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The opportunity to become part of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra annually draws hundreds of young people eager for a unique experience.
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From preparing every note concertgoers hear to serving as president of her profession, the Orchestra’s Principal Librarian Rebecca Beavers keeps the players finely tuned.
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Welcome to April! When I play music I am more creative I get better grades I have greater self-confidence I feel part of a group We know anecdotally that people who study and make music are happier, more creative and better able to cope with the challenges life brings. An abundance of research confirms those perceptions: Children who study music score higher in math and science, experience greater success in academic pursuits of all kinds, and show increased propensity for spatial thinking, creative problem solving and working within groups. We need music — in our schools, in our communities and our lives. Last month we launched the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s When I Play Music campaign. Our campaign is about kids; our campaign is about the future. When I Play Music challenges us to think about the importance of music in our lives — and about what we lose when music is not a part of our children’s lives, not a vital part of the fabric of our community. Through the campaign, we are seeking to engage and inform at least 50,000 Atlantans about the role that music plays in our lives, about the multiple benefits of playing and singing and listening. We hope that tens of thousands of people will want to play a small part — with a gift of just $5 to help provide one hour of music lessons for one child — in helping us ensure the future of music in our community. Please give $5 today by going online to aso.org/give5; texting “ASO” to 50555; or using your smart phone to scan QR codes on Orchestra print advertising. I hope you will take part in our When I Play Music campaign and that you will encourage others to do so as well. Thank you so much for your support of your Atlanta Symphony Orchestra! Wishing you all the best,
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leadership Atlanta Symphony Orchestra League 2010-2011 Board of Directors Officers Ben F. Johnson, III Chair Vice Chairs Clayton F. Jackson Finance Chair/ Treasurer
Meghan H. Magruder Jeff Mango Belinda Massafra * ASA President Penny McPhee
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Directors Jim R. Abrahamson Pinney L. Allen Joseph R. Bankoff * Jason A. Bernstein Paul Blackney Janine Brown Donald P. Carson Ann W. Cramer Cari K. Dawson Richard A. Dorfman David Edmiston Gary P. Fayard Dr. Robert Franklin Paul Garcia Carol Green Gellerstedt Jim Henry
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Thurmond Smithgall Gail R. Starr Mary Rose Taylor Joseph M. Thompson Liz Troy Chilton Davis Varner S. Patrick Viguerie Rick Walker Thomas Wardell Mark Wasserman John B. White, Jr. Richard S. (Dick) White, Jr. Joni Winston Patrice Wright-Lewis Camille Yow
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usic Director Robert Spano, beginning his 10th season as music director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, is recognized internationally as one of the most imaginative conductors today. Since 2001, he has invigorated and expanded the Orchestra’s repertoire while elevating the ensemble to new levels of international prominence and acclaim.
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The Orchestra and audiences together explore a creative programming mix, recordings and visual enhancements, such as Theater of a Concert — the Orchestra’s continuing exploration of different formats, settings, and enhancements for the musical performance experience — and the first concert-staged performances of John Adams’s Doctor Atomic in November 2008. The Atlanta School of Composers reflects Mr. Spano and the Orchestra’s commitment to nurturing and championing music through multi-year partnerships, defining a new generation of American composers, including Osvaldo Golijov, Jennifer Higdon, Christopher Theofanidis and Michael Gandolfi. Since the beginning of his tenure, Mr. Spano and the Orchestra have performed over 100 concerts featuring contemporary works (composed since 1950), including 13 Atlanta Symphony-commissioned world premieres and three additional world premieres.
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Mr. Spano has a discography with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra of nine recordings — six of which have been honored with Grammy® awards. He has led the Orchestra’s performances at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, as well as the Ravinia, Ojai and Savannah music festivals. He has led the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonics, San Francisco, Boston, Cleveland, Chicago and Philadelphia symphony orchestras, as well as Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala, BBC Symphony and Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. In addition, he has conducted for Covent Garden, Welsh National Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Houston Grand Opera, and the 2005 and 2009 Seattle Opera Ring cycles. Mr. Spano was Musical America’s 2008 Conductor of the Year. In March 2010, Mr. Spano began a threeyear tenure as Emory University’s Distinguished Artist in Residence, for which he spends three weeks each year leading intensive seminars, lecturing, and presenting programs on science, math, philosophy, literature and musicology throughout the university’s campus.
