in Buckingham Palace.

A violinist by training, Warren-Green began his career at the age of 19 as concertmaster of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, followed by the Philharmonia Orchestra and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music, having been a Professor there for eight years, and has appeared numerous times on television and radio. He has recorded extensively for Sony, Philips, Virgin EMI, Chandos, Decca and Deutsche Grammophon, and records with the London Chamber Orchestra for Signum Classics.

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guest artist

Nathan Meltzer violin

These performances mark Mr. Meltzer’s first appearance with the Charlotte Symphony.

Recipient of the 2020 Salon de Virtuosi Career Grant, and youngest ever to win the Windsor Festival International String Competition, Nathan has been a soloist with the Orchestre National d'Île-de-France, the Philharmonia Orchestra, the Royal Northern Sinfonia, and the Aalborg, Berlin, Concepción, Evansville, Indianapolis, Medellín, and Pittsburgh orchestras, among others, performing in Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Poland, Switzerland, the UK, and across the US. As a recitalist and chamber musician, Nathan has performed at ChamberFest Cleveland, Giardini La Mortella, the Heidelberger Frühling, the Krzyżowa Festival, the Moritzburg Festival, the Musical de l’Orne, the Perlman Chamber Workshop, and the Verbier Festival Academy. He has been a concert artist with Omega Ensemble since 2016.

Nathan’s 2020-21 season includes the release of his debut CD To Roman Totenberg with pianist Rohan De Silva, appearances with the Adelphi, Hull Philharmonic, and Charlotte Symphony Orchestras, and the launch of Opus Illuminate, an online concert series dedicated to the works of composers from underrepresented communities.

Nathan studies with Itzhak Perlman and Li Lin at Juilliard. He performs on the “Ames, Totenberg” Stradivarius violin, Cremona 1734, generously on long-term loan from Rare Violins In Consortium, Artists & Benefactors Collaborative.

DID YOU KNOW? The violin played by Mr. Meltzer, the "Ames, Totenberg" Stradivarius, has a surprising history. Read more in this 2018 article by NPR's Nina Totenberg, whose father Roman was the violin's previous owner.

"The Tale Of The Stolen Totenberg Stradivarius Ends With A New Legacy"

musicians

YOUR CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY Christopher Warren-Green Music Director Christopher James Lees Resident Conductor

FIRST VIOLINS

VIOLAS

FLUTES

Calin Ovidiu Lupanu

Benjamin Geller

Victor Wang

Alaina Rea

Amy Orsinger Whitehead Erinn Frechette

Concertmaster The Catherine & Wilton Connor Chair

Joseph Meyer

Associate Concertmaster

Kari Giles

Assistant Concertmaster

Ernest Pereira° Susan Blumberg°° Jane Hart Brendle Emily Chatham°° Judith Ledbetter Ellyn Stuart Jenny Topilow°°

SECOND VIOLINS Oliver Kot

Principal The Wolfgang Roth Chair

Kathleen Jarrell

Assistant Principal The Pepsi-Cola Foundation of Charlotte Chair

Carlos Tarazona° Monica Boboc Tatiana Karpova Martha Geissler Margie Sakira Harley

