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A 2012-13 invitation to comfort food, spicy surprises and some home cookin’.

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The Orchestra’s International Man of (Musical) Mystery on “Bond & Beyond.”

50 An Educator’s Heart

Great things happen when student musicians have the opportunity to work with the world’s top artists.

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Welcome An oft-quoted Nigerian proverb suggests that “it takes a village to raise a child.” In a similar vein, it takes enough people to populate a small village to create the kinds of memorable concert experiences that you and I enjoy week after week with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

Your concert experience rests, primarily, with Robert Spano, with our incredibly gifted musicians, and with the world-class guest soloists and conductors who join them on the Symphony Hall stage — people such as Andre Watts, Nicholas Phan, Wynton Marsalis, Heidi Grant Murphy, Kelly O’Connor, Thomas Cooley, Stephen Powell, Thomas Glenn, Dietrich Henschel, and Leonidas Kavakos. But others, less visible, perhaps, play vitally important roles in your experience, too: those who staff the box office, the parking garage attendants, food and beverage servers, and those wonderful volunteers who serve as ushers at each of our concerts.

I recently received a letter about what a marked difference our ushers make in shaping your concert experience: “We had a wonderful ASO experience last Thursday, thanks in no small part to the kindness and consideration of one of the ASO ushers. We travel to ASO concerts

by MARTA, and on that evening we arrived fifteen minutes late due to a delay at the MARTA Avondale Station. While we waited to be admitted to the concert, the usher overheard us mention we had caught MARTA at the Avondale Station.

Without hesitation, the usher offered to drive us back to the Avondale Station after the concert since she, too, lives in that area. We were floored by her generosity, and we gratefully accepted her offer. We shared a very pleasant ride home together. She even gave us advice on where to park, should we decide to drive to the ASO. The music that evening was superb, but what made our ASO experience truly memorable was the usher’s kindness. We are now not only subscribers, we are ASO fans for life.”

I’m grateful to our ushers for their dedication and commitment to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, to this community, and to creating memorable concert experiences each and every week. My thanks to you for supporting your Atlanta Symphony Orchestra!

Wishing you all the best,

Stanley E. Romanstein, Ph.D. President 12 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra/aso.org

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leadership Atlanta Symphony Orchestra League 2011-2012 Board of Directors Officers Jim Abrahamson Meghan H. Magruder Joni Winston † Chair Vice Chair Secretary Karole F. Lloyd D. Kirk Jamieson Clayton F. Jackson Chair-Elect Vice Chair Treasurer Directors Jim Abrahamson Pinney L. Allen Joseph R. Bankoff* Neil H. Berman Paul Blackney Janine Brown C. Merrell Calhoun Donald P. Carson S. Wright Caughman, M.D. Ann W. Cramer † Carlos del Rio, M.D. Richard A. Dorfman Lynn Eden David Edmiston Gary P. Fayard Dr. Robert M. Franklin, Jr.

Paul R. Garcia Carol Green Gellerstedt Thomas Hooten Tad Hutcheson † Mrs. Roya Irvani † Clayton F. Jackson D. Kirk Jamieson Ben F. Johnson III Mark Kistulinec Steve Koonin Carrie Kurlander James H. Landon Michael Lang Donna Lee Lucy Lee Karole F. Lloyd Kelly L. Loeffler Meghan H. Magruder

Belinda Massafra* Penny McPhee Victoria Palefsky Leslie Z. Petter Suzanne Tucker Plybon Patricia H. Reid Margaret Conant Reiser Martin Richenhagen † John D. Rogers Stanley E. Romanstein, Ph.D.* Dennis Sadlowski William Schultz John Sibley H. Hamilton Smith Lucinda B. Smith Thurmond Smithgall Paul Snyder

Gail Ravin Starr Mary Rose Taylor Joseph M. Thompson Liz Troy Ray Uttenhove Chilton Davis Varner † S. Patrick Viguerie Rick Walker Thomas Wardell Mark D. Wasserman John B. White, Jr. † Richard S. White, Jr. † Joni Winston † Patrice Wright-Lewis Camille Yow

Board of counselors Mrs. Helen Aderhold Robert M. Balentine Elinor Breman Dr. John W. Cooledge John Donnell Jere Drummond Carla Fackler Arnoldo Fiedotin

Charles Ginden John T. Glover Frances B. Graves Dona Humphreys Aaron J. Johnson Herb Karp Jim Kelley George Lanier

Patricia Leake Mrs. William C. Lester Mrs. J. Erskine Love Carolyn C. McClatchey Joyce Schwob Mrs. Charles A. Smithgall, Jr.

W. Rhett Tanner G. Kimbrough Taylor Michael W. Trapp Edus Warren Adair R. White Neil Williams

Life Directors Howell E. Adams, Jr. Bradley Currey, Jr.

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Arthur L. Montgomery * ex officio † 2011-2012 sabbatical

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Robert Spano music Director

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usic Director Robert Spano, currently in his 11th 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.

Under Mr. Spano’s artistic leadership, the Orchestra and its audiences have together explored a creative mix of programming, including Theater of a Concert performances, which explore different formats, settings, and enhancements for the musical performance experience, such as the first concert-staged performances of John Adams’s Doctor Atomic in November 2008 and the production of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly in June 2011. The Atlanta School of Composers reflects Mr. Spano’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, Michael Gandolfi and Adam Schoenberg. Since the beginning of his tenure (to date), Mr. Spano and the Orchestra have performed more than 100 concerts containing contemporary works (composed since 1950).

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Mr. Spano has a discography with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra of 19 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. Mr. Spano 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.

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In March 2010, Mr. Spano began a three-year tenure as Emory University’s distinguished artist-in-residence, in which he leads intensive seminars, lectures, and presents programs on science, math, philosophy, literature and musicology.

In March 2011, Mr. Spano was announced as the incoming music director of the Aspen Music Festival. He was in residence in Aspen for the 2011 summer season as music director-designate and will assume the full role of music director in 2012.

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Music Director The Robert Reid Topping Chair *

Principal Guest Conductor The Neil and Sue Williams Chair *

Principal Pops Conductor

FIRST VIOLIN

SECOND VIOLIN

VIOLA

CELLO

David Coucheron Concertmaster William Pu Associate Concertmaster The Charles McKenzie Taylor Chair* Justin Bruns Assistant Concertmaster Jun-Ching Lin Assistant Concertmaster Carolyn Toll Hancock John Meisner Alice Anderson Oglesby Lorentz Ottzen Christopher Pulgram Carol Ramirez Juan Ramirez Olga Shpitko Denise Berginson Smith Kenn Wagner Lisa Wiedman Yancich

David Arenz Principal The Atlanta Symphony Associates Chair* Sou-Chun Su Associate Principal The Frances Cheney Boggs Chair* Jay Christy Assistant Principal Sharon Berenson David Braitberg Noriko Konno Clift David Dillard Eleanor Kosek Ruth Ann Little Thomas O’Donnell Ronda Respess Frank Walton