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William Pu Associate Concertmaster The Charles McKenzie Taylor Chair*
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John Meisner Alice Anderson Oglesby Lorentz Ottzen Christopher Pulgram Carol Ramirez Juan Ramirez Olga Shpitko Denise Berginson Smith Kenn Wagner Lisa Wiedman Yancich
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Jay Christy Assistant Principal
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Lachlan McBane Jessica Oudin Ardath Weck
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Ralph Jones
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Christina Smith Principal The Jill Hertz Chair*
Robert Cronin Associate Principal
Paul Brittan The Georgia Power Foundation Chair
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michael Krajewski, Principal Pops Conductor Jere Flint, Staff Conductor; Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra The Zeist Foundation Chair * Norman Mackenzie, Director of Choruses, The Frannie and Bill Graves Chair PICCOLO
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Yvonne Powers Peterson Associate Principal Ann Lillya † Patrick McFarland
Carl Nitchie Principal The Walter L. “Buz” Carr, III Chair
Elizabeth Burkhardt Associate Principal
Laura Najarian
Michael Myers Joseph Walthall TROMBONE
Colin Williams Principal The Wachovia Chair
Stephen Wilson
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Juan de Gomar
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Brice Andrus
George Curran
William Rappaport
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Susan Welty Associate Principal
Thomas Witte Richard Deane
Michael Moore Principal The Georgia-Pacific Chair
The UPS Community Service Chair
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Mark Yancich
William Wilder Assistant Principal
Charles Settle HARP
Elisabeth Remy Johnson Principal The Delta Air Lines Chair
KEYBOARD The Hugh and Jessie Hodgson Memorial Chair*
Peter Marshall † Beverly Gilbert † Sharon Berenson LIBRARY
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Steven Sherrill Assistant Principal Librarian
John Wildermuth Assistant Librarian *C hair named in perpetuity † Regularly engaged musician Players in string sections are listed alphabetically.
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Earning their stripes
The opportunity to become part of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra annually draws hundreds of young people eager for a unique experience
By Kimberly Nogi The Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra (ASYO) has long prided itself on being a vibrant part of the cultural fabric of the Atlanta community; but in reality, the reach of the Youth Orchestra extends far beyond Atlanta’s music scene. Every year, more than 400 middle and high school instrumentalists spend countless hours preparing to audition for approximately 120 positions in the Youth Orchestra. But why? Former Atlanta Symphony Principal Trumpet Chris Martin, now principal trumpet of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, only played with the Youth Orchestra for one year, but he recognizes the tremendous value of the program for young musicians. “The ASYO gives young musicians the experience of preparing concerts at the highest level of commitment and artistry,” says Martin. “It’s a rare place where talented young people come together, challenge each other, and learn from each other while playing some of the greatest music in the world.” 18 EncoreAtlanta.COM
The Youth Orchestra, which performs four concerts annually, provides students with many extraordinary opportunities, including the chance to work with renowned conductors and guest artists, and perform commissioned works by local and national composers. Every Saturday, students travel from as far as Alabama and Asheville, N.C., for their weekly rehearsals, which include coaching sessions with Atlanta Symphony musicians. For many, the experience is worth the drive simply because it provides an experience that students do not receive in their school’s music education programs. “I had a chance to be around people my own age who took making music seriously,” says Chris Pulgram, former concertmaster of the Youth Orchestra and now a violinist with the Atlanta Symphony. At the time Pulgram participated in the program, his high school did not have a string program. Former ASYO violist Bethani Oppenheimer agrees that the Youth Orchestra provided her with a heightened musical experience that she was not receiving in her school’s music education program. Favorite ASYO Experience?
“ Traveling to Berlin in 2004.” — Stanford L. Thompson “It introduced me to a much wider world of opportunities,” she says. “Being able to play alongside such talented individuals pushed me to work harder. There was a common goal among the students to achieve and perform at a high level.” 2020EncoreAtlanta.com EncoreAtlanta.COM
Favorite ASYO Experience?
“ Performing the Mussorgsky/ Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition at the ripe young age of 17! What a rush!” — Chris Martin Oppenheimer, who chose not to pursue music professionally, still acknowledges how her experience in the Youth Orchestra helped shape her career. Now a human resources director for a real estate management and development company, Oppenheimer said her participation in the Youth Orchestra led her to an internship with the Atlanta Symphony education department and prepared her for a fellowship at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, ultimately launching a chain of events that brought her to where she is today. Throughout its 36-year existence, the Youth Orchestra has gained national recognition as one of the best youth orchestras in the country — and it has the performance history to prove it. Regularly broadcasted on Atlanta’s public radio station WABE, the Youth Orchestra also has been featured on National Public Radio’s “From the Top.” Notable performances include the closing ceremonies to the 1996 Olympic Games — the only American youth orchestra to ever participate in the Olympics — and a CD and DVD recording collaboration with rock band Collective Soul. The group has also hosted or exchanged visits with youth orchestras from Great Britain, Australia, and Berlin. Continued on page 42
program Robert Spano, Music Director Donald Runnicles, Principal Guest Conductor
Delta Classical Series Concerts Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 14, 15 and 16, 2011, at 8 p.m.
Nicola Luisotti, Conductor Sergej Krylov, Violin Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) Overture to La forza del destino (1862) Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Concerto in D Major for Violin and Orchestra, Opus 35 (1878) I. Allegro moderato II. Canzonetta. Andante
III. Finale. Allegro vivacissimo Sergej Krylov, Violin INTERMISSION Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Opus 120 (1841, rev. 1851) I. Ziemlich langsam; Lebhaft
II. Romanze. Ziemlich langsam III. Scherzo. Lebhaft IV. Langsam; Lebhaft
“Inside the Music” preview of the concert, Thursday at 7 p.m., presented by Ken Meltzer, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Insider and Program Annotator. The use of cameras or recording devices during the concert is strictly prohibited.
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Major funding for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council. Solo pianos used by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra are gifts of the Atlanta Steinway Society and in memory of David Goldwasser. The Hamburg Steinway piano is a gift received by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in honor of Rosi Fiedotin. The Yamaha custom six-quarter tuba is a gift received by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in honor of Principal Tuba player Michael Moore from The Antinori Foundation. This performance is being recorded for broadcast at a later time. Atlanta Symphony concert broadcasts are heard each week on Atlanta’s WABE FM-90.1 and Georgia Public Broadcasting’s statewide network. The Atlanta Symphony records for ASO Media. Other recordings of the Orchestra are available on the Argo, Deutsche Grammophon, New World, Nonesuch, Philips, Telarc and Sony Classical labels. Media sponsors: Atlanta Journal-Constitution and WSB 750 AM. Trucks provided by Ryder Truck Rental Inc.
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program Notes on the Program By Ken Meltzer Overture to La forza del destino (1862) Giuseppe Verdi was born in Roncole, Italy, on October 9 or 10, 1813, and died in Milan, Italy, on January 27, 1901. The first performance of La forza del destino took place at the Imperial Theater in St. Petersburg, Russia, on November 10, 1862. The Overture to La forza del destino is scored for piccolo, flute, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, cymbals, bass drum, two harps and strings. Approximate performance time is eight minutes. First ASO Classical Subscription Performances: April 26, 27 and 28, 1979, Robert Shaw, Conductor. Most Recent ASO Classical Subscription Performances: September 8, 9 and 10, 1988, Yoel Levi, Conductor.
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n 1861, the famous dramatic tenor Enrico Tamberlik proposed that Giuseppe Verdi compose an opera — based upon any story the eminent Italian composer wished — for the Imperial Theater of St. Petersburg, Russia. Verdi finally decided upon a sprawling 1830s Spanish play, Don Alvaro, or The Force of Destiny, by Angel Pérez de Saavedra, Duke of Rivas. Francesco Maria Piave, Verdi’s librettist for several works, including Macbeth, Rigoletto, and La traviata, adapted the work for the operatic stage. The premiere took place in St. Petersburg on November 10, 1862.
Although Forza was a success with the public, Verdi felt the score was not sufficiently concise. Verdi finally revised the opera for an 1869 carnival season production at the La Scala Opera House in Milan. By that time, Piave had suffered a debilitating stroke and so, Verdi called upon the services of Antonio Ghislanzoni to assist him in reworking the libretto. The revised La forza del destino, which premiered at La Scala on February 27, 1869, was a resounding triumph and continues to be the version performed in opera houses around the world. To this day, some find Forza’s unusual length — expanded by several crowd scenes — somewhat problematic. However, the basic tale is simple enough. Don Alvaro accidentally kills the Marquis of Calatrava — the father of the woman he loves, Leonora di Vargas. Don Carlo, the Marquis’s son, searches for Don Alvaro and Leonora in order to avenge his father’s death. Don Carlo finally confronts Don Alvaro (now a priest), and challenges him to a duel. Don Alvaro mortally wounds Don Carlo, who in turn fatally stabs Leonora when she tries to comfort her brother. Don Alvaro curses the fates, but when he finally prays for forgiveness, Leonora dies in peace. Verdi composed a Prelude for the original, 1862 version of La forza del destino that he revised into the famous Overture for the 1869 La Scala production. It is a magnificent orchestral showpiece that remains Verdi’s most popular overture in the concert hall. Typical of overtures of the time, it incorporates various melodies from the opera. The Overture begins with the repeated ominous brass chords that serve to open Act II. The Atlanta’s Performing Arts Publication 25
strings then introduce the relentless, churning motif of destiny that, introduced in Act I, pursues Leonora di Vargas throughout the opera. Several further melodies from the opera — often accompanied by the fate motif — are introduced with the unerring contrast and inexorable forward motion that are hallmarks of one of the lyric theater’s greatest dramatists. A rousing coda brings the Overture to a stunning conclusion.
