MSO PROGRAM 4. FEB - March 2024 by Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

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ENCORE Volume 42 No. 4

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37 March 1 & 2 — Classics Tchaikovsky 6 & Brahms Songs 43 March 8 - 10 — Classics Bernstein & Gershwin 5 7 8 9 12 58

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The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, led by Music Director Ken-David Masur, is among the finest orchestras in the nation and the largest cultural institution in Wisconsin. Since its inception in 1959, the MSO has found innovative ways to give music a home in the region, develop music appreciation and talent among area youth, and raise the national reputation of Milwaukee. The MSO’s full-time professional musicians perform over 135 classics, pops, family, education, and community concerts each season in venues throughout the state. A pioneer among American orchestras, the MSO has performed world and American premieres of works by John Adams, Roberto Sierra, Philip Glass, Geoffrey Gordon, Marc Neikrug, and Matthias Pintscher, as well as garnered national recognition as the first American orchestra to offer live recordings on iTunes. Now in its 52nd season, the orchestra’s nationally syndicated radio broadcast series, the longest consecutive-running series of any U.S. orchestra, is heard annually by more than two million listeners on 147 subscriber stations in 38 of the top 100 markets. In January of 2021, the MSO completed a years-long project to restore and renovate a former movie palace in the heart of downtown Milwaukee. The Bradley Symphony Center officially opened to audiences in October 2021. This project has sparked a renewal on West Wisconsin Avenue and continues to be a catalyst in the community. The MSO’s standard of excellence extends beyond the concert hall and into the community, reaching more than 30,000 children and their families through its Arts in Community Education (ACE) program, Youth and Teen concerts, Family Series, and Meet the Music pre-concert talks. Celebrating its 34th year, the nationally-recognized ACE program integrates arts education across all subjects and disciplines, providing opportunities for students when budget cuts may eliminate arts programing. The program provides lesson plans and supporting materials, classroom visits from MSO musician ensembles and artists from local organizations, and an MSO concert tailored to each grade level. This season, more than 5,900 students and 500 teachers and faculty are expected to participate in ACE both in person and in a virtual format. 4

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2023.24 SEASON KEN-DAVID MASUR Music Director Polly and Bill Van Dyke Music Director Chair EDO DE WAART Music Director Laureate RYAN TANI Assistant Conductor CHERYL FRAZES HILL Chorus Director Margaret Hawkins Chorus Director Chair TIMOTHY J. BENSON Assistant Chorus Director FIRST VIOLINS Jinwoo Lee, Concertmaster, Charles and Marie Caestecker Concertmaster Chair Ilana Setapen, First Associate Concertmaster Jeanyi Kim, Associate Concertmaster Alexander Ayers Yuka Kadota Elliot Lee** Ji-Yeon Lee Dylana Leung Allison Lovera Kyung Ah Oh Lijia Phang Yuanhui Fiona Zheng SECOND VIOLINS Jennifer Startt, Principal, Andrea and Woodrow Leung Second Violin Chair Timothy Klabunde, Assistant Principal John Bian, Assistant Principal (3rd chair) Glenn Asch Lisa Johnson Fuller Paul Hauer Hyewon Kim Alejandra Switala** Mary Terranova VIOLAS Robert Levine, Principal, Richard O. and Judith A. Wagner Family Principal Viola Chair Georgi Dimitrov, Assistant Principal (2nd chair), Friends of Janet F. Ruggeri Viola Chair Samantha Rodriguez, Assistant Principal (3rd chair) Alejandro Duque, Acting Assistant Principal (3rd chair) Elizabeth Breslin Nathan Hackett Erin H. Pipal Helen Reich

CELLOS Susan Babini, Principal, Dorothea C. Mayer Cello Chair Nicholas Mariscal, Assistant Principal* Shinae Ra, Acting Assistant Principal (2nd chair) Scott Tisdel, Associate Principal Emeritus Madeleine Kabat Peter Szczepanek Peter J. Thomas Adrien Zitoun

CONTRABASSOON Beth W. Giacobassi

BASSES Jon McCullough-Benner, Principal, Donald B. Abert Bass Chair* Andrew Raciti, Acting Principal Nash Tomey, Acting Assistant Principal (2nd chair) Brittany Conrad Teddy Gabrieledes** Peter Hatch* Paris Myers

TRUMPETS Matthew Ernst, Principal, Walter L. Robb Family Trumpet Chair David Cohen, Associate Principal, Martin J. Krebs Associate Principal Trumpet Chair

HORNS Matthew Annin, Principal, Krause Family French Horn Chair Krystof Pipal, Associate Principal Dietrich Hemann, Andy Nunemaker French Horn Chair Darcy Hamlin Kelsey Williams**

TROMBONES Megumi Kanda, Principal, Marjorie Tiefenthaler Trombone Chair Kirk Ferguson, Assistant Principal

HARP Julia Coronelli, Principal, Walter Schroeder Harp Chair FLUTES Sonora Slocum, Principal, Margaret and Roy Butter Flute Chair Heather Zinninger, Assistant Principal Jennifer Bouton Schaub PICCOLO Jennifer Bouton Schaub OBOES Katherine Young Steele, Principal, Milwaukee Symphony League Oboe Chair Kevin Pearl, Assistant Principal Margaret Butler ENGLISH HORN Margaret Butler, Philip and Beatrice Blank English Horn Chair in memoriam to John Martin CLARINETS Todd Levy, Principal, Franklyn Esenberg Clarinet Chair Benjamin Adler, Assistant Principal, Donald and Ruth P. Taylor Assistant Principal Clarinet Chair* Taylor Eiffert* Madison Freed**

BASS TROMBONE John Thevenet, Richard M. Kimball Bass Trombone Chair TUBA Robyn Black, Principal, John and Judith Simonitsch Tuba Chair TIMPANI Dean Borghesani, Principal Chris Riggs, Assistant Principal PERCUSSION Robert Klieger, Principal Chris Riggs PIANO Melitta S. Pick Endowed Piano Chair PERSONNEL MANAGER Françoise Moquin, Director of Orchestra Personnel LIBRARIANS Paul Beck, Principal Librarian, Anonymous Donor, Principal Librarian Chair Matthew Geise, Assistant Librarian & Media Archivist PRODUCTION Tristan Wallace, Technical Manager & Live Audio Supervisor

E-FLAT CLARINET Benjamin Adler* BASS CLARINET Taylor Eiffert* Madison Freed**

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BASSOONS Catherine Van Handel, Principal, Muriel C. and John D. Silbar Family Bassoon Chair Rudi Heinrich, Assistant Principal Beth W. Giacobassi

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KEN-DAVID MASUR, MUSIC DIRECTOR Hailed as “fearless, bold, and a life-force” (San Diego UnionTribune) and “a brilliant and commanding conductor with unmistakable charisma” (Leipzig Volkszeitung), Ken-David Masur is celebrating his fifth season as music director of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and principal conductor of the Chicago Symphony’s Civic Orchestra. He has conducted distinguished orchestras including the Chicago Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the San Francisco Symphony, the Minnesota Orchestra, l’Orchestre National de France, the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony, the National Philharmonic of Russia, and others throughout the United States, France, Germany, Korea, Japan, and Scandinavia. Masur’s tenure in Milwaukee has been marked by innovative thematic programming, including a festival celebrating the music of the 1930s, when the Bradley Symphony Center was built, and the Water Festival, which highlighted local community partners whose work centers on water conservation and education. He has also instituted a multi-season artist-in-residence program, and he has led highly-acclaimed performances of major choral works, including a semi-staged production of Peer Gynt. This season, he begins a residency with bass-baritone Dashon Burton and leads the MSO in an inaugural city-wide Bach Festival, celebrating the diverse and universal appeal of J.S. Bach’s music in an ever-changing world. Photo by Adam DeTour

Last season, Masur made his New York Philharmonic debut in a gala program featuring John Williams and Steven Spielberg. He also debuted at the Pacific Music Festival in Sapporo, Japan and at Classical Tahoe in three programs that were broadcast on PBS, and he led the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, Branford Marsalis, and James Taylor at Tanglewood in a 90th birthday concert for John Williams. The summer of 2023 marked Masur’s debuts with the Grant Park Festival and the National Repertory Orchestra; later this season, he returns to the Baltimore Symphony and the Kristiansand Symphony. Previously, Masur was associate conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. During his five seasons there, he led numerous concerts at Symphony Hall and at Tanglewood. For eight years, Masur served as principal guest conductor of the Munich Symphony, and he has also served as associate conductor of the San Diego Symphony and as resident conductor of the San Antonio Symphony. Music education and working with the next generation of young artists are of major importance to Masur. In addition to his work with Civic Orchestra of Chicago, he has conducted orchestras and led masterclasses at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Peck School of the Arts, New England Conservatory, Manhattan School of Music, Boston University, Boston Conservatory, Tokyo’s Bunka Kaikan Chamber Orchestra, the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, and The Juilliard School, where he leads the Juilliard Orchestra this fall. Masur is passionate about contemporary music and has conducted and commissioned dozens of new works, many of which have premiered at the Chelsea Music Festival, an annual summer festival in New York City founded and directed by Masur and his wife, pianist Melinda Lee Masur. The Festival, which celebrates its 15th anniversary in 2024, has been praised by The New York Times as a “gem of a series” and by Time Out NY as an “impressive addition to New York’s cultural ecosystem.” Masur and his family are proud to call Milwaukee their home and enjoy exploring all the riches of the Third Coast. MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

EDO DE WAART, MUSIC DIRECTOR LAUREATE Throughout his long and illustrious career, renowned Dutch conductor Edo de Waart has held a multitude of posts with orchestras around the world, including music directorships with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Antwerp Symphony, New Zealand Symphony, and Sydney Symphony Orchestra, and a chief conductorship with the De Nederlandse Opera and Santa Fe Opera. Edo de Waart is principal guest conductor of the San Diego Symphony, conductor laureate of both the Antwerp Symphony Photo by Jesse Willems Orchestra and Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, and music director laureate of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. This season, he returns to Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and the Milwaukee, San Diego, and Fort Worth symphony orchestras. As an opera conductor, de Waart has enjoyed success in a large and varied repertoire in many of the world’s greatest opera houses. He has conducted at Bayreuth, Salzburg Festival, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Grand Théâtre de Genève, Opéra Bastille, Santa Fe Opera, and the Metropolitan Opera. With the aim of bringing opera to broader audiences where concert halls prevent full staging, he has, as music director in Milwaukee, Antwerp, and Hong Kong, often conducted semi-staged and opera-in-concert performances. A renowned orchestral trainer, he has been involved with projects working with talented young players at the Juilliard and Colburn schools and the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara. Edo de Waart’s extensive catalogue encompasses releases for Philips, Virgin, EMI, Telarc, and RCA. Recent recordings include Henderickx’s Symphony No. 1 and Oboe Concerto, Mahler’s Symphony No. 1, and Elgar’s Dream of Gerontius, all with the Royal Flemish Philharmonic. Beginning his career as an assistant conductor to Leonard Bernstein at the New York Philharmonic, de Waart then returned to Holland where he was appointed assistant conductor to Bernard Haitink at the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Edo de Waart has received a number of awards for his musical achievements, including becoming a Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion and an Honorary Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia. He is also an Honorary Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.

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RYAN TANI, ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR Ryan Tani is in his first season as assistant conductor of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. In 2021, he completed his two-year tenure as the Orchestral Conducting Fellow for the Yale Philharmonia under Music Director Peter Oundjian, where he was the recipient of the Dean’s Prize for artistic excellence in his graduating class. Committed to meaningful community music-making in the state of Montana, Tani has directed the Bozeman Chamber Orchestra, Bozeman Symphonic Choir, Second String Orchestra, and MSU Symphony Orchestras. He frequently serves as cover conductor for the St. Louis, Colorado, and Bozeman symphonies and also recently served on the faculty at the Montana State University School of Music. Tani recently concluded his tenure as music director of the Occasional Symphony in Baltimore. A fierce advocate of new music, Tani curated over 20 commissions from Baltimore-based composers during his four-year directorship of OS. As resident conductor of the New Music New Haven series, he has collaborated, under the guidance of Aaron Jay Kernis, with Yale University composition students and faculty. Tani is also a graduate of the Peabody Institute, where he studied conducting with Marin Alsop and Markand Thakar, and of the University of Southern California, where he studied voice with Gary Glaze. In 2015, he was declared the winner of the ACDA Undergraduate Student Conducting Competition at their national conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. In addition to his studies at Yale and Peabody, Tani has also studied conducting with Larry Rachleff, Donald Schleicher, Gerard Schwarz, Grant Cooper, and José-Luis Novo. Tani currently resides in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he can be found in the park with his dog, playing board games with friends and family, in the library with a good book, or in the practice room with his violin.

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MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY CHORUS

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The Milwaukee Symphony Chorus, founded in 1976, is known and respected as one of the finest choruses in the country. Under the direction of Dr. Cheryl Frazes Hill, the 2023.24 chorus season with the MSO includes works by Beethoven, Bach, Debussy, and Orff, as well as Handel’s Messiah and the Holiday Pops performances. The 150-member chorus has been praised by reviewers for “technical agility,” “remarkable ensemble cohesion,” and “tremendous clarity.” In addition to performances with the MSO, the chorus has appeared on public television and recorded performances for radio stations throughout the country. The chorus has performed a cappella concerts to sold-out audiences and has made guest appearances with other performing arts groups, including Present Music, Milwaukee Ballet, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The chorus has also made appearances at suburban Chicago’s famed Ravinia Festival. The Margaret Hawkins Chorus Director Chair was funded by a chorus-led campaign during the ensemble’s 30th anniversary season in 2006, in honor of the founding chorus director, Margaret Hawkins. Comprised of teachers, lawyers, students, doctors, musicians, homemakers, and more, each of its members brings not only musical quality, but a sheer love of music to their task. “We have the best seats in the house,” one member said, a sentiment echoed throughout the membership. Please visit mso.org/chorus for more information on becoming a part of the Milwaukee Symphony Chorus.

