Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, November 2024

ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

PUBLISHER Brantley Manderson brantley@encoremagazine.com SENIOR

NASHVILLE Kelli Dill kelli@encoremagazine.com

Hila Johnson hila@encoremagazine.com

EDITOR IN CHIEF

Robert Viagas robert@encoremagazine.com

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Tamara Hooks tamara@encoremagazine.com

DIGITAL MEDIA DIRECTOR Jennifer Nelson jennifer@encoremagazine.com

ASO | IN TUNE

DEAR FRIENDS:

Every year around this time, I find myself writing about gratitude. In part, this is because we always have much to be grateful for at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. In part, it is because Thanksgiving is nearly here, and we will take a moment to pause with those we love.

This November, I’m grateful for the stellar volunteer musicians of our Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus. The Chamber Chorus represented us early on this season at President Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday celebration. The full force of the chorus makes their season subscription concert debut this month. They will perform Mozart’s C minor Mass.

I’m grateful for the incredible musicians of our orchestra — this month they’ll once again summit the Everest that is a Bruckner symphony with Nathalie. We’ll feature one of our own, flutist Christina Smith on that same concert, and they will perform Walton, Haydn and Mozart to close the week before Thanksgiving.

Without you, this work can’t happen, of course, and our dedicated ASO staff delights in making these critical connections between you and our orchestra and chorus. I’d like to thank you especially for writing us when you are inspired by what we do. We are grateful for you.

One final note — the holidays will be here in a flash, and the Beethoven Project is right around the corner in January of 2025. We hope you will find ways to rediscover Beethoven’s symphonies with the orchestra and Nathalie and consider inviting those you are grateful for to join you along the way. We’ll see you in Symphony Hall.

With gratitude,

Jennifer Barlament, Executive Director

TODD

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ASO | NATHALIE STUTZMANN

Nathalie Stutzmann is the Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the second woman in history to lead a major American orchestra. She was Principal Guest Conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra from 2021 to 2024.

Nathalie made big news in the opera pit in 2023 with her debut at the Bayreuth Festival with Wagner's Tannhäuser. The performances resulted in her being named 'Best Conductor' of the year in the 2024 Oper! Awards. She returned to Bayreuth in 2024 for a revival of Tannhäuser and will be back in 2026 to mark the 150th anniversary of the Festival, conducting a new production of Rienzi.

Her opera debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 2023 was declared by The New York Times as “the coup of the year.”

The 24-25 season with the Atlanta Symphony features key pillars of the romantic repertoire including a complete Beethoven Symphony cycle and Missa solemnis. With several notable debuts including the Czech Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich and her conducting debut at the Musikverein with Wiener Symphoniker; her season also includes returns to the New York Philharmonic, Munich Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, Philadelphia Orchestra and L.A Philharmonic. In June 2025 she will return to Bruxelles La Monnaie to conduct Carmen.

Nathalie Stutzmann has signed an exclusive recording contract with Warner Classics/Erato and her first symphonic recording for the label of Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 and American Suite with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra was released in

Awarded the 2023 Opus Klassik “Concerto Recording of the Year” for her recording of Glière and Mosolov Harp concertos with Xavier de Maistre and WDR Sinfonieorchester, 2022 also saw the release of complete Beethoven Piano Concertos recorded with Haochen Zhang and The Philadelphia Orchestra. Gramophone praised it as “a brilliant collaboration that I urge you to

Nathalie started her studies at a very young age in piano, bassoon, cello and studied conducting with the legendary Finnish teacher Jorma Panula.

As one of today’s most esteemed contraltos, she has made more than 80 recordings and received the most prestigious awards. Recognized for her significant contribution to the arts, Nathalie was named “Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur”, France’s highest honor; and “Commandeur dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres” by the French government.

AUDRA

MELTON

ASO | LEADERSHIP | 2024/25 Board of Directors

OFFICERS

Patrick Viguerie chair

Janine Brown immediate past chair

Bert Mills treasurer

Angela Evans secretary

DIRECTORS

Phyllis Abramson

Keith Adams

Juliet M. Allan

Susan Antinori

Rona Gomel Ashe

Andrew Bailey

Jennifer Barlament*

Keith Barnett

Paul Blackney

Zachary Boeding*

Janine Brown

Betsy Camp

Lisa Chang

Susan Clare

Russell Currey

Sheila Lee Davies

Carlos del Rio, M.D. FIDSA

Lisa DiFrancesco, M.D.

Lynn Eden

Yelena Epova

Angela Evans

Craig Frankel

Sally Bogle Gable

Anne Game

Rod Garcia-Escudero

Sally Frost George

Robert Glustrom

Bonnie B. Harris

Charles Harrison

Tad Hutcheson, Jr.

Roya Irvani

Joia M. Johnson

Chris Kopecky

Carrie Kurlander

Scott Lampert

James H. Landon

Donna Lee

Susan Antinori vice chair

Lynn Eden vice chair

Sukai Liu

Kevin Lyman

Deborah Marlowe

Shelley McGehee

Arthur Mills IV

Bert Mills

Molly Minnear

Hala Moddelmog*

Caroline Moïse

Anne Morgan

Terence L. Neal

Galen Lee Oelkers

Dr. John Paddock

Margie Painter

Howard D. Palefsky

Cathleen Quigley

Doug Reid

James Rubright

Ravi Saligram

BOARD OF COUNSELORS

Neil Berman

Benjamin Q. Brunt

John W. Cooledge, M.D.

John R. Donnell, Jr.

Jere A. Drummond

Carla Fackler

Charles B. Ginden

John T. Glover

Dona Humphreys

Aaron J. Johnson, Jr.

James F. Kelley

Patricia Leake

Karole F. Lloyd

Meghan H. Magruder

LIFE DIRECTORS

Howell E. Adams, Jr.

Connie Calhoun

C. Merrell Calhoun

Azira G. Hill

Penelope McPhee

Patricia H. Reid

Joyce Schwob

John A Sibley, III

H. Hamilton Smith

G. Kimbrough Taylor, Jr.

Michael W. Trapp

James Rubright vice chair

William Schultz

V Scott

Charles Sharbaugh

Fahim Siddiqui

W. Ross Singletary, II

John Sparrow

Elliott Tapp

Brett Tarver^

Valerie Thadhani

Maria Todorova

S. Patrick Viguerie

Kathy Waller

Chris Webber

Richard S. White, Jr.

Mack Wilbourn

Kevin E. Woods, M.D., M.P.H.

Ray Uttenhove

Chilton Varner

Adair M. White

Sue Sigmon Williams * Ex-Officio Board Member

Ben F. Johnson, III

John B. White, Jr.

2024/25 Musician Roster

FIRST VIOLIN

David Coucheron concertmaster

The Mr. & Mrs. Howard R. Peevy Chair

Justin Bruns

associate concertmaster

The Charles McKenzie Taylor Chair

Lauren Roth

assistant concertmaster

Jun-Ching Lin

assistant concertmaster

Anastasia Agapova

Kevin Chen

Carolyn Toll Hancock

The Wells Fargo Chair

John Meisner

Christopher Pulgram

Juan R. Ramírez Hernández

Olga Shpitko

Kenn Wagner

Lisa Wiedman Yancich

Sissi Yuqing Zhang

SECTION VIOLIN ‡

Judith Cox

Raymond Leung

The Carolyn McClatchey Chair

Sanford Salzinger

SECOND VIOLIN

Sou-Chun Su

acting / associate principal

The Frances Cheney Boggs Chair

Jay Christy

acting associate / assistant principal

Rachel Ostler

acting assistant principal

Dae Hee Ahn*

Robert Anemone

Noriko Konno Clift

Paolo Dara

David Dillard

Paul Halberstadt

Eun Young Jung

Eleanor Kosek

Yaxin Tan

VIOLA

Zhenwei Shi

principal

The Edus H. & Harriet H.

Warren Chair

Paul Murphy

associate principal

The Mary & Lawrence

Gellerstedt Chair

Catherine Lynn

assistant principal

Marian Kent

Yang-Yoon Kim

Yiyin Li

Lachlan McBane

Jessica Oudin

Madeline Sharp

CELLO

Daniel Laufer

acting / associate principal

The Miriam & John Conant Chair

Karen Freer

acting associate / assistant

The Livingston Foundation Chair

Thomas Carpenter

Joel Dallow

The UPS Foundation Chair

Ray Kim

Isabel Kwon

Nathan Mo

Brad Ritchie

Denielle Wilson

Nathalie Stutzmann

music director

The Robert Reid Topping Chair

BASS

Joseph McFadden

principal

The Marcia & John Donnell Chair

Gloria Jones Allgood

associate principal

The Lucy R. & Gary Lee Jr. Chair

Karl Fenner

Michael Kurth

Nicholas Scholefield

Daniel Tosky

Vacant

The Jane Little Chair

FLUTE

Christina Smith principal

The Jill Hertz Chair

The Mabel Dorn Reeder

Honorary Chair

Robert Cronin

associate principal

C. Todd Skitch

Gina Hughes

PICCOLO

Gina Hughes

OBOE

Elizabeth Koch Tiscione

principal

The George M. & Corrie Hoyt Brown Chair

Zachary Boeding

associate principal

The Kendeda Fund Chair

Jonathan Gentry

Emily Brebach

ENGLISH HORN

Emily Brebach

William R. Langley

resident conductor & atlanta symphony youth

orchestra music director

The Zeist Foundation Chair

CLARINET

Jesse McCandless

principal

The Robert Shaw Chair

Ted Gurch*

associate principal

Ivan Valbuena

associate principal

Julianna Darby

Marci Gurnow*

Alcides Rodriguez

E-FLAT CLARINET

Ted Gurch*

Ivan Valbuena

BASS CLARINET

Alcides Rodriguez

BASSOON

Cameron Bonner

principal

The Abraham J. & Phyllis Katz Foundation Chair

Anthony Georgeson

associate principal

Laura Najarian

Juan de Gomar

CONTRABASSOON

Juan de Gomar

HORN

Ryan Little principal

The Betty Sands Fuller Chair

Andrew Burhans

associate principal

Kimberly Gilman

Bruce Kenney

Norman Mackenzie director of choruses

The Frannie & Bill Graves Chair

Finan Jones conducting fellow

TRUMPET

Michael Tiscione

acting / associate principal

The Madeline & Howell Adams Chair

Mark Maliniak

acting associate principal

William Cooper

Ian Mertes

TROMBONE

Nathan Zgonc

acting / associate principal

The Terence L. Neal Chair, Honoring his dedication & service to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

The Home Depot Veterans Chair

Jason Patrick Robins

BASS TROMBONE

Vacant

Jordan Milek Johnson Fellow

TUBA

Michael Moore

principal

The Delta Air Lines Chair

Joshua Williams fellow

Zeist Foundation ASO Fellowship Chair

TIMPANI

Michael Stubbart

acting / assistant principal

Players in rotating sections are listed alphabetically.

PERCUSSION

Joseph Petrasek

principal

The Julie & Arthur

Montgomery Chair

Michael Jarrett

assistant principal

The William A. Schwartz Chair

Michael Stubbart

The Connie & Merrell

Calhoun Chair

HARP

Elisabeth Remy Johnson

principal

The Sally & Carl Gable Chair

KEYBOARD

Vacant

The Hugh & Jessie Hodgson

Memorial Chair

Sharon Berenson †

LIBRARY

Joshua Luty

principal

The Marianna & Solon

Patterson Chair

Sara Baguyos

associate principal

James Nelson

GUEST CONDUCTOR

Neil and Sue Williams Chair

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Advisory Council is a group of passionate and engaged individuals who act as both ambassadors & resources for the ASO Board and staff. The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra extends heartfelt gratitude to the members listed on this page.

2023/24 CHAIRS

Jane Morrison advisory council chair

Justin Im

internal connections task force co-chair

Robert Lewis, Jr.

internal connections task force co-chair

Frances A. Root patron experience task force chair

Eleina Raines diversity & community connections task force co-chair

Otis Threatt diversity & community connections task force co-chair

MEMBERS

Dr. Marshall & Stephanie Abes

Krystal Ahn

Paul & Melody Aldo

Kristi & Aadu Allpere

Logan Anderson

Evelyn Babey

Asad & Sakina Bashey

Herschel Beazley

Meredith W. Bell

John Blatz

Jane Blount

Carol Brantley & David Webster

Johanna Brookner

Stacey Chavis

Mrs. Amy B. Cheng & Dr. Chad A. Hume, Ph.D

Kate Cook

Daniel Debonis

Donald & Barbara Defoe

Paul & Susan Dimmick

Bernadette Drankoski

John & Catherine Fare Dyer

Mary Ann Flinn

Bruce Flower

Annie Frazer

John Fuller

Alex Garcias

Dr. Paul Gilreath

Mary Elizabeth Gump

Elizabeth Hendrick

Mia Frieder Hilley

Caroline Hofland

Justin Im

Baxter Jones & Jiong Yan

Lana Jordan

Rosthema Kastin

Brian & Ann Kimsey

Jason & Michelle Kroh

Dr. Fulton Lewis III & Mr. Neal Rhoney

Robert Lewis, Jr.

Eunice Luke

Erin Marshall

Belinda Massafra

Doug & Kathrin Mattox

Ed & Linda McGinn

Erica McVicker

Berthe & Shapour Mobasser

Bert Mobley

Phil Moïse

Sue Morgan

Bill Morrison & Beth Clark-Morrison

Jane Morrison

Gary Noble

Regina Olchowski

Bethani Oppenheimer

Ralph Paulk

Suzanne Redmon Paulk

Ann & Fay Pearce

Jonathan & Lori Peterson

Dr. John B. Pugh

Eliza Quigley

Eleina Raines

Joseph Rapanotti

Leonard Reed

Dr. Jay & Kimberley Rhee

Vicki Riedel

Felicia Rives

David Rock

Frances A. Root

Tiffany & Rich Rosetti

Thomas & Lynne Saylor

Beverly & Milton

Shlapak

Suzanne Shull

Baker Smith

Cindy Smith

Victoria Smith

Peter & Kristi Stathopoulos

Tom & Ani Steele

Beth & Edward Sugarman

Stephen & Sonia Swartz

George & Amy Taylor

Bob & Dede Thompson

Otis Threatt Jr.

Cathy Toren

Roxanne Varzi

Robert & Amy Vassey

Juliana Vincenzino

Emily C. Ward

Nanette Wenger

Christopher Wilbanks

Kiki Wilson

Taylor Winn

Camille Yow

For more information about becoming an Advisory Council member, please contact Cheri Snyder at cheri.snyder@atlantasymphony.org or 404.733.4904.

History of the ASO Radio Broadcasts

By Bob Scarr

This year marks the Atlanta Symphony’s 50th anniversary of broadcasting our classical series concert recordings on WABE, 90.1 FM. For over five decades, WABE has been instrumental in disseminating these recordings, providing a platform for the orchestra to showcase their talent to a broader audience who could listen from the comfort of their homes. Follow me as we take a step back in time highlighting memorable moments of this remarkable collaboration.

The Early Years 1974-88

The first performance on WABE was the opening night of the 1974-75 season. On September 21, 1974, Robert Shaw led the Orchestra in a program featuring three works of Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3; Concerto in D Major for Violin and Orchestra and Symphony No. 5. WABE’s Jonathan Phelps selected the works and movements to broadcast but there was no music editing in the early years. Former Atlanta JournalConstitution Music Critic Derrick Henry wrote, “Up to now, the concerts had been recorded from a van outside Symphony Hall, and the broadcast product had been virtually unedited, replete with musical mistakes and audience noises.”

The ASO understood the importance of radio broadcasts and how it could build a bridge to larger audiences, enhancing its national reputation. Yoel Levi became Music Director in the fall of 1988 and, along with Jonathan Martin and support from other donors, installed the ASO’s own soundproof control room with state-of-the-art digital sound equipment at the back of Symphony Hall.

Lois Reitzes is a well-known journalist and popular radio host in Atlanta. She hosts the daily radio program "City Lights with Lois Reitzes" on Atlanta's NPR station, WABE. Reitzes has been with WABE since 1979 and has won

“The broadcast recordings of the ASO have served as educational tools, allowing aspiring musicians and students to study and learn from the orchestra's performances. By making these recordings accessible to the public, the orchestra and WABE radio have contributed to the enrichment of Atlanta's musical community, inspiring the next generation of musicians and music lovers. This brings us to a very familiar name in Atlanta and across the state.”

– Lois Reitzes, WABE, 90.1 FM.

numerous awards for her work in radio broadcasting. She is known for her in-depth interviews with artists, musicians, and other cultural figures. Lois Reitzes took over as the host of the ASO broadcasts in 1992, creating the script and final productions that aired on WABE.

GPB

Since 2006, the ASO has partnered with Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) to broadcast performances by the orchestra across the state on GPB Radio. Terrance McKnight was the first host of the show he named “The ASO on GPB” which showcased the regular classical series concerts for radio broadcasts. Today, the success of the series continues and is led by host Sarah Zaslaw who joined GPB in 1998.

These days The ASO on GPB can be heard on the all-digital GPB Classical stream and over terrestrial radio. And GPB's collaborations with the symphony extend well beyond audio. Through the years the organization has produced and shared special ASO events, holiday concerts, documentaries and other video projects featuring the orchestra on GPB Television and its online platforms.

Things Get Sticky

In the mid-2000s, the ASO knew they faced the challenge of deteriorating reel-to-reel tapes used to record from 1974-1988. This problem occurs due to the deterioration of the binder used to hold the magnetic particles on the tape. As the binder breaks down, it can cause the tape layers to stick together, making it difficult to play or even transfer the audio without damaging the tape.

Realizing the importance of preserving these recordings, the ASO took action to save their reel-to-reel audio files. The ASO contacted its long-time partner, Bob Woods of Telarc International. Over the years, Telarc built a remarkable and diverse catalog of recordings with the ASO, transferring the content from the fragile reel-to-reel tapes to a digital format. It took over five years, from 2012-2017. This preservation effort was made possible by many people, but it’s worth highlighting

one individual who made it all possible - ASO Board Member, John White. John provided the funding and worked to attract matching funds from Coca-Cola, highlighting the ASO’s commitment to honoring its legacy and sharing its music with WABE and GPB audiences for years to come.

The 50th anniversary of the broadcast recordings of the ASO is a testament to the enduring partnership between the orchestra and WABE radio. Their collaboration has helped promote classical music, enrich the cultural life of Atlanta, and inspire generations of music enthusiasts.

Notable Recordings Over the Years:

May 1976. Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 with soloist Mattiwilda Dobbs Janzon (soprano).

April 1983. Shostakovich conducts Shostakovich. As the son of Dmitri Shostakovich, Maxim Shostakovich had a deep connection to his father's music. His performances of his father's music are highly regarded for their authenticity, emotional depth and personal touch to his interpretations of his father’s music.

May 19-21, 1988, Robert Shaw, Conductor

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, Op. 125

Beethoven's monumental Symphony No. 9, with its famous "Ode to Joy" finale, would have been a powerful and moving performance under Robert Shaw's direction. This was considered his final concert as ASO Music Director, although he led the Orchestra on a European Tour later.

November 3-5, 1988, Robert Shaw, Conductor: Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66

This recording was, at the time, the largest undertaking of the recording team, successfully capturing this massive composition with the ASO chorus.

We are deeply grateful to the following leadership donors whose generous support has made the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra's season possible.

Ham and Mason Smith: Planned Giving for the Future of the Orchestra

Hamilton “Ham” Smith’s day job was in banking. He spent almost his entire career at Suntrust, now Truist, retiring as Senior Vice President for Trusts and Investments. But music has always been his passion.

Ham Grew up in Atlanta. His mother, Helen Smith, one of the “founding mothers” of the ASO, was also the first Music Director at the Cathedral of Christ the King, and Ham grew up as part of the Cathedral’s music ministry, ultimately serving as Music Director himself for 50 years. Now Music Director Emeritus, he continues as a substitute organist and is a beloved figure at the Cathedral. Longtime friend and former ASO Board member Adair White said of Ham: “He personifies ‘Love thy neighbor as thyself,’ and music is his language.”

Adair also pointed out: “He and Mason work as a team,” referring to Ham’s wife, Mason, a native of Baltimore. They met on a blind date when she was at Vasser and Ham was at the Wharton School, obtaining an MBA.

Ham first joined the ASO Board in 1970, early in the Robert Shaw era. Because of his professional background, he soon headed up planned giving for the ASO. Among other strategic steps, he created the Sopkin Circle to recognize donors who have made a bequest or other planned gift. He continues to his involvement as a member of the ASO Board of Counselors.

Ham and Mason are themselves members of the Sopkin Circle: “We want to be certain that this orchestra thrives in the future, and to continue our support after we’ve gone.”

Concerts of Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Sunday, November 10, 2024 at 3:00 PM

Atlanta Symphony Hall

NATHALIE STUTZMANN, conductor

ERIKA BAIKOFF, soprano

JULIA LEZHNEVA, soprano

LUNGA ERIC HALLAM, tenor

HAROLD WILSON, bass-baritone

ASO CHORUS

The use of cameras or recording devices during the concert is strictly prohibited. Please be kind to those around you and silence your mobile phone and other hand-held devices.

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)

Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550 (1788)

I. Molto allegro

II. Andante

III. Menuetto: Allegretto

IV. Finale: Allegro assai

30 MINS

INTERMISSION 20 MINS

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)

Mass in C minor, K. 427 ("Great") (1782-1783)

Kyrie

Gloria in excelsis

Laudamus te Gratias agimus tibi

Domine Deus

Qui tollis

Quoniam tu solus

Jesu Christe—Cum sancto spiritu

Credo in unum Deum

Et incarnatus est Sanctus

Benedictus

Erika Baikoff, soprano

Julia Lezhneva, soprano

Lunga Eric Hallam, tenor

Harold Wilson, bass-baritone

56 MINS

by Noel Morris Program Annotator

Five Things You Need to Know:

1. Mozart’s father often interfered with his son’s romantic attachments. He finally consented to Mozart’s marriage to Constanze, but his consent arrived after the wedding.

2. In Mozart’s day, Salzburg was governed by the archbishop. Mozart’s father, Leopold, served as a court musician and was ranked beneath a valet.

3. Mozart wrote only two symphonies in a minor key, Nos. 25 and 40. Both are in G minor, a key that spelled tragedy in Mozart’s works.