Concerto in D Major for Violin and Orchestra, Opus 35 (1878) Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born in Kamsko-Votkinsk, Russia, on May 7, 1840, and died in St. Petersburg, Russia, on November 6, 1893. The first performance of the Violin Concerto took place in Vienna, Austria, on December 4, 1881, with Adolf Brodsky as soloist and Hans Richter conducting the Vienna Philharmonic. In addition to the solo violin, the D-Major Concerto is scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, timpani and strings. Approximate performance time is thirty-six minutes. First ASO Classical Subscription Performance: January 25, 1948, Robert Harrison, Violin, Henry Sopkin, Conductor. Most Recent ASO Classical Subscription Performances: October 9, 10 and 11, 2008, Robert McDuffie, Violin, Robert Spano, Conductor.
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chaikovsky composed his only Violin Concerto during the spring of 1878. As Tchaikovsky reported to his patroness, Nadezhda von Meck:
From the first moment that the right frame of mind came to me it has never left me. With one’s inner life in this condition composing ceases altogether to be work: it becomes unalloyed pleasure. While you are writing you do not notice how time passes and if no one came to interrupt you you would sit there and never leave your work all day. Still, there were refinements to be made to the piece. Tchaikovsky solicited the opinions of his friend, violinist Iosif Kotek, and the composer’s brother, Modest. Both were dissatisfied with the original slow movement. Tchaikovsky replaced it with the beautiful Canzonetta that forms the central movement of the Concerto (the original slow movement ultimately became the opening Méditation of Tchaikovsky’s 1878 Souvenir d’un lieu cher, Opus 42, for violin and piano). By the middle of April, Tchaikovsky had fully orchestrated his Violin Concerto. Tchaikovsky dedicated his Concerto to Leopold Auer, the great Hungarian-born violinist, who was living and teaching in St. Petersburg. Auer, for whom Tchaikovsky also composed his Sérénade mélancolique, Opus 26 (1875), declined to play the Concerto. As Tchaikovsky recalled some years later: I do not know whether Auer was flattered by my dedication — only that, despite his sincere friendship towards me, he never wanted to master the difficulties of this concerto, deemed it awkward to play —
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program and that a verdict such as this from the authoritative St. Petersburg virtuoso cast my poor child for many years into the abyss, it seemed, of eternal oblivion. It was violinist Adolf Brodsky who took up the cause for Tchaikovsky’s Concerto, serving as soloist for the first performance, which took place in Vienna on December 4, 1881. Hans Richter conducted the Vienna Philharmonic. Tchaikovsky greatly appreciated the courage displayed by Brodsky in premiering the work: He has not yet fully established his position in Vienna and I know very well that it was difficult and nerve-wracking for him to appear before a Viennese audience with a concerto by an unknown composer, and a Russian one to boot. For that reason I am doubly grateful to him for the service he has rendered me.
“A brutal and wretched jollity of a Russian holiday” The extent of Brodsky’s courage becomes even clearer when the circumstances of the premiere are examined. The reaction by the audience and critics was unfavorable, to say the least. The performance inspired the prominent Viennese critic, Eduard Hanslick, to write one of the most (in)famous reviews in music history. For several months after the concert, Tchaikovsky carried with him a copy of the review and, to the end of his days, could recite verbatim Hanslick’s caustic prose: The Russian composer Tchaikovsky is surely not an ordinary talent, but rather an inflated one, with a genius-like obsession without discrimination or taste. Such is also his latest, long and pretentious Violin Concerto. For a while it moves soberly, musically, and not without spirit. But soon vulgarity gains the upper hand, and asserts itself to the end of the first movement. The violin is no longer played; it is pulled, torn, drubbed. The Adagio is again on its best behavior, to pacify and win us. But it soon breaks off to make way for a finale that transfers us to a brutal and wretched jollity of a Russian holiday. We see plainly the savage vulgar faces, we hear curses, we smell vodka. Friedrich Visser once observed, speaking of obscene pictures, that they stink to the eye. Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto gives us for the first time the hideous notion that there can be music that stinks to the ear. Still, Brodsky persevered in his advocacy of the Concerto, playing it throughout Europe. In time, the merits of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto became clear. Even Leopold Auer finally performed the work, as did such protégés as Mischa Elman and Jascha Heifetz. But it was Adolf Brodsky to whom Tchaikovsky dedicated this beloved masterpiece.