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CHORUS MEMBERS & STAFF Anna Aiuppa Marty Foral Noah Liermann Randy Schmidt Mia Akers Robert Friebus Nicholas Lin u Allison Schnier Laura Albright-Wengler Karen Frink Robert Lochhead Trinny Schumann Maria Fuller Kristine Lorbeske Bob Schuppel * James B. Anello u Thomas R. Bagwell William Gesch Grace Majewski Matthew Seider Barbara Barth Samantha Gibson Douglas R. Marx Bennett Shebesta Czarkowski Jessica Golinski Joy Mast u Hannah Sheppard Scott Bass Justin J. Maurer David Siegworth * Mark R. Hagner Marshall Beckman Eric W. Hanrehan Kathryn McGinn Bruce Soto Zachary Beeksma Beth Harenda Shannon McMullen Joel P. Spiess Yacob Bennett u Karen Heins Kathleen Ortman Miller * Todd Stacey Mary Catherine Megan Miller u Donald E. Stettler * JoAnn Berk Edward Blumenthal Helgren Victor Montañez Cruz Scott Stieg u Scott Bolens Kurt Hellermann Bailey Moorhead * Donna Stresing Madison Bolt Martha Hellermann Jennifer Mueller Ashley Ellen Suresh Robert Bortman Sara E. Herrick Joseph Thiel * Matthew Neu Neil R. Brooks Eric Hickson Kristin Nikkel Dean-Yar Tigrani Michelle Budny Michelle Hiebert Jason Niles Clare Urbanski Ellen N. Burmeister Laura Hochmuth Alice Nuteson Tess Weinkauf Gabrielle Campbell Matthew Hunt Robert Paddock Emma Mingesz Weiss Gerardo Carcar Stan Husi R. Scott Pierce Michael Werni Elise Cismesia u Tina Itson u Jessica E. Pihart Erin Weyers Ian Clark Olivia Pogodzinski Cameron Wilkins • Christine Jameson Sarah M. Cook Paula J. Jeske Gabriel Poulson Christina Williams Amanda Coplan Andrew Johnson Kaitlin Quigley Emilie Williams u Sarah Culhane John Jorgensen Mary E. Rafel Sally Witte Phoebe Dawsey Kevin R. Woller • Heidi Kastern * Jason Reuschlein Colin Destache Michelle Beschta Klotz Rehanna Rexroat Rachel Yap Emma DeVries Robert Anton Knier James Reynolds * Jamie Mae Yu Becky Diesler Jill Kortebein Marc Charles Ricard Michele Zampino Rebeca Dishaw Kaleigh KozakAmanda Robison Katarzyna Zawislak Megan Kathleen Lichtman Stephanie Zimmer * Bridget Sampson Dixson u Joseph M. Krechel James Sampson Rachel Dutler Julia M. Kreitzer Darwin J. Sanders u James Edgar Savannah Grace Jenny E. Sanders Joe Ehlinger Kroeger Alana Sawall Jay Endres Autumn Schacherl • Harold Krueger Katelyn Farebrother Benjamin Kulhmann John T. Schilling Michael Faust Pamela Lembke Sarah Schmeiser Catherine Fettig Alexandra Lerch-Gaggl Rand C. Schmidt

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DR. CHERYL FRAZES HILL, CHORUS DIRECTOR Dr. Cheryl Frazes Hill is now in her seventh season as director of the Milwaukee Symphony Chorus. In addition to her role in Milwaukee, she is the associate conductor of the Chicago Symphony Chorus. Frazes Hill is Professor Emeritus at Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts, where she served for 20 years as director of choral activities. During the 2023.24 season, Frazes Hill will prepare the Milwaukee Symphony Chorus for classical performances of Beethoven’s Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt and Choral Fantasy, Bach’s Magnificat, Debussy’s Nocturnes, and Orff’s Carmina Burana, as well as for holiday performances of Handel’s Messiah. In her role as the Chicago Symphony Chorus associate conductor, she has prepared the chorus for Maestros Alsop, Boulez, Barenboim, Conlon, Levine, Mehta, Salonen, Tilson Thomas, and many others. Recordings of Frazes Hill’s chorus preparations on the Chicago Symphony Orchestra label include Beethoven, A Tribute to Daniel Barenboim, and Chicago Symphony Chorus: A 50th Anniversary Celebration. Under her direction, the Roosevelt University choruses have been featured in prestigious and diverse events, including appearances at national and regional music conferences and performances with professional orchestras, including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Sinfonietta, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, and the Illinois Philharmonic. The Roosevelt Conservatory Chorus received enthusiastic reviews for their American premiere of Jacob ter Veldhuis’s Mountain Top. Other recent performances have included the internationally acclaimed production of Defiant Requiem and three appearances with The Rolling Stones during a recent United States concert tour. Frazes Hill received her Master of Music and Doctorate degrees in conducting from Northwestern University and undergraduate degrees in voice and music education from the University of Illinois. An accomplished vocalist, she is a featured soloist in the Grammynominated CBS Masterworks release Mozart: Music for Basset Horns. An award-winning conductor/educator, Frazes Hill recently received the ACDA Harold Decker Conducting Award, the Mary Hoffman Music Educators Award, and in recent years the Commendation of Excellence in Teaching from the Golden Apple Foundation, the Illinois Governor’s Award, Roosevelt University’s Presidential Award for Social Justice, the Northwestern University Alumni Merit Award, and the Outstanding Teaching Award from the University of Chicago, among many others. Frazes Hill’s recently released book, Margaret Hillis: Unsung Pioneer, a biography of the famed female conductor, received a commendation from the 2023 Midwest Book Awards. The book is available on Amazon and in bookstores. Frazes Hill is nationally published on topics of her research in music education and choral conducting. A frequent guest conductor and guest speaker, Frazes Hill has recently collaborated with Maestro Marin Alsop at Ravinia Festival’s Breaking Barriers: Women on the Podium.

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BEETHOVEN PIANO & PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION Friday, February 9, 2024 at 7:30 pm Saturday, February 10, 2024 at 7:30 pm ALLEN-BRADLEY HALL Iván López-Reynoso, conductor Jorge Federico Osorio, piano SILVESTRE REVUELTAS/arr. Erich Kleiber Suite from Redes [Nets] for small orchestra I. The Fishermen; The Child’s Funeral II. Segunda Parte: Molto adagio – Allegro agitato LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Concerto No. 1 in C major for Piano and Orchestra, Opus 15 I. Allegro con brio II. Largo III. Rondo: Allegro Jorge Federico Osorio, piano INTERMISSION

MODEST MUSSORGSKY/orch. Maurice Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition Promenade I. The Gnome Promenade II. The Old Castle Promenade III. Tuileries (Children’s Quarrel after Games) IV. Cattle Promenade V. Ballet of Little Chicks in their Shells VI.“Samuel” Goldenberg and “Schmuÿle” VII. Limoges – The Market (The Good News) VIII. Catacombs: Roman Tomb With the Dead in a Dead Language IX. The Hut on Hen’s Legs (Baba Yaga) X. The Great Gate of Kiev The 2023.24 Classics Series is presented by the UNITED PERFORMING ARTS FUND and ROCKWELL AUTOMATION. The length of this concert is approximately 2 hours. MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Guest Artist Biographies IVÁN LÓPEZ-REYNOSO Iván López-Reynoso serves as the chief conductor of the Orchestra of Teatro Bellas Artes in Mexico City and is proud of being the youngest conductor to have assumed this position. Additionally, he has held the post of principal guest conductor of the Oviedo Filarmonía in Spain since 2017. Prior to these positions, he held various roles with orchestras in Germany and Mexico. He has led performances with renowned orchestras such as the Philharmonia Zürich, Oviedo Filarmonía, Santa Fe Opera Orchestra, Filarmonica Gioachino Rossini, Navarra Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid, Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla, Staatsorchester Braunschweig, Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid, National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico, Orchestra and Choir of Mexico’s Bellas Artes Theater, Mexico State Symphony Orchestra, Xalapa Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonic Orchestra of Mexico City, Symphony Orchestra of Mineria, Philharmonic Orchestra of National University OFUNAM, and Jalisco Philharmonic, performing at venues like Opernhaus Zürich, Santa Fe Opera, Teatro Real de Madrid, Rossini Opera Festival, Teatro de la Maestranza de Sevilla, and the Royal Opera House Muscat. López-Reynoso’s symphonic repertoire showcases remarkable versatility, spanning from the late Baroque to contemporary composers like Thomas Adés, Sofia Gubaidulina, and Kaija Saariaho. Notably, he has been praised by the press for his performances of Strauss’s Eine Alpensinfonie and Don Quixote, along with Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 7 (“Leningrad”) and Ravel’s suite from Daphnis et Chloe. A frequent collaborator in concerts with Javier Camarena, López-Reynoso has also partnered with pianists Yulianna Avdeeva, Gabriela Montero, and Conrad Tao, as well as Chicago Symphony Orchestra cellist Alex Klein, violinist Michael Barenboim, and vocalists Ildar Abdrazakov, Alessandro Corbelli, Irina Lungu, Ute Lemper, and Ramón Vargas. His conducting career commenced early after graduating summa cum laude from the Conservatorio de las Rosas in Mexico City, complemented by studies in piano, violin, voice, and percussion. Among his upcoming endeavors are multiple projects to return to the U.S., his debut with Spain’s National Symphony, his debut in Austria and Bergamo (Italy), and his return to Zurich. Education in music and fostering emerging artists hold significant importance for LópezReynoso, who frequently conducts masterclasses, serves as a competition jury member, and involves young artists and composers in his projects. In recognition of his contributions to music, he received the Diego Rivera State Prize of the Arts in 2018.

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Guest Artist Biographies JORGE FEDERICO OSORIO Recipient of the prestigious Medalla Bellas Artes, the highest honor granted by Mexico’s National Institute of Fine Arts, Jorge Federico Osorio has been lauded throughout the world for his superb musicianship, powerful technique, vibrant imagination, and deep passion. He has performed with many of the world’s leading orchestras and has collaborated with such distinguished conductors as Alsop, Frühbeck de Burgos, Conlon, Haitink, Honeck, Maazel, Ken-David Masur, Mester, Prieto, Spano, and van Zweden, among others. He has performed at Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, London’s Royal Festival Hall, and Leipzig’s Gewandhaus, to name a few. Osorio has appeared on Chicago’s distinguished Symphony Center Piano Series on four occasions. He has also given two recitals in New York City at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, both highly acclaimed by Allan Kozinn of The New York Times. North American festival appearances have included the Hollywood Bowl, Mainly Mozart, Bard, Newport, Grant Park, and Ravinia, where he performed all five Beethoven concerti with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Osorio has recorded a wide variety of repertoire. Orchestral recordings include Beethoven’s five piano concerti and Choral Fantasy; both Brahms concerti; and concerti by Chávez, Mozart, Rachmaninov, Ravel, Rodrigo, Schumann, Tchaikovsky, and Weinberg. Osorio’s acclaimed solo recordings on Cedille Records include Final Thoughts – The Last Piano Works of Schubert & Brahms; Russian Recital; Salón Mexicano; a disc of music by Ponce; a set of Debussy and Liszt; Piano Español; The French Album, and the recently released Conciertos románticos, with concerti by Manuel M. Ponce and Ricardo Castro.

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Born 31 December 1899; Santiago Papasquiaro, Mexico Died 5 October 1940; Mexico City, Mexico

Suite from Redes [Nets] for Small Orchestra

Composed: 1934 – 1935 First performance: 1936 Last MSO performance: 15 November 2008; Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor Instrumentation: flute; piccolo; 2 oboes; 2 clarinets; 2 bassoons; 4 horns; 3 trumpets; 2 trombones; tuba; timpani; percussion (cymbals, Indian drum, tam-tam); strings Approximate duration: 15 minutes Born in Santiago Papasquiaro, Mexico, composer, teacher, and violinist Silvestre Revueltas was a violin prodigy in his youth. He left Mexico in 1916, at age 17, to continue his musical studies in Austin, Texas, and then at the Chicago Musical College. He built a career as a violinist and conductor in the United States until 1929, at which time he returned to Mexico to become the assistant conductor of the Orquesta Sinfónica de México. He continued composing and teaching in Mexico, as well. By 1936, Revueltas had shifted his attention to film music. In 1937, he followed his political leanings to Europe, where he became involved with the Socialists, who were fighting fascism during the Spanish Civil War. Revueltas died in Mexico City in 1940 from the effects of alcoholism. As a composer, Revueltas blended creative, colorful orchestrations with an expressive, engaging use of rhythm, and had a signature style of referencing folk idioms without actually quoting specific songs. Aaron Copland, known as “the dean of American composers,” said, after Revueltas’s death, “Revueltas was a man of the people, with a wonderfully keen ear for the sounds of the people’s music.” Redes, which Revueltas began working on in 1934, was the composer’s first film score. Redes (the word means “nets,” but the film was released in the United States as The Wave) premiered in 1936, as did the composer’s concert arrangement of the score. The film tells the story of exploited fishermen fighting the businessman, the politician, and the system that are exploiting them. They devolve into two arguing factions until one of their leaders is killed, which ends the infighting and unites the fishermen. Today, the concert version of the Redes score that is most often heard is not the one Revueltas created, but an arrangement of it by Austrian-Argentine conductor Erich Kleiber, who left the prestigious post of music director at the Berlin State Opera in 1933 in protest of Nazi policies. He moved his family to Argentina and spent the rest of his life guest conducting internationally and championing new music.

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LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Born 17 December 1770; Bonn, Germany Died 26 March 1827; Vienna, Austria

Concerto No. 1 in C major for Piano and Orchestra, Opus 15

Composed: 1795 (revised 1800) First performance: 18 December 1795; Vienna, Austria Last MSO performance: 16 April 2011; Gilbert Varga, conductor; Kirill Gerstein, piano Instrumentation: flute; 2 oboes; 2 clarinets; 2 bassoons; 2 horns; 2 trumpets; timpani; strings Approximate duration: 36 minutes Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 is not the first piano concerto he wrote. He wrote one at age 14, and another as an adult, before writing what we know as the Concerto No. 1 in 1795. He liked it more than the actual first concerto of his adulthood, so he revised it a bit and published it first — hence the non-chronological numbering. Born and raised in Bonn, Beethoven arrived in Vienna in November 1792, the year after Mozart’s death. He intended to study music with the best possible instructors, which included Franz Joseph Haydn, and to eventually make a name for himself in the imperial capital. Count Ferdinand von Waldstein, who had befriended Beethoven in Bonn and had provided financial support to him, wrote to the young musician as he was preparing to leave for Vienna, saying, “…you shall receive Mozart’s spirit from Haydn’s hands.” Waldstein was right. One can hear the structure, clarity, and character of Mozart’s later works in Beethoven’s Concerto No. 1, but also some of the mercurial personality and expressive fire that we know Beethoven would develop — as though he had one foot in the Classical era and one in the Romantic era that lay ahead. Understanding that his first impression on Viennese audiences and critics would be critical, Beethoven studied, practiced, and waited to perform in Vienna until he felt quite ready. He introduced himself to audiences as a pianist, often playing his own works because they showcased his prowess at the piano. We cannot, of course, listen to a recording of his playing, but we can take note of what was written about his performances at the time. Czech pianist, teacher, and composer Carl Czerny, who studied with Beethoven and later became known as “the father of modern piano technique,” wrote, “Nobody equaled him in the rapidity of his scales, double trills, skips, etc.” He also wrote, “Beethoven’s performance of slow and sustained passages produced a magical effect on every listener.” Czech pianist Václav Jan Tomášek also heard Beethoven play, writing afterward, “Beethoven’s magnificent playing and particularly the daring flights of his improvisation moved me strangely; indeed, I felt so humbled that I did not touch my own piano for several days.”

