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You You Zhang
Beethoven’s Emperor Saturday, 9 October 2010, 8:00 p.m. Calvary Baptist Church BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5 Allan R. Scott, conducting You You Zhang, piano
Maestro Scott
World renowned Pianist You You Zhang returns to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra for a performance of one Beethoven’s greatest creations of majesty and heroism: his final piano concerto – the Emperor! Coupled with Tchaikovsky’s confrontation with his inner demons and ultimate triumph, this pair of 5th’s makes for a thrilling opening night to the 39th Season!
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THE KING OF ALL INSTRUMENTS:
The Organ Symphony Saturday, 13 November 2010, 8:00 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Church GÓRECKI Symphony No. 3, Symphony of Sorrowful Songs SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, Organ Symphony Allan R. Scott, conducting Kristine Biller Mattson, soprano Eric Gombert, organ
As part of Trinity Lutheran Church’s tenth anniversary of their world class organ, the SPSO features the sheer power of sound with SaintSaëns’ Organ Symphony. The organ celebration is coupled with the mesmerizing and reflective music of Henryk Górecki’s Symphony of Sorrowful Songs.
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Eric Gombert
Kristine Biller Mattson
Maestro Scott
Benjamin Aneff
Family Holiday Concert with Kid Konductors!
Sunday, 12 December 2010, 3:00 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Church Benjamin Aneff, conducting Trinity Lutheran Church Choirs Eric Gombert, Chorusmaster
The Symphony ushers in the holiday season with some of the greatest Christmas music of all time. From the colors of brass and the heart-warming strings, SPSO is joined by the Trinity Lutheran Church Choirs, and the long tradition of Kid Konductors! in an afternoon that brings the spirit of Christmas to the region.
Eric Gombert
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Dvořák’s Cello Concerto
& The Firebird
Saturday, 5 February 2011, 8:00 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Church
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DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto Overture to La forza del destino STRAVINSKY The Firebird Allan R. Scott, conducting Ovidiu Marinescu, cello
Ovidiu Marinescu
Internationally noted Romanian Cellist Ovidiu Marinescu brings Dvořák’s emotionally demanding cello concerto. The concert is complete with the brilliant masterworks of Verdi’s exciting Overture to La forza del destino and Stravinsky’s spectacularly explosive Firebird.
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Maestro Scott Stravinsky
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Gershwin Shostakovich Saturday, 2 April 2011, 8:00 p.m. Calvary Baptist Church GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue GERSHWIN Variations on “I Got Rhythm” SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5 Allan R. Scott, conducting Simon Tedeschi, piano
Simon Tedeschi
Maestro Scott
Superstar Australian Pianist Simon Tedeschi makes his SPSO debut with Gershwin’s audience favorite Rhapsody in Blue and Variations on “I Got Rhythm.” One of the greatest artistic salvations of humankind concludes SPSO’s year in music with Shostakovich’s provocative Fifth Symphony.
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SINGLE CONCERTS Single Ticket $25
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Student Ticket $5
Concert I: Beethoven’s Emperor Saturday, 9 October 2010, 8:00 p.m. Concert II: The Kling of All Instruments – The Organ Symphony Saturday, 13 November 2010, 8:00 p.m. Concert III: Family Holiday Concert with Kid Konductors! Sunday, 12 December 2010, 3:00 p.m. Concert IV: Dvořák’s Cello Concerto & The Firebird Saturday, 5 February 2011, 8:00 p.m.
Concert V: Gershwin & Shostakovich Saturday, 2 April 2011, 8:00 p.m.
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2010-2011 SEASON Concert I: Beethoven’s Emperor Saturday, 9 October 2010 Concert II: The Kling of All Instruments – The Organ Symphony Saturday, 13 November 2010 Concert III: Family Holiday Concert with Kid Konductors! Sunday, 12 December 2010 Concert IV: Dvořák’s Cello Concerto & The Firebird Saturday, 5 February 2011 Concert V: Gershwin & Shostakovich Saturday, 2 April 2011