La Jolla Music Society Season 48 Renewal

MAL ANDAIN BALLE T BIARRIT Z - BEAUT Y AND THE BEAST

SEASON

2016-17

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ORCHESTRA series 3 Concert Subscription: A $270 | B $201 | C $135 | D $81

PRAGUE PHILHARMONIA

EMMANUEL VILLAUME, music director GAUTIER CAPUÇON, cello WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2017 · 8 PM JACOBS MUSIC CENTER – COPLEY SYMPHONY HALL

SMETANA The Moldau from Má vlast DVORˇ ÁK Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104

Gautier Capuçon, cello DVORˇ ÁK Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88

FABIO LUISI

DANISH NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

FABIO LUISI, principal conductor DEBORAH VOIGT, soprano THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2017 · 8 PM

JACOBS MUSIC CENTER – COPLEY SYMPHONY HALL

NIELSEN Helios Overture, Op. 17 WAGNER Wesendonck Lieder, WWV 91

Deborah Voigt, soprano

MAHLER Symphony No. 1 in D Major

BAMBERG SYMPHONY

CHRISTOPH ESCHENBACH, conductor RAY CHEN, violin SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2017 · 8 PM

JACOBS MUSIC CENTER – COPLEY SYMPHONY HALL

MOZART Overture to Don Giovanni, K.527 BRUCH Violin Concerto No.1 in G Minor, Op. 26

Ray Chen, violin

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67

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“She seems to have everything: speed, flexibility, pianistic thunder and interpretive nuance.”

– The New York Times

SPECIAL event

Tickets: A $70 | B $50 | C $30 | D $20

YUJA WANG

LEONIDAS KAVAKOS, violin & YUJA WANG, piano SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2017 · 8 PM BALBOA THEATRE

MEDTNER 2 Canzonas with Dances in C Major and B Minor, Op. 43

SCHUBERT Fantasy for Violin and Piano in C Major, D.934 DEBUSSY Sonata for violin and Piano in G Minor, L.140 BARTÓK Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1, Sz.75

“Leonidas Kavakos... superbly articulate and incisive, yet rapturously lyrical.”

LEONIDAS K AVAKOS

– Guardian

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DANCE series 3 Concert Subscription: A $207 | B $135 | C $96

T W YL A THARP

TWYLA THARP DANCE 50TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2016 · 8 PM SPRECKELS THEATRE

Tony Award–winning choreographer and Kennedy Center Honoree Twyla Tharp celebrates fifty years of dance making with her hand-chosen, fierce band of dancers who bring her choreography to life. Turning her decades of experience into proof that time is her partner as she continues to deepen and expand the singular imagination which makes her one of the century’s most treasured artists.

WINTERFEST GALA 2017

MALANDAIN BALLET BIARRITZ BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 2017 · 8 PM CIVIC THEATRE

Malandain Ballet Biarritz returns to San Diego with a new full-length ballet. Choreographer Thierry Malandain was inspired by the rich and complex symbolism of this well-known fairytale. Set to music

by Tchaikovsky, Malandain’s Beauty and the Beast tells a rite-of-passage story aimed at resolving the duality of humanity: Beauty, representing the soul; and the Beast, the vital force and instincts.

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BLACK GRACE

CHOREOGRAPHY BY NEIL IEREMIA SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 2017 · 8 PM SPRECKELS THEATRE

New Zealand’s foremost contemporary dance company Black Grace brings a striking performance of six short works choreographed by founder Neil Ieremia. Drawing on Māori and Pacific Islander indigenous dance, as well as modern dance and hip hop, his work also often incorporates a traditional Samoan dance style known as Fa’ataupati (or “slap dance”) and Samoan Sasa (“seated dance”) that utilizes body percussion.

SPECIAL event Tickets: A $70 | B $50 | C $30

THE UKULELE ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN® FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2016 · 8 PM MCASD SHERWOOD AUDITORIUM

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2016 · 8 PM MCASD SHERWOOD AUDITORIUM

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain® returns to San Diego this Holiday Season. Play along with the band that has entertained British royalty, jammed with George Harrison, performed with Cat Stevens and rocked out at Glastonbury Festival!

The Ukulele Orchestra will ask the audience to add to the music by inviting them to participate in a ukulele play and sing along from their seats in the hall. The Ukes of GB will be posting video tutorials and music for participation pieces to practice at home no matter what your ability. Everyone will be able to join in, if not playing the ukulele, then singing.

This Holiday Season come and enjoy The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain® (with bells on!)

The world renowned all-singing, all-plucking ukulele superstars return to San Diego with their toe-tapping music, hilarious banter, and sheer superlative entertainment.