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MODEST MUSSORGSKY/orch. Maurice Ravel Born 21 March 1839; Karevo, Russia Died 28 March 1881; St. Petersburg, Russia

Pictures at an Exhibition

Composed: 2 – 22 June 1874 (orchestrated by Ravel in 1922) First performance: 19 October 1922; Paris, France Last MSO performance: 18 January 2020 (orch. Gorchakov); Ken-David Masur, conductor Instrumentation: 3 flutes (2nd doubling on 2nd piccolo, 3rd doubling on 1st piccolo); 3 oboes (3rd doubling on English horn); 2 clarinets; bass clarinet; alto saxophone; 2 bassoons; contrabassoon; 4 horns; 3 trumpets; 3 trombones; tuba; timpani; percussion (bass drum, chimes, cymbals, glockenspiel, gong, ratchet, slapstick, snare drum, triangle, xylophone); 2 harps; celeste; strings Approximate duration: 35 minutes Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky is familiar to audiences today for Night on Bald Mountain, his opera Boris Godunov, and, of course, his Pictures at an Exhibition. He was an innovator in creating a uniquely Russian Romantic sound in his music and was particularly respected for his vocal writing and the deft way he tailored music to suit Russian lyrics. For quite a while after his 1881 death, much of his music was known only in arrangements by other composers, or, in the case of pieces he left unfinished, in versions completed by other composers. Over time, much of his music eventually became known and respected in his original versions. Mussorgsky originally wrote Pictures at an Exhibition as an homage of sorts to his dear friend, the artist, architect, and designer Victor Hartmann, who died of an aneurysm in 1873 at age 39. Mussorgsky, who was a very active composer at the time, and had joined forces with composers Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Alexander Borodin, César Cui, and Mily Balakirev to form a group known as “The Mighty Handful,” “The Mighty Five,” or simply “The Five,” slid into a deep depression after Hartmann’s death. The following spring, Mussorgsky loaned two of Hartmann’s paintings that were in his possession to a Saint Petersburg exhibition of 400 of his friend’s painting. In June 1874, he documented his time walking through the collection in Pictures at an Exhibition, writing it for solo piano. Although it is played by several virtuoso pianists today, the piece was not performed during Mussorgsky’s lifetime. In the early 1920s, Maurice Ravel came upon it, thought it was fabulous, and brought it to the attention of Russian-born Serge Koussevitzky, who was a well-established conductor, composer, and double-bassist by then. Koussevitzky promptly commissioned Ravel to orchestrate the piece and then toured the work around the world, popularizing it by conducting it wherever he could, beginning with its 1922 premiere with the Boston Symphony. Several other composers have orchestrated Pictures, but none of those versions have become nearly as popular with orchestras and audiences as Ravel’s. Mussorgsky included several promenades in the piece, which depict his walk through the exhibit of Hartmann’s paintings. The remaining movements are titled for paintings within the exhibit. Ravel’s later orchestration is built of rich sonorities, driving accents, feather-light, delicate passages, and plenty of ringing brass lines.

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FEVER: A PEGGY LEE CELEBRATION

Friday, February 16, 2024 at 7:30 pm Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 7:30 pm Sunday, February 18, 2024 at 2:30 pm ALLEN-BRADLEY HALL Stuart Chafetz, conductor Ann Hampton Callaway, vocalist Ted Rosenthal, piano Bob Mann, guitar

LOUIS PRIMA/arr. Bill Holcombe Sing, Sing, Sing PEGGY LEE AND BILL SCHLUGER/arr. Bill Holman I Love Being Here with You WILBUR MCCOY/arr. Benny Goodman Why Don’t You Do Right? OTIS BLACKWELL AND EDDIE COOLEY/arr. Ann Hampton Callaway Fever DAVE BARBOUR AND PEGGY LEE/arr. Sy Oliver I Don’t Know Enough About You OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II AND JEROME KERN/arr. Nelson Riddle The Folks Who Live on the Hill SONNY BURKE AND PEGGY LEE/arr. Billy May He’s a Tramp BETTE COMDEN, ADOLPH GREEN, AND JULE STYNE/arr. Andy Farber Just in Time INTERMISSION

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COLE PORTER/arr. Artie Shaw Begin the Beguine COLE PORTER/arr. Gordon Jenkins Just One of Those Things SONNY BURKE AND PAUL FRANCIS WEBSTER/arr. Ann Hampton Callaway Black Coffee JERRY LEIBER AND MIKE STOLLER/arr. Randy Newman Is That All There Is? JERRY LEIBER AND MIKE STOLLER/arr. Ann Hampton Callaway I’m A Woman PEGGY LEE AND VICTOR YOUNG/arr. Victor Young Johnny Guitar BILL HILL/arr. Nelson Riddle The Glory of Love

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Guest Artist Biographies STUART CHAFETZ Stuart Chafetz is the principal pops conductor of the Columbus Symphony and principal pops conductor of the Chautauqua and Marin symphonies. Chafetz, a conductor celebrated for his dynamic and engaging podium presence, is increasingly in demand with orchestras across the continent, and this season, Chafetz will be on the podium in Detroit, Fort Worth, Naples, Buffalo, North Carolina, and Seattle. He enjoys a special relationship with The Phoenix Symphony, where he leads multiple programs annually. He’s had the privilege to work with renowned artists including Ne-Yo, Ben Folds, Natalie Merchant, Leslie Odom, Jr., En Vogue, Kenny G, David Foster and Catherine McPhee, The O’Jays, Chris Botti, 2 Cellos, Hanson, Rick Springfield, Michael Bolton, Kool & The Gang, Jefferson Starship, America, Little River Band, Brian McKnight, Roberta Flack, George Benson, Richard Chamberlain, The Chieftains, Jennifer Holliday, John Denver, Marvin Hamlisch, Thomas Hampson, Wynonna Judd, Jim Nabors, Randy Newman, Jon Kimura Parker, and Bernadette Peters. 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 would also conduct 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 Symphony and Pops. He has led numerous Spring Ballet productions at the world-renowned Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. When not on the podium, Chafetz makes his home near San Francisco, California, with his wife Ann Krinitsky. Chafetz holds a bachelor’s degree in music performance from the CollegeConservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati and a master’s from the Eastman School of Music.

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Guest Artist Biographies ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY Ann Hampton Callaway is one of America’s most gifted artists in pop and jazz. A leading champion of the Great American Songbook, she’s made her mark as a singer, pianist, composer, lyricist, arranger, actress, educator, TV host, and producer. Voted by Broadwayworld.com as “Celebrity of the Year” and two years in a row as “Best Jazz Vocalist,” Callaway is a born entertainer. She is best known for her Tony-nominated performance in the hit Broadway musical Swing! and for writing and singing the theme song to the hit TV series The Nanny. She made her feature film debut opposite Angelina Jolie and Matt Damon in the Robert De Niro film The Good Shepherd. Callaway is a Platinum Award-selling writer whose songs are featured on seven of Barbra Streisand’s recent albums. She’s recorded over 50 records as a soloist and guest, and her latest critically acclaimed recording Fever: A Peggy Lee Celebration! has been in high rotation on Siriusly Sinatra. Callaway’s honors include The Theater World Award, 16 MAC Awards, several Bistro Awards, the Mabel Mercer Award, the Johnny Mercer Award for Songwriting, the Blanton Peale Award for Positive Thinking, and her induction into The Women Songwriters Hall of Fame. Her new record Finding Beauty: Originals, Volume 1, was recently released via Shanachie Entertainment. For more information, visit www.annhamptoncallaway.com.

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GOOSBY PLAYS MENDELSSOHN

Friday, February 23, 2024 at 7:30 pm Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 7:30 pm Sunday, February 25, 2024 at 2:30 pm ALLEN-BRADLEY HALL Christian Reif, conductor Randall Goosby, violin DORA PEJAČEVIĆ Overture in D minor, Opus 49

FELIX MENDELSSOHN Concerto in E minor for Violin and Orchestra, Opus 64 I. Allegro molto appassionato II. Andante III. Allegretto non troppo – Allegro molto vivace Randall Goosby, violin INTERMISSION

BÉLA BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 123 I. Introduzione: Andante non troppo – Allegro vivace II. Giuoco delle coppie: Allegretto scherzando III. Elegia: Andante non troppo IV. Intermezzo interrotto: Allegretto V. Finale: Pesante – Presto

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Guest Artist Biographies CHRISTIAN REIF Chief conductor of the Gävle Symphony Orchestra, Christian Reif has established a reputation for his natural musicality, innovative programming, and technical command. The 2023.24 season marks Reif’s inaugural season as chief conductor, a position he will hold through the 2025.26 season. Since 2022, Reif has served as music director of the Lakes Area Music Festival, a month-long summer festival committed to commissioning new works and to giving free concerts, with programming that ranges from opera and chamber music to symphonic performances. Highlights of Reif’s 2023.24 season include appearances with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony, Philharmonia Orchestra, Swedish Radio Symphony, and Brno Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as festival appearances at the Grand Teton Music Festival and Interlochen. Reif will conduct his own arrangement of John Adams’s El Niño with the Cincinnati Symphony, and with the American Modern Opera Company on tour to Stanford, Yale, HarrimanJewel in Kansas City, and the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York. Previous season highlights include appearances with the symphony orchestras of San Francisco, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Dallas, Houston, Colorado, Indianapolis, Kansas City, and Louisville, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, and at Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival with the International Contemporary Ensemble. In Europe, he has performed repeatedly with Orchestre National de Lyon, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Gävle Symphony Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra, and Stavanger Symphony. Reif is featured on singer Julia Bullock’s debut solo album Walking in the Dark, where he leads London’s Philharmonia Orchestra and accompanies Bullock on the piano. The album was praised by Gramophone Magazine as “illuminating” and described Reif as providing “excellent support” for Bullock. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Reif and Bullock recorded a series of at-home Songs of Comfort, ranging from Carole King’s classic “Up on the Roof” to Schubert’s Wandrers Nachtlied. NPR Music featured the duo in a Tiny Desk Concert for their quarantine edition of the series, and The New York Times highlighted them on their “Best Classical Music of 2020” list. From 2016 to 2019, Reif was resident conductor of the San Francisco Symphony and music director of the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra, after being the conducting fellow at the New World Symphony from 2014 to 2016 and at Tanglewood in 2015 and 2016. He studied conducting at the Mozarteum in Salzburg and at The Juilliard School in New York City. He resides in Munich with his wife, Julia Bullock, and their son.

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Guest Artist Biographies RANDALL GOOSBY “For me, personally, music has been a way to inspire others” — Randall Goosby’s own words sum up perfectly his commitment to being an artist who makes a difference. Signed exclusively to Decca Classics in 2020 at the age of 24, American violinist Randall Goosby is acclaimed for the sensitivity and intensity of his musicianship alongside his determination to make music more inclusive and accessible, as well as bringing the music of under-represented composers to light. Highlights of Goosby’s 2023.24 season include debut performances with the Boston Symphony Orchestra with Andris Nelsons, National Symphony with Thomas Wilkins, Pittsburgh Symphony with Manfred Honeck, Seattle Symphony and St. Louis Symphony, both under Christian Reif, with European debuts including a European tour with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra under Yannick Nezet-Seguin, Danish National Radio Symphony with Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Oslo Philharmonic with Ryan Wigglesworth, and Lahti Symphony with Roderick Cox. During 2023.24, Goosby will be artist in residence at London’s Southbank Centre, which will include a return to the London Philharmonic Orchestra, performing Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 3 under the direction of Gemma New and feature both recital and chamber concerts. Other upcoming recital appearances include Chamber Music Cincinnati, Emory University in Georgia, Elbphilharmonie Recital Hall in Hamburg, Perth Concert Hall in Scotland, and La Società dei Concerti in Milan. Goosby was First Prize Winner in the 2018 Young Concert Artists International Auditions. In 2019, he was named the inaugural Robey Artist by Young Classical Artists Trust in partnership with Music Masters in London; and in 2020, he became an Ambassador for Music Masters, a role that sees him mentoring and inspiring students in schools around the United Kingdom. A former student of Itzhak Perlman and Catherine Cho, he received his bachelor’s, master’s, and Artist Diploma degrees from The Juilliard School. He is an alumni of the Perlman Music Program and studied previously with Philippe Quint. He plays the “ex-Strauss” Stradivarius (Cremona, 1708) on generous loan from Samsung Foundation of Culture.

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Program notes by Elaine Schmidt DORA PEJAČEVIĆ

Born 10 September 1885; Budapest, Hungary Died 5 March 1923; Munich, Germany

Overture in D minor, Opus 49

Composed: 1919 First performance: Unknown Last MSO performance: MSO Premiere Instrumentation: 2 flutes; piccolo; 2 oboes; English horn; 2 clarinets; 2 bassoons; contrabassoon; 4 horns; 2 trumpets; 2 trombones; bass trombone; tuba; timpani; percussion (cymbals, triangle); strings Approximate duration: 6 minutes Born in Budapest, the Croatian composer, pianist, and violinist Dora Pejačević was a woman of deeply held principles and strong opinions. She was raised in a privileged, aristocratic family, which made it possible for her to have an education and musical training that would’ve been impossible for the child of a working-class family of the time. She received her earliest musical training from her mother, who was quite well-known in the family’s social circle as an exceptional singer and pianist. Pejačević would eventually live in several European capitals, studying with the finest musicians in those cities. Frustrated by what she perceived to be the slow pace of her education, Pejačević began to educate herself, studying the works and writings of many musicians on her own. Pejačević was a bit reclusive, preferring her own company and the company of books and music to the company of most people. Even so, as she traveled Europe, she made the acquaintance of many famous authors, musicians, and artists. She wrote a great deal of music, including Lieder, chamber music, and beginning in 1913, a good deal of orchestral music, as well. During World War I, Pejačević defied aristocratic expectations and volunteered as a nurse. She witnessed many horrors as she cared for grievously injured soldiers. Her experiences during the war deepened her already significant disdain for the aristocracy. Pejačević threw herself into her music as an antidote to the gruesome sights and experiences of the war. Although her pre-war music was rooted in Romantic-era style and expression, she, like the rest of the world, was greatly changed by the events and brutality of the war. Her post-war music, including her Overture in D minor, is edgier, more decisive, and more impactful than her earlier works. In a curious testament to the modern interest in Pejačević’s story and music, her Overture in D minor was arranged for two pianos in August 2021 on a commission by the Blumenstein Piano Association.

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FELIX MENDELSSOHN

Born 3 February 1809; Hamburg, Germany Died 4 November 1847; Leipzig, Germany

Concerto in E minor for Violin and Orchestra, Opus 64

Composed: 1838 – 1844 First performance: 13 March 1845; Leipzig, Germany Last MSO performance: 29 June 2019; Fabien Gabel, conductor; Simone Lamsma, violin Instrumentation: 2 flutes; 2 oboes; 2 clarinets; 2 bassoons; 2 horns; 2 trumpets; timpani; strings Approximate duration: 26 minutes Felix Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor was largely written between July and September of 1844. But the piece was born, if one can say that of a concerto, in 1838. In July of that year, he wrote to violinist Ferdinand David, saying that he wanted to write a violin concerto for him. Mendelssohn went on to say that the key of E minor was running through his mind, and that bits of the opening of the piece were haunting him. He was indeed working on sketches for a concerto in E minor, but he was writing it for piano, not violin. The sketches that exist for the E minor piano concerto bear a strong resemblance to what we know as the E minor violin concerto. Although he completed the piece, now writing for the violin, in September of 1844, he made edits and changes in the coming months. The piece was premiered at the Leipzig Gewandhaus on 13 March 1845. Violinist Ferdinand David was the soloist. By the time Mendelssohn wrote this violin concerto, the custom surrounding cadenzas in concertos was changing. During the 18th century and the early part of the 19th century, cadenzas were largely improvised by players during performances. They could be longer or shorter, or more or less technical or lyrical, depending on the abilities and frame of mind of the performer. But by the 1840s, it had become commonplace for composers to write out suggestions for a cadenza, or even a full cadenza. Mendelssohn wrote out a lengthy, complex cadenza for the concerto’s first movement, which Ferdinand David pared down and altered before the premiere performance. David’s version of Mendelssohn’s cadenza is the standard today. Mendelssohn added a bit of surprise surrounding the cadenza. He placed it far earlier in the first movement than the usual end-of-the-movement cadenza placement to which we are all accustomed.

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BÉLA BARTÓK

Born 25 March 1881; Nagyszentmiklós, Kingdom of Hungary (now Sânnicolau Mare, Romania) Died 26 September 1945; New York City, United States

Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 123

Composed: 15 August – 8 October 1943 (revised 1945) First performance: 1 December 1944; Boston, United States Last MSO performance: 5 October 2013; Asher Fisch, conductor Instrumentation: 3 flutes (3rd doubling on piccolo); 3 oboes (3rd doubling on English horn); 3 clarinets (3rd doubling on bass clarinet); 3 bassoons (3rd doubling on contrabassoon); 4 horns; 3 trumpets; 2 trombones; bass trombone; tuba; timpani; percussion (bass drum, cymbals, snare drum without snare, suspended cymbals, tam-tam, triangle); 2 harps; strings Approximate duration: 36 minutes Hungarian-born composer Béla Bartók wrote his Concerto for Orchestra in just two months in 1943, while recuperating from a lung ailment in upstate New York. Although he regained his strength, he was not told that his lung ailment was caused by leukemia, which would end his life two years later. Two of Bartók’s friends and fellow expatriate Hungarians, violinist Joseph Szigeti and conductor Fritz Reiner, knew that Bartók was ill and was going through financial difficulties. They approached Boston Symphony conductor Serge Koussevitzky to suggest a commission for Bartók. Koussevitzky commissioned a piece in memory of his late wife, Natalie Koussevitsky. According to a program note Bartók wrote for the concerto’s premiere, “The title of this symphony-like orchestral work is explained by its tendency to treat the single orchestral instruments in a concertant, or soloistic, manner.” As a result of this approach, members of the orchestra serve as both soloists and accompanying musicians over the course of the piece. The piece’s structure, which is that of a musical palindrome, is also rather unique in orchestral music. The piece’s five movements are laid out like the letters in the palindromic word “civic”: a big opening movement is followed by a scherzo, which is then followed by the slow middle movement of the piece. Next comes another scherzo, and then a big final movement. Koussevitsky led the Boston Symphony in the premiere of the Concerto for Orchestra on 1 December 1944. Bartók got “grudging permission” from his doctors to travel to Boston for the premiere. His wife, pianist Ditta Pásztory, wrote about it, saying, “The performance was excellent. Koussevitzky says it is the best orchestral piece of the last 25 years (including the works of his idol, Shostakovich!)” Bartók would complete just one more piece, his 1944 Sonata for Solo Violin, before succumbing to leukemia on 26 September 1945. He was buried in New York State, but in 1980, his remains were moved to Hungary at the request of the Hungarian government and his two sons. He was given a state funeral and was buried beside his wife.

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PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Opus 74, “Pathétique” I. Adagio – Allegro non troppo II. Allegro con grazia III. Allegro molto vivace IV. Finale: Adagio lamentoso

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Guest Artist Biographies DASHON BURTON Hailed as an artist “alight with the spirit of the music” (Boston Globe), Dashon Burton has established a vibrant career appearing regularly throughout the U.S. and Europe. Highlights of his 2023.24 season include multiple appearances with Michael Tilson Thomas, including a performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the San Francisco Symphony, Copland’s Old American Songs with the New World Symphony, and selections from Tilson Thomas’s own Meditations on Rilke with the San Diego Symphony. Burton also performs Bach’s Christmas Oratorio with the Washington Bach Consort, sings Handel’s Messiah with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and the Philadelphia Orchestra, and performs the title role in Sweeney Todd at Vanderbilt University. With the Cleveland Orchestra, Burton participates in a semi-staged version of Mozart’s The Magic Flute, and he joins the Milwaukee Symphony and Ken-David Masur for three subscription weeks as their artistic partner. Last season, Burton returned to The Cleveland Orchestra for Schubert’s Mass No. 6 with Franz Welser-Möst in Cleveland and at Carnegie Hall, to the Houston Symphony for Stravinsky’s Oedipus Rex with Juraj Valčuha, and to the New York Philharmonic for Michael Tilson Thomas’s Rilke Songs, led by the composer. Debut appearances included Mendelssohn’s Elijah with the Milwaukee Symphony led by Ken-David Masur, the world premiere of Chris Cerrone’s The Year of Silence with the Louisville Orchestra led by Teddy Abrams, and Dvořák’s Requiem with the Richmond Symphony. In summer 2023, Burton appeared at Tanglewood and Caramoor in critically acclaimed performances of Handel’s Acis and Galatea with Philharmonia Baroque. He continues his relationship with San Francisco Performances as an artist in residence with appearances at venues and educational institutions throughout the Bay Area. A multiple award-winning singer, Burton won his second Grammy Award in March 2021 for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album with his performance featured in Dame Ethyl Smyth’s masterwork The Prison with The Experiential Orchestra (Chandos). As an original member of the groundbreaking vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth, he won his first Grammy Award for their inaugural recording of all-new commissions. His other recordings include Songs of Struggle & Redemption: We Shall Overcome (Acis); the Grammy-nominated recording of Paul Moravec’s Sanctuary Road (Naxos); Holocaust, 1944 by Lori Laitman (Acis); and Caroline Shaw’s The Listeners with the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra. His album of spirituals garnered high praise and was singled out by The New York Times as “profoundly moving…a beautiful and lovable disc.” Burton received a Bachelor of Music degree from Oberlin College and Conservatory and a Master of Music degree from Yale University’s Institute of Sacred Music. He is an assistant professor of voice at Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music.

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Program notes by Elaine Schmidt DOBRINKA TABAKOVA Born 1980; Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Thrace

Composed: 2001 First performance: 14 October 2016; Sofia, Bulgaria Last MSO performance: United States Premiere Instrumentation: 2 flutes; 2 oboes; 2 clarinets; 2 bassoons; 4 horns; 2 trumpets; 2 trombones; tuba; percussion (bass drum, cowbell, tubular bells, vibraphone); harp; strings Approximate duration: 10 minutes Born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, one of the oldest cities in the world, composer Dobrinka Tabakova has spent most of her life in Britain. Her parents, both medical physicists, moved the family to London when she was just 11 years old. At age 14, she won the Jean-Frédéric Perrenoud Prize at the 4th Vienna International Music Competition. She studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London and graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London before receiving her doctorate in composition from Kings College, London. In 2017, Tabakova was named the composer in residence of the BBC Concert Orchestra. Tabakova has been praised by critics, conductors, and composers alike. American composer John Adams has described her music as “extremely original and rare.” Critics have used such phrases as “glowing tonal harmonies” and “grand sweeping gestures.” Describing her own compositional process, Tabakova has said that she really enjoys the research phase of writing a piece. When working on a commissioned piece about William Shakespeare, she read all of Shakespeare’s works as part of her research. Thrace, the word Tabakova chose as the title of the piece we will hear this evening, is the name of the geographical and historical region in which Tabakova’s hometown of Plovdiv, Bulgaria, is located, as well as an ancient people who once inhabited the area. The city contains many Roman and ancient Thracian structures and evidence of habitation dating back to the 6th millennium BCE. Thrace is also the name of a sorceress and heroine in Greek mythology. Tabakova’s Thrace has been performed at the Barbican in London. This weekend’s MSO performances of the piece are its United States premiere.

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DETLEV GLANERT

Born 6 September 1960; Hamburg, Germany

Vier Präludien und ernste Gesänge [Four Preludes and Serious Songs] for bass-baritone and orchestra Composed: 2005 First performance: 25 June 2005; Prenzlau, Germany Last MSO performance: MSO Premiere Instrumentation: 3 flutes; 2 oboes; 2 clarinets; 2 bassoons; contrabassoon; 4 horns; 2 trumpets; 2 trombones; bass trombone; timpani; harp; strings Approximate duration: 25 minutes

When Johannes Brahms wrote his Vier ernste Gesänge (Four Serious Songs), he knew that his dear Clara Schumann had very little time left to live. He had also lost several close friends and, although he likely didn’t know it yet, he was very close to the end of his own life. Although he used texts from the Luther Bible, he insisted that the four songs were “serious” rather than “sacred.” He gathered friends on 7 May 1896, his 63rd birthday, and showed them the completed manuscript. Less than two weeks later, he received word that Clara had died of a stroke. The manuscript for the songs was the last one he submitted to his publisher. He did not live to see another birthday. The heartbreaking beauty of Brahms’s Vier ernste Gesänge seems like something that should never be altered or fiddled with. While German composer Detlev Glanert’s Vier Präludien und ernste Gesänge (Four Preludes and Serious Songs) sounds like an alteration, it really is not. Glanert has created a prelude for the set of songs, as well as interludes that fit between them, and he has orchestrated them. In the words of MSO Music Director Ken-David Masur, “The interludes give the listener a little time to absorb and contemplate what they have just heard.” Several critics have voiced opinions on the pieces as well, including Erica Jeal of The Guardian, who wrote, “Glanert not only orchestrates Brahms’s songs but expands on them, adding an introduction and linking interludes. In the hands of a more egotistical composer this would be disastrous, but Glanert shows both affection and respect.” Colin Anderson, writing for The Classical Source, stated, “Glanert has fashioned, with respect and imagination, something considerably more than ‘four songs orchestrated.’ . . . Glanert’s orchestration of, and additions to, Brahms’s wonderfully eloquent and soul-searching song settings is both focused to Brahms’s intentions and sensibility yet looks beyond that in distinct yet related styles.”

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PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY

Born 7 May 1840; Votkinsk, Russia Died 6 November 1893; Saint Petersburg, Russia

Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Opus 74, “Pathétique” Composed: February – August 1893 First performance: 28 October 1893; Saint Petersburg, Russia Last MSO performance: 27 January 2019; Joshua Weilerstein, conductor Instrumentation: 3 flutes (3rd doubles on piccolo); 2 oboes; 2 clarinets; bass clarinet; 2 bassoons; 4 horns; 2 trumpets; 2 trombones; bass trombone; tuba; timpani; percussion (bass drum, cymbals, tam-tam); strings Approximate duration: 46 minutes

Since the word French word pathétique, by which we refer to Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6, sounds too much like “pathetic” for the comfort of English speakers, it’s worth explaining that Tchaikovsky’s brother Modest suggested the word pateticheskaia (meaning “filled with pathos”) for the piece, with the composer in agreement. Tchaikovsky sent a note to his publisher, asking that the word not be included on the title page. The publisher ignored that request, translated the word into French, and included it on the title page as “pathétique,” which means “solemn” or “emotive.” That word, whether in Russian, French, or English, has certainly been weighted by the events following the piece’s premiere. Tchaikovsky conducted the premiere of the “Pathétique” in October of 1893, just nine days before his death. He made some alterations to the score in the days that followed the premiere performance. Those changes were incorporated into the score that was used 21 days after the premiere at a memorial concert for Tchaikovsky. Tchaikovsky’s death has long been attributed to a case of cholera resulting from his drinking unboiled water at a restaurant. In the 1980s, in Britain, an academic posited that he might have drunk cholera-infected water deliberately, or even poisoned himself. The current view of Tchaikovsky’s death is that we do not know and probably will never know how he died. The premiere performance of the symphony was received rather tentatively, thanks in part to the heavy spirit of the piece and such unusual features as the 5/4 time signature appearing in the second movement, the big finish of the third movement, and the trailing-off-to-silence ending of the final movement. But at the memorial concert three weeks after the premiere, the piece brought the proverbial house down.