4. In 1785, Mozart repurposed some music from his C minor Mass for an Italian cantata, Davidde penitente, K. 469.

5. Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 appeared in the 1987 James Bond film The Living Daylights and was a famous ringtone in the 1990s.

MOZART Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

When Mozart’s father died on May 28, 1787, one of our links to the past fell silent. The letters between father and son—tortured as they were—provided precious insight into the movements, cares, and work of one of music’s greatest minds.

Mozart outlived his father by four and a half years. During that time, he produced one masterpiece after another, including his last three symphonies (Nos. 39-41), the Clarinet Concerto, “Ave verum corpus,” Don Giovanni, Così fan tutte, The Magic Flute, and his unfinished Requiem. However, there are gaps in the story without the letters between father and son.

1788 was a trying year. The Vienna premiere of Don Giovanni underwhelmed the audience. Mozart’s infant daughter died in June. His wife, Constanze, suffered complications from multiple pregnancies, and they had money problems.

“I am at the moment so destitute that I must beg you . . . to assist me with whatever you can spare,” Mozart wrote to a friend. More than twenty such letters paint such a bleak picture that some scholars concluded that the composer was in decline. But the facts tell a different story.

First ASO performance: November 30, 1947

Henry Sopkin, conductor

Most recent ASO performance: September 26, 2018

Mei-Ann Chen, conductor

In December of 1787, the emperor appointed him Imperial Chamber Composer. In the coming years, Mozart sent Constanze to Baden for extended spa treatments. Their son attended boarding school, and the family kept domestic servants. In September of 1791—weeks before his death—Mozart premiered two operas: One honored the emperor’s coronation in Prague, and the other became an overnight sensation in Vienna (The Magic Flute). In truth, Mozart’s career was not in decline; he was a freelance musician who weathered ups and downs, spent lots of money, and died suddenly at 35.

Little is known about the symphonies Nos. 39-41. Written in just over two months, they’re dated June 26, July 25, and August 10, 1788. Their early performance history is vague. Because Symphony No. 40 exists in two versions, one with clarinets and one without, he likely added clarinets for a specific performance, possibly Tonkünstler-Societät concerts conducted by Salieri in April of 1791.

First ASO performance: May 20, 1971

Robert Shaw, conductor Most Recent ASO performance: March 23-25, 2006

Donald Runnicles, conductor

MOZART Mass in C minor, K. 427 (“Great”)

As a child star, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart dazzled people with his adult-like musical skills. Papa Leopold took him on the road and made good money, adding his son’s earnings to his salary as a court musician. The family spent months away from Salzburg, though the boss (Archbishop Schrattenbach) didn't mind. He liked the publicity and bankrolled the Mozart enterprise. Sadly, the old boss died, and the new one felt differently. He stepped on the Mozarts and took sadistic pleasure in diminishing them (they were, after all, his servants).

At 25, Mozart knew he wasn't cut out for kowtowing. He had a blowup with the archbishop and got booted from court. Despite Leopold’s intercessions, Wolfgang left town for Vienna and then committed the ultimate betrayal: he fell in love.

On August 4, 1782, Mozart married Constanze Weber without his father’s consent. A pregnancy followed, signaling the end of the gravy train for Leopold. Mozart’s sister refused Constanze’s friendship, and the schism hardened.

The Mozarts had been a close family. Leopold had been the children’s teacher and business manager. They’d spent endless hours together, crammed in a carriage as they crisscrossed

Europe. When Wolfgang left Salzburg, he broke up the band, so to speak. But history is on his side.

Amid the drama, Vienna arts patron Baron von Swieten turned Mozart on to music by Handel and J.S. Bach. Their works lit a fire in Mozart and set him on a path toward his greatest achievements, including the Mass in C minor, which he wrote for Constanze.

Considering Mozart no longer worked for a priest, writing a mass might seem a strange choice. For one thing, the emperor issued reforms on church music, which Mozart ignored to write the music in his heart. (Where Joseph II mandated economy and restraint, Mozart drafted an epic and profoundly expressive piece.) Furthermore, the Mass had no commercial value in Vienna. Indeed, an expansive expression of faith appealed to only one person in this saga: Leopold.

Through the spring of 1783, Wolfgang traded letters with his dad. Leopold pressured him to visit, but Wolfgang delayed, waiting for the baby’s arrival.

Finally, with the Mass half finished, Mozart and Constanze set out for Salzburg. Marianne Mozart noted in her diary that her brother led a performance of the Mass featuring Constanze as the soprano soloist. However, no one knows what Mozart did about the unfinished portions (presumably, he borrowed bits from earlier works).

It seems he had high hopes for his musical gesture but left Salzburg with an ache in his heart. As biographer Maynard Solomon wrote, “If it failed to achieve its composer’s most coveted goal, the reconciliation of the family to his wife, the C minor Mass surely succeeded as a declaration of faith, an act of devotion, an expression of Mozart’s love for his wife, and a prayer of thanksgiving for the gift of family.”

After the trip, Mozart never returned to finish the piece. The completed portion includes the Kyrie, Gloria, and part of the Credo. Musical detectives recovered portions of the Sanctus and Benedictus from parts discovered in Salzburg. Sketches of the Angus Dei proved too sparse to recover.

For these concerts, Nathalie Stutzmann chose a reconstruction created by the 20th-century Austrian composer and scholar Helmut Eder.

ERIKA BAIKOFF, SOPRANO

Russian American Soprano, Erika Baikoff, is a recent graduate of the Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artist Development Program. As a Lindemann Young Artist, she sang the roles of Xenia in Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov and Barbarina in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro. At Maestro Nézet-Séguin's invitation, she joined the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra’s tour of Das Rheingold and was featured as the soprano soloist in Mahler’s Fourth Symphony with Maestro Rustioni and the Ulster Orchestra. Equally passionate about chamber music, she made her debuts with Schubertíada and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, both of which she will return to in future seasons. The 2023/2024 season includes debuts with the Houston Grand Opera, London Symphony Orchestra, and Ciclo de Lied.

JULIA LEZHNEVA, SOPRANO

Julia Lezhneva's international career began with a whirlwind when she caused a sensation at the Classical Brit Awards in London's Royal Albert Hall in 2010 with Rossini's “Fra il padre” at the invitation of Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.

In 2019, she debuted with the Berlin Philharmonic and at the Musikverein Vienna to great acclaim. On re-invitation, she returned to the Mozartwoche Salzburg in January 2020 in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro and in 2023 in Mozart's Don Giovanni.

Lezhneva has performed with Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, the Mariinsky Orchestra, the Russian National Orchestra, the Orquestra Nacional de España, the Evgeny Svetlanov Orchestra, the Seattle Symphony Orchestra and the Seoul Philharmonic, Lezhneva regularly performs repertoire ranging from Baroque to Belcanto and releases exclusively with DECCA records.

Ms. Lezhneva graduated from the Gretchaninov Music School and the Moscow Conservatory Academic Music College.

LUNGA ERIC HALLAM, TENOR

South African tenor Lunga Eric Hallam is a recent graduate of the prestigious Ryan Opera Center at the Lyric Opera of Chicago and was previously in the Young Artist Program at Cape Town Opera.

In the 2024/25 season, Hallam will make major orchestral debuts, performing Mozart’s Mass in C Major with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Handel's Messiah with Masaaki Suzuki and the National Symphony Orchestra. He will also debut Schubert's Mass No. 5 with the São Paulo Symphony. On the stage, Lunga debuts at Minnesota Opera, returning to the role of Count Almaviva in Il Barbiere di Siviglia.

Last season, Hallam performed at the Houston Grand Opera, Pittsburgh Opera and Wolf Trap Opera for his first Ferrando in Così fan tutte.

In the 2022/23 season, he debuted at Wolftrap Opera as Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni) and Jupiter (Semele).

HAROLD WILSON, BASS-BARITONE

As a member of the Deutsche Oper Berlin for five seasons, bass Harold Wilson sang over 30 roles with the company, including Arkel in Pelléas et Mélisande, Raimondo in Lucia di Lammermoor, Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte, Roucher in Andrea Chenier, and Monterone in Rigoletto.

Wilson can often be seen on the stage of The Metropolitan Opera, where he has been part of over a dozen productions. In the 2023-24 Metropolitan Opera season, Mr. Wilson sings Reinmar in Tannhäuser and covers roles in Nabucco and Turandot. In 2024, he returns to Opera Colorado, where he will sing Daland in Der fliegende Holländer.

Equally in demand across the country, Mr. Wilson has appeared in multiple productions with Opera Colorado as Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Ashby in La fanciulla del West, Ramfis in Aida, and Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte.

ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CHORUS

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus, founded in 1970 by former Music Director, Robert Shaw, is an all-volunteer, auditioned ensemble that performs on a regular basis with the Orchestra and is featured on many of its recordings. Led by Director of Choruses, Norman Mackenzie, the chorus is known for its precision and expressive singing quality. Its recordings have garnered 14 Grammy® Awards (nine for Best Choral Performance; four for Best Classical Recording and one for Best Opera Recording). In addition, the Chorus has been involved in the creation and shaping of numerous world-premiere commissioned works.

NORMAN MACKENZIE, DIRECTOR OF CHORUSES

Norman Mackenzie’s abilities as musical collaborator, conductor and concert organist have brought him international recognition. As Director of Chorus for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) since 2000, he was chosen to help carry forward the creative vision of legendary founding conductor Robert Shaw. During his tenure, the Chorus has made numerous tours and garnered several Grammy® awards, including Best Classical Album and Best Choral Performance.

At the ASO, he prepares the Choruses for all concerts and recordings, works closely with Nathalie Stutzmann on the commissioning and realization of new choral-orchestral works and conducts holiday concerts. In his 14-year association with Mr. Shaw, he was keyboardist for the ASO, principal accompanist for the ASO Choruses and ultimately assistant choral conductor. In addition, he was musical assistant and accompanist for the Robert Shaw Chamber Singers, the Robert Shaw Institute Summer Choral Festivals in France and the United States and the famed Shaw/Carnegie Hall Choral Workshops.

He prepared the ASO Chorus for its acclaimed 2003 debut and successive 2008 and 2009 performances in Berlin with the Berlin Philharmonic, in Britten’s War Requiem, Berlioz’s Grande Messe des Morts and Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem, respectively, conducted by ASO Principal Guest Conductor Donald Runnicles.

ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CHORUS

Norman Mackenzie

director of choruses

The Frannie & Bill Graves

Chair

Marcia Chandler

interim chorus

administrator

Dock Anderson

series accompanist

SOPRANO

Debbie Ashton

Sloan Atwood

Aliyah Auerbach

Jess Barber

Juliana Bolaño

Tierney Breedlove

Barbara Brown

Maggie Carpenter

Martha Craft

Khadijah Davis

Liz Dean

Gina Deaton

Saskia den Boon

Laura Foster

Mary Goodwin

Michelle Griffin

Erin Harris

Heidi Hayward

Amy Lea

Megan Littlepage

Arietha Lockhart

Mindy Margolis

Katie O’Brien

Rachel Paul

Mary Martha Penner

Chantae Pittman

Tramaine Quarterman

Kate Roberts

Samaria Rodriguez

Georgia Sackler

Emily Salmond

Kristian Samuel

Marianna Schuck

Susie Shepardson

Anne-Marie Spalinger

Tommie Storer

Emily Tallant

Cheryl Thrash

Caroline Todd

Chelsea Toledo

Brianne Turgeon

Rebecca van Rooyen

Caroline Wendt

Lacy Wilder

Wanda Yang Temko

ALTO

June Abbott

Nancy Adams

Jacosa Ainuu

Pamela Amy-Cupp

Ana Baida

Angelica BlackmanKeim

Elizabeth Borland

Emily Campbell

Donna Carter-Wood

Marcia Chandler

Carol Comstock

Jessica Crowe

Meaghan Curry

Michèle Diament

Patti DinkinsMatthews

Katherine Fisher

Beth Freeman

Cynthia GoetzDeBold

Luanne Harms

Unita Harris

Beverly Hueter

Janet Johnson

Joia Johnson

Susan Jones

Sally Kann

Kathy Kelly-George

Nicole Khoury

Alina Luke

Lynda Martin

Lalla McGee

Sara McKlin

Rachel Meyer

Linda Morgan

Katherine Murray

Natalie Pierce

Elizabeth Qian

Anna Ree

Caroline Roberts

Noelle Ross

Rachel Schiffer

Duhi Park Schneider

Sharon Simons

Rachel Stewart

Virigina Thompson

Kiki Wilson

Diane Woodard

TENOR

Christian Bigliani

Brian Bishop

David Blalock

LaRue Bowman

Steve Brailsford

Jack Caldwell

Daniel Cameron

Keddrick Clark

Caleb Cole

Daniel Compton

Justin Cornelius

Phillip Crumbly

Steven Dykes

Cliff Edge

Stephen Eick

David Ellis

Steven Farrow

Sean Fletcher

Thomas Foust

Matthew Gavilanez

Leif Gilbert-Hansen

John Harr

David Ingham

Jim Jarrell

David Kinrade

Tyler Lane

Keith Langston

J.H. Monti

David Moore

Michael Parker

LaTimothy Parrott

Christopher Patton

Matthew Sellers

Thomas Slusher

Zachary Temin

Mark Warden

BASS

Dock Anderson

Noah Boonin

William Borland

John King Carter

Russell Cason

Jeremy Christensen

Joshua Clark

Trey Clegg

Rick Cobb

Terrence Connors

Joel Craft

Michael Cranford

Thomas Elston

Paul Fletcher

Benjamin Grisham

Timothy Gunter

Brooks Hanrahan

David Hansen

Noah Horton

Elle Jeffers Blocker

Dylan Johnson

Rodney S. Jones

Nick Jones

Sims Kuester

Daniel Lane

Wesley Lanter

Jason Manley

Brandon Mozingo

Joss Nichols

Philip Rogers

Joel Rose

John Ruff

Brian Smith

John Smith

Jonathan Smith

Will Stephens

Thomas Stow

George Sustman

Benjamin Temko

John Terry

Edgie Wallace Jr.

Gregory Whitmire

Keith Wyatt

Concerts of Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Atlanta Symphony Hall

NATHALIE STUTZMANN, conductor

CHRISTINA SMITH, flute

The use of cameras or recording devices during the concert is strictly prohibited. Please be kind to those around you and silence your mobile phone and other hand-held devices.

CARL PHILIPP EMANUEL BACH (1714-1788)

Concerto in D minor for Flute and Orchestra, H.425 (W.22) (1747) 26 MINS

I. Allegro

II. Un poco andante

III. Allegro di molto

Christina Smith, flute

ANTON BRUCKNER (1824-1896)

Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major ("Romantic") (1880) 70 MINS

I. Bewegt; nicht zu schnell

II. Andante quasi Allegretto

III. Scherzo: Bewegt

IV. Finale: Bewegt; doch nicht zu schnell

Thursday’s concert is dedicated to SALLY & CARL GABLE in honor of their 60 years of support to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

Saturday’s concert is dedicated to THE SLUMGULLION CHARITABLE FUND in honor of its extraordinary support of the 2023/24 Annual Fund.

by Noel Morris Program Annotator

Five Things You Need to Know:

1. Contemporaries found Anton Bruckner eccentric. He obsessively counted things such as roof tiles outside his window. Gustav Mahler uncharitably called him “half genius, half idiot.”

2. Today, Johann Sebastian Bach is considered one of the greatest composers ever. Although he had twenty children, only ten survived to adulthood. Four became prominent musicians, including C.P.E. Bach, whose fame eclipsed his father’s fame during his lifetime.

3. The modern flute came from innovations made in the 1830s and 40s. Frederick the Great played on earlier instruments made of ebony with ivory and silver. One of his flutes is part of the Miller Collection at the Library of Congress.

4. St. Florian Monastery remained Bruckner’s spiritual home, and he always returned to play the organ from time to time. Today, that instrument bears his name, the Bruckner Organ; he is buried beneath it.

5. At the Vienna Conservatory, a group of students professed the genius of their teacher, Anton Bruckner. To this day, national and international Bruckner societies host meetings, websites, and support scholarship devoted to the master.

C.P.E. BACH Concerto in D minor for Flute and Orchestra, H.425 (W.22)

Right out of law school, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach landed a job as a harpsichordist with one of the most colorful characters imaginable. His new boss loved culture and philosophy, preferred speaking French over German, and was friends with Voltaire. He was also an avid flute player—a picture of the Enlightenment—until he became known as the military genius Frederick the Great. Frederick’s father had been a brute who thought he could beat those qualities out of him. The old king ran interference when the prince formed a close bond with a young page. Finally, he caught Frederick trying to run away with a Prussian officer and forced him to witness the man’s beheading. The king then doubled down on the boy’s military training.

The first and most recent performance: April 1-3, 1999

Nicholas McGegan, conductor

Amy K. Porter, flute

Frederick ascended the throne in 1740, two years after hiring

C.P.E. Bach. Bach would become one of the most influential musicians in Europe (far more famous than his father, Johann Sebastian). Frederick transformed Prussia from a minor state into a military power. And when one of his former officers joined the Continental Army, his military prowess influenced the outcome of the American Revolution. C.P.E. Bach, “Emanuel,” never practiced law. Instead, he followed his father and his teacher into music—the Bach family business. Though Emanuel grew into a formidable player and composer, his father hoped to elevate his son’s prospects by sending him to university, which perhaps made Emanuel a more compatible musical partner with Frederick. When the king withdrew from the battlefield, he made music together with his resident Bach, though he grew more bellicose with age.

The D minor Concerto comes from 1747, though its history and authorship have been up for debate. The autograph manuscript is missing, and circumstantial evidence creates confusion. Oddly, scholars don’t question the authorship of Bach’s harpsichord version of the very same piece. That and other contemporary accounts point back to C. P. E. Bach.

Emanuel continued to serve Frederick for 28 years and went on to write a foundational essay on keyboard technique that guided the young Beethoven.

First ASO performance: October 2-4, 1975

Kazuyoshi Akiyama, conductor [Haas edition]

Most recent ASO performance: November 2, 2019

Donald Runnicles, conductor [Haas edition]

These are the first ASO performances of the Benjamin-Gunnar Cohrs edition.

BRUCKNER Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major (“Romantic”)

“Medieval city—Daybreak—Morning calls sound from the city towers—the gates open—On proud horses the knights burst out into the open, the magic of nature envelops them—forest murmurs— bird song—and so the Romantic picture develops further…” Bruckner didn’t usually tell stories with his symphonies, but years after writing the Fourth, he supplied those lines—not to stage a drama but to bring you into his world:

One might imagine the boy Bruckner climbing around castle ruins in Upper Austria, where he spent his youth. The quote can be viewed as an invitation to walk around and see the place through the Fourth Symphony.

As a master improviser, Bruckner had a gift that, perhaps, worked against him when writing symphonies. He spent hours at the keyboard, spinning a yarn, cranking out endless variations on ideas. As it happened, his works proved too visionary for most people, and he grew painfully sensitive to criticism; multiple revisions followed.

Bruckner’s decision to move from writing church music to symphonies had been calculated—some might say excessively so. He found composition teachers who guided his studies in composition by correspondence, and he took lessons until middle age. In the end, he didn't feel ready to write a symphony until he'd passed the final exams at the Vienna Conservatory (though he’d never enrolled there).

Bruckner left the organ loft for the city in 1868, taking a teaching job at the Conservatory. The move proved jarring. Bruckner’s clothes, his country accent, and his strange manner provoked whispers and ridicule and led to social isolation. Over the coming years, the local critic and much of musical society savaged his early symphonies, and he suffered for it.

Of his eleven symphonies, the Fourth is the only one with a title. Calling it “Romantic,” the composer suggested the image of a medieval city for the first movement (a more rural setting than what we might imagine as a city). It opens with a lonely horn call over a tremolo in the strings as if he's cracked a door into a distant world. He includes a bird call, the European tit (a bird that resembles a chickadee). To lend an air of nobility, he unleashes the brass section with a rhythmic figure (1-2, 1-2-3) that came to be known as the Bruckner rhythm.

The second movement feels like a solemn procession, another familiar scene for a man who spent more than half his life in the church. The Scherzo evokes a merry hunting scene with a little midday country dance in the woods before Bruckner pulls out all the stops for a heroic finale.

He completed the Fourth Symphony in November 1874, but the Vienna Philharmonic declined to perform it. In 1878, he labored over a new scherzo and finale and then rewrote the finale between 1879-1880. Finally, on February 20, 1881, Hans Richter led the Vienna Philharmonic in the Symphony’s world premiere. For the first time as a symphonist, Bruckner received a thundering ovation.

CHRISTINA SMITH, FLUTE

Christina Smith is one of the most sought-after flutists in the country as an orchestral player, soloist, chamber musician, and teacher. She has held the Principal Flute chair in the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra since 1991, endowed in perpetuity by Jill Hertz. Ms. Smith’s flute solos can be heard on over 40 ASO recordings. She has also appeared with the orchestra numerous times as concerto soloist, including works of Mozart, Vivaldi, Ibert, Rodrigo, Nielsen, Jolivet, Bernstein, and Christopher Rouse.

Ms. Smith began studying flute at age seven and attended Interlochen Arts Academy, where she received the Young Artist Medal (the Academy’s highest honor) in 1989. Immediately after graduation, Ms. Smith began her studies at the Curtis Institute of Music. After just two years at Curtis, she won the principal flute chair in the ASO at age 20.

Throughout her career, Ms. Smith has continued to perform and teach at the nation’s most prestigious summer festivals, including Marlboro, Grand Teton, Strings, Mainly Mozart, and the Aspen Music Festival. Ms. Smith has appeared as guest principal flutist with orchestras such as the Chicago Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Vancouver Symphony, the Baltimore Symphony, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and the Pittsburgh Symphony.

A prolific and accomplished chamber musician, Ms. Smith helped launch a pre-concert chamber series in 2011, released a duet album with ASO principal harpist Elisabeth Remy Johnson entitled “Encantamiento,” in 2008, and is a member of the Merian Ensemble, who recently recorded its first album, “The Book of Spells,” to noteworthy reviews.

Ms. Smith serves on the faculty at Emory University and maintains a busy private studio.

Ms. Smith performs on vintage flutes, handmade by Verne Q. Powell. The CPE Bach Concerto in D minor is being performed tonight on a rare solid 14k white gold Powell flute, made in 1950.

Concerts of Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Atlanta Symphony Hall

NICHOLAS CARTER, conductor

The use of cameras or recording devices during the concert is strictly prohibited. Please be kind to those around you and silence your mobile phone and other hand-held devices.

FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN (1732-1809)

Symphony No. 96 in D major ("The Miracle") (1791)

20 MINS

I. Adagio; Allegro

II. Andante

III. Menuet: Allegretto

IV. Vivace

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)

Concerto No. 3 in G major for Violin and Orchestra, K. 216 ("Strassburg") (1775) 25 MINS

I. Allegro

II. Adagio

III. Rondo: Allegro

INTERMISSION

WILLIAM WALTON (1902-1983)

20 MINS

Symphony No. 1 in B-flat minor (1932-35, rev. 1968) 43 MINS

I. Allegro assai

II. Presto con malizia

III. Andante con malinconia

IV. Maestoso - Allegro, brioso ed ardentemente - Vivacissimo

Saturday's concert is dedicated to JOHN W. COOLEDGE, M.D. in honor of his generous support of the 2023/24 Annual Fund.

by Noel Morris Program Annotator

Five Things You Need to Know:

1. The success of Walton’s Symphony No. 1 led to a commission to write Crown Imperial for the coronation of George VI, grandfather of the current King Charles III.

2. George III, who lost the American colonies in the Revolutionary War, offered Haydn rooms at Windsor Castle if he would remain in England. Haydn declined.

3. Mozart wrote his five violin concertos as a teenager. After that, he focused on the piano and wrote a seminal series of piano concertos but never wrote another violin concerto. As a player, he preferred the viola.

4. Although the “Miracle” Symphony bears the number 96, it was written before Symphony No. 93 and was the first of Haydn’s twelve “London” symphonies.

5. At his debut, Sir William Walton presented a series of short pieces (Façade) accompanying poet Edith Sitwell as she recited her nonsensical poems through a megaphone. Many luminaries attended the performance, including Virginia Wolff and Noel Coward; Coward stormed out.

HAYDN Symphony No. 96, D Major "Miracle"

By the end of 1789, Franz Joseph Haydn was among the most celebrated composers in the world. That year, he spent a joyous Christmas season in Vienna, where he hustled between concerts, quartet parties, and holiday festivities. After the fact, he really hated going back to work.

First ASO performance: May 11-13, 1989

Robert Shaw, conductor

Most recent ASO performance: December 4, 2008

Jere Flint, conductor

He was in charge of music for Prince Nicholas Esterházy, a man who funded an opulent, private arts complex—which might seem like a dream job, but to Haydn, it was a gilded cage. Esterházy had built his palace in a swamp in a remote part of Hungary.

“Well, here I sit in my wilderness,” he wrote, “forsaken, like some poor orphan, almost without human society, melancholy, dwelling on the memory of past glorious days . . . all those delightful musical evenings that can only be remembered and not described?”

Little did he know, Haydn was nearing the end of his time with

Nicholas. The Prince died nine months later, leaving his title and estate to Paul Anton II, who wasn’t a music lover.

News of Nicholas’s death spread quickly, and music influencers smelled the opportunity. Back in Vienna, Haydn started receiving offers. Violinist and impresario Johann Peter Salomon heard the news while traveling between England and Italy and diverted to Vienna. Days later, he landed on Haydn’s doorstep and painted a rosy picture of London, promising excellent orchestras, an adoring audience, and good money. And Haydn set sail.

Until now, he had worn a servant’s uniform and performed on command for handpicked audiences. In London, he faced the public, and his stature among the elite changed.

“A remarkable occurrence happened this evening [January 18, 1791], in the ballroom at St. James’s,” crowed the Lady’s Magazine. “The Prince of Wales first observed him, and, upon bowing to him, the eyes of all the company were on Mr. Haydn, everyone paying him respect.”

London gave Haydn a different orientation. Everything was bigger: the city, the crowds, the audience, and the concert hall that housed them. Playing in a bigger house meant bigger orchestras and a more expansive approach to composition.

On March 11, 1791, Londoners decked out with swords and hoop skirts filed into Hanover Square Rooms for Haydn’s debut concert. He conducted Symphony No. 96 from the harpsichord and stirred up “an electrical effect on all present.” The ecstatic onlookers demanded an encore of the Adagio. Today’s conductor typically leaves out the harpsichord.

The nickname “Miracle” refers to a freak accident at Hanover Square Rooms: a chandelier crashed to the floor during one of Haydn’s concerts. Miraculously, no one was killed. Through a mixup, history once associated the incident with Symphony No. 96, although it actually happened during a performance of Symphony No. 102.

Thanks to his success in London and innovations in publishing, Haydn became a wealthy man.

MOZART Violin Concerto No. 3, G Major, K.216

In 1764, a deputy kapellmeister took his family on a European tour to show off the miraculous talents of his children—especially his 7-year-old son, Wolfgang. Papa Leopold Mozart pocketed a lot of money in those days. In London, he took out an ad that read:

“The boy will also play a concerto on the violin, accompany symphonies on the clavier . . . [and] he will improvise out of his head, not only on the pianoforte but also on an organ.”

As a 6-year-old, Wolfgang had already shown adult-like abilities on the harpsichord but was frustrated at being excluded from his dad’s trio, so he picked up a violin and started playing. The violin soon became part of his touring wonder-child act.

Back home in Salzburg, Leopold secured a position for his boy in the orchestra's violin section. By 13, Wolfgang made concertmaster. In 1772, a new boss in Salzburg put a leash on Leopold, ending this touring, and young Wolfgang settled into a dead-end job as a court musician. He begged his father to let him go out on his own, but Leopold said, “No.” It was a tough blow for a kid who’d become used to the glamor.

First ASO performance: February 7, 1975

Robert Shaw, conductor

Andrew Galos, violin Most recent ASO performance: January 31 - February 5, 2021

Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor

David Coucheron, violin

Mozart wrote all five of his violin concertos in Salzburg. He was 19 years old (although some scholars argue the first concerto came from 1773). As concertmaster, Mozart likely played the violin solos himself. The Finale of the Violin Concerto No. 3 contains a serenade over a plucked accompaniment that mimics a lover singing and strumming the guitar. Here, the teenaged Mozart prefigures a device he’ll later use in his operas.

WALTON Symphony No. 1 in B-flat minor

“The trouble was that Willie changed girlfriends between movements," said a friend of composer William Walton after he missed his deadline for Symphony No. 1.

Walton came of age in the Roaring 20s, rubbing elbows with a group of fashionable people. They launched his career with a sensational debut while gleefully watching

First ASO performance: April 29 - May 1, 1993

Christopher Seaman, conductor

Most recent ASO performance: May 9-11, 2013

Donald Runnicles, conductor

as he scandalized the establishment.

In 1931, Sir Hamilton Harty of the Hallé Orchestra commissioned a symphony from him for a concert in April 1933. Walton sequestered himself in Ascona, Switzerland, with his lover, the widow Baroness Imma von Doernberg. Surrounded by Alpine peaks, a cobalt lake, and Easteregg-colored buildings, he labored over the symphony and got hung up. In December, he told Harty the symphony couldn't be ready in April.

Things grew awkward as Harty left the Hallé Orchestra to assume leadership of the London Symphony Orchestra.

Walton pressed on. Blowing through another deadline, he produced three searing, passionate movements. Meanwhile, Doernberg left him for a doctor, resulting in music that mirrored the relationship. In the Scherzo, the stormy breakup fed into a score marked Presto con malizia, “with malice.” Harty, again, scheduled the premiere. This time, Walton fell in love with a woman 22 years his senior: Alice, Viscountess Wimborne.

Over the summer, the composer worked on a lucrative film project (Escape Me Never). With another concert looming, Sir Hamilton Harty took matters into his own hands. He announced he would premiere the three completed movements of the symphony on December 3, 1934. Exasperated, Walton lamented the creative process. “I’ve burnt about three finales,” he wrote.

Finally, he finished the symphony in August 1935. Harty premiered the complete work in November.

King George V died three months later, passing the British crown to his oldest son, Edward. But Edward abdicated, choosing love over duty. For the second time that year, the British prepared for a coronation and sought a celebratory new work by the composer of the marvelous new symphony. Walton wrote Crown Imperial for the big day—and made his deadline.

NICHOLAS CARTER, CONDUCTOR

Celebrated recently for conducting at the Metropolitan Opera, Nicholas Carter is one of the leading opera conductors of his generation. Since 2021 he has been Chief Conductor and Co-Operndirektor of Bühnen Bern, following his positions as Kapellmeister at the Staatsoper Hamburg and the Deutsche Oper Berlin, and as Chief Conductor of the Stadttheater Klagenfurt and the Kärntner Sinfonieorchester from 2018 to 2021. Serving as Principal Conductor of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra from 2016 to 2019, Carter has since been in international demand in the symphonic field.

At the heart of Nicholas Carter's tenure in Bern is the new production of Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen, which he also conducted at the Deutsche Oper Berlin in the 2023/2024 season. In 2024/2025, he leads a new production of Prokofiev’s Gambler at Staatsoper Stuttgart and returns to Staatsoper Hamburg for Mozart’s Figaro. In previous seasons, he has also worked with the Wiener Staatsoper, Oper Zürich, Oper Köln, Santa Fe Opera and Deutsche Oper am Rhein as well as at the Glyndebourne Festival. His extensive operatic repertoire ranges from Mozart, Verdi, Wagner and Strauss to Russian and French works and contemporary composers, such as Brett Dean, with whom he has a close artistic relationship.

Alongside regular collaborations with Australia's leading symphony orchestras, Carter's recent and forthcoming symphonic highlights include appearances with the Seattle Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, Dallas Symphony, Oregon Symphony, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Métropolitain, Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse, Orchestre National de Lille, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, MDR Sinfonieorchester Leipzig, Bochumer Symphoniker, Brucknerorchester Linz, Seoul Philharmonic and Hong Kong Philharmonic, among others.

GENEVA LEWIS , VIOLIN

Named a BBC New Generation Artist (2022-24), Geneva Lewis is also the recipient of a 2022 Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award and a 2021 Avery Fisher Career Grant. She was Grand Prize winner of the 2020 Concert Artists Guild Competition, winner of the Kronberg Academy’s Prince of Hesse Prize (2021), Musical America’s New Artist of the Month (June 2021), a Performance Today Young Artist-inResidence and a YCAT Concordia Artist.

Lewis made her BBC Proms debut in August of 2023, while the 2023-24 season includes further performances with BBC National Orchestra of Wales and debuts with BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre National de Bordeaux Aquitaine, Kremerata Baltica, as well as Knoxville Symphony, Santa Rosa Symphony and Orquesta Filarmónica de Jalisco.

She has worked with Jonathan Biss, Glenn Dicterow, Miriam Fried, Kim Kashkashian, Gidon Kremer, Marcy Rosen, Sir András Schiff, and Mitsuko Uchida; and has performed in venues and festivals such as London’s Wigmore Hall, the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Marlboro Music Festival, Kronberg Festival, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Ravinia and Chamberfest Cleveland.

Lewis received her Artist Diploma from New England Conservatory as the recipient of the Charlotte F. Rabb Presidential Scholarship, studying with Miriam Fried. Prior to that, she studied with Aimée Kreston at Colburn School of Performing Arts. She is currently studying at Kronberg Academy with Professor Mihaela Martin.

She currently performs on a composite violin by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, c. 1776, generously on loan from a Charitable Trust.

ASO | SUPPORT

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra continues to prosper thanks to the support of our generous patrons. The list below recognizes the donors who have made contributions since June 1, 2023. Their extraordinary generosity provides the foundation for this worldclass institution.

Pryor Anderson**

$1,000,000+ A Friend of the Symphony

$100,000+

Sheila Lee Davies & Jon Davies

Barney M. Franklin & Hugh W. Burke Charitable Fund

$50,000+

The Antinori Foundation

Ms. Lynn Eden

Ms. Angela L. Evans∞

John D. Fuller

The Gable Foundation

Robert & Roberta** Setzer

Ann Marie & John B. White, Jr.°∞

$35,000+

Cari K. Dawson & John M. Sparrow

Sally & Walter George

Sally & Pete Parsonson ∞

Patty & Doug Reid

Mary & Jim Rubright

Slumgullion Charitable Fund

Kathy Waller & Kenneth Goggins

Patrick & Susie Viguerie

$25,000+

John & Juliet Allan

Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Blackney

Janine Brown & Alex J. Simmons, Jr.

Connie & Merrell Calhoun

John W. Cooledge

Sally** & Larry Davis

Mr. Richard H. Delay & Dr. Francine D. Dykes∞

Paulette Eastman & Becky

Jeannette Guarner, MD & Carlos del Rio, MD∞

Bonnie & Jay Harris

Donna Lee & Howard Ehni

John & Linda Matthews∞

John R. Paddock, Ph.D. & Karen

M. Schwartz, Ph.D.

Ms. Margaret Painter

Bill & Rachel Schultz°

June & John Scott∞

Mrs. Edus H. Warren

$17,500+

Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Bailey

Jennifer Barlament & Kenneth

Potsic∞

Ms. Elizabeth W. Camp

Wright** & Alison Caughman

Ms. Lisa V. Chang

Ms. Yelena Epova & Mr. Neil Chambers

Florencia & Rodrigo Garcia Escudero

Dick & Anne Game°

Pam & Robert Glustrom

Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Harrison

Ms. Joia M. Johnson

Dr. & Mrs. Scott I. Lampert

Dr. Jennifer Lyman & Mr. Kevin Lyman

Ms. Deborah A. Marlowe & Dr. Clint Lawrence

Ms. Molly Minnear

Caroline & Phil Moïse

Moore Colson, CPAs & Bert & Carmen Mills

Terence L. & Jeanne Perrine

Neal°

Victoria & Howard Palefsky

Martha M. Pentecost

Joyce & Henry Schwob

Mr. Fahim Siddiqui & Ms. Shazia

Fahim

Ross & Sally Singletary

John & Ray Uttenhove

Mrs. Sue S. Williams

Drs. Kevin & Kalinda Woods

$15,000+

Phyllis Abramson, Ph. D.

Madeline** & Howell E. Adams, Jr.

Mr. Keith Adams & Ms. Kerry Heyward°

Aadu & Kristi Allpere°

Mr. Neil Ashe & Mrs. Rona Gomel Ashe

Keith Barnett

Mr. David Boatwright

Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Clare

Russell Currey & Amy Durrell

Mr. & Mrs. Erroll B. Davis, Jr.∞

Lisa DiFrancesco, MD & Darlene Nicosia

Eleanor & Charles Edmondson

Craig Frankel & Jana Eplan

In Memory of Betty Sands

Fuller

Roya & Bahman Irvani

Sarah & Jim Kennedy

Brian & Carrie Kurlander∞

James H. Landon

Mr. Sukai Liu & Dr. Ginger J. Chen

John F. & Marilyn M. McMullan

Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Mills IV

Anne Morgan & Jim Kelley

Lynn & Galen Oelkers

Ms. Regina Olchowski & Mr. Edward Potter

Barbara & Andrew Paul

Ms. Cathleen Quigley

V Scott

Beverly & Milton Shlapak

Mr. John A. Sibley, III

Elliott & Elaine Tapp°

Judith & Mark K. Taylor

Dr. Ravi & Dr. Valerie Thadhani

Maria Todorova

Carol & Ramon Tomé Family Fund

Adair & Dick White

Mr. Mack Wilbourn

$10,000+

A Friend of the Symphony

Paul & Melody Aldo∞

Mr. & Mrs. Calvin R. Allen

Farideh & Al Azadi Foundation

Estate of Elizabeth Ann Bair

Jack & Helga Beam∞

Mr. & Mrs. Gerald R. Benjamin

Kelley O. & Neil H. Berman

Karen & Rod Bunn

Lisa & Russ Butner∞

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Chubb III

Ms. Tena Clark & Ms. Michelle LeClair

Donald & Barbara Defoe°

Peter & Vivian de Kok

Marcia & John Donnell

Dr. John Dyer & Mrs. Catherine Faré Dyer

Marina Fahim

Dr. & Mrs. Leroy Fass

Dr. Paul Gilreath

Mr. Max M. Gilstrap

The Hertz Family Foundation, Inc.

Azira G. Hill

Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Hill

Clay & Jane Jackson

Ann A. & Ben F. Johnson III°

James Kieffer

Ann & Brian Kimsey∞

Stephen & Carolyn Knight

Dr. & Mrs. Douglas Mattox

Jane Morrison∞

Gretchen Nagy & Allan Sandlin

Mr. & Mrs. Solon P. Patterson

Margaret H. Petersen

David F. & Maxine A.** Rock

Ms. Frances A. Roo

Thomas & Lynne Saylor

Tom & Ani Steele

John & Yee-Wan Stevens

Mr. & Mrs. Edward W. Stroetz, Jr.

Stephen & Sonia Swartz

George & Amy Taylor∞

Carolyn C. Thorsen

Mr. & Mrs. Benny Varzi

Drs. Jonne & Paul Walter

Dr. & Mrs. James O. Wells, Jr.

Camille W. Yow

$7,500+

Dr. Marshall & Stephanie Abes

Ms. Johanna Brookner

Judith D. Bullock

Patricia & William Buss∞

John Champion & Penelope Malone

Mark Coan & Family

Janet & John Costello

Ms. Diane Durgin

Mr. & Mrs. William A. Flinn

Grace Taylor Ihrig°

Jason & Michelle Kroh

Dr. Fulton D. Lewis III & S. Neal

Rhoney

Mr. Robert M. Lewis, Jr. & G.

Wesley Holt

Elvira & Jay Mannelly

Belinda & Gino Massafra

Berthe & Shapour Mobasser

Mr. Cesar Moreno & Mr. Greg Heathcock

Ms. Eliza Quigley∞

Mr. & Mrs. Joel F. Reeves

Hamilton & Mason Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Toren

Kiki Wilson

Mr. David J. Worley & Ms.

Bernadette Drankoski

$5,000+

A Friend of the Symphony (2)

Mr. & Mrs. Louis Alrutz

Mr. Logan Anderson

Dr. Evelyn R. Babey

Lisa & Joe Bankoff

Asad & Sakina Bashey

Herschel Beazley

Meredith Bell

Mr. John Blatz

Rita & Herschel Bloom

Dr. & Mrs. Jerome B. Blumenthal

Mrs. Sidney W. Boozer

Carol Brantley & David

Webster

Margo Brinton & Eldon Park

Jacqueline A. & Joseph E. Brown, Jr.

CBH International, Inc

Ms. Stacey Chavis

Mrs. Amy B. Cheng & Dr. Chad

A. Hume, Ph.D

Ned Cone & Nadeen Green

Matt & Kate Cook

Carol Comstock & Jim Davis

Mr. & Mrs. DeBonis

Mr. Christopher J. Decoufle & Ms. Karen Freer

Mr. & Mrs. Paul H. Dimmick∞

Xavier Duralde & Mary Barrett

Dieter Elsner & Othene Munson

Robert S. Elster Foundation

Dr. & Mrs. Carl D. Fackler

Ellen & Howard Feinsand

Bruce W. & Avery C. Flower∞

Mr. David L. Forbes

Annie Frazer & Jen Horvath

Gaby Family Foundation

Dr. V. Alexander Garcias

Charles Ginden

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Goodsell

Mr. & Mrs. David Goosman

The Graves Foundation

ASO | SUPPORT

Mr. & Mrs. Louis Gump

Sally W. Hawkins

Ms. Elizabeth Hendrick

Hilley & Frieder

Richard & Linda Hubert

Tad & Janin Hutcheson

Mr. Justin Im & Dr. Nakyoung

Nam

Mr. & Mrs. Baxter Jones

Cecile M. Jones

Lana M. Jordan∞

Dr. Jennifer Kahnweiler & Dr.

William M. Kahnweiler

Paul** & Rosthema Kastin

Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Kauffman

Mona & Gilbert Kelly°

Mr. Charles R. Kowal

Pat & Nolan Leake

Drs. Joon & Grace Lee

Ms. Cynthia Smith

Ms. Eunice A. Luke

Dr. & Mrs. Ellis L. Malone

Ms. Erin M. Marshall

Ms. Darla B. McBurney

Ed & Linda McGinn°

Mr. Bert Mobley∞

Sue Morgan∞

Mr. Charles Morn

Mr. William Morrison & Mrs.

Elizabeth Clark-Morrison

Ms. Bethani Oppenheimer

Ms. Amy H. Page

Ralph Paulk & Suzanne

Redmon Paulk

Ann & Fay Pearce°

Jonathan & Lori Peterson

In Memory of Dr. Frank S. Pittman III

Dr. & Mrs. John P. Pooler

Dr. John B. Pugh

Mr. John Rains

Mr. Joseph Rapanotti

Leonard Reed

Mrs. Susan H. Reinach

Dr. Jay Rhee & Mrs. Kimberley

Rhee∞

Vicki & Joe Riedel

Ms. Maria Rivera

Ms. Felicia Rives

Tiffany & Rich Rosetti∞

Dr. & Mrs. Rein Saral

Katherine Scott

Suzanne Shull∞

Baker & Debby Smith

Ms. Victoria Smith

Ms. Lara Smith-Sitton

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Stathopoulos

Dr. Steven & Lynne Steindel°

In memory of Elizabeth B.

Stephens by Powell, Preston & Sally∞

Beth & Edward Sugarman

Mr. G. Kimbrough Taylor & Ms.

Triska Drake

Dede & Bob Thompson

Trapp Family

Chilton & Morgan** Varner

Amy & Robert Vassey

Ms. Juliana T. Vincenzino

Emily C. Ward

Alan & Marcia Watt

Ruthie Watts

Mr. & Ms. Robert L. Welch

Dr. Nanette K. Wenger

Mr. John F. Wieland, Jr.

Suzanne B. Wilner

Mr. & Mrs. M. Beattie Wood

$3,500+

A Friend of the Symphony

Anthony Barbagallo & Kristen Fowks∞

Drs. Jay & Martin Beard-Coles

Mr. & Mrs. Dennis M. Chorba

Malcolm & Ann Cole

Jean & Jerry Cooper

Mr. Ramsey Fahs

John** & Martha Head

Barbara M. Hund

Cameron H. Jackson

Ms. Rebecca Jarvis

Mrs. Gail G. Johnson

Mr. W. F. & Dr. Janice Johnston

Wolfgang** & Mariana Laufer

Mr. & Mrs. Christopher D. Martin

Molly McDonald & Jonathan Gelber

Hala & Steve Moddelmog

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Owen, Jr.

Ms. Kathy Powell

S.A. Robinson

Gerald & Nancy Silverboard

Ms. Martha Solano

Mrs. Dale L. Thompson

Dr. Brenda G. Turner

David & Martha West

Ms. Sonia Witkowski

Zaban Foundation, Inc.

$2,000+

A Friend of the Symphony (3)

Mr. James L. Anderson

Dr. & Mrs. Joel E. Berenson

Susan & Jack Bertram

Leon & Joy Borchers

Ms. Jane F. Boynton

Martha S. Brewer

Harriet Evans Brock

George & Gloria Brooks

Benjamin Q. Brunt

Dr. Aubrey Bush & Dr. Carol Bush

Mr. & Mrs. Walter K. Canipe

Mr. & Mrs. Ricardo Carvalho

Betty Fuller Case

Mr. Jeffery B. Chancellor & Mr. Cameron England

Julie & Jerry Chautin

Mr. James Cobb

Susan S. Cofer

Liz & Charlie Cohn°

Ralph & Rita Connell

William & Patricia Cook

Mary Carole Cooney & Henry R. Bauer, Jr.

R. Carter & Marjorie A. Crittenden Foundation

Claire & Alex Crumbley

Dr. & Mrs. F. Thomas Daly, Jr.

Mr. David S. Dimling

Jerome J. Dobson

Mr. & Mrs. Graham Dorian

Gregory & Debra Durden

Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Edge

Erica Endicott & Chris Heisel

Mr. & Mrs. Paul G. Farnham

Mr. Nigel Ferguson

Karen Foster

Dr. Elizabeth C. French

Mr. & Mrs. Sebastien Galtier∞

Marty & John Gillin°

Sandra & John Glover

Mrs. Janet D. Goldstein

Mr. Robert Golomb

Mr. James N. Grace

Richard & Debbie Griffiths

Mr. & Mrs. George Gundersen

Deedee Hamburger

Phil & Lisa Hartley

Mr. & Mrs. Steve Hauser°

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Hawk

Mr. & Mrs. John Hellriegel∞

Ann J. Herrera & Mary M. Goodwin

Kenneth & Colleen Hey

Sarah & Harvey Hill, Jr.°

Laurie House Hopkins & John D. Hopkins

James & Bridget Horgan°

Mr. & Mrs. Brian Huband

Dona & Bill Humphreys

Lillian Kim Ivansco & Joey Ivansco

Silvey James & Rev. Jeanne

Simpson

Nancy & John Janet

Aaron & Joyce Johnson

Coenen-Johnson Foundation

Teresa M. Joyce, Ph.D

Mr. Alfred D. Kennedy & Dr.

William R. Kenny

Mr. & Mrs. Randolph J. Koporc

Dr. & Mrs. William C. Land, Jr.

Lillian Balentine Law

Mr. & Mrs. Chris Le

Mr. & Mrs. Van R. Lear

Elizabeth J. Levine

Deborah & William Liss°

Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Levingston

Barbara & Jim MacGinnitie

Dr. Marcus Marr

Mrs. Sam Massell

In Memory of Pam McAllister

Mr. & Mrs. James McClatchey

Martha & Reynolds McClatchey

Birgit & David McQueen

Anna & Hays Mershon

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Mimms, Jr.

Ms. Helen Motamen & Mr.

Deepak Shenoy

Janice & Tom Munsterman

Agnes V. Nelson

Denis Ng

Gary R. Noble, MD & Joanne Heckman

Mr. & Mrs. Berk Nowak

Dana & Jon Parness

Mr. Doug F. Powell

Mr. Ron Raitz

Ms. Patricia U. Rich

Mr. & Mrs. Douglas G. Riffey, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Roberts

Betsy & Lee Robinson

Ms. Lili Santiago-Silva & Mr. Jim Gray

Ms. Donna Schwartz

Dick Schweitzer

Mr. David C. Shih

Alan & Marion Shoenig

Nick & Annie Shreiber

Helga Hazelrig Siegel

Diana Silverman

Ms. Charlotte Skidmore & Maj.

Gen. Arnold Fields

Anne-Marie Sparrow

Peggy & Jerry Stapleton

James & Shari Steinberg

Dr. & Mrs. John P. Straetmans

Kay R Summers

Ms. Linda F. Terry

Duane P. Truex III

Ms. Cathryn van Namen

Wayne & Lee Harper Vason

Vogel Family Foundation

Dr. James L. Waits

Mr. Charles D. Wattles & Ms.

Rosemary C. Willey

Russell F. Winch & Mark B. Elberfeld

Mrs. Lynne M. Winship

Herbert** & Grace Zwerner

Patron Leadership (PAL) Committee

We give special thanks to this dedicated group of Atlanta Symphony Orchestra donor-volunteers for their commitment to each year’s annual support initiatives:

Linda Matthews

chair

Kristi Allpere

Helga Beam

Bill Buss

Pat Buss

Kristen Fowks

Deedee Hamburger

Judy Hellriegel

Belinda Massafra

Sally Parsonson

June Scott

Milt Shlapak

Lara Smith-Sitton

Jonne Walter

Marcia Watt

° = We are grateful to these donors for taking the extra time to acquire matching gifts from their employers.

** = Deceased

∞ = Leadership Council: We salute these extraordinary donors who have signed pledge commitments to continue their support for three years or more.

CORPORATE PARTNERS

$1,000,000+

Boston Consulting Group

Delta Air Lines

$100,000+

1180 Peachtree, LLC

The Coca-Cola Company

Georgia Power Company

Graphic Packaging International, Inc.∞

The Home Depot Foundation

Invesco QQQ

$75,000+

Alston & Bird LLP

Norfolk Southern Foundation

$50,000+

Accenture∞

BlackRock

KPMG LLP, Partners & Employees

PwC

The Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center of Emory University

$25,000+

AFFAIRS to REMEMBER

Aspire Media

Bank of America Charitable Foundation

BlueLinx Corporation

Cadence Bank∞

Chick-fil-A Foundation | Rhonda & Dan Cathy∞

Eversheds Sutherland

Google Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

Northside Hospital

Porsche Cars North America Inc.

Publix Super Markets Charities, Inc.

Troutman Pepper

$15,000+

Cisco

Council for Quality Growth

Deloitte

Georgia-Pacific

Van Dang Fragrances

WABE 90.1 FM

Warner Bros. Discovery

FOUNDATION AND GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

$250,000+

Emerald Gate Charitable Trust

Lettie Pate Evans Foundation∞

Goizueta Foundation∞

The Halle Foundation

$100,000+

Abraham J. & Phyllis Katz Foundation∞

Amy W. Norman Charitable Foundation

Charles Loridans Foundation, Inc.

The Zeist Foundation, Inc.

$75,000+

Paul M. Angell Family Foundation∞

The Molly Blank Fund of The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation∞

$50,000+

City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs

Robert and Polly Dunn Foundation, Inc.

National Endowment for the Arts

The Vasser Woolley Foundation, Inc.

$25,000+

The Jim Cox, Jr. Foundation

The Roy and Janet Dorsey Foundation

Fulton County Board of Commissioners

Georgia Council for the Arts

League of American Orchestras∞

The Marcus Foundation, Inc.∞

Massey Charitable Trust

$20,000+

Choate Bridges Foundation

The Ray M. & Mary Elizabeth Lee Foundation, Inc.

The Mark and Evelyn Trammell Foundation

$10,000+

AAA Parking

Bloomberg Philanthropies

Costco Wholesale

Davis Broadcasting's WJZA Smooth Jazz 101/100

Hamilton Capital Partners, LLC

Jazz 91.9 WCLK

King & Spalding LLP

La Fête du Rosé

WVEE-FM | V-103.3 FM

$5,000+

A Friend of the Symphony

Music Matters

Perkins&Will

The St. Regis Atlanta

WhoBody Inc.

Yellow Bird Project Management

$2,000+

Legendary Events

The Piedmont National Family Foundation

$10,000+

The Breman Foundation, Inc.

The Scott Hudgens Family Foundation

The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation

$5,000+

Azalea City Chapter of Links

The Fred & Sue McGehee Family Charitable Fund

The Hellen Plummer Charitable Foundation, Inc.

$2,000+

2492 Fund

Paul and Marian Anderson Fund

The Parham Fund

The Alex & Betty Smith DonorAdvised Endowment Fund

TEGNA Foundation

HENRY SOPKIN CIRCLE

Named for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s founding Music Director, the HENRY SOPKIN CIRCLE celebrates cherished individuals and families who have made a planned gift to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. These special donors preserve the Orchestra’s foundation and ensure success for future generations.

A Friend of the Symphony (22)

Madeline* & Howell E. Adams, Jr.

Mr.* & Mrs.* John E. Aderhold

Paul & Melody Aldo

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald R. Antinori

Elizabeth Ann Bair*

Dr. & Mrs. William Bauer

Helga Beam

Mr. Charles D. Belcher*

Neil H. Berman

Susan & Jack Bertram

Mr.* & Mrs.* Karl A. Bevins

The Estate of Donald S. & Joyce Bickers

Ms. Page Bishop*

Mr.* & Mrs.* Sol Blaine

John Blatz

Rita & Herschel Bloom

The Estate of Mrs. Gilbert H. Boggs, Jr.

W. Moses Bond

Mr.* & Mrs. Robert C. Boozer

Elinor A. Breman*

Carol J. Brown

James C. Buggs*

Mr. & Mrs.* Richard H. Burgin

Hugh W. Burke*

Mr. & Mrs. William Buss

Wilber W. Caldwell

Mr. & Mrs. C. Merrell Calhoun

Cynthia & Donald Carson

Mrs. Jane Celler*

Lenore Cicchese*

Margie & Pierce Cline

Dr. & Mrs. Grady S. Clinkscales, Jr.

Suzanne W. Cole Sullivan

Robert Boston Colgin

Mrs. Mary Frances Evans Comstock*

Miriam* & John A.* Conant

Dr. John W. Cooledge

Dr. Janie Cowan

Mr. & Mrs. William R. Cummickel

Bob* & Verdery* Cunningham

Mr. Richard H. Delay & Dr. Francine D. Dykes

John R. Donnell

Dixon W. Driggs*

Pamela Johnson Drummond

Mrs. Kathryn E. Duggleby

Catherine Warren Dukehart*

Ms. Diane Durgin

Arnold & Sylvia Eaves

Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Edge

Geoffrey G. Eichholz*

Elizabeth Etoll

Mr. Doyle Faler

Brien P. Faucett

Dr. Emile T. Fisher*

Moniqua N Fladger

Mr. & Mrs. Bruce W. Flower

A. D. Frazier, Jr.*

Nola Frink*

Betty* & Drew* Fuller

Sally & Carl Gable

William & Carolyn Gaik

Dr. John W. Gamwell*

Mr.* & Mrs.* L.L. Gellerstedt, Jr.

Ruth Gershon & Sandy Cohn

Micheline & Bob Gerson

Max Gilstrap

Mr. & Mrs. John T. Glover

Mrs. David Goldwasser

Robert Hall Gunn, Jr. Fund

Billie & Sig Guthman

Betty G.* & Joseph* F. Haas

James & Virginia Hale

Ms. Alice Ann Hamilton

Dr. Charles H. Hamilton*

Sally & Paul* Hawkins

John* & Martha Head

Ms. Jeannie Hearn*

Barbara & John Henigbaum

Jill* & Jennings* Hertz

Mr. Albert L. Hibbard

Richard E. Hodges

Mr.* & Mrs. Charles K. Holmes, Jr.

