Contents: April | 2014
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PROGRAMS
16 April 10, 12, 13 20 April 17, 19 24 April 18 28 April 24 32 April 25, 26, 27
ON STAGE AND OFF
4 Letter to Patrons See photos from the record 4 New Century Society breaking Centennial Wine Dinner. 5 Credits 12 Centennial Angels 12 Centennial Lifetime Giving 14 Orchestra and Staff 34 Symphony Society 36 Education and Community Engagement Programs 37 Musician Sponsorship 38 Houston Symphony Endowment 40 Leadership Council 41 Donors
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out the Symphony’s tango-inspired 26 Check free concert at Discovery Green.
FEATURES
6 This Month in Symphony History 8 Centennial Wine Dinner and Collector’s Auction 9 Ima Hogg Competition 10 Planning the Celebration of a Century 11 Special Events 15 A Conversation with Helen Shaffer 26 Upcoming Performances 35 A Grand Gift for the Houston Symphony 40 New Music Director Fund 50 Vintage Virtuoso Donors 52 Backstage Pass
pianist Yefim Bronfman returns to Jones Hall 20 Famed to perform with the Houston Symphony in Beethoven’s
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Piano Concerto No. 4.
On the cover: Photo by Anthony Rathbun Date: October 20, 2013
The David Dewhurst Student Concert Series has been a hit during our Centennial Season with 21,600 students attending the Explorer concerts and 14,000 attending the Detective concerts. This photo depicts the iconic school buses circling Jones Hall during one of the concerts last fall.
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LETTER TO PATRONS
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Robert A. Peiser President
Mark C. Hanson Executive Director/CEO
Music Director Designate Andrés Orozco-Estrada will make his final appearance during our Centennial Season this month in a three-concert series before Easter featuring renowned pianist Yefim Bronfman performing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4. The next time audiences can witness Andrés’ electric conducting will be during his opening weekend as Music Director, a three-day period that we’ve titled “Bienvenido, Andrés!” Stay tuned for more details regarding the free-kick off concert at Miller Outdoor Theatre on Friday, September 12. On Earth Day, April 22, the Houston Symphony will once again expand its reach outside of Jones Hall by performing “Tango & Tchaikovsky: A Free Houston Symphony Concert” at downtown’s Discovery Green. We are jointly celebrating our 100th anniversary and Discovery Green’s 5th by creating a unique, free event for Houstonians. Tango demonstrations and free wine tastings begin at 6:30 p.m. followed by our concert at 7:30 p.m. Led by Concertmaster Frank Huang, the Houston Symphony will perform Astor Piazzolla’s tango-inspired Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, a set of four tango compositions representing the four seasons, along with Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings. Get your fashion fix with the Symphony at the annual Children’s Fashion Show and Luncheon on Sunday, April 27, at River Oaks Country Club. Chaired by Ginni and Richard Mithoff, Carolyn and Stevens Mafrige and Melissa and Michael Mithoff, this spectacular soiree will feature fashions generously supplied by Neiman Marcus. Purchase your tickets or tables for this glamorous afternoon by contacting specialevents@houstonsymphony.org or (713) 238-1485. Young Professionals Backstage (YPB) wraps up its season on Saturday, April 12, with an After Party following Tchaikovsky’s Romeo & Juliet led by Conductor Laureate Hans Graf. This popular organization of Symphony-fans-under-40 has grown since its beginning in 2008. In fact, we were delighted to see more than 250 revelers at the most recent event in January! A subscription to YPB includes pre-concert and intermission mingling and a post-concert party. To learn more about YPB, go to houstonsymphony.org/ypb or join the YPB Facebook Group “Houston Symphony’s Young Professionals Backstage.” As always, we appreciate your patronage, and we hope to see you soon at Jones Hall or at one of our many community events soon!
New Century Society for Artistic Excellence and Innovation The New Century Society for Artistic Excellence and Innovation recognizes the Houston Symphony’s most committed and loyal supporters who have pledged their leadership support over a three-year period to help secure the orchestra’s financial future. For more information or to pledge your support, please contact Mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEO, at (713) 238-1411 or David Chambers, Chief Development Officer, at (713) 337-8525.
Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge Janice H. Barrow Mr. George P. Mitchell Mrs. Kitty King Powell Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Margaret Alkek Williams Lieutenant Governor & Mrs. David H. Dewhurst Mr. & Mrs. Jim R. Smith Mr. Mike Stude Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor
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Rochelle & Max Levit Cora Sue & Harry Mach Joella & Steven P. Mach Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Houston Methodist Hospital Nancy & Robert Peiser Laura & Michael Shannon Baker Botts L.L.P. Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John P. Dennis III Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn The Joan & Marvin Kaplan Foundation Barbara & Pat McCelvey Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Wells Fargo
CREDITS
Mark C. Hanson Executive Director/CEO Carl R. Cunningham Program Annotator Elaine Reeder Mayo Editorial Consultant
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LATE SEATING In consideration of audience members, the Houston Symphony makes every effort to begin concerts on time. Ushers will assist with late seating at pre-designated intervals. You may be asked to sit in a location other than your ticketed seat until the end of that portion of the concert. You will be able to move to your ticketed seat at the concert break. CHILDREN AT CONCERTS In consideration of our patrons, we ask that children be 6 years and older to attend Houston Symphony concerts. Children of all ages, including infants, are admitted to Family Concerts. Any child over age 1 must have a ticket for those performances. CAMERAS, RECORDERS, CELL PHONES & PAGERS Cameras and recorders are not permitted in the hall. Patrons may not use any device to record or photograph performances. Please silence cell phones, pagers and alarm watches and refrain from texting during performances. April 2014
THIS MONTH IN SYMPHONY HISTORY
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The Houston Symphony Inspires Young Musicians When 12-year-old Harvey Lavan “Van” Cliburn Jr. arrived at Houston’s City Auditorium on April 12, 1947, his musical career was already unfolding. He was the piano winner at the first Texas Gulf Sulphur Competition, run by the Texas State Department of Education in 1946. The statewide contest’s prizes included cash as well as appearances and broadcast performances with the Houston Symphony, KPRC and the Texas Quality Network stations. Cliburn performed Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1. In 1958, he would become the first classical recording artist to have an album sell one million copies. According to a letter written in 1946 by the Women’s Committee of the Houston Symphony Society, it has always been a goal to use the Symphony for educational purposes. The Houston Symphony Society mailed 5,000 letters to schools throughout Texas to entice talented young artists to audition. Nell Parmley, Director of Music for the State Department of Education, expressed appreciation for the Symphony’s student concerts and broadcasts. An excerpt from the letter reads: “From all parts of the country, letters of praise and appreciation and requests for favorite numbers continue to flow in—many of them from students. Since the value of good music as a Pictured in Houston Symphony: Celebrating a Century, potent educational and inspirational factor has become so widely acknowl(chapter 17, page 154) Van Cliburn stands alongside Conductor edged by the largest industrial concerns in the country as well as legions Ernst Hoffmann as he accepts first prize at the Texas Gulf of lay listeners, the Houston Symphony Society through these concerts Sulphur Competition in 1947. sponsored by the Texas Gulf Sulphur Company is becoming an increasing evangel of the good things of life. How fortunate we are that the educators of Texas are so alert and so well aware of the high place of good music in any valid educational program.” The Symphony’s tradition of nurturing young talent continues with the Houston Symphony League Concerto Competition. This year’s competition was held on January 4, and 13 musicians, ages 13 through 18, competed. Students played memorized concertos on the violin, viola, cello, piano, flute, clarinet and horn for three judges from New York City; Boulder, Colorado; and Boise, Idaho. The winners are: first place, violist Jasper Snow, High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA); second place, flutist Adam Sadberry, Montgomery High School; and third place, cellist James Cooper, HSPVA. Snow will perform with the orchestra at the annual Salute to Educators Concert in 2015. Last year’s competition winner, Charles Seo, will perform at this year’s concert on April 24. (See page 28 for program details.) More young musical talent will perform on May 29-31 at the 2014 Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Competition, sponsored by the Houston Symphony League in the Shepherd School of Music’s Stude Hall on the campus of Rice University. Aspiring musicians, ages 13 through 30, who play standard orchestral instruments or piano will compete in this competition named for the founder of the Symphony. Three nationally recognized music professionals from the fields of arts management, conducting and criticism will judge the semi-final and final rounds. The first place winner will be awarded the Grace Woodson Memorial Award, which includes $25,000 and a performance with the Houston Symphony at Jones Hall on July 12, 2014. Visit www.houstonsymphony.org/education-community to learn more about this upcoming event. In keeping with its historically deep appreciation for music education, the Symphony remains dedicated to supporting young musicians. It will continue its quest in guiding talented young musicians as they produce stunning music that Houston will enjoy for future decades.
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EVENTS
Centennial Wine Dinner & Collector’s Auction On Friday, March 7, more than 300 patrons gathered at Jones Hall for the Centennial Wine Dinner & Collector’s Auction chaired by Lindy and John Rydman and Lisa Rydman of Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods. The evening continued the annual tradition started by Conductor Laureate Hans Graf. The sold-out event featured décor by The Events Company and an auction filled with vintage and fine wines and exquisite wine-related packages led by Collector’s Auction Chairman Robert Weiner. After sipping Cristal while browsing the auction, guests enjoyed a French-inspired, multi-course seated dinner by Jackson and Company with wine pairings by the Rydmans. The Houston Symphony thanks Lead Supporters, Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge; Jackson and Company; and Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods, in addition to Lead Corporate Underwriter, Wells Fargo. Special thanks to Glazer’s Distributors, Dr. Gary Hollingsworth and Dr. Ken Hyde, Bobby and Phoebe Tudor and Margaret Alkek Williams. Thank you to everyone who supported the Centennial Wine Dinner & Collector’s Auction, which raised more than $410,000 in support of the community activities of the Houston Symphony’s musicians and the Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Competition.
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EVENTS
2014 HOUSTON SYMPHONY IMA HOGG COMPETITION Sponsored by the Houston Symphony League Helen Shaffer, Chair Finals: Saturday, May 31, 2014, 7 pm Location: Stude Concert Hall, Shepherd School of Music Rice University 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005 Now in its 39th year, the Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Competition is the only orchestra-run, multi-instrument competition in the country. Open to young instrumentalists between ages 13 and 30, the competition has a reputation of being a launch pad for young musicians and their future careers as performing artists. In 2013, this prestigious event attracted 98 applicants from 18 countries and 19 states. This year, aspiring young artists will compete to be featured as a soloist with the Houston Symphony and to win one of the prizes, ranging from $1,000 to $25,000. Come watch the four finalists perform with the Houston Symphony and become part of this exciting event! Tickets: $25 Call (713) 224-7575 or visit www.houstonsymphony.org.
April 2014
PLANNING THE CELEBRATION OF A CENTURY
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Cora Sue and Harry Mach, and their son and daughter-in-law, Steve and Joella, may not have expected what they were about to be asked when they attended an evening meeting at Lilly and Thurman Andress’ home last year, but you would never guess that from talking to them. Of course, that meeting was to ask them to chair the Houston Symphony Centennial Ball. With the challenge to reach a hefty fundraising goal of $2.5 million and create a dazzling, distinctive affair befitting a Centennial, planning such an event might seem like a daunting task to some. However, for these two generations of Symphony supporters, it has been an enjoyable and smooth process. Cora Sue credits this ease to the Houston Symphony family. “What has been so neat throughout this process is the fact that the Houston Symphony is a family—everyone gets in there and shares the load,” she says. She first got involved with the Symphony in the late ’90s when she and longtime friend, Sidney Faust, were asked to chair the Maestro’s Luncheon. She and Sidney, who is partnering with her friend as Ball Advisor, often wonder how different their life paths might have been had they not taken up the challenge to arrange that luncheon. For Cora Sue, “The Symphony has brought so many wonderful friendships. I couldn’t imagine my life without it.” Since that time, she has served as President of the Houston Symphony League and Vice President of Education for the Executive Committee of the Houston Symphony Board of Trustees, a position she held for five years. She is currently a Governing Director of the Board and a Lifetime Trustee. Sharing his mother’s passion for the Symphony, son Steve Mach has been equally involved with the organization. He also is a Governing Director of the Board of Trustees and currently serves as Secretary and Vice President of Board Governance and Leadership. In addition, he is President of the Houston Symphony Endowment. For the Mach family, working together is business as usual since they do it every day at their family business, Mach Industrial Group; however, it has been fun and interesting to put their skills to use in a new way. Each family member has taken on an area in which he or she excels. For Harry, it has been his great imagination and ability to see the big picture; while for Steve, it has been his skill for securing underwriters. Joella’s creativity has shaped the event and made it unique; and Cora Sue, the ever gracious and encouraging hostess, keeps the group motivated and inspired with her positive, can-do attitude. The entire process has been a fun and meaningful experience for the Machs, and they are most looking forward to seeing the hard work of everyone involved come to fruition on May 17. It will be an unforgettable occasion as guests gather on the stage of Jones Hall, where so many musical memories have been made. It will be an historical moment in the musical journey through the 100 years of the Houston Symphony— from the beginning with Miss Ima Hogg to the newest chapter of Andrés Orozco-Estrada. Cora Sue says, “This will all be thanks to the team of volunteers, vendors and Symphony staff members who have allowed everything to fall into place.”
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EVENTS
The Centennial Ball Saturday, May 17, 2014 Jones Hall Cora Sue & Harry Mach, Chairmen Joella & Steve Mach, Chairmen
Honoring Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Ima Hogg Philanthropy Award Margaret Alkek Williams Raphael Fliegel Award for Visionary Leadership
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Baker Botts L.L.P. ExxonMobil Maurice Hirsch Corporate Citizenship Award The Brown Foundation, Inc. The Cullen Foundation The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Houston Endowment The Wortham Foundation, Inc. Mike Stude Award for Enduring Artistic Vision Don’t miss the dramatic culmination of our Centennial Season chaired by two generations of the Mach family. Be a part of history as we celebrate this momentous occasion on a massive stage in Jones Hall. Experience an evening filled with extraordinary music, delicious cuisine, luxurious auction items, festive dancing and Houston Symphony glamour befitting a Centennial celebration.
Seating is limited Tables of 12: $100,000 Tables of 10: $25,000 (limited availability) and $50,000 Tickets (per couple): $6,000 (limited availability), $12,500, $25,000
Houston Symphony Opening Night Gala with Andrés Orozco-Estrada Saturday, September 13, 2014 The Corinthian & Jones Hall Barbara & Pat McCelvey, Chairmen Join us as we celebrate Andrés Orozco-Estrada’s Inaugural Season as Music Director of the Houston Symphony. Enjoy a champagne reception at The Corinthian prior to being transported to Jones Hall for the Opening Night Concert conducted by Orozco-Estrada. The concert features British trumpet player Alison Balsom and the Houston Symphony. Continue the evening with elegance and Colombian festive fun at a black tie dinner and dance at The Corinthian, featuring cuisine by Jackson and Company and the sounds of the Richard Brown Orchestra. Tables for 10 (including concert seating): $50,000, $25,000, $15,000, $10,000 and $7,500 Individual Tickets (including concert seating): $5,000, $2,500, $1,000 per person
Concert Sponsor and Lead Corporate Gala Underwriter
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Centennial Angels
As the Houston Symphony celebrates a century of music making, a core group of leadership donors are making commitments of $100,000 and above to recognize the significance of this important occasion and honor those who have worked diligently over the years to ensure Houston is home to a world-class orchestra. Centennial Angels understand the importance of philanthropy to allow the Houston Symphony to not only exist, but thrive. To learn more or to pledge your support, contact Mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEO, at (713) 238-1411 or David Chambers, Chief Development Officer, at (713) 337-8525. M.D. Anderson Foundation Janice H. Barrow BBVA Compass Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge The Brown Foundation, Inc. Chevron City of Houston and Theater District Improvement, Inc. City of Houston through the Miller Theatre Advisory Board Janet F. Clark ConocoPhillips The Cullen Foundation The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Gene & Linda Dewhurst The Elkins Foundation Allen & Almira Gelwick – Lockton Companies Rochelle & Max Levit Cora Sue & Harry Mach
Joella & Steven P. Mach Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Barbara & Pat McCelvey Mr. George P. Mitchell Palmetto Partners Ltd. / The Robert & Janice McNair Foundation Nancy & Robert Peiser Sybil F. Roos John & Lindy Rydman / Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Laura & Michael Shannon Mr. & Mrs. Jim R. Smith Mr. Mike Stude Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Margaret Alkek Williams The Wortham Foundation, Inc.
Centennial Lifetime Giving
The Houston Symphony recognizes these individuals, corporations, foundations and government entities for their extraordinary support of the Houston Symphony. This list includes all gifts to the Houston Symphony dating from 1972. Where appropriate, companies are listed under the name of their most current incarnation, and include all gifts to date from their subsidiaries and acquisitions. as of March 1, 2014
$25 Million +
The Cullen Foundation Houston Endowment Mr. Mike Stude
ExxonMobil Corporation Houston Arts Alliance Houston Arts Fund Kinder Morgan National Endowment for the Arts Mr. & Mrs. John Rydman/ Spec’s Charitable Foundation Shell Oil Company Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor
$5 Million +
$1 Million +
The Brown Foundation, Inc. The Wortham Foundation, Inc.
$10 Million +
The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Houston Downtown Alliance Mr. George P. Mitchell and Mrs. Cynthia Woods Mitchell
$2.5 Million +
M.D. Anderson Foundation Janice H. Barrow Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge ConocoPhillips 12
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AIG American General AT&T Baker Botts L.L.P. Bank of America BBVA Compass Chevron Lieutenant Governor & Mrs. David H. Dewhurst The William Stamps Farish Fund Fidelity Investments The Fondren Foundation Houston Chronicle
JPMorgan Chase Cornelia & Meredith Long Beth Madison The Mach Family/ Cora Sue & Harry Mach and Joella & Steve Mach Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Barbara & Pat McCelvey Kathrine McGovern/ John P. McGovern Foundation Ms. Charlotte A. Rothwell Mr. Fayez Sarofim Spectra Energy Vinson & Elkins, LLP Mrs. Wesley West/ Stedman West Foundation Margaret Alkek Williams Anonymous
$750,000+
Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Macy’s Hewlett Packard Company Laura & Michael Shannon Palmetto Partners Ltd. / The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation
Centennial Lifetime Giving $500,000 +
Accenture American Express BP Mr. & Mrs. Philip A. Bahr Enron Corporation Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation Mrs. Alfred C. Glassell Jr. George & Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation The William Randolph Hearst Foundation Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation Houston Methodist Hospital The Joan & Marvin Kaplan Foundation KPMG LLP Rochelle & Max Levit Marathon Oil Corporation Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Northern Trust Norton Rose Fulbright Mrs. Kitty King Powell/ The Powell Foundation Rockwell Fund, Inc. Mr. Walter W. Sapp Mr. A. Frank Smith Jr. Texas Commission on the Arts TOTAL United Airlines Wells Fargo Bank Williams Companies, Inc.
