San Diego Symphony: Season 2019-20 Brochure

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DEAR FRIENDS

Music has the power to change lives. It can draw us together, build new connections, and inspire us towards a better future.

An orchestra is never just an institution or a name; it is a group of individual human beings, with many differences between them. But when they play together, they share their gifts, their talents and their passion, with you, their audience, to create something that has never existed before — the live performance you are listening to in this very moment.

One of the things I am most looking forward to here in San Diego is exploring the complete symphonies of four of the most important composers who ever lived: Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Mahler and Shostakovich. Each of these artists wrote symphonies that reflect their individual feelings and the times — often the difficult times — through which they lived. But their music is also never just about the past. It is about the present and, even more, the future.

As an orchestral player and a conductor, I am fascinated by the masters of orchestration, those composers who knew most about the instruments and the art of the people who play them, and how the different instruments can be combined. For me, Richard Strauss is a supreme example.

As a horn player, I know personally how he wrote for my instrument in a way that no one else has matched, but as a conductor I can hear and see that he understood almost better than anyone else what Bach called "the art of combination."

I love new music and music that comes from where we least expect it. This is a living art and we are lucky to live in a time when all sorts of people who in the past, might not have thought of writing their music down, are now doing so. Every year brings new sounds and new ideas.

And we are especially lucky to find ourselves in California, the home of John Adams, the most famous of living American composers, but also of pioneering members of the younger generation like Mason Bates and Andrew Norman.

We are also lucky, to live in a time when women’s voices are heard more and more, as composers, as soloists, as orchestral musicians, and as conductors. The music that we play, and the performers who play it, and the people who listen to it — that’s you, the audience! — should all reflect the richness of opportunity and hope and change that is opening up before us all.

Now, let’s make music.

RAFAEL PAYARE MUSIC DIRECTOR

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JOIN US AS A SUBSCRIBER FOR THIS MONUMENTAL SEASON IN SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY'S HISTORY. Rafael Payare's inaugural season. Conductor Laureate Jahja Ling conducting Prokofiev, Dvoล รกk and Brahms. Principal Guest Conductor Edo de Waart celebrates Beethoven's 250th birthday with four festival programs in January.

Internationally renowned guest artists including pianist Emanuel Ax, violinist Leila Josefowicz, and pianist Yefim Bronfman. These are just a few reasons to subscribe, but the most important is making sure you set aside time to enjoy hearing music performed live.

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SEASON OVERVIEW OCTOBER SAT OCT 5, 8PM | SUN OCT 6, 2PM

Rafael Payare's Opening Weekend: Mahler 5 Rafael Payare, conductor MASON BATES: Alternative Energy MAHLER: Symphony No. 5

Our season begins with Mason Bates’ timetraveling “energy symphony,” whose traditional melodies take us on a journey exploring the influence of technology on humanity. We then experience one of the grandest and most ambitious — yet deeply personal — works ever written for orchestra. Few works can match Mahler’s Fifth Symphony in its emotional range, dramatic arc, and expressiveness, especially in the famed Adagietto, written as a tender love song to his wife.

FRI OCT 11, 8PM | SAT OCT 12, 8PM

A Midsummer Night's Dream Rafael Payare, conductor Víkingur Ólafsson, piano San Diego Master Chorale

ESTÉVEZ: Mediodía en el llano (Midday on the Plains) SCHUMANN: Piano Concerto MENDELSSOHN: A Midsummer Night's Dream (with text by Shakespeare) Hear Mendelssohn's music as it was meant to be experienced, as a stellar cast of actors presents an abridged version of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, accompanied by Mendelssohn’s magical score! But first, journey to Rafael Payare's homeland and experience the beauty of the Venezuelan countryside with Estévez's Midday on the Plains.

RAFAEL PAYARE, San Diego Symphony Music Director

NOVEMBER FRI NOV 1, 8PM | SAT NOV 2, 8PM

FRI NOV 8, 8PM | SUN NOV 10, 2PM

Payare Conducts Beethoven & Tchaikovsky

Beethoven's Eroica

Rafael Payare, conductor Kirill Gerstein, piano

Rafael Payare, conductor Dorothea Röschmann, soprano

SCHUMANN: Overture to Manfred BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 4 TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6: Pathétique

MOZART: Symphony No. 35: Haffner MAHLER: Rückert Lieder BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3: Eroica

Passionate lyricism fills the air and melodies soar in some of the most heartfelt music ever written. Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto is perhaps his most gentle and lyrical piece.

Its premiere was also the composer’s final appearance as a concerto soloist — his encroaching deafness ensured that he would never again play with an orchestra.

Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique Symphony shows the composer at his most vulnerable and emotional, with heartfelt pathos composed into every note.

You’ll be moved by the exuberance of Mozart’s Haffner Symphony and the romantic sweep of Mahler’s Rückert Songs. Then brace yourself for the pathbreaking work which took the symphony to new limits of expressive scope.

Never before had the orchestra been used to make such a bold and daring statement as Beethoven’s “Heroic Symphony,” composed with the ideal of a hero in mind.

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FRI NOV 15, 8PM | SUN NOV 17, 2PM

Bach, Bloch & Don Quixote Rafael Payare, conductor Alisa Weilerstein, cello Chi-Yuan Chen, viola J.S. BACH: Orchestral Suite No. 4 BLOCH: Schelomo J.S. BACH/WEBERN: Ricercar from Musical Offering R. STRAUSS: Don Quixote

Cellist Alisa Weilerstein is our “narrator” in two works that seek to find meaning in life.

Bloch’s Schelomo gives musical voice to the wise words of King Solomon in the Bible: “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” Strauss casts the cello as the quirky Don Quixote and the viola as his trusty sidekick Sancho Panza in the famous tale of the man of La Mancha and his quest to bring chivalry to the world. Two works of transcendent elegance by Bach round out our evening’s tale.

Look for this logo throughout the season brochure to easily find Beethoven-related programs.

DECEMBER & JANUARY FRI DEC 6, 8PM | SAT DEC 7, 8PM SUN DEC 8, 2PM

FRI JAN 10, 8PM | SAT JAN 11, 8PM SUN JAN 12, 2PM

Ling Conducts Prokofiev & Dvořák

Emanuel Ax: Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1

Jahja Ling, conductor Wei Luo, piano

Edo de Waart, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Suite from Snow Maiden PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 3 DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 8

BEETHOVEN: Leonore Overture No. 3 BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 1 BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 4

“In Bohemia, the trumpets never call to battle.

They always call to the dance.” –RAFAEL KUBELIK

Leonore’s tale of love and liberty bursts onto the stage with its impassioned drama. Seventime Grammy®-winning pianist Emanuel Ax then joins us to reveal the surprising delight of Beethoven’s first piano concerto, a youthful showpiece that dazzled Viennese audiences.

Edo de Waart and the San Diego Symphony bring our portrait of Beethoven to a grand finale with the joyous wit of the composer’s Fourth Symphony.

Celebrate an evening of warmth and delight!

We begin with music from Rimsky-Korsakov’s charming fairy tale opera about a magical snow princess who yearns to be part of the human world. Next, the sparks fly as rising-star pianist Wei Luo dazzles us with Prokofiev’s virtuosic Third Piano Concerto. Then, Dvořák’s Eighth Symphony rings forth its festive tones as the trumpets call us to the dance!

JANUARY SUN JAN 19, 2PM

Beyond the Score®: Beethoven's 5th Symphony Edo de Waart, conductor BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5 Delve into the life of Beethoven and discover what is behind his most famous symphonic work. A riveting multimedia first half presents dramatic visuals on a giant screen, with actors depicting Beethoven, influential writers and other period characters. On the second half of the concert, you will experience the dramatic tour de force that is the complete Fifth Symphony! The work opens with quite possibly the four most-recognized notes in music history — the fate theme — which Beethoven organically develops throughout the entire symphony, culminating in the triumphant Presto finale.

FRI JAN 24, 8PM | SAT JAN 25, 8PM

FRI JAN 17, 8PM | SAT JAN 18, 8PM

Beethoven's Symphony No. 5

Edo de Waart, conductor Leila Josefowicz, violin BEETHOVEN: Grosse Fuge JOHN ADAMS: Violin Concerto BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5 From the enigmatic to the iconic, join our renowned principal guest conductor Edo de Waart on a journey through three monumental works. The Great Fugue has puzzled and entranced audiences and critics alike for nearly 200 years, leading Stravinsky to call it “an absolutely contemporary piece of music that will be contemporary forever.”

Superstar violinist Leila Josefowicz joins the Symphony in a performance of one of her signature pieces, John Adams’ virtuosic and “hyper melodic” Violin Concerto. Then brace yourself as Beethoven’s most famous four notes in history signal the start of a musical roller coaster ride, a journey from struggle to triumph.