Musical Analysis I. Allegro moderato — The Concerto begins with an orchestral introduction, during which the violins foreshadow the movement’s main theme. The soloist enters and, after a brief opening passage, presents the flowing, principal melody. There are some playful flights for Atlanta’s Performing Arts Publication 27
the soloist, followed by the presentation of another expressive, lyrical theme. A stunningly virtuoso passage by the soloist leads to a grand orchestral proclamation of the principal melody, soon incorporated once again by the solo violin. After another orchestral statement of the theme, there is a fiery development section and a grand cadenza for the soloist. Over the soloist’s trills, the flute ushers in the recapitulation of the principal themes. The stunning coda again features the soloist in breathtaking display. II. Canzonetta. Andante — The brief and extraordinarily beautiful Canzonetta begins with a passage for winds. The muted solo violin soon enters with the soulful principal melody, which is echoed by the clarinet and flute. There is a contrasting, more wide-ranging theme for the soloist, followed by a reprise of the opening melody. A variant of the movement’s introductory measures serves as a bridge to the Finale, which follows without pause. III. Finale. Allegro vivacissimo — A boisterous orchestral statement and brief cadenza serve as prelude to the soloist’s introduction of the energetic principal theme. The soloist — over emphatic accompaniment by the cellos and bassoon counterpoint — plays the rustic second theme. A lyrical interlude twice serves as contrast to the repetition of the principal melodies. The writing for the soloist throughout the Finale is brilliant, perhaps nowhere more so than in the thrilling closing pages.
Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Opus 120 (1841, rev. 1851) Robert Schumann was born in Zwickau, Germany, on June 8, 1810, and died in Endenich, Germany, on July 29, 1856. The first performance of the Symphony No. 4 took place at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, Germany, on December 6, 1841, with Ferdinand David conducting. The Symphony No. 4 is scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, timpani and strings. Approximate performance time is twenty-nine minutes. First ASO Classical Subscription Performances: November 20, 21 and 22, 1969, James Levine, Conductor. Most Recent ASO Classical Subscription Performances: January 28, 29 and 30, 1999, Roberto Abbado, Conductor.
“My most beloved young wife!”
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n September 12, 1840, the German composer Robert Schumann wed his beloved Clara Wieck (1819-1896). The courtship had been a long and stressful one, for Clara’s father, Friedrich Wieck, vehemently opposed any union between his daughter and Robert. Friedrich Wieck did everything within his power to prevent the marriage. Nevertheless, the day after the wedding (which was also Clara’s birthday), Robert wrote the following in the couple’s joint diary: My most beloved young wife! Let me greet you with a tender kiss on this special day, the first of your womanhood, the first of your twentyfirst year. The little book which I open herewith has a very particular,
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program intimate meaning; it is to record everything that affects us together in our household and married life, our wishes, our hopes…your fair hopes and mine — may heaven bless them; your anxieties and mine…in short, all our hopes and sorrows… Robert’s union with Clara (a virtuoso pianist and accomplished composer in her own right) seemed to inspire his creative powers. In the year of their marriage, Robert Schumann composed some 150 songs, including the glorious cycles Frauenliebe und -leben (A Woman’s Love and Life) and Dichterliebe (A Poet’s Love). In 1841, Schumann focused his energies upon orchestral music. In the early portion of that year, Schumann completed his joyous “Spring” Symphony (No. 1 in B-flat Major, Opus 38). Schumann then composed his Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Opus 52. In May, Schumann penned a single-movement Fantasy in A minor for piano and orchestra. Four years later, Schumann added an Intermezzo and Allegro vivace, transforming that Fantasy into the great, three-movement Piano Concerto in A minor, Opus 54.
“Emerging from the depths of his soul” In that same productive year of 1841, Schumann composed the original version of his D-minor Symphony. On May 31, Clara wrote in her diary: Robert’s mind is very creative now, and he began a symphony yesterday which is to consist of one movement, but with an Adagio and finale. I have heard nothing of it as yet, but seeing Robert’s doings, and from hearing a D minor echoing wildly in the distance, I know in advance that this will be another work that is emerging from the depths of his soul. Robert continued to work on the D-minor Symphony throughout the late summer and early fall of 1841. During that time, another blessed event occurred for Robert and Clara Schumann. Their first child, Marie, was born on September 1. The premiere of Schumann’s D-minor Symphony took place at the Leipzig Gewandhaus on December 6, 1841. The conductor was Ferdinand David, the concertmaster of the Gewandhaus Orchestra. The new Symphony inspired a mixed reaction. As one critic wrote: Robert Schumann’s works claim our undivided attention; this poetic and spiritual composer will no doubt soon become one of our most celebrated masters if our nation does not forget the joy that can be had in genuinely spiritual creations. He offers no Philistine trivialities or petty bourgeois forms; within him is a deep, effervescent and invigorating fountain that pours out of him in a thousand noble and magnificent streams. Nevertheless, that same critic observed: “The audience was visibly surprised by his… symphony…since he linked the movements together, thus confusing many concert-goers. Some of them, in their musical devotion, believed that the entire symphony was one rather long movement.” Despite the lukewarm reception, Schumann maintained his faith in the D-minor Symphony. As he wrote to a friend, “I know (it is) not at all inferior to the First, and must succeed Atlanta’s Performing Arts Publication 29
sooner or later.” However, ten years would elapse before Schumann would again turn his attention to the work (by that time, Schumann had composed two more Symphonies, and so, the D-minor was ultimately published as his Fourth). In 1851, Schumann penned extensive revisions to the D-minor Symphony. The revised version of Schumann’s D-minor Symphony received its premiere under the composer’s baton, in Düsseldorf on March 3, 1853. The premiere, and subsequent performances, proved to be highly successful, establishing the Schumann Fourth as a Romantic symphony of the highest inspiration. The lack of pauses between movements, which so confused the audience at the 1841 premiere, soon became recognized as one of the work’s strengths. This technique, coupled with the return and metamorphoses of thematic material throughout the Symphony, create an orchestral journey of remarkable unity and dramatic momentum.
Musical Analysis I. Ziemlich langsam; Lebhaft (Quite slowly; Lively) — The Symphony begins with a brooding, slow introduction (Ziemlich langsam), featuring motifs that will serve as the basis for thematic material throughout the work. The music accelerates into the restive, principal theme (Lebhaft), introduced by the strings, flutes and oboes. On ominous chord serves to herald the development section, which features the expected manipulation of the central theme. But, the development also presents new thematic material — an aggressive, fanfarelike motif, played fortissimo by the winds, as well as a flowing, dolce melody, initially sung by the first violins. The themes interact throughout the remainder of the movement, finally leading to a grand climax, featuring a glorious transformation of the dolce melody. The second movement follows without pause. II. Romanze. Ziemlich langsam (Romance. Quite slowly) — The opening section of the brief Romanze is based upon two themes. The first is a plaintive melody, offered by the oboe and cellos. The strings then reprise music from the opening movement’s slow introduction. That music also serves as the basis for the Romanze’s central portion, featuring an enchanting violin solo. The oboe melody returns to conclude the movement, leading directly to the Scherzo. III. Scherzo. Lebhaft (Lively) — The Scherzo’s forceful, principal theme, played by the violins, is again based upon music from the slow introduction to the opening movement. The woodwinds punctuate this theme with the fanfare motif from the first movement’s development section. The contrasting Trio section features a serene variant of the Romanze’s violin solo. A reprise of the Scherzo and Trio sections leads, without pause, to the final movement. IV. Langsam; Lebhaft (Slow; Lively) — Music from the slow introduction to the first movement now serves as the basis for the mysterious transition (Langsam) to the finale’s vigorous, quick-tempo, principal section (Lebhaft), in D Major. The arresting opening theme of the Lebhaft portion is, once again, an ingenious synthesis of motifs from the opening movement. The exposition also features more lyrical themes that predominate throughout the remainder of the movement, as the Symphony proceeds to a whirlwind close.
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program Nicola Luisotti, Conductor
H
ailed as San Francisco Opera’s “ideal new maestro” by The New York Times, Italian conductor Nicola Luisotti was recently awarded the Premio Puccini Award from the Fondazione Festival Pucciniano di Torre del Lago in conjunction with the 100th anniversary performances of La fanciulla del West at The Metropolitan Opera. Opera engagements for the 2010–11 season also include Nicola Luisotti a new production of Attila at Milan’s La Scala; Tosca and Die Zauberflöte at Dresden Opera; and Aida, Le nozze di Figaro and Madama Butterfly with San Francisco Opera. Equally at home on the concert stage, his 2010–11 orchestral schedule includes engagements with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Frankfurt’s Hessischer Rundfunk Orchestra and Alte Oper Orchestra, the orchestra of Rome’s Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Milan’s Filarmonica della Scala and the Tokyo Symphony, where he is principal guest conductor. During Luisotti’s inaugural season as music director of San Francisco Opera, he conducted acclaimed performances of Il trovatore, Salome and Otello (fall 2009) and led La fanciulla del West (Jun 2010). Triumphant performances of Salome at Bologna’s Teatro Comunale, Così fan tutte in semi-staged performances with the Tokyo Symphony, and a new production of Aida with the Royal Opera were among the major highlights of the 2009–10 season. Luisotti has earned enthusiastic praise from audiences and critics for his work at the Royal, Metropolitan, Paris and Vienna State operas; Genoa’s Teatro Carlo Felice; Venice’s Teatro La Fenice; Munich’s Bavarian State Opera; Frankfurt Opera; Stuttgart State Opera; Madrid’s Teatro Real; Los Angeles Opera; Canadian Opera Company; Seattle Opera; Bologna’s Teatro Comunale; Teatro San Carlo in Naples; and Tokyo’s Suntory Hall. On the concert stage, Luisotti has led many of the world’s most acclaimed orchestral ensembles, including the Berlin Philharmonic, London Philharmonia, San Francisco Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, Tokyo Symphony, NHK Symphony, Dresden’s Staatskapelle, Munich’s Bavarian Radio Orchestra, Rome’s Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Torino’s Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, and the orchestras of Hamburg, Budapest and Zagreb. The conductor’s discography includes a complete recording of Stiffelio (Dynamic) with the orchestra of Trieste’s Teatro Verdi and the critically acclaimed Duets (Deutsche Grammophon), featuring Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazón. He is also on the podium of a DVD recording of the Met’s La bohème, starring Angela Gheorghiu and Ramón Vargas (EMI).