Reid Harris Principal The Edus H. and Harriet H. Warren Chair* Paul Murphy Associate Principal The Mary and Lawrence Gellerstedt Chair * Catherine Lynn Assistant Principal Wesley Collins Marian Kent Yang-Yoon Kim Yiyin Li Lachlan McBane Jessica Oudin Ardath Weck

Christopher Rex Principal The Miriam and John Conant Chair* Daniel Laufer Associate Principal The Livingston Foundation Chair* Karen Freer Assistant Principal Dona Vellek Assistant Principal Emeritus Joel Dallow Jere Flint Jennifer Humphreys Larry LeMaster Brad Ritchie Paul Warner

SECTION VIOLIN ‡

Judith Cox Raymond Leung Sanford Salzinger

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Ralph Jones Principal The Marcia and John Donnell Chair * Gloria Jones Associate Principal Jane Little Assistant Principal Emeritus Michael Kenady Michael Kurth Joseph McFadden Douglas Sommer Thomas Thoreson

Jere Flint

Norman Mackenzie

Staff Conductor; Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra The Zeist Foundation Chair*

Director of Choruses The Frannie and Bill Graves Chair

FLUTE

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TROMBONE

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Christina Smith Principal The Jill Hertz Chair* Robert Cronin Associate Principal Paul Brittan Carl David Hall

Alcides Rodriguez

Colin Williams Principal Stephen Wilson Associate Principal Nathan Zgonc George Curran

Elisabeth RemyJohnson Principal The Delta Air Lines Chair

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Elizabeth Koch Principal The George M. and Corrie Hoyt Brown Chair * Yvonne Powers Peterson Associate Principal Ann Lillya † CLARINET

Laura Ardan Principal The Robert Shaw Chair* Ted Gurch Associate Principal William Rappaport Alcides Rodriguez E-FLAT CLARINET

Ted Gurch

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Carl Nitchie Principal Elizabeth Burkhardt Associate Principal Laura Najarian Juan de Gomar

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George Curran

CONTRA-BASSOON

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Michael Moore Principal

HORN

Brice Andrus Principal Susan Welty Associate Principal Thomas Witte Richard Deane Bruce Kenney

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Thomas Hooten Principal The Madeline and Howell Adams Chair* The Mabel Dorn Reeder Honorary Chair* Karin Bliznik Associate Principal Michael Tiscione Joseph Walthall

Mark Yancich Principal The Walter H. Bunzl Chair* William Wilder Assistant Principal

Thomas Sherwood Principal The Julie and Arthur Montgomery Chair* William Wilder Assistant Principal The William A. Schwartz Chair* Charles Settle

KEYBOARD

The Hugh and Jessie Hodgson Memorial Chair* Peter Marshall † Beverly Gilbert † Sharon Berenson LIBRARY

Rebecca Beavers Principal Nicole Jordan Assistant Principal Librarian John Wildermuth Assistant Librarian

‡ rotate between sections * Chair named in perpetuity † Regularly engaged musician Players in string sections are listed alphabetically

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The is set

A 2012-13 invitation to comfort food, spicy surprises, and some home cookin’.

Creating a season is like planning a wonderful dinner party. The key is to balance things that are familiar with those that are completely unknown, in order to please and delight your guests,” says Stanley Romanstein, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s President. He points to the 2012–13 season and the likes of Midori, Perlman, Lang Lang, and Ax alongside tantalizing “must-tries” with unfamiliar names such as Milos, Frang, Gluzman, and Sudbin.

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Midori

Romanstein and Vice President for Artistic Planning Evans Mirageas boast that serving up a great season is the work of many hands: Many orchestras, both men explain, tend to take a music directorcentric approach to programming: “In contrast, in Atlanta the process is richly collaborative,” says Mirageas. Music Director Robert Spano and Principal Guest Conductor Donald Runnicles, musicians, and representatives from every administrative department gather together to shape the season, “and when we leave, Mirageas says, “everyone has ownership of the program.”

“We are always at pains to make sure that the people of Atlanta get to see the greatest stars in classical music, but it’s equally important to bring in new faces,” he adds.

This season opens with one of the brightest lights in the classical firmament playing a beloved work: Midori and the Beethoven Violin Concerto in D Major (Oct. 4, 6 and 7). Other starry names include the pianists Lang Lang, who will appear for one night only, performing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 (Nov. 17); and longtime audience favorite Emanuel Ax playing Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 2 (Nov. 29-Dec. 1). Alisa Weilerstein, who 22 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra/aso.org

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Lang Lang

made headlines recently for winning a coveted MacArthur Fellowship, returns with one of the most challenging works in the repertoire, Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1 (April 11-13). When Itzhak Perlman takes the stage (April 25, 27 and 28), it will be to show off both his fiddling and his conducting prowess.

He opens the program, violin in hand, for two movements of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, and then takes up the baton to conduct a Mahler symphony — a first for this master musician.

While it’s thrilling to be in the presence of such established greatness, there will also be plenty of novelty. “A combination of superstars and newcomers gives our audiences what we call bragging rights,” says Mirageas. “They don’t have to go to New York; they can turn to each other and say, ‘I saw Frang in Atlanta first.’”

The Frang in question is the Norwegian violin virtuoso Vilde Frang. She makes her Atlanta debut with Korngold’s Violin Concerto (Jan. 31 and Feb. 2). Joining her is conductor Gilbert Varga, who will also lead Grieg’s Two Elegaic Melodies and Schumann’s beloved “Rhenish” Symphony.

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Robert Spano, Music Director Donald Runnicles, Principal Guest Conductor

Delta Classical Series Concerts Thursday and Friday, March 1 and 2, 2012, at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, March 4, 2012, at 3:00 p.m.

Robert Spano, Conductor André Watts, Piano Adam Schoenberg (b. 1980) La Luna Azul (2012) World Premiere, Commissioned by Robert Spano Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, Opus 16 (1868)

I. Allegro molto moderato II. Adagio III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato André Watts, Piano

Intermission Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) Symphony No. 5 (1922)

I. Tempo giusto; Adagio non troppo II. Allegro; Presto; Andante un poco tranquillo; Allegro

“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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The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s concert on November 5, 2011 at Carnegie Hall is made possible through the generous support of Delta Air Lines, Thurmond Smithgall and the Massey Charitable Trust.

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.

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program Notes on the Program

By Ken Meltzer La Luna Azul (2012) Adam Schoenberg was born in Northampton, Massachusetts, on November 15, 1980. These are the world premiere performances of La Luna Azul. La Luna Azul is scored for piccolo, three flutes, three oboes, three clarinets, bass clarinet, three bassoons, four horns, three trumpets, two trombones, bass trombone, tuba, timpani, xylophone, marimba, crotales, aluphone (or bell tree), small triangle, medium triangle, two tomtoms, kick drum, hi-hat, ride cymbal, chime, finger cymbal, vibraphone, claves, five temple blocks, four cowbells, two conga drums, two bongo drums, orchestra bells, Thai/ nipple gongs, egg shaker, sizzle cymbal, harp and strings. Approximate performance time is thirteen minutes.

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dam Schoenberg is the newest member of the Atlanta School of Composers.

Previous performances by the ASO and Robert Spano of works by Mr. Schoenberg include Finding Rothko (October 1-3, 2009), and the fanfare, Up! (September 30, October 1-2, 2010). The latter composition was commissioned by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra as part of its celebration of the tenth anniversaries of Maestro Spano’s tenure as Music Director, Donald Runnicles’s tenure as Principal Guest Conductor (and their Artistic Partnership), and the Atlanta School of Composers.

Recent commissions include compositions for the Kansas City Symphony, Aspen Music Festival and School, Atlanta Chamber Players, Quintet of the Americas, and The Blakemore Trio. The American Brass Quintet released a CD of Mr. Schoenberg’s Quintet as part of their 50th anniversary CD, and Jack Sutte (Cleveland Orchestra) released a recording of Schoenberg’s trumpet sonata, Separated by Space.

Adam Schoenberg will become the first Composer-in-Residence for the Kansas City Symphony under Michael Stern’s tenure for the 2012-13 season. Mr. Schoenberg is the 2012 BMI Composer-in-Residence for the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University, and the 2010-2012 guest composer for the Aspen Music Festival and School’s M.O.R.E program. He was a 2009 and 2010 MacDowell Fellow, and was the First Prize winner at the 2008 International Brass Chamber Music Festival for best Brass Quintet. In 2007, he was awarded ASCAP’s Morton Gould Young Composer Award, Juilliard’s Palmer-Dixon Prize for Most Outstanding Composition, and a Meet the Composer Grant. He received the 2006 Charles Ives Scholarship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and has garnered further acclaim from ASCAP and the Society for New Music.

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Mr. Schoenberg earned his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at The Juilliard School where he studied with John Corigliano and Robert Beaser. He also received his Master of Music degree from Juilliard and his Bachelor of Music degree from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music.

A committed educator, Adam Schoenberg is on faculty at UCLA where he teaches undergraduate orchestration. He has presented lectures and master classes at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, The Juilliard School, University of Kansas, University of Missouri Kansas City, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Germantown Performing Arts Centre, Blair School of Music, and the Aspen Music Festival & School. Mr. Schoenberg currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife, playwright and screenwriter Janine Salinas.

For more information, visit Mr. Schoenberg’s website at: http://www.adamschoenberg.com.

La Luna Azul These concerts feature the world premiere of Mr. Schoenberg’s orchestral work, La Luna Azul, commissioned by Robert Spano. The composer provided the following commentary: La Luna Azul (The Blue Moon) was conceived in the form of an essay and tone poem. An essay in the sense that I wanted to study a musical idea that has been of recent interest to me, and a tone poem in that I aimed to create a narrative that could depict different scenes from a story that I wished to tell.

This work is about love, light, curiosity, innocence, and a glimpse into the unknown. The main material evolved from a piano trio, Luna y Mar, which was inspired by my wife, Janine. We met in the woods of New Hampshire, at the MacDowell Colony where we both had residencies. The moon (luna) and the color blue (azul), which also represents the ocean, have been very influential in her work as a poet, playwright, and screenwriter. I wanted to take these two ideas and see how they could inspire my own music.

The piece is divided loosely into three sections, slow and atmospheric; fast, playful and groove; and a delicate ending that’s based on two juxtaposing ostinati (i.e., an 8-note ostinato superimposed over a 5-note ostinato in 5/8 time) with a gently soaring oboe and cello solo that elevates the piece to a more sensitive space.

The first half is very ethereal and reflects a ruminative journey. The music begins spatially with a drone in Bb hinted throughout. A chord progression is soon introduced, and it later becomes the principal material for the second half of the piece. The first half slowly unfolds and gradually becomes more dissonant, leaving us with a question before jumping to the next section.

The second half of the piece is more rhythmic and playful, lending itself to the essay portion of the piece. I’ve been interested in exploring groove-

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program oriented music, especially rhythms that can potentially be heard in a club.

The first section of the second half contains some of the most irregular rhythmic writing I have ever composed. There is a sense of pulse, but the downbeats are never square (e.g., some of the passages move from 7/8 to 8/8 to 7/16). The music and rhythm are consistently unpredictable, but the percussion adds a line that makes the section feel more secure.

The end of this section takes us into the next which uses the initial chord progression heard in the first half. This time, however, the progression is transformed into an experience that incorporates elements from the different musical influences that resonate with me (e.g., electronica, jazz fusion, minimalism, Afro-Cuban and Latin music, etc.) as an artist.

The final moment is about transcendence. In many ways, the idea of a groove is still present because of the two ostinati, but this time the groove sits in the background, while the oboe and cello solo play in the foreground. This, for me, represents the intimate connection between the ocean and the moon.

A special thank you to Janine, my dear friends Sam Hyken and Sage Lewis, and my parents, Jane and Steven. This work is dedicated to Robert Spano with profound gratitude and admiration.

— Adam Schoenberg

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, Opus 16 (1868) Edvard Grieg was born in Bergen, Norway, on June 15, 1843, and died there on September 4, 1907. The first performance of the Piano Concerto in A minor took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, on April 3, 1869. In addition to the solo piano, the Concerto is scored for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, timpani and strings. Approximate performance time is thirty-one minutes.

First ASO Classical Subscription Performances: January 30, 1949, Margarethe Parrott, Piano, Henry Sopkin, Conductor.

Most Recent ASO Classical Subscription Performances: October 14, 15 and 16, 2004, Orli Shaham, Piano, David Robertson, Conductor.

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dvard Grieg’s beloved Piano Concerto was the product of a particularly happy period in the Norwegian composer’s life. In 1867, Grieg and his wife, Nina, were married. The following April, their daughter, Alexandra, was born.

That summer, Edvard, Nina and Alexandra Grieg traveled to Søllerød, located near Copenhagen. The Grieg family vacationed in a rented cottage. There, Edvard Grieg composed the A-minor Piano Concerto. encoreatlanta.com/Atlanta’s Performing Arts Publication 29

The premiere of the Concerto, which took place in Copenhagen on April 3, 1869, was generally well received by the Norwegian press. One critic viewed the work, which incorporated Norwegian folk idioms, as presenting “all Norway in its infinite variety and unity,” and compared the slow movement to “a lonely mountain-girt tarn that lies dreaming of infinity.”

Not too long before the premiere of the Piano Concerto, Grieg received perhaps an even more gratifying review of one of his compositions. It arrived in the form of a letter from pianist/composer Franz Liszt: Sir, It is most pleasant for me to relate to you my sincere pleasure in reading your Sonata (in F Major for Violin and Piano, Opus 8).

It testifies to a talent for composition that is strong, thoughtful, inventive, of excellent material — the kind that cannot help but follow its natural voice and ascend to a high rank. It pleases me to think that you will find in your country the success and encouragement that you deserve; you lack nothing else; and if you come to Germany this winter, I cordially invite you to stay a while in Weimar, so that we may become better acquainted. Please receive, Sir, the assurance of my feelings of highest regard and most distinguished consideration.

29. Decbr. 68, Rome F. Liszt Grieg finally met Liszt (in Rome, not Weimar) in early 1870. During one visit on April 9, Grieg presented the score of the A-minor Concerto to Liszt, who played through the work, often shouting his approval. As Grieg related: “Finally, (Liszt) said in a strange, emotional way: ‘Keep on, I tell you. You have what is needed, and don’t let them frighten you.’”

Liszt did suggest some changes to the score, finally published in 1872. Grieg himself was never totally satisfied with the Concerto, and continued to pen revisions until the time of his death. Despite the composer’s misgivings, the Grieg A-minor remains one of the most popular of piano concertos.

Musical Analysis I. Allegro molto moderato — The Grieg Piano Concerto features one of concert music’s most famous and dramatic openings. After a roll of the timpani, and a stunning orchestral chord, the soloist plays a series of descending octaves and rising arpeggios. The winds then play the dolce initial theme, soon repeated by the pianist. A dance-like animato section and a cantabile passage lead to the introduction by the cellos of the plaintive second theme, which the pianist soon plays in more ornate fashion and with increasing fire. The first five notes of the initial motif form the basis for the short development section. The pianist ushers in the recapitulation of the principal themes. A powerful orchestral restatement of the initial motif

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program leads to a pause, followed by an extended and brilliant cadenza for the soloist. The movement concludes with a brief coda, featuring a reprise of the pianist’s grand entrance.

II. Adagio — An extended introduction spotlighting the muted strings precedes the soloist, whose presence dominates the remainder of this brief and affecting slow movement. A series of trills and a soft arpeggio by the soloist lead immediately to the finale.

III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato — A short introduction anticipates the soloist’s presentation of the main theme, a jaunty rhythmic passage based upon a Norwegian folk dance known as the halling. The flute initiates a lovely contrasting tranquillo interlude, but the spirited halling motif soon returns. After another virtuoso cadenza by the soloist, the principal dance theme is transformed from the duple-time halling to a triple-time springdans. The closing pages present the orchestra’s majestic transformation of the tranquillo interlude, accompanied by the pianos’s grand flourishes.

Symphony No. 5 (1922) Carl Nielsen was born in Sortelung, Denmark, on June 9, 1865, and died in Copenhagen, Denmark, on October 3, 1931. The first performance of the Symphony No. 5 took place in Copenhagen on January 24, 1922, conducted by the composer.

The Symphony No. 5 is scored for piccolo, three flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, snare drum, offstage snare drum, triangle, suspended cymbal, tambourine, orchestra bells and strings. Approximate performance time is thirty-five minutes.

First ASO Classical Subscription Performances: December 1, 2 and 3, 1988, Hiroyuki Iwaki, Conductor.

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arl Nielsen’s Symphony No. 4, completed in 1916, was the Danish composer’s response to the horrors of the First World War. According to Nielsen, the work’s subtitle — “The Inextinguishable” — refers to “the elemental will to life.” Nielsen believed that, even in the face of the most horrid destruction, this “will to life” would prevail: “Soon the plants would begin to multiply, the breeding and screaming of birds would be seen and heard, human aspiration and yearning would be felt. These forces, which are inextinguishable, are what I have tried to represent.” And indeed, after much storm and strife throughout the work, Nielsen’s “Inextinguishable” Symphony concludes in triumphant fashion.

Carl Nielsen began his next Symphony in February of 1921. The composer completed the Fifth on January 15, 1922, just nine days before he led the Symphony’s premiere in Copenhagen.

Unlike the “Inextinguishable,” the Symphony No. 5 carries no descriptive name. In an interview with journalist Axel Kjerulf that took place in advance of the Fifth’s premiere, Nielsen commented that his Symphony No. 4 concerned: the only thing that music in the end can express: resting forces in contrast to active ones. If I could find a designation for my new Fifth Symphony, encoreatlanta.com/Atlanta’s Performing Arts Publication 31

it would express something similar. I haven’t been able to come up with the word which would be characteristic and not too pretentious — so I’ve done without.

In the Kjerulf interview, Nielsen discussed his new Symphony’s departure from tradition: This time I have changed the form and made do with two parts instead of the usual four movements. I’ve thought a lot about the fact that in the old symphonic form as a rule one said most of what one had to say in the first Allegro. Then came the peaceful Andante, with the effect of contrast, then again the Scherzo where one again reaches too high up and destroys the climax of the finale, where the ideas all too often run out … So this time I’ve divided the symphony into two large, broad sections — the first begins slowly and peacefully and the second is more active.

Nielsen added: “They tell me my new symphony isn’t like my earlier ones. I can’t hear that.

But maybe they’re right. I do know that it’s not so easy to grasp, nor so easy to play.”

To be sure, early performances of the Nielsen Fifth inspired some potent reactions. The most infamous occurred during a performance in Sweden on January 20, 1924. As one critic reported: Midway through the first part with its rattling drums and “cacophonous” effects a genuine panic broke out. Around a quarter of the audience rushed for the exits with confusion and anger written over their faces, and those who remained tried to hiss down the “spectacle,” while the conductor Georg Schnéevoigt drove the orchestra to extremes of volume.

As Carl Nielsen observed: “An artist always hopes for understanding!” And in time, Nielsen’s Fifth gained recognition as one of the finest symphonies of the 20th century, a powerfully eloquent and, ultimately, optimistic depiction of mankind’s struggles.

Carl Nielsen Describes His Symphony No. 5 After completing the Fifth Symphony, Nielsen discussed the work’s meaning with his student, Ludvig Dolleris: I. Tempo giusto; Adagio non troppo — I am out walking in the country — I’m not thinking of anything in particular, in fact I’m not paying much attention to what I see or come across. What was that now: a flower snapping, a little clod of earth falling?

Was it an animal with bright eyes starting from a tuft of grass? (The various motifs are really chaotic, almost accidental — only one of them, the “evil” motif is used a lot.) Then suddenly I become aware of myself as a musician: my thoughts take a definite form, impressions suddenly flood forth in me — and now everything is singing pleasantly”…“Then, the “evil” motif intervenes — in the woodwind and strings — and the

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program side drum becomes more and more angry and aggressive; but the naturetheme goes on, peaceful and unaffected, in the brass. Finally the evil has to give way, a last attempt and then it flees — and with a strophe thereafter in consoling major mode a solo clarinet ends this large idyll-movement, an expression of vegetative (idle, thoughtless) Nature.

II. Allegro; Presto; Andante un poco tranquillo; Allegro — The second movement is its counterpole: if the first movement was passivity, here it is action (or activity) which is conveyed. So it’s something very primitive I wanted to express: the division of dark and light, the battle between evil and good. A title like “Dreams and Deeds” could maybe sum up the inner picture I had in front of my eyes when composing.”

André Watts, Piano

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ndré Watts burst upon the music world at the age of 16 when Leonard Bernstein chose him to make his debut with the New York Philharmonic in their Young People’s Concerts, broadcast nationwide on CBS. Only two weeks later, Bernstein asked him to substitute at the last minute for the ailing Glenn Gould in performances of Liszt’s E-flat Concerto with the New York Philharmonic, thus launching Watts’ career in storybook fashion. More than 45 years later, André Watts remains one of today's most celebrated and beloved superstars.