FRI JAN 31, 8PM | SUN FEB 2, 2PM

Beethoven's Pastoral

Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 9

Edo de Waart, conductor

Jun Märkl, conductor Benjamin Grosvenor, piano

BEETHOVEN: Overture to Egmont HAYDN: Symphony No. 92: Oxford BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6: Pastoral From the powerful and expressive strains of Egmont to the natural beauty of the Pastoral, experience Beethoven’s mastery of musical drama. As Edo de Waart has said, there would have been no Beethoven without Haydn. The symphony first came into its own through the works of Haydn, but it was in the music of his student, Beethoven, that the form’s expressive potential truly revealed itself. Beethoven’s Sixth took the symphony to new heights in its depiction of the power and beauty of the natural world.

MENDELSSOHN: Trumpet Overture MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 9 MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 5: Reformation Mozart’s Ninth Piano Concerto has been called the first masterpiece of the classical style.

Renowned young pianist Benjamin Grosvenor brings this charming and elegant music to life in a performance that promises to astound you with its brilliance and beauty. The evening is rounded out with two youthful works by Mendelssohn — another child prodigy — the Reformation Symphony and the Trumpet Overture, written when he was just 16 years old.

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SEASON OVERVIEW FEBRUARY FRI FEB 21, 8PM | SUN FEB 23, 2PM

Payare Conducts Beethoven & Shostakovich Rafael Payare, conductor Stefan Jackiw, violin BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 11: The Year 1905

Shostakovich’s cinematic retelling of the ill-fated Russian Revolution of 1905 offers hope to “the people who have stopped believing because the cup of evil has run over.” Filled with student protest songs, this became one of his most popular pieces since the Leningrad Symphony of World War II. Our evening opens with the San Diego Symphony debut of acclaimed violinist Stefan Jackiw in Beethoven’s heroic Violin Concerto.

FRI FEB 28, 8PM | SAT FEB 29, 8PM

Sibelius & Rachmaninoff Eun Sun Kim, conductor Nancy Zhou, violin TEXU KIM: Spin-Flip SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 3

Revel in the majestic scope of Sibelius’ only concerto and Rachmaninoff’s most personal — and most nostalgically Russian — symphony written while he was in exile in Switzerland and America. But first, discover the playful humor of Korean composer Texu Kim’s Spin-Flip, inspired by the connection between ping-pong and quantum physics.

NANCY ZHOU, Guest Artist

MARCH SAT MAR 7, 8PM | SUN MAR 8, 2PM

Hail Britannia: Walton, Britten & Elgar Bramwell Tovey, conductor Jeff Thayer, violin WALTON: Crown Imperial BRITTEN: Violin Concerto ELGAR: Enigma Variations

Britannia rules the stage in our tribute to three great English composers of the 20th century. Hold your head high during the noble sound of Walton’s Crown Imperial, the unofficial theme song of the British royal family. Our own Concertmaster Jeff Thayer then brings to life the wild nergy of Britten’s Violin Concerto before we attempt to solve the riddle of Elgar’s deeply personal musical portraits of his friends in the Enigma Variations.

JEFF THAYER, San Diego Symphony

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SAT MAR 28, 8PM | SUN MAR 29, 2PM

Trumpets & Tchaikovsky Rafael Payare, conductor Pacho Flores, trumpet

ANDREW NORMAN: Drip Blip Sparkle Spin Glint Glide Glow Float Flop Chop Pop Shatter Splash NERUDA: Trumpet Concerto PAQUITO D'RIVERA: New Trumpet Concerto (U.S. Premiere and SDSO co-commission) TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4 Trumpets and other brilliant brass instruments shine bright in a night full of dazzling virtuosity and grandeur! You’ll love the playful imagination of Andrew Norman — perhaps the mostcelebrated American composer of his generation.

Pacho Flores will delight you with the classical elegance of Neruda’s trumpet concerto, as the rhythms of Latin jazz meld with symphonic music in a new work by Cuban-American composer Paquito D’Rivera. Finally, the dramatic fanfares of fate take center stage in Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony.

APRIL FRI APR 3, 8PM | SAT APR 4, 8PM SUN APR 5, 2PM

Rachmaninoff 3

Rafael Payare, conductor Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano SOFIA GUBAIDULINA: Fairytale Poem RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 3 SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 5 We celebrate the career of one of the world’s greatest living composers — Sofia Gubaidulina — with her Fairytale Poem.

Then, the sheer beauty of Rachmaninoff’s third piano concerto disguises the fiendish complexity of one of the most difficult piano works to play. Finally, Shostakovich’s famed Symphony No. 5 explores the tension between personal tragedy and the forced rejoicing of life in a dystopian society.

ALEXANDER GAVRYLYUK, Guest Artist

MAY FRI MAY 8, 8PM | SAT MAY 9, 8PM SUN MAY 10, 2PM

Yefim Bronfman Performs Brahms Jahja Ling, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano

RESPIGHI: Suite No. 1 from Ancient Airs and Dances SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 7 BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 1 You’ll be moved by Sibelius’ Seventh Symphony: a single symphonic movement of profound majesty and drama that shows the composer at the height of his expressive powers. The evening continues as one of the world’s greatest pianists, Yefim Bronfman, joins us for one of history’s most epic pieces — Brahms’ monumental and heart-stirring first piano concerto.

SAT MAY 16, 8PM | SUN MAY 17, 2PM

French Fantasies: Debussy & Ravel

FRI MAY 22, 8PM | SAT MAY 23, 8PM SUN MAY 24, 2PM

Beethoven's Symphony No. 9

Rafael Payare, conductor Inon Barnatan, piano L. BOULANGER: D'un matin de printemps (Of a Spring Morning) DEBUSSY/MOLINARI: L'isle joyeuse (The Isle of Joy) RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G DUKAS: The Sorcerer's Apprentice RAVEL: Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Chloé DEBUSSY: La mer (The Sea) Pianist Inon Barnatan (Music Director of La Jolla Music Society’s SummerFest) joins San Diego Symphony Music Director Rafael Payare for an evening of charm and delight as we explore the magic of French music. From the mischievous wit of Dukas’ The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and the jazzy riffs of Ravel’s piano concerto to Debussy’s mysterious portrait of the sea, and the lush sensuality of Daphnis et Chloé, this music will enchant and stir your soul.

Rafael Payare, conductor Felicia Moore, soprano Kelley O'Connor, mezzo-soprano Paul Appleby, tenor Soloman Howard, bass San Diego Master Chorale BRETT DEAN: Testament BEETHOVEN: "Prisoners’ Chorus" from Fidelio BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 What better way to bring our season and celebration of Beethoven to a close than with an Ode to Joy — that divine spark. Beethoven’s ninth and final symphony boldly takes us on a triumphant journey from the chaos of uncertainty to a whole-hearted embrace of the joy that comes from our connection with our fellow humans.

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BEETHOVEN AT Ludwig van Beethoven was one of history’s great idealists.

“Music is like a dream.

One that I cannot hear.”

CONVERSATIONS, 1804

His life is, in itself, a chronicle of heroic perseverance in the face of adversity. He spoke often with his friends about his faith in justice and equality, and he deeply admired the ideals of the American and French Revolutions. His tireless devotion to promoting human dignity, joy, and universal brotherhood are unmatched.

Beethoven lived his life as a continual outpouring of creativity and expression. His works resound with emotion, strength, and wit. This music has become so familiar to us now that it can be difficult to comprehend how wildly revolutionary it seemed to his audiences.

Beethoven’s fascination with heroism is hardly surprising when you consider his life. His was the story of a man overcoming one trial after another, facing each with characteristic resolve, courage, and humor.

After a difficult childhood, the death of his mother left him in charge of raising his two younger brothers, and he had to sue his alcoholic father for financial

1803-1804 1770 Beethoven born in Bonn, Germany

Symphony No. 3: Eroica

1792 Beethoven begins instruction

by Haydn in Vienna

1796 At the age of 26, Beethoven begins to go deaf

First Public Recital at the age of 7

Fidelio/Leonore The 1805 premiere of Beethoven's only opera opened with what has come to be known as Leonore Overture No. 2

1802-1812: BEETHOVEN’S MIDDLE PERIOD

1770-1802: BEETHOVEN'S EARLY PERIOD

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Composed mainly in 1803–1804, widely considered an important landmark in the transition between the Classical period and the Romantic era

1805

1795 Piano Concerto No. 1 First public performance of his Piano Concerto No. 1

1804 Napoleon Bonaparte proclaims himself Emperor of France Beethoven debuts his Symphony No. 3 in Napoleon's honor

1805-1806 Piano Concerto No. 4

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support. Yet in this same period, he continued to pursue a career in music with a persistence that led to Haydn taking him on as a student.

He burst onto the Viennese music scene with the premiere of works like his Piano Concert No. 1 and his early symphonies, and he was soon regarded as the natural heir to Haydn and Mozart.