Tassie & Constantine Nicandros Hanni & Stewart Orton Nancy & Robert Peiser Mr. & Mrs. J. Hugh Roff Jr. Mrs. Sybil F. Roos Mr. & Mrs. Clive Runnells The Schissler Charitable Foundation Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Ms. Lola Sinclair Mr. & Mrs. Albert J. Smith Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Jim R. Smith Star Furniture Sterling-Turner Foundation Target Stores, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. L. Proctor Thomas III Stephen & Pamalah Tipps Mr. Wallace S. Wilson UBS
Dr. Margaret Waisman & Dr. Steven S. Callahan Weatherford International Ltd. Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Dede & Connie Weil Anonymous
The Houston Symphony would also like to recognize companies who supported the Houston Symphony in the 1960s with the purchase of advertisements in the program books. Audiphone Hearing Aid Co. Bank of Texas
Battelstein’s Everitt-Buelow Gittings Houston Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Houston Motor Corp. Houston Natural Gas System Humble Oil & Refining Corporation The National Bank of Commerce of Houston The Prudential Insurance Co. Ralph Rupley Sakowitz Semaan Shell Oil Company Wallings The Warwick Hotel United Gas
$250,000 +
Allied Waste Andrews Kurth LLP Mr. Gary V. Beauchamp & Ms. Marian Wilfert Beauchamp Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Boardwalk Pipline Partners LP Cameron International Corporation CenterPoint Energy Jane & Robert Cizik Mr. Michael H. Clark & Ms. Sallie Morian Comcast Alexander & Lorraine Dell Deloitte Gene & Linda Dewhurst Eaton The Margaret & James A. Elkins, Jr. Foundation Ernst & Young LLP Aubrey & Sylvia Farb Mrs. Fran Fawcett-Peterson/ The MacDonald-Peterson Foundation Ray C. Fish Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Russell M. Frankel Frost Bank GDF SUEZ Energy North America Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Hermance Hobby Family Foundation Mrs. Judith R. Hoffberger Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth & Dr. Ken Hyde Houston Arts Combined Endowment Fnd. The Humphreys Foundation Drs. M. S. & Marie-Luise Kalsi KHOU-TV Channel 11 Mr. & Mrs. U. J. LeGrange Dr. & Mrs. Michael Mann I. W. Marks Jewelers Jay & Shirley Marks Betty & Gene McDavid Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Mervyn’s Mrs. Sue A. Morrison
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ORCHESTRA AND STAFF AndrĂŠs Orozco-Estrada, Music Director Designate Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair
Michael Krajewski,
Principal Pops Conductor
Hans Graf,
Conductor Laureate
Robert Franz,
Associate Conductor Sponsor, Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge
FIRST VIOLIN: Frank Huang, Concertmaster Max Levine Chair Eric Halen, Associate Concertmaster Ellen E. Kelley Chair Assia Dulgerska, Assistant Concertmaster** Cornelia and Meredith Long Chair Qi Ming, Assistant Concertmaster Fondren Foundation Chair Marina Brubaker Alexandra Adkins MiHee Chung Sophia Silivos Rodica Gonzalez Ferenc Illenyi Si-Yang Lao Kurt Johnson Christopher Neal Sergei Galperin Oleg Chelpanov* SECOND VIOLIN: Jennifer Owen, Principal Tina Zhang, Associate Principal Hitai Lee Kiju Joh Mihaela Frusina Ruth Zeger Miran Kim Martha Chapman Kevin Kelly** Tong Yan Christine Pastorek Amy Teare Emily Herdeman Kelly* VIOLA: Wayne Brooks, Principal Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Legacy Society Chair Joan DerHovsepian, Associate Principal George Pascal, Assistant Principal Wei Jiang Linda Goldstein Sheldon Person Fay Shapiro Daniel Strba Thomas Molloy Phyllis Herdliska CELLO: Brinton Averil Smith, Principal Janice and Thomas Barrow Chair Christopher French, Associate Principal Haeri Ju Jeffrey Butler Kevin Dvorak Xiao Wong Myung Soon Lee James R. Denton Anthony Kitai
DOUBLE BASS: David Malone, Acting Principal Mark Shapiro, Acting Associate Principal Eric Larson Robert Pastorek Burke Shaw Donald Howey Michael McMurray FLUTE: Aralee Dorough, Principal General Maurice Hirsch Chair Judy Dines, Acting Associate Principal Gina Hughes* Rebecca Powell Garfield* PICCOLO: Rebecca Powell Garfield* OBOE: Jonathan Fischer, Principal Lucy Binyon Stude Chair Anne Leek, Associate Principal Colin Gatwood Adam Dinitz ENGLISH HORN: Adam Dinitz CLARINET: Thomas LeGrand, Acting Principal Christian Schubert, Acting Associate Principal David Pharris* Alexander Potiomkin E-FLAT CLARINET: Christian Schubert BASS CLARINET: Alexander Potiomkin Tassie and Constantine S. Nicandros Chair BASSOON: Rian Craypo, Principal** Eric Arbiter, Acting Principal J. Jeff Robinson, Acting Associate Principal Elise Wagner Micah Doherty* CONTRABASSOON: Micah Doherty* HORN: William VerMeulen, Principal Robert Johnson, Associate Principal Brian Thomas Nancy Goodearl Katharine Caliendo*
TRUMPET: Mark Hughes, Principal George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Chair John DeWitt, Associate Principal Robert Walp, Assistant Principal Micah Wilkinson* TROMBONE: Allen Barnhill, Principal Bradley White, Associate Principal Phillip Freeman BASS TROMBONE: Phillip Freeman TUBA: Dave Kirk, Principal TIMPANI: Ronald Holdman, Principal Brian Del Signore, Associate Principal PERCUSSION: Brian Del Signore, Principal Mark Griffith Matthew Strauss HARP: Paula Page, Principal KEYBOARD: Scott Holshouser, Principal ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER: Michael Gorman ASSISTANT ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER: Linda Oper LIBRARIAN: Thomas Takaro ASSISTANT LIBRARIANS: Erik Gronfor Michael McMurray STAGE MANAGER: Position open ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER: Kelly Morgan STAGE TECHNICIAN: Toby Blunt Zoltan Fabry Cory Grant *Contracted Substitute
Steinway is the official piano of the Houston Symphony and James B. Kozak serves as Piano Technician. The Houston Symphony has two Steinway concert grand pianos. One is a gift of Mrs. Helen B. Rosenbaum in 2001. The other is a Centennial gift from the Houston Symphony Central and Bay Area Leagues in honor of the 75th anniversary of the Houston Symphony League which was celebrated during the 2012-13 season.
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Mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEO Steven Brosvik, General Manager/ Chief Operations Officer David Chambers, Chief Development Officer Aurelie Desmarais, Chief of Artistic Planning Amanda Dinitz, Chief of Strategic Initiatives Rauli Garcia, Chief Financial Officer Glenn Taylor, Chief Marketing Officer Meg Philpot, Director, Human Resources Stacey Spears, Executive Assistant and Board Liaison Artistic Sarah Berggren, Chorus Manager Merle Bratlie, Director, Artist Services Erik Gronfor, Assistant Librarian Michael McMurray, Assistant Librarian Lesley Sabol, Director, Popular Programming Thomas Takaro, Librarian Rebecca Zabinski, Artistic Associate Development Darryl de Mello, Annual Fund Manager Evin Erdowdu, Development Officer, Individual Giving Noureen Faizullah, Development Operations Manager Mark Folkes, Senior Director, Development Vickie Hamley, Director, Volunteer Services Irma Molina, Development Assistant, Gifts and Records Laura Neiman, Manager, Special Events Patrick Quinn, Director, Planned Giving Agnieszka Rakhmatullaev, Development Officer, Institutional Giving Jennifer M. Schoppe, Development Communications Manager Sarah Slemmons, Patron Donor Relations Manager Lena Streetman, Manager, Prospect Research Jada Wright-Greene, Institutional Giving Coordinator Alexandra Yates, Director, Special Events Education/Community Partnerships Allison Conlan, Education and Community Engagement Coordinator Roger Daily, Director, Education and Community Engagement Steve Wenig, Director, Community Partnerships Finance/Administration/IT Sally Brassow, Controller Heather Fails, Manager, Ticketing Database Philip Gulla, Director, Technology Amed Hamila, Director, Database Support Janis Pease LaRocque, Manager, Patron Database Kay Middleton, Receptionist Maria Ross, Payroll Manager Armin (A.J.) Salge, Network Systems Engineer Brandon VanWaeyenberghe, Director, Business Analytics Chris Westerfelt, Manager, Accounts Payable and Special Projects Marketing/Communications Jeffrey Block, Assistant Marketing Manager Jeff Gilmer, Patron Services Coordinator, Group Sales/Ticket Inventory Mandi Hunsicker-Sallee, Senior Director, Marketing and Sales Jason Landry, Senior Manager, Patron Services Melissa H. Lopez, Director, Single Tickets & Special Projects Georgia McBride, Marketing Manager Jennifer R. Mire, Senior Director, Communications Sarah Rendon, Patron Services Representative Valerie Richmond, Marketing and Design Associate Jenny Zuniga, Director, Patron Services Operations Michael Gorman, Orchestra Personnel Manager Kristin L. Johnson, Director, Operations and Production Kelly Morgan, Acting Stage Manager Linda Oper, Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager and Community Connections Coordinator Kathryn Wene, Operations Assistant Meredith Williams, Operations Manager
CONVERSATION WITH HELEN SHAFFER, CHAIR OF THE 2014 HOUSTON SYMPHONY IMA HOGG COMPETITION
“Volunteerism is important! It is essential to be engaged with all areas of the organization so that one is able to recognize where to best commit their time, talent and treasure.” Volunteer extraordinaire Helen Shaffer has held multiple positions within the Houston Symphony League and Houston Symphony Society. Her initial involvement included the Houston Symphony Radiothon and the Symphony Ball. She has served as the Vice President of Education, Vice President of Fundraising, Secretary and was the League’s President during 1998-1999. Today, Helen continues her involvement with the League and serves on the Executive Committee, along with the Governance, Education, Artistic and Strategic Planning Committees, of the Houston Symphony Society. This year, Helen is also the Chair of the 2014 Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Competition, one of League’s major annual projects. “The League initiated the Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Competition in 1975, under the leadership of Jerry Priest. The breadth of this Competition requires many volunteers to ensure its success. As League members, we consistently evaluate and work on perfecting the Competition. We continue to be guided by Miss Ima’s vision of excellence. Our goal is to develop a Competition that is not only professional, but of the highest quality possible.” Last year, the Competition experienced a remarkable change when Chair April Lykos worked with benefactors John and Tracy Dennis III to increase The Grace Woodson Memorial Award First Prize from $5,000 to $25,000. The Second Prize was increased from $2,500 to $10,000, and the Third Prize was increased from $500 to $5,000. These significant increases raised the profile of the Competition, bringing it into line with other national competitions. Consequently, the 2013 Competition attracted 98 applicants from 18 countries and 19 states. In addition to outstanding prizes, the chance to perform with a world-class orchestra before an audience is a phenomenal opportunity for the competitors. The First Prize winner will perform with the orchestra at the Houston Chronicle Concert on July 12, 2014, while the Second Prize winner earns a performance opportunity at a Miller Outdoor Theatre concert on June 28, 2014. Additionally, the finalists’ concerto performance with the orchestra is broadcast on Houston’s Classical 91.7 FM. “Developing a relationship with these rising stars is simply thrilling! They are so dedicated to their craft, and their ideas are fresh and stimulating. They create an energy that is inspiring to the volunteers and continually challenges us. It is also encouraging to see that the symphonic art form is flourishing.” As Chair, Helen’s two main goals for the 2014 Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Competition are: • To raise $210,000 in underwriting for the Competition. • To fill Stude Concert Hall at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music to capacity. “Music has no boundaries and we want to see Stude Concert Hall reflect Houston’s diverse population.” To learn more about supporting the Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Competition, contact Agnieszka Rakhmatullaev at (713) 337-8522 or agnieszka.rakhmatullaev@houstonsymphony.org; Vickie Hamley at (832) 531-6701 or vickie.hamley@houstonsymphony.org. Tickets are available for $25. To reserve your seat to the Competition Finals on May 31, 2014, call (713) 224-7575 or visit www.houstonsymphony.org. April 2014 15
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Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Hans Graf, conductor *Johannes Moser, cello Thursday, April 10, 2014 8 pm Saturday, April 12, 2014 8 pm Sunday, April 13, 2014 2:30 pm
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The Classical Season is endowed by The Wortham Foundation, Inc. in memory of Gus S. and Lyndall F. Wortham. To enjoy this concert again, tune in to Houston Public Media’s broadcast series on Wednesdays at 8:00 pm on Classical 91.7.
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ROMEO AND JULIET, OVERTURE-FANTASY Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Recording Vladimir Ashkenazy conducting the St. Petersburg Philharmonic (Decca) Instrumentation piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp and strings
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his passionate overture-fantasy was among his early orchestral works. Having completed a first version of Romeo and Juliet in 1869, Tchaikovsky revised it extensively the following year and made more small revisions again in 1880. Tchaikovsky set the work as a large sonata form whose slow, prayerful introduction represents Friar Laurence in his cell. April 2014 17
NOTES | ROMEO AND JULIET | APRIL 10, 12, 13 The turbulent opening theme depicts the warring Montagues and Capulets, while the very famous lyrical theme following this section portrays Romeo and Juliet in love. The development is taken up with further clashes between the Montagues and Capulets, followed by an expanded restatement of their themes and the love theme in the recapitulation, leading to a short, gloomy coda representing the death of the lovers. The printed music for Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet was donated by Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth and Dr. Ken Hyde.
PEZZO CAPRICCIOSO FOR CELLO AND ORCHESTRA, OPUS 62 Recording Cellist Steven Isserlis with John Eliot Gardiner conducting the Chamber Orchestra of Europe (Virgin Classics) Instrumentation solo cello, pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets and bassoons, four horns, timpani and strings The Pezzo Capriccioso was Tchaikovsky’s final work for solo instrument and orchestra. It was composed in 1887 and dedicated to his former student, Anatoly Brandukov, who gave the premiere in Paris on February 28, 1888, and the first Russian performance in Moscow at the end of 1889. Tchaikovsky composed the piece to help the young cellist overcome financial difficulties living abroad and to enable him to visit his family in Russia. The body of the piece is divided into two large sections: a lyrical but rather melancholy theme that is decorated with many ornamental flourishes, followed by a brisk, perpetual-motion section dominated by a rapid running-note melody. Each section is then briefly repeated.
VARIATIONS ON A ROCOCO THEME FOR CELLO AND ORCHESTRA, OPUS 33 Recording Cellist Stephen Isserlis with John Eliot Gardiner conducting the Chamber Orchestra of Europe (Virgin Classics) Instrumentation solo cello, pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns and strings Many concertos owe their creation to specific performers who either commission them or display such talent that composers are prompted to write something for them. Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme were composed in 1876 for the 28-year-old German cellist, Wilhelm Fitzenhagen, who had been appointed to the faculty of the Moscow Conservatory six years earlier and became the greatest cello teacher of that period in Russia. He participated in the first performances of several of Tchaikovsky’s chamber music pieces. The composer paid tribute to Fitzenhagen’s talent by dedicating the work to him. Rightly or wrongly, Fitzenhagen also seems to have been a bold, persuasive fellow. He gained Tchaikovsky’s permission to modify the solo part, and then took the license to change the sequence of several variations, omitting the final one and splicing the coda onto what remained. Though Tchaikovsky privately disapproved, he allowed Fitzenhagen’s version to be published, and it remains the standard version today. The theme is an original melody that simulates an 18th-century 18
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feeling in its strong Haydnesque pulse and its strict division into two halves. Tchaikovsky paid further homage to Classical-era practice in scoring the work for a small orchestra. He also imitated a standard 18th-century ground plan where each variation is slightly more florid than the last, with a centrally located minor-mode variation as a temporary break in the plan. Fitzenhagen’s re-ordering of the sequence upset the plan somewhat but apparently had the advantage of ending the set with a strong, climactic variation. So much for Tchaikovsky’s debt to the 18th century. The beautiful lyricism of the melodic line, the vivid harmony and crystalline orchestration, so strong in contrasting tone colors, give the music a unique Tchaikovskian personality. Certainly, no one but Tchaikovsky could have composed the expansive “valse triste” which Fitzenhagen placed as the third variation. Also, the theme and all of the variations end with an intriguing little codetta that serves as a bridge to the next movement. You might call it Tchaikovsky’s answer to the “Promenade” linking certain movements in Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, written just two years before the Rococo Variations.
SYMPHONY NO. 3 IN C MINOR, OPUS 44 Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) Recording Riccardo Chailly conducting the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (Decca) Instrumentation piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, bass clarinet, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, two harps and strings The practice of extracting symphonies from operatic scores is not common, but it occurred several times during the first half of the 20th century. Prokofiev composed and revised his opera, The Flaming Angel, over a long eight-year period, 1919-1927, during the time he was living in the West and was exposed to the revolutionary trends energizing early 20th-century music. Prokofiev intended to rescue several valuable musical episodes from the score by reworking them into an orchestral suite. However, the four-movement work took the form of a symphony, which he dedicated to his colleague, Russian composer Nikolai Miaskovsky, who had encouraged him to recognize it as such. As indicated by scholar Lyn Henderson in a 1979 article for the Music Review, the symphony was largely constructed from excerpts taken from all five acts of the opera, certain passages were re-worked, but very little new material was added in connecting the excerpts. The heart of the opening sonata-form movement was taken from an orchestral interlude in the middle of the opera’s third act. Prokofiev prefaced this developmental episode with the operatic themes it is based upon: a repetitive, motoric opening motive for the obsessed girl, Renata, a broad lyrical love theme for her purported angel, and a short, gruff closing theme for Ruprecht, a knight who becomes her companion. Remarkably, these elements fit together to form a symphonic movement of intense musical power. A song-like structure pervades the slow movement, which begins with a gently rocking melody in the muted strings. Increasingly elaborate accompaniments are added as it expands and is taken over by the winds. But its beguiling character turns eerie, bitter and wry as
NOTES | ROMEO AND JULIET | APRIL 10, 12, 13 new elements enter toward the middle of the movement, and the melody eventually returns over a complex web of voices, coming to rest on an indefinite cadence. The fantastic scherzo has been hailed as the symphony’s finest movement, and it is based on demonic episodes taken from the second and third acts of the opera. Its bristling, technically daunting music whips through the score in gusts of complex figuration assigned to a choir of heavily subdivided strings, punctuated by scraps of melody from the winds or sudden dissonant outbursts from the brass. Winds and brass are prominently exposed in the sardonic, lugubriously paced trio section and especially in the harmonically bitter coda that ends the movement, following the reprise of the scherzo. Musical primitivism dominates the opening of the short finale, which begins with a huge block of tone. Its heavy-footed opening is relieved by a quieter episode at the center of the movement, and then it resumes, leading to a shattering cadence at the end of the symphony.
Graf made his Carnegie Hall debut with the Houston Symphony in 2006. They were invited to return in 2010, for the New York premiere of The Planets—An HD Odyssey and in 2012 to participate in Carnegie’s Spring for Music Festival. In 2010, he led the Houston Symphony on a tour of the UK, and in 2012, Graf and the Houston Symphony became the first major American orchestra to appear at the Festival of World Symphony Orchestras in Moscow. Born near Linz, Hans Graf first studied violin and piano. He received diplomas in piano and conducting from the Musikhochschule in Graz, and then studied in Italy and Russia. He has been awarded the Chevalier de l’Ordre de la Legion d’Honneur by the French government for championing French music around the world as well as the Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria. He is a professor of orchestral conducting at the University Mozarteum of Salzburg. CONTINUED ON PAGE 50
The printed music for Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 3 was donated by Susan & Jack Lapin. ©2014, Carl R. Cunningham
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HANS GRAF, conductor Distinguished Austrian conductor Hans Graf, one of today’s most highly respected musicians, concluded his 12-year tenure as Music Director of the Houston Symphony in May 2013. He currently holds the title of Conductor Laureate. He was music director of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra for eight seasons and the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine for six years. He also led the Mozarteum Orchestra of Salzburg. April 2014 19
APRIL 17, 19, 2014
Bronfman Plays Beethoven 4 Andrés Orozco-Estrada, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano
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Partner Mr. and Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Supporter Leslie Davidson and Robins Brice in honor of Noblet and Drew Feder and in loving memory of Dr. Patrick Davidson and Ross Davidson. These concerts are also supported by donors to the New Music Director Fund. For a full listing of supporters, please refer to page 40. Thank you to the following donors for their cumulative support of the Houston Symphony over the years. This weekend, we are proud to honor: Chevron The Margaret & James A. Elkins, Jr. Foundation Hobby Family Foundation I. W. Marks Jewelers Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Palmetto Partners Ltd./ The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation Ms. Charlotte A. Rothwell UBS Vinson & Elkins, LLP The Classical Season is endowed by The Wortham Foundation, Inc. in memory of Gus S. and Lyndall F. Wortham. To enjoy this concert again, tune in to Houston Public Media’s broadcast series on Wednesdays at 8:00 pm on Classical 91.7. April 2014 21
NOTES BY CARL R. CUNNINGHAM | BRONFMAN PLAYS BEETHOVEN 4 | APRIL 17-19 OVERTURE TO THE BARTERED BRIDE
PIANO CONCERTO NO. 4 IN G MAJOR, OPUS 58
Bedrˇich Smetana (1824-1884)
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Recording Pianist Yefim Bronfman, with David Zinman conducting the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich (Arte Nova)
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edrˇich Smetana’s operatic comedy, The Bartered Bride, became the first opera to establish Czech nationalism when its final three-act version attained popularity at its 1870 premiere in Prague’s Provisional Theatre. The story concerns a familiar tale of village lovers being prevented from marrying until the young man, Jeník, outwits the greedy marriage broker by secretly having the contract written in a way that bars his fiancée, Marˇenka, from marrying anyone else. In contrast to many operas, the popular overture was composed before any of the musical numbers sung by the soloists and chorus onstage. It is a zestful piece whose fugal opening is combined with a large sonata movement, spilling out other themes, a development section and thematic restatement as it races along toward a climactic coda. The printed music for Smetana’s Overture to The Bartered Bride was donated by Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Jankovic.
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Few concerts have drawn as much colorful commentary as the four-hour marathon at Vienna’s Theater an der Wien on December 22, 1808, which included the premieres of Beethoven’s Fifth and Sixth symphonies and the first public performances of the Fourth Piano Concerto and the Mass in C major. With the audience seated in a decidedly chilly hall, the irascible composer publicly humiliated the orchestra for missing a cue, gesticulated so wildly as he played the solo part to the concerto that he knocked over the candelabra lighting the music on the piano, and inadvertently slapped an unwary page turner on the cheek. While those superficial mishaps dominated the conversation and commentary of those attending the concert, what matters to today’s concertgoers is the flood of great music that poured from the composer’s pen in those early years of the 19th century. The gentle, song-like character of the concerto, especially its opening movement, attests to the spirit of Romanticism developing in his music. Beethoven also nearly established a precedent by open-
NOTES | BRONFMAN PLAYS BEETHOVEN 4 | APRIL 17-19 ing the concerto with a quiet solo phrase, rather than reserving the entire first exposition of the themes for the orchestra alone. The orchestra does resume its traditional exposition, but in one of Beethoven’s interesting rhythmic games, the main theme is set off-center by one note, adding tension until it is resolved at the end of each phrase. Tonal relationships are also colorful and broadly romantic, not only in the main theme but in the minor-key intermediate theme leading the orchestra to its closing group. When the piano returns, it embellishes and varies the themes with delicate filigree, adding a new subsidiary theme of its own. The development section maintains this ornamental character, while turning to a mood of deep mystery, and it is only at the recapitulation that the piano bursts forth triumphantly with the main theme, announcing the return of all the themes and the solo cadenza. The slow movement is one of the most personal, intense, innovative moments in all the Beethoven literature. It pits an agitated dramatic recitative in the strings against an intervening series of plaintive, unruffled phrases in the piano. Ultimately, the calm prevails as the piano proceeds into a figurative passage and a short cadenza toward the end of this highly poetic movement. A free adaptation of established forms also occurs in the finale. Instead of being a normal five-part rondo, the movement is expanded with developmental episodes interspersed with various themes. But the light, fanciful character of the music is maintained throughout much of its lacy keyboard figuration and its playful melodies.
SYMPHONY NO. 8 IN G MAJOR, OPUS 88 Antonín Dvorˇák (1841-1904) Recording István Kertész conducting the London Symphony Orchestra (Decca) Instrumentation two flutes (one doubling piccolo), two oboes (one doubling English horn), two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani and strings The last three symphonies of Antonín Dvorˇák are the most frequently performed among his nine works in that medium. Although the bucolic Eighth Symphony has lived in the shadow of the more popular New World Symphony and, to some extent, the seriousminded Seventh Symphony in D minor, it is the most relaxed, most poetic and perhaps the loveliest of the three. It was composed in less than three months between the end of August and early November 1889, at a time when Dvorˇák had achieved long-sought recognition internationally and had succeeded in establishing himself as a major voice in expressing Czech nationalism in music. The symphony shares an interesting feature with two other major symphonies written within the preceding 11 years. Like the Fourth Symphony of Tchaikovsky and the Third Symphony of Brahms, the first movement of Dvorˇák’s Eighth Symphony opens with a motto theme that recurs later as a structural pillar separating the exposition, CONTINUED ON PAGE 51
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APRIL 18, 2014
ACCESS SERIES
Bronfman Plays Beethoven 4 Andrés Orozco-Estrada, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano Miles Hoffman, host Friday, April 18, 2014 7:30 pm
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Evening Schedule: 6:30 pm Pre-Concert Mix & Mingle Tapas available for purchase and cash bar Musical entertainment Location: Main Lobby 7:30 pm Concert with host Miles Hoffman 9:00 pm Post-Concert Q & A with the artists and host Location: Theater Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Opus 58 I Allegro moderato II Andante con moto III Rondo: Vivace
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The ACCESS Series is supported in part by: City of Houston & Theater District Improvement, Inc. Mach Family Audience Development Fund
Thank you to the following donors for their cumulative support of the Houston Symphony over the years. This weekend, we are proud to honor: Chevron The Margaret & James A. Elkins, Jr. Foundation Hobby Family Foundation I. W. Marks Jewelers Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Palmetto Partners Ltd./ The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation Ms. Charlotte A. Rothwell UBS Vinson & Elkins, LLP
The Classical Season is endowed by The Wortham Foundation, Inc. in memory of Gus S. and Lyndall F. Wortham.
MILES HOFFMAN, host As music commentator for Morning Edition, National Public Radio’s flagship news program, Miles Hoffman is heard regularly by a national audience of some 14 million. His feature, “Coming to Terms,” was a weekly favorite for 13 years (1989-2002) on NPR’s Performance Today, and he is the author of The NPR Classical Music Companion, now in its 10th printing (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). He is the host of the national broadcasts of chamber music from the Spoleto Festival USA; and, in South Carolina, his “musical module,” A Minute with Miles, is heard daily on South Carolina ETV Public Radio. A graduate of Yale University and The Juilliard School, Hoffman is a renowned violist. He is the founder and violist of The American Chamber Players and has appeared as soloist with orchestras throughout the U.S. He has given viola and chamber music classes and masterclasses at countless universities; he has presented keynote addresses for the International Viola Congress, the American String Teachers Association National Conference and the Association of Music Personnel in Public Radio. In 2003, he gave the commencement address at Centenary College of Louisiana, and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree in recognition of his activities as a performer and educator. He has collaborated as host or lecturer with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, The Phoenix Symphony, the Richmond Symphony and the National Symphony Orchestra. Hoffman lives in Spartanburg, SC, where he is associate professor of viola at the Petrie School of Music at Converse College and artistic director of the Carlos Moseley Chamber Music Series. April 2014 25
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES APRIL & MAY 2014
Tango & Tchaikovsky: A Free Houston Symphony Concert April 22, 2014 Tango demonstrations and free wine tastings: 6:30 p.m. Concert start time: 7:30 p.m. Frank Huang, leader and violin soloist Discovery Green | Anheuser-Busch Stage Join us for a free tango-inspired event at Discovery Green! Enjoy free wine tasting and tango lessons, plus listen to the Houston Symphony perform Astor Piazzolla’s work Estaciones Porteñas (The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires) and Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings.
Beethoven’s Triple Concerto May 1, 3, 4, 2014 Thomas Dausgaard, conductor Frank Huang, violin Brinton Averil Smith, cello Joyce Yang, piano Bax: Tintagel Beethoven: Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano, Triple Concerto Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 The Houston Symphony’s Concertmaster Frank Huang and Principal Cellist Brinton Averil Smith join pianist Joyce Yang for a moving performance of Beethoven’s Triple Concerto.
Christoph Eschenbach Conducts Mahler’s Symphony of a Thousand photo by eric brissaud
May 9, 10, 2014 Christoph Eschenbach, conductor Houston Symphony Chorus Charles Hausmann, director Mahler: Symphony No. 8, Symphony of a Thousand Watch in awe as more than 456 musicians, Chorus members and vocal soloists join together— complete with a special stage extension—for a once-in-a-lifetime, powerful experience of music.
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Spec’s Charitable Foundation Salute to Educators Concert Robert Franz, conductor *Charles Seo, cello Gold Medal winner, 2013 Houston Symphony League Concerto Competition Houston Youth Symphony Michael Webster, music director Thursday, April 24, 2014 7:30 pm
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long, troubled history preceded the final version of Sergei Prokofiev’s last major orchestral work. The Sinfonia Concertante for Cello and Orchestra was originally composed as Prokofiev’s Cello Concerto, Opus 58, between 1933 and 1938, but the work was not well received at its premiere and was promptly shelved. Only after nine years was it revived by the young, struggling cellist, Mstislav Rostropovich,
To honor the work of an administrator active in encouraging music education in schools, the Spec’s Charitable Foundation Award for Excellence in Music Education will be presented this evening. The evening’s presentation of The Jacob L. and Sophia Meyer Farb School Bell Award is sponsored by the Farb Family Endowment Fund.
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NOTES CONTINUED | SPEC’S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION SALUTE TO EDUCATORS CONCERT | APRIL 24 who persuaded the composer that it had valuable musical ideas worth reworking. With Rostropovich’s help, Prokofiev revised the work between 1950 and 1952, and Rostropovich gave the new version its first performance. Still dissatisfied, the composer made further extensive revisions during the last year of his life, attaching a new title, Sinfonia Concertante, to the third, finally successful version. For one thing, it is a brilliant, showy piece in which the solo cello is an almost constant participant. And although the concerto has only one featured soloist, rather than two or more (common in the old sinfonia concertante), the delicate chamber music scoring in much of the work allows many solo voices to emerge within the orchestral ensemble. The large design of the work has traditional as well as unusual traits. It is cast in three movements: a sonata movement, a scherzo and trio, and a set of variations, but the tempo markings in general call for a slow-fast-slow sequence of movements. The slow opening movement is the most elusive, beginning with a sardonic tramping rhythmic figure in the orchestra. The solo cello soon enters with a theme marked by arching leaps. It is then alternately discussed by the soloist and orchestra. After a slight relaxation in the tempo, the high, muted violins enter with a gentle, graceful second theme based on a descending scale. Other thematic suggestions, episodes and a development evolve from these themes. At the end of the movement, the music quietly dissolves rather than coming to a forceful conclusion. The scherzo is the longest, most interesting and most complex of the three movements. After a piquant orchestral introduction, the solo cellist engages in some passage work, and then introduces a wideranging main theme. This gives way to a sharper staccato theme, followed by a gentle lyrical theme in the trio section. In turn, this dissolves into a lengthy, challenging solo cadenza. Eventually, the earlier themes return, along with several flourishes for the cellist, but then alternate in different order and are fragmented and combined as in a development, finally culminating in an imposing coda. Along the way, there are some fastidiously colorful orchestral touches, especially a passage with silvery harmonic tones for the strings. The finale offers simpler, more obvious music. It opens with a broad theme, almost like a patriotic hymn, initially stated by the solo cello and then taken up by the orchestra. It is followed by a dozen variations, presenting the theme in numerous guises and in several charming orchestral colors. The third variation is a solo cadenza for the cello; three centrally located variations are based on a sharp-tempered substitute theme, forming a contrasting middle section in the movement. Toward the end, there is a sweet, delicate variation featuring the celesta. Elaborate figuration in the solo cello and the string choir dominates the coda at the end of the work, where the trumpets suddenly state a tune strongly reminiscent of the staccato theme heard in the preceding scherzo.
SYMPHONY NO. 6 IN B MINOR, OPUS 74 (PATHÉTIQUE) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Recording Mariss Jansons conducting the Oslo Philharmonic (Chandos) Instrumentation three flutes (one doubling piccolo), pairs of oboes, clarinets and bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion and strings 30
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Images of death have repeatedly been attached to Tchaikovsky’s final symphony. Though Tchaikovsky was in good spirits after its premiere, he ignored warnings not to drink unboiled water during a cholera epidemic and reportedly died of the disease a few days later. A letter from his physician bears out this version, but some scholars and others have questioned it in favor of a more sensationalistic tale. They cite long-suppressed legends that he secretly poisoned himself a few days before drinking the water, obeying orders from a clandestine “court of honor” that threatened to expose an alleged homosexual affair he had with a military academy student. Although Tchaikovsky never publicly described the symphony’s meaning, a written sketch found among his papers indicates that death was indeed on his mind. “The ultimate essence of the plan of symphony is LIFE,” he wrote. “First part – all impulsive passion, confidence, thirst for activity. Must be short. (Finale: DEATH – result of collapse.) Second part love; third disappointments; fourth ends dying away (also short).” The title of the symphony, which was supplied by Tchaikovsky’s brother, Modest, the morning after the premiere, reflects the character of the composer’s description. Biographer John Warrack notes that “patetichesky,” the Russian equivalent of “Pathétique,” suggests meanings of “passionate,” “emotional” and “suffering,” rather than “pathetic.” The Pathétique Symphony represents Tchaikovsky’s most plastic adaptation of symphonic form to his dramatic purposes. The opening sonata movement begins with the gloomiest of slow introductions in the bassoons and low strings. Its thematic motive soon becomes the anxiously pleading main theme, which is rigorously worked out before giving way to a relaxed, lyrical second theme in the violins. The development suddenly explodes upon the scene as an agitated contrapuntal episode, coming to its climax in the return of the first theme followed by the second and a solemn processional for a coda. The two central movements are among the most engaging of Tchaikovsky’s numerous symphonic waltzes and marches. The second movement is distinguished by the use of an irregular 5/4 meter rather than the standard ¾ meter, thus extending his arch of its phrases. A moody minor-mode trio is set in contrast to its lyrical outpouring. The third-movement march is noteworthy for its relentless, carefully-scaled growth into overpowering climaxes. As in the first movement, the strings and bassoon set the tone for the sighing, dejected music of the finale, a daring departure from the exuberant, even bombastic finales typical of 19th-century symphonies, most especially those by Tchaikovsky. The printed music for Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 was donated by Charles King Sanders. © 2014, Carl R. Cunningham
Biographies ROBERT FRANZ, conductor In his sixth season as Associate Conductor of the Houston Symphony, Robert Franz has led the Symphony in a broad range of creative educational and family concerts. Highlights for the 201314 Season include a performance at the annual awards of the AntiDefamation League and tonight’s performance. Last summer, Franz conducted the orchestra’s 100th Birthday Concert.
BIOGRAPHIES CONTINUED | SPEC’S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION SALUTE TO EDUCATORS CONCERT | APRIL 24 Franz is also the Music Director of the Boise Philharmonic, the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival Opera and Orchestra and the Windsor Symphony in Ontario, Canada. He serves as Music Director Emeritus of the Carolina Chamber Symphony, an orchestra that he founded, and provides educational programming workshops at the National Repertory Orchestra during the summer. Under his direction, both the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (2008) and the Louisville Orchestra (2001) were awarded ASCAP’s Leonard Bernstein Award for Educational Programming. The Louisville Orchestra’s award led to the creation of an education program for Kentucky Educational Television entitled Creating Music and Stories. Winner of the 2008 BPO/ECMEA Music Educators Award for Excellence, Franz has created arts education programs for the Carolina Chamber Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Louisville Orchestra, West End Chamber Ensemble and the Winston-Salem Piedmont Triad Symphony. He has also authored his first children’s book with CD, Stella’s Magical Musical Tour of America. Franz received his Bachelor of Music degree in oboe performance in 1990 from the North Carolina School of the Arts and his Master of Music degree in conducting in 1992 from the same institution.
CHARLES SEO, cello Charles Seo, 18, is a senior at the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. He performs tonight as the Gold Medal winner of the Houston Symphony League Concerto Competition. He studies with Brinton Averil Smith, principal cellist of the Houston Symphony, and is eager to decide where he will begin his college career. In 2011, Seo was accepted with scholarship to the Meadowmount School of Music. Most recently, he has been chosen as a National YoungArts Foundation finalist. As a result, he became a U.S. Presidential Scholars candidate. In May, he will participate in the Stulberg International String Competition in Kalamazoo. The list of competitions Seo has won is impressive: the Houston Civic Symphony Young Artist Competition and the Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition, among other local competitions. He was selected as principal cellist of the TMEA Texas All-State Symphony Orchestra twice and was chosen as Outstanding Performer for the Texas State Solo-Ensemble Contest. He won first place in the American Protégé International Concerto Competition and performed at Carnegie Hall. He played Sarasate’s Zigeunerweisen on NPR’s From the Top, one of the nation’s most popular classical music programs. In 2013, he won first place at the Schmidbauer International Young Artist Competition and achieved a Gold Medal at 2013 Lynn Harrell Concerto Competition. Seo was a semi-finalist at Stulberg International and Klein International and was recently accepted to the Colburn School, Julliard and the New England Conservatory.
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An Evening with Chris Botti Stuart Chafetz, conductor | Chris Botti, trumpet Billy Kilson, drums | Richie Goods, bass | Geoffrey Keezer, piano Leonardo Amuedo, guitar | Serena McKinney, violin Sy Smith, vocals | George Komsky, vocals
Friday, April 25, 2014 8 pm Saturday, April 26, 2014 8 pm Sunday, April 27, 2014 7:30 pm
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Thank you to the following donors for their cumulative support of the Houston Symphony over the years. This weekend, we are proud to honor:
Cameron Management is an enthusiastic supporter of the Houston Symphony, a dynamic Houston asset, which continues to increase the positive perception of this diverse city. Cameron Management is proud the Houston Symphony Development and Marketing Departments office at Esperson, one block from Jones Hall. Cameron owns, manages and leases office buildings in downtown Houston. Cameron’s goal is to bring value to its tenants through effective on-site management as well as quality to the community at large. The Cameron Way encourages individual community participation. Cameron employees are in the following organizations: Houston Symphony, Compass, Goodwill Industries of Houston, Camp For All and LOGOS Leaders Outreach. Other areas supported by Cameron employees include Star of Hope, Campus Crusade for Christ, The Texas Lyceum and the Beacon at Christ Church Cathedral. Cameron Management applauds the Symphony for its many successes throughout the Houston community.
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include the orchestras of Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, San Francisco, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton and Florida (Tampa). He previously held posts as resident conductor of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and associate conductor of the Louisville Orchestra. As principal timpanist of the Honolulu Symphony for 20 years, Chafetz also conducted the annual Nutcracker performances with Ballet Hawaii and principals from the American Ballet Theatre. It was during that time that Chafetz led numerous concerts with the Maui Pops Orchestra. Chafetz maintains an ongoing special relationship with the Naples Philharmonic. In the summers, he spends his time at the Chautauqua Institution, where he conducts the annual Fourth of July and Opera Pops. Chafetz makes his home near San Francisco with his wife, Ann Krinitsky. He holds a bachelor’s degree in music performance from the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati and a master’s from the Eastman School of Music.
CHRIS BOTTI, trumpet Since the release of his 2004 critically acclaimed CD When I Fall In Love, Chris Botti has become the largest-selling American instrumental artist. His association with PBS has led to four No. 1 jazz albums. His latest album, Impressions (Columbia Records), won a Grammy® Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album. Performing worldwide and selling more than three million albums, he has found a form of creative expression that begins in jazz and expands beyond the limits of any single genre.