Principal The Zoe Bunten Merrill Principal Viola Chair Assistant Principal

Ellen Ferdon Cynthia Frank Nancy Marsh Levine Viara Stefanova Ning Zhao

Principal The Blumenthal Foundation Chair

PICCOLO Erinn Frechette

OBOES Hollis Ulaky

Principal The Leo B. Driehuys Chair‡

CELLOS Alan Black

Erica Cice Terry Maskin

Jonathan Lewis

ENGLISH HORN

Principal The Kate Whitner McKay Principal Cello Chair Assistant Principal

Marlene Ballena* Jeremy Lamb Sarah Markle Janis Nilsen

DOUBLE BASSES Kurt Riecken Principal

Judson Baines

Assistant Principal

Jeffrey Ferdon Jason McNeel

Terry Maskin

CLARINETS Taylor Marino

Principal The Gary H. & Carolyn M. Bechtel Chair

Samuel Sparrow Allan Rosenfeld

E♭ CLARINET Samuel Sparrow

BASS CLARINET

HARP Andrea Mumm Trammell Principal The Dr. Billy Graham Chair

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musicians BASSOONS

TRUMPETS

TUBA

Olivia Oh*

Alex Wilborn

Vacant

Jonathan Kaplan Gabriel Slesinger

TIMPANI

Principal

Hunter Gordon† Acting Principal

Joshua Hood Lori Tiberio

CONTRABASSOON Lori Tiberio

HORNS

Principal The Betty J. Livingstone Chair

Associate Principal The Marcus T. Hickman Chair

TROMBONES John Bartlett Principal

Thomas Burge

Byron Johns

Principal The Mr. & Mrs. William H. Van Every Chair

Andrew Fierova Robert Rydel Richard Goldfaden Philip Brindise†

BASS TROMBONE Scott Hartman Principal

Principal The Governor James G. Martin Chair

Jacob Lipham

Principal The Robert Haywood Morrison Chair

PERCUSSION Brice Burton Principal

° Non-revolving position °° Alternates between first and second violins † Acting member of the Charlotte Symphony ‡ Funded by The Symphony Guild of Charlotte, Inc. * On leave

This roster lists the full-time members of the Charlotte Symphony.

The number and seating of musicians onstage varies depending on the piece being performed.

MUSICIAN SPOTLIGHT Erica Cice, oboe Massachusetts native, Erica Cice, joined the oboe section of the Charlotte Symphony during the 2006–2007 season. As one of only five finalists selected for the 2011 Fernand-Gillet International Oboe Competition, she competed and was awarded Honorable Mention as part of the International Double Reed Society’s annual convention. Outside of the Charlotte Symphony, Erica has performed with the New York Philharmonic, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and the Charleston Symphony Orchestra.

Erica enjoys teaching and is on the faculty of Davidson College and Queens University, in addition to her private teaching. Erica also gives recitals, masterclasses and is an avid chamber music performer in the greater Charlotte area and the Carolinas.

For more information about Charlotte Symphony musicians, visit charlottesymphony.org.

about us

The Charlotte Symphony is committed to delivering exceptional musical experiences that connect and strengthen our community. A cornerstone of Charlotte’s arts and cultural landscape, the Charlotte Symphony is a full-time orchestra that performs more than 130 concerts annually and supports bold and robust community engagement and education efforts.

Founded in 1932, and led by internationally celebrated Music Director Christopher Warren-Green, we are the most longstanding performing arts organization in the region. Today we continue as a 21st century orchestra, responsive to and engaged in the narrative of our people. We employ music as a tool for building community and even as an agent of change.

The Charlotte Symphony is a key piece of the area's cultural fabric, using the power of music in its many forms, to unite and inspire our community.

Core programming runs September to May and includes Classical, Pops, and Family series, plus special events from movies in concert to the annual Magic of Christmas concerts. Summer Pops at Symphony Park rounds out each season.

We perform everywhere from community parks and schools to breweries, places of worship, and senior care centers. We are deeply committed to the notion that music, accessible to all and experienced in many forms, enriches our community.

We creatively strive toward being an industry leader in imaginative, relevant programming on and off the stage. Project Harmony serves more than 150 students in critical-need areas with free after-school lessons in music and life skills.

Inspired by the El Sistema youth development program of Venezuela, Project Harmony expanded to four locations in 2018-19.

We value diversity and intentionally work to break down barriers to arts access.

Our Music For All program affords members of our community holding EBT cards admission to any Symphony experience at $1 per ticket. We buck industry trends by offering opportunities to women and to musicians, composers, and conductors of color. We serve our area’s youngest musicians through two diverse youth orchestras, and aim for these ensembles to reflect our wider community.

The Charlotte Symphony is a key piece of the area's cultural fabric, using the power of music in its many forms, to entertain, educate, unite, and inspire.