However, no sooner had his fortunes improved than adversity once again attempted to block his path. As early as 1798, Beethoven’s hearing had begun to fade, and by 1802, he could no longer avoid the reality that he was going deaf. This realization drove him into a deep depression, and he even considered suicide.

Yet he persevered.

After a brief vacation in Heiligenstadt, where he came to terms with his oncoming deafness, Beethoven returned

to Vienna with increased resolve. “I am not satisfied with the work I have done so far,” he told a friend. “From now on, I intend to take a new way.”

What followed was the phenomenal outpouring of creativity and innovation that characterized his Middle Period.

The Eroica Symphony was the first of a long line of works written on a grand, epic scale that stretched traditional classical forms to their limit. Over the next ten years, he would produce six symphonies, an opera, two piano concertos, a violin concerto, theater music, piano sonatas and myriad works of chamber music — much of which focused on common themes of heroism and the struggle to overcome suffering.

optimism, and it is in this final period that he composed his Symphony No. 9, a grand work of epic scope which considers many possible themes giving meaning to life before concluding that the only true meaning is to be found in a wholehearted embrace of joy and the brotherhood of man — a philosophy driven home by the symphony’s unabashedly ecstatic finale.

In the end, perhaps Beethoven himself was the hero he’d been seeking all along.

DISCOVER THE POWER OF BEETHOVEN

By 1812, Beethoven’s deafness was profound, and the composer could no longer hear everyday sounds. He retreated within himself, and his music became deeply personal and intellectual.

He immersed himself in the music of Bach and Handel, and their influence shows in the works from this intensely introspective period. Pieces such as the Grosse Fuge stretched counterpoint and tonality to a breaking point that seemed incomprehensible to his audiences.

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NOV 1 | NOV 2

Piano Concerto No. 4

Symphony No. 5

NOV 8 | NOV 10

Symphony No. 6 Overture to Egmont

JAN 24 | JAN 25

Symphony No. 3 JAN 10 | JAN 11 JAN 12

FEB 21 | FEB 23

Leonore Overture No. 3 Piano Concerto No. 1 Symphony No. 4

Yet despite his introspection and struggles, Beethoven maintained his

JAN 17 | JAN 18

Violin Concerto MAY 22 | MAY 23 MAY 24

Symphony No. 9 "Prisoner's Chorus" from Fidelio

Symphony No. 5 Grosse Fuge

1806 Violin Concerto Its first performance by Franz Clement was unsuccessful and for some decades the work languished in obscurity, until revived in 1844 by Joseph Joachim

1808 Symphony No. 6 Also known as the Pastoral Symphony

1822-1824 Symphony No. 9 The final complete symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1822 and 1824

1827 Beethoven dies, aged 56

1812-1827: BEETHOVEN'S LATE PERIOD

1806 Symphony No. 4

1804-1808 Symphony No. 5 Contributes the most famous four notes in Western music

18091810 Overture to Egmont

1825 Grosse Fuge Look for this logo throughout the season brochure to easily find Beethoven-related programs.

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FRIDAY AFICION EXPERIENCE ALL THE MAGIC THIS SEASON HAS TO OFFER. Begin with a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, featuring a full cast of actors performing with Mendelssohn’s complete score! You’ll hear all your favorites — Tchaikovsky, Mozart, and more — and experience our full Beethoven Festival, celebrating the composer’s 250th birthday.

KIRILL GERSTEIN, Guest Artist

FRI OCT 11, 8PM

FRI NOV 8, 8PM

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Beethoven's Eroica

Rafael Payare, conductor Víkingur Ólafsson, piano San Diego Master Chorale

Rafael Payare, conductor Dorothea Röschmann, soprano

ESTÉVEZ: Mediodía en el llano (Midday on the Plains) SCHUMANN: Piano Concerto MENDELSSOHN: A Midsummer Night's Dream (with text by Shakespeare)

FRI NOV 1, 8PM

Payare Conducts Beethoven & Tchaikovsky Rafael Payare, conductor Kirill Gerstein, piano SCHUMANN: Overture to Manfred BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 4 TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6: Pathétique

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MOZART: Symphony No. 35: Haffner MAHLER: Rückert Lieder BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3: Eroica

FRI NOV 15, 8PM

Bach, Bloch & Don Quixote Rafael Payare, conductor Alisa Weilerstein, cello Chi-Yuan Chen, viola J.S. BACH: Orchestral Suite No. 4 BLOCH: Schelomo J.S. BACH/WEBERN: Ricercar from Musical Offering R. STRAUSS: Don Quixote

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FRI DEC 6, 8PM

FRI FEB 21, 8PM

FRI MAY 8, 8PM

Ling Conducts Prokofiev & Dvořák

Payare Conducts Beethoven & Shostakovich

Yefim Bronfman Performs Brahms

Jahja Ling, conductor Wei Luo, piano

Rafael Payare, conductor Stefan Jackiw, violin

Jahja Ling, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Suite from Snow Maiden PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 3 DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 8

BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 11: The Year 1905

RESPIGHI: Suite No. 1 from Ancient Airs and Dances SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 7 BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 1

FRI JAN 10, 8PM

FRI FEB 28, 8PM

Emanuel Ax: Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 Edo de Waart, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano BEETHOVEN: Leonore Overture No. 3 BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 1 BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 4

FRI JAN 17, 8PM

Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 Edo de Waart, conductor Leila Josefowicz, violin BEETHOVEN: Grosse Fuge JOHN ADAMS: Violin Concerto BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5

FRI JAN 24, 8PM

Beethoven's Pastoral Edo de Waart, conductor BEETHOVEN: Overture to Egmont HAYDN: Symphony No. 92: Oxford BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6: Pastoral

FRI JAN 31, 8PM

Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 9 Jun Märkl, conductor Benjamin Grosvenor, piano MENDELSSOHN: Trumpet Overture MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 9 MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 5: Reformation

Sibelius & Rachmaninoff Eun Sun Kim, conductor Nancy Zhou, violin

FRI MAY 22, 8PM

Beethoven's Symphony No. 9

FRI APR 3, 8PM

Rafael Payare, conductor Felicia Moore, soprano Kelley O'Connor, mezzo-soprano Paul Appleby, tenor Soloman Howard, bass San Diego Master Chorale

Rafael Payare, conductor Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano

BRETT DEAN: Testament BEETHOVEN: "Prisoners’ Chorus" from Fidelio BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9

TEXU KIM: Spin-Flip SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 3

Rachmaninoff 3 SOFIA GUBAIDULINA: Fairytale Poem RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 3 SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 5

STEFAN JACKIW, Guest Artist

FRIDAY ALLEGRO

7 CONCERTS 8PM

The magic of Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream, with actors, projections, and Mendelssohn’s full score. The power of Beethoven’s Eroica. The courage of Shostakovich’s Fifth. This series will offer you some of the season’s most exciting performances — including Yefim Bronfman performing Brahms.

FRI OCT 11, 8PM

FRI NOV 8, 8PM

FRI JAN 31, 8PM

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Beethoven's Eroica

Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 9

Rafael Payare, conductor Víkingur Ólafsson, piano San Diego Master Chorale

Rafael Payare, conductor Dorothea Röschmann, soprano

Jun Märkl, conductor Benjamin Grosvenor, piano

MOZART: Symphony No. 35: Haffner MAHLER: Rückert Lieder BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3: Eroica

MENDELSSOHN: Trumpet Overture MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 9 MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 5: Reformation

ESTÉVEZ: Mediodía en el llano (Midday on the Plains) SCHUMANN: Piano Concerto MENDELSSOHN: A Midsummer Night's Dream (with text by Shakespeare)

FRI DEC 6, 8PM

Ling Conducts Prokofiev & Dvořák Jahja Ling, conductor Wei Luo, piano RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Suite from Snow Maiden PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 3 DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 8

FRI JAN 17, 8PM

Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 Edo de Waart, conductor Leila Josefowicz, violin BEETHOVEN: Grosse Fuge JOHN ADAMS: Violin Concerto BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5

LEILA JOSEFOWICZ, Guest Artist

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FRI FEB 21, 8PM

Payare Conducts Beethoven & Shostakovich Rafael Payare, conductor Stefan Jackiw, violin BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 11: The Year 1905

FRI MAY 8, 8PM

Yefim Bronfman Performs Brahms Jahja Ling, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano RESPIGHI: Suite No. 1 from Ancient Airs and Dances SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 7 BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 1

FRIDAY RHAPSODY

7 CONCERTS 8PM

The passion of Tchaikovsky’s famous Pathétique Symphony, the playful humor of Strauss’ Don Quixote, and the moving landscapes of Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony are just the highlights of the music you’ll experience live on this series, which ends with perhaps the most well-known classical piece ever written — Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9.