STUART CHAFETZ, conductor Stuart Chafetz is a conductor with an affable podium demeanor and a keen sense of audience engagement. He is increasingly in demand with orchestras across the continent. This season, in addition to this appearance in Houston, Chafetz will be on the podium in Baltimore, Indianapolis and Milwaukee. Previous conducting appearances
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Symphony Society Board Executive Committee President Robert A. Peiser
Chairman of the Board Jesse B. Tutor
Executive Director/CEO Mark C. Hanson
Immediate Past President Robert B. Tudor III
Chairman Emeritus Mike S. Stude
Vice President, Artistic and Orchestra Affairs Justice Brett Busby
Vice President, Board Governance and Secretary Steven P. Mach
Vice President, Volunteers and Special Events David Wuthrich
Vice President, Community Partnerships Donna Shen
Vice President, Finance Anthony Bohnert
Vice President, Education Billy McCartney
Vice President, Development Jerome Simon
Vice President, Popular Programming Allen Gelwick
General Counsel Paul R. Morico
Vice President, Marketing and Communication Gloria G. Pryzant
At-Large Members Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge Gene Dewhurst Helen Shaffer Jim R. Smith
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS Adam Dinitz, Orchestra Representative Kelli Cohen Fein, President, Houston Symphony League Mark Hughes, Orchestra Representative Rodney Margolis Brinton Averil Smith, Orchestra Representative Stacey Spears, Assistant Secretary Ed Wulfe, Immediate Past Chair
President, Endowment Steven P. Mach
Governing Directors Graham Baker * Janice H. Barrow Danielle Batchelor Darlene Bisso Anthony Bohnert Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge Terry Ann Brown Ralph Burch Justice Brett Busby Donna Josey Chapman Janet Clark Michael H. Clark Ryan Colburn Scott Cutler Lorraine Dell Viviana Denechaud Gene Dewhurst Michael Doherty Susanna Dokupil
Trustees
Samuel Abraham Joe Amador Philip Bahr Devinder Bhatia Meherwan Boyce Walter Bratic Prentiss Burt Cheryl Byington John Caley Dougal Cameron Lynn Caruso * John T. Cater Audrey Cochran Mark Day Cindy Deere Azar Delpassand Tracy Dieterich Tom Fitzpatrick Past Presidents of the Houston Symphony Society Mrs. Edwin B. Parker Miss Ima Hogg Mrs. H. M. Garwood Joseph A. Mullen, M.D. Joseph S. Smith Walter H. Walne H. R. Cullen Gen. Maurice Hirsch Charles F. Jones Fayez Sarofim John T. Cater Richard G. Merrill Ellen Elizardi Kelley John D. Platt E. C. Vandagrift Jr.
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John Esquivel Kelli Cohen Fein Julia Frankel David Frankfort Ronald G. Franklin Allen Gelwick Mauro Gimenez Stephen Glenn Enrique Gonzรกlez Susan Hansen Stephanie C. Hildebrandt Gary L. Hollingsworth Brian James Joan Kaplan Ulyesse LeGrange Rochelle Levit * Cora Sue Mach Steven P. Mach * Rodney Margolis
Jay Marks Mary Lynn Marks David Massin Jackie Wolens Mazow Billy McCartney Barbara McCelvey * Alexander K. McLanahan Kevin Meyers Paul Morico Arthur Newman Robert A. Peiser Geoffroy Petit David Pruner Stephen Pryor Gloria G. Pryzant Ron Rand John Rydman Manolo Sanchez Helen Shaffer
Donna Shen Jerome Simon Jim R. Smith Miles Smith Jim Stein * Mike S. Stude William J. Toomey III * Robert B. Tudor III * Betty Tutor * Jesse B. Tutor Margaret Waisman Fredric A. Weber Mrs. S. Conrad Weil Vicki West * Margaret Alkek Williams * Ed Wulfe David Wuthrich Robert A. Yekovich
Craig A. Fox Mary Fusillo Evan Glick Stanley Haas Eric Haufrect Kathleen Hayes Marianne Ivany Catherine Kaldis I. Ray Kirk Carlos Lopez Carolyn Mann Michael Mann Paul M. Mann Judy Margolis * Gene McDavid Gary Mercer Marilyn Miles Michael Mithoff
Janet Moore Dave Mueller Tassie Nicandros Scott Nyquist Dana Ondrias John Onstott Edward Osterberg Jr. Chester M. Pitts II Greg Powers Roman F. Reed Richard Robbins * J. Hugh Roff Jr. * Michael E. Shannon Robert Sloan Jule Smith David Stanard David Tai Michael Tenzer
L. Proctor (Terry) Thomas Stephen G. Tipps Art Vivar Robert Weiner David Ashley White James T. Willerson Steven J. Williams Scott Wulfe Ex-Officio Adam Dinitz Mark C. Hanson Mark Hughes Patience Myers Brinton Averil Smith Stacey Spears
J. Hugh Roff Jr. Robert M. Hermance Gene McDavid Janice H. Barrow Barry C. Burkholder Rodney H. Margolis Jeffrey B. Early Michael E. Shannon Ed Wulfe Jesse B. Tutor Robert B. Tudor III Past Presidents of the Houston Symphony League Miss Ima Hogg Mrs. John F. Grant Mrs. J. R. Parten Mrs. Andrew E. Rutter
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Mrs. Aubrey Leon Carter Mrs. Stuart Sherar Mrs. Julian Burrows Ms. Hazel Ledbetter Mrs. Albert P. Jones Mrs. Ben A. Calhoun Mrs. James Griffith Lawhon Mrs. Olaf La Cour Olsen Mrs. Ralph Ellis Gunn Mrs. Leon Jaworski Mrs. Garrett R. Tucker Jr. Mrs. M. T. Launius Jr. Mrs. Thompson McCleary Mrs. Theodore W. Cooper Mrs. Allen H. Carruth Mrs. David Hannah Jr. Mary Louis Kister
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Ellen Elizardi Kelley Mrs. John W. Herndon Mrs. Charles Franzen Mrs. Harold R. DeMoss Jr. Mrs. Edward H. Soderstrom Mrs. Lilly Kucera Andress Ms. Marilou Bonner Mrs. W. Harold Sellers Mrs. Harry H. Gendel Mrs. Robert M. Eury Mrs. E. C. Vandagrift Jr. Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Terry Ann Brown Nancy Strohmer Mary Ann McKeithan Ann Cavanaugh Mrs. James A. Shaffer
Lucy H. Lewis Catherine McNamara Shirley McGregor Pearson Paula Jarrett Cora Sue Mach Kathi Rovere Norma Jean Brown Barbara McCelvey Lori Sorcic Nancy Willerson Jane Clark Nancy Littlejohn Donna Shen Susan Osterberg
A GRAND GIFT FOR THE HOUSTON SYMPHONY During the past season, the Houston Symphony League and Houston Symphony League Bay Area joined forces to raise funds for a new Steinway concert grand piano for the orchestra in recognition of the League’s 75th anniversary. Led by Betty Tutor, Houston Symphony League Vice President of Fundraising, the 88 Keys Project exceeded expectations by collecting more than $130,000 in donations. Some of the lead donors, along with Executive Director/CEO Mark Hanson and General Manager/Chief Operating Officer Steve Brosvik and Symphony staff members, traveled to the Steinway factory in New York to meet with pianist Kirill Gerstein who selected the piano. The insider tour of the factory, pictured left, demonstrated the process involved in building a piano, from the selection of wood to the finished product. All contributors were invited to a private rehearsal in Jones Hall on September 11, 2013, prior to the piano’s debut at Kirill Gerstein’s performance of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Houston Symphony. It was a thrill for that intimate audience to hear the full sound of the new Steinway soaring through the hall and to know it was accomplished through the generosity of the many gifts to the 88 Keys Project. Pictured are attendees of the private rehearsal: (back row, l to r) Michael George, Jo Dee Wright, Betsy Garlinger, Carol Vartian, Ann Thurmond, Kirill Gerstein, James Matthews, Carmen Halden, Jeanine Swift, guest of Jeanine Swift, Darlene Clark, Jana Vander Lee, Lucy Lewis, Sylvia Carroll, Norma Jean Brown, Mark Hanson and Jeanné Cox; (front row, l to r) Lilly Andress, Daisy Wong, Mary Lynn Marks, Sybil Roos, Betty Tutor, Susan Osterberg, Carolyn Mann and Dede Weil.
Guest Artist Sponsorship for Inaugural Concert $25,000 or more Houston Symphony League
Ms. Vicki West Ms. Daisy Wong Mr. and Mrs. C. Clifford Wright
Ebony and Ivory $15,000 - $24,999 The Hood-Barrow Foundation
Half-Step $500 - $999 Mrs. Roya Arfa Mr. and Mrs. John C. Averett Mr. and Mrs. David M. Fox Dr. and Mrs. Robert H. Fusillo William A. and Dorothy H. Grieves Houston Symphony League Bay Area Cora Sue and Harry Mach Jay and Shirley Marks James Matthews Mr. and Mrs. William B. McNamara Susan and Edward Osterberg Michael and Shirley Pearson Mr. and Mrs. Hans F. Strohmer Ms. Barbara Swartz Dr. and Mrs. Karl Tornyos Bobby and Phoebe Tudor Nancy B. Willerson Ms. Susan Wood
String, Hammers and Pedals $10,000 - $14,999 Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Bahr Mr. Michael B. George Barbara and Pat McCelvey Leg $5,000 - $14,999 Dr. Kelli Cohen Fein and Martin J. Fein Mrs. Sybil F. Roos Mr. Brian Teichman and Mr. Andrew Cordes Mr. and Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Key (Whole Step) $1,000 - $4,999 Mr. and Mrs. Thurmon Andress Dr. Angela R. Apollo Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey B. Aron Beth Wolff Realtors Mr. and Mrs. Walter V. Boyle Ms. Terry A. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Gerald F. Clark Gene and Linda Dewhurst Mr. and Mrs. Russell M. Frankel Mr. Edwin C. Friedrichs and Ms. Darlene Clark Friends of Paula Jarrett Ms. Betsy Garlinger Dr. and Mrs. Michael Mann Mr. and Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan Nancy and Robert Peiser Donna and Tim Shen Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Thurmond Dede and Connie Weil
Donors to $499 Dr. and Mrs. Meherwan P. Boyce Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Bozeman Mrs. Norma Jean Brown Ms. Sylvia J. Carroll Mr. and Mrs. Byron Cooley Ms. Jeanné A. Cox Hon. and Mrs. William C. Crassas Amanda and Adam Dinitz Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Edison Mrs. Jane Egner Mr. and Mrs. Knut Eriksen Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Eury Mr. and Mrs. Donald Faust Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph O. Frazier Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Gendel Ms. Cathey Granello Ms. Carmen C. Halden Vickie Johnson Hamley Mr. and Mrs. Frank Herzog Mr. Alan Holzberg Mr. and Mrs. Andrew H. Kean Jr. Mary Louis Kister Alecia L. Lawyer Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Mr. and Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Mrs. Rebecca May Mr. and Mrs. D. Bradley McWilliams Mrs. Muriel Mendell Ms. Joan Mercado Mr. and Mrs. Arnold M. Miller Jennifer and David A. Mire Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Moynihan Mr. and Mrs. John O. Niemann Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Scott S. Nyquist Dr. and Mrs. Albert E. Raizner Mr. and Mrs. Norman T. Reynolds Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rhodes Mr. and Mrs. Claud D. Riddles Ms. Franelle Rogers Ms. Terri Romano William J. Rovere and Cathy F. Rovere Ms. Jeanine Swift Dr. and Mrs. Gage Van Horn III Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. van Wageningen Ms. Jana Vander Lee Dr. and Mrs. Carl Vartian Ms. Elba L. Villarreal Wolff-Toomim Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Mark Yzaguirre
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EducaTIon and Community Engagement Programs
Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Competition 2014 The 39th Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Competition, along with the Houston Symphony League’s Chairman, Helen Shaffer, welcome emerging musicians, ages 13 to 30, to compete in one of the leading multi-instrument competitions in the world. The event will take place on May 29-31 at Shepherd School of Music’s Stude Hall, contestants are eligible for $43,000 in prize money. John Dennis, our enthusiastic sponsor, graciously provides the $25,000 first prize award, the Woodson Memorial Award, in memory of his mother, Grace Woodson, who was a dear friend of Ima Hogg. Winners will be chosen after each of the four finalists performs, from memory, a concerto with the Houston Symphony for a live audience. The 10 semifinalists will perform two 25-minute free concerti with piano accompaniment; finalists are decided that day. Schedule: May 29, 9 am - 4 pm – Semifinals and announcement of four finalists May 31, 7 pm – Finals Concert, Stude Hall To attend this exciting event, visit http://www.houstonsymphony. org/ima2014.
Semifinalists: 1. N adir Khashimov, violin, 23, Atlanta, Georgia, Curtis Institute of Music 2. F angyue He, violin, 27, Shanghai, China, Manhattan School of Music 3. F edor Amosov, cello, 26, Moscow, Russia, the Cleveland Institute of Music 4. Charles Seo, cello, 18, Houston, Texas, High School for the Performing and Visual Arts 5. Josué Valdepeñas, cello, 23, Toronto, Ontario Canada, Colburn School of Music 6. L in Ma, clarinet, 24, Hunan, China, Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music 7. Maria Chlebus, marimba, 23, Warsaw, Poland, University of Miami 8. Y ekwon Sunwoo, piano, 25, Anyang, Korea, Mannes College 9. J iuming Shen, piano, 22, Dalian, China, Colburn School of Music 10. Y uebing Lin, piano, 22, Shenzhen, China, The Juilliard School
The Houston Symphony acknowledges those individuals, corporations and foundations that support our education and community engagement activities. Each year, these activities impact the lives of more than 82,000 children and students and provide access to our world-class orchestra for nearly 111,000 Houstonians free of charge.
GUARANTOR - $100,000+ Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Lieutenant Governor David H. Dewhurst City of Houston through the Miller Theatre Advisory Board Houston Symphony Endowment John & Lindy Rydman/ Spec’s Wines, Spirits and Finer Foods UNDERWRITER - $50,000+ Cameron International Corporation ExxonMobil Mrs. Alfred C. Glassell Jr. Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Educational Fund GDF SUEZ Energy North America Marathon Oil Corporation John P. McGovern Foundation Shell Oil Company SPONSOR - $25,000+ The Boeing Company Mr. & Mrs. John P. Dennis III JPMorgan Chase Sterling-Turner Foundation
PARTNER - $15,000+ Ruth & Ted Bauer Family Foundation CenterPoint Energy The Melbern G. & Susanne M. Glasscock Foundation Macy’s / Macy’s Foundation Texas Commission on the Arts PATRON - $10,000+ Enbridge Energy Company George & Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation Nordstrom The Powell Foundation Schlumberger, Ltd. Vivian L. Smith Foundation BENEFACTOR - $5,000+ Lynne Murray, Sr. Educational Foundation Randalls Food Markets Strake Foundation Swift Energy Company DONOR - $1,000+ Kinder Morgan Foundation Robert W. & Pearl Wallis Knox Foundation Lillian Kaiser Lewis Foundation
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MUSICIAN SPONSORSHIP Tad and Suzanne Smith have a unique story as Houston Symphony Musician Sponsors. They fostered connections to orchestra musicians years before moving to Houston! Tad studied violin in college, where he met Sophia Silivos and William VerMeulen, future Houston Symphony musicians. Bill and Tad quickly became best friends and Tad maintained his friendships with Sophia and Bill through the years. Tad ultimately moved toward a geosciences career that brought him, with Suzanne, to Houston. They attended Houston Symphony concerts regularly and were reacquainted with Sophia and Bill. Through those friendships, the Smiths met other musicians, including their sponsored musician, Marina Brubaker, first violin. Marina joined the Houston Symphony in 1988. As a result of their Musician Sponsor relationship, the Smiths have grown especially close to her. Marina remarks, “I was happily surprised when I heard that Tad and Suzanne were to be my new sponsors!
I already knew Tad and his family through his relationship with other musicians in the symphony. Because of his former life as a violinist he had friends in the symphony that he had known since high school. I’ve always found the Smiths to be welcoming and interesting so I’m glad to get to know them even more!” Tad, Suzanne and Marina attended the annual Musician Sponsor Luncheon on March 5. “It was our first, since we became sponsors last spring. It was an incredibly fun event.” Emphasizing the unique opportunity the Musician Sponsor relationship affords Houston Symphony supporters, Tad offers an astute observation: “I frequently ride my bike—so if I could draw a metaphorical comparison to biking, the Houston Symphony would be the Tour de France. So many musicians out there would love to play for this orchestra. Our musicians are special, and it is such a benefit to forge these relationships. As sponsors, we have the opportunity to expand our horizons and get to know these outstanding performers on a deeper level.”
Donors at the Conductor’s Circle, Silver Baton level and above are provided the opportunity to be recognized as sponsoring a Houston Symphony musician. For more information, please contact Mark Folkes, Senior Director, Development, at (713) 337-8521 or mark.folkes@houstonsymphony.org. Eric S. Anderson & R. Dennis Anderson George Pascal, Viola, Assistant Principal
Mr. Scott Ensell Donald Howey, Double Bass
Janice H. Barrow Sophia Silivos, Second Violin, Acting Associate Principal
John & Minerva Esquivel Eric Larson, Double Bass
Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Eric Halen, First Violin, Associate Concertmaster
Martin J. & Dr. Kelli Cohen Fein Ferenc Illenyi, First Violin
Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Brian Del Signore, Percussion, Principal
Angel & Craig Fox David Malone, Double Bass, Acting Principal
Jay & Shirley Marks Sergei Galperin, First Violin
Mr. Gary V. Beauchamp & Ms. Marian Wilfert Beauchamp Martha Chapman, Second Violin Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Sergei Galperin, First Violin Dr. & Mrs. Meherwan P. Boyce Brinton Averil Smith, Cello, Principal Nancy & Walt Bratic Christopher Neal, First Violin Ms. Terry A. Brown James R. Denton, Cello Justice Brett & Erin Busby Assia Dulgerska, First Violin, Assistant Concertmaster Dougal & Cathy Cameron Brian E. Thomas, French Horn Jane & Robert Cizik Qi Ming, First Violin, Assistant Concertmaster Mr. Michael H. Clark & Ms. Sallie Morian George Pascal, Viola, Assistant Principal Janet F. Clark Kevin F. Dvorak, Cello Mr. & Mrs. Bert Cornelison Judy Dines, Flute, Acting Associate Principal Dr. Scott Cutler Scott Holshouser, Keyboard, Principal Mr. Richard Danforth Jeffrey Butler, Cello Leslie Barry Davidson & W. Robins Brice Colin Gatwood, Oboe
Mrs. William Estrada Robert Pastorek, Double Bass
Mr. & Mrs. Russell M. Frankel Aralee Dorough, Flute, Principal
Beth Madison Assia Dulgerska, First Violin, Assistant Concertmaster
Dr. & Mrs. Malcolm L. Mazow Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin
Mr. & Mrs. Ron R. Rand Myung Soon Lee, Cello
Stephen & Pamalah Tipps Allen Barnhill, Trombone, Principal
Mrs. Lila Rauch Christopher French, Cello, Associate Principal
Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Bradley White, Trombone, Associate Principal
Roman & Sally Reed Matthew Strauss, Percussion
Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Daniel Strba, Viola
Mrs. Sybil F. Roos Mark Hughes, Trumpet, Principal
Shirley & Joel Wahlberg Alexander Potiomkin, Bass Clarinet
Mr. Glen A. Rosenbaum Aralee Dorough, Flute, Principal
Margaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. Mark Griffith, Percussion
Barbara & Pat McCelvey Adam Dinitz, English Horn & Oboe
Dr. Santiago Rossi & Mrs. Katherine Rossi Phyllis Herdliska, Viola
Betty & Gene McDavid Linda Goldstein, Viola
Linda & Jerry Rubenstein Brian Del Signore, Percussion, Principal
Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Paula Page, Harp, Principal
Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Christian Schubert, Clarinet, Acting Associate Principal
Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan William K. VerMeulen, French Horn, Principal
John & Lindy Rydman/ Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods Anthony Kitai, Cello
Dede & Connie Weil Amy E. Teare, Second Violin
Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Christopher French, Cello, Associate Principal
Catherine Jane Merchant Jeff Robinson, Contrabassoon
Mr. Walter & Mrs. Maryjane Scherr Phyllis Herdliska, Viola
Allen & Almira Gelwick, Lockton Companies Jeff Robinson, Contrabassoon
Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Mihalo Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth & Dr. Ken Hyde Brian E. Thomas, French Horn Robert Walp, Trumpet, Cameron Mitchell Assistant Principal Christine Pastorek, Second Violin Drs. M.S. & Marie-Luise Kalsi Eric Halen, First Violin, Associate Concertmaster Janice & Allan King Kiju Joh, Second Violin Dr. & Mrs. I. Ray Kirk Linda Goldstein, Viola Mr. & Mrs. U. J. LeGrange Thomas LeGrand, Clarinet, Acting Principal Rochelle & Max Levit Sergei Galperin, First Violin Cornelia & Meredith Long Brinton Averil Smith, Cello, Principal Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Lykos Jr. Kiju Joh, Second Violin
Alexander & Lorraine Dell Paula Page, Harp, Principal
Joella & Steven P. Mach Eric Larson, Double Bass
Gene & Linda Dewhurst Phillip Freeman, Trombone
Cora Sue & Harry Mach Joan DerHovsepian, Viola, Associate Principal
Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Eric Halen, First Violin, Associate Concertmaster
Stephen & Kristine Wallace Ronald Holdman, Timpani, Principal
Vicki West Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin Dr. Jim T. Willerson Anne Leek, Oboe, Associate Principal Margaret Alkek Williams Frank Huang, First Violin, Concertmaster
Laura & Michael Shannon Rian Craypo, Bassoon, Principal
Steven & Nancy Williams Mi-Hee Chung, First Violin
Mr. & Mrs. Lucian L. Morrison Jr. Wayne Brooks, Viola, Principal
Donna & Tim Shen Tina Zhang, Second Violin, Associate Principal
Mrs. Jeanie Kilroy Wilson & Mr. Wallace S. Wilson Xiao Wong, Cello
Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Nelson Mihaela O. Frusina, Second Violin
Mr. & Mrs. Tad Smith Marina Brubaker, First Violin
Lorraine & Ed Wulfe David Kirk, Tuba, Principal
Arthur & Bobbie Newman Rodica Gonzalez, First Violin
The Julia & Albert Smith Foundation Nina & Michael Zilkha Eric Arbiter, Bassoon, Associate Principal Kurt Johnson, First Violin Alana R. Spiwak & Sam L. Stolbun Anonymous Wei Jiang, Viola Sheldon Person, Viola
Paul & Rita Morico Elise Wagner, Bassoon
Susan & Edward Osterberg Alexandra Adkins, First Violin Peggy Overly & John Barlow Alexandra Adkins, First Violin Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan E. Parker Nancy Goodearl, French Horn Nancy & Robert Peiser Jonathan Fischer, Principal Oboe Dave & Alie Pruner Matthew Strauss, Percussion Gloria & Joe Pryzant Jennifer Owen, Second Violin, Principal
Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Springob, Laredo Construction, Inc. Thomas L. Molloy, Viola Mr. Mike Stude Ruth Zeger, Second Violin Alice & Terry Thomas John DeWitt, Trumpet, Associate Principal Paul Strand Thomas Robert E. Johnson, French Horn, Associate Principal
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Houston Symphony Endowment The Houston Symphony Endowment is a separate nonprofit organization that invests contributions to earn income for the benefit of the Houston Symphony Society.