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Sergej Krylov, Violin
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orn in Moscow into a family of musicians, Sergej Krylov started studying the violin at age five and made his debut with an orchestra at 10, performing in Russia, China, Finland and Germany. At a very young age he won first prize at the international competition R. Lipizer and, after studying with Salvatore Accardo, he was awarded first prize at both the A. Stradivari Competition and the prestigious Fritz Kreisler International Violin Competition in Vienna.
Sergej Krylov
He has since developed a highly successful career, performing at the Berlin and Munich philharmonie, the Musikverein and Konzerthaus in Vienna, Theatre des Champs-Elysees in Paris, Athens’ Megaron, Brussels Bozar, Tokyo’s Suntory Hall, Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, Teatro La Fenice in Venice and Teatro alla Scala in Milan. Krylov has appeared with such prestigious world orchestras as the Vienna Symphony, Dresden Staatskapelle, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, Camerata Academica Salzburg, English Chamber Orchestra, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Czech Philharmonie, Orchestra “Giuseppe Verdi” in Milan, Filarmonica Toscanini, Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg and Copenhagen Philharmonic. His friendship with Russian cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich is a significant moment in Krylov’s artistic life. He has appeared with many other conductors as well: Vladimir Ashkenazy, Nicola Luisotti, Valery Gergiev, Yuri Temirkanov, Mikhail Pletnev, Vladimir Jurowsky, Frühbeck de Burgos, Andrey Boreyko, George Pehlivanian, Jutaka Sado, Saulus Sondezkis, Zoltan Kocsis and Yuri Bashmet, among them. His chamber music collaborations include work with Yuri Bashmet, Bruno Canino, Itamar Golan, Aleksandar Madzar, Maxim Vengerov, Misha Maisky, Yefim Bronfman, Stefania Mormone, Mikhail Rudy, Nabuko Imai and Lilya Zilberstein. In 2009, Krylov was nominated music director of the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, following Saulius Sondeckis, and works regularly with the ensemble as soloist and conductor. His discography, in addition to the recent publication of the Paganini 24 Caprices, includes recordings for EMI, Melodya and Agorà. Krylov plays the Stradivari “Scotland University” (1734) from the Sau-Wing Lam Collection, courtesy of “Fondazione A. Stradivari” in Cremona.
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In addition to excelling musically, the Youth Orchestra also regularly demonstrates its commitment to the community. Last year, the student members teamed up with the Illinois-based Share Your Soles Foundation to collect thousands of shoes for families in need throughout the world. This past March, the Youth Orchestra partnered with the Atlanta Community Food Bank to host a food drive to collect canned goods for the League of American Orchestras’ “Orchestras Feeding America” program. Stanford L. Thompson, the Director of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra’s El Sistemainspired program Tune Up Philly, also participated in the Youth Orchestra in high school and believes that the Youth Orchestra has had an immeasurable impact in Atlanta and beyond. “The more people have access to good music education, the more people will find live music relevant while providing opportunities for the growth of confidence and new sets of practical skills for young
Favorite ASYO Experience?