FRI NOV 1, 8PM

Payare Conducts Beethoven & Tchaikovsky Rafael Payare, conductor Kirill Gerstein, piano SCHUMANN: Overture to Manfred BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 4 TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6: Pathétique

FRI FEB 28, 8PM

Sibelius & Rachmaninoff Eun Sun Kim, conductor Nancy Zhou, violin TEXU KIM: Spin-Flip SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 3

FRI APR 3, 8PM

FRI NOV 15, 8PM

Bach, Bloch & Don Quixote Rafael Payare, conductor Alisa Weilerstein, cello Chi-Yuan Chen, viola J.S. BACH: Orchestral Suite No. 4 BLOCH: Schelomo J.S. BACH/WEBERN: Ricercar from Musical Offering R. STRAUSS: Don Quixote

Rachmaninoff 3 Rafael Payare, conductor Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano SOFIA GUBAIDULINA: Fairytale Poem RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 3 SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 5

FRI MAY 22, 8PM

Beethoven's Symphony No. 9

Edo de Waart, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano

Rafael Payare, conductor Felicia Moore, soprano Kelley O'Connor, mezzo-soprano Paul Appleby, tenor Soloman Howard, bass San Diego Master Chorale

BEETHOVEN: Leonore Overture No. 3 BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 1 BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 4

BRETT DEAN: Testament BEETHOVEN: "Prisoners’ Chorus" from Fidelio BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9

FRI JAN 10, 8PM

Emanuel Ax: Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1

FRI JAN 24, 8PM

Beethoven's Pastoral Edo de Waart, conductor BEETHOVEN: Overture to Egmont HAYDN: Symphony No. 92: Oxford BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6: Pastoral

EUN SUN KIM, Conductor

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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM AT THE MAY FESTIVAL, CINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PHOTO: AJ WALTZ

“The course of true love never did run smooth...”

LYSANDER, ACT 1, SCENE 1

SHAKESPEARE’S COMIC FANTASY OF FOUR LOVERS WHO FIND THEMSELVES BEWITCHED BY FAIRIES IS A CUNNING VIEW OF LOVE, JEALOUSY AND MARRIAGE. FOR CENTURIES IT’S BEEN ONE OF SHAKESPEARE’S MOST BELOVED PLAYS. 14 SUBSCRIBE TODAY SANDIEGOSYMPHONY.ORG / (619) 235-0804

MENDELSSOHN:

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Modern audiences love experiencing a movie accompanied by a live orchestral performance of the film score — look no further than the San Diego Symphony’s upcoming performances of Coco, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ Part 1, and Mary Poppins in concert for evidence of this trend. These kinds of concerts may seem like a recent innovation, but they reach back hundreds of years to the beginnings of Western theater, when plays had orchestras accompanying the action with music by prominent composers ranging from Purcell and Mozart to Beethoven and Schumann.

Mendelssohn’s music for A Midsummer Night’s Dream fits squarely into this theatrical tradition. Based on the popularity of his youthful concert overture for the play (written when he was just 17!), the composer was commissioned to write a full score to accompany Shakespeare’s comedy.

THE RESULT — MENDELSSOHN’S ONLY THEATRICAL WORK — WAS A SMASH SUCCESS, AND FOR DECADES, THE MUSIC WAS INEXTRICABLY LINKED TO THE PLAY. FRI OCT 11, 8PM SAT OCT 12, 8PM

A Midsummer Night's Dream Rafael Payare, conductor Víkingur Ólafsson, piano San Diego Master Chorale

However, by the 20th century, theatrical tastes had changed. Spoken plays no longer have the resources to include full orchestras, and the lush underscoring of dramatic works has become a rarity. While concert suites drawn from Mendelssohn’s 19th-century “film score” have long been popular with audiences, it has become nearly impossible to experience this music in the context for which it was intended.

Until now.

In a production conceptualized by Gerard McBurney featuring stunning projections

by Chicago-based artist Mike Tutaj, the San Diego Symphony performs every note Mendelssohn wrote to dramatize Shakespeare’s immortal words, accompanying a cast of actors. Experience for the first time the interaction between this delightful music and the twists, turns, and humor of Shakespeare’s comic masterpiece.

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SATURDAY AFIC SAT OCT 5, 8PM

EMBARK ON A MUSICAL JOURNEY THROUGH BELOVED CLASSICS AND NEW FAVORITES.

SAT NOV 2, 8PM

Rafael Payare's Opening Weekend: Mahler 5

Payare Conducts Beethoven & Tchaikovsky

Rafael Payare, conductor

Rafael Payare, conductor Kirill Gerstein, piano

MASON BATES: Alternative Energy MAHLER: Symphony No. 5

SAT OCT 12, 8PM

A Midsummer Night's Dream Rafael Payare, conductor Víkingur Ólafsson, piano San Diego Master Chorale ESTÉVEZ: Mediodía en el llano (Midday on the Plains) SCHUMANN: Piano Concerto MENDELSSOHN: A Midsummer Night's Dream (with text by Shakespeare)

From the drama of Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 on opening weekend to the joyful celebration of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 on our season finale, this series will take you on a musical journey through beloved classics and new favorites.

VÍKINGUR ÓLAFSSON, Guest Artist

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SCHUMANN: Overture to Manfred BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 4 TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6: Pathétique

SAT DEC 7, 8PM

Ling Conducts Prokofiev & Dvořák Jahja Ling, conductor Wei Luo, piano

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Suite from Snow Maiden PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 3 DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 8

IONADO

14 CONCERTS 8PM

SAT JAN 11, 8PM

Emanuel Ax: Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 Edo de Waart, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano

BEETHOVEN: Leonore Overture No. 3 BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 1 BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 4

SAT JAN 18, 8PM

Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 Edo de Waart, conductor Leila Josefowicz, violin BEETHOVEN: Grosse Fuge JOHN ADAMS: Violin Concerto BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5

SAT JAN 25, 8PM

Beethoven's Pastoral Edo de Waart, conductor BEETHOVEN: Overture to Egmont HAYDN: Symphony No. 92: Oxford BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6: Pastoral

SAT FEB 29, 8PM

Sibelius & Rachmaninoff Eun Sun Kim, conductor Nancy Zhou, violin TEXU KIM: Spin-Flip SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 3

SAT MAR 7, 8PM

Hail Britannia: Walton, Britten & Elgar

BRAMWELL TOVEY, Guest Artist

SAT MAR 28, 8PM

Trumpets & Tchaikovsky Rafael Payare, conductor Pacho Flores, trumpet ANDREW NORMAN: Drip Blip Sparkle Spin Glint Glide Glow Float Flop Chop Pop Shatter Splash NERUDA: Trumpet Concerto PAQUITO D'RIVERA: New Trumpet Concerto (U.S. Premiere and SDSO co-commission) TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4

SAT APR 4, 8PM

Rachmaninoff 3 Rafael Payare, conductor Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano

SAT MAY 16, 8PM

French Fantasies: Debussy & Ravel Rafael Payare, conductor Inon Barnatan, piano L. BOULANGER: D'un matin de printemps (Of a Spring Morning) DEBUSSY/MOLINARI: L'isle joyeuse (The Isle of Joy) RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G DUKAS: The Sorcerer's Apprentice RAVEL: Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Chloé DEBUSSY: La mer (The Sea)

SAT MAY 23, 8PM

SOFIA GUBAIDULINA: Fairytale Poem RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 3 SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 5

SAT MAY 9, 8PM

Yefim Bronfman Performs Brahms Jahja Ling, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano RESPIGHI: Suite 1 from Ancient Airs and Dances SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 7 BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 1

Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 Rafael Payare, conductor Felicia Moore, soprano Kelley O'Connor, mezzo-soprano Paul Appleby, tenor Soloman Howard, bass San Diego Master Chorale BRETT DEAN: Testament BEETHOVEN: "Prisoners’ Chorus" from Fidelio BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9

Bramwell Tovey, conductor Jeff Thayer, violin WALTON: Crown Imperial BRITTEN: Violin Concerto ELGAR: Enigma Variations

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SATURDAY ALLEGRO 7 CONCERTS 8PM

Be part of the excitement of our opening weekend when Rafael Payare conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 5, experience the iconic drama of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, and be charmed and moved by some of England and France’s greatest composers.

WEI LUO, Guest Artist

SAT OCT 5, 8PM

SAT MAR 7, 8PM

Rafael Payare's Opening Weekend: Mahler 5

Hail Britannia: Walton, Britten & Elgar

Rafael Payare, conductor

Bramwell Tovey, conductor Jeff Thayer, violin

MASON BATES: Alternative Energy MAHLER: Symphony No. 5

SAT NOV 2, 8PM

Payare Conducts Beethoven & Tchaikovsky Rafael Payare, conductor Kirill Gerstein, piano SCHUMANN: Overture to Manfred BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 4 TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6: Pathétique

SAT DEC 7, 8PM

Ling Conducts Prokofiev & Dvořák Jahja Ling, conductor Wei Luo, piano

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Suite from Snow Maiden PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 3 DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 8

SAT JAN 18, 8PM

Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 Edo de Waart, conductor Leila Josefowicz, violin BEETHOVEN: Grosse Fuge JOHN ADAMS: Violin Concerto BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5

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WALTON: Crown Imperial BRITTEN: Violin Concerto ELGAR: Enigma Variations

SAT APR 4, 8PM

Rachmaninoff 3 Rafael Payare, conductor Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano SOFIA GUBAIDULINA: Fairytale Poem RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 3 SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 5

SAT MAY 16, 8PM

French Fantasies: Debussy & Ravel Rafael Payare, conductor Inon Barnatan, piano L. BOULANGER: D'un matin de printemps (Of a Spring Morning) DEBUSSY/MOLINARI: L'isle joyeuse (The Isle of Joy) RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G DUKAS: The Sorcerer's Apprentice RAVEL Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Chloé DEBUSSY: La mer (The Sea)

SATURDAY RHAPSODY 7 CONCERTS 8PM

You’ll love the magic of Mendelssohn’s music for Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream — with actors and projections. This series also features the beauty of Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony and the drama of Tchaikovsky’s Fourth… the virtuosity of internationally acclaimed pianists Emanuel Ax and Yefim Bronfman… and all the excitement of our season finale, featuring one of the most famous works ever composed — Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, featuring the Ode to Joy.

SAT OCT 12, 8PM

SAT MAR 28, 8PM

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Trumpets & Tchaikovsky

Rafael Payare, conductor Víkingur Ólafsson, piano San Diego Master Chorale

Rafael Payare, conductor Pacho Flores, trumpet

ESTÉVEZ: Mediodía en el llano (Midday on the Plains) SCHUMANN: Piano Concerto MENDELSSOHN: A Midsummer Night's Dream (with text by Shakespeare)

SAT JAN 11, 8PM

Emanuel Ax: Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 Edo de Waart, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano BEETHOVEN: Leonore Overture No. 3 BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 1 BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 4

SAT JAN 25, 8PM

ANDREW NORMAN: Drip Blip Sparkle Spin Glint Glide Glow Float Flop Chop Pop Shatter Splash NERUDA: Trumpet Concerto PAQUITO D'RIVERA: New Trumpet Concerto (U.S. Premiere and SDSO co-commission) TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4

SAT MAY 23, 8PM

Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 Rafael Payare, conductor Felicia Moore, soprano Kelley O'Connor, mezzo-soprano Paul Appleby, tenor Soloman Howard, bass San Diego Master Chorale BRETT DEAN: Testament BEETHOVEN: "Prisoners’ Chorus" from Fidelio BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9

SAT MAY 9, 8PM

Yefim Bronfman Performs Brahms Jahja Ling, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano RESPIGHI: Suite No. 1 from Ancient Airs and Dances SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 7 BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 1

Beethoven's Pastoral Edo de Waart, conductor BEETHOVEN: Overture to Egmont HAYDN: Symphony No. 92: Oxford BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6: Pastoral

SAT FEB 29, 8PM

Sibelius & Rachmaninoff Eun Sun Kim, conductor Nancy Zhou, violin TEXU KIM: Spin-Flip SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 3

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As the new Music Director of the San Diego Symphony, Rafael Payare will explore the powerful symphonic works of Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich — two composers who, along with Mahler and Strauss, represent orchestral music at its most epic and expressive.

From Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina and Pushkin’s Evgeni confronting the Bronze Horseman to Eisenstein’s baby carriage crashing down the Odessa steps, Russian artists have long seen their role as chroniclers of history, immortalizing the victories and suffering of seemingly insignificant voices in society so that their stories would live on in cultural memory.

Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich viewed themselves as part of this long tradition, bearing witness to the plight of the individual at the hands of the world’s great forces — societal upheaval, war, or even simple fate — and they felt most free to explore these themes when expressing themselves through the symphony.

Tchaikovsky’s six symphonies show the intensely personal journey of a man confronting his sexuality while navigating a rapidly changing world. His early symphonies, drawing on folksong traditions, are filled with hope and optimism. However, as Russian society began to regress in the 1880s, this light faded. By the time he began his fourth symphony, Tchaikovsky was using his music to explore “the fatal power which prevents one from attaining the goal of happiness” — a clear parallel to Beethoven’s Fifth. Tchaikovsky’s final symphony, the Pathétique, showcases a distinct blend of personal fears and broader uncertainty about the future of his culture and homeland. Yet even as his optimism waned in the face of adversity, Tchaikovsky’s music continued stubbornly to persist in defending the dignity of the individual.

Shostakovich’s symphonies, by contrast, reveal an artist desperate to chronicle the epic tidal shifts of change in a society where open expression or cultural criticism could prove fatal. Each of his 15 symphonies displays Shostakovich’s unique blend of the epic and the the personal. His early symphonies convey the turmoil and hope of the early Soviet years, but the music soon grew darker and more sardonic, depicting in barelyconcealed imagery the terrors of Stalinism and the Great Patriotic War. This period is perhaps best epitomized by the “forced rejoicing” of the Fifth Symphony. Stalin’s death brought more explicitly personal and political

statements from this artist striving to make sense of a world full of chaos and tragedy. By his Symphony No. 11, Shostakovich felt secure enough to use popular revolutionary songs and the pretense of commemorating the 1905 Russian Revolution to shame and condemn the tyrants whom he’d witnessed attempting to break the spirit of his people in his own lifetime.

We can speculate as to why the symphony became the preferred medium for these great artists to address the tragic uncertainties surrounding them.

Perhaps they felt a certain safety in the abstraction of the form as each confronted the demons of his world — one a man fearing total ostracization from society, the other living in constant awareness that a single artistic misstep could destroy him and those he held dear. Yet rather than succumb to the darkness, these composers drew on the fears and horrors of their lives to create profound beauty — two bodies of work that are equally personal in their expressive power. Thanks to their heroism and courage, we have been gifted with these profoundly poetic utterances giving voice to their worlds so that these struggles will never be forgotten.

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH

EXPERIENCE THE HEROISM OF TCHAIKOVSKY AND SHOSTAKOVICH NOV 1 | NOV 2

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 FEB 21 | FEB 23

Shostakovich Symphony No. 11 MAR 28 | MAR 29

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 APR 3 | APR 4 | APR 5

Shostakovich Symphony No. 5

PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY

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SUNDAY AFICIO SUN OCT 6, 2PM

SPEND SUNDAY AFTERNOONS IMMERSED IN THE BEAUTY, PASSION, AND SWEEPING DRAMA OF THIS SEASON'S MUSIC. Let new Music Director Rafael Payare and the San Diego Symphony sweep you off your feet with our opening weekend performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 5. Your soul will continue to soar until the final strains of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy bring the season to a close.

Rafael Payare's Opening Weekend: Mahler 5 Rafael Payare, conductor MASON BATES: Alternative Energy MAHLER: Symphony No. 5

SUN NOV 10, 2PM

Beethoven's Eroica Rafael Payare, conductor Dorothea Röschmann, soprano MOZART: Symphony No. 35: Haffner MAHLER: Rückert Lieder BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3: Eroica

SUN NOV 17, 2PM

Bach, Bloch & Don Quixote

Rafael Payare, conductor Alisa Weilerstein, cello Chi-Yuan Chen, viola J.S. BACH: Orchestral Suite No. 4 BLOCH: Schelomo J.S. BACH/WEBERN: Ricercar from Musical Offering R. STRAUSS: Don Quixote

SUN DEC 8, 2PM

Ling Conducts Prokofiev & Dvořák Jahja Ling, conductor Wei Luo, piano RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Suite from Snow Maiden PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 3 DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 8

EMANUEL AX, Guest Artist

SUN JAN 12, 2PM

Emanuel Ax: Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 Edo de Waart, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano BEETHOVEN: Leonore Overture No. 3 BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 1 BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 4

SUN JAN 19, 2PM

Beyond the Score®: Beethoven's 5th Symphony Edo de Waart, conductor BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5

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NADO

14 CONCERTS 2PM

SUN FEB 2, 2PM

Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 9 Jun Märkl, conductor Benjamin Grosvenor, piano MENDELSSOHN: Trumpet Overture MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 9 MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 5: Reformation

JUN MÄRKL, Conductor

SUN MAR 29, 2PM

Trumpets & Tchaikovsky SUN FEB 23, 2PM

Payare Conducts Beethoven & Shostakovich Rafael Payare, conductor Stefan Jackiw, violin BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 11: The Year 1905

SUN MAR 8, 2PM

Hail Britannia: Walton, Britten & Elgar Bramwell Tovey, conductor Jeff Thayer, violin WALTON: Crown Imperial BRITTEN: Violin Concerto ELGAR: Enigma Variations

Rafael Payare, conductor Pacho Flores, trumpet ANDREW NORMAN: Drip Blip Sparkle Spin Glint Glide Glow Float Flop Chop Pop Shatter Splash NERUDA: Trumpet Concerto PAQUITO D'RIVERA: New Trumpet Concerto (U.S Premiere and SDSO co-commission) TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4

SUN APR 5, 2PM

Rachmaninoff 3 Rafael Payare, conductor Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano SOFIA GUBAIDULINA: Fairytale Poem RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 3 SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 5

SUN MAY 10, 2PM

Yefim Bronfman Performs Brahms Jahja Ling, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano RESPIGHI: Suite No. 1 from Ancient Airs and Dances SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 7 BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 1

SUN MAY 17, 2PM

French Fantasies: Debussy & Ravel Rafael Payare, conductor Inon Barnatan, piano L. BOULANGER: D'un matin de printemps (Of a Spring Morning) DEBUSSY/MOLINARI: L'isle joyeuse (The Isle of Joy) RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G DUKAS: The Sorcerer's Apprentice RAVEL: Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Chloé DEBUSSY: La mer (The Sea)

SUN MAY 24, 2PM

Beethoven's Symphony No. 9

PAUL APPLEBY, Guest Artist

FELICIA MOORE, Guest Artist

Rafael Payare, conductor Felicia Moore, soprano Kelley O'Connor, mezzo-soprano Paul Appleby, tenor Soloman Howard, bass San Diego Master Chorale BRETT DEAN: Testament BEETHOVEN: "Prisoners’ Chorus" from Fidelio BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9

KELLEY O'CONNOR, Guest Artist

SOLOMAN HOWARD, Guest Artist

SUNDAY ALLEGRO

7 CONCERTS 2PM

Rafael Payare will raise the roof on opening weekend when he leads the San Diego Symphony in Mahler’s Symphony No. 5. Enjoy the best of our Beethoven Festival with his Eroica and Symphony No. 5, as well as the exuberant celebration of our season finale: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9.

DOROTHEA RÖSCHMANN, Guest Artist

SUN MAR 8, 2PM

Hail Britannia: Walton, Britten & Elgar Bramwell Tovey, conductor Jeff Thayer, violin WALTON: Crown Imperial BRITTEN: Violin Concerto ELGAR: Enigma Variations

SUN APR 5, 2PM

Rachmaninoff 3 Rafael Payare, conductor Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano SOFIA GUBAIDULINA: Fairytale Poem RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 3 SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 5

SUN OCT 6, 2PM

SUN DEC 8, 2PM

Rafael Payare's Opening Weekend: Mahler 5

Ling Conducts Prokofiev & Dvořák

Rafael Payare, conductor

Jahja Ling, conductor Wei Luo, piano

MASON BATES: Alternative Energy MAHLER: Symphony No. 5

SUN NOV 10, 2PM

Beethoven's Eroica Rafael Payare, conductor Dorothea Röschmann, soprano MOZART: Symphony No. 35: Haffner MAHLER: Rückert Lieder BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3: Eroica

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Suite from Snow Maiden PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 3 DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 8

SUN JAN 19, 2PM

Beyond the Score®: Beethoven's 5th Symphony Edo de Waart, conductor BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5

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SUN MAY 24, 2PM

Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 Rafael Payare, conductor Felicia Moore, soprano Kelley O'Connor, mezzo-soprano Paul Appleby, tenor Soloman Howard, bass San Diego Master Chorale BRETT DEAN: Testament BEETHOVEN: "Prisoners’ Chorus" from Fidelio BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9

SUNDAY RHAPSODY

7 CONCERTS 2PM

Experience history’s most popular composers, including Beethoven, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, and more. Hear some of today’s most renowned pianists, including Emanuel Ax and Yefim Bronfman. And what better way to end your season than with the lush beauty of France’s great composers Ravel and Debussy?

SUN NOV 17, 2PM

Bach, Bloch & Don Quixote Rafael Payare, conductor Alisa Weilerstein, cello Chi-Yuan Chen, viola J.S.BACH: Orchestral Suite No. 4 BLOCH: Schelomo J.S. BACH/WEBERN: Ricercar from Musical Offering R. STRAUSS: Don Quixote

SUN JAN 12, 2PM

Emanuel Ax: Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 Edo de Waart, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano BEETHOVEN: Leonore Overture No. 3 BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 1 BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 4

SUN FEB 2, 2PM

Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 9 Jun Märkl, conductor Benjamin Grosvenor, piano MENDELSSOHN: Trumpet Overture MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 9 MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 5: Reformation

SUN FEB 23, 2PM

SUN MAY 17, 2PM

Payare Conducts Beethoven & Shostakovich

French Fantasies: Debussy & Ravel

Rafael Payare, conductor Stefan Jackiw, violin

Rafael Payare, conductor Inon Barnatan, piano

BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 11: The Year 1905

L. BOULANGER: D'un matin de printemps (Of a Spring Morning) DEBUSSY/MOLINARI: L'isle joyeuse (The Isle of Joy) RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G DUKAS: The Sorcerer's Apprentice RAVEL Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Chloé DEBUSSY: La mer (The Sea)

SUN MAR 29, 2PM

Trumpets & Tchaikovsky Rafael Payare, conductor Pacho Flores, trumpet ANDREW NORMAN: Drip Blip Sparkle Spin Glint Glide Glow Float Flop Chop Pop Shatter Splash NERUDA: Trumpet Concerto PAQUITO D'RIVERA: New Trumpet Concerto (U.S. Premiere and SDSO co-commission) TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4

SUN MAY 10, 2PM

Yefim Bronfman Performs Brahms Jahja Ling, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano RESPIGHI: Suite No. 1 from Ancient Airs and Dances SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 7 BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 1

BENJAMIN GROSVENOR, Guest Artist

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ALISA WEILERSTEIN, Guest Artist

PACHO FLORES, Guest Artist

INON BARNATAN, Guest Artist

In ten weeks of programs during the 2019-2020 season we will be immersed in Rafael Payare’s concept and vision for his future music making with our orchestra.

I am so excited to hear the season unfold.

MARTHA A. GILMER CEO, SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY

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SEVEN SUNDAYS WITH RAFAEL PAYARE

7 SUNDAY CONCERTS 2PM

This season, spend your Sundays getting to know our new Music Director, Rafael Payare. Experience the drama and passion of works by Mahler, Tchaikovsky, and Shostakovich — composers near to Payare’s heart that showcase the orchestra at its most virtuosic. From the sparkling elegance of Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 4 and the wit of Strauss’ Don Quixote to the moving beauty of Mahler’s Rückert Lieder and Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto… From the delightful charm of French masterpieces by Debussy and Ravel to the raw power of Beethoven’s Eroica and Shostakovich’s Symphony 11… With this package, you’ll experience Rafael and the San Diego Symphony in all their expressive glory!

SUN OCT 6, 2PM

Rafael Payare's Opening Weekend: Mahler 5 Rafael Payare, conductor MASON BATES: Alternative Energy MAHLER: Symphony No. 5

SUN NOV 10, 2PM INON BARNATAN, Guest Artist

Beethoven's Eroica

Rafael Payare, conductor Dorothea Röschmann, soprano MOZART: Symphony No. 35: Haffner MAHLER: Rückert Lieder BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3: Eroica

SUN NOV 17, 2PM

Bach, Bloch & Don Quixote Rafael Payare, conductor Alisa Weilerstein, cello Chi-Yuan Chen, viola J.S. BACH: Orchestral Suite No. 4 BLOCH: Schelomo J.S. BACH/WEBERN: Ricercar from Musical Offering R. STRAUSS: Don Quixote

SUN FEB 23, 2PM

Payare Conducts Beethoven & Shostakovich Rafael Payare, conductor Stefan Jackiw, violin

SUN MAR 29, 2PM

Trumpets & Tchaikovsky Rafael Payare, conductor Pacho Flores, trumpet ANDREW NORMAN: Drip Blip Sparkle Spin Glint Glide Glow Float Flop Chop Pop Shatter Splash NERUDA: Trumpet Concerto PAQUITO D'RIVERA: New Trumpet Concerto (U.S. Premiere and SDSO co-commission) TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4

SUN APR 5, 2PM

Rachmaninoff 3 Rafael Payare, conductor Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano SOFIA GUBAIDULINA: Fairytale Poem RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 3 SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 5

SUN MAY 17, 2PM

French Fantasies: Debussy & Ravel Rafael Payare, conductor Inon Barnatan, piano

RAFAEL PAYARE, Music Director

L. BOULANGER: D'un matin de printemps (Of a Spring Morning) DEBUSSY/MOLINARI: L'isle joyeuse (The Isle of Joy) RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G DUKAS: The Sorcerer's Apprentice RAVEL Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Chloé DEBUSSY: La mer (The Sea)

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BEETHOVEN

HISTORY’S MOST ICONIC COMPOSER TURNS 250 THIS YEAR, AND YOU’RE NOT GOING TO WANT TO MISS A NOTE OF OUR CELEBRATION! This series features performances by stellar guest artists accompanied by the San Diego Symphony conducted by our very own Rafael Payare and Principal Guest Conductor Edo de Waart. The charm and elegance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1… the raw power of the Eroica Symphony and Symphony No. 5… the joyous exuberance of Symphony No. 9 — with the Ode to Joy… even music by Tchaikovsky, Mahler, Mozart, and Shostakovich. This package delivers it all!

