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Welcome The 2014.15 season opens with a remarkable performance: Music Director Edo de Waart, the MSO, and a stunning array of internationally-acclaimed artists come together for Mozart’s timeless opera Don Giovanni. The story, every bit as enchanting. The music, even 227 years after it was written, is fresh as ever. With our 55th season on the books, the power of music brings us all back — audience and musicians alike — for the 56th time.
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Don Giovanni 13 – 16 September 2014 Edo de Waart, conductor Daniel Okulitch, Don Giovanni Matthew Rose, Leporello Tamara Wilson, Donna Anna Nicole Cabell, Donna Elvira Grazia Doronzio, Zerlina Paul Appleby, Donna Ottavio Matthew Best, Il Commendatore
Mozart: Don Giovanni, Giovanni, K. 527 Edo de Waart, an international cast, and the Milwaukee Symphony perform Mozart’s magnificent Don Giovanni. One of the greatest operas ever written, live on the stage of Uihlein Hall. It’s the operatic event of the season! FR
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Alisa Weilerstein Plays Elgar 20 September 2014 Edo de Waart, conductor Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Britten: “Four Sea Interludes” from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88 Alisa Weilerstein displays “an ecstasy that lifts performance into the realm of pure happiness” says The New York Times. This dazzling cellist joins Edo de Waart for Elgar’s aching Cello Concerto in these concerts also featuring Dvořák’s spirited Symphony No. 8. FR
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Brahms’s Requiem 10 –12 October 2014 Robert Spano, conductor MSO Chorus, Lee Erickson, director
Jennifer Higdon: “river sings a song to trees” from City Scape Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem Requiem,, Op. 45 “A German Requiem” It was a work Brahms labored over for a dozen years. Consoled by the psalms, the gospels, and the prophets, he set their words to his music. Music that would be his grandest. Perhaps even his greatest. Acclaimed conductor Robert Spano leads the Milwaukee Symphony and Chorus in Brahms’s poetic settings from the Bible, A German Requiem.
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Tchaikovsky’s Fifth 18 October 2014 Francesco Lecce-Chong, conductor Christopher Taylor, piano
Bacewicz: Overture, for orchestra Lutosławski: Piano Concerto Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 “It will never please the public,” said Tchaikovsky of his Fifth Symphony. Yet its beautiful melodies have captivated for over a century. Associate Conductor Francesco Lecce-Chong leads Tchaikovsky’s passionate Fifth Symphony. Plus, the colorful Piano Concerto of Lutosławski with Christopher Taylor. “He is so talented it’s almost frightening,” reports The Boston Globe. “He has emerged as the leading American pianist of his generation.” FR
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Pictures at an Exhibition 08 + 09 November 2014 Carlos Kalmar, conductor Ted Soluri, bassoon
Prokofiev: Classical Symphony, Symphony, Op. 25 Marc Neikrug: Bassoon Concerto (MSO co-commission) Gunther Schuller: Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition Few works can match it for sonic impact or sheer excitement. No work displays the virtuosity of the Milwaukee Symphony like Pictures at an Exhibition. Experience it — live — at Uihlein Hall. FR
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Scheherazade 14 + 15 November 2014 Marcelo Lehninger, conductor Sean Chen, piano
Stravinsky: Suite No. 2 for Small Orchestra Saint-Saёns: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade Scheherazade,, Op. 35 Sensuous, exotic, even erotic, Scheherazade is a spectacular showpiece for the Milwaukee Symphony. Also, Sean Chen plays Saint-Saёns’s dizzying Piano Concerto No. 2. “A formidable set of fingers!” raves the Dallas Morning News of Sean Chen. FR
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Michelle DeYoung 22 November 2014 Asher Fisch, conductor Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano ano
Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 Berg: Seven Early Songs Strauss: Tod und Verklarung, Verklarung, Op. 24 “Death and Transfiguration” “A powerful singer,” says The New York Times, “with a warm, seductive tone.” Three-time Grammy-winner Michelle DeYoung sings Berg’s youthful, lyrical songs. Conductor Asher Fisch returns for Richard Strauss’s early tone poem and Schumann’s most joyous symphony. FR
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Kahane Plays + Conducts Bach 29 + 30 November 2014 Jeffrey Kahane, conductor/piano
Bach: Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BMV 1052 Brahms: Variations on a theme by Haydn, Op. 56a Thomas Adès: Three Studies from Couperin, for chamber orchestra Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5 in D major, Op. 107 “Reformation” Conducting from the keyboard, Jeffrey Kahane plays Bach’s First Concerto. Then, on the podium, he leads Adès’s glance back to Couperin, Brahms’s glance to Haydn, and Mendelssohn’s homage to the hymns of the Reformation. FR
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Strauss: Metamorphosen, for 23 Solo Strings Strauss: Oboe Concerto Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35
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Beethoven’s “Pastoral” 16 + 17 January 2015 Edo de Waart, conductor Daniel Hope, violin
Mason Bates: Garages of the Valley (MSO co-commission) Korngold: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 “Pastoral” This is Beethoven at peace, amid his beloved nature. Every measure musically animating his images of country life. Edo de Waart leads the beautiful “Pastoral” Symphony. And with Daniel Hope, the brilliant Violin Concerto of Hollywood master Erich Wolfgang Korngold. FR