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concert notes LUDWIG VAN

BEETHOVEN born: December 1770, Bonn, Germany died: March 26, 1827, Vienna, Austria

Romance No. 1 in G major Op. 40 (1802) Romance No. 2 in F major Op. 50 (1798) premiere: unknown

Little is known about the circumstances surrounding Beethoven’s creation of his two Romances for Violin and Orchestra. It appears that Beethoven composed the Romances around the turn of the century. He may have considered one or both of the works as potential slow-tempo movements for an early, unfinished Violin Concerto (WoO 5 [ca. 1790-2]). The Romances are both in rondo form and feature identical instrumentation (solo violin, flute, two oboes, two bassoons, two horns, and strings).

Their enigmatic history aside, the elegance and affecting lyrical writing for the soloist have made Beethoven’s Romances for Violin and Orchestra perennial favorites among distinguished soloists.

As an instrumentalist, Beethoven is best known as a virtuoso keyboard performer — but he also studied the violin and viola. As a young man, Beethoven was a violist in the Court Orchestra in his native city of Bonn.

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concert notes FRANZ

SCHUBERT born: January 31, 1797, Vienna, Austria died: November 19, 1828, Vienna, Austria

Symphony No. 5 in B♭ major D. 485 (1816) premiere: October 17, 1841 in Vienna

While many scholars have remarked upon Beethoven’s possible influence on Franz Schubert’s Fourth Symphony in C minor (the “Tragic,” completed in April of 1816), it is clear that the young composer soon looked elsewhere for his musical inspiration. In June of 1816, after a In the final weeks of performance of one of Mozart’s String Quintets, Beethoven’s life, a Schubert wrote in his diary: friend shared many A light, bright, fine day this will remain throughout my whole life. As from afar the magic notes of Mozart’s music still gently haunt me...O Mozart, immortal Mozart, how many, oh how endlessly many such comforting perceptions of a brighter and better life hast thou brought to our souls!

of Schubert’s songs with the composer.

Beethoven exclaimed: “Truly there is a divine spark in Schubert!” adding, “he will cause a stir in the world.”

Schubert was not yet twenty when he wrote these words. In time, he would return to a reverence for Beethoven’s unique greatness. Still, it was in the frame of mind expressed in the diary that Schubert composed his Symphony No. 5, sometimes called “the Symphony without trumpets and drums.”

There is a definite Mozartean influence in the Schubert Fifth: for example, the orchestration (omitting trumpets, drums, and clarinets) matches the original scoring of Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 in G minor. But as with the expression of any genius, young or old, the voice of the Fifth Symphony is Schubert’s alone.

The Fifth Symphony is in the traditional four movements. The first (Allegro), is in sonata form, featuring two principal melodies, both charming and lyrical.

The elegant slow-tempo second movement (Andante con moto) is based upon two alternating episodes. The brief coda combines the episodes, prior to the movement’s ethereal close. The third-movement Minuet (Menuetto.

Allegro molto) introduces a rather angular ascending and descending melody, juxtaposing minor and major. The charming central Trio is in the spirit of a leisurely country dance. The finale (Allegro vivace), like the opening movement, is in sonata form, and based upon a pair of themes. The music dashes to a sprightly conclusion.

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Lucinda Nisbet Lucas Donald Lueder John Lyon Bob & Mary Anne MacCaughelty Robert A. & Kathryn S. Majeski Theodore & Katherine Martinez Michael Matier Tammy & Steve Matula Judy & John Mayo Glenn McConnell Nydia McCrohan Ann P. McDermott Dorothy McGavran Mr. & Mrs. James W. McQuiston Jack & Pat Meckler Manuel V. Medeiros Jeffrey F. Meyer Marcus & Katherine Miller Anne & Brad Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Moline Fred Morgenstern Ann Morris Fran & Gary Morrison David Munger Amy Murphy Darrell P. Nelson Jill & Edwin Newman Mary Newsom Carol Nicholson David Nix Bruce Norton William Olson Dr. Samuel L. Orr & Ms. Margaret Errington Kimberly Padgett James Parks Ms. Carolyn Parrington Rose & Bailey Patrick Mr. & Mrs. Gerard W. Peer Lisa & Tom Phillips Catherine Philpott Barbara Pierce Christopher Polk Frank & Maria Portone Brent Prater Kathleen Prevost Stephen Primost Mr. Conrad Puckett Claire & J. Scott Purdy David & Leah Randall Joann Rautenberg Helen Ray R. Kent & Marsha Rhodes Mekel Rogers Stanley & Louise Rose Pamela Rowland Katherine Schorr Rosalind & Joseph Seneca