FRI NOV 1, 8PM

FRI JAN 24, 8PM

Payare Conducts Beethoven & Tchaikovsky

Beethoven's Pastoral

Rafael Payare, conductor Kirill Gerstein, piano

BEETHOVEN: Overture to Egmont HAYDN: Symphony No. 92: Oxford BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6: Pastoral

SCHUMANN: Overture to Manfred BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 4 TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6: Pathétique

FRI NOV 8, 8PM

Beethoven's Eroica Rafael Payare, conductor Dorothea Röschmann, soprano MOZART: Symphony No. 35: Haffner MAHLER: Rückert Lieder BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3: Eroica

Edo de Waart, conductor

FRI FEB 21, 8PM

Payare Conducts Beethoven & Shostakovich Rafael Payare, conductor Stefan Jackiw, violin BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 11: The Year 1905

FRI MAY 22, 8PM

FRI JAN 10, 8PM

Beethoven's Symphony No. 9

Edo de Waart, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano

Rafael Payare, conductor Felicia Moore, soprano Kelley O'Connor, mezzo-soprano Paul Appleby, tenor Soloman Howard, bass San Diego Master Chorale

Emanuel Ax: Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 BEETHOVEN: Leonore Overture No. 3 BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 1 BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 4

FRI JAN 17, 8PM

Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 Edo de Waart, conductor Leila Josefowicz, violin BEETHOVEN: Grosse Fuge JOHN ADAMS: Violin Concerto BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5

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BRETT DEAN: Testament BEETHOVEN: "Prisoners’ Chorus" from Fidelio BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9

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From the classical elegance of Mozart and early Beethoven to the lush passion of Rachmaninoff and the virtuosic fire of Prokofiev, this series truly showcases the range of expressive passion of which the piano is capable. Don’t miss these all-star artists — including seven-time Grammy®-winner Emanuel Ax — as they partner with the San Diego Symphony.

The San Diego Symphony and Principal Guest Conductor Edo de Waart brings the music of Beethoven to life. World-famous pianist Emanuel Ax joins us for Beethoven’s First Piano Concerto, and internationally renowned violinist Leila Josefowicz delivers a memorable performance of John Adams’ violin concerto. This package gives you today’s greatest musicians delivering history’s greatest masterpieces — including the most famous four notes of all time that begin Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.

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Ling Conducts Prokofiev & Dvořák Jahja Ling, conductor Wei Luo, piano RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Suite from Snow Maiden PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 3 DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 8

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Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 Edo de Waart, conductor Leila Josefowicz, violin BEETHOVEN: Grosse Fuge JOHN ADAMS: Violin Concerto BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5

SUN FEB 2, 2PM

Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 9 Jun Märkl, conductor Benjamin Grosvenor, piano MENDELSSOHN: Trumpet Overture MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 9 MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 5: Reformation

SUN JAN 19, 2PM

Beyond the Score®: Beethoven's 5th Symphony Edo de Waart, conductor BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5

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SUN APR 5, 2PM

Rachmaninoff 3 Rafael Payare, conductor Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano SOFIA GUBAIDULINA: Fairytale Poem RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 3 SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 5

Beethoven's Pastoral Edo de Waart, conductor BEETHOVEN: Overture to Egmont HAYDN: Symphony No. 92: Oxford BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6: Pastoral

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FOX THEATRE FILM SERIES

4 CONCERTS 7:30PM

Watching your favorite movie on our big screen while the orchestra performs the film score live brings the film to life in new ways and creates an experience you’ll want to re-live time and again.

SAT OCT 26, 7:30PM

Disney in Concert: Coco Coco — the 2017 two-time Academy Award®winning film for Best Original Song as well as Best Animated Feature Film — delights audiences young and old with Michael Giacchino’s beautiful musical score played by the San Diego Symphony along with the live film. Despite his family’s generations-old ban on music, young Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead.

Presentation Licensed by Disney Concerts © Disney/Pixar

SAT NOV 23, 7:30PM

Fox Theatre at 90: Pandora's Box*

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS™, PART 1

One of the most fascinating and controversial films of the Silent Era, G.W. Pabst’s Pandora’s Box debuted in 1929, the same year The Fox opened its doors. Starring the unforgettable Louise Brooks as a seductive and feminine force of nature, this brazenly melodramatic movie was a startling breakthrough for the portrayal of women on the Silver Screen.

This film is accompanied by a live soundtrack performance on the Fox Theater Organ by Russ Peck.

FRI DEC 13, 7:30PM

Disney in Concert: Mary Poppins Five-time Academy Award®-winning Disney film — Mary Poppins — unfolds on the big screen with the San Diego Symphony orchestra performing The Sherman Brothers' charming and delightful Oscar® award-winning musical score. Featuring unforgettable performances by Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, hum along to family favorites like Best Original Song winner “Chim Chim Cher-ee,” “A Spoonful of Sugar,” and “Let’s Go Fly a Kite.”

FRI APR 17, 7:30PM

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™, Part 1 Get ready to embark on the penultimate leg of Harry’s journey as Warner Bros. and CineConcerts bring to the screen Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™, Part 1.

Harry, Ron and Hermione face their latest set of challenges and foes both new and old as the seventh film comes to Copley Symphony Hall at Jacobs Music Center, projected on a giant screen and accompanied by the San Diego Symphony Orchestra. Re-live every harrowing moment with an experience you’ll never forget.

DISNEY IN CONCERT: COCO

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HARRY POTTER characters, names and related indicia are ©️ & ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Harry Potter Publishing Rights ©️ JKR. (s19)

*The San Diego Symphony Orchestra does not appear on this concert

FAMILY CONCERT SERIES

4 SUNDAY CONCERTS 2PM

Our Family Series concerts are the perfect way for you and your child to explore the world of the symphony orchestra together. Every concert includes pre-concert activities in the Lobby that provide hands-on opportunities to learn more about the instruments of the orchestra and music-making. Pre-concert activities start one hour before concert time — plan to arrive early!

SUN OCT 20, 2PM

Lemony Snicket's The Composer is Dead The composer is dead! Perhaps you can solve the crime. In this perplexing murder mystery, everyone seems to have a motive, everyone has an alibi, and nearly everyone is a musical instrument. Discover clues in the text by Lemony Snicket and the music of Nathaniel Stookey performed by the San Diego Symphony. Hear for yourself exactly what took place on that fateful, well-orchestrated evening!

LEMONY SNICKET'S THE COMPOSER IS DEAD

SUN DEC 15, 2PM

Noel Noel

Let holiday cheer bring you and your loved ones near at our annual “Noel Noel” family concert. The sounds of old-fashioned and new-found festive music makes the season bright and delights as audiences sing along with the guest choir. Decked with boughs of holly and sparkling lights, Copley Symphony Hall at Jacob’s Music Center warmly welcomes you and the North Pole’s most famous resident!

SUN FEB 9, 2PM

Beethoven the Music Genius Ludwig van Beethoven changed classical music forever — making it bigger, and bolder, and more outrageous than ever — all while losing his hearing! We’ll share strange and wonderful facts about the life of this gifted and temperamental genius as you enjoy pieces of his most famous music played by the orchestra.

SUN APR 26, 2PM

Gold Rush: An American Musical Adventure

BEETHOVEN THE MUSIC GENIUS

Gold has been discovered in California! Do you have what it takes to cross raging rivers, outwit nasty outlaws, and stare down wild buffalo?

Join us on a musical journey across the United States as we search for symphonic gold!

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HOLIDAY CONCERTS FRI DEC 13, 7:30PM

Disney in Concert: Mary Poppins

IN CONCERT LIVE TO FILM

Five-time Academy Award®-winning Disney film — Mary Poppins — unfolds on the big screen with the San Diego Symphony orchestra performing The Sherman Brothers' charming and delightful Oscar® award-winning musical score. Featuring unforgettable performances by Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, hum along to family favorites like Best Original Song winner “Chim Chim Cher-ee,” “A Spoonful of Sugar,” and “Let’s Go Fly a Kite.”