André Watts

A perennial favorite with orchestras throughout the United States, Mr. Watts is also a regular guest at the major summer music festivals, including Ravinia, the Hollywood Bowl, Saratoga, Tanglewood and the Mann Music Center. Recent and upcoming engagements include appearances with the Philadelphia and Minnesota orchestras, New York and Los Angeles philharmonics, and the St. Louis, Atlanta, Detroit, Dallas, Cincinnati, Houston, Baltimore, Indianapolis, Seattle and National symphonies, among others. In celebration of the Liszt anniversary in 2011, Mr. Watts played all-Liszt recitals throughout the United States, while recent and upcoming international engagements include concerto and recital appearances in Japan, Hong Kong, Germany and Spain.

André Watts has had a long and frequent association with television, appearing on numerous programs produced by PBS, the BBC and the Arts and Entertainment Network, performing with the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, among others. His 1976 New York recital, aired on the program “Live From Lincoln Center,” was the first full-length recital broadcast in the history of television, and his performance

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at the 38th Casals Festival in Puerto Rico was nominated for an Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Individual Achievement in Cultural Programming. Mr. Watts’ most recent television appearances are with the Philadelphia Orchestra for the orchestra’s 100th anniversary gala and a performance of the Brahms Concerto No. 2 with the Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz conducting, for PBS. Mr. Watts’ extensive discography includes works by Gershwin, Chopin, Liszt and Tchaikovsky for CBS Masterworks; recital CDs of works by Beethoven, Schubert, Liszt and Chopin for Angel/EMI; and recordings featuring the concertos of Liszt, MacDowell, Tchaikovsky and Saint-Saens on the Telarc label. He is also included in the Great Pianists of the 20th Century series for Philips.

A much-honored artist who has played before royalty in Europe and heads of government in nations all over the world, André Watts was selected to receive the Avery Fisher Prize in 1988. At age 26, he was the youngest person ever to receive an honorary doctorate from Yale University; he has since received honors from highly respected schools including the University of Pennsylvania, Brandeis University, The Juilliard School of Music and his alma mater, the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University. In June 2006, he was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl of Fame to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his debut (with the Philadelphia Orchestra).

Previously artist-in-residence at the University of Maryland, Mr. Watts was appointed to the newly created Jack I. and Dora B. Hamlin Endowed Chair in Music at Indiana University in May, 2004.

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support The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the generous gifts of individuals, corporations, foundations, government and other entities whose contributions help the Orchestra fulfill its mission to be a vigorous part of the cultural fabric of our community. The following list represents the cumulative total of philanthropy of $1,750 and above to the Orchestra’s fundraising campaigns, events and special initiatives from 2011 and 2012.

(Please note that donor benefits are based solely on contributions to the annual fund.) $500,000+

Mrs. Thalia N. Carlos** The Mabel Dorn Reeder Foundation Delta Air Lines The Zeist Foundation, Inc. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation $250,000+

Madeline & Howell Adams, Jr. Mrs. Anne Cox Chambers

The Coca-Cola Company Mrs. William A. Schwartz

$100,000+

Lynn Eden GE Asset Management Abraham J. & Phyllis Katz Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. McTier

Turner Broadcasting System The Vasser Woolley Foundation, Inc. Woodruff Arts Center

$75,000+

Thalia & Michael C. Carlos Foundation

Fulton County Arts Council National Endowment for the Arts

UPS

$50,000+

Anonymous AT&T Real Yellow Pages GE Energy The Graves Foundation InterContinental Hotels Group

The Charles Loridans Foundation, Inc. The Reiman Foundation Mr. Thurmond Smithgall Robert Spano Susan & Thomas Wardell

SunTrust Bank SunTrust Foundation SunTrust Bank Trusteed Foundation – Walter H. and Marjory M. Rich Memorial Fund

$35,000+

Georgia Natural Gas Massey Charitable Trust

Porsche Cars North America Publix Super Markets Charities

Patty & Doug Reid Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

John H. & Wilhelmina D. Harland Charitable Foundation, Inc. King & Spalding Lucy R. & Gary Lee, Jr. MetLife Foundation The Sara Giles Moore Foundation Terence L. & Jeanne P. Neal*

Victoria & Howard Palefsky Mr. & Mrs. Solon P. Patterson* Printpack Inc. & The Gay & Erskine Love Foundation Ryder System, Inc. Mrs. Charles A. Smithgall, Jr. Adair & Dick White Ann Marie & John B. White, Jr.* Sue & Neil Williams

$25,000+

Jim & Adele Abrahamson Susan & Richard Anderson Stephanie & Arthur Blank Mr. & Mrs. C. Merrell Calhoun Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Currey, Jr. Marcia & John Donnell Catherine Warren Dukehart Georgia Council for the Arts Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation

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

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$17,500+

Anonymous (2) The Arnold Foundation, Inc. Kelley O. & Neil H. Berman Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Blackney

Janine Brown & Alex J. Simmons, Jr. City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs Gary & Nancy Fayard Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Garcia Jane & Clay Jackson

Amy & Mark Kistulinec Karole & John Lloyd Kelly Loeffler & Jeffrey C. Sprecher Mr. Kenneth & Dr. Carolyn Meltzer Loren & Gail Starr

Alison M. & Joseph M. Thompson Chilton & Morgan Varner Patrick & Susie Viguerie Camille Yow

Admiral James O. Ellis, Jr. in memory of Polly Ellis Mr. Donald F. Fox Charles & Mary Ginden D. Kirk Jamieson, Verizon Wireless Ann A. & Ben F. Johnson III* Sarah & Jim Kennedy

Steve & Eydie Koonin Carrie & Brian Kurlander Michael & Cindi Lang Donna Lee & Howard C. Ehni Meghan & Clarke Magruder Nordstrom, Inc. Suzanne & Bill Plybon

Dr. Stanley & Shannon Romanstein Joyce & Henry Schwob Irene & Howard Stein Mary Rose Taylor Mike & Liz Troy Ray & John Uttenhove Mr. & Mrs. Edus H. Warren, Jr.

Dr. John W. Cooledge Trisha & Doug Craft Cari Katrice Dawson Eleanor & Charles Edmondson Rosi & Arnoldo Fiedotin Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence L. Gellerstedt III Mary D. Gellerstedt GMT Capital Corporation Nancy D. Gould Joe Guthridge & David Ritter* Jan & Tom Hough Mr. Tad Hutcheson

Roya & Bahman Irvani Robert J. Jones Anne Morgan & Jim Kelley Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Keough James H. Landon Mr. & Mrs. John M. Law Pat & Nolan Leake The Livingston Foundation, Inc. Mike’s Hard Lemonade Morgens West Foundation Primerica Margaret & Bob Reiser Bill & Rachel Schultz*

Mr. John A. Sibley III Siemens Industry, Inc. John Sparrow Carol & Ramon Tome Family Fund* Trapp Family Turner Foundation, Inc. Charlie Wade & M.J. Conboy Mark & Rebekah Wasserman Neal & Virginia Williams Suzanne Bunzl Wilner

Atlanta Federation of Musicians Jeff & Ann Cramer*

Jere & Patsy Drummond Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Hill, Jr. JBS Foundation

The Hellen Plummer Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Richard A. & Lynne N. Dorfman Christopher & Sonnet Edmonds Dr. & Mrs. Carl D. Fackler David L. Forbes James F. Fraser The Fraser-Parker Foundation, Inc. Betty Sands Fuller Sally & Carl Gable Dick & Anne Goodsell Mr. & Mrs. David Gould The Robert Hall Gunn, Jr. Fund

The Jamieson Family Paul & Rosthema Kastin Philip I. Kent George H. Lanier The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation, Inc. Links Inc., Azalea City Chapter Belinda & Gino Massafra Linda & John Matthews John F. & Marilyn M. McMullan Penelope & Raymond McPhee*

Dr. & Mrs. Mark P. Pentecost, Jr. Margaret H. Petersen Hamilton & Mason Smith* Sandy & Paul Smith Peter James Stelling Mrs. C. Preston Stephens Triska Drake & G. Kimbrough Taylor, Jr. Ms. Kimberly Tribble & Mr. Mark S. Lange Russell Williamson & Shawn Pagliarini

Ellen & Howard Feinsand Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta Herbert & Marian Haley Foundation

Steven & Caroline Harless Sally W. Hawkins Mr. & Mrs. John E. Hellriegel

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel H. Hollums JoAnn Hall Hunsinger Dr. & Mrs. James T. Laney*

$15,000+

Pinney L. Allen & Charles C. Miller III The Antinori Foundation Lisa & Joe Bankoff The Boston Consulting Group Mr. & Mrs. David Edmiston $10,000+ Anonymous AGCO Corporation, Lucinda B. Smith Mark & Christine Armour The Balloun Family Mr. David Boatwright The Breman Foundation, Inc. The John & Rosemary Brown Family Foundation The Walter & Frances Bunzl Foundation Cynthia & Donald Carson Dr. & Mrs. S. Wright Caughman $7,500+ The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc.

$5,000+ Anonymous (2) Aadu & Kristi Allpere* Ms. Julie M. Altenbach Arnall Golden Gregory LLP The ASCAP Foundation Irving Caesar Fund Mrs. Suzanne Dansby Bollman Bubba Brands, Inc. Dr. Robert L. & Lucinda W. Bunnen Charles Campbell & Ann Grovenstein-Campbell Mary Helen & Jim Dalton

$3,500+ Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Chorba Mr. James L. Davis & Ms. Carol Comstock*

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support

$3,500+ continued Mr. & Mrs. William C. Lester* Mr. & Mrs. Harmon B. Miller III Deborah & William Liss Dr. & Mrs. James T. Lowman Walter W. Mitchell Leslie & Skip Petter Ruth & Paul Marston

Mr. & Mrs. Joel F. Reeves S.A. Robinson Nancy & Henry Shuford In memory of Willard Shull

Elliott Sopkin Burton Trimble H. & T. Yamashita*

Sally & Larry Davis Drs. Carlos del Rio & Jeannette Guarner Gregory & Debra Durden Ms. Diane Durgin Francine D. Dykes & Richard H. Delay The Robert S. Elster Foundation John & Michelle Fuller Mr. & Mrs. Edward T. Garland Dr. Mary G. George & Mr. Kenneth Molinelli Ben & Lynda Greer Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Gross Paul B., Paul H., & M. Harrison Hackett Darlene K. Henson Mr. Thomas Hooten & Ms. Jennifer Marotta Mr. & Mrs. Harry C. Howard Richard & Linda Hubert Dr. William M. Hudson Dr. & Mrs. James M. Hund Dorothy Jackson** Ms. Cynthia Jeness Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Johnson Mr. W. F. & Dr. Janice Johnston Dr. Maurice J. Jurkiewicz** Hazel & Herb Karp

Mr. & Mrs. John H. Kauffman Mr. & Mrs. L. Michael Kelly Dick & Georgia Kimball* Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. King Dr. & Mrs. Scott I. Lampert Dr. Fulton D. Lewis III & Mr. Neal Rhoney Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Lutz* Mr. & Mrs. Frederick C. Mabry Barbara & Jim MacGinnitie The Devereaux F. & Dorothy McClatchey Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Albert S. McGhee Birgit & David McQueen Gregory & Judy Moore Ms. Lilot S. Moorman & Mr. Jeffrey B. Bradley Dr. & Mrs. R. Daniel Nable Mr. & Mrs. Robert Olive Ms. Rebecca Oppenheimer Mr. & Mrs. Andreas Penninger Susan Perdew Elise T. Phillips Mr. & Mrs. Rezin Pidgeon, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. W. Harrison Reeves, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Rodgers Mr. & Mrs. George P. Rodrigue

John & Kyle Rogers Dr. Paul J. Seguin Elizabeth S. Sharp Angela & Morton Sherzer Kay R. Shirley Beverly & Milton Shlapak Helga Hazelrig Siegel Lewis Silverboard Sydney Simons Baker & Debby Smith Amy & Paul Snyder Mr. & Mrs. Raymond F. Stainback, Jr. Lynne & Steven Steindel* John & Yee-Wan Stevens Mr. & Mrs. George B. Taylor, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Mark Taylor Annie-York Trujillo & Raul F. Trujillo Mr. William C. Voss Mr. & Mrs. Randolph O. Watson Dr. & Mrs. Roger P. Webb Dr. & Mrs. James O. Wells, Jr. David & Martha West Mr. & Mrs. Peter L. Whitcup Mary Lou Wolff Jan & Beattie Wood Mr. & Mrs. John C. Yates

George T. & Alecia H. Ethridge Bill & Susan Gibson Carol & Henry Grady Mary C. Gramling Mr. Lewis H. Hamner III Thomas High In memory of Carolyn B. Hochman Stephanie & Henry Howell Mr. & Mrs. William C. Humphreys, Jr. Mary B. & Wayne James Aaron & Joyce Johnson Baxter P. Jones Lana M. Jordan Mr. Thomas J. Jung Dr. Rose Mary Kolpatzki Mr. & Mrs. David Krischer Thomas C. Lawson Mr. & Mrs. Craig P. MacKenzie

Kay & John Marshall Martha & Reynolds McClatchey Captain & Mrs. Charles M. McCleskey Virginia K. McTague Angela & Jimmy Mitchell Mrs. Gene Morse** Barbara & Sanford Orkin Dr. & Mrs. Keith D. Osborn Dr. & Mrs. Bernard H. Palay Mr. & Mrs. Emory H. Palmer Mr. Robert Peterson Dr. & Mrs. Frank S. Pittman III The Reverend Neal P. Ponder, Jr. Provaré Technology, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. David M. Ratcliffe Ms. Susan Robinson & Ms. Mary Roemer The Gary Rollins Foundation

John T. Ruff Dr. & Mrs. Rein Saral Alida & Stuart Silverman Alex & Betty Smith Foundation, Inc. Johannah Smith Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel Steagall Dr. Elizabeth Glenn Stow Kay & Alex Summers Poppy Tanner Elvira Tate Mr. & Mrs. William M. Tipping Drs. Jonne & Paul Walter Alan & Marcia Watt Drs. Julius & Nanette Wenger William & Rebecca White* Hubert H. Whitlow, Jr. Mrs. Frank L. Wilson, Jr. Charlie & Dorothy Yates Family Fund Herbert & Grace Zwerner