But now with added Holiday cheer!

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JAZZ series

3 Concert Subscription: A $225 | B $175 | C $120 | D $75

OMARA PORTUONDO

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH WYNTON MARSALIS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2016 · 8 PM BALBOA THEATRE

Under the leadership of nine-time Grammy® Award-winner Wynton Marsalis, this world-renowned orchestra combines the finest jazz soloists and ensemble players. Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra returns to San Diego for a celebratory opening to La Jolla Music Society’s 48th Season.

FROM THE BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB:

OMARA PORTUONDO 85 TOUR SPECIAL GUESTS ROBERTO FONSECA, ANAT COHEN & REGINA CARTER

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2016 · 8 PM BALBOA THEATRE

Embodying the musical spirit of the original Havana club and encapsulating Cuba’s “musical golden age,” Buena Vista Social Club’s leading lady Omara Portuondo headlines this 85th Anniversary Tour. A legendary vocalist who has been singing professionally for an incredible 70 years, the great Cuban diva Omara Portuondo’s voice reflects a long, creative life of passion and music.

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BRANFORD MARSALIS QUARTET FEATURING SPECIAL GUEST KURT ELLING

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2017 · 8 PM BALBOA THEATRE

The Branford Marsalis Quartet will be joined by guest-vocalist Kurt Elling in a dynamic collaboration of musical forces. Although following the format of a standard jazz quartet with vocals, the collaboration between jazz’s most intense band and one of jazz’s foremost singers should prove to be anything but standard. Looking beyond the Great American Songbook, band members have all contributed new arrangements to perform with this special line-up.

SPECIAL event

Tickets: A $75 | B $60 | C $40 | D $25

MAX RAABE & PALAST ORCHESTER FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 2017 · 8 PM BALBOA THEATRE

Slick, nostalgic, dashing and debonair, Berlin-based Max Raabe & Palast Orchester channel the high style and musical glory of the elegant 20s and 30s Weimar-era cabaret big band. With their signature bag of vintage sounds, and fresh new surprises, they bring to life the songs and style of a bygone age.

“The Celebration of an Era…Irresistible…

Don’t miss it!”

MA X RAABE

– Los Angeles Times

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PIANO series 4 Concert Subscription: A $288 | B $192 | C $108

HÉLÈNE GRIMAUD

BRAD MEHLDAU

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2016 · 8 PM

THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2017 · 8 PM

BERIO Wasserklavier TAKEMITSU Rain Tree Sketch II FAURÉ Barcarolle No. 5 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 66 RAVEL Jeux d’eaux ALBENIZ Almeria LISZT Les jeux d’eau à la Villa d’Este JANÁCˇEK In the Mists DEBUSSY La cathédrale engloutie BRAHMS Piano Sonata No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 2

J.S. BACH Prelude No. 3 in C-sharp Major, BWV 848

MCASD SHERWOOD AUDITORIUM

LOUIS LORTIE SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 2017 · 8 PM MCASD SHERWOOD AUDITORIUM

LISZT AT THE OPERA - MOSTLY WITH WAGNER WAGNER Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde WAGNER Fire Music from Die Walküre MOZART/LISZT Réminiscences de Don Juan WAGNER Siegfried Idyll WAGNER/LISZT Recitative and Air “O du mein holder

Abendstern” from Tannhäuser

WAGNER/LISZT Overture from Tannhäuser

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LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY

MCASD SHERWOOD AUDITORIUM

from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I

MEHLDAU Three Pieces After Bach

After Bach 1: Rondo After Bach 2: Ostinato After Bach 3: Toccata J.S. BACH Fugue No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 885

from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II Prelude No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 851, from

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I MEHLDAU Improvisation on J.S. BACH I

Improvisation on J.S. BACH II

JEREMY DENK FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2017 · 8 PM MCASD SHERWOOD AUDITORIUM

MEDIEVAL TO MODERN In a fascinating centuries-spanning program, MacArthur Fellow Jeremy Denk charts the history of Western music from the Medieval and Renaissance worlds of MACHAUT, COUPERIN and FRESCOBALDI to BACH, BEETHOVEN and BRAHMS, the modernists STRAVINSKY, CAGE , LIGETI and ADAMS, and back to MACHAUT.