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Friday, March 8, 2024 at 11:15 am Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 7:30 pm Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 2:30 pm ALLEN-BRADLEY HALL Jader Bignamini, conductor George Li, piano LEONARD BERNSTEIN Three Dance Episodes from On the Town I. The Great Lover II. Lonely Town (Pas de deux) III. Times Square: 1944 MAURICE RAVEL Concerto in G major for Piano and Orchestra, M. 83 I. Allegramente II. Adagio assai III. Presto George Li, piano INTERMISSION

MAURICE RAVEL Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61a GEORGE GERSHWIN An American in Paris

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Guest Artist Biographies JADER BIGNAMINI Jader Bignamini is music director of the Detroit Symphony, leading his third full season in 2023.24. Outside of Detroit, his 2023.24 season includes debuts with the London and Bergen philharmonics, as well as returns to the Vienna State Opera conducting Manon Lescaut and the Opera de Paris conducting Adriana Lecouvreur. Recent highlights include concerts with The Cleveland Orchestra at the Blossom Festival, Houston and New Jersey symphonies, Residentie Orkest The Hague, and Bern Symphony Orchestra; plus operatic engagements with the Metropolitan Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Bavarian State Opera, Dutch National Opera, Oper Frankfurt, and Canadian Opera Company. In summer 2021, Bignamini led triumphant performances of Turandot at the Arena di Verona with Anna Netrebko and Yusiv Eyvazov, as well as a staged production of Rossini’s Stabat Mater at the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro. Other recent highlights include Cavalleria rusticana at Michigan Opera Theatre, La bohème at Santa Fe Opera, and La traviata in Tokyo directed by Sofia Coppola. On the concert stage, he has led the Dallas and Milwaukee symphonies, Minnesota Orchestra, Slovenian and Freiburg philharmonic orchestras, Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, and Mannheim National Theater Orchestra. Bignamini has conducted Manon Lescaut at the Bolshoi; La traviata at Bayerische Staatsoper; Eugene Onegin at Stadttheater Klagenfurt; Turandot at the Teatro Filarmonica; Il trovatore at Rome’s Teatro dell’Opera; the opening concert of the Orchestra Filarmonica del Teatro Comunale di Bologna conducting Carmina Burana; La bohème at the Municipal de São Paulo and La Fenice; L’elisir d’amore in Ancona; Tosca at the Comunale di Bologna; La forza del destino at the Verdi Festival in Parma; La bohème, Cavalleria rusticana, and El amor brujo at Teatro Filarmonico di Verona; Aida at Rome’s Teatro dell’Opera; Madama Butterfly at La Fenice; engagements with Maggio Musicale in Florence, the Festival della Valle d’Itria in Martina Franca, and the MITO Festival conducting Berlioz’ Messe solennelle. He made his concert debut at La Scala in 2015. Bignamini began his conducting career as assistant and then resident conductor of the Orchestra Sinfonica la Verdi, having been appointed by Riccardo Chailly in 2010. He was born in Crema and studied at the Piacenza Music Conservatory.

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Guest Artist Biographies GEORGE LI Praised by the Washington Post for combining “staggering technical prowess, a sense of command and depth of expression,” pianist George Li possesses an effortless grace, poised authority, and brilliant virtuosity. Since winning the Silver Medal at the 2015 International Tchaikovsky Competition, Li has established a major international reputation and performs regularly with some of the world’s leading orchestras and conductors, such as Dudamel, Gaffigan, Gergiev, Gimeno, Honeck, Orozco-Estrada, Petrenko, Robertson, Slatkin, Temirkanov, Tilson Thomas, Long Yu, and Xian Zhang. Li’s 2023.24 season begins with a recital at the Grand Teton Music Festival, followed by his debut with the Aula Simfonia in Jakarta, Indonesia. He embarks on an extensive tour in China, including performances in Kunming, Beijing, and Shanghai. In Europe, Li presents recital programs in Viersen, Baden, Elmau, and Stuttgart, and he debuts with the Prague Philharmonia in Prague and Ljubljana. U.S. performances include engagements with the Cincinnati and Milwaukee symphonies, Florida Orchestra, Oklahoma City Philharmonic, and Chicago Sinfonietta, as well as recitals across the country. Recent concerto highlights include performances with the Los Angeles, New York, London, St. Petersburg, and Buffalo philharmonics; the San Francisco, Cleveland, Tokyo, Frankfurt Radio, Sydney, Montreal, and Baltimore symphonies, as well as the Philharmonia, DSO Berlin, Orchestre National de Lyon, and Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège. Appearances at major festivals have included the Verbier, Ravinia, Montreux, and Edinburgh International Festivals, as well as Festival de Pâques in Aix-en-Provence. An active chamber musician, Li has performed alongside Benjamin Beilman, Noah Bendix-Balgley, James Ehnes, Daniel Hope, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, and Kian Soltani. Li is an exclusive Warner Classics recording artist, with his debut recital album released in October 2017. His second recording for the label features Liszt’s solo works and Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1, which was recorded live with Vasily Petrenko and the London Philharmonic. His third album with the label, which will include solo pieces by Schumann, Ravel, and Stravinsky, is scheduled to be released in the spring of 2024. Li gave his first public performance at Boston’s Steinway Hall at the age of 10, and in 2011 performed for President Obama and Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House. Among Li’s many prizes, he was the recipient of the 2016 Avery Fisher Career Grant, a recipient of the 2012 Gilmore Young Artist Award, and the First Prize Winner of the 2010 Young Concert Artists International Auditions. He is currently pursuing an Artist Diploma at the New England Conservatory, studying under Wha Kyung Byun.

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Program notes by Elaine Schmidt LEONARD BERNSTEIN

Born 25 August 1918; Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States Died 14 October 1990; New York City, United States

Three Dance Episodes from On the Town

Composed: 1945 First performance: 3 February 1946; San Francisco, California, United States Last MSO performance: 1 February 2014; Francesco Lecce-Chong, conductor Instrumentation: flute (doubling on piccolo); oboe (doubling on English horn); 3 clarinets (1st doubling on E-flat clarinet, 3rd doubling on bass clarinet); alto saxophone; 2 horns; 3 trumpets; 2 trombones; bass trombone; percussion (drum set, triangle, wood block, xylophone); piano; strings Approximate duration: 11 minutes As you listen to the orchestra play the three dance episodes from the musical On the Town, if you find yourself thinking that it sounds a lot more like Aaron Copland’s music than Leonard Bernstein, you are correct. Bernstein was a young man when he wrote On the Town. He was just 26 when it opened on Broadway, featuring his music along with book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. His ballet Fancy Free, which was choreographed by Jerome Robbins and was the basis for On the Town, opened at the Metropolitan Opera that same year. Turning the Fancy Free ballet into a musical was Jerome Robbins’s idea. Although Bernstein relied on plot elements from Fancy Free when he put together On the Town, with the blessing of Robbins, Bernstein stated quite adamantly that not a note of music from Fancy Free could be found in On the Town. In fact, Bernstein very deliberately adopted Copland’s compositional style when writing On the Town out of his admiration for the composer, who was 18 years his senior. He was so adept at writing in another composer’s style that many people have been confused by how much some of On the Town sounds like Copland’s music. With the music for On the Town, Bernstein also created something of a love letter to New York City, the city he had chosen as his home. He used bits and pieces of many genres of music, including jazz, Latin music, and more, because all of it could be heard in the vibrant neighborhoods of New York in the 1940s. The three On the Town dance episodes are drawn from Fancy Free, telling the story of three American sailors whose ship is in port in New York City, giving them all 24 hours of shore leave. They spend their precious hours of freedom looking for love in the Big Apple. On the Town was also filmed by MGM and was released in 1949. The film version of the story starred Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, and Vera-Ellen, among others.

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MAURICE RAVEL

Born 7 March 1875; Ciboure, France Died 28 December 1937; Paris, France

Concerto in G major for Piano and Orchestra, M. 83 Composed: 1929 – 1931 First performance: 14 January 1932; Paris, France Last MSO performance: 19 June 2016; Jeffrey Kahane, conductor & piano Instrumentation: flute; piccolo; oboe; English horn; clarinet; E-flat clarinet; 2 bassoons; 2 horns; trumpet; trombone; timpani; percussion (bass drum, cymbals, slapstick, snare drum, tam-tam, triangles, wood block); harp; strings Approximate duration: 23 minutes

French composer, pianist, and conductor Maurice Ravel was a bit of an enigma. His music moved and charmed audiences in his time and continues to do so today. But Ravel’s personality was one of coolness and distance. He never married and apparently kept a personal distance from even the people closest to him. He was never a father, but loved children and wrote music that captured children’s imaginations and delighted them, for instance his Ma mère l’Oye (the “Mother Goose” suite) and his opera L’enfant et les sortilèges (The Child and the Magic Spells), which he wrote with beloved French author Colette. Many musicologists have attributed Ravel’s preference for personal distance to his Basque heritage. Defending himself from accusations that he was unfeeling and icy towards others, he often explained that he was Basque, and that “Basques feel deeply, but seldom express it, and then only to a very few.” Ravel was a constant student of music of the past as well as of the music written in his own time. He was also completely fascinated by the American phenomenon of jazz. He wrote of his G major concerto for piano and orchestra, “[This concerto is] written very much in the same spirit as those of Mozart and Saint-Saëns. The music of a concerto should, in my opinion, be lighthearted and brilliant, and not aim at profundity or at dramatic effects.” That lightheartedness can be heard quite clearly from the energetic, piano-piccolo passages that open the piece, as well as the Gershwin-esque moments woven throughout the first movement. The piece’s Adagio second movement is a favorite of pianists and audiences alike, but Ravel confessed that it was possibly the most difficult, vexing bit of music he had ever composed. He wrote, “That flowing phrase! How I worked over it bar by bar! It nearly killed me!” Ravel’s “lighthearted and brilliant” watchwords come back in full force during the piece’s captivating final movement, along with some easily recognizable allusions to the first movement. It is somehow ironic that the same composer who wrote so much such stirring, captivating music couldn’t express his feelings to others. Even more ironic, tragically so, is the fact that he lost the ability to speak in his last years due to a head injury suffered in a car accident.

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MAURICE RAVEL

Born 7 March 1875; Ciboure, France Died 28 December 1937; Paris, France

Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61a

Composed: 1911 (orchestrated 1912) First performance: 22 April 1912; Paris, France Last MSO performance: 1 May 1994; Yoel Levi, conductor Instrumentation: 2 flutes; 2 oboes; English horn; 2 clarinets; 2 bassoons; 4 horns; 2 trumpets; 2 trombones; bass trombone; tuba; timpani; percussion (bass drum, cymbals, glockenspiel, snare drum, tambourine, triangle); 2 harps; celeste; strings Approximate duration: 18 minutes Written in 1911 for piano, Maurice Ravel’s Valses nobles et sentimentales (Noble and Sentimental Waltzes) were an homage to Franz Schubert and his 34 Valses sentimentales (1823) and 12 Valses nobles (likely 1827). When Ravel penned his own set of Valses nobles et sentimentales, he wrote with great affection for the waltz itself, which had been a near obsession with the dancing public for most of the previous century and for Schubert, as well. He wrote of the waltzes, “The title, Valses nobles et sentimentales, sufficiently indicates that I was intent on writing a set of Schubertian waltzes.” But he did not merely imitate Schubert. Instead, he wrote with one foot in Schubert’s world and one foot in his own world. Hearing Ravel’s pieces today, 200 years after Schubert wrote his waltzes and more than 100 years after Ravel wrote his, one can certainly hear elements of the infectious lilting waltzes of the 19th century — although perhaps more of Johann Strauss’s sweeping pieces than Schubert’s more homespun works — along with Ravel’s trademark elegance and subtle, refined complexity. The harmonic stamp of the Modernist style and the engaging sonic colors of the Impressionist style (a label Ravel rejected) are also present. The piano version of Valses nobles et sentimentales was premiered by the Société musicale indépendante in Paris. Pieces on the program were performed without any credit to the composers, leaving it up to the audience and critics to guess who had written each piece. Although some in the audience guessed that Ravel’s waltzes had been written by Erik Satie or even Zoltán Kodály, a slight majority of the attendees guessed they were Ravel’s work. Ravel published a brilliantly orchestrated version of the Valses nobles et sentimentales in 1912, as well as a ballet version, entitled, Adélaïde, ou le langage des fleurs (Adelaide: The Language of the Flowers). The plot he outlined for the music bore a strong resemblance to the plot of Giuseppe Verdi’s La traviata. Ravel included a curious quote from French poet Henri de Régnier in the piano score of the waltzes: “…the delicious and forever-new pleasure of a useless occupation.”

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GEORGE GERSHWIN

Born 26 September 1898; New York City, United States Died 11 July 1937; Los Angeles, California, United States

An American in Paris

Composed: 1928 First performance: 13 December 1928; New York City, United States Last MSO performance: 26 September 2015; Edo de Waart, conductor Instrumentation: 3 flutes (3rd doubles on piccolo); 2 oboes; English horn; 2 clarinets; bass clarinet; alto saxophone; tenor saxophone; baritone saxophone; 2 bassoons; 4 horns; 3 trumpets; 2 trombones; bass trombone; tuba; timpani; percussion (bass drum, cymbals, glockenspiel, snare drum, taxi horns, triangle, xylophone); celeste; strings Approximate duration: 17 minutes American composer, songwriter, and pianist George Gershwin fused the sounds of jazz and classical orchestral music into a rich, colorful sonic tapestry, the likes of which had not been heard before. Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and his Concerto in F for piano and orchestra (1925) introduced his jazz-classical fusion to the concert-going public. But it was his American in Paris, subtitled “tone poem” and commissioned by Walter Damrosch and the New York Philharmonic, that put his hybrid compositional style before a global audience. Gershwin had traveled to Paris in the mid-1920s, hoping to study composition with the famous Parisian teacher Nadia Boulanger. Much to his disappointment, she refused to take him on as a student. Her reason was not a lack of musical ability or creativity on his part. It was actually her unwillingness to alter his signature jazz-infused style of writing. French composer Maurice Ravel had the same reaction when Gershwin approached him for lessons, saying, “Why would you want to become a second-rate Ravel when you could become a first-rate Gershwin?” Gershwin’s time in Paris may not have brought him the tutelage he was seeking, but the sights and sounds of the city formed the inspiration for his next big orchestral work, An American in Paris. In fact, Gershwin scoured the shops of Paris for several taxicab horns to be used in the piece. Conductor Walter Damrosch led the New York Philharmonic at the piece’s premiere in Carnegie Hall on 13 December 1928. Gershwin said of the piece, “If it pleases symphony audiences as a light, jolly piece, a series of impressions musically expressed, it succeeds.” It did please audiences, but Gershwin would never know how much it pleased the public, nor that it would take on a life outside of the concert hall. Gershwin died of a brain tumor in 1937 at age 38. In 1951, the piece was included as the score to a scene danced by Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron in the classic film An American in Paris.