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Mr. & Ms. Peter Shankey John Sherrill Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Sink Frances Snepp Craig Snyder Helen S. Solitario Nancy & Richard Stark Deborah Steiner Ann Stigall Larry Stratemeyer Mr. & Mrs. Warren W. Sturm Jack & Mary Kay Szczepek Molly Tarr Mr. & Mrs. Robert Thomas David Thomason Robert & Mary Thornberry Mr. Mark Thornberry & Ms. Kay Thompson Tim Timson Nancy & David Townsend Scott Tozier Patti Tracey & Chris Hudson Joan Vogen Luther & Marlyn Wade Hallam Walker Catherine A. Walton Minyan Wang Mr. & Mrs. Ronald M. Weiner Barnet & Harriet Weinstock Lyman Welton Mr. & Mrs. James M. White John & Jill White Karla Williams Ms. Mary Lindeman Wilson Jo Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Duncan M. Witte Mitchell Wolff Karen & Charles Wolff

supporters

The Encore Society includes individuals who have made provisions for the CSO in their estate plans.

We are honored to recognize their support:

Anonymous (3) Geraldine I. Anderson† Richard & Ruth Ault Baldwin Family Trust Barnhardt Thomas Trust Larry & Joyce† Bennett Donald H. & Barbara K. Bernstein Mark & Louise Bernstein† Twig & Barbara Branch Saul Brenner Mike & Joan Brown† Mrs. Joan Bruns† Jan & Bob Busch Dr. Helen G. Cappleman, Ph.D. † Jim Cochran† Robin Cochran

Charles & Peggy Dickerson Dr. & Mrs.† Jerry H. Greenhoot Peter & Ann Guild William G. & Marguerite K. Huey Fund† Dr. Nish Jamgotch, Jr. Betty & Stanley Livingstone† Nellie McCrory† M. Marie Mitchell Cricket Weston & David Molinaro Joan & Richard Morgan Don C. Niehus Eva Nove Richard J. Osborne Gwen Peterson & Tom Hodge James Y. Preston†

Mrs. Clayton (Dusty) Pritchett Ann & Fritz Rehkopf Elizabeth Waring Reinhard Albert Rogat Nancy W. Rutledge Mike Rutledge Harriet Seabrook Mr. & Mrs. William Seifert Bob & Maxine Stein Dr. Ben C. Taylor III Mr. & Mrs. Hans Teich Cordelia G. Thompson Tim Timson J. Mason Wallace† † Deceased

Leave a lasting legacy of great music through your planned gift.

For more information, contact Leslie Antoniel at 704.714.5139.

Support your CSO. With your gift, the Charlotte Symphony uplifts, entertains, and educates the diverse communities of Charlotte-Mecklenburg and beyond through exceptional musical experiences.

Every gift makes a difference.

Make your contribution today:

charlottesymphony.org/give-today

supporters

THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS We are grateful for the following outstanding corporate, foundation, and government funders: $100,000 +

$50,000 - $99,999

The Trexler Foundation

$20,000 - $49,999 D G Brungard Foundation

$10,000 - $19,999

Albemarle Foundation Blumenthal Foundation William & Patricia Gorelick Family Foundation

Mariam & Robert Hayes Charitable Trust John S. & James L. Knight Foundation Maurer Family Foundation

$5,000 - $9,999 The Charlotte Assembly Charlotte Eye Ear Nose & Throat Associates Duke Energy/Piedmont Natural Gas Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation

Ingersoll Rand Kingfisher Capital US Bank Foundation

$2,500 - $4,999 The Springs Close Foundation, Inc.