REVELLE CHAMBER MUSIC series 4 Concert Subscription: A $280 | B $180 | C $104

TAKÁCS QUARTET

Edward Dusinberre, Károly Schranz, violins; Geraldine Walther, viola; András Fejér, cello FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2016 · 8 PM MCASD SHERWOOD AUDITORIUM

BEETHOVEN String Quartet in A Major, Op. 18, No. 5 String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95 String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat Major, Op. 127

KRONOS QUARTET

David Harrington, John Sherba, violins; Hank Dutt, viola; Sunny Yang, cello

KRONOS QUARTE T

TAFELMUSIK BAROQUE ORCHESTRA Jeanne Lamon, chief artistic advisor FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2017 · 8 PM MCASD SHERWOOD AUDITORIUM

J.S. BACH: THE CIRCLE OF CREATION

Explore the world of the artisans — papermakers, violin carvers, string spinners, and performers — who helped J.S. Bach realize his musical genius. This program combines text, stunning projected video and images and the music of Bach including:

J.S. BACH Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G Major,

BWV 1048 Sonata for Three Violins in C Major, BWV 1005 Wachet auf from Cantata, BWV 140 Excerpts from Goldberg Variations, BWV 988

FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2017 · 8 PM MCASD SHERWOOD AUDITORIUM

ALI-ZADEH Rәqs (Dance) LIZÉE Death to Kosmische N. RAJAM (arr. Reena Esmail) Dadra in Raga Bhairavi RILEY One Earth, One People, One Love from Sun Rings TAGAQ (arr. Jacob Garchik) Snow Angel – Sivunittini GUBAIDULINA Quartet No. 4 KNOX Selections from Satellites WU MAN (arr. Danny Clay) Selections from Four Chinese Paintings

VREBALOV My Desert, My Rose

EMERSON STRING QUARTET

Eugene Drucker, Philip Setzer, violins; Lawrence Dutton, viola; Paul Watkins, cello SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2017 · 8 PM MCASD SHERWOOD AUDITORIUM

MOZART String Quartet No. 15 in D Minor, K.421 SHOSTAKOVICH Quartet No. 4 in D Major for Strings, Op. 83 DVORˇ ÁK String Quartet No. 11, Op. 61

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DISCOVERY series 4 Concert Subscription: Adult $100 | Child $20

CAROLINE GOULDING

RAPHAËL SÉVÈRE, clarinet

SEONG-JIN CHO, piano

THE AUDITORIUM AT TSRI

THE AUDITORIUM AT TSRI

2013 First Prize Winner Young Concert Artists International Auditions SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2016 · 3 PM PAUL MONTAG, piano DEVIENNE Sonata No. 1 in C Minor POULENC Sonata for Clarinet and Piano BERG Four Pieces for Clarinet, Op. 5 WEBER Grand Duo Concertant, Op. 48

EDGAR MOREAU, cello

2009 Young Soloist Prize Winner at Rostropovich Cello Competition SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2017 · 3 PM THE AUDITORIUM AT TSRI

JESSICA XYLINA OSBORNE, piano J.S. BACH Sonata No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 1029 FRANCK Sonata in A Major for Piano and Cello, M. 8 SCHNITTKE Sonata No. 1 for Cello and Piano CHOPIN Introduction and Polonaise Brillante, Op. 3

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First Prize Winner 17th International Frederic Chopin Piano Competition SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2017 · 3 PM BERG Piano Sonata, Op. 1 SCHUBERT Piano Sonata in C Minor, D.958 CHOPIN 24 Preludes, Op. 28

CAROLINE GOULDING, violin

2011 Avery Fisher Career Grant Recipient SUNDAY, MARCH 5, 2017 · 3 PM THE AUDITORIUM AT TSRI

DINA VAINSHTEIN, piano MOZART Violin Sonata in B-flat Major, K.454 RAVEL Sonata for Violin and Piano SZYMANOWSKI Mythes, Op. 30 ENESCU Impressions d’enfance, Op. 28

SPECIAL event

SDYS series

NIKOLAY KHOZYAINOV, piano

SDYS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

Tickets: A $70 | B $50 | C $30

SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2017 · 8 PM THE AUDITORIUM AT TSRI

Winner of the 2012 Dublin International Piano Competition, Russian pianist Nikolay Khozyainov returns to San Diego. One of the most sought-after pianists of his generation, he brings a virtuosic program of works by composers including Chopin and Liszt.