Trustees Michael Mithoff Alexandra Pruner
Steven P. Mach, President Prentiss Burt
Jesse B. Tutor Fredric A. Weber
An endowed fund can be permanently established within the Houston Symphony Society through a direct contribution or via a planned gift such as a bequest. The fund can be designated for general purposes or specific interests. For further information, please contact David Chambers, Chief Development Officer, at (713) 337-8525, or Mark Folkes, Senior Director, Development, at (713) 337-8521. The Houston Symphony acknowledges with deep gratitude the following individuals, corporations, foundations and government agencies who have supported the Endowment. General Endowment Funds that support operational and annual activities: Accenture (Andersen Consulting) Fund AIG American General Fund Mr. & Mrs. Philip Bahr Fund Janice H. & Thomas D. Barrow Fund Mrs. Ermy Borlenghi Bonfield Fund The Charles Engelhard Foundation Fund Jane & Robert Cizik Fund Mr. Lee A. Clark Fund Cooper Industries, Inc. Fund Gene & Linda Dewhurst Fund DuPont Corporation Fund Elkins Charitable Trust Agency Fund The Margaret & James A. Elkins Foundation Fund Virginia Lee Elverson Trust Fund Charles Engelhard Foundation Fund William Stamps Farish Fund Dr. Kelli Cohen Fein & Martin J. Fein Fund Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Fund Jo A. & Billie Jo Graves Fund George & Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation Fund Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth & Dr. Ken Hyde Fund Houston Arts Combined Endowment Fund Drs. M.S. & Marie-Luise Kalsi Fund Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Kaplan Fund Ann Kennedy & Geoffrey Walker Fund Martha Kleymeyer Fund Rochelle & Max Levit Fund Mr. E. W. Long Jr. Fund
M.D. Anderson Foundation Fund Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Fund Jay & Shirley Marks Fund Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Fund/The Marks Charitable Foundation Marian & Speros Martel Foundation Fund Barbara & Pat McCelvey Fund The Menil Foundation Fund Monroe Mendelsohn Jr. Estate Sue A. Morrison & Children Fund National Endowment for the Arts Fund Stewart Orton Fund Papadopoulos Fund Nancy & Robert Peiser Fund Rockwell Fund, Inc. Fund Mr. & Mrs. Clive Runnells Fund Estate of Mr. Walter W. Sapp Fund Mr. & Mrs. Matt K. Schatzman Fund The Schissler Foundation Fund Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Fund Mr. & Mrs. William T. Slick Jr. Fund Texas Eastern Fund Dorothy Barton Thomas Fund Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Fund Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Fund Dede & Connie Weil Fund The Wortham Foundation Fund Anonymous (5)
Designated funds to support annual performance activity: The Brown Foundation Guest Pianist Fund The Cullen Foundation Maestro’s Fund General & Mrs. Maurice Hirsch Memorial Concert Fund in memory of Theresa Meyer and Jules Hirsch, beloved parents of General Maurice Hirsch, and Rosetta Hirsch Weil and Josie Hirsch Bloch, beloved sisters of General Maurice Hirsch The Houston Symphony Chorus Endowment Fund Fayez Sarofim Guest Violinist Fund through The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts The Wortham Foundation Classical Series Fund endowed in memory of Gus S. & Lyndall F. Wortham
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Houston Symphony Endowment Endowed Chairs to assist the Houston Symphony attract, retain and support world class conductors, musicians and guest artists: Janice & Thomas Barrow Chair: Brinton Averil Smith, principal cello Roy & Lillie Cullen Chair: Andrés Orozco-Estrada, music director designate Fondren Foundation Chair: Qi Ming, assistant concertmaster General Maurice Hirsch Chair: Aralee Dorough, principal flute Ellen E. Kelley Chair: Eric Halen, associate concertmaster Max Levine Chair: Frank Huang, concertmaster Cornelia & Meredith Long Chair: Assia Dulgerska, assistant concertmaster George P. & Cynthia Woods Mitchell Chair: Mark Hughes, principal trumpet Tassie & Constantine S. Nicandros Chair: Alexander Potiomkin, bass clarinet Lucy Binyon Stude Chair: Jonathan Fischer, principal oboe Winnie Safford Wallace Chair Endowed funds to assist the Houston Symphony attract, retain and support world class conductors, musicians and guest artists: American General Fund Speros P. Martel Fund Stewart Orton Fund Dan Feigal Prosser Fund Endowed funds to support the Houston Symphony’s annual education and community engagement activities: Margarett & Alice Brown Endowment Fund for Education Lawrence E. Carlton M.D. Endowment Fund for Youth Programs Richard P. Garmany Fund for the Houston Symphony League Concerto Competition The William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs Selma S. Neuman Fund Spec’s Charitable Foundation Salute to Educators Concert Fund Endowed funds to support new commissions and innovative artistic projects: The Micajah S. Stude Special Production Fund Endowed funds to support access and expand geographic reach: The Alice & David C. Bintliff Messiah Concert fund for performances at First Methodist Church The Brown Foundation’s Miller Outdoor Theatre Fund in memory of Hanni and Stewart Orton Mach Family Audience Development Fund George P. & Cynthia Woods Mitchell Summer Concerts Fund Endowed funds to support electronic media initiatives: The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Fund for Creative Initiatives Legacy commitments through The Brown Foundation Challenge to support artistic excellence: Janet F. Clark Gloria Goldblatt Pryzant Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Legacy Society Chair: Wayne Brooks, principal viola Ms. Vicki West in honor of Hans Graf Anonymous (1) Leadership gifts of working capital provided as part of the Campaign for the 20th Century, Campaign for Houston Symphony and My Houston, My Symphony – Campaign for a Sound Future: Hewlett Packard Company Fund The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation Neva Watkins West Fund
CHORUS ENDOWMENT DONORS $500 or more As of March 1, 2014
Mr. Eldo Bergman, Family Literacy Network, Inc. Ms. Linda P. David
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Davis Steve Dukes Robert Lee Gomez Christina & Mark Hanson
Bryan & Vickie McMicken David G. Nussman Mr. & Mrs. Peter C. Peropoulos Mr. & Mrs. Edward Ross
Ms. Susan E. Scarrow Megan & Peter Shedden Beth Weidler & Stephen James Mr. & Mrs. James R. Wilhite
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THE NEW MUSIC DIRECTOR FUND The New Music Director Fund supports the concert activities of Andrés Orozco-Estrada in his year as Music Director Designate (2013-14 Centennial Season) and his first years as Music Director of the Houston Symphony (2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons). OrozcoEstrada, appointed in January 2013, is a young, dynamic conductor who radiates charm and energy both on and off the podium. He is the orchestra’s first Hispanic music director. For information on how to become involved, please contact Mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEO, at (713) 238-1411 or David Chambers, Chief Development Officer, at (713) 337-8525.
Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Margaret Alkek Williams Janice H. Barrow Mr. Gary V. Beauchamp & Ms. Marian Wilfert Beauchamp Barbara & Pat McCelvey Nancy & Robert Peiser Mr. & Mrs. Jim R. Smith Mike Stude Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor
LEADERSHIP COUNCIL As the Houston Symphony celebrates the 2013-14 Centennial Season, we are introducing the Leadership Council for donors committing $45,000 or more in support of the Annual Fund, special projects and fundraising events over a three-year period ($15,000+ annually). For more information or to pledge your support, please contact David Chambers, Chief Development Officer, at (713) 337-8525 or Mark Folkes, Senior Director, Development, at (713) 337-8521.
Graham & Janet Baker Janet F. Clark Mr. Richard Danforth Gene & Linda Dewhurst The Elkins Foundation Angel & Craig Fox Allen & Almira Gelwick – Lockton Companies The Melbern G. and Susan M. Glasscock Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Ms. Nancey G. Lobb Mr. & Mrs. Jerome B. Simon Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber
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The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts
Houston Symphony Donors
The Sustainability Fund
The Houston Symphony pays special tribute to those who support our Sustainability Fund. Their extraordinary leadership investment has made it possible for the Symphony to provide the deep level of cultural service so richly deserved by the communities of Greater Houston and the Gulf Coast region. For further information about The Sustainability Fund, please contact Mark C. Hanson, Executive Director/CEO, at (713) 238-1411.
Houston Endowment The Estate of Jean R. Sides Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Mrs. Alfred C. Glassell Jr. Mrs. Kitty King Powell
Janice H. Barrow The Cullen Foundation The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts The Brown Foundation, Inc. M.D. Anderson Foundation
Annual Support
The Houston Symphony gratefully acknowledges those who support our artistic, educational and community engagement programs through their generosity to our Annual Fund and our Special Events. Below is a listing of those who have so generously given within the past year. We are honored to count these donors among our closest Houston Symphony friends, and we invite you to consider becoming a member of one of our giving societies. For more information, please contact David Chambers, Chief Development Officer, at (713) 337-8525.
Ima Hogg Society, $150,000 or More Janice H. Barrow Ms. Marie Taylor Bosarge Lieutenant Governor & Mrs. David H. Dewhurst Cora Sue & Harry Mach Mr. George P. Mitchell Mrs. Kitty King Powell Sybil F. Roos John & Lindy Rydman / Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods Mr. Mike Stude Bobby & Phoebe Tudor Margaret Alkek Williams
Centennial Society, $100,000 - $149,000 Rochelle & Max Levit Barbara & Pat McCelvey Janice & Robert McNair Nancy & Robert Peiser Mr. & Mrs. Jim R. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor
Founder’s Society, $75,000 - $99,999 Darlene & Cappy Bisso Laura & Michael Shannon April 2014 41
Houston Symphony Donors Maestro’s Society, $50,000 - $74,999 Mr. & Mrs. Philip A. Bahr Mrs. Alfred C. Glassell Jr. The Estate of Miss Ima Hogg Mr. Monzer Hourani Drs. M.S. & Marie-Luise Kalsi Joella & Steven P. Mach
Beth Madison Mr. & Mrs. J. Stephen Marks Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Alice & Terry Thomas
Concertmaster’s Society, $25,000 - $49,999 Eric S. Anderson & R. Dennis Anderson Robin Angly & Miles Smith Mr. Gary V. Beauchamp & Ms. Marian Wilfert Beauchamp Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Todd & JoAnna Brooks Janet F. Clark Mr. Michael H. Clark & Ms. Sallie Morian Mr. & Mrs. John P. Dennis III Gene & Linda Dewhurst Mr. & Mrs. Donald Faust Sr.
Allen & Almira Gelwick Lockton Companies Mr. & Mrs. Melbern G. Glasscock Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Griswold Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth & Dr. Ken Hyde The Joan & Marvin Kaplan Foundation Mr. & Mrs. U. J. LeGrange Cornelia & Meredith Long Dr. & Mrs. Michael Mann Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis
Billy & Christie McCartney Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan John B. Onstott, Geo H. Lewis & Sons Dave & Alie Pruner Mr. Brian Teichman & Mr. Andrew Cordes Ms. Judith Vincent Mr. & Mrs. Fredric A. Weber Steven & Nancy Williams Anonymous (2)
Conductor’s Circle, Platinum Baton $15,000-$24,999 Rolaine & Morrie Abramson Mr. & Mrs. David J. Beck Dr. & Mrs. Devinder Bhatia Justice Brett & Erin Busby Drs. Dennis & Susan Carlyle Albert & Anne Chao / Ting Tsung & Wei Fong Chao Foundation Mr. & Mrs. James Chao Donna & Max Chapman Jane & Robert Cizik Mr. Richard Danforth Lorraine & Alexander Dell Mrs. William Estrada
Martin J. & Dr. Kelli Cohen Fein Angel & Craig Fox Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Janet Gurwitch & Ron Franklin Susan & Dick Hansen Ms. Nancey G. Lobb Mr. Keith McFarland Stephen & Marilyn Miles / Stephen Warren Miles & Marilyn Ross Miles Foundation Melissa & Michael Mithoff Mr. & Mrs. John L. Nau III Ms. Peggy Overly & Mr. John Barlow Elizabeth & Gary Petersen
Conductor’s Circle, Gold Baton $10,000-$14,999 Lindley & Jason Arnoldy Graham & Janet Baker Mr. & Mrs. Joshua L. Batchelor Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Bowman Mr. & Mrs. Walter V. Boyle Nancy & Walt Bratic Ms. Terry A. Brown Mr. Ralph Burch Cheryl & Sam Byington Mr. & Mrs. Donald Childress Mr. & Mrs. Bert Cornelison Roger & Debby Cutler Dr. Scott Cutler Leslie Barry Davidson & W. Robins Brice Cindy & Richard Deere Dr. & Mrs. Ebrahim S. Delpassand, Excel Diagnostics & Nuclear Oncology John & Minerva Esquivel Aubrey & Sylvia Farb Mr. & Mrs. Marvy A. Finger Mr. & Mrs. Russell M. Frankel 42
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Dr. & Mrs. Robert H. Fusillo Mr. Michael B. George Christina & Mark Hanson Russell & Diana Hawkins Mr. & Mrs. Frank Herzog Mr. & Mrs. Maynard Holt Mr. Brian James Mr. & Mrs. Jacek Jaminski Todd & Paige Johnson Larry & Susan Kellner Janice & Allan King Dr. & Mrs. I. Ray Kirk Mr. & Mrs. Michael Linn Dr. & Mrs. Paul M. Mann Jay & Shirley Marks Dr. & Mrs. Malcolm L. Mazow Betty & Gene McDavid Mr. Gary Mercer Catherine Jane Merchant Terence Murphree Susan & Edward Osterberg
Carol Lee & Ken Robertson Ann & Hugh Roff Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Springob, Laredo Construction, Inc. James Stein / Bank of Houston Nancy & David Tai Margaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. Stephen & Kristine Wallace Dede & Connie Weil Vicki West Mr. & Mrs. C. Clifford Wright Jr. Anonymous (1)
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel R. Pickering Gloria & Joe Pryzant Kathryn & Richard Rabinow Mr. & Mrs. Ron R. Rand Mrs. Lila Rauch Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Reckling III Ms. Charlotte A. Rothwell William J. Rovere & Kathi F. Rovere Mr. & Mrs. Clive Runnells Mr. Walter & Mrs. Maryjane Scherr Donna & Tim Shen Mr. & Mrs. Jerome B. Simon Dr. & Mrs. Robert B. Sloan The Julia & Albert Smith Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Tad Smith Ms. Kelly Somoza Alana R. Spiwak & Sam L. Stolbun David & Paula Steakley Mr. & Mrs. Troy Thacker Paul Strand Thomas Stephen & Pamalah Tipps
Houston Symphony Donors Shirley & Joel Wahlberg Janet & Tom Walker Robert G. Weiner & Toni Blankmann Dr. Jim T. Willerson
Mr. Wallace S. Wilson Mrs. Jeanie Kilroy Wilson & Mr. Wallace S. Wilson Cyvia & Melvyn Wolff
Lorraine & Ed Wulfe Nina & Michael Zilkha Anonymous (1)
Conductor’s Circle, Silver Baton $7,500-$9,999 Ms. Bonnie Bauer Mr. & Mrs. Karl H. Becker Dr. Alan Bentz & Ms. Sallymoon S. Benz Ms. Dianna Bernsen Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. Black III Mr. & Mrs. John F. Bookout III Dr. & Mrs. Meherwan P. Boyce John & Candace Caley Audrey & Brandon Cochran Mr. & Mrs. James W. Crownover J.R. & Aline Deming Judge & Mrs. Harold DeMoss Jr. Viviana & David Denechaud Mr. & Mrs. Michael Dokupil Mr. Scott Ensell
S. David Frankfort & Erika Bermeo Mauro H. Gimenez & Connie A. Coulomb Jo A. & Billie Jo Graves Marianne & Robert Ivany Mrs. Gloria Pepper & Dr. Bernard Katz April & Tom Lykos Bryan & Vickie McMicken Mr. & Mrs. D. Bradley McWilliams Doré & Kevin Meyers Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Mihalo Mr. Cameron Mitchell Ginni & Richard Mithoff Paul & Rita Morico Mr. & Mrs. Lucian L. Morrison Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Nelson
Arthur & Bobbie Newman Mrs. Tassie Nicandros Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. Nickson Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan E. Parker Dr. Gregory & Mrs. Catherine Powers Roman & Sally Reed Mr. Glen A. Rosenbaum Dr. Santiago Rossi & Mrs. Katherine Rossi Linda & Jerry Rubenstein Louis H. Skidmore Jr. Mr. Dave Stanard & Ms. Beth Freeman Mr. Stephen C. Tarry Shirley Toomim Mr. Art Vivar & Dr. Jeanneth Castro Anonymous (1)
