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SPECIAL • 2017/18 MOZART HAPPY HOUR COLORADO SYMPHONY CHRISTOPHER DRAGON, conductor CHRISTINA and MICHELLE NAUGHTON, piano Friday, January 26, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. Boettcher Concert Hall
MOZART Serenade No.11 in E-flat major, K.375 Allegro maestoso Menuetto I Adagio Menuetto II Allegro
MOZART Concerto in E-flat major for 2 Pianos, K.365 [Piano Concerto No. 10] Allegro Andante Rondo: Allegro MOZART Symphony No. 35 in D major, K.385, “Haffner” Allegro con spirito Andante Menuetto Presto
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SPECIAL BIOGRAPHIES CHRISTOPHER DRAGON, conductor Australian conductor Christopher Dragon is in his third season as the Associate Conductor of the Colorado Symphony and continues his position as Principal Guest Conductor with the Denver Young Artists Orchestra. For three years, Christopher previously held the position of Assistant Conductor with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, which gave him the opportunity to work closely with Principal Conductor Asher Fisch. Christopher works regularly in Australia and has conducted the Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and West Australian Symphony Orchestras. His 2015 debut performance at the Sydney Opera House with Josh Pyke and the Sydney Symphony has been released on CD by ABC Music. In 2017, Christopher returns to the West Australian Symphony Orchestra for a subscription concert. In 2016, he made his Brazilian conducting debut with the Orquestra Sinfônica de Porto Alegre. He has also conducted at numerous festivals including the Breckenridge and Bangalow Music Festivals, both resulting with invitations to return. At the beginning of 2016, Christopher conducted Wynton Marsalis’ Swing Symphony as part of the Perth International Arts Festival alongside Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at the Lincoln Center Orchestra. In 2014, Christopher was selected from 100 international applicants to conduct the Princess Galyani Vadhana Youth Orchestra in Thailand and earlier that year participated in the Jarvi Winter Academy in Estonia where he was awarded the Orchestra’s Favourite Conductor Prize. Christopher began his conducting studies in 2011 and was a member of the prestigious Symphony Services International Conductor Development Program under the guidance of course director Christopher Seaman. He has also studied with numerous distinguished conductors including Leonid Grin, Paavo and Neeme Jarvi at the Jarvi Summer Festival, Fabio Luisi at the Pacific Music Festival, and conducting pedagogue Jorma Panula.
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SPECIAL BIOGRAPHIES CHRISTINA AND MICHELLE NAUGHTON, piano Christina and Michelle Naughton have been hailed by the San Francisco Examiner for their “stellar musicianship, technical mastery, and awe-inspiring artistry.” They have captivated audiences throughout the globe with the unity created by their mystical musical communication, as featured by the Wall Street Journal in their own words “ There are times I forget we are two people playing together.” Their 2017-2018 season begins with recital appearances at the La Jolla Music Society and the Ravinia Festival. Additional engagements include the duo’s Lincoln Center debut as well as appearances at the Gilmore Festival, Rockefeller Evening Concerts, Purdue Convocations, Portland Piano International, Society of the Four Arts, Sharon Lynn Wilson Center, Virginia Arts Festival, and the National Gallery. Orchestral season highlights include performances with the Detroit, St. Louis, San Diego, Midland, and Puerto Rico Symphonies. The duo will also be seen in recital and orchestral engagements throughout New Zealand, Brazil, Belgium, and Spain. In February of 2016 the Naughtons released their debut record on the Warner Classics label titled Visions, featuring the music of Messiaen, Bach, and Adams. The album received much critical acclaim with The Washington Post hailing them as one of the “greatest piano duos of our time.” The record was chosen as “Editor’s Choice” in Grammophone Magazine. Born in Princeton, New Jersey to parents of European and Chinese descent; Christina and Michelle are graduates of Juilliard School and the Curtis Institute of Music, where they were each awarded the Festorazzi Prize. They are Steinway Artists and currently reside in New York City.
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We’re pleased to introduce LISTEN/HEAR, casual sessions of live performance threaded with thoughtful talk-throughs to help you understand and truly hear symphonic music. This new series of four concerts throughout the season will take you on a journey through the evolution of symphonic music from its modest beginnings to the powerhouse ensemble you see it as today!
LISTEN/HEAR 102
LISTEN/HEAR 104
Anything But Innocent: The Hard-Core Romantics
Musique Nouveau – The Current Voice
FEB 22 THU 7:30 Christopher Dragon, conductor Austin Fisher, cello
MAY 17 THU 7:30 Edwin Outwater, conductor Basil Vendryes, viola
BEETHOVEN MUSSORGSKY DVOŘÁK WAGNER TCHAIKOVSKY
VIVIAN FUNG Launch! GABRIELA LENA FRANK “Mestizo Waltz” from Three LatinAmerican Dances for Orchestra OWEN PALLETT Five Women JESSIE MONTGOMERY Starburst for String Orchestra ANDREW NORMAN Drip Blip Sparkle Spin Glint Glide Glow Float Flop Chop Pop Shatter Splash MASON BATES Anthology of Fantastic Zoology
Overture to Egmont, Op. 84 A Night on Bald Mountain Silent Woods Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, “Pathétique:” III. Allegro molto vivace
LISTEN/HEAR 103 The American Voice APR 12 THU 7:30 Brett Mitchell, conductor Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director IVES COPLAND BERNSTEIN GERSHWIN
Variations on “America” Suite from The Tender Land Chichester Psalms for Chorus and Orchestra An American in Paris
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