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MSO Endowment/Musical Legacy Society MSO ENDOWMENT Visionaries Commitments of $1,000,000 and above Jane Bradley Pettit Charles and Marie Caestecker Concertmaster Chair Herzfeld Foundation Dr. Keith Austin Larson Principal Organ Chair Krause Family Principal Horn Chair Phyllis and Harleth Pubanz Gertrude M. Puelicher Education Fund John and Judith Simonitsch Tuba Chair Stein Family Foundation Principal Pops Conductor Chair Polly and Bill Van Dyke Music Director Chair Evonne Winston Philanthropists Commitments of $500,000 and above Donald B. Abert Principal Bass Chair Mr. Richard Blomquist Patrice L. (Patti) Bringe Margaret and Roy Butter Principal Flute Chair Donald and Judy Christl Fred Fuller Trumpet Chair Andrea and Woodrow Leung Principal Second Violin Chair and Fred Fuller Dorothea C. Mayer Principal Cello Chair Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra League Principal Oboe Chair Northwestern Mutual Foundation Melitta S. Pick Endowed Piano Chair Walter L. Robb Family Principal Trumpet Chair Robert T. Rolfs Foundation Michael and Jeanne Schmitz President and Executive Director Chair Gertrude Elser and John Edward Schroeder Guest Artist Fund Walter Schroeder Foundation Principal Harp Chair Muriel C. and John D. Silbar Family Principal Bassoon Chair Marjorie Tiefenthaler Principal Trombone Chair Richard O. and Judith A. Wagner Family Principal Viola Chair Benefactors Commitments of $100,000 and above Four Anonymous Donors Patty and Jay Baker Fund for Guest Artists Mr. and Mrs. Frederick J.O. Blachly Philip Blank English Horn Chair in memoriam to John Martin and his favorite cousin, Beatrice Blank Judith and Stanton Bluestone Estate of Lloyd Broehm Louise Cattoi, in memory of David and Angela Cattoi Lynn Chappy Salon Series

Terry J. Dorr Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Charitable Trust Franklyn Esenberg Principal Clarinet Chair David L. Harrison Endowment for Music Education Estate of Sally Hennen Karen Hung and Robert Coletti Richard M. Kimball Bass Trombone Chair William Randolph Hearst Foundation Judith A. Keyes MSOL Docent Fund Charles A. Krause Donald and JoAnne Krause Music Education Endowment Fund Martin J. Krebs Co-Principal Trumpet Chair Laskin Family Foundation Charles and Barbara Lund Marcus Corporation Foundation Guest Artist Fund Andy Nunemaker French Horn Chair John and Elizabeth Ogden Gordana and Milan Racic The Erika Richman MSO-MYSO Reading Workshop Fund Pat and Allen Rieselbach Friends of Janet F. Ruggeri Assistant Principal Viola Chair Allison M. & Dale R. Smith Percussion Fund Estate of Walter S. Smolenski, Jr. Bert L. & Patricia S. Steigleder Charitable Trust Donald B. and Ruth P. Taylor Assistant Principal Clarinet Chair Mrs. William D. Vogel Barbara and Ted Wiley Jack Winter Guest Artist Fund Fern L. Young Endowment Fund for Guest Artists MUSICAL LEGACY SOCIETY The Musical Legacy Society recognizes and appreciates the individuals who have made a planned gift to the MSO. The MSO invites you to join these generous donors who have remembered the Orchestra in their estate plans. Nine Anonymous Donors George R. Affeldt Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Aring, Jr. Dana and Gail Atkins Robert Balderson Adam Bauman Priscilla and Anthony Beadell Mr. F. L. Bidinger Dr. Philip and Beatrice Blank Mr. Richard Blomquist Judith and Stanton Bluestone Patrice L. (Patti) Bringe Jean S. Britt Laurette Broehm Neil Brooks Anthony and Vicki Cecalupo

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Lynn Chappy Ellen and Joe Checota Donald and Judy Christl Mary E. and James M. Connelly Jo Ann Corrao Lois Ellen Debbink Mary Ann Delzer Julie Doneis Terry Dorr Donn Dresselhuys Beth and Ted Durant Rosemarie Eierman Franklyn Esenberg John and Sue Esser JoAnn Falletta Donald L. Feinsilver, M.D. Frank and Pauline Fichtner Susie and Robert Fono Ruth and John Fredericks Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Goldsmith Brett Goodman Roberta Gordon Marta P. and Doyne M. Haas Ms. Jean I. Hamann Ms. Sybille Hamilton Kristin A. Hansen David L. Harrison Judy Harrison Cheryl H. and Roy L. Hauswirth Harold W. Heard Cliff Heise Sidney and Suzanne Herszenson Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Hoke Glenda Holm Jean and Charles Holmburg Karen Hung and Robert Coletti Myra Huth William and Janet Isbister Lee and Barbara Jacobi Leon and Betsy Janssen Marilyn W. John Faith L. Johnson Mary G. Johnson Bill and Char Johnson Jayne J. Jordan Judy and Gary Jorgensen Debra Jupka James A. and Robin S. Kasch Howard Kaspin James H. Keyes Judith A. Keyes Richard and Sarah Kimball Ronald J. and Catherine Klokner Mary Krall JoAnne and Donald Krause Martin J. and Alice Krebs Ronald and Vicki Krizek Cynthia Krueger-Prost Susan Kurtz Steven E. Landfried Mr. Bruce R. Laning Victor Larson Arthur and Nancy Laskin Tom and Lise Lawson Andrea and Woodrow Leung Mr. Robert D. Lidicker Mr. and Mrs. John B. Liebenstein

Musical Legacy Society/Annual Fund Drs. John and Theresa Liu Dr. John and Kristie Malone Dana and Jeff Marks Steven and Mary Rose Marinkovich Ms. Kathleen Marquardt Susan and Brent Martin JoAnne Matchette Rita T. and James C. McDonald Patricia and James McGavock Nancy McGiveran Nancy McKinley-Ehlinger Mrs. Christel U. Mildenberg Christian and Kate Mitchell Joan Moeller Ms. Melodi Muehlbauer Robert Mulcahy Kathleen M. Murphy Andy Nunemaker Diana and Gerald Ogren Lynn and Lawrence Olsen Mr. and Mrs. Philip W. Orth Lygere Panagopoulos Jamshed and Deborah Patel Gerald T. and Carol K. Petersen Mr. and Mrs. Ronald R. Poe Julie Quinlan Brame and Jason Brame Ms. Harvian Raasch-Hooten Gordana and Milan Racic Christine Radiske and Herbert Quigley Steve and Susan Ragatz Catherine A. Regner Ms. Monica D. Reida Pat and David Rierson Pat and Allen Rieselbach Dr. Thomas and Mary Roberts Gayle G. Rosemann and Paul E. McElwee Roger B. Ruggeri and Andrea K. Wagoner Nina Sarenac Mary B. Schley in recognition of David L. Schley Dr. Robert and Patty Schmidt Michael J. and Jeanne E. Schmitz James and Kathleen Scholler Charitable Fund James Schultz and Donna Menzer Mason Sherwood and Mark Franke John and Judith Simonitsch Margles Singleton Lois Bernard and William Small Dale and Allison Smith Susan G. Stein John Stewig and Richard Bradley Dr. Robert A. and Kathleen Sullo Terry Burko and David Taggart Lois Tetzlaff E. Charlotte Theis David Tolan Thora Vervoren Dr. Richard O. and Judith A. Wagner Veronica Wallace-Kraemer Michael Walton Brian A. Warnecke Earl Wasserman Alice Weiss Sally Wells

Carol and James Wiensch Rolland and Sharon Wilson Floyd Woldt Sandra and Ross Workman Marion Youngquist For more information on becoming a Musical Legacy Society member, please contact the Development Office at 414.226.7891. ANNUAL FUND The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra truly values the music lovers in the concert hall and we thank our contributors to the Annual Fund for investing their time and support to this treasure. We gratefully acknowledge the contributions to the Annual Fund as of December 31, 2023 CONDUCTOR CIRCLE $100,000 and above Clair and Mary Baum Ellen and Joe Checota Mr. and Mrs. George C. Kaiser Donald and JoAnne Krause Marty Krebs Sheldon and Marianne Lubar Charitable Fund of the Lubar Family Foundation Michael Schmitz Julia and David Uihlein $50,000 and above Laura and Mike Arnow Anthony and Vicki Cecalupo Drs. Alan and Carol Pohl Evonne Winston $25,000 and above Two Anonymous Donors Bobbi and Jim Caraway Mr. and Mrs. Franklyn Esenberg Mrs. Susan G. Gebhardt Doug and Jane Hagerman Judy and Gary Jorgensen Judith A. Keyes Robert and Gail Korb Dr. Brent and Susan Martin Drs. George and Christine Sosnovsky Charitable Trust Drs. Robert Taylor and Janice McFarland Taylor Thora Vervoren $15,000 and above Two Anonymous Donors Dr. Rita Bakalars Marilyn and John Breidster Mary and Terry Briscoe Elaine Burke Mary and James Connelly Dr. Deborah and Jeff Costakos Mrs. Alyce Coyne Katayama Barbara and Harry L. Drake George E. Forish, Jr. Roberta Gordon

Jewish Community Foundation Eileen and Howard Dubner Donor Advised Fund Charles and Barbara Lund Maureen McCabe William and Marian Nasgovitz Lois and Richard Pauls Pat Rieselbach Sara and Jay Schwister Allison M. and Dale R. Smith John Stewig and Richard Bradley Susi and Dick Stoll Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Tiffany Haruki Toyama $10,000 and above Two Anonymous Donors Richard and JoAnn Beightol Keith and Kate Brewer Jennifer Dirks Bruce T. Faure M.D. Mary Lou M. Findley Greater Milwaukee Foundation Bernard J. and Marie E. Weiss Fund Judith J. Goetz Kim and Nancy Graff Stephanie and Steve Hancock Katherine Hauser Drs. Carla and Robert Hay Mr. and Mrs. Eric E. Hobbs Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Hoke Barbara Karol Christine Krueger Geraldine Lash Mr. Peter L. Mahler Keith Mardak and Mary Vandenberg Mark and Donna Metzendorf Dr. Mary Ellen Mitchanis Christian and Kate Mitchell Bob and Barbara Monnat Patrick and Mary Murphy Andy Nunemaker Brian and Maura Packham Julie Peay Leslie and Aaron Plamann Christine Radiske and Herbert Quigley Lynn and Craig Schmutzer Brian M. Schwellinger Nancy and Greg Smith Pamela Stampen Mrs. George Walcott Tracy S. Wang, MD Mr. and Mrs. Francis Wasielewski Diana J. Wood Herbert Zien and Elizabeth Levins Principal Circle $5,000 and above Eight Anonymous Donors Anthony and Kathie Asmuth Fred and Kay Austermann Thomas Bagwell and Michelle Hiebert Robert Balderson Donna and Donald Baumgartner Natalie Beckwith Lois Bernard Richard and Kay Bibler William and Barbara Boles

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Annual Fund Suzy and John Brennan Roger Byhardt Chris and Katie Callen Ara and Valerie Cherchian Donald and Judy Christl Sandra and Russell Dagon Karen Dobbs and Chris DeNardis Mrs. William T. Dicus Joanne Doehler Jacquelyn and Dalibor Drummer Beth and Ted Durant Dr. Eric Durant and Scott Swickard Dr. and Mrs. Harry A. Easom Dr. Donald Feinsilver and JoAnn Corrao Stan and Janet Fox Elizabeth and William Genne Richard and Ellen Glaisner Alison Graf and Richard Schreiner Margarete and David Harvey James and Crystal Hegge Ms. Mary E. Henke Elizabeth and Herodotos Ellinas Mark and Judy Hibbard Lee and Barbara Jacobi Leon and Betsy Janssen Jayne J. Jordan Alysandra and Dave Lal Peter and Kathleen Lillegren Wayne and Kristine Lueders Gerald and Elaine Mainman Dr. Ann H. and Mr. Michael J. McDonald Genie and David Meissner Mr. and Mrs. George Meyer Judith Fitzgerald Miller Rusti and Steve Moffic William J. Murgas Mr. and Ms. Bruce Myers Mark Niehaus Barbara and Layton Olsen Elaine Pagedas Ellen Rohwer Pappas and Timothy Pappas Sharon R. Petrie Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Pierce-Ruhland Jim and Fran Proulx Jerome Randall and Mary Hauser Dr. Donna Recht and Dr. Robert Newby Dr. Marcia J.S. Richards Steve and Fran Richman Pat and David Rierson Roger Ritzow Dr. Thomas and Mary Roberts Gayle G. Rosemann and Paul E. McElwee Richard Eli Schoen Mr. Thomas P. Schweda Carlton Stansbury Bob and Betty Streng Jim Strey Kathleen and Frank Thometz John and Karen Tomashek Mrs. James Urdan Gary and Cynthia Vasques Jim Ward Nora and Jude Werra Janet Wilgus Mr. and Mrs. Donald S. Wilson

Jessica R. Wirth $3,500 and above Two Anonymous Donors Dr. Philip and the spirit of Beatrice Blank Mr. David E. Cadle Ms. Nancy A. Desjardins Deborah Elam Kurt and Rosemary Glaisner Judith and David Hecker Drs. Margie Boyles and Stephen Hinkle Barbara Hunt David and Mel Johnson Olof Jonsdottir and Thorsteinn Skulason Dr. and Mrs. Kim Benedict and Lee Kordus Stanley Kritzik Norm and Judy Lasca Dr. Joseph and Amy Leung Christopher Mullins and Kay Bokowy Mr. and Mrs. Joel Needlman Judy and Tom Schmid Elaine Schueler James Schultz and Donna Menzer Roger and Judy Smith Sue and Boo Smith James and Catherine Startt Ian and Ellen Szczygielski Gile and Linda Tojek Corinthia Van Orsdol and Donald Petersen Wilfred Wollner Carol and Richard Wythes Sandra Zingler Leo Zoeller Orchestra Circle $2,500 and above Two Anonymous Donors Priscilla and Anthony Beadell Jacqlynn Behnke Marlene and Bert Bilsky Scott Bolens and Elizabeth Forman Virginia Bolger Jean Britt Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Christie Amy and Frederick Croen Jack Douthitt and Michelle Zimmer Mr. and Mrs. A. William Finke Jo Ann and Dale Frederickson Timothy Gerend Natalia and Patrick Goris Jean and Thomas Harbeck Family Foundation Robert Hey Mr. and Mrs. Bernard C. Hlavac Charles and Jean Holmburg Howard and Susan Hopwood Jewish Community Foundation Dorothy and Merton Rotter Donor Advised Fund Marilyn W. John Candice and David Johnstone Matthew and Kathryn Kamm Megumi Kanda Hemann and Dietrich Hemann

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Lynn and Tom Kassouf Mr. and Mrs. F. Michael Kluiber Kolaga Family Charitable Trust Jane and Tom Lacy Drs. Kaye and Prakash Laud Frank Loo and Sally Long Dr. and Mrs. Debesh Mazumdar Mark and Carol Mitchell Jamshed and Deborah Patel Raymond and Janice Perry Gerald T. and Carol K. Petersen David J. Peterson Kathryn Koenen Potos Susan Riedel Ann Rosenthal and Benson Massey Dottie Rotter Rev. Doug and Marilyn Schoen Ms. Betty Jean Schuett Paul and Frances Seifert Greg and Marybeth Shuppe Mrs. George R. Slater Dr. and Mrs. C. John Snyder Leonard Sobczak Loretto and Dick Steinmetz Jeff and Anne Thomas John and Anne Thomas Mr. Ed Tonn Nancy Vrabec and Alastair Boake Larry and Adrienne Waters Ann and Joseph Wenzler Floyd Woldt Jim and Sandy Wrangell $1,500 and above Five Anonymous Donors Donald and Jantina Adriano Dr. Joan Arvedson Richard and Sara Aster Paul Barkhaus Margaret and Bruce Barr Richard Bergman Elliot and Karen Berman Roger Bialcik Dr. and Mrs. Squat Botley Walter and Virginia Boyer Cheri and Tom Briscoe Marcia P. Brooks and Edward J. Hammond James Brown and Ann Brophy Dr. and Mrs. James D. Buck Karen and Harry Carlson Teri Carpenter Tim and Kathleen Carr Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Chernof Edith Christian Lynda and Tom Curl Larry and Eileen Dean Paul Dekker Steven and Buffy Duback Sigrid Dynek and Barry Axelrood Donald Elliott Signe and Gerald Emmerich, Jr. Shirley Erwin Joseph and Joan Fall Robert and Kristin Fewel Robert Gardenier and Lori Morse Gardenier

Annual Fund Kimberly Gerber Jane K. Gertler Martha Giacobassi Pearl Mary Goetsch Colette Goldammer Ralph and Cherie Gorenstein Stephen and Bernadine Graff James and Sarah Gramentine Mr. and Mrs. James Grigg Greater Milwaukee Foundation Leesley B. and Joan J. Hardy Randall J. and Judith F. Hake Family Foundation Ginny Hall Amber and Scott Halvorson Leila and Joe Hanson Jean and John Henderson Barbara Hunteman Deane and Vicky Jaeger Robert S. Jakubiak Maja Jurisic and Don Fraker Dr. Bruce and Anna Kaufman Dr. Jack and Myrna Kaufman Brian and Mary Lou Kennedy Julilly Kohler Milton and Carol Kuyers Maritza and Mario Laguna Larry and Mary LeBlanc Mr. and Mrs. Mark Levy Bruce and Elizabeth Loder Kathleen Lovelace Stephen and Jane Lukowicz Dr. John and Kristie Malone Guy and Mary Jo McDonald Mr. and Mrs. Dean Mehlberg Mrs. Debra L. Metz Gregory and Susan Milleville Christine Mortensen Jean A. Novy Laurie Ocepek Lynn and Lawrence Olsen Susan M. Otto Dr. and Mrs. James T. Paloucek Cathy P. Procton Francis J. Randall Philip Reifenberg Lysbeth and James Reiskytl Drs. Walter and Lisa Rich Roger Ruggeri and Andrea Wagoner Mr. Thomas Schneider Lawrence and Katherine Schnuck Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Schwallie Kristin Shebesta Dr. and Mrs. Kevin R. Siebenlist Margles Singleton Richard and Sheryl Smith Joan Spector Mr. James Stanke David Taggart and Terry Burko Joan Thompson Mr. Stephen Thompson Sara Toenes Drs. Steven and Denise Trinkl Mike and Peg Uihlein Mr. and Mrs. Lynn F. Unkefer James Van Ess Michael Walton

Robert and Lana Wiese Rolland and Sharon Wilson Prati and Norm Wojtal Lee and Carol Wolcott Mr. William Zeidler and Mrs. Denise Zeidler $1,000 and above Four Anonymous Donors Drs. Helmut and Sandra Ammon Sue and Louie Andrew Ruth Agrusa Betty Arndt James and Nora Barry Mr. James M. Baumgartner Jack Beatty Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Beckman Dianne and David Benner Mrs. Kristine Best Mr. Lawrence Bialcik Karen and Geoffrey Bilda Lynn and John Binder Marjorie Bjornstad Robert Borch and Linda Wickstrom Lois and Robert Brazner Michael and Marianna Bruch Barbara and Dr. Henry Burko Tom Buthod Ms. Trish Calvy David and Oksana Carlson Ms. Margaret R. Cary Ms. Carol A. Carpenter Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Cecil John Chain B. Lauren and Margaret Charous Margaret Cieslak-Etlicher Margaret Crosby Ellen Debbink Mrs. Linda DeBruin Ms. Kristine Demski Thomas C. Dill Mary Paula Dix Madison Dohmen Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dougherty Gloria and Peter Drenzek Mary Ann Dude Tom Durkin and Joan Robotham Tina Eickermann Jill and George Fahr Anne and Dean Fitzgerald Barbara and Richard Frank Gerald Gensch and Ellen Conley Matelan and Carole Glaske Greater Milwaukee Foundation Dresselhuys Family Fund Jay Kay Foundation Fund Douglas and Margaret Ann Haag Karleen Haberichter Dale and Sara Harmelink Charles W. Helscher Dr. Sidney and Suzanna Herszenson Jenny and Bob Hillis Jeanne and Conrad Holling Laura and James Holtz Mr. and Mrs. James H. Hunter III Kathryn and Alan Janicek Amy S. Jensen

Faith L. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kahn Rose and Dale Kaser Robert and Dorothy King Joseph W. Kmoch Michael Koss/Koss Foundation Anthony and Susan Krausen Dr. and Mrs. John Krezoski Mary E. Lacy Katherine and Ian Lambert David and Deborah Lenz Micaela Levine and Thomas St. John John and Janice Liebenstein Mr. and Mrs. David Lindberg Matt and Patty Linn Ann Loder Richard and Roberta London Ms. Joan Maas Ann MacIver Stephen and Judy Maersch Mr. Peter Mamerow Dr. Daniel and Constance McCarty Jennifer McClure Joni and Joe McDevitt Mr. Brian McLinden Drs. Daryl Melzer and Rita Hanson Ms. Mary Ann Mueller William and Laverne Mueller Richard and Isabel Muirhead David and Gail Nelson Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Novak William and Cynthia Prost John and Susan Pustejovsky Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Quadracci Seth Rawson Dr. Ken C. Redlin Lysbeth and James Reiskytl Dan and Anna Robbins Kevin Ronnie and Karen Campbell Mrs. David Y. Rosenzweig Allen and Millie Salomon Keri Sarajian and Rick Stratton Wilbert and Genevieve Schauer Foundation Elaine and Martin Schreiber Stephen and Lois Schreiter Phil Schumacher and Pauline Beck Bob and Sally Schwarz Fred and Ruth Schwertfeger Scott Silet and Kate Lewis Mr. Reeves E. Smith Ken and Dee Stein Bonnie L. Steindorf Sally Swetnam Ms. Lola Tegeder Rebecca and Robert Tenges Tim and Bonnie Tesch Kent and Marna Tess-Mattner Jacquelyn and Way Thompson Mr. and Mrs. James S. Tidey Joy Towell Constance U’Ren Ruth A. Way Ms. Beth L. Weckmueller Henry J. Wellner and James Cook Jerome and Bonnie Welz Mrs. Barbara Wesener

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Annual Fund//Gala Sponsors/Gala Paddle Raisers/Corporate & Foundation Robert and Barbara Whealon Sammis and Jean White Linda and Dan Wilhelms Terry and Carol Wilkins Ron and Alice Winkler Frank and Inge Wintersberger Melinda and Thomas Wolf Daryl and Bonnie Wunrow Marilyn and Doug Zwissler GALA SPONSORS Laura and Mike Arnow Baird Funds BMO Bank Brewers Community Foundation, Inc. Tony and Vicki Cecalupo Ernst & Young, LLP Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. Kahler Slater Architects, Inc Alyce Katayama Marietta Investment Partners Susan and Brent Martin Bob and Barb Monnat Northern Trust Northwestern Mutual Old National Bank Brian and Maura Packham Rite-Hite Holding Corporation Foundation Rockwell Automation U.S. Bank We Energies Foundation Westbury Bank Herb Zien and Liz Levins GALA PADDLE RAISERS Mary Allmon and Michael Allen Alice Ambrowiak Helmut and Sandra Ammon Adam and Rachel Arndt Laura and Mike Arnow Ahmed and Laila Azam Kerry Bartelt Erica and Eric Berg Jeremy Billow Virginia Bolger Trisha Bournelis Lory Bowman Meg Boyd Brewers Community Foundation, Inc. Bob Bronzo Norman Buebendorf Carrie and Mike Burton Daniel and Allison Byrne Nancy Caliendo Anthony and Vicki Cecalupo Brian and Dawn Cooke Michael Cyrus Brett Dawsey George and Sandra Dionisopoulos Jennifer Dirks Jonathan Dowling Elizabeth and Robert Draper Dale and Syndee Edman Marquita Edwards April Falk

George Forish Tom Funk Marion and Mitch Gottschalk John and Peggy Griffith Rex Gromer Matt and Victoria Haas Terry Hamann and Alan Perlstein Kim Hardy Korina Harman Kathryn Hausman and Matthew Millson Katherine and Christopher Hermann LaShonda Hill Judy Hsiung Myra Huth Dustin Hutter Alyce Katayama Tamara Knudsen William Kravit and Mari Katz Konrad Kuchenbach Jason Kuwayama Emily Laga Tom Lindow Christopher and Krista Ludwig Elaine and Gerald Mainman Bill Mastoris Melinda and Ken-David Masur Susan McVey Sallie and George Meyer Monica Meyer and Brandon Beale Christian and Kate Mitchell Robert and Barbara Monnat Arsen and Allison Mugurdumov Patrick and Mary Murphy Mark Niehaus Rebecca and David Nowacek Maggey and David Oplinger Susan Otto Brian and Maura Packham Gian Perrone Tirzah Peterson Terrell and Amber Pierce Leslie and Aaron Plamann Kathryn Podmokly David Polzin Deanna Singh and Justin Ponder Kathryn Reinardy Thomas and Lynn Richtman Patricia Rieselbach Chris Riggs Rite-Hite Holding Corporation Foundation Michael Rossetto Linda and Mark Schaefer Michael Schmitz Craig and Lynn Schmutzer Janel and Randal Schneider Lawrence and Katherine Schnuck Christopher Schreiber Gretchen Seamons Leonard Silva Dorothy Smaglick Dale and Allison Smith David Smullen and Merri Moore Patrick Sorek Pamela Stampen Linda and Gile Tojek

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Haruki Toyama Marq and Rachel Truscott Daniel and Katie Urbanek Rebecca Valcq Andrew and Lisa Vedder Lauren Vollrath Thomas Warden Piotr Wasiak and Elizabeth Odian Jay and Madonna Williams Dawn and Joseph Wilson Blaine Wisniewski Suzanne Zwaska CORPORATE & FOUNDATION The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra truly values the generosity of musicloving patrons in the concert hall and throughout the community. We especially thank our Corporate and Foundation contributors for investing their time and support to this treasure. We gratefully acknowledge contributions from: $1,000,000 and above United Performing Arts Fund $250,000 and above Argosy Foundation The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Laskin Family Foundation $100,000 and above Herzfeld Foundation Rockwell Automation We Energies Foundation $50,000 and above Bader Philanthropies, Inc. Chase Family Foundation Greater Milwaukee Foundation Helen and Jeanette Oberndorfer Fund Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Fund Melitta S. and Joan M. Pick Charitable Trust $25,000 and above Anonymous Greater Milwaukee Foundation Gertrude Elser and John Edward Schroeder Fund Norman and Lucy Cohn Family Fund Johnson Controls Milwaukee County Arts Fund (CAMPAC) Old National Bank R.D. and Linda Peters Foundation Schoenleber Foundation, Inc. Wisconsin Department of Tourism $15,000 and above A.O. Smith Foundation, Inc. Bert L. & Patricia S. Steigleder Charitable Trust Frank L. Weyenberg Charitable Trust Komatsu Mining Corp Foundation Krause Family Foundation

Matching Gifts/Golden Note Partners/Marquee Circle/Tributes National Endowment for the Arts U.S. Bank Wisconsin Arts Board $10,000 and above Charles D. Ortgiesen Foundation The Cudahy Foundation Ellsworth Corporation General Mills Foundation Gladys E. Gores Charitable Foundation Greater Milwaukee Foundation David C. Scott Foundation Donald and Barbara Abert Fund William A. and Mary M Bonfield, Jr. Fund Jane Bradley Pettit Foundation Northwestern Mutual Ralph Evinrude Foundation William and Janice Godfrey Family Foundation Wispact Foundation $5,000 and above ANON Charitable Trust Brico Fund Dean Family Foundation Frieda and William Hunt Memorial Gene and Ruth Posner Foundation, Inc. Greater Milwaukee Foundation Margaret E. Sheehan Memorial Fund Roxy and Bud Heyse Fund/Journal Fund Julian Family Foundation Koeppen-Gerlach Foundation, Inc. Milwaukee Arts Board Richard G. Jacobus Family Foundation Rite-Hite Holding Corporation Foundation Schwartz Foundation Westbury Bank $2,500 and above Camille A. Lonstorf Trust Greater Milwaukee Foundation Eleanor N. Wilson Fund ELM II Fund Henry C., Eva M., Robert H. and Jack J. Gillo Charitable Fund Margaret Heminway Wells Fund Hamparian Family Foundation Hydrite Chemical Co. Theodore W. Batterman Family Foundation $1,000 and above Albert J. & Flora H. Ellinger Foundation Anthony Petullo Foundation, Inc. Clare M. Peters Charitable Trust Delta Dental Einhorn Family Foundation Greater Milwaukee Foundation Bechthold Family Fund Carrie Taylor & Nettie Taylor Robinson Memorial Fund Cottrell Balding Fund Del Chambers Fund George and Christine Sosnovsky Fund George and Joan Hoehn Family Fund

Irene Edelstein Memorial Fund Mildred L. Roehr & Herbert W. Roehr Fund Joan and Fred Brengel Family Foundation, Inc. Townsend Foundation Usinger Foundation $500 and above Anonymous Barney Family Foundation Bell Foundation Greater Milwaukee Foundation Nancy E. Hack Fund Robert C. Archer Designated Fund Loyal D. Grinker MLG Capital Steinway Piano Gallery of Milwaukee MATCHING GIFTS The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the following corporations and foundations who match their employees’ contributions to the Annual Fund. Abbott Laboratories Aurora Health Care Benevity Community Impact Fund BMO Harris Bank Bucyrus Foundation, Inc. Carrier Matching Gift Program Caterpillar Foundation CNH Industrial America LLC Dominion Foundation Eaton Corporation GE Foundation Give Lively Google Humana Johnson Controls Foundation Kohl’s Corp. Morgan Stanley Northwestern Mutual Reader’s Digest Foundation Ross Gives Back Stifel Thrivent Financial The Travelers Insurance Co. U.S. Bank United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County Wisconsin Energy Corporation GOLDEN NOTE PARTNERS The MSO gratefully acknowledges the following organizations and individuals for their gifts of product or services: Becker Design Belle Fiori – Official Event Florist of the MSO Patrice Bringe The Capital Grille Central Standard Craft Distillery Downer Avenue Wine & Spirits Drury Hotels Encore Playbills

GO Riteway Transportation Group Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. Hilton Milwaukee City Center and Milwaukee ChopHouse Kohler Co. Marcus Hotels & Resorts Marcus Corporation Ogletree Deakins Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel – Official Hotel of the MSO Darwin Sanders Sojourner Family Peace Center Steinway Piano Gallery of Milwaukee Studio Gear – Official Event Partner of the MSO Thomas and Mary Wacker MARQUEE CIRCLE The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra proudly partners with the following members of the 2023.24 Marquee Circle. We thank these generous partners of our annual corporate subscription program for their charitable contributions and for connecting their corporate communities with the MSO. Ellsworth Corporation Hupy and Abraham, S.C. Port Washington State Bank Walker Forge, Inc. TRIBUTES In honor of Laura and Michael Arnow’s (33 1/3) wedding anniversary Fredrick and Kay Austermann Kathleen D. Ryan In memory of J. Mark Baker Laura Petrie Anderson Juliana Fortune Mr. Jim Gettel Kathleen and Charles Marn Milwaukee Chamber Choir In memory of Dennis and Barbara Benjamin Marie Zelmer In honor of Warren and Wendy Blumenthal’s 50th wedding anniversary Laurie Schweizer In honor of Ian Burch Susan Burch In honor of Dr. Henry Burko Debra Altshul-Stark and Brian Stark Ms. Ann Brice Gabriel Ceci James and Mary Connelly Beth Kushner and Marc Rasansky David Taggart In honor of Joe and Ellen Checota and Andy Nunemaker and Lee Weeks James Stadler

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Tributes In honor of Matthew D’Attilio John Friedman

In memory of I. Carl Romer Beulah Romer Erickson

In memory of Russell Dagon Mark and Marlene Schrager

In memory of Dr. David Rosenzweig Mike Heller

In honor of Amy Domagalski From the MSO Advancement Team

In memory of Elaine Sauer Teresa and Robert Klug

In memory of Steven Paul Glick Jeff Glick

In memory of John Sawchuk Daniel Sawchuk

In memory of Reverend Michael Joseph Hammer David L. Harrison, Jr.

In memory of Debra Schaefer Karen Copper

In memory of Thomas Hausman Jane Hausman and William G. Finley In memory of Michael Karnel Elizabeth Maas In memory of Nancy and Arthur Laskin Joan J. Hardy In memory of Dr. Keith Austin Larson Austin Larson Rev. Curtis A. Larson Suzanne Zinsel In memory of Lawrence Lauwasser Bob and Gerri Kolb Jill Miller Michelle Rapaport Dori Schatell

In honor of Patrick Schley Jeffrey Pereles Imogene Schley In memory of Michael C. Schnier Tricia Burlage Jan Cain Julie Hartman Pamela Mueller Mike Park Elaine Schnier In honor of Bob Schuppel Sarah Cauwels In honor of Sonora Slocum Dennis and Patricia DuBoux In honor of Morton and Naomi Soifer Jonathan Soifer

In memory of Zdeněk Mácal Terry Burko and David Taggart

In memory of Lynne Soto Paul Trotter

In memory of William MacPherson Kathleen Wing

In memory of Betty Stasson Barbara and Dr. Henry Burko

In honor of the Milwaukee Symphony Chorus Sopranos Ms. Jill Kortebein

In memory of Mary Anne Stephen Stevan Sijacki Choir

In honor of Robert Meldman Drs. Alan and Carol Pohl In honor of Monica Meyer Kimberly D’Angelo In honor of Dorothy Meyers 90th! Debra Goldstein In celebration of our 50 years together Ray and Elaine Meyer In memory of Helen Oberkirsch Francine Cervasio In memory of Mary G. Peterson David J. Peterson Gretchen Saunders In honor of Carolyn Purpora Kristine Paprocki In memory of David Reber James and Charmaine LaBelle Gretchen Saunders Marie and Gary Zellmer

In memory of Edie Bonness Tomsyck Kamaile Anderwald Beth Bonness Maureen Bonness Timothy Dykstal Patty Giuffre Mrs. Robert Gross Chris Lambach Robert Mueller Guy Tomsyck In honor of Fischer & Catherine Van Handel Ellen Hruzek In honor of Tom Varney Stanley Kokotiuk In memory of Gerald Wetter Deborah and Gerald Wetter In memory of Anne T. White A. James White In honor of Peter Wicklund and Ruby Shemanski Ms. Linda Jenewein

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In memory of Walter Maurice “Reese” Wininsky American Lung Association Lisa Bachmann Bruce and Melissa Block Eric Blom James Brindley Penny Fena Beth Giacobassi Deborah Grayson Mr. Timothy A. Hosch Barbara Jacobs Eleanor Jung and Thomas Jung Carol Justin Regina Lee Marisa Lemorande Catherine and Patrick McGinn Janet McMahon Erika Sward Terry Burko and David Taggart Dick Tollefsen Mary Clare Vanderschaaf In memory of JeanAnn Wirth Joanne A. Sobolik

MSO Board of Directors OFFICERS Susan Martin, Chair Andy Nunemaker, Immediate Past Chair Christian Mitchell, Chair-Elect David Uihlein, Honorary Co-Chair Julia Uihlein, Honorary Co-Chair Gregory Smith, Secretary; Chair, Governance Committee Patrick Murphy, Treasurer; Chair, Finance Committee EX OFFICIO DIRECTORS Douglas M. Hagerman, Chair, Chair’s Council Ken-David Masur, Music Director, Polly and Bill Van Dyke Music Director Chair Mark Niehaus, President & Executive Director, Michael and Jeanne Schmitz Chair EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Susan Martin, Chair Andy Nunemaker, Immediate Past Chair Christian Mitchell, Chair-Elect Douglas M. Hagerman Chair, Chair’s Council Eric E. Hobbs Robert Klieger, Chair, Players’ Council Mark A. Metzendorf, Chair, Advancement Committee Patrick Murphy, Treasurer; Chair, Finance Committee Mark Niehaus, President & Executive Director, Michael and Jeanne Schmitz Chair Maura Packham, Chair, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion (EDI) Task Force Michael J. Schmitz Gregory Smith, Secretary; Chair, Governance Committee Haruki Toyama, Chair, Artistic Direction Committee ELECTED DIRECTORS Kate Brewer Jeff Costakos Jennifer Dirks Steve Hancock, Chair, Education Committee 66

Charlotte Hayslett Alyce Coyne Katayama Peter Mahler, Chair, Grand Future Committee Robert B. Monnat Leslie Plamann, Chair, Audit Committee Craig A. Schmutzer Jay E. Schwister, Chair, Retirement Plan Committee Dale R. Smith Pam Stampen Herb Zien, Chair, Facilities Management Committee

Joan Steele Stein Linda Tojek Joan R. Urdan Larry Waters Kathleen A. Wilson

DESIGNATED DIRECTORS

PAST CHAIRS Andy Nunemaker (2014-2020) Douglas M. Hagerman (2011-2014) Chris Abele (2004-2011) Judy Jorgensen (2002-2004) Stephen E. Richman (2000-2002) Stanton J. Bluestone* (1998-2000) Allen N. Rieselbach* (1995-1998) Edwin P. Wiley* (1993-1995) Michael J. Schmitz (1990-1993) Orren J. Bradley* (1988-1990) Russell W. Britt* (1986-1988) James H. Keyes (1984-1986) Richard S. Bibler (1982-1984) John K. MacIver* (1980-1982) Donn R. Dresselhuys (1978-1980) Harrold J. McComas* (1976-1978) Laflin C. Jones* (1974-1976) Robert S. Zigman* (1972-1974) Charles A. Krause* (1970-1972) Donald B. Abert* (1968-1970) Erhard H. Buettner* (1966-1968) Clifford Randall* (1964-1966) John Ogden* (1962-1964) Stanley Williams* (1959-1962)

City Sachin Chheda Pegge Sytkowski, Chair, Marketing & Advocacy Committee County Fiesha Lynn Bell Garren Randolph PLAYER DIRECTORS Robert Klieger, Chair, Players’ Council Ilana Setapen, Player-at-Large CHAIR’S COUNCIL Douglas M. Hagerman, Chair Chris Abele Richard S. Bibler Charles Boyle Roberta Caraway Judy Christl Mary E. Connelly Donn R. Dresselhuys Eileen Dubner Franklyn Esenberg Marta P. Haas Jean Holmburg Barbara Hunt Leon Janssen Judy Jorgensen James A. Kasch Lee Walther Kordus Michael J. Koss JoAnne Krause Martin J. Krebs Keith Mardak James G. Rasche Stephen E. Richman Michael J. Schmitz, Immediate Past Chair

MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

MSO ENDOWMENT & FOUNDATION TRUSTEES Bruce Laning, Trustee Chair Amy Croen Steven Etze Douglas M. Hagerman Bartholomew Reute David Uihlein

* deceased

MSO 2023.24 Administration EXECUTIVE Mark Niehaus, President & Executive Director, Michael and Jeanne Schmitz Chair Bret Dorhout, Vice President of Artistic Planning Tom Lindow, Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Monica K. Meyer, Vice President of Advancement Terrell Pierce, Vice President of Orchestra Operations Kathryn Reinardy, Vice President of Marketing & Communications Rick Snow, Vice President of Facilities & Building Operations Marquita Edwards, Director of Community Engagement Michele Fitzgerald, Executive Assistant & Board Liaison ADVANCEMENT Michael Rossetto, Senior Director of Advancement & Major Gifts William Loder, Director of Advancement Maggie Seer, Director of Institutional Giving Kathryn Hausman, Individual Giving Manager, Research & Discovery Elise McArdle, Grant Writer Tracy Migon, Development Systems Manager Leah Peavler, Institutional Giving Manager Emma Zei, Annual Fund Manager EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Rebecca Whitney, Director of Education Courtney Buvid, ACE & Education Manager Nathan Hickox-Young, Concerts for Schools & Education Manager FINANCE Cathy O’Loughlin, Controller Jenny Beier, Senior Accountant Cynthia Moore, Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion Manager MARKETING Erin Kogler, Director of Communications Lizzy Cichowski, Senior Marketing Manager Adam Cohen, Patron Systems Manager Katelyn Farebrother, Marketing Coordinator David Jensen, Communications Coordinator Zachary-John Reinardy, Lead Designer Kerry Tomaszewski, Communications Manager

BOX OFFICE Luther Gray, Director of Ticket Operations & Group Sales Al Bartosik, Box Office Manager Marie Holtyn, Box Office Supervisor Adam Klarner, Box Office Coordinator BOX OFFICE ASSISTANTS Gabrielle Brady, Erika Guenther Vanessa Luster, Andrew Perry, Rora Sanders, Tifani Ziemba OPERATIONS Sean Goldman, Director of Operations Françoise Moquin, Director of Orchestra Personnel Kayla Aftahi, Operations Coordinator Paul Beck, Principal Librarian, Anonymous Donor, Principal Librarian Chair Maiken Demet, Assistant to the Music Director Albrecht Gaub, Artistic Coordinator Matthew Geise, Assistant Librarian & Media Archivist Emily Wacker Schultz, Artistic Associate Jeremy Tusz, Audio & Video Producer Tristan Wallace, Technical Manager & Live Audio Supervisor Christina Williams, Chorus Manager FACILITIES & EVENT SERVICES Patrick G. H. Schley, Director of Event Services Donovan Burton, Facilities Manager - 2nd Shift Travis Byrd, Facilities Manager Sam Hushek, Events & Volunteer Manager Lisa Klimczak, House Manager David Kotlewski, House Manager Zed Waeltz, Senior House Manager FRONT OF HOUSE STAFF Anthony Andronczyk, Ky Catlett, Fatima Gomez, Eliana Kiltz, Roger Kocher, Klaire Maduscha, Brennan Martinez, Max McGraw, Cynthia Nord, Ashley Patin, Steve Pfisterer, Amy Rook, Anne Sempos, Jenn Sorvick, Michael Stebbins, Elliot White, Heather Whitmill RESONANCE FOOD CO. David Zakroczymski, Director of Operations Josh Langenohl, Senior Operations Manager Ben Bartlett, Sous Chef

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