$2,250+ Anonymous (3) Mrs. Kay Adams* & Mr. Ralph Paulk John** & Helen Aderhold Mr. & Mrs. Phillip E. Alvelda* Mr. & Mrs. Stephen D. Ambo Paul & Marian Anderson Jack & Helga Beam Ms. Laura J. Bjorkholm & Mr. John C. Reece II Rita & Herschel Bloom Edith H. & James E. Bostic, Jr. Family Foundation Margo Brinton & Eldon Park Jacqueline A. & Joseph E. Brown, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Anton J. Bueschen Major General & Mrs. Robert M. Bunker Dr. Aubrey M. Bush & Dr. Carol T. Bush The Buss Family Charitable Fund Ms. Marnite B. Calder Mr. & Mrs. Beauchamp C. Carr Ralph & Rita Connell Chip & Darlene Conrad Mr. & Mrs. Thomas G. Cousins Mr. Robert Cronin & Ms. Christina Smith

$1,750+ Anonymous Dr. David & Julie Bakken Mr. & Mrs. Ron Bell Dr. & Mrs. Joel E. Berenson Leon & Linda Borchers Mr.** & Mrs. Eric L. Brooker Mr. & Mrs. Russell E. Butner Mr. & Mrs. Walter K. Canipe Susan & Carl Cofer Mr. & Mrs. R. Barksdale Collins* Dr. & Mrs. William T. Cook Jean & Jerry Cooper Mr. & Mrs. Brant Davis* Mrs. H. Frances Davis Peter & Vivian de Kok Elizabeth & John Donnelly Xavier Duralde & Mary Barrett Cree & Frazer Durrett Mary Frances Early Ree & Ralph Edwards Heike & Dieter Elsner

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

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additional support Blonder Family Foundation

William McDaniel Charitable Foundation

Appassionato

William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund

Meghan Magruder, Appassionato Chair

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is privileged to receive annual contributions from individuals throughout the Southeast. Appassionato was inaugurated in 2000 and welcomes annual givers of $10,000 and above. Appassionato members provide the Symphony with a continuous and strong financial base in support of our ambitious aritistic and education initiatives.

Patron Partnership

Thomas J. Jung, Chair

The Patron Partnership of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is the society of donors who have given $1,750 or more and comprise a vital extension of the Orchestra family through their institutional leadership and financial support.

Henry Sopkin Circle Honoring the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s first Music Director, the Henry Sopkin Circle recognizes our friends who have planned bequests and other gifts to benefit the Orchestra’s future. We remain grateful to all Henry Sopkin Circle members – past and present – for their generosity, trust, and vision.

Madeline & Howell E. Adams, Jr. Mr.* & Mrs. John E. Aderhold William & Marion Atkins Dr. & Mrs. William Bauer Neil H. Berman Mr.* & Mrs. Sol Blaine W. Moses Bond Robert* & Sidney Boozer Elinor A. Breman William Breman* James C. Buggs, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Burgin Hugh W. Burke Wilber W. Caldwell Mr. & Mrs. C. Merrell Calhoun Cynthia & Donald Carson Margie & Pierce Cline Dr. & Mrs. Grady Clinkscales, Jr. Dr. John W. Cooledge John R. Donnell Catherine Warren Dukehart Ms. Diane Durgin Kenneth P. Dutter Arnold & Sylvia Eaves Elizabeth Etoll Rosi & Arnoldo Fiedotin Dr. Emile T. Fisher

A. D. Frazier, Jr. Nola Frink Betty & Drew* Fuller Carl & Sally Gable William H. Gaik Mr.* & Mrs. L. L. Gellerstedt, Jr. Ruth Gershon & Sandy Cohn Micheline & Bob Gerson Mr. & Mrs. John T. Glover Robert Hall Gunn, Jr. Billie & Sig* Guthman Betty G.* & Joseph F.* Haas James & Virginia Hale Miss Alice Ann Hamilton* Dr. Charles H. Hamilton* John & Martha Head Ms. Jeannie Hearn Richard E. Hodges Mr. & Mrs. Charles K. Holmes, Jr. Mr.* & Mrs. Fred A. Hoyt, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. James M. Hund Mary B. James Calvert Johnson Herb & Hazel Karp Anne Morgan & Jim Kelley Bob Kinsey James W. & Mary Ellen* Kitchell

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Paul Kniepkamp, Jr. Miss Florence Kopleff Ouida Hayes Lanier Mr. & Mrs. William Lester Liz & Jay* Levine Jane Little Mrs. J. Erskine Love, Jr. Nell Galt & Will D. Magruder K Maier John W. Markham, III Dr. Michael S. McGarry Mr. & Mrs. Richard McGinnis John & Clodagh Miller Mr. & Mrs. Bertil D. Nordin Roger B. Orloff Dr. Bernard & Sandra Palay Dan R. Payne Bill Perkins Mr. & Mrs. Rezin E. Pidgeon, Jr. Janet M. Pierce Reverend Neal P. Ponder, Jr. William L. & Lucia Fairlie Pulgram The Reiman Foundation Vicki J. & Joe A. Riedel Dr. Shirley E. Rivers Mr. & Mrs. Martin H. Sauser Mr. Paul S. Scharff & Ms. Polly G. Fraser

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tingling” routinely applied to Sudbin’s performances, audiences are in for some thrills. Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 6 precedes the concerto (March 28-30).

The week before (Jan. 24 and 26), audiences will get a first look at another rising star, Israeli violinist Vadim Gluzman.

His rendition of the Bruch Violin Concerto in G minor — which he will perform here with Kazushi Ono on the podium — was delivered, wrote one reviewer, “with more light and heat than I’ve ever heard.”

Audiences are sure to line up in droves in early February for the U.S. debut of guitarist, Milos Karadaglic. With more than 8,000 followers on Facebook, the smoldering good looks of a movie idol, and an intriguing back story that begins in the war-torn Balkans, it’s easy to overlook the fact that this 25-year-old has talent to burn.

It will be fully on display in Rodrigo’s fiery Concierto de Aranjuez, on a program led

by Xian Zhang that ncludes two works by Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture and Symphony No. 2, “Little Russian” (Feb. 7, 8, 10).

The following month, the young Russian pianist Yevgeny Sudbin joins guest conductor Michael Morgan for Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1. With adjectives like “blistering,” “angst-fuelled,” and “spine44 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra/aso.org

While the Orchestra prides itself on being a place where international stars love to strut their stuff, it also revels in showcasing its own formidable talent. Principal Clarinet Laura Ardan performs the world premiere of Michael Gandolfi’s Concerto for Clarinet and Strings (Jan. 10-12); Concertmaster David Coucheron plays the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto (March 7, 9 and 10); Principal Viola Reid Harris is featured in Schnittke’s Viola Concerto; and David Coucheron, Principal Cello Christopher Rex, and Robert Spano on piano join forces for Beethoven’s Triple Concerto, with Donald Runnicles conducting (May 9-11).