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Goode Plays Mozart 24 + 25 January 2015 Edo de Waart, conductor Richard Goode, piano
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 18 in B-flat major, K. 456 Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93 “Sheer, heart-stopping beauty,” raves The Guardian of Richard Goode. Richard Goode plays Mozart’s elegant Piano Concerto No. 18. Edo de Waart conducts Shostakovich’s triumphant Tenth Symphony, a personal testament written in the wake of Stalin’s death. FR
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Vänskä Conducts Sibelius 30 + 31 January 2015 Osmo Vänskä, conductor Todd Levy, clarinet
Nielsen: Saga-Drøm, Op. 39 (Saga Dream) Nielsen: Clarinet Concerto, Op. 57 Sibelius: Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104 Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105 Osmo Vänskä is “the master of symphonic logic,” according to BBC Music Magazine. And Vänskä himself has said, “It’s the life behind the notes we’re looking for.” Perhaps the world’s foremost Sibelius conductor, Vänskä leads the final two symphonies of his Finnish countryman. Also, the Orchestra’s Todd Levy is the soloist in the deeply personal Clarinet Concerto of Carl Nielsen. FR
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Bernstein & Prokofiev 06 + 07 February 2015 Andrew Litton, conductor William Wolfram, piano
Barber: Overture to The School for Scandal Bernstein: Symphony No. 2, The Age of Anxiety Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100 Composed during the Second World War, Prokofiev’s Fifth is an inspiring celebration of the spirit of the Russian people in their darkest hours. And Milwaukee favorite William Wolfram returns for Leonard Bernstein’s breathtaking Second Symphony, capturing the anxiety of its era, all in music that veers between symphony and concerto. FR
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de Waart: Strauss 28 February 2015 Edo de Waart, conductor Katie Young Steele, oboe Susan Babini, cello Robert Levine, viola
Strauss: Metamorphosen Metamorphosen,, for 23 Solo Strings Strauss: Oboe Concerto in D major Strauss: Don Quixote, Quixote, Op. 35 This season marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Richard Strauss. Our all-Strauss celebration features a poignant late work, the Metamorphosen (quoting Beethoven’s “Eroica”). Our own Susan Babini and Robert Levine are soloists in Strauss’s sumptuous set of variations, Don Quixote, while Katie Young Steele is featured in the Oboe Concerto in D. FR
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de Waart: Rachmaninoff 03 + 04 April 2015 Edo de Waart, conductor Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin
Barber: Essay No. 2, Op. 17 Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 99 Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 The music of Rachmaninoff has touched the heart for generations. Edo de Waart conducts the Russian master’s late, luxuriant Symphonic Dances. Plus, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg returns for the moving First Violin Concerto of Shostakovich. FR
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de Waart: Mozart 11 April 2015 Edo de Waart, conductor Inon Barnatan, piano
Brahms: Academic Festival Overture Overture,, Op. 80 Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. His was a genius that revealed itself early. Developed swiftly. And vanished, all too soon. Edo de Waart conducts one of Mozart’s great final symphonies, No. 40. And Inon Barnatan returns for Schumann’s romantic Piano Concerto. “Sensitive, always expressive,” said the San Francisco Chronicle of Inon Barnatan. “The audience cheered the performance to the rafters.” FR
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Symphonic Showpieces 02 May 2015 Cristian Macelaru, conductor
Dukas: L’apprenti sorcier (The Sorcerer’s Apprentice) Martin: Concerto for Seven Winds, Timpani, Percussion, and String Orchestra Stravinsky: Divertimento from Le Baiser de la fée (The Fairy’s Kiss) Ravel: La Valse Stravinsky revered Tchaikovsky. “The Fairy’s Kiss” is his homage to the master, even incorporating Tchaikovsky melodies into the fabric of his score. The Milwaukee Symphony winds shine in Frank Martin’s Concerto. And the concert comes to a shattering conclusion with Ravel’s mesmerizing La Valse. FR
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Beethoven’s Eighth 14 – 17 May 2015 at the Pabst Theater Daniel Cohen, conductor Kristin Lee, violin
Beethoven: Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus Vivian Fung: Violin Concerto Peter Eötvös: Shadows Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 The Milwaukee Symphony performs Beethoven’s buoyant Eighth Symphony. Itzhak Perlman protégé Kristin Lee performs the vibrant Violin Concerto of Canada’s Vivian Fung. “Kristin Lee’s technique is flawless,” raves the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch. FR
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Beethoven’s Fifth 21 – 24 May 2015 at the Pabst Theater Edwin Outwater, conductor
Sean Shepherd: These Particular Circumstances Nico Muhly: So Far So Good Feldman: “Madame Press Died Last Week at Ninety” Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 No other musical statement can match its raw power and bracing energy. The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s 2014.15 season comes to a close with Beethoven’s towering Fifth Symphony. FR
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