Conductor’s Circle, Bronze Baton $5,000-$7,499 Frances & Ira Anderson John & Pat Anderson Lilly & Thurmon Andress Ms. Mary Jo Antone-Hatfield Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Aron Michelle H. Belco Mr. & Mrs. Anthony W. Bohnert Mr. Teodoro Bosquez & Ms. Mary Conner Ruth White Brodsky Lilia Khakimova & C. Robert Bunch Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Burk Toba Buxbaum Marilyn Caplovitz Mrs. Lily Carrigan Mr. & Mrs. William T. Carter IV Mr. & Mrs. Thierry Caruso David Chambers & Alex Steffler William J. Clayton & Margaret A. Hughes Laurie & Ryan Colburn Mr. William E. Colburn Mr. & Mrs. Peter R. Coneway Sarah & Ben Cotting Mr. & Mrs. Sanford Criner Ms. Sara Jo Devine Mr. & Mrs. Carr P. Dishroon Mr. Robert Durst Connie & Byron Dyer Mrs. Jane Egner Mr. Roger Eichhorn Mr. William Elbel & Ms. Mary J. Schroeder Mr. Parrish N. Erwin Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Fant Mr. Shane T. Frank Mr. Edwin C. Friedrichs & Ms. Darlene Clark Mrs. Aileen Gordon Dorothy & Bill Grieves
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry L. Hamaker Dr. & Mrs. Eric J. Haufrect Kathleen & Dick Hayes Mr. & Mrs. James E. Hooks Ms. Ann B. Jennings & Ms. Karen M. Jones Beverly Johnson Mr. & Mrs. John F. Joity Debbie & Frank Jones Drs. Blair & Rita Justice Catherine & Andrew Kaldis Nina Andrews & David Karohl Mrs. Jeanie Kilroy Wilson Nancy & Rich Kinder Mary Louis Kister William & Cynthia Koch Mr. & Mrs. John P. Kotts Willy Kuehn Michael & Kelley Lang Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Leighton Marilyn Lummis Mr. & Mrs. David Massin Mr. & Mrs. John N. Matzer III Mr. & Mrs. J. Douglas McMurrey Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William B. McNamara Sidney & Ione Moran Richard & Juliet Moynihan David G. Nussman Mr. & Mrs. Eugene O’Donnell Mr. Robert J. Pilegge Ms. Karen Pulaski Jean & Allan Quiat Vicky & Michael Richker Mr. & Mrs. Claud D. Riddles Mr. & Mrs. George A. Rizzo Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William K. Robbins Jr. Milton & Jill Rose
Mr. & Mrs. Manolo Sanchez Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Schissler Jr. Dr. Susan Gardner & Dr. Philip Scott Mr. & Mrs. Rufus S. Scott Amanda & John Seaberg Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Smith Carol & Michael Stamatedes Mr. & Mrs. Alan Stigall Mr. & Mrs. Antonio M. Szabo Mr. Jim Teague & Ms. Jane DiPaolo Dr. & Mrs. John F. Thrash Ms. Beverly Turner McDonald Birgitt van Wijk General & Mrs. Jasper Welch Dr. David A. White Sue Trammell Whitfield Ms. Jennifer R. Wittman Daisy S. Wong / JCorp Woodell Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Wootton Sally & Denney Wright Mr. & Mrs. Scott Wulfe Dr. & Mrs. Robert Yekovich Edith & Robert Zinn Erla & Harry Zuber Anonymous (1)
Grand Patron’s Circle $2,500 - $4,999
Dr. & Mrs. George J. Abdo Mr. & Mrs. Mickey Ables Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Abraham Dr. Angela R. Apollo Mr. & Mrs. John C. Averett Mrs. John Bace Mr. Richard C. Bailey Trace Trahan Bannerman Anne Morgan Barrett James M. Bell April 2014 43
Houston Symphony Donors Mrs. Pat Biddle & Mr. Ron Kahl Mr. & Mrs. James D. Bozeman Ting & John Bresnahan Mrs. Catherine Campbell Brock & Dr. Gary Brock Divya & Chris Brown Hon. Peter & Mrs. Anne S. Brown Dr. & Mrs. William T. Butler Dougal & Cathy Cameron Dr. Robert N. Chanon Mr. & Mrs. Paul D. Chapman Courtney & John Chapoton Mr. & Mrs. Allen Clamen Mr. & Mrs. Gerald F. Clark Ms. Ann T. Coffey & Mr. Theo Bean Mr. & Mrs. Byron Cooley Lois & David Coyle Mr. & Mrs. Joffre J. Cross II Mr. Fulton & Mrs. Reece Davenport Mr. & Mrs. Mark P. Day Ms. Niki DeMaio Mr. & Mrs. Mark Diehl Valerie Palmquist Dieterich & Tracy Dieterich Mr. & Mrs. Jack N. Doherty Mr. & Mrs. Michael Doherty David & Carolyn Edgar Annette & Knut Eriksen Mr. & Mrs. J. Thomas Eubank Mr. & Mrs. Mike Ezzell Mr. & Mrs. Nijad I. Fares Dr. Judith Feigin & Mr. Colin Faulkner Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Ference Mr. & Mrs. George Ferguson Jerry E. & Nanette B. Finger Mr. & Mrs. Tom Fitzpatrick Katie Flaherty Thomas & Patricia Geddy Mrs. Lila-Gene George Mr. Bert & Mrs. Joan Golding Robert Lee Gomez Mr. Enrique Gonzalez Mr. & Mrs. Herbert I. Goodman Robert & Michele Goodmark Mr. & Mrs. Martyn Goossen Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Haas Dr. & Mrs. Carlos R. Hamilton Jr. Ms. Michele Hebl Mr. & Mrs. Eric Heggeseth Mr. & Mrs. Matt Hennessy Mark & Ragna Henrichs Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Hevrdejs Mr. & Dr. Ronald Holley Jimmy Hubbell Kathleen & James Jennings / BeautyNow Jill & Dunham Jewett Mr. & Mrs. Sam Koster Ms. Roslyn Larkey Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Linbeck Mr. & Mrs. Carlos J. López Mr. & Mrs. Jeff B. Love Ms. Christine Lukens Mr. & Mrs. Bob Lunn Dr. & Mrs. John Mendelsohn Sami & Jud Morrison Julia & Chris Morton Juliet Moths, Louis Vuitton Gerald & Barbara Moynier Mr. Dave Mueller Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Newton Mr. & Mrs. Ralph S. O’Connor Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Olfers Mr. & Dr. Michael Ondrias Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan E. Parker Jr. 44
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Young Associates Council Young Associate, Premium $2,500 or more James M. Bell David Chambers & Alex Steffler Audrey & Brandon Cochran Jimmy Hubbell Juliet Moths, Louis Vuitton Emily Paull, Louis Vuitton Ahmed Saleh Seth Williams Young Associate $1,500 - $2,499 Lindley & Jason Arnoldy Cristina & Tanner Bailey William & Laura Black Margaret & Brian Bravo Ting & John Bresnahan Divya & Chris Brown Peter James Cazamias Sarah & Ben Cotting Mike Cox Valerie Palmquist Dieterich & Tracy Dieterich Amanda & Adam Dinitz Jennifer & Steve Dolman Evin Ashley Erdowdu
Katie Flaherty Mark Folkes & Christopher Johnston Courtney Fretz Michael A. Gonser Kathleen & James Jennings / BeautyNow Kurt Johnson & Colleen Matheu Jessica Q. Johnston Gerrit Leeftink Catherine & Matt Matthews Kristen & Steve McDaniel Jennifer & David Mire Sami & Jud Morrison Toni Oplt & Ed Schneider Brooke & Nathaniel Richards Amanda Russell & Matt Calhoun Amanda & John Seaberg Jo A. Simmons Steve & Judy Sohn Mark Stadnyk, Norton Rose Fulbright Ishwaria & Vivek Subbiah Carol Tai Mr. & Mrs. Francisco Uzcategui Rachael & Jason Volz – A Fare Extraordinaire Drs. Randall & Crystal Wright The Young Associates Council is supported in part by Bank of America.
For more information, please contact Evin Erdowdu, Development Officer, Individual Giving, (713) 337-8526.
Emily Paull, Louis Vuitton Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Payne Michael & Shirley Pearson Mr. & Mrs. Stephen D. Pryor Darla & Chip Purchase Mr. & Mrs. Cris Pye Hilda & Hershel Rich Brooke & Nathaniel Richards Allyn & Jill Risley Anne & Dr. Richard Robbins Mr. & Mrs. James L. Robertson Mr. & Mrs. James Rogers Ms. Regina J. Rogers Drs. Alex & Lynn Rosas Ahmed Saleh Mr. & Mrs. George A. Shannon Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William T. Slick Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Alan L. Smith Mr. & Mrs. John Speer Mr. Michael K. Stewart Cassie B. Stinson & Dr. R. Barry Holtz Dr. John R. Stroehlein & Miwa Sakashita Mr. & Mrs. Hans Strohmer Ishwaria & Vivek Subbiah Susman Family Foundation/Ellen & Steve Susman Ann G. Trammell Rachael & Jason Volz - A Fare Extraordinaire Dr. & Mrs. Rudy C. Wildenstein Nancy Willerson David & Tara Wuthrich Anonymous (5)
Patron
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Mrs. Suzon Adam Mrs. Nancy C. Allen Mr. & Mrs. William L. Anderson Jr. Mr. William J. Anderson Mr. & Mrs. John S. Arnoldy Mr. & Mrs. John M. Arnsparger Corbin & Char Aslakson Mr. & Mrs. Paul H. Asofsky Mr. Jeff Autor
Ms. Mary S. Axelrad Dr. & Mrs. Jamil Azzam Mr. R. J. Bacon & Judge Mary Bacon Cristina & Tanner Bailey Mr. & Mrs. David M. Balderston Mr. & Mrs. Carlos Barbieri Mr. & Mrs. Bill Barnett Mr. & Mrs. E. William Barnett Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Basinski Ms. Margaret Basu Dr. & Mrs. Arthur L. Beaudet Carole Shivers Mr. Ricky R. Behrend Dr. Eldo Bergman Mr. & Mrs. Philippe Berteaud Drs. Henry & Louise Bethea Dr. Joan Hacken Bitar Mrs. Ann M. Bixby William & Laura Black Mr. & Mrs. George Boerger Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Bolam Meg Boulware & Hartley Hampton / Boulware & Valoir Brian & Margaret Bravo Joe Brazzatti Mr. & Mrs. Daniel A. Breen Sr. Katherine M. Briggs Mr. Chester Brooke & Dr. Nancy Poindexter Dr. & Mrs. Fred Buckwold Mrs. Anne H. Bushman Mr. & Mrs. Raul Caffesse Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Campbell Mrs. H. E. Carrico Nicole & Rueben Casarez Margot & John Cater Peter James Cazamias The Chambers Family in honor of Margaret Sylvia Chambers Honorable Theresa Chang & Dr. Peter Chang Mr. Robert L. Clarke Mr. Mark C. Conrad Marilyn & Tucker Coughlen James D. Cox & Ritsuko Komaki-Cox Mike Cox Dr. & Mrs. Joe F. Crabb James & Franci Crane The Honorable & Mrs. William C. Crassas Mr. & Mrs. T. N. Crook Mr. Carl Cunningham Mr. Blakke Davis Mr. & Mrs. Paul Davis Mrs. Catherine de Gramont
Houston Symphony Donors Ms. Anna N. Dean Mr. & Mrs. Louis F. DeLone Ms. Aurelie Desmarais & Mr. Ed Struzynski Mr. & Mrs. Ralph DeVore Christopher & Annamarie Dewhurst Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Diamond Bruce B. Dice Amanda & Adam Dinitz Mike & Debra Dishberger Jennifer & Steve Dolman Mr. Michael Dooley Mr. & Mrs. James P. Dorn Robert J. Doyle Dr. Burdett S. & Mrs. Kathleen C.E. Dunbar Mrs. Dan L. Duncan Egon & Elisa Durban Drs. Rosalind & Gary Dworkin Mr. & Mrs. David Dybell Mr. & Mrs. Edward N. Earle Mr. Michael Eichhorn Mr. Stephen Elison Evin Ashley Erdowdu Dr. & Mrs. Wendell Erwin Mr. & Mrs. Jon Evans Dr. Louis & Mrs. Paula Faillace Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan B. Fairbanks Mary Ann & Larry Faulkner Mrs. Carolyn Grant Fay Ms. Ursula H. Felmet Mr. & Mrs. Zachary Fertitta Mrs. Ronald Fischer Dr. & Mrs. Richard Fish Barbara S. Fitch Mr. Dale Fitz Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Fleisher Mr. & Mrs. Henry S. Florsheim Eugene Fong Joyce & David Fox Courtney Fretz Mr. & Mrs. Javier Fuentes Hali Ganbold Martha & Gibson Gayle Jr. Ms. Lucy Gebhart Mr. & Mrs. John Gee Mr. & Mrs. Joe Genitempo Mrs. Joan M. Giese Dr. & Mrs. Jack Gill Walter Gilmore Drs. Nancy Glass & John Belmont Mr. Morris Glesby Dr. John Gomez & Dr. Cora Mihu Michael A. Gonser Dr. & Mrs. Bradford S. Goodwin Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Gossett Maestro Hans Graf & Mrs. Graf Mrs. Jennifer Hooker Gravenor Kendall & Pauline Gray Ms. Joyce Z. Greenberg Mr. Charles H. Gregory Mary & Paul Gregory Dennis Griffith & Louise Richman Mr. & Mrs. Steve K. Grimsley Melinda & Doug Groves Maureen & Jim Hackett Eric & Angelea Halen Mrs. Thalia Halen Mr. & Mrs. Don H. Haley Ms. Liz Hampton W. Russel Harp & Maarit K. Savola-Harp Mr. & Mrs. Warren W. Harris Mrs. Claudia Hatcher Mr. & Mrs. Houston Haymon Mr. & Mrs. Frank L. Heard Jr. Dr. & Mrs. William Heird Mr. & Mrs. David J. Hemenway Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Hennessy Marilyn & Robert M. Hermance Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Herrmann Ann & Joe Hightower Dr. Volker Hirsinger Mr. Robert Hoff Mr. Tim Hogan Dr. Holly Holmes & Dr. Paul Otremba Mr. & Mrs. John Homier
Dr. Matthew Horsfield & Dr. Michael Kauth John Horstman Mr. Kevin Hostler Mr. & Mrs. George Hricik Mr. & Mrs. Ford Hubbard III Mr. & Mrs. Ronald M. Huebsch Mark & Marilyn Hughes Mr. & Mrs. Robert Humphries Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Janicke Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Jankovic Mr. Eric S. Johnson & Dr. Ronada Davis Kurt Johnson & Colleen Matheu Jessica Q. Johnston Ms. Sheila K. Johnstone Ms. Alisha Jones Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. Jordon Lynda & Frank Kelly Louise & Sherwin Kershman Nora J. Klein, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. J.C. Kneale Jimmy & Kaelyn Koch Lucy & Victor Kormeier Suzanne A. & Dan D. Kubin Mr. William H. Lane Jr. Ms. Joni Latimer Mr. David Leebron & Mrs. Y. Ping Sun Ms. Joyce Lehrfeld Mr. & Mrs. Robert Leonard Dr. Golda & Dr. Robert B. Leonard Mr. Edwin N. Letzerich Velva G. & H. Fred Levine Ms. Cindy Levit Mr. William W. Lindley Mr. James C. Lindsey Mr. & Mrs. H. Arthur Littell Dr. & Mrs. James R. Lloyd Dr. & Mrs. Kelly B. Lobley Dr. Ted Loch Ms. Sylvia Lohkamp Mr. & Mrs. Paul F. Longstreth Mr. & Mrs. Alberto Lozano Mr. Elario Lozano Mr. Rocky Mafrige Mr. Michael Mankins Mr. & Mrs. Larry Margolis Catherine & Matt Matthews Sasha Davis & Joseph Matulevich Linda & Jim McCartney Lawrence McCullough & Linda Jean Quintanilla Kristen & Steve McDaniel Dr. A. McDermott & Dr. A. Glasser Mr. & Mrs. Michael McGuire Mr. & Mrs. David R. McKeithan Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Lance McKnight Dr. & Mrs. Jack G. McNeill Dr. & Mrs. G. Walter McReynolds Mr. & Mrs. Prasad Menon Mr. & Mrs. John Merrill Mr. Ronald A. Mikita Mr. Russell J. Miller & Mrs. Charlotte M. Meyer Jennifer & David Mire Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Mireles Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mitchell Mr. Jamal Mollai Mr. & Mrs. John C. Molloy Mr. & Mrs. David M. Monk Mr. Joshua Morris Sue A. Morrison Mr. William R. Mowlam Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Mueller Mr. & Mrs. Richard Murphy Musicians of the Houston Symphony Inc. Mr. & Mrs. William J. Napier Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Mo & Heli Nashef John & Jean Neighbors Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey B. Newton Ms. Sheila Neylon Ms. Dorothy Nicholson Mr. Stephen Nicol John & Leslie Niemand Mr. & Mrs. Lipscomb Norvell Mariloli & Marvin Odum Mr. & Mrs. Staman Ogilvie
Steve & Sue Olson Toni Oplt & Ed Schneider Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon I. Oster Ms. Jennifer Owen & Mr. Ed Benyon Jane & Kenneth Owen Mr. & Mrs. Robert Page Ms. Martha Palmer Christine & Robert Pastorek Mr. & Mrs. Raul Pavon Mr. & Mrs. James D. Penny Mr. & Mrs. Peter C. Peropoulos Mr. Bryan J. Peters & Mr. Ralph D. Sikes Mr. & Mrs. Walter Peterson JoAnn & John Petzold Mr. & Mrs. William Phelps Ms. Debra Phillips Mr. James D. Pitcock Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Chester M. Pitts II Ms. Mariela Poleo Ms. Linda Posey Tim & Katherine Pownell Michael & Darla Price Mrs. Dana Puddy Mr. & Mrs. David Pursell Mr. & Mrs. Joseph H. Pyne Dr. & Mrs. Henry H. Rachford Jr. Clinton & Leigh Rappole Mr. Cameron Ray Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Reeves Mr. & Mrs. Allan Reich Mrs. Linda Rhodes Mr. & Mrs. Dave Roberts Ms. Lillie Robertson Mr. Floyd W. Robinson Mrs. Evie Ronald Dr. & Mrs. Franklin Rose Mr. & Mrs. Edward Ross Mr. & Mrs. Scott Rothwell Mr. Chadwick Royston Brenda & Mansel Rubenstein Amanda Russell & Matt Calhoun Ms. Robin Russell Kent Rutter & David Baumann Mr. & Mrs. John Ryder Mr. Robert T. Sakowitz Mr. & Mrs. Hugo Sand Harold H. Sandstead, M.D. Mrs. Holly Sansing Dr. & Mrs. David Sapire Mr. & Mrs. Raymond E. Sawaya Mr. Lawrence Schanzmeyer Beth & Lee Schlanger Dr. Mark A. Schusterman Dr. & Mrs. H. Irving Schweppe Jr. Donna Scott Charles & Andrea Seay Mr. Don W. Shackelford Ellen Shelton Mr. Jeffrey Shipley Jo A. Simmons Mr. Ryan T. Sims Mr. & Mrs. Steve Sims Mr. David Siverling Barbara & Louis Sklar Mr. Brinton Averil Smith & Ms. Evelyn Chen Mrs. Charis Smith Mr. Hilary Smith & Ms. Lijda Vellekoop Mr. & Mrs. Lance Smith Mr. & Mrs. William A. Smith Dean & Kay L. Snider Steve & Judy Sohn Mary Louise Spencer Mr. & Mrs. Richard Spies Ms. Georgiana Stanley Dr. & Mrs. Lee Steely Ms. Joyce Steensrud Karen & Bruce Steffler Mr. & Mrs. Arthur E. Stephens Karl & Ann Stern Mr. & Mrs. James R. Stevens Jack & Karen Stopnicki Dr. & Mrs. David Sufian Mr. & Mrs. Scott Summerville Emily C. Sundt
