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YO-YO MA
ORCHESTRA series
CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA RICCARDO MUTI
SPECIAL event
EMANUEL AX, LEONIDAS KAVAKOS, YO-YO MA
2-Concert Subscription: A $200 | B $160 | C $130 | D $90 | E $60
Tickets: A $115 | B $95 | C $70 | D $55 | E $30
CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
ACADEMY OF ST MARTIN IN THE FIELDS
RICCARDO MUTI, Zell Music Director STEPHEN WILLIAMSON, clarinet
JOSHUA BELL, violin
EMANUEL AX, piano LEONIDAS KAVAKOS, violin YO-YO MA, cello
Wednesday, October 18, 2017 • 8 PM
JACOBS MUSIC CENTER – COPLEY SYMPHONY HALL
JACOBS MUSIC CENTER – COPLEY SYMPHONY HALL
SCHUBERT
Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D.759 “Unfinished”
MOZART
Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K.622 Stephen Williamson, clarinet
SCHUMANN
Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61
Friday, March 16, 2018 • 8 PM
MENDELSSOHN Overture from A Midsummer Night’s Dream WIENIAWSKI
Violin Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 22 Joshua Bell, violin
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 “Pastoral”
Saturday, March 3, 2018 • 8 PM
JACOBS MUSIC CENTER – COPLEY SYMPHONY HALL
BRAHMS Piano Trio No. 2 in C Major, Op. 87 Piano Trio No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 101 Piano Trio in B Major, Op. 8
Three of the world’s greatest musicians form a “super trio” for an unforgettable performance exploring the piano trios of Johannes Brahms.
JOIN US FOR Hailed as one of the greatest orchestras in the world, the multiGrammy®Award-winning Chicago Symphony Orchestra returns to San Diego for an extraordinary evening of music making led by celebrated Italian maestro Riccardo Muti.
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LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY
Renowned for its distinctive, polished and refined sound, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, under the leadership of virtuoso violinist Joshua Bell, performs fresh and brilliant interpretations of beloved classical masterworks.
WinterFest Gala University Club Atop Symphony Towers WinterFest Gala Chair: Susan Hoehn Prior to the concert, we invite you to attend our WinterFest Gala. Join the celebration and help raise funds for LJMS’ Education Program. After the concert, mingle with Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax and Leonidas Kavakos in a special VIP reception. For tickets and information, please call Rewa Colette Soltan at 858.459.3724, ext. 206.
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A T R IB U T E TO T H E B EAT LES ’ G R O U N D - B R EA K IN G A LB U M
TRIBUTE TO THE GROUNDBREAKING ALBUM S G T. P EP PBEATLES’ ER ’ S LO N ELY H EA RT S C LU B BA N D SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND oin the worldwide celebration of the 50th anniversary of PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY
3-Concert Subscription: A $210 | B $135 | C $99
PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY
BALBOA THEATRE
A national treasure, Paul Taylor Dance Company has been described as a stunning burst of momentum and a cascade of emotion, moving powerfully and powerfully moving. Paul Taylor’s enduringly popular works are a brilliant fusion of bravura dancing, profound emotional insight and glorious musicality that have brought audiences around the world equal measures of message and mastery.
Saturday, December 2, 2017 • 8 PM Choreographer Brian Brooks is beloved for his “kinetic thrill and visual power” (The Washington Post), while former New York City Ballet star and principal dancer Wendy Whelan is “riveting, interesting, unusual, intelligent” (The New York Times). LJMS audiences will remember Restless Creature, their winning collaboration in 2015. This Season they return with new solos and duets, full of elegance and electricity, amplified by the remarkable live music of string quartet Brooklyn Rider, hailed as “the future of chamber music” (Strings Magazine).
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LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY
Saturday, January 20, 2018 • 8PM SPRECKELS THEATRE
MIXED REPERTOIRE PROGRAM FEATURING THE ICONIC WORK CLOVEN KINGDOM
Cloven Kingdom is set to John Herbert McDowell’s freewheeling arrangement – or disarrangement – of music by Arcangelo Corelli, Henry Cowell and Malloy Miller. Cloven Kingdom’s stunning Men’s Quartet will feature a special live percussion performance by Steven Schick and members of red fish blue fish as part of It’s About Time: A Festival of Rhythm. Sound. And Place.
Pepperland features an original score by composer Ethan Iverson inspired by the songs “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”, “With a Little Help From My Friends”, “A Day in the Life”, “When I’m Sixty-Four”, “Within You Without You”, and “Penny Lane”.
MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP PEPPERLAND
An unprecedented chamber music ensemble of voice, theremin, soprano sax, trombone, and two keyboards will tease out and elaborate on Sgt. Pepper’s non-rock and roll influences. Arrangements of half a dozen songs from the album will intermingle with Pepper-inspired pieces intended • 8 PM Saturday, May 12, 2018original especially for Morris’ profound understanding of classical forms: CIVIC THEATRE Allegro, Scherzo, Adagio, and the blues.