Stanly County Community Foundation

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UPCOMING EVENTS

a spring classics mini-series

May 28 ∙ June 11 & 18 Symphony Park @ SouthPark

Enjoy a delightful blend of classical favorites as you relax under the clouds at Symphony Park.

STREAMING

June 5

Christopher James Lees, conductor Simone Porter, violin

TICKETS ON SALE NOW

For tickets or more information, visit us at

charlottesymphony.org

administration BOARD OF DIRECTORS Kimberly Q. Parker Chairperson

David J. L. Fisk President & CEO

Linda McFarland Farthing Ellen Fitzsimmons Reginald Henderson Richard Krumdieck David Leitch Yih-Han Ma Alex McKinnon Ulrike W. Miles

Glenn Mincey Torsten Pilz Mike Rutledge Robert Rydel* Melinda Snyder John D. Williams Shanté Williams, PhD

John Barquin Vice Chairperson

Debbie Abels* Mick Ankrom Brian Bridgford Thomas Burge* Wilton Connor Mary Delk*

Brian Cromwell Alvaro & Donna de Molina Peggy & Richard Dreher Lisa Hudson Evans David Furr Todd Gorelick Janet Haack Mark & Whitney Jerrell David L. Kors Jeff Lee Laszlo & Anna Littmann Gov. James G. Martin

Jane & Hugh McColl Susan McKeithen Elizabeth J. McLaughlin George McLendon Patrick J. O’Leary Debbie & G. Patrick Phillips Paul Reichs Peggy & Wayne Reynolds Nancy & Charles Robson Patricia A. Rodgers M.A. Rogers

Dan & Sara Garces Roselli JD Schurter Carolyn Shaw Emily & Zach Smith Bob & Marsha Stickler Scott Syfert Cynthia Tyson Braxton Winston Richard Worf

EXECUTIVE

DEVELOPMENT

HUMAN RESOURCES

David J. L. Fisk President & CEO

Leslie Antoniel Director of Donor Engagement

EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Samantha Hackett Executive Assistant

Amanda LoCascio Director of Corporate Engagement

Derek Raghavan, MD, PhD Immediate Past Chairperson Kevin Walker Treasurer

*ex-officio

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Richard Osborne, Chair Ruth & Richard Ault Kat Belk Arlene & Milton Berkman Jason & Tiffany Bernd Frank Bragg Margarita & Nick Clements Derick & Sallie Close Robin Cochran Catherine Connor Jeanie & T. Thomas Cottingham III

ADMINISTRATION

Chris Stonnell Director of Education & Community Engagement

Heather Münch Micah Cash Individual Giving Senior Manager School & Community Programs Manager John Clapp Holly Blackman Vice President of Artistic Government & Institutional YOUTH ORCHESTRA Operations & General Manager Relations Manager PROGRAMS ARTISTIC OPERATIONS

Sara Gibson Director of Operations

Teil Buck Orchestra Personnel Manager Carrie Graham Director of Artistic Planning Nixon Bustos Principal Music Librarian John Jarrell Stage Manager

Senta Harvey Development Coordinator Stewardship & Events

Aram Kim Bryan Director of Youth Orchestra Programs

FINANCE

Dylan Lloyd Youth Orchestra Program Coordinator – CSYO

Kirsten Morris Vice President of Human Resources & Administration MARKETING Candace Sykes Vice President of Marketing & Patron Experience Deirdre Roddin Director of Communications Chad Calvert Visual Communications Manager Nicole Glaza Digital Marketing Manager Tiffany Spaulding Patron Communications Manager

Wendy Laxton (CREO, Inc.) Fractional Vice President Meghan Squier Emily Gordon of Finance Ticket Services Manager Youth Orchestra Program Chazin & Company Coordinator – Project Harmony Financial Services Trey McKinney Staff Accountant

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