Mr.* & Mrs.* Fred A. Hoyt, Jr.

Jim* & Barbara Hund

Clayton F. Jackson

Mary B. James

Nancy Janet

Mr. Calvert Johnson & Mr. Kenneth Dutter

Joia M. Johnson

Deforest F. Jurkiewicz*

Herb* & Hazel Karp

Anne Morgan & Jim Kelley

Bob Kinsey

James W.* & Mary Ellen* Kitchell

Paul Kniepkamp, Jr.

Vivian & Peter de Kok

Miss Florence Kopleff*

Mr. Robert Lamy

James H. Landon

Ouida Hayes Lanier

Lucy Russell Lee* & Gary Lee, Jr.

Ione & John Lee

Mr. Larry M. LeMaster

Mr.* & Mrs.* William C. Lester

Liz & Jay* Levine

Robert M. Lewis, Jr.

Carroll & Ruth Liller

Ms. Joanne Lincoln*

Jane Little*

Mrs. J. Erskine Love, Jr.*

Nell Galt & Will D. Magruder

K Maier

John W. Markham*

Mrs. Ann B. Martin

Linda & John Matthews

Mr. Michael A. McDowell, Jr.

Dr. Michael S. McGarry

Richard & Shirley McGinnis

John & Clodagh Miller

Ms. Vera Milner

Mrs. Gene Morse*

Hal Matthew Mueller* and Constance Lombardo

Ms. Janice Murphy*

Mr. & Mrs. Bertil D. Nordin

Mrs. Amy W. Norman*

Galen Oelkers

Roger B. Orloff

Barbara D. Orloff

Dr. Bernard* & Sandra Palay

Sally & Pete Parsonson

James L. Paulk

Ralph & Kay* Paulk

Dan R. Payne

Bill Perkins

Mrs. Lela May Perry*

Mr.* & Mrs. Rezin E. Pidgeon, Jr.

Janet M. Pierce*

Reverend Neal P. Ponder, Jr.

Dr. John B. Pugh

William L.* & Lucia Fairlie*

Pulgram

Ms. Judy L. Reed*

Carl J. Reith*

Mr. Philip A. Rhodes

Vicki J. & Joe A. Riedel

Helen & John Rieser

Dr. Shirley E. Rivers*

David F. & Maxine A.* Rock

Glen Rogerson*

Tiffany & Richard Rosetti

Mr.* & Mrs.* Martin H. Sauser

Bob & Mary Martha Scarr

Mr. Paul S. Scharff & Ms. Polly G. Fraser

Dr. Barbara S. Schlefman

Bill & Rachel Schultz

Mrs. Joan C. Schweitzer

June & John Scott

Edward G. Scruggs*

Dr. & Mrs. George P. Sessions

Mr. W. G. Shaefer, Jr.

Charles H. Siegel*

Mr. & Mrs. H. Hamilton Smith

Mrs. Lessie B. Smithgall*

Ms. Margo Sommers

Elliott Sopkin

Elizabeth Morgan Spiegel

Mr. Daniel D. Stanley

Gail & Loren Starr

Peter James Stelling*

Ms. Barbara Stewart

Beth & Edward Sugarman

C. Mack* & Mary Rose* Taylor

Isabel Thomson*

Jennings Thompson IV

Margaret* & Randolph* Thrower

Kenneth & Kathleen Tice

Mr. H. Burton Trimble, Jr.

Mr. Steven R. Tunnell

Mr. & Mrs. John B. Uttenhove

Mary E. Van Valkenburgh

Mrs. Anise C. Wallace

Diane Woodard & Bruce

Waldrop

Mr. Robert Wardle, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. John B. White, Jr.

Adair & Dick White

Mr. Hubert H. Whitlow, Jr.*

Sue & Neil* Williams

Mrs. Frank L. Wilson, Jr.

Mrs. Elin M. Winn

Ms. Joni Winston

George & Camille Wright

Mr.* & Mrs.* Charles R. Yates

*Deceased

ASO | STAFF

EXECUTIVE

Jennifer Barlament executive director

Lizzy Clements executive assistant, senior management

Alvinetta Cooksey executive & finance assistant

ARTISTIC

Gaetan Le Divelec vice president, artistic planning

Kelly Edwards director of operations

Ebner Sobalvarro

artistic administrator

RaSheed Lemon

artistic coordinator

EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Sarah Grant

vice president of education & community engagement

Ryan Walks

atlanta symphony

youth orchestra & teen programs manager

Elena Gagon Dunn

family programs & community engagement manager

OPERATIONS

Emily Liao Master

vice president & general manager

Paul Barrett

director of production

Richard Carvlin

senior stage manager

Kelvin Hill

senior manager of orchestra personnel

Jeremy Tusz

audio recording engineer & producer

Marcia Chandler

chorus administrator

Joshua Luty

principal librarian

Sara Baguyos

associate principal librarian

James Nelson assistant librarian

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

Ashley Mirakian vice president, marketing & communications

Camille McClain director of marketing & communications

Matt Dykeman director of digital content

Adam Fenton director of multimedia technology

Delle Beganie content & production manager

Mia Jones-Walker marketing manager

Whitney Hendrix creative services manager, aso

Amy Godwin communications manager

Sean David video editor

Bob Scarr

archivist & research coordinator

SALES & REVENUE MANAGEMENT

Russell Wheeler vice president, sales & revenue management

Nancy James front of house supervisor

Erin Jones

senior director of sales & audience development

Jesse Pace senior manager of ticketing & patron experience

Dennis Quinlan manager, business insights & analytics

Robin Smith guest services coordinator

Jake Van Valkenburg group sales & audience development supervisor

Milo McGehee

guest services coordinator

Anna Caldwell guest services associate

ATLANTA SYMPHONY HALL LIVE

Nicole Panunti

vice president, atlanta symphony hall live

Will Strawn director of marketing

Christine Lawrence director of ticketing & parking

Lisa Eng creative services manager

Caitlin Buckers

marketing manager

Dan Nesspor ticketing manager, atlanta symphony hall live

Liza Palmer event manager

Jessi Lestelle event manager

Nicole Jurovics booking & contract manager

Meredith Chapple marketing coordinator, live

Shamon Newsome booking & contract associate

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

Susan Ambo

executive vice president & cfo

Kimberly Hielsberg vice president of finance

April Satterfield controller

Brandi Reed staff accountant

DEVELOPMENT

Grace Sipusic vice president of development

Cheri Snyder

senior director of development

William Keene director of annual giving

James Paulk

senior annual giving officer

Renee Contreras director of foundation & corporate relations

Dana Parness manager of individual giving & prospect research

Beth Freeman

senior manager of major gifts

Sharveace Cameron senior development associate

Sarah Wilson manager of development operations

Jenny Ricke foundation & corporate giving associate

ASO | CORPORATE & GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN

The Woodruff Arts Center’s unprecedented $67 million capital campaign will bring new life to our campus, expand access to our proven educational programming, and secure our place as Atlanta’s center for the arts. Scan the QR code to learn more about Experience Atlanta, Experience Woodruff.

$1,000,000+

The Goizueta Foundation

The Home Depot Foundation

The Imlay Foundation

$500,000 - $999,999

Anonymous

The Douglas J. Hertz Family Foundation, Inc.

$250,000 - $499,999

Abraham J. & Phyllis Katz Foundation

Bank of America Charitable Foundation

$100,000 - $249,999

Thomas and Aimee Chubb

Ann and Jeff Cramer

Emerald Gate Charitable Trust

$10,000 - $99,999

Annie Adams

H. Ross and Claire Arnold

Janine Brown and Alex Simmons

Cousins Properties Foundation Inc.

Michael and Mindy Egan

Vicki Escarra

Rand and Seth Hagen

Philip Harrison and Susan Stainback

James M. Cox Foundation

Norfolk Southern Foundation PNC

Robert W. Woodruff Foundation

The Tomé Foundation

The Zeist Foundation

Georgia Power Foundation

J. Bulow Campbell Foundation

Kelin Foundation

Patricia and Douglas Reid

Chick-fil-A Foundation | Rhonda and Dan Cathy

Phil and Jenny Jacobs

Fraser Parker Foundation

Kathy Waller and Kenny Goggins

Robert and Margaret Reiser

The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation, Inc.

Truist Charitable Fund

Julia Houston

Dennis Lockhart

Barry McCarthy

Kavita and Ashish Mistry

Kenneth Neighbors and Valdoreas May

Galen and Lynn Oelkers

Mark and Jennifer Pighini

Sara Giles Moore Foundation

Southface Energy Institute

Tull Charitable Foundation

Vasser Woolley Foundation

Patrick and Susan Viguerie

D. Richard Williams and Janet Lavine

John and Ellen Yates

THE WOODRUFF CIRCLE

We are grateful to our dedicated Annual Fund donors for ensuring that everyone in Atlanta can experience the power of the arts. Their gifts support the arts and education work of the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and High Museum of Art.

$1,000,000+

A Friend of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

$500,000 - $999,999

A Friend of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Anonymous

$250,000 - $499,999

Accenture

Art Bridges Foundation

Farideh and Al Azadi Foundation

Mr. Joseph H. Boland, Jr.

Thalia and Michael C. Carlos Advised Fund

Chick-fil-A Foundation |

Rhonda and Dan Cathy

Sheila Lee Davies and Jon Davies

$100,000 - $249,999

1180 Peachtree

A Friend of the High Museum of Art

Alston and Bird

AT&T Foundation

Atlantic Station

Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Helen Gurley Brown Foundation

Cadence Bank Foundation

City of Atlanta Mayor’s

Office of Cultural Affairs

The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta

Cousins Foundation

Forward Arts Foundation

Art Bridges

Emerald Gate Charitable Trust

Georgia Power Company

Sara Giles Moore Foundation

The Home Depot Foundation

Google

The Halle Foundation

Invesco QQQ

Sarah and Jim Kennedy

Ms. Anne H. Morgan and Mr. James F. Kelley

Norfolk Southern Foundation

Novelis, Inc.

The Rich’s Foundation

The Shubert Foundation

Alfred A Thornton Venable Trust

Truist Trusteed Foundations: The Greene-Sawtell Foundation, Guy Woolford Charitable Trust, and Walter H. and Majory M. Rich Memorial Fund

UPS

Smurfit Westrock

Barney M. Franklin and Hugh W. Burke Charitable Fund

Fulton County Board of Commissioners

Dick and Anne Game

Georgia Council for the Arts

Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning

Georgia-Pacific

Graphic Packaging International, Inc.

John H. and Wilhelmina D. Harland

Charitable Foundation

The Hertz Family Foundation, Inc.

Karen and Jeb Hughes

Institute of Museum and Library Services

Abraham J. & Phyllis Katz Foundation

King and Spalding, Partners & Employees

KPMG LLP, Partners & Employees

Charles Loridans Foundation, Inc

The Marcus Foundation, Inc.

Northside Hospital

PNC

Patty and Doug Reid

Southern Company Gas

Carol and Ramon Tomé Family Fund

Warner Bros. Discovery

Kelly and Rod Westmoreland

wish Foundation