2 Concert Subscription: Adult $40 | Child $10

JEFF EDMONS, music director & conductor RICHARD O’NEILL, viola FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2016 · 8 PM MCASD SHERWOOD AUDITORIUM

SDYS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

JEFF EDMONS, music director & conductor CAROLINE GOULDING, violin FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2017 · 8 PM MCASD SHERWOOD AUDITORIUM

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SEASON OCTOBER

JA N UA RY

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH WYNTON MARSALIS

LOUIS LORTIE

2016-17

TAFELMUSIK BAROQUE ORCHESTRA

Saturday, January 14, 2017 · 8 PM

Friday March 10, 2017 · 8 PM

MCASD Sherwood Auditorium

MCASD Sherwood Auditorium

Revelle Chamber Music Series

Thursday, October 6, 2016 · 8 PM

Piano Series

Balboa Theatre

KRONOS QUARTET

From the Buena Vista Social Club:

Friday, January 20, 2017 · 8 PM

MALANDAIN BALLET BIARRITZ

Special Guests Roberto Fonseca, Anat Cohen & Regina Carter

MCASD Sherwood Auditorium

Saturday, March 18, 2017 · 8 PM

Friday, October 7, 2016 · 8 PM

Sunday, January 22, 2017 · 3 PM

Jazz Series

OMARA PORTUONDO 85 TOUR

Jazz Series

Balboa Theatre

TWYLA THARP DANCE Saturday, October 22, 2016 · 8 PM

Revelle Chamber Music Series

Dance Series

Discovery Series

DANISH NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

The Auditorium at TSRI

PRAGUE PHILHARMONIA

Spreckels Theatre

RAPHAËL SÉVÈRE, clarinet

Orchestra Series

Sunday, October 30, 2016 · 3 PM Discovery Series

The Auditorium at TSRI

DECEMBER

HÉLÈNE GRIMAUD

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

EDGAR MOREAU, cello

Emmanuel Villaume, music director Gautier Capuçon, cello

Dance Series

WINTERFEST GALA 2017

Wednesday, January 25, 2017 · 8 PM Jacobs Music Center-Copley Symphony Hall

FEBRUA RY

BRANFORD MARSALIS QUARTET

Featuring Special Guest Kurt Elling Friday, February 10, 2017 · 8 PM

Civic Theatre

Fabio Luisi, principal conductor Deborah Voigt, soprano Thursday, March 30, 2017 · 8 PM Orchestra Series

Jacobs Music Center-Copley Symphony Hall

MAX RAABE & PALAST ORCHESTER Friday, March 31, 2017 · 8 PM Special Event Balboa Theatre

APRIL

Thursday, December 1, 2016 · 8 PM

Jazz Series

Balboa Theatre

BLACK GRACE

MCASD Sherwood Auditorium

LEONIDAS KAVAKOS, violin & YUJA WANG, piano

Saturday, April 8, 2017 · 8 PM

Piano Series

CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

Jeff Edmons, music director & conductor Richard O’Neill, viola Friday, December 2, 2016 · 8 PM

San Diego Youth Symphony Series MCASD Sherwood Auditorium

TAKÁCS QUARTET Friday, December 9, 2016 · 8 PM

Saturday, February 11, 2017 · 8 PM Special Event Balboa Theatre

BAMBERG SYMPHONY

Christoph Eschenbach, conductor Ray Chen, violin

Dance Series

Spreckels Theatre

EMERSON STRING QUARTET Saturday April 22, 2017 · 8 PM

Revelle Chamber Music Series MCASD Sherwood Auditorium

NIKOLAY KHOZYAINOV, piano

Saturday, February 18, 2017 · 8 PM

Saturday April 29, 2017 · 8 PM

Orchestra Series

Special Event

Jacobs Music Center-Copley Symphony Hall

The Auditorium at TSRI

THE UKULELE ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN “HOLIDAY SHOW”

SEONG-JIN CHO, piano

M AY

Friday, December 16, 2016 · 8 PM

Sunday, February 26, 2017 · 3 PM Discovery Series

JEREMY DENK

The Auditorium at TSRI

Friday, May 12, 2017 · 8 PM

Revelle Chamber Music Series MCASD Sherwood Auditorium

Special Event

MCASD Sherwood Auditorium

THE UKULELE ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN “HOLIDAY SHOW” Saturday, December 17, 2016 · 8 PM Special Event

MCASD Sherwood Auditorium

MARCH

Piano Series

MCASD Sherwood Auditorium

CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

Jeff Edmons, music director & conductor Caroline Goulding, violin Friday, March 3, 2017 · 8 PM

San Diego Youth Symphony Series MCASD Sherwood Auditorium

For more information:

858.459.3728 WWW.LJMS.ORG Dates, times, programs and artists are subject to change.

Ticket prices for performances at the Spreckels Theatre, Balboa Theatre, Civic Theatre and the Jacobs Music CenterCopley Symphony Hall include applicable facility fees.

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CAROLINE GOULDING, violin Sunday, March 5, 2017 · 3 PM Discovery Series

The Auditorium at TSRI

BRAD MEHLDAU Thursday, March 9, 2017 · 8 PM Piano Series

MCASD Sherwood Auditorium

W YNTON MARSALIS