Mrs. Mary Swafford Mr. Clifford A. Swanlund Jr. Barb Swartz Mr. & Mrs. Gregory D. Sweet Ms. Jeanine Swift Mr. & Mrs. Albert S. Tabor Jr. Carol Tai Mr. & Mrs. Van Teeters Jean & Doug Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Thurmond Mr. Roger Trandell Ms. Cathleen J. Trechter Mr. John Turner & Mr. Jerry Fischer Ms. Sarah Tyler Mr. & Mrs. David M. Underwood Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Unger Mr. & Mrs. Duane Utecht Mr. & Mrs. Francisco Uzcategui Mr. & Mrs. Paolo Valente Mr. & Mrs. Donn K. Van Arsdall Dr. & Mrs. Charles T. Van Buren Dr. & Mrs. Gage Van Horn Mr. & Mrs. William A. Van Wie Matthew VanBesien & Rosanne Jowitt Ms. Jana Vander Lee Dr. & Mrs. Edward C. Wade Dean B. Walker Betty & Bill Walker Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Walt Mr. H. Richard Walton Mr. Danny Ward & Ms. Nancy Ames Mr. & Mrs. Alton L. Warren Mr. & Mrs. James A. Watt Mr. Chien-Wey Wei Ms. Joann E. Welton Mr. & Mrs. Eden N. Wenig Ms. Melanie S. Wiggins Carlton & Marty Wilde Mr. & Mrs. James R. Wilhite Dr. Robert Wilkins & Dr. Mary Ann Reynolds Wilkins Mr. & Mrs. William Wilkins Mr. & Mrs. Gene R. Williams Mr. & Mrs. Sidney B. Williams Mr. & Mrs. Russell Windham Mr. & Mrs. William A. Wise Dr. & Mrs. Jerry S. Wolinsky Ms. Susan Wood Mr. & Mrs. John W. Wright Drs. Randall & Crystal Wright Mr. & Mrs. David B. Yates Mr. & Mrs. William A. Young Mr. & Mrs. Charles Zabriskie Anonymous (14)
Director $500 - $999
Mr. William L. Ackerman Mr. & Mrs. W. Kendall Adam Donalee & Noel T. Adams Mr. Adriana Aleman Mr. Roy Allice Ms. Joan Ambrogi Mr. & Mrs. Ed Ambs Dr. Hesham M. Amin & Dr. Lara Ferrario Ms. Sally S. Andrews Mrs. Roya Arfa Mr. & Mrs. Lowell Armstrong Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Axelrod Mr. Richard Bado Mr. Henry Bair Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Baird Mr. Bobby Baiva Mr. Michael L. Ball Dan Barnum & Marilyn Lewis Mr. A. Greer Barriault & Ms. Clarruth A. Seaton Mr. & Mrs. David Barringer Ms. Bernice L. Beckerman Dr. & Mrs. Philip S. Bentlif Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd M. Bentsen III Mrs. Robert L. Berge Mr. & Mrs. John Berger Mr. Kristopher Berthold Mr. & Mrs. Jack S. Blanton Jr. Chris & Ruth Borman Anne & Edward Bornet Bob Frank Boydston Sally & Carl Brassow
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Houston Symphony Donors Maurice & Karey Bresenhan Mr. Kevin P. Brophy Mr. & Mrs. Steven Brosvik Mr. J. W. Brougher Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Brougher Sally & Laurence Brown Mr. Eric Brueggeman Fred & Judy Brunk Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Bumpus Robert Burleson Mr. Tom Burley Ms. Helen P. Burwell Mr. Carl Butler Ms. Vicki P. Buxton Mr. Eugene Byrd Virginia & William Camfield Mr. Richard N. Carrell Mr. Petros Carvounis Mr. & Mrs. John M. Cavanaugh Mr. & Mrs. E. Thomas Chaney Ms. Irene Chang Mr. & Mrs. J.E. Chapoton Mr. & Mrs. Alan R. Christensen Sarah Wilson Clark Virginia A. Clark Dr. & Mrs. Alfred C. Coats Mr. & Mrs. David A. Cockrell Jim R. & Lynn Coe Donna M. Collins Mr. & Mrs. Clayton A. Compton Ms. Barbara A. Conte Mr. H. Talbot Cooley Ms. Miquel A. Correll Mr. & Mrs. Hugo Coumont Dr. Edward Cox Mr. & Mrs. John F. Crawford Ms. Marsha K. Crawford Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Crull Mr. & Mrs. Rick Daly Ms. Joyce Dauber Ms. Linda P. David Ms. Caroline Deetjen Mr. & Mrs. Rene Degreve Brian & Leah Del Signore Ms. Diane DelSignore & Mr. Robert S. Strait Dr. Peter Dempsey Mr. & Mrs. Joseph B. Derzapf Mr. & Mrs. Paul Destephano Ms. Elisabeth DeWitts John A. Dickinson & Nancy L. Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Dilg Charles Dishman Col. & Mrs. John Jay Douglass Elizabeth H. Duerr Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Echols Mr. Paul Ehrsam Dr. Michael J. Epstein & Janice Poplack Ruth W. Ereli Mrs. Kelli Fereday Ms. Eleanor Fontenot Mr. & Mrs. David Fortner Mr. & Mrs. Greg E. Fourticq Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Francisco Elizabeth & Ralph Frankowski Rachel & Dr. Bud Frazier Ms. Diane L. Freeman Mr. & Mrs. Neil Gaynor Mr. & Mrs. Harry Gendel Ms. Margaret Wendy Germani Gary & Marion Glober Mr. & Mrs. David Glodt
Mrs. Barbara Goedecke Mrs. James Goettee Mr. Irving L. Gold, M.D.P.A. Helen B. Wils & Leonard Goldstein Mr. Bert & Patricia Gordon Dr. Harvey L. Gordon Mr. & Mrs. Mark Gordon Dr. & Mrs. David Gorenstein Mr. & Mrs. Tony Gracely Mr. Garrett Graham Mr. & Mrs. Tim Graham Mr. George Green Mr. & Mrs. Steve Greenberg Mr. Gerald Greiner Dr. Teruhiko Hagiwara Mr. & Mrs. Uzi Halevy Gaye & Dennis Halpin Mr. & Mrs. Russell Hamley Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Harbachick Michael D. Hardin Marion S. Hargrove Mr. Christopher K. Harris Dr. & Mrs. William S. Harwell Mr. David T. Hedges Jr. Sheila & Isaac Heimbinder Mr. John Heiny Donald & Rosemary Herron Mr. & Mrs. W. Grady Hicks Mr. & Mrs. Tom Higdon Jacque Holland Mr. & Mrs. Rocky Holmes Mr. Todd Holowisky Mr. & Mrs. Norman C. Hoyer Mr. George Hritcko Mrs. Patricia P. Hubbard Ms. Lee M. Huber Dr. Vicki Huff & Dr. Eric Boerwinkle Mr. & Mrs. Dean Huffman Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Jackson Mr. Mark Johansson Mr. Raymond Jones Mr. & Mrs. Thorro Jones Mr. & Mrs. Arnold M. Kaestner Mr. & Mrs. Francis S. Kalman Dr. Richard A. Kasschau Mr. & Mrs. Yoshi Kawashima Ms. Carolyn C. Keeble Sam & Cele Keeper Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Keeton Mr. Keith Kelley Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon M. Kindall Dave & Laura Kirk Mr. & Mrs. Jason Kisch Dr. Carolyn Kneese Mr. & Mrs. William H. Knull III Mr. & Dr. Peter A. Koester Mr. Arnold & Mrs. Michelle Korenek Ms. Deborah Kosich Rachel R. Krezer Mr. Dennis Kroeger Mrs. Deanna Lamoreux Ms. Adrienne Lang Dr. Daniel Lemke Dr. & Mrs. Morton Leonard Jr. Michael & Sharon Lewis Dr. Richard A. & Dr. Patricia N. Lewis Louise & Oscar Lui Mr. & Mrs. Peter MacGregor Mr. & Mrs. Harry E. Mach III Judith MacPherson Ms. Barbara Manna Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth C. Margolis
Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Marion Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Matiuk Mr. & Mrs. Mark Matovich James G. Matthews Mr. & Mrs. J.A. Mawhinney Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Rod McAdams Mr. R. Scott McCay Ms. Judi McGee Mr. George McKee Mr. & Mrs. Theron McLaren Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence McManus Mr. Thomas J. McNulty Ernie & Martha McWilliams William E. Joor III & Rose Ann Medlin Ms. Maria Carolina Mendoza Ms. Kristen Miller Mr. & Mrs. Herbert G. Mills Mr. Willis B. Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Mitchum Jr. Mr. & Mrs. R. S. Moen Ms. Marsha L. Montemayor Mr. & Mrs. Jim Moore Ms. Deborah Moran Mr. William R. Mowlam Daniel & Karol Musher Alan & Elaine Mut Ms. Dorothy Sharp Myers Ms. Jennifer Naae Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Neumann Ms. Katherine Nevins Newman/Strug/Wadler families in honor of Ida & Irving Wadler Marie-Theres F. Odermatt Mr. Roel Olson Ms. Judith Oppenheim Drs. M. & V. Orocofsky Mr. & Mrs. Enrique Ospina Mr. & Mrs. Marc C. Paige Jim & Arlene Payne Ms. Angela H. Perry Grace & Carroll Phillips Mr. & Mrs. W. Hugh Phillips III Ms. & Mr. Meg Philpot Mr. Antoine Plante & Mrs. Lori Muratta Mr. Robert W. Powell Kim & Ted A. Powell Paula & Nico Praagman Hudgins Rev. Arthur Preisinger Mr. & Mrs. J. E. Pybus Jr. Elias & Carole Qumsieh Mr. & Mrs. Paul Ramirez Dr. & Mrs. Mike Ratliff Mr. & Mrs. William B. Rawl Mr. Frederic Rechlin Mr. & Mrs. Dwain Reeves Ms. Amy Richards Mr. & Mrs. William C. Richter Ms. Ellen Rienstra Mr. & Mrs. William F. Rike Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Rinehart Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Robinson Ramille Law Ms. Franelle Rogers Mr. & Mrs. Keith A. Rogers Kelly & David Rose Mr. Autry W. Ross Mr. & Mrs. Alan Rossiter Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Ruez Mr. & Mrs. Gregory M. Ruffing Mr. & Mrs. John E. Ryall Mr. Robert Ryan Mr. & Mrs. Ramon L. Sanchez
Mr. Charles K. Sanders & Mr. Geoffrey Westergaard Mr. Ramesh Sarathi Mr. & Mrs. Ross Saunders Ms. Cynthia Scanland Ms. Susan E. Scarrow Mrs. Myrna Schaffer Mr. & Mrs. Donald Schmuck Drs. Helene & Robert Schwartz Mr. Victor E. Serrato Mr. & Mrs. Paul Shack Mr. & Mrs. Vic Shainock Ms. Geri Shoop Mr. James D. Simpson III Mr. Gary A. Smith & Mr. Jim Murdaugh Mr. Jason Smith Mr. & Mrs. Tom Smith Mr. & Mrs. Michael Stelling Ms. Becky Stemper Mr. & Mrs. Gary Stenerson Ms. Betsy J. Strong Mr. & Mrs. Robert Sullivan Mr. John L. Sutterby Ms. Amy Sutton Dr. Jeffrey Sweterlitsch Mr. & Mrs. Adam Szczepanski Mr. & Mrs. George Tallichet Ms. Carolyn Tanner Dr. Shahin Tavackoli Glenn & Cay Taylor Mr. Kerry Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Gary Teletzke Stephen A. Tew M.d. Ms. Betsy Mims & Mr. Howard D. Thames Jacob & Elizabeth Thomas Eric & Carol Timmreck Mr. & Mrs. Dale M. Tingleaf Mr. & Mrs. Louis E. Toole Mr. James Trippett Dr. Robert Ulrich & Ms. June R. Russell Mr. & Mrs. David Vannauker Mr. Zachary Vazquez Mr. Charles Veith Pieter & Janet Vrancken May Wang Mr. & Mrs. Bill Warburton Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth W. Warren Beth Weidler & Stephen James Mr. & Mrs. K.C. Weiner Ms. Bryony Jane Welsh Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. White Mr. & Mrs. Bruce W. Wilkinson Ms. Lane A. Williams Dr. Wayne Wilner Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Wray Mr. Michael Wynhoff Ms. Alexandra Yates Mr. & Mrs. Frederick C. Zerke Anonymous (14)
Mr. & Mrs. Bert Cornelison Roger & Debby Cutler Cindy & Richard Deere John & Minerva Esquivel Janice & Allan King Dr. & Mrs. Paul M. Mann Terence Murphree Mr. Walter & Mrs. Maryjane Scherr David & Paula Steakley Shirley & Joel Wahlberg
Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. Nickson Roman & Sally Reed Linda & Jerry Rubenstein
The Houston Symphony would like to thank the 5,085 individual donors who gave up to $499 over the past year.
As of March 1, 2014 To note any errors or omissions, please call Darryl de Mello at (713) 337-8529.
Houston Symphony Pops Donors Ima Hogg Society $150,000 or More Mr. George P. Mitchell Mrs. Sybil F. Roos
Mr. & Mrs. U. J. LeGrange Dr. & Mrs. Michael Mann Mr. Brian Teichman & Mr. Andrew Cordes Ms. Judith Vincent
Centennial Society $100,000-$149,000
Conductor’s Circle, Platinum $15,000-$24,999
Mr. & Mrs. Jim R. Smith
Founder’s Society $75,000-$99,000
Darlene & Cappy Bisso
Concertmaster’s Society $25,000-$49,999
Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Blackburne Jr. Allen & Almira Gelwick - Lockton Companies Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth & Dr. Ken Hyde
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Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Gorman Susan & Dick Hansen Ms. Nancey G. Lobb Mr. & Mrs. John L. Nau III Elizabeth & Gary Petersen Carol Lee & Ken Robertson
Conductor’s Circle, Gold $10,000-$14,999
Graham & Janet Baker Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Bowman
Conductor’s Circle, Silver $7,500-$9,999
Mr. Scott Ensell Marianne & Robert Ivany Mrs. Gloria Pepper & Dr. Bernard Katz Paul & Rita Morico Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Nelson
Conductor’s Circle, Bronze $5,000-$7,499
Lilia Khakimova & C. Robert Bunch Marilyn Caplovitz Mr. & Mrs. Thierry Caruso Ms. Sara Jo Devine Connie & Byron Dyer Mr. & Mrs. Jerry L. Hamaker Kathleen & Dick Hayes Mr. & Mrs. John P. Kotts Michael & Kelley Lang Mr. & Mrs. John N. Matzer III Richard & Juliet Moynihan Mr. Robert J. Pilegge
Houston Symphony POPS Donors Jean & Allan Quiat Vicky & Michael Richker Mr. & Mrs. George A. Rizzo Jr. Sally & Denney Wright Mr. & Mrs. Scott Wulfe
Grand Patron $2,500-$4,999
Mr. & Mrs. J. Emery Anderson Robert & Gwen Bray Dr. Christopher Buehler & Ms. Jill Hutchison Mr. & Mrs. Bruce G. Buhler Rex & Marillyn King Ms. Lynne Lipsitz Mr. & Mrs. Terry McGill Edward Lee McIntosh, C.P.M. Alice R. McPherson, M.D. Shirley & Marvin Rich Dr. & Mrs. Barry Samuels Mr. & Mrs. Charles Stewart Mr. & Mrs. Leland Tate
Patron $1,000-$2,499
Mr. & Mrs. Kingsley Agbor Stanley & Martha Bair Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Banks Donald & Dottie Bates Ms. Deborah S. Bautch Mr. Allen J. Becker Jim & Susan Berdahl Mr. John S. Beury Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bixler Ellen Box Ms. Suzie Boyd Ms. Barbara A. Brooks David Chambers & Alex Steffler Richard & Marcia Churns Mrs. Midge Colton Mr. William V. Conover II Mr. & Mrs. Michael F. Cook
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Creager Ms. Roseline Curran Ms. Ann Currens Becky & Joe Demeter Mr. & Mrs. James E. Dorsett Jo Lynn & Gregg Falgout / Island Operating Company, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Richard Fanning Barbara Dokell Mark Folkes & Christopher Johnston Jessica Ford Carol & Larry Fradkin Friends of the Houston Symphony Mr. & Mrs. James K. Garner Mrs. Karl Gautschi Mr. John Geigel Mr. Evan B. Glick Julius & Suzan Glickman Mr. & Ms. Eric J. Gongre Ms. Melissa Goodman Mr. & Ms. Charles R. Hall Mr. & Mrs. Franklin J. Harberg Jr. Mr. & Mrs. George A. Helland Stephen Jeu & Susanna Calvo Michael & Darcy Krajewski Mrs. Nancy Lease Gerrit Leeftink Renee & Michael Locklar Kathleen & Tom Mach Mr. & Mrs. Pat Mann Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Mason Steve & Linda Massie Mr. & Mrs. Alan May Jr. Pinet & Jim McBride Mr. Marvin McMurrey & Mrs. Martha Rocks Mr. & Mrs. Arnold M. Miller Dr. & Mrs. Raghu Narayan Mrs. Kay M. Onstead Jesus Alejandro Perez Rementeria Margaret & V. Scott Pignolet Mr. & Mrs. Gary Prentice W. R. Purifoy Dr. & Mrs. Albert E. Raizner
Mr. & Mrs. Venu Rao Mr. & Mrs. Ben A. Reid Mr. & Mrs. John T. Riordan Soren & Annetta Rose Rosemarie & Jeff Roth Mr. Morris Rubin Megan & Peter Shedden Dr. & Mr. Adrian D. Shelley Charlotte Stafford Mr. & Mrs. Nick Stratigakis Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Symko Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Thompson Ms. Jeanine M. Van Wagenen Ms. Jody Verwers Larry & Connie Wallace Dr. & Mrs. Bradley G. Wertman Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Woodard Jr. Nancy & Scott Wynant Anonymous (2)
Director $500-$999
Mrs. Sally Alcorn Mr. & Mrs. Steve Ameen Dr. & Mrs. William S. Banks III Ms. Dorothy G. Blackwell Mr. & Mrs. James E. Blackwell Mr. Donald Blakey Mr. & Mrs. W. Carter Bliss Dr. & Mrs. R. L. Brenner Mr. & Mrs. Rick A. Burris Dr. Maria Calcina Mr. Martin Calzada Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Cantrell Jr. Mr. & Mrs. H. L. Coon Mr. Warren Dean Mr. & Mrs. George Dobbin Mr. & Mrs. Randy Dunn John & Joyce Eagle Mildred & Richard Ellis Mr. John Eymann Ms. Carolyn Faulk Sandra & Steven Finkelman
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Gangelhoff Mr. & Mrs. Angelo Giardino Ms. Shari Glover & Mr. James King Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Hansen Ms. Kay Hanson-Clerc Mr. & Mrs. Dale Hardy Ms. Margy Keaton Ms. Amy Lacy Mr. Kent Lacy Mr. & Mrs. Barry I. Levine Mr. & Mrs. Roger Lindgren Mr. & Mrs. James D. Long Ms. Doris M. Magee Paul & Molly Mugnier Mr. & Mrs. Bert Neece Mr. & Mrs. Gary Noble Mr. Kim Parker Mr. & Mrs. Roland W. Pringle Judy & Bill Pursell Dr. & Mrs. Michael Rasmussen Mr. & Mrs. John Reinert Mr. James L. Robertson Ms. Stacey Saunders & Mr. Jeff Smith Ms. Cinda Schaffer Mr. & Mrs. George W. Schalles III Claudette & Tim Shaunty Mr. Michael Shawiak Mr. Michel Siegel Mr. & Mrs. Harold L. Siegele James C. Stanka Mr. & Mrs. Carl N. Tongberg Mr. & Mrs. Eugene N. Tulich Mr. & Mrs. Michael Villarreal Mr. & Mrs. Don Wilton Anonymous (7) The Houston Symphony would like to thank the 5,085 individual donors who gave up to $499 over the past year.
As of March 1, 2014 To note any errors or omissions, please call Darryl de Mello at (713) 337-8529.
CORPORATE, FOUNDATIONS AND GOVERNMENT PARTNERS The Houston Symphony is proud to recognize the leadership support of our corporate, foundation and government partners that allow the orchestra to reach new heights in musical performance, education and community engagement for the Greater Houston and Gulf Coast Region. For further information on becoming a corporate or foundation donor to the Houston Symphony, please contact Brandon VanWaeyenberghe at (713) 337-8520 or brandon.vw@houstonsymphony.org.