The world-renowned Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus will be in its glory for the holiday season (Christmas with the ASO, Dec. 6-8; Messiah, Part I, Dec. 13 and 15); and the Duruflé Requiem (May 16 and 18). In between, the Chamber Chorus, joined by a bevy of top-notch soloists, will perform a pinnacle of the choral literature: J. S. Bach’s Mass in B minor (Feb. 28 and March 1), led by Robert Spano.

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Which brings us to another Atlanta signature: a deep commitment to nurturing the talents of today’s composers. “We are an orchestra that not only brilliantly plays the core repertoire, but has actually made the work of living composers a hot ticket,” says Mirageas.

In addition to the Gandolfi world premiere, new works will include Mathias Pintscher’s towards Osiris, conducted by the composer (Nov. 8-10); jazz great Marcus Roberts with the world premiere of his own Piano Concerto, teamed with a piece by the Orchestra’s bassist Michael Kurth and Christopher Theofanidis’s Rainbow Body, both conducted by Robert Spano (April 4-5); and Piano Concerto No. 3 by the much-heralded Scottish composer James MacMillan, with the brilliant French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet at the keyboard (May 30, June 1-2).

As he looks ahead to the new season, Evans Mirageas returns to the idea that the secret of the Orchestra’s success starts with inclusive, collaborative decisionmaking: “We do our work behind the scenes so that our players, audience, press, industry, all look to us and say, ‘I need to be in that theater.’ ” 46 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra/aso.org

Romanstein’s vision extends beyond the concert hall, to what the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra means to the city that has embraced it since 1945: “As our world becomes more virtual, and we spend more time interacting with screens, we have a growing thirst for the real, for the connective, for the human. There is nothing more connective or more human than having a live-music experience,” he declares. “Every once in a while an audience member leaves the hall angry.

Does that bother me? No! It means the music caused the person to feel something.

There’s nothing worse than having an audience member leave a hall feeling nothing. I hope when people come to us they leave feeling something.”

Madeline Rogers, a freelance writer and editor, is the former Director of Publications at the New York Philharmonic.

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The Orchestra’s International Man of (Musical) Mystery on 'Bond & Beyond'

By Bret Love

W

hen Marvin Hamlisch canceled his March 16 and 17 SuperPOPS! concerts due to illness, the Orchestra called in the perfect agent for the mission of filling the void: Michael Krajewski. The Principal Pops Conductor had the perfect secret weapon up his sleeve — an evening of spy-themed music — so we rang him up for a covert chat.

What is it about the music of the James Bond films that you love?

The James Bond phenomenon is iconic. It’s been around for 50 years now, and we’re all familiar with the movies, the characters, and the music. It’s an extra treat to hear the music played live by a symphony.

Who is your favorite 007?

What will (vocalist) Debbie Gravitte bring to the program?

She’s a Broadway veteran, and I’ve worked with her quite a bit over the years. When I was conceiving this program, I immediately thought of her because she has a real fancy way on the stage and a big voice. She’s not trying to imitate Shirley Bassey, but certainly these songs have that brash kind of delivery.

You’re known for a playful sense of humor. Might we see you as the next James Bond onstage?

What are your favorite Bond songs?

(Laughs) That isn’t going to happen! But there are moments of levity here and there, including a James Bond quiz that I administer from the stage. We have fun with that, and there will be a few other fun surprises as well.

We’ll be starting the concert with the “James Bond Theme,” which is the one that sticks with you the most. But I think the most famous title song is “Goldfinger,” and I like “Live and Let Die.”

Atlanta-based freelancer Bret Love is the Music Editor of Georgia Music Magazine, National Managing Editor for INsite Magazine, and founder of Green Global Travel, a website devoted to ecotourism and global culture.

Sean Connery is my favorite because I was around when those movies came out.

None of the subsequent ones have ever matched him.

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an educator’s heart

By Ahmad Mayes

G

reat things happen when student musicians have the opportunity to work with the world’s top artists.

This season the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra has engaged in master classes, rehearsals, and reading sessions with violinists Gil Shaham and Leila Josefowicz (and Gil Shaham in April), and conductors Mei-Ann Chen and James Gaffigan, to name just a few.

Now, Music Director Robert Spano leads Sibelius’s Symphony No. 1 and narrates Copland’s Lincoln Portrait with the Youth Orchestra, Sunday, March 25, at 2 p.m. in Atlanta Symphony Hall. “Each student is having his or her own personal experience,” confides Youth Orchestra Music Director Jere Flint, “some of which they probably couldn’t articulate at this point. With different conductors, the students always end up at the same point, realizing the discipline it takes to play and contribute in making a great orchestra. Most will gain even more insight [in the Sibelius] as they explore some different interpretations from Robert.”

Concertmaster Micah Wallen is already sold. “Robert Spano’s level of musicianship and the intricacies that he notices in the music, even in rehearsal, inspire me to reach that level myself. I think our audience will see us playing things better than they thought we were capable of.”

Spano has worked with the Youth Orchestra before, but “this is the first time that he will be conducting our musicians exclusively in a major symphonic work,” notes Flint. “Robert has led a couple of reading rehearsals in the past years, and three ‘side-by-sides’ with the Orchestra — the 9/11 memorial concert, the 60- and 3050 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra/aso.org

year anniversary celebration concert of the Orchestra and Youth Orchestra, and the grand opening of Verizon [Wireless Amphitheatre in Alpharetta].

Spano is a born mentor, at home in learning environments around the country, from Brooklyn and Tanglewood to Aspen and Ojai, and continues to thrive at Emory University, where he will wind up a threeyear residency this year.

“Robert is a genius in working with young students,” says Flint.

“His great personality and charisma permeates the rehearsals, and he is nothing short of being very encouraging with each small progress. He demands excellence, and the students always rise to the occasion.”

The Youth Orchestra has risen to international prominence under the guidance of Jere Flint, recording with Atlanta rockers Collective Soul, performing a home and away concert series with its Berlin counterpart, and sending graduates to leading schools of music. “We have always strived to the greatest performance level possible, and the standard of performance and commitment for Robert will be no different,” Flint emphasizes.

“What distinguishes the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra is the power and excitement that comes from the stage as these student artists play from the heart.”

Ahmad Mayes is Community Programs Coordinator at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and a Youth Orchestra alumnus.

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2 TREY TIME. Phish frontman Trey Anastasio launched his first-ever orchestral tour with a Feb. 9 date with the Orchestra in front of a sold-out Atlanta Symphony Hall.

3 BANDING TOGETHER. Artists from all genres gathered for “Georgia Music Day,” Jan. 24. From left to right: Johnny Colt (Black Crowes, Train); State Sen. Jeff Mullis; John Hopkins of the Zac Brown Band; Orchestra Music Director Robert Spano; Sugarland’s Brandon Bush; singer Anthony David; Mac Powell of Third Day; Georgia Music Partners co-president Simon Horrocks; and vocalist-guitarist Corey Smith.

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