SAT DEC 14, 7:30PM | FRI DEC 20, 7:30PM SAT DEC 21, 7:30PM | SUN DEC 22, 2PM

Noel Noel

San Diego’s favorite holiday tradition returns as the San Diego Symphony Orchestra makes the season bright with sounds of old-fashioned and new-found festive music. Delight in an audience sing along with the guest choir and marvel at the beauty of Copley Symphony Hall at Jacobs Music Center all decked out with boughs of holly and sparkling lights.

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SAT FEB 15, 8PM

Coldplay V. Beethoven

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Steve Hackman, composer/conductor BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3: Eroica

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SAT NOV 16, 8PM

Rufus Wainwright with the San Diego Symphony Praised by The New York Times for his “genuine originality,” singer, songwriter and composer Rufus Wainwright joins the San Diego Symphony Orchestra in concert. Join us for a lush evening of songs from his albums Going to a Town and Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk and many more. As one of the great male vocalists and songwriters of his generation, he has collaborated with artists including Elton John, David Byrne, Boy George, Joni Mitchell, and Pet Shop Boys. Don’t miss this one-night-only, once-in-a-lifetime performance.

FRI FEB 14, 8PM

Love Me Tonight* Rob Fisher, conductor Norm Lewis, baritone Whether you’re single, falling in love for the first time or falling in love again, spend valentine’s night celebrating Broadway’s greatest love songs sung by Broadway’s shining stars. Get a thrill out of hits like “I Wish I Were in Love Again,” “Love is Here to Stay,” “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight,” “Love and Marriage,” and “Embraceable You.”

SAT MAR 21, 8PM

Patti LuPone Don't Monkey with Broadway*

Coldplay V. Beethoven transforms Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony into an oratorio, weaving the melodies and lyrics of Coldplay into the original Beethoven and pairing them together based on content and context. Three vocalists join the full symphony; many of Coldplay’s most well-known songs are interpolated, including "Fix You," "Paradise" and "The Scientist."

Coldplay V. Beethoven is a Stereo Hideout production, created and arranged by Steve Hackman.

TUE FEB 25, 8PM

The Chieftains “The Irish Goodbye”* After fifty-seven years of making some of the most beautiful music in the world, The Chieftains remain as fresh and relevant as when they first began. The six-time Grammy® Award winners have been highly recognized for reinventing traditional Irish music on a contemporary and International scale. Their ability to transcend musical boundaries to blend tradition with modern music has notably hailed them as one of the most renowned and revered musical groups to this day. Come see them perform at what will be a memorable evening of music, song and dance on this final journey.

FRI MAR 20, 8PM

Vivaldi & Piazzolla: Four Seasons VIVALDI: The Four Seasons PIAZZOLLA/DESYATNIKOV: Four Seasons of Buenos Aires The magic of nature comes to life in one of classical music’s greatest hits! The exciting virtuosity of Vivaldi’s four violin concertos never ceases to thrill and amaze audiences. Then we journey south to experience the tango-tinged Four Seasons of Buenos Aires by Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla.

Conceived and directed by Scott Wittman Musical Direction by Joseph Thalken In Don’t Monkey with Broadway, two-time Tony Award® winner Patti LuPone explores, through indelible interpretations of classic Broadway show tunes by the likes of Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, Jule Styne, Stephen Schwartz, Charles Strouse, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, Cole Porter and Irving Berlin, how her life-long love affair with Broadway began and her concern for what the Great White Way is becoming today.

*The San Diego Symphony Orchestra does not appear on this concert

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Rafael Payare, conductor

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Rafael Payare, conductor; Víkingur Ólafsson, piano

11/01/19 8PM 11/02/19 8PM

Rafael Payare, conductor; Kirill Gerstein, piano

11/08/19 8PM 11/10/19 2PM

Rafael Payare, conductor; Dorothea Röschmann, soprano

11/15/19 8PM 11/17/19 2PM

Rafael Payare, conductor; Alisa Weilerstein, cello; Chi-Yuan Chen, viola

12/06/19 8PM 12/07/19 8PM 12/08/19 2PM

Jahja Ling, conductor; Wei Luo, piano

01/10/20 8PM 01/11/20 8PM 01/12/20 2PM

Edo de Waart, conductor; Emanuel Ax, piano

01/17/20 8PM 01/18/20 8PM

Edo de Waart, conductor; Leila Josefowicz, violin

01/19/20 2PM

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MASON BATES: Alternative Energy; MAHLER: Symphony No. 5 ESTÉVEZ: Mediodía en el llano (Midday on the Plains); SCHUMANN: Piano Concerto; MENDELSSOHN: A Midsummer Night's Dream (with text by Shakespeare) SCHUMANN: Overture to Manfred; BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 4; TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6: Pathétique MOZART: Symphony No. 35: Haffner; MAHLER: Rückert Lieder; BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3: Eroica J.S. BACH: Orchestral Suite No. 4; BLOCH: Schelomo; J.S. BACH/WEBERN: Ricercar from Musical Offering; R. STRAUSS: Don Quixote RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Suite from Snow Maiden; PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 3; DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 8 BEETHOVEN: Leonore Overture No. 3; BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 1; BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 4 BEETHOVEN: Grosse Fuge; JOHN ADAMS: Violin Concerto; BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5

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01/31/20 8PM 02/02/20 2PM

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Eun Sun Kim, conductor; Nancy Zhou, violin

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BEETHOVEN: Overture to Egmont; HAYDN: Symphony No. 92: Oxford; BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6: Pastoral

BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto; SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 11: The Year 1905

TEXU KIM: Spin-Flip; SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto; RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 3

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WALTON: Crown Imperial; BRITTEN: Violin Concerto; ELGAR: Enigma Variations

Rafael Payare, conductor; Pacho Flores, trumpet

ANDREW NORMAN: Drip Blip Sparkle Spin Glint Glide Glow Float Flop Chop Pop Shatter Splash; NERUDA: Trumpet Concerto; PAQUITO D'RIVERA: New Trumpet Concerto (U.S. Premiere and SDSO co-commission); TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4

Rafael Payare, conductor; Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano

SOFIA GUBAIDULINA: Fairytale Poem; RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 3; SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 5

Jahja Ling, conductor; Yefim Bronfman, piano

RESPIGHI: Suite No. 1 from Ancient Airs and Dances; SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 7; BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 1

Rafael Payare, conductor; Inon Barnatan, piano

L. BOULANGER: D'un matin de printemps (Of a Spring Morning); DEBUSSY/MOLINARI: L'isle joyeuse (The Isle of Joy); RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G; DUKAS: The Sorcerer's Apprentice; RAVEL: Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Chloé; DEBUSSY: La mer (The Sea)

Rafael Payare, conductor; Felicia Moore, soprano; Kelley O'Connor, mezzo-soprano; Paul Appleby, tenor; Soloman Howard, bass; San Diego Master Chorale

BRETT DEAN: Testament; BEETHOVEN: "Prisoners’ Chorus" from Fidelio; BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9

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7 Concerts

Additional Subscription Tickets

Grand Tier Center

Grand Tier L/R

Mezz.

Center

Mezz.

L/R

$1,400

$658

$770

$735

$350

$735

7 Concerts

7 Concerts

PIANO MASTERS

4 Concerts

FESTIVAL PACKAGE

4 Concerts

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your group of 10 or more! For more information, or to book your group today, please contact Samer Naoum at (619) 615-3941.

(619) 235-0804 750 B Street, San Diego, CA 92101

Seating assignments in the Grand Tier and all sections will be based on the following order of precedence: A patron’s giving level, subscriber level, renewing paid subscriptions by date received and new paid subscriptions by date received.

If you require any assistance, please contact the Ticket Office in advance to accommodate your ticketing needs.

Ask about wheelchair, companion, semi-ambulatory and transfer seats at (619) 235-0804.

Hours: Monday through Friday—10AM to 6PM

Saturday and Sunday—12PM to 5PM

UPPER LEVEL BALCONY

MEZZANINE CENTER MEZZANINE LEFT

MEZZANINE RIGHT GRAND TIER CENTER GRAND TIER RIGHT

GRAND TIER LEFT

LOWER LEVEL

MAIN REAR RIGHT CENTER

MAIN REAR CENTER

MAIN REAR LEFT CENTER

MAIN RIGHT

MAIN LEFT MAIN MIDDLE

MAIN FRONT CENTER

MAIN AISLE LEFT

MAIN AISLE RIGHT

MAIN FRONT RIGHT CENTER

MAIN FRONT LEFT CENTER

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2019-20 SEASON San Diego Symphony Administration Office 1245 Seventh Avenue San Diego, CA 92101

JAHJA LING, Conductor Laureate EDO DE WAART, Principal Guest Conductor RAFAEL PAYARE, Music Director

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