FOUNDATIONS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES As of March 1, 2014
$1,000,000 & above
Houston Endowment Houston Symphony Endowment Houston Symphony League The Wortham Foundation, Inc. $500,000-$999,999 The Brown Foundation, Inc. City of Houston and Theater District Improvement, Inc. The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts $100,000-$499,999
Albert & Margaret Alkek Foundation M. D. Anderson Foundation City of Houston through the Miller Theatre Advisory Board The Cullen Foundation The Robert & Janice McNair Foundation/ Palmetto Partners Ltd. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation
$50,000-$99,999
The Elkins Foundation The Humphreys Foundation John P. McGovern Foundation $25,000-$49,999
Ray C. Fish Foundation The Fondren Foundation Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Sterling-Turner Foundation
$15,000 - $24,999
Ruth & Ted Bauer Family Foundation The Melbern G. & Susanne M. Glasscock Foundation Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation Houston Symphony Bay Area League Texas Commission on the Arts The Hood-Barrow Foundation
$10,000 - $14,999
$7,500 - $9,999
William E. & Natoma Pyle Harvey Charitable Foundation William S. & Lora Jean Kilroy Foundation
$5,000 - $9,999
The Schissler Foundation LTR Lewis Cloverdale Foundation Keith & Mattie Stevenson Foundation Strake Foundation
$2,500 - $4,999
Leon Jaworski Foundation Robert W. & Pearl Wallis Knox Foundation
Gifts below $2,500
Diamond Family Foundation The Helmle-Shaw Foundation Huffington Foundation The Lillian Kaiser Lewis Foundation The Oshman Foundation State Employee Charitable Campaign
The Carleen & Alde Fridge Foundation The Powell Foundation The Vaughn Foundation The Vivian L. Smith Foundation Anonymous April 2014 47
Corporations
Houston Symphony Business Council Co-Chairs Ralph Burch, ConocoPhillips David Wuthrich, MARSH Private Client Business Council Host Committee: Prentiss Burt, J.P. Morgan Janet F. Clark, Marathon Oil Corporation (retired) Cindy Deere, Shell Oil Company Gene Dewhurst, Falcon Seaboard Mike Doherty, Frost Bank Ron Franklin, McGuireWoods, LLP Mauro Gimenez, Russell Reynolds Associates Allen Gelwick, Lockton Companies Kathleen Hayes, Merrill Lynch Steven P. Mach, Mach Industrial Group, LP
Michael Mann, Mann Eye Institute Paul Mann, Mann Eye Institute David Massin, Wells Fargo Billy McCartney, Vitol Inc. (retired) Paul Morico, Baker Botts, LLP Dana Ondrias, Mann Eye Institute Ed Osterberg, Mayer Brown, LLP Robert A. Peiser, Imperial Sugar Company (retired) Geoffroy Petit, TOTAL Greg Powers, Halliburton David Pruner, Wood Mackenzie Ltd. Ron Rand, Rand Group, LLC
John Rydman, Spec’s Wines, Spirits and Finer Foods Manolo Sanchez, BBVA Compass Jerome B. Simon, Northern Trust L. Proctor Thomas, Baker Botts, LLP (retired) Bobby Tudor, Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Company Jesse Tutor, Accenture (retired) Margaret Waisman, Affiliated Dermatologists of Houston Fredric Weber, Norton Rose Fulbright Beth Wolff, Wolff & Associates, Inc.
Corporations As of March 1, 2014
Grand Guarantor, $150,000 and above
Sponsor, $25,000 - $49,999
Andrews Kurth LLP * Aztec BBVA Compass Bank of America * KTRK ABC-13 The Boeing Company * Bright Star Spec’s Charitable Foundation * Christofle Guarantor, $100,000 - $149,999 Chubb Group of Insurance Companies ConocoPhillips * Darryl & Co. Enterprise Product Partners L.P. Chevron Geo. H. Lewis & Sons Houston Methodist Hospital * Houston Public Media – Classical 91.7 FM; * Gittings * Houston First News 88.7 FM; Channel 8 PBS * Houston Chronicle Palmetto Partners Ltd./The Robert and JPMorgan Chase Janice McNair Foundation KPMG LLP * PaperCity Mann Eye Institute and Laser Center * United Airlines Memorial Hermann Health Center McGuireWoods, LLP Underwriter, $50,000 - $99,999 Norton Rose Fulbright * Baker Botts L.L.P. Northern Trust * BB&T Rand Group, LLC Cameron International Corporation Regions Bank Cameron Management * Silver Circle Audio ExxonMobil * Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods Vinson & Elkins LLP Frost Bank Wells Fargo GDF SUEZ Energy North America
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo * Jackson and Company Kalsi Engineering Marathon Oil Corporation * Neiman Marcus Rose Hill Meadows Corporation Shell Oil Company * TODD Events
Partner, $15,000 - $24,999 Amegy Bank of Texas Avalon Advisors, LLC Bank of Houston Bank of Texas Bisso Marine Co., Inc. CenterPoint Energy East West Bank Ernst & Young LLP Halliburton H-E-B
Locke Lord LLP Lockton Companies of Houston Macy’s / Macy’s Foundation Marine Foods Express, LTD. * Perkins+Will Salient Partners SPIR STAR, Ltd. USI Insurance Services LLC Supporter, $10,000 - $14,999 * Agua Hispanic Marketing Anadarko Petroleum Corporation * Crown Castle International Corp. Emerson Process Management Enbridge Energy Company Excel Diagnostics & Nuclear Oncology Center Gorman’s Uniform Service Nordstrom Schlumberger, Ltd. Star Furniture * VRTC Benefactor, $5,000 - $9,999 Beck Redden LLP Randalls Food Markets Russell Reynolds Associates, Inc. Spectra Energy Swift Energy Company Gifts below $4,999 Air Liquide American Corporation Boulware & Valoir Intertek La Esperanza Oil & Gas, LLC / La Esperanza Christian Foundation Louis Vuitton Martha Turner Properties SEI, Global Institutional Group Smith, Graham & Company Stewart Title Company Williams Companies, Inc. Wolff & Associates, Inc. * Includes in-kind support
Corporate Matching Gifts As of February 28, 2014 Aetna Apache Corporation Bank of America BBVA Compass Boeing BP Foundation
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LEGACY SOCIETY The Legacy Society honors those who have included the Houston Symphony in their long-term estate plans through bequests, life-income gifts or other deferred-giving arrangements. Members of the Legacy Society enjoy a variety of benefits, including an annual musical event. The Houston Symphony would like to extend its deepest thanks to the members of the Legacy Society—and with their permission, we are pleased to acknowledge them below. If you would like to learn more about ways to provide for the Houston Symphony in your estate plans, please contact Mark Folkes, Senior Director, Development, at (713) 337-8521 or mark.folkes@houstonsymphony.org. Daniel B. Barnum Janice H. Barrow George & Betty Bashen Dr. Joan Hacken Bitar Dorothy B. Black Ermy Borlenghi Bonfield Ronald C. Borschow Joe Brazzatti Zu Broadwater Terry Ann Brown Dr. Joan K. Bruchas & H. Philip Cowdin Mr. Christopher & Mrs. Erin Brunner Eugene R. Bruns Drs. Susan & Dennis Carlyle Sylvia J. Carroll Janet F. Clark William J. Clayton & Margaret A. Hughes Mr. William E. Colburn Dr. Lida S. Dahm Leslie Barry Davidson Harrison R. T. Davis Judge & Mrs. Harold DeMoss Jr. Jean & sJack Ellis The Aubrey and Sylvia Farb Family Eugene Fong Ginny Garrett
Michael B. George Stephen & Mariglyn Glenn Mr. & Mrs. Keith E. Gott Jo A. & Billie Jo Graves Randolph Lee Groninger Mrs. Gloria Herman Marilyn & Robert M. Hermance Dr. Gary L. Hollingsworth Dr. Edward J. & Mrs. Patti Hurwitz Kenneth Hyde Mr. Brian James Drs. Rita & Blair Justice Dr. & Mrs. Ira Kaufman, M.D. John S. W. Kellett Ann Kennedy & Geoffrey Walker Dr. & Mrs. I. Ray Kirk Mr. & Mrs. Ulyesse LeGrange Mrs. Frances E. Leland Dr. Mary R. Lewis Ms. Nancey G. Lobb E. W. Long Jr. Sandra Magers Mr. & Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis Mr. & Mrs. Jay Marks James Matthews Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm Mazow Mr. & Mrs. Gene McDavid Charles E. McKerley
Mr. & Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan Miss Catherine Jane Merchant Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Mihalo Ron Mikita Katherine Taylor Mize Ione Moran Sidney Moran Sue A. Morrison and Children Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Moynihan Gretchen Anne Myers Bobbie & Arthur Newman John & Leslie Niemand Dave B. Nussmann Edward C. Osterberg Jr. Joan D. Osterweil Imogen “Immy” Papadopoulos Sara M. Peterson Geraldine S. Priest Daniel F. Prosser Gloria & Joe Pryzant Mrs. Dana Puddy Walter M. Ross Mr. & Mrs. Michael B. Sandeen Charles K. Sanders Charles King Sanders Mr. & Mrs. Charles T. Seay II Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shaffer Dr. & Mrs. Kazuo Shimada
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John Wright/Textprint Kuhl-Linscomb The Lancaster Hotel Limb Design Martha Turner Properties Meera Buck & Associates Michael’s Cookie Jar Minuteman Press – Post Oak Momentum Jaguar Music & Arts New Leaf Publishing, Inc. Nos Caves Vin Pro/Sound Rice University Saint Arnold’s Brewery
Jule & Albert Smith Mr. & Mrs. Louis J. Snyder Mike & sAnita Stude Emily H. & David K. Terry Stephen G. Tipps Steve Tostengard, in memory of Ardyce Tostengard Mr. & Mrs. Jesse B. Tutor Dr. Carlos Vallbona & Children Margaret Waisman, M.D. & Steven S. Callahan, Ph.D. David M. Wax & Elaine Arden Cali Robert G. Weiner Vicki West, in honor of Hans Graf Geoffrey Westergaard Jennifer R. Wittman Daisy S. Wong / JCorp Mr. & Mrs. Bruce E. Woods Jo Dee Wright Lorraine & Ed Wulfe Mr. & Mrs. David Wuthrich Edith & Robert Zinn Anonymous (9) As of February 28, 2014 sDeceased
IN KIND DONORS As of February 28, 2014 A Fare Extraordinaire Alexander’s Fine Portrait Design Alpha-Lee Enterprises, Inc. Aspire Executive Coaching, LLC Bergner & Johnson Bering’s BKD, LLP Boat Ranch Classical 91.7 FM Cognetic Culinaire Carl R. Cunningham DLG Research & Marketing Solutions
Saks Fifth Avenue Shecky’s Media, Inc. Singapore Airlines Staging Solutions Stewart Title The Events Company Tony’s Tootsies Valobra Jewlery & Antiques Versace Village Greenery Yahama
IN MEMORIAM We honor the memory of those who in life included the Houston Symphony in their estate plans. Their thoughtfulness and generosity will continue to inspire and enrich lives for generations to come! Mr. Thomas D. Barrow W. P. Beard Mrs. H. Raymond Brannon Anthony Brigandi Lawrence E. Carlton, M.D. Mrs. Albert V. Caselli Lee Allen Clark Jack Ellis Mrs. Robin A. Elverson Frank R. Eyler
Dr. & Mrs. Larry L. Fedder Helen Bess Fariss Foster Christine E. George Mrs. Marcella Levine Harris General & Mrs. Maurice Hirsch Miss Ima Hogg Burke & Octavia Holman Mrs. L. F. McCollum Joan B. McKerley Monroe L. Mendelsohn Jr.
Mrs. Janet Moynihan Constantine S. Nicandros Hanni Orton Stewart Orton, Legacy Society co-founder Dr. Michael Papadopoulos Miss Louise Pearl Perkins Mr. Howard Pieper Walter W. Sapp, Legacy Society co-founder
J. Fred & Alma Laws Lunsford Schultz Ms. Jean R. Sides John K. & Fanny W. Stone Dorothy Barton Thomas Mrs. Harry C. Wiess Mrs. Edward Wilkerson
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Vintage Virtuoso Every year, Spec’s Wines, Spirits and Finer Foods invites members of the wine and liquor industry to come together for an event to benefit the Houston Symphony’s education programs. The event has grown from dozens of people to dozens of companies coming together to support the Symphony with representatives bringing products for all to taste and share. This year’s event on November 13, 2013, provided the Houston Symphony with $265,000 in support. The Houston Symphony and Spec’s Wines, Spirits and Finer Foods thank all of the donors to this event.
Gold Bacardi USA Brown Forman Creative Distributors Diageo Freixenet USA Jim Beam Pernod Ricard The Wine Group Silver E&J Gallo Winery Proximo Spirits
Winemaker Zonin USA Bronze Anheuser-Busch Banfi Vintners Bank of America Merrill Lynch Colección Internacional del Vino Constellation Brands International Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits Kobrand Corporation Palm Bay International Patron Spirits Serendipity Wines Silver Eagle Distributors St Michelle Wine Estates Tito’s Handmade Vodka Trinchero Wine & Spirits
Underwriters E&J Gallo Freixenet USA Harco Insurance Services Pearl Vodka Pernod Ricard Terlato Family Vineyards
BIOGRAPHIES CONTINUED FROM PAGE 19 | ROMEO AND JULIET | APRIL 10, 12, 13 JOHANNES MOSER, cello German-Canadian cellist Johannes Moser has been hailed by Gramophone magazine as “one of the finest among the astonishing gallery of young virtuoso cellists.” He has performed with the world’s leading orchestras and works regularly with conductors at the highest level. In addition to this appearance with the Houston Symphony, he debuts this season with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Oregon Symphony. Moser has an affinity for new music. An enthusiastic advocate for the electric cello, he premiered Magnetar by Enrico Chapela. As a dedicated chamber musician, he has played with Joshua Bell, Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos, Menahem Pressler, James Ehnes, Midori and Jonathan Biss. He received two ECHO Klassik awards and the German Record Critic’s Award for his recordings on Hänssler Classics. His concerto
debut disc, which features the complete works of SaintSaëns for cello and orchestra with the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, was honored as one of Classics Today’s Top 10 CDs of 2008. Born into a musical family in 1979, a dual citizen of Germany and Canada, Moser began studying the cello at age 8. He was the top prize winner at the 2002 International Tchaikovsky Competition and was awarded the Special Prize for his interpretation of the Rococo Variations. Johannes Moser is a voracious reader and an avid outdoorsman.
BIOGRAPHIES CONTINUED FROM PAGE 31 | APRIL 24 Performance—Youth Orchestra Division (2010 and 2011, runnerup in 2012 and 2013). Founded in 1946 through a collaboration between the Houston Parks and Recreation Department and the Houston Independent School District, its first concert was performed on December 28, 1946. Today, more than 300 young musicians between the ages of seven and 19 come from across 50
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the greater Houston area to perform in one of Houston Youth Symphony’s four orchestras. In addition to the core orchestra program, HYS offers an advanced chamber music training and performance program and the HYS Melody Program, which provides free private music lessons for talented youth in select economically disadvantaged communities.
NOTES CONTINUED FROM PAGE 23 | BRONFMAN PLAYS BEETHOVEN 4 | APRIL 17-19 development and recapitulation sections of the movement. However, the somber character of this beautiful modal theme is brushed aside in the flow of bouncing flute melodies and lyrical cello themes that dominate the movement. The slow movement is an expression of sheer poetry and deep mystery. Once again, a lovely opening string theme, rising and falling evenly, gives way to quiet bird-call motifs, first stated by the flutes, and eventually to a soaring theme accompanied by majestic scale passages. For the third movement, Dvorˇák composed a breezy, lyrical Scherzo, framing a light, innocent melody derived from one of Dvorˇák’s operas in the Trio section. Unexpectedly, this tune is transformed into a quick two-step variant in an abrupt coda to the movement. The fourth movement is a most extraordinary piece, superimposing implications of sonata form and a chain of rustic dance tunes upon a theme and six variations. For all its complicated structural devices, the music is colorful and zestful, right through its exuberant coda. The printed music for Dvorˇák’s Symphony No. 8 was donated by the Musicians of the Houston Symphony. ©2014, Carl R. Cunningham
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ANDRÉS OROZCO-ESTRADA, conductor Andrés Orozco-Estrada, born in Colombia and trained in Vienna, is one of the most sought-after conductors of his generation. Beginning in the 2014-15 season, he will take up the positions of Music Director of the Houston Symphony and Chief Conductor of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Orozco-Estrada first came to international attention in 2004 when he took over a concert with the Tonkünstler Orchestra. Engagements with many international orchestras followed, and since then he has developed a highly successful musical partnership with the Tonkünstler Orchestra, becoming its music director in 2009, an engagement that ends in 2015. He held the role of principal conductor at the Basque National Orchestra (2009-2013). Following his debut with the Vienna Philharmonic in fall 2010,
Orozco-Estrada was hailed as “a brilliant stand-in” (Wiener Zeitung) for Esa-Pekka Salonen and celebrated as an “eminent talent” (Die Presse). In November 2012, he stepped in once again at short notice to conduct the Vienna Philharmonic in the Musikverein for Riccardo Muti and proved to be a “stand-in worth his weight in gold” (Kurier) and “an inspired master of communication” (Standard). Born in 1977 in Medellín, Andrés Orozco-Estrada began his musical studies on the violin and had his first conducting lessons at 15. In 1997, he moved to Vienna where he joined the conducting class of Uroš Lajovic, pupil of the legendary Hans Swarowsky, at the renowned Vienna Music Academy. He completed his degree, with distinction, by conducting the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra at the Musikverein. He currently lives in Vienna.
YEFIM BRONFMAN, piano Yefim Bronfman is widely regarded as one of the most talented virtuoso pianists performing today. Summer festivals from Aspen to Amsterdam provided the starting point for this season in which he is featured artist-in-residence with the New York Philharmonic. This spring includes a tour with friend and collaborator Pinchas Zukerman and a residency with the Berlin Philharmonic in Baden-Baden. In 1991, Bronfman gave a series of joint recitals with Isaac Stern in Russia, marking his first public performances there since leaving at age 15. That same year, he was awarded the prestigious Avery Fisher Prize, one of the highest honors given to American instrumentalists. In 2010, he was honored with the Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in piano performance from Northwestern University. A prolific recording artist, he is widely praised for his solo, chamber and orchestral recordings. He was nominated for a Grammy® Award in 2009 for his Deutsche Grammophon recording of Esa-Pekka Salonen’s piano concerto with Salonen conducting; the two won a Grammy® in 1997 for their recording of the three Bartók Piano Concerti. Born in Tashkent in the Soviet Union in 1958, Yefim Bronfman immigrated to Israel with his family in 1973 and studied with pianist Arie Vardi at Tel Aviv University. In the U. S., he studied at The Juilliard School, Marlboro Music and the Curtis Institute of Music. He became an American citizen in 1989.
BIOGRAPHIES CONTINUED FROM PAGE 33 | AN EVENING WITH CHRIS BOTTI | APRIL 25-27 Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, John Mayer, Andrea Bocelli, Joshua Bell, Steven Tyler and Frank Sinatra. Traveling as many as 300 days a year, the trumpeter has performed with many of the finest orchestras and at some of the world’s most prestigious venues from Carnegie Hall to the Sydney Opera House. Impressions is the latest in a stellar parade of albums: When I Fall In Love (2004), To Love Again: The Duets (2005), Italia (2007)
and the CD/DVD Chris Botti in Boston (2009). Playing with his uniquely expressive sound and soaring musical imagination, Botti is joined by Bocelli, Vince Gill, Herbie Hancock, Mark Knopfler and David Foster in a warm, intimate celebration of melodic balladry. With Impressions and the albums that preceded it, Chris Botti has thoroughly established himself as one of the important, innovative figures of the contemporary music world. April 2014 51
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Kurt Johnson, violin Birthplace: Evanston, Illinois Education: Oberlin College and Northwestern University Joined the Symphony: September 2001 I can’t wait for: Mahler’s Symphony No. 8. It is a true force in the symphonic repertoire. If I wasn’t a musician: I just love making music for a living. There is always a program or piece to look forward to performing. My life would be perfunctory without music! Keeping the music-making fresh: I am also an amateur trumpet player. Once in a while, I pop open the case and play a few etudes or jazz riffs. To me, it is very relaxing and always an enjoyable way to enhance my overall musical abilities. Away from Jones Hall: I am a proud father of a 3-year-old daughter, Allegra. My wife, Colleen, is a flutist and the piccolo player for the Houston Ballet. We love to take mini-vacations throughout the states of Texas and New Mexico and enjoy the vibrant scene that Houston has to offer as well.
Our thanks to Nina & Michael Zilkha for their support of Kurt Johnson as Musician Sponsors.
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