“ Dating another violinist in the ASYO. She was my first girlfriend and she loved the violin, too!” — Chris Pulgram people to be more productive citizens,” Thompson says. “I strongly believe that music education is the answer to the questions arts organizations, social service organizations, and educational institutions pose about long-term sustainability.” From the success of its alumni to its influence in the community, Martin couldn’t agree more. “Music is life,” he says. “It is impossible to imagine a world without it, and it is the responsibility of all musicians to stand up for music and music education in our communities.” Kimberly Nogi is the publicist for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Did you know? The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra actually began as a local youth orchestra. Originally founded in 1944 as the Atlanta Youth Symphony — an amateur orchestra — it gradually added professional musicians and eventually adopted the name “Atlanta Symphony Orchestra” in 1947; however, the orchestra was not recognized as a professional ensemble until 1951. The Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra emerged in 1974 as a subsidiary of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
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April 15 – May 1, 2011
Gilbert and Sullivan are the undisputed masters of comic operetta and the proud parents of the modern musical. That their works are more in demand today than when they were created over a century ago is ample proof of their lasting brilliance. The hapless lovers in The Mikado are mercilessly buffeted by social restrictions, legal inconsistencies, judicial inequities, government stupidities, and that’s just the first act! Poor dears — it would be absolutely tragic if it weren’t so hysterically funny. Music by Arthur Sullivan Lyrics by W.S. Gilbert DIRECTED BY HEIDI CLINE MCKERLEY
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June 10 – 26, 2011
Rent is a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning Broadway musical based loosely on Puccini’s opera “La Bohème.” The musical follows a year in the lives of seven friends living in the disappearing Bohemian lifestyle in New York’s Alphabet City located in the East Village. As the impoverished artists deal with their daily struggles, tragedy hits, and the love they share embodies their lives. The music, characters and story of Rent celebrate love, diversity and the power of friendship, as shown through the musical’s signature song, “Seasons of Love.” This blockbuster show will truly inspire and move any audience. Book, Music & Lyrics By Jonathan Larson DIRECTED BY ALAN KILPATRICK
(MATURE CONTENT NOT INTENDED FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES)
From preparing every note concertgoers hear to serving as president of her profession, the Orchestra’s Principal Librarian Rebecca Beavers keeps the players finely tuned
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he stereotypical definition of a librarian is lost on Rebecca Beavers. Seated in the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Library, located directly behind the stage of
Symphony Hall, she says, “An orchestra librarian is a musician. Assistant Principal Steve Sherrill, Assistant John Wildermuth and myself are really performance librarians who work behind the scenes to help the players perform to the best of their abilities.”
Unseen but not Unsung In addition to overseeing a collection of nearly 2,500 pieces of music that the Orchestra either owns, are on permanent loan or rented from publishers, and preparing all of the music that the Orchestra performs (“it’s a bunch of notes!” jokes Beavers), she is president of the Major Orchestra Librarians’ Association (MOLA). MOLA represents more than 400 performance librarians from nearly 250 professional performance organizations around the world. “This is my second year of a three-year term on the Board of Directors,” she says, “and as president, 44 EncoreAtlanta.com
I ensure that we provide the highest quality of service to the performing arts, and continue to work with publishers to achieve the highest standards in music performance materials.” Next month Beavers travels to London for the group’s 29th annual conference, May 13-16, at the Henry Wood Hall, the city’s premiere rehearsal and recording studio. This year’s theme is Working Together, a subject she knows very well, “stressing the importance of the working relationships between composers, publishers, editors, conductors and librarians.
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“An orchestra librarian wears many hats and works with virtually everyone,” explains Beavers. “Our main efforts are preparing the orchestra music, a process that begins months in advance of the first rehearsal: The strings parts are marked with the bowings; all parts are proofed — some pieces are notorious for errors — and then corrected and edited; page turns are fixed; and score bindings are repaired.”
A typical day on the job? “There isn’t one,” she laughs, “and it is never boring! I fondly refer to the library as the ‘kitchen of the organization.’ We are the chefs and this is the place where the music is prepared and plated for the players, and where everyone comes to see what’s cooking on the stove.”
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“The library collaborates with many departments,” she points out, “the artistic staff on repertoire planning and providing Orchestra performance history reports processed from a database that I maintain; furnishing instrumentations
and timings of works to the personnel manager, stage manager and the operations team; and giving full scores to the producers for our recording sessions. Much time is also spent in researching editions of works and communicating with conductors about their preferences,” an especially daunting task in light of myriad interpretations of the repertoire.
Bowing (indicating the direction of the bow on a stringed instrument) is one of Rebecca Beavers’ responsibilities – in this case, bowing a viola part for the Orchestra’s performance of the Brahms First Symphony, March 31-April 1.
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1 Next Stop: Aspen Last month Robert Spano was named Music Director of the Aspen Music Festival and School. Mr. Spano begins his tenure this summer as music director-designate and assumes the title in 2012, and will also direct the renowned American Academy of Conducting at Aspen.
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