“This great album set a radical new direction
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Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band with Pepperland, a new evening-length work by Mark Morris. Created at the request of the City of Liverpool, it will premiere May 2017 as part of Liverpool’s season-long tribute to the album.
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DANCE series
~ Mark Morris
A live chamber music ensemble of voice, theremin, soprano saxophone, trombone, two keyboards and percussion will explore and elaborate on Sgt. Pepper’s non-rock and roll influences. This colorful new piece resounds with the ingenuity, musicality, wit and humanity for which a Mark Morris work is known.
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SCHUBERT’S SWAN SONG CURATED BY INON BARNATAN
REVELLE CHAMBER MUSIC series
INON BARNATAN
3-Concert Subscription: A $210 | B $135 | C $75 Schubert’s Swan Song is a 3-concert exploration of the late works of composer Franz Schubert. Curated by celebrated pianist Inon Barnatan, and performed by a spectacular roster of musicians, the programs are anchored by Schubert’s deeply moving late piano sonatas and feature a selection of the composer’s chamber music masterpieces.
SCHUBERT’S SWAN SONG I
SCHUBERT’S SWAN SONG III
IRWIN M. JACOBS QUALCOMM HALL
IRWIN M. JACOBS QUALCOMM HALL
Saturday, March 24, 2018 • 8 PM SCHUBERT
Fantasy in F Minor for Piano Four-Hands, D.940 Piano Sonata in B-flat Major, D.960 Piano Trio in B-flat Major, D.898
Benjamin Beilman, violin; Clive Greensmith, cello; Inon Barnatan, Garrick Ohlsson, pianos
SCHUBERT’S SWAN SONG II Saturday, April 14, 2018 • 8 PM IRWIN M. JACOBS QUALCOMM HALL
SCHUBERT Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major, D.959 Schwanengesang, D.957 “Swan Song” Robin Tritschler, tenor; Inon Barnatan, piano
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LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY
Saturday, May 19, 2018 • 8 PM
SCHUBERT Piano Sonata No. 19 in C Minor, D.958 Fantasy for Violin and Piano in C Major, D.934 String Quintet in C Major, D.956 Benjamin Beilman, violin; TBD, cello; Inon Barnatan, piano; Dover Quartet – Joel Link, Bryan Lee, violins; Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola; Camden Shaw, cello
SUNDAY AFTERNOON SCHUBERTIADES Intimate Chamber Music Parties, available only to ticket holders for the corresponding Swan Song performances. SAVE THE DATES: Sunday, March 25, 2018 | Sunday, May 20, 2018 More information about location, program and ticket prices will be sent to Revelle Chamber Music Series Subscribers first.
PIANO series
PIERRE-LAURENT AIMARD
4-Concert Subscription: A $292 | B $195 | C $112
RICHARD GOODE
PIERRE-LAURENT AIMARD San Diego Debut Performance
Saturday, November 11, 2017 • 8 PM IRWIN M. JACOBS QUALCOMM HALL
Thursday, March 1, 2018 • 8 PM
J.S. BACH Four Preludes and Fugues from The Well-Tempered Clavier
BALBOA THEATRE
SCHOENBERG
Six Little Piano Pieces, Op. 19
BEETHOVEN
Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 81a
CHOPIN CHOPIN
Selection of Nocturnes, Mazurkas and Preludes Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 60
IGOR LEVIT
THE AUDITORIUM AT TSRI
SCHUMANN
CHOPIN
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 35 “Marche Funèbre”
BEETHOVEN
Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major, Op. 106 “Hammerklavier”
JUHO POHJONEN THE AUDITORIUM AT TSRI
Sunday, January 7, 2018 • 6 PM Chaconne in D Minor for the Left Hand (after Bach’s Partita for Solo Violin, BWV 1004)
SHOSTAKOVICH Preludes and Fugues for Piano, Op. 87
Revelation
Friday, May 18, 2018 • 8 PM
San Diego Debut Performance
BRAHMS
OBUKHOV
J.S. BACH
Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903
FRANCK
Prèlude, Choral et Fugue
MOZART
Prelude and Fugue for Piano in C Major, K.394/383a
SCHUBERT
Wanderer Fantasy
Geistervariationen, WoO 24
WAGNER Solemn March to The Holy Grail from Parsifal, S.450 LISZT
Fantasy and Fugue on the Chorale “Ad nos ad salutarem undam” SEASON
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SPECIAL event
DIANNE REEVES
JAZZ series
HERBIE HANCOCK
Tickets: A $70 | B $55 | C $35 | D $20
3-Concert Subscription: A $225 | B $175 | C $120 | D $75
DIANNE REEVES
CROSSCURRENTS Featuring ZAKIR HUSSAIN, DAVE HOLLAND, CHRIS POTTER & SHANKAR MAHADEVAN
5-time Grammy Award Winner ®
Sunday, December 17, 2017 • 8 PM BALBOA THEATRE
Sunday, October 29, 2017 • 8 PM
Christmas Time is Here WITH PETER MARTIN, ROMERO LUBAMBO, REGINALD VEAL AND TERREON GULLY The pre-eminent jazz vocalist in the world, Grammy ® Award winning singer Dianne Reeves rings in the holiday season with music from her celebrated album, Christmas Time Is Here. Renowned for her breathtaking virtuosity, improvisational prowess, and unique jazz and R&B stylings, she melds her timeless grace, elegance, and charisma into unforgettable jazz renditions of holiday favorites such as “Little Drummer Boy”, “Carol of the Bells”, “Christmas Waltz”, “I’ll Be Home For Christmas”, “Let It Snow” and many more.
BALBOA THEATRE
“Ms. Reeves, a jazz singer of … astonishing skill”, takes the assignment seriously; this is one of the best jazz Christmas CD’s I’ve ever heard.” ~ The New York Times
Bridging both directions of inspiration between jazz and the music of India, Crosscurrents is an international supergroup led by 2017 NEA Jazz Master and Grammy ® Award-winning bassist Dave Holland and the world’s foremost tabla virtuoso, Zakir Hussain. Joining the duo onstage is acclaimed saxophone player Chris Potter and renowned composer/vocalist Shankar Mahadevan.
HERBIE HANCOCK
14-time Grammy Award Winner ®
Wednesday, March 7, 2018 • 8PM BALBOA THEATRE
Herbie Hancock is a true icon of modern music. In addition to being recognized as a legendary pianist and composer, he has been an integral part of every popular music movement since the 1960s. His career has transcended limitations and genres while maintaining his unmistakable voice. In honor of his work, Herbie Hancock was bestowed in 2016 with the Grammy ® Lifetime Achievement Award.
THE JOEY ALEXANDER TRIO Saturday, April 28, 2018 • 8 PM
BALBOA THEATRE
A uniquely gifted young pianist from Bali, Joey Alexander taught himself to play piano by listening with his father to classic jazz albums. His father soon recognized that his son’s gift to grasp complicated musical concepts was beyond someone of his years. His recording debut, My Favorite Things, was nominated as Best Instrumental Jazz Album for the 2016 Grammy ® Awards. This performance will feature original compositions and jazz classics by Coltrane, Monk and more.
Herbie Hancock is currently in the studio at work on a new album.
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LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY
SEASON
2017-18
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DISCOVERY series
SPECIAL event
4-Concert Subscription: Adult $100 | Child $20
Tickets: Adults: $20 | Child $5
2017 VAN CLIBURN GOLD MEDALIST
SAN DIEGO YOUTH SYMPHONY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Sunday, November 5, 2017 • 3 PM THE AUDITORIUM AT TSRI
Winner to be announced on June 10, 2017 at the Van Cliburn Competition Awards Ceremony in Fort Worth, Texas
ROLSTON STRING QUARTET
2016 Banff International String Quartet Competition Winner Sunday, January 21, 2018 • 3PM THE AUDITORIUM AT TSRI
BEETHOVEN
String Quartet, Op. 18, No. 3
DI CASTRI
String Quartet No. 1
SCHUMANN String Quartet in A Major, Op. 41, No. 3
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PAUL HUANG
LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY
PAUL HUANG, violin
2015 Avery Fisher Career Grant Winner Sunday, February 25, 2018 • 3 PM THE AUDITORIUM AT TSRI
HELEN HUANG, piano DVOˇRÁK
Sonatina, Op. 100
PROKOFIEV
Sonata in F Minor, Op. 80
SCOTT/KREISLER Lotus Land, Op. 47, No. 1
JEFF EDMONS, music director & conductor CELINO ROMERO, guitar Saturday, January 13, 2018 • 7 PM IRWIN M. JACOBS QUALCOMM HALL
SARASATE
Romanza Andaluza, Op. 22, No. 1
WORKS BY VIVALDI, BOCCHERINI AND MORE
SAINT-SAËNS
Sonata in D Minor, Op. 75
La Jolla Music Society is proud to feature the gifted young musicians of SDYS’ Chamber Orchestra joined by guest soloist, guitarist Celino Romero, part of The Royal Family of Guitar, The Romeros. This multiyear collaboration highlights LJMS’ long-standing commitment to education and SDYS’ tradition of excellence and innovative programming.
DANIELA LIEBMAN, piano 2014 Premio Nacional de Juventud Sunday, April 8, 2018 • 3 PM THE AUDITORIUM AT TSRI
BEETHOVEN
Rondo in C Major, Op. 50, No.1
BEETHOVEN
Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp Major, Op. 78
SCHUBERT
Impromptus, Op. 90
CHOPIN
Selection of Impromptus, Ballades and Nocturnes
PROKOFIEV
Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 28
SAN DIEGO YOUTH SYMPHONY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA JEFF EDMONS
CELINO ROMERO
PHOTO CREDITS: Cover: Y. Ma © Jason Bell; Page 2: Chicago Symphony Orchestra courtesy of artist; Page 3: E. Ax © Lisa Marie Mazzucco; L. Kavakos © Marco Borggreve; Y. Ma © Jason Bell; Page 4: Paul Taylor Dance Company by Paul B. Goode; Page 6: I. Barnatan © Marco Borggreve; Page 7: P. Aimard © Marco Borggreve + DG; Page 8: D. Reeves © Jerris Madison; Page 9: H. Hancock by Douglas Kirkland; Page 10: P. Huang © Marco Borggreve; Page 11: J. Edmons & SDYS Chamber Orchestra by Matthew Fernie; C. Romero courtesy of artist; Back Cover: W. Whelan © Erin Baiano.
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OCTOBER
SEASON
CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
RICCARDO MUTI, Zell Music Director STEPHEN WILLIAMSON, clarinet Wednesday, October 18, 2017 · 8 PM Orchestra Series
Jacobs Music Center-Copley Symphony Hall
CROSSCURRENTS Featuring ZAKIR HUSSAIN, DAVE HOLLAND, CHRIS POTTER & SHANKAR MAHADEVAN Sunday, October 29, 2017 · 8 PM Jazz Series
Balboa Theatre
NOV EMBER
2017 VAN CLIBURN GOLD MEDALIST Sunday, November 5, 2017 · 3 PM Discovery Series
F EBRUA RY
PAUL HUANG, violin Sunday, February 25, 2018 · 3 PM
2017-18
Discovery Series
The Auditorium at TSRI
M A RCH
PIERRE-LAURENT AIMARD
M AY
Thursday, March 1, 2018 · 8 PM
MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP PEPPERLAND
Balboa Theatre
Saturday, May 12, 2018 · 8 PM
Piano Series
WINTERFEST GALA
AX – KAVAKOS – MA
Dance Series Civic Theatre
Saturday, March 3, 2018 · 8 PM
JUHO POHJONEN
Jacobs Music Center-Copley Symphony Hall
Piano Series
Special Event
Friday, May 18, 2018 · 8 PM The Auditorium at TSRI
The Auditorium at TSRI
HERBIE HANCOCK
RICHARD GOODE
Wednesday, March 7, 2018 · 8 PM
SCHUBERT’S SWAN SONG III
Balboa Theatre
Revelle Chamber Music Series
Saturday, November 11, 2017 · 8 PM Piano Series
Irwin M. Jacobs Qualcomm Hall
DECEMBER
SOME OF A THOUSAND WORDS WENDY WHELAN / BRIAN BROOKS / BROOKLYN RIDER Saturday, December 2, 2017 · 8 PM Dance Series
Balboa Theatre
DIANNE REEVES: Christmas Time is Here Sunday, December 17, 2017 · 8 PM Special Event
Jazz Series
ACADEMY OF ST MARTIN IN THE FIELDS Friday, March 16, 2018 · 8 PM Orchestra Series
Jacobs Music Center-Copley Symphony Hall
SCHUBERT’S SWAN SONG I Saturday, March 24, 2018 · 8 PM Revelle Chamber Music Series Irwin M. Jacobs Qualcomm Hall
APRIL
DANIELA LIEBMAN, piano Sunday, April 8, 2018 · 3 PM
JA N UA RY
The Auditorium at TSRI
Discovery Series
SCHUBERT’S SWAN SONG II Saturday, April 14, 2018 · 8 PM
The Auditorium at TSRI
Irwin M. Jacobs Qualcomm Hall
SDYS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Revelle Chamber Music Series
THE JOEY ALEXANDER TRIO
Saturday, January 13, 2018 · 7 PM
Saturday, April 28, 2018 · 8 PM
Irwin M. Jacobs Qualcomm Hall
Balboa Theatre
Special Event
Sunday, January 7, 2018 · 6 PM Piano Series
Irwin M. Jacobs Qualcomm Hall
JOSHUA BELL, violin
Balboa Theatre
IGOR LEVIT
Saturday, May 19, 2018 · 8 PM
Jazz Series
PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY Saturday, January 20, 2018 · 8 PM Dance Series
ROLSTON STRING QUARTET
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 Center-Copley Symphony Hall include applicable facility fees.
Sunday, January 21, 2018 · 3 PM
For more information:
The Auditorium at TSRI
858.459.3728 | WWW.LJMS.ORG
Discovery Series
WENDY WHELAN
Spreckels Theatre