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A SEASON OF FIRSTS

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PET PROJECT

The San Diego Symphony announces its 2018-19 schedule E3

EXPLORING THE ISLANDS

San Diego veterinarian publishes her first book E3

Jeep, yacht and helicopter tours are highlights of a vacation to three Hawaiian islands E8

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D RIF T N DRI FT TIIIN NG G TOGETHER GE ET T OG E THER

Old Globe’s world premiere ‘The Wanderers’ weaves together disparate stories of people looking for something more

BY JAMES HEBERT he last time the fast-rising playwright Anna Ziegler was at San Diego’s Old Globe Theatre, it was with “The Last Match,” the story of an intense rivalry between two top tennis pros. Now she’s back with another world-premiere work — one that’s more of a doubles match. But “The Wanderers” is not about tennis, and the play finds Ziegler working without a net in more ways than one. The new piece, which just began performances at the Balboa Park theater, sets out to tie together a pair of relationship stories that could hardly seem more different. One is the tale of an arranged marriage between two Orthodox Jews from a strict Hasidic community. The other is

“The Wanderers” When: In previews. Opens Friday. 7 p.m. Tuesdays-Wednesdays (plus 2 p.m. April 25); 8 p.m. ThursdaysFridays; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays; 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays (no matinee today or April 22). Through May 6. Where: Old Globe’s Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, Balboa Park Tickets: About $30-$86 (discounts available) Phone: (619) 234-5623 Online: theoldglobe.org

an account of a coy and candid online correspondence between a best-selling author and a Hollywood star. And if those sound like two separate plays entirely, it turns out that’s exactly how “The Wanderers” started out. As Ziegler tells it, the Globe and its artistic director, Barry Edelstein, commissioned her to write a new piece right after the February 2016 premiere of “The Last Match,” a play that eventually was to land off-Broadway last fall. One complicating factor: Ziegler was due to have a baby that September and wanted to finish a draft before that blessed event. So she began writing a play about an arranged marriage in a Hasidic community, a topic that had long fascinated her. While she was working on that, The New York Times published an email correspondence between the novelist Jonathan Safran Foer and the movie star Natalie Portman. ZiegSEE ‘WANDERERS’ • E5

From left: Daniel Eric Gold, Ali Rose Dachis, Janie Brookshire, Dave Klasko and Michelle Beck from “The Wanderers.” Anna Ziegler’s play will have its world premiere Friday at the Old Globe Theatre in Balboa Park.

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San Diego Symphony 2018-2019 Season

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Jacobs Masterworks Oct. 6-7: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, featuring Edo De Waart, conductor, and Joyce Yang, piano; with Ippolito’s Nocturne; Grieg’s Piano Concerto Oct. 12 and 14: Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, featuring Edo de Waart, conductor, and Joyce Yang, piano; with Bates’ Garages of the Valley; Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 Nov. 2 and 4: Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and Prokofiev Symphony No. 7, featuring David Danzmayr, conductor, and Conrad Tao, piano; with world premiere of new San Diego Symphony-commissioned work by Javier Álvarez, featuring text by Juan Felipe Herrera Nov. 16-17: “Bernstein and His World,” featuring Steven Sloan, conductor, and Orli Shaham, piano; with U.S. premiere of Noam Sheriff’s Lenny; Copland’s Appalachian Spring; Ives’ The Unanswered Question; Bernstein’s Symphony No. 2: The Age of Anxiety Nov. 30 and Dec. 2: Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5: Turkish and Dvor ák’s Symphony No. 6, featuring Johannes Debus, conductor, Jeff Thayer, violin; with Lutoslawski’s Little Suite Dec. 7-8: Vivaldi and Bach, featuring Johannes Debus, conductor, and Avi Avital, mandolin; with Purcell’s arrangement of Britten’s Chacony; Vivaldi’s “Winter” from The Four Seasons; Arensky’s Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky; Bach’s Concerto No. 1 in D minor; Liadov’s The Enchanted Lake; Stravinsky’s “Divertimento” from The Fairy’s Kiss Jan. 11-13, 2019: Payare and Weilerstein, featuring Rafael Payare, conductor, and Alisa Weilerstein, cello; performing R. Strauss’ Don Juan; Britten’s Symphony for Cello and Orchestra; Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10

Lang Lang

Keeping things fresh

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San Diego Symphony’s 2018-19 season will include many firsts BY GEORGE VARGA

artha Gilmer is the CEO of the San Diego Symphony, not a gourmet chef. But when it comes to cooking up an annual, eight-month-long musical feast designed to appeal to an array

of palates, she easily holds her own. ■ “The flavors complement each other — they are contrasting, but flow one to the other,” Gilmer said. “Whatever the palate, the season is well-thought-out and classically prepared.” ■ The proverbial proof in this borders-leaping aural pudding can be found in the upcoming 2018-2019 season.

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It expertly mixes enticing artistic collaborations, proven musical favorites — some with new interpretations — and a host of fresh treats. Accordingly, no fewer than 13 guest artists will be making their San Diego debuts with the orchestra, which will showcase 14 compositions it has not performed before. Topping this ambitious menu are Rafael Payare and Lang Lang. Payare, a 37-year-old Venezuelan native, will conduct four concerts in January as part of the Jacobs Masterworks series. These will mark his debut as the San Diego Symphony’s music director designate. He officially as-

sumes his new position on July 1, 2019. Chinese keyboard superstar Lang Lang, 35, will open the season on Oct. 6 and 7. He’ll perform Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, with Holland’s esteemed Edo de Waart conducting. The Wisconsin-based de Waart returns Oct. 12 and 14, when he will lead the orchestra in a pair of concerts billed as Rachmaninoff ’s Rhapsody, and again March 1 and 2 to conduct Mahler’s hourlong Symphony No. 4 and Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915. “We just had three days in London to start to talk with Rafael about how SEE SYMPHONY • E4

Jan. 18 and 20: “The Young Romantics,” featuring Michael Francis, conductor, and Rodolfo Leone, piano; performing Mendelssohn’s The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave); Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1; Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique Jan. 19: Beyond the Score: Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique, featuring Michael Francis, conductor Jan. 25 and 27: “Matt’s Playlist: Echoes of the Future,” featuring Matthew Aucoin, conductor, performing Adès’s These Premises Are Alarmed; Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1, 1st movement; Norman’s Play, Level 1; L. Boulanger’s D’un matin de printemps; Stravinsky’s Funeral Song; Aucoin’s Excerpts From Crossing; Schubert, Symphony No. 9 (“Great”), 4th movement Feb. 15-17: Augustin Hadelich Returns, featuring Cristian Ma celaru, conductor, and Augustin Hadelich, violin, performing Janác ek’s Suite from The Cunning Little Vixen; Dvor ák’s Violin Concerto; Bartók’s Dance Suite; Brahms’ Selections From Hungarian Dances March 1-2: De Waart conducts Mahler Symphony No. 4, featuring Edo de Waart, conductor, and Joélle Harvey, soprano, with Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915 March 9-10: Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2, featuring Robert Spano, conductor and Jorge Federico Osorio, piano, with Theofanidis’ Dreamtime Ancestors; Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2; Vaughan Williams’ Symphony No. 2: A London Symphony March 22-23: Puccini’s Glorious Mass, featuring Speranza Scappucci, conductor; Leonardo Capalbo, tenor; Daniel Okulitch, baritone; Michael SEE SCHEDULE • E4

Suzy Fincham-Gray

LOCAL VETERINARIAN SHARES STORIES OF UNFORGETTABLE PATIENTS Debut author says her own pets have made her a better doctor BY DENISE DAVIDSON Research strongly suggests that humans who cohabit with pets — especially dogs and cats — live longer. Health benefits include stress reduction and social support. They provide unconditional love and become family members, too. “My Patients and Other Animals: A Veterinarian’s Stories of Love, Loss, and Hope” is San Diego author Dr. Suzy Fincham-Gray’s first book. She will talk about her career and

“My Patients and Other Animals: A Veterinarian’s Stories of Love, Loss, and Hope” by Suzy FinchamGray; Penguin Random House; 288 pages

Conversation with Suzy Fincham-Gray When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Where: Warwick’s Bookstore, 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla Phone: (858) 454-0347 (reserved seating) Online: warwicks.com

love of helping pets at Warwick’s on Tuesday night.

Q: A:

What is one of the best life lessons you learned treating animals? Without a doubt, the best part of my career as a veterinarian is my patients. I am still amazed on a regular basis by the lessons my patients have taught me. What resonates the most is to live in the moment. If I diagnose cancer in a cat or dog, the diagnosis doesn’t change their behavior, they don’t look at the world differently, and they don’t worry about what the future holds.

What motivated you to become a veterinarian?

It was a love of science that first drew me to veterinary medicine. From the age of 13, I spent every available school vacation volunteering at vet hospitals, animal shelters, dairy and sheep farms, and even a hedgehog hospital.

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How have your own pets affected your relationship with your clients? My pets have easily taught me as much as veterinary textbooks and conferences about our relationships with the animals in our lives. Experiencing the illnesses and deaths of my own pets has given me a clearer and deeper understanding of the emotional distress my clients experience when their loved ones are sick.

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What is a rewarding part of your career? The hardest? Unfortunately, my career as an internal medicine specialist means that I typically see the sickest dogs and cats with conditions that are difficult to diagnose and treat. But what keeps me going, even on the hardest days, are my patients. There are cats and dogs with chronic disease that I’ve been seeing for years, and getting to know them and their families is a privilege. Having to break the news of a grave prognosis or terminal diagnosis can be very challenging, and witnessing a family’s grief for the loss of a beloved pet is always hard. Performing euthanasia is not the hardest part of the job for a SEE FINCHAM-GRAY • E5

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FROM E3 we want to plan for the future, and it was fantastic,” Gilmer said, speaking by phone from a subsequent family visit to her native Wisconsin. “He has seen this season’s schedule, but it was pretty well set in stone before Rafael was announced as our music director designate.” All funds raised from Payare’s Jan. 10 Discover Night concert will go to the San Diego Symphony’s Learning and Community Engagement programs. “I am very pleased that, for my first concert since my appointment as music director designate, we will be supporting our education and outreach programs — something I believe in very passionately.” Payare said in a statement. “I am looking forward to getting to know each and every member of the orchestra and learning more about San Diego and the region.” In another first, the orchestra is scheduled to perform next spring as part of the inaugural season at the La Jolla Music Society’s new concert hall, The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center. The San Diego Symphony’s upcoming season will also feature a world premiere on Nov. 2 and 4 that was commissioned by the symphony and has not yet been titled. It teams noted Mexican composer Javier Álvarez with author, performer, cartoonist and social activist Juan Felipe Herrera, a San Diego High School alum who served as U.S. poet laureate from 2015-2017. It will be the first work in the orchestra’s history to feature four musicians playing the vihuela, the five-string instrument that is a mainstay of mariachi music. On Nov. 1 and 2, the orchestra will perform the U.S. premiere of Israeli composer Noam Sheriff ’s Leonard Bernstein-inspired work, “Lenny,” which debuted in February in Regensburg, Germany. It will be followed in May by the West Coast premiere of Long Island-bred composer Alyssa Weinberg’s “Reign of Logic.” In between comes the fourth annual edition of the symphony’s increasingly ambitious January Festival, which this year — billed as “It’s About Time: A Festival of Rhythm, Sound, and Place” — reached new heights under the curatorship of percussion marvel

FROM E3 Sumuel, bass; and the San Diego Master Chorale, performing Haydn’s Symphony No. 88 and Puccini’s Messa di Gloria

CAKEWATCH Today: Comedian Shecky Greene is 92. Original Mouseketeer Darlene Gillespie is 77. Singer Peggy Lennon of the Lennon Sisters is 77. Songwriter Leon Huff of Gamble and Huff is 76. Guitarist Steve Howe of Yes (and of Asia) is 71. Bassist Mel Schacher of Grand Funk Railroad is 67. Singer-actor John Schneider (“The Dukes of Hazzard”) is 58. Guitarist Izzy Stradlin (Guns N’ Roses) is 56. Singer-guitarist Donita Sparks of L7 is 55. Singer Julian Lennon is 55. Actor Dean Norris (“Breaking Bad,” “Under the Dome”) is 55. Rapper Biz Markie is 54. Actress Robin Wright is 52. Actress Patricia Arquette is 50. Actor JR Bourne (TV’s “Teen Wolf,” “Revenge”) is 48. Drummer Darren Jessee of Ben Folds Five is 47. Actress Emma Caulfield (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer”) is 45. Actor Taylor Kitsch is 37. Singer-guitarist Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend is 34. Actor Taran Noah Smith (“Home Improvement”) is 34. Guitarist Jamie Sierota (Echosmith) is 25. Actress Sadie Calvano (“Mom”) is 21.

April 12-13: Ling conducts Brahms Symphony No. 4, featuring Jahja Ling, conductor, and Jan Lisiecki, piano, with Weber’s Overture to Der Freischütz; Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2 April 14: Joshua Bell plays Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1, featuring Jahja Ling, conductor, and Joshua Bell, violin, with Weber’s Overture to Der Freischütz; Brahms’ Symphony No. 4 April 27-28: Danzmayr conducts Sibelius Symphony No. 1, featuring David Danzmayr, conductor; and Benjamin Jaber, horn, with Sibelius’ Finlandia; John Williams’ Horn Concerto HARALD HOFFMAN PHOTO

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and UC San Diego music professor Steven Schick. The 2019 January Festival will be led by guest conductor Matthew Aucoin, the artist-in-residence of the Los Angeles Opera. The focus will be on the creativity and artistic development of young composers and performers, which is fitting since Aucoin is just 28. “Part of the creative process is, ‘How do you listen in succession to different pieces of music in a program?’ ” Gilmer said. “I love planning a meal, and I love planning a season, and seeing the connecting threads. It’s very exciting to have Lang Lang and Joshua Bell come back, which speaks for itself. And we’ll have a major focus on the orchestra, which you’ll see in our season brochure — the core of the season is their great artistry.” Female composers and conductors will also be in the spotlight in the coming

season. The aforementioned Alyssa Weinberg’s “Reign of Logic” will be conducted May 18 and 19 by Gemma New, 31, with French violinist Michael Barenboim, 32, making his debut here as the featured soloist. French composer Lili Boulanger’s D’un matin de printemps will be performed on Jan. 25 and 27, with Aucoin conducting. Italy’s Speranza Scappucci will be here March 22 and 23 to conduct Puccini’s seldom-heard Messa di Gloria. Those concerts will pair the orchestra with the San Diego Master Chorale. Scappucci, Aucoin and Barenboim are among the 13 artists who will make their area debuts with the orchestra. Their participation — like the entire season — is the result of careful planning and finely tuned adjustments by Gilmer and the orchestra’s staff, in collaboration with the guest conductors and soloists. “We learn together with

Monday: Naturalist Jim Fowler (“Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom”) is 88. Actress Michael Learned (“The Waltons”) is 79. Country singer Margo Smith is 76. Country singer Hal Ketchum is 65. Actor Dennis Quaid is 64. Humorist Jimmy Tingle (“60 Minutes II”) is 63. Keyboardist Dave Innis of Restless Heart is 59. Talk-show host Joe Scarborough (“Morning Joe”) is 55. Actor Mark Pellegrino (“Dexter”) is 53. Actress-model Paulina Porizkova is 53. Actress Cynthia Nixon (“Sex and the City”) is 52. Singer Kevin Martin of Candlebox is 49. TV personality Sunny Anderson (“The Kitchen”) is 43. Singer Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance is 41. Actress Keshia Knight Pulliam (“The Cosby Show”) is 39. Actor Charlie Hunnam (“Sons of Anarchy”) is 38. Actor Jay Baruchel (“Knocked Up,” “Tropic Thunder”) is 36. Actor Jordan Masterson (“Last Man Standing”) is 32. Actress Leighton Meester (“Gossip Girl”) is 32. Singer-actor Jesse McCartney (“Summerland”) is 31. Singer Jazmine Sullivan is 31. Actress Kristen Stewart (“Twilight”) is 28. Actress Elle Fanning (“Because of Winn-Dixie”) is 20. Actor Isaac Hempstead Wright

(“Game of Thrones”) is 19. Singer Jackie Evancho is 18.

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Tuesday: Actor Max von Sydow is 89. Actress Liz Sheridan (“Seinfeld”) is 89. Reggae artist Bunny Wailer is 71. Actor Steven Seagal is 66. Singer Terre Roche of The Roches is 65. Actor Peter MacNicol (“Numb3rs,” “Ally McBeal”) is 64. Bassist Steven Gustafson of 10,000 Maniacs is 61. Singer-producer Babyface is 60. Musician Brian Setzer is 59. Singer Katrina Leskanich of Katrina and the Waves is 58. Drummer Tim “Herb” Alexander of Primus is 53. Comedian Orlando Jones is 50. Guitarist Mike Mushok of Staind is 49. Singer Kenny Lattimore is 48. Rapper Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest is 48. Actor David Harbour (“Stranger Things”) is 43. Blues singer Shemekia Copeland is 39. Actress Laura Bell Bundy is 37. Actress Chyler Leigh (“Supergirl,” “Grey’s Anatomy”) is 36. Bassist Andrew Dost of fun. is 35. Actor Ryan Merriman (“The Pretender”) is 35. Singer-actress Mandy Moore (“This is Us”) is 34. Actor Barkhad Abdi (“Captain Phillips”) is 33. Actress Shay Mitchell (“Pretty Little Liars”) is 31. Actor Haley Joel Osment (“The Sixth Sense”) is 30. Country singer Maren Morris is 28. Actress Daisy Ridley (“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”) is 26. Actress Sofia Carson (“Descendants”) is 25.

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our audience,” said Gilmer, who noted that the fourth annual Jazz@The Jacobs series will be announced later this year. “I’m especially happy when people come out of a concert, and say, ‘I didn’t know the second piece the orchestra played — and I loved it!’ That’s really a success for us, because the amount of wonderful music written for orchestras is vast. We just want to make sure everybody can explore these new dimensions and feel enriched and ignited by them.” Also in store this season: three Noel Noel holiday concerts in December; a four-part Family Concert series; a four-part Fox Theatre Film Series; and a three-part Jacobs Masterworks Rush Hour 2.0 series of early-evening concerts, which last about an hour each, with no intermission. The Rush Hour series is targeted in part at downtown residents, who can attend the concerts and still get home by 8 p.m. “As you look at the arc of our season, it’s a combination of the new and familiar,” Gilmer said. “When you go to a favorite restaurant — as with the orchestra — you want them to be inventive and also look forward to your favorite dishes. And you want to know you can have both.” george.varga@sduniontribune.com Twitter: @georgevarga

May 3-5: Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony, featuring Jahja Ling, conductor, and Chelsea Chen, organ, with Berlioz’s Overture to Benvenuto Cellini; Poulenc’s Concerto for Organ, Timpani and Strings; SaintSaëns, Symphony No. 3: Organ Symphony May 18-19: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5, featuring Gemma New, conductor, and Michael Barenboim, violin, with Glazunov’s Violin Concerto; Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5; the West Coast premiere of Alyssa Weinberg’s Reign of Logic May 24-26: Season Finale, featuring Cristian Ma celaru, conductor, and Simon Trpc eski, piano, performing Sean Shepherd’s New Work; Rachmaninoff ’s Piano Concerto No. 2; R. Strauss’s Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks; Bernstein’s Divertimento for Orchestra

2018-2019 Special Concerts

Oct. 4: Lang Lang plays Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, featuring Edo de Waart, conductor, and Lang Lang, piano, with Berlioz’s Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict; Respighi’s Fountains of Rome Nov. 27: An Evening with Broadway stars Matthew Morrison and Kelli O’Hara Jan. 10: Discover Night with Rafael Payare, conductor, featuring Mozart’s Overture to Don Giovanni; R. Strauss’ Don Juan; Mussorgsky/Ravel’s Picture From an Exhibition

2018-2019 Jacobs Masterworks Rush Hour 2.0 Series All Rush Hour 2.0 concerts are at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 1: David Danzmayr, conductor, and Conrad Tao, piano, featuring world premiere of new San Diego Symphony-commissioned work by Javier Álvarez, featuring text by Juan Felipe Herrera, with Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 Dec. 6: Featuring Johannes Debus, conductor, and Avi Avital, mandolin, performing Purcell’s arrangement of Britten’s Chacony; Vivaldi’s “Winter” from The Four Seasons; Arensky’s Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky; Bach’s Concerto No. 1 in D minor Jan. 24: Matthew Aucoin, conductor

2018-2019 Fox Theatre Film Series Nov. 8: “Steamboat Bill, Jr.” (1928), with organist Russ Peck (6:30 p.m.) Dec. 14: “Love Actually — In Concert” (8 p.m.) Feb. 9: “Jurassic Park — In Concert” (8 p.m.) March 14: F.W. Murnau’s “Sunrise” (1927) with Russ Peck, organ (6:30 p.m) April 4 and 6: “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix — In Concert” (8 p.m.)

2018-2019 Family Concert Series Oct. 21: The Science of Sound Dec. 16: Noel Noel Feb. 3: A Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra March 31: Peter and the Wolf: The Prokofiev Classic

2018 Holiday Concerts Dec. 15, 21 and 22: Noel Noel, featuring Sameer Patel, conductor, and the San Diego Master Chorale

Ticket information Tickets: Subscription ticket packages for the San Diego Symphony’s 2018-2019 season are now on sale. Single tickets go on sale Aug. 19. Prices range from $54 for a three-concert package for either the Great Masterworks and Violin Spotlight series to $1,358 for Grand Tier Center seating for the 14-concert Aficionado package. Phone: (619) 235-0804 Online: sandiegosymphony.org

Suzzanne Douglas (“The Parent ‘Hood”) is 61. Country singer Vince Gill is 61. Guitarist Will Sergeant of Echo and the Bunnymen is 60. Singer Art Alexakis of Everclear is 56. Singer Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls is 54. Singer Nicholas Hexum of 311 is 48. Actor Nicholas Brendon (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer”) is 47. Actress Shannen Doherty is 47. Actress Sarah Jane Morris (“NCIS”) is 41. Bassist Guy Berryman of Coldplay is 40. Actress Riley Smith (“Nashville”) is 40. Actress Claire Danes is 39. Actress Jennifer Morrison (“Once Upon a Time,” “House”) is 39. Actor Matt McGorry (“How to Get Away With Murder,” “Orange Is the New Black”) is 32. Singer-guitarist Brendon Urie of Panic At The Disco is 31. Actress Saoirse Ronan is 24.

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Actress Claire Danes will turn 39 on Thursday. Actor Bill Irwin (“Law and Order: SVU”) is 68. Country singer-songwriter Jim Lauderdale is 61. Guitarist Nigel Pulsford (Bush) is 57. Country singer Steve Azar is 54. Singer Lisa Stansfield is 52. Bassist Dylan Keefe of Marcy Playground is 48. Actor Vicellous Shannon (“The Hurricane”) is 47. Drummer Chris Gaylor of All-American Rejects is 39. Actress Kelli Garner (“Taking Woodstock,” “Lars and the

Real Girl”) is 34. Singer Joss Stone is 31. Thursday: Musician Herbie Hancock is 78. Musician John Kay of Steppenwolf is 74. Actor Ed O’Neill (“Modern Family,” “MarriedWith Children”) is 72. Actor Dan Lauria (“The Wonder Years”) is 71. Talk-show host David Letterman is 71. Singer J.D. Nicholas of The Commodores is 66. Singer Pat Travers is 64. Actor Andy Garcia is 62. Actress

Friday: Actor Lyle Waggoner (“The Carol Burnett Show”) is 83. Actor Edward Fox is 81. Actor Paul Sorvino is 79. Singer Lester Chambers of The Chambers Brothers is 78. Musician Jack Casady of Jefferson Airplane is 74. Actor Tony Dow (“Leave It to Beaver”) is 73. Musician Al Green is 72. Actor Ron Perlman is 68. Actor William Sadler (“Wonderfalls,” “Roswell”) is 68. Singer Peabo Bryson is 67. Drummer Max Weinberg of the E Street Band (and “Late Night With Conan O’Brien”) is 67. Keyboardist Jimmy Destri (Blondie) is 64. Actress Saundra Santiago (“Miami Vice”) is 61. Guitarist Joey Mazzola of Sponge is 57. Actress Page Hannah (TV’s “Fame”) is 54. Actress-comedian Caroline Rhea (“Sabrina the Teenage Witch,” “The Biggest Loser”) is 54. Bassist Lisa Umbarger (The Toadies) is 53. Guitarist Marc Ford (Black Crowes) is 52. Actor Ricky Schroder is 48. Singer Aaron Lewis of Staind is 46. Actor Bokeem Woodbine (TV’s “Fargo,” “Saving Grace”) is 45. Singer Lou Bega is 43. Actor Glenn Howerton (“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”) is 42. Actress Kelli Giddish (“Law and Order: SVU”) is 38. Singer Nellie McKay is 36. Rapper Ty Dolla $ign is 36. Actress Allison Williams (“Girls”) is 30. Saturday: Country singer Loretta Lynn is 86. Actress Julie Christie is 78. Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore is 73. Actor John Shea (“Gossip Girl,” “Lois and Clark”) is 69. Actor Brad Garrett (“Everybody Loves Raymond”) is 58. Actor Robert Carlyle (“Once Upon a Time”) is 57. Singer-guitarist John Bell of Widespread Panic is 56. Actress Catherine Dent (”The Shield”) is 53. Drummer Barrett Martin (Screaming Trees) is 51. Actor Anthony Michael Hall is 50. Actor Adrien Brody is 45. Singer David Miller of Il Divo is 45. Rapper Da Brat is 44. Actor Antwon Tanner (“One Tree Hill”) is 43. Actress Sarah Michelle Gellar is 41. Actor Rob McElhenney (“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”) is 41. Singer Win Butler of Arcade Fire is 38. Actor Nick Krause (“The Descendants”) is 26. Actor Graham Phillips (“The Good Wife”) is 25. Actress Skyler Samuels (“Scream Queens”) is 24. Actress Abigail Breslin (“Little Miss Sunshine”) is 22. ASSOCIATED PRESS

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S ea s onHi ghl i ght s : I nt er na t i ona l l ya c c l a i medc onduc t ora ndS a nDi egoS y mphony ' sMus i cDi r ec t orDes i gna t eRa f a el Pa y a r e c onduc t sf ourc onc er t si nJ a nua r y . E dodeWa a r tr et ur nst oc onduc tf ort hr eeweek si npr ogr a mst ha ti nc l udeMa hl er ' sS y mphonyNo. 4a nd L a ngL a ngper f or mi ngMoz a r t . 13a r t i s t sma k et hei rJ a c obsMa s t er wor k ss er i esdebut , a nd14c l a s s i c a l wor k swi l l r ec ei v et hei rr s tS a n Di egoS y mphonyper f or ma nc e . S pec i a l gues ta r t i s t si nc l udeL a ngL a ng, J os huaBel l , J oy c eY a ng, Augus t i nHa del i c h, Al i s aWei l er s t ei na nd c onduc t orRober tS pa no. F our t ha nnua l J a nua r yF es t i v a l , " Hea r i ngt heF ut ur e , "c ur a t edbyMa t t hewAuc oi n, wi l l e x pl or et hewor l d ofy out hf ul c r ea t i v i t yi namont hl ongc el ebr a t i on. Wor l dpr emi er eofaS a nDi egoS y mphony c ommi s s i onedwor kbr i ngst oget herMe x i c a nc ompos er J a v i erĂ l v a r eza ndgenr ec r os s i ngUni t edS t a t esPoetL a ur ea t eJ ua nF i l i peHer r er a . T wowomenc onduc t or s , S per a nz aS c a ppuc c i a ndGemmaNew, a ndt wowomenc ompos er s , L i l i Boul a ngera ndAl y s s aWei nber g, wi l l bef ea t ur edt hi ss ea s on. L a unc hofJ a c obsMa s t er wor k sRus hHour2. 0S er i es . Bey ondt heS c or eper f or ma nc e: Ber l i oz ' sS y mphoni ef a nt a s t i que . DebutofMus i cDi r ec t or , S pec i a l Conc er t sa ndNewReper t oi r e

Ra f a el Pa y a r e' shi ghl ya nt i c i pa t edi na ugur a l c onc er t sa sS a nDi egoS y mphony ' sMus i cDi r ec t orDes i gna t e t a k epl a c ea spa r toft hea nnua l J a nua r yF es t i v a l . I twi l l ma r khi sonl yJ a c obsMa s t er wor k sa ppea r a nc e t hi ss ea s ona ndwi l l f ea t ur ea c c l a i medc el l i s tAl i s aWei l er s t ei na ndt heor c hes t r a ' sr s t ev erper f or ma nc e ofBenj a mi nBr i t t en' sS y mphonyf orCel l oa ndOr c hes t r a . Hewi l l a l s oper f or mi nas pec i a l Di s c ov er yNi ght c onc er tonJ a nua r y10, wi t ha l l f undsf r om t hi sc onc er tgoi ngt os uppor tt heS a nDi egoS y mphony ' s L ea r ni nga ndCommuni t yE nga gementpr ogr a ms .

" I a mv er ypl ea s edt ha tf ormy r s tc onc er ts i nc emya ppoi nt menta smus i cdi r ec t ordes i gna t e , wewi l l be s uppor t i ngoureduc a t i ona ndout r ea c hpr ogr a ms . S omet hi ngI bel i ev ei nv er ypa s s i ona t el y . I a ml ook i ng f or wa r dt oget t i ngt ok nowea c ha ndev er ymemberoft heor c hes t r aa ndl ea r ni ngmor ea boutS a nDi ego a ndt her egi on, "s a i dPa y a r e . Hi ghl i ght soft hes ea s oni nc l udepi a nos uper s t a rL a ngL a ngper f or mi ngi nac el ebr a t or yopeni ngev ent , a ndJ os huaBel l r et ur ni ngt oper f or m undert heba t onofConduc t orL a ur ea t eJ a hj aL i ng. Appea r i nga s pa r toft hei na ugur a l s ea s ona tt heL aJ ol l aMus i cS oc i et y ' snewc onc er tha l l , T heConr a dPr eby s Per f or mi ngAr t sCent er , member soft heS a nDi egoS y mphonyOr c hes t r awi l l per f or mt her ei nApr i l a nd Ma y . Conduc t orRober tS pa no, f a medf orhi st enur ewi t ht heAt l a nt aS y mphonya ndt heAs penMus i c F es t i v a l , c omest oS a nDi egowi t hapr ogr a m ofBeet hov ena ndVa ugha nWi l l i a ms , a ndS per a nz a S c a puc c i wi l l c onduc tt her a r el yper f or medPuc c i ni Mes s adi Gl or i awi t ht heS a nDi egoMa s t erChor a l e . Addi t i ona l hi ghl i ght si nc l udeac onc er tt i t l ed" Ber ns t ei na ndHi sWor l d"a spa r tofourc el ebr a t i onsof Ber ns t ei n@100, Av i Av i t a l , Mi c ha el F r a nc i s , J a nL i s i ec k i , a ndE dodeWa a r tr et ur ni ngf orMa hl er ' s S y mphonyNo. 4. F our t eenwor k swi l l r ec ei v et hei rS a nDi egoS y mphonyOr c hes t r adebutdur i ngt he201819s ea s on. I n a l pha bet i c a l or der , t heyi nc l ude:

J AVI E RÁL VARE Z: Wor l dPr emi er ea ndS DS Oc ommi s s i on( t e x tbyJ ua nF i l i peHer r er a ) ; MAS ONBAT E S : Ga r a gesoft heVa l l ey ; BRI TT E N: S y mphonyf orCel l oa ndOr c hes t r a ; MI CHAE LI PPOL I T O: Noc t ur ne; J ANÁ? E K: S ui t ef r omT heCunni ngL i t t l eVi x en; L UT OS ? AWS KI : L i t t l eS ui t e; PUCCI NI : Mes s adi Gl or i a ; PURCE L L /Ar r . Br i t t en: Cha c ony ; S E ANS HE PHE RD: Newwor k ; Noa mS her i ﬀ: L enny( U. S . Pr emi er e) ; CHRI S T OPHE RT HE OF ANI DI S : Dr ea mt i meAnc es t or s ; AL YS S AWE I NBE RG: Rei gnofL ogi c( Wes tCoa s t Pr emi er e) ; J ohnWi l l i a ms : Hor nConc er t o; Va ugha nWi l l i a ms : S y mphonyNo. 2: AL ondonS y mphony . F oc usonAmer i c a nMus i c Cont i nui ngaf oc usa nde x pl or a t i onofwor k sbyAmer i c a nc ompos er s , t heupc omi ngs ea s onf ea t ur es13 wor k sbyAmer i c a nc ompos er st ha twi l l beper f or medbyt heS a nDi egoS y mphony : COPL AND: Appa l a c hi a nS pr i ng; I VE S : T heUna ns wer edQues t i on; BE RNS T E I N: T heAgeofAnx i et ya ndDi v er t i ment o f orOr c hes t r a ; BARBE R: Knox v i l l e: S ummerof1915; J ohnWi l l i a ms : Hor nConc er t o; AL YS S AWE I NBE RG: Rei gnofL ogi c( wes tc oa s tpr emi er e) ; MAS ONBAT E S : Ga r a gesoft heVa l l ey ; MI CHAE LI PPOL I T O: Noc t ur nef orOr c hes t r a ; MATT HEW AUCOI N: E x c er pt sf r om Cr os s i ng; Andr ewNor ma n: Pl a y , L ev el 1; CHRI S T OPHE RT HE OF ANI DI S : Dr ea mt i meAnc es t or s ; a ndS E ANS HE PHE RD: Newwor k . " I nc r ea t i ngas ea s ont her ea r ema nya s pec t st ot a k ei nt oc ons i der a t i on, "s a i dMa r t haGi l mer , S a nDi ego S y mphonyCE O. " T he201819s ea s onha sar eec t i v es i dea swef oc usont wot hemesf r om pr ev i ous f es t i v a l s . I nanodt ot he2016" Upr i ghta ndGr a nd"f es t i v a l wea r epr es ent i ngas er i esofpr ogr a msi na c onc ent r a t edl ooka thi s t or i cpi a noc onc er t osf ea t ur i ngei ghtoft hemos ts ought a f t erpi a ni s t st oda y . " OurAmer i c a nMus i c "wa st het hemeoft he2017f es t i v a l i nwhi c hwea s k edt heques t i on" wha tma k es Amer i c a nmus i cs oundAmer i c a n? "I n201819wec ont i nuehea r i ngourAmer i c a nv oi c ewi t h13wor k s byAmer i c a nc ompos er s . Andi n2019, dur i ngoura nnua l J a nua r yF es t i v a l , wel ea dady na mi cmont hl onge x pl or a t i onofc r ea t i v i t ya ndhowt hepa s s i onsofy out hi n uenc ea r t i s t i ce x pr es s i on. " J a nua r yF es t i v a l : " Hea r i ngT heF ut ur e" T heS y mphony ' sa nnua l J a nua r yF es t i v a l r et ur nsi ni t sf our t hy ea rent i t l ed, " Hea r i ngt heF ut ur e . " T hr oughoutt hemont hl ongf es t i v a l wee x pl or et hec onc eptof" c r ea t i on"a ndt hea r t i s t i ce x pr es s i on t ha ts pr i ngsf r om y out hf ul c ompos er sa nda r t i s t s . Wher edoesc r ea t i v i t ybegi na ndwher edoesi tgo? T he r s tbr us hs t r ok eonac a nv a s . T he r s tnot eonas t a ﬀ. T he r s ts ent enc eofanov el . T heopeni ng s c eneofadr a ma . T hef es t i v a l i sc ur a t edbygues tc onduc t ora ndL osAngel esOper aAr t i s t i nRes i denc e , Ma t t hewAuc oi n, apa s s i ona t ef ut ur i s ta tt hea geof28. Hi si dea sonmus i c , t hea t er , poet r y , a ndt hewor l ds t a ger eec thi s y out hf ul per s pec t i v ewi t hf er v ora nda ni nf ec t i ousent hus i a s ma st owha ti spos s i bl e . T hee x pl or a t i onbegi nswi t ht he r s tc onc er t sc onduc t edbyS a nDi egoS y mphony ' sMus i cDi r ec t or Des i gna t eRa f a el Pa y a r e . I nt wopr ogr a msi nt hes pa nofoneweek , Pa y a r ewi l l pr ov i deapr os pec t i v e gl i mps eofhi sc r ea t i v ev i s i ona st he13t hmus i cdi r ec t or . Mi c ha el F r a nc i s , mus i cdi r ec t orofMa i nl yMoz a r t , t a k esusba c kt oas i ngl ey ea rnea r l y200y ea r sa go whent hr eey oungc ompos er s-Mendel s s ohn, L i s z ta ndBer l i oz-s t ooda tt hebegi nni ngoft hei rc r ea t i v e geni us , a ndc ompa r ednot es . T heyl ea r nedt her ul es , t henda r edt obr ea kt hem. " S omet i mesac ompos er , ea r l yi nhi sorherc a r eer , c a t c hesagl i mps eofs omemus i c a l dev el opmentt o c ome . Of t eni tha ppensbef or et hec ompos erha sa l l t het ool st of ul l yr ea l i z et hi sv i s i on: f ore x a mpl e , Ber l i oz ' sf or ma l a nds oni ce x per i ment sa ppea r edbef or eheha daha r moni cpa l et t et oma t c ht hem; a nd Beet hov en' sF i r s tS y mphonyc ont a i nst a nt a l i z i nggl i mmer soft her a di c a l dev el opment st oc omei nhi s l a t ers y mphoni es . I l ookf or wa r dt os ha r i ngt hes egr ea twor k sa ndma nyot her sdur i ngHea r i ngt he F ut ur e , "s a i dAuc oi n, f es t i v a l c ur a t or . Pa r t ner i ngwi t hS a nDi egoa r t s ,l m, educ a t i ona l a ndl i t er a r yor ga ni z a t i ons , t hi sf es t i v a l ofs pr i ngt i me hopea ndf ea r l es s nes swi l l i nc l udepr ogr a mst hr oughoutt her egi ont oe x pl or et hec onc eptofy out hf ul c r ea t i v ei ns pi r a t i ona ndt hes pa r kt ha tc onnec t susa l l t hr ougha r t . Ac ompl et e" Hea r i ngt heF ut ur e" f es t i v a l l i neupwi l l bea v a i l a bl ei nc omi ngmont hsonwww. s a ndi egos y mphony . or g/ F ut ur e .

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T heS a nDi egoS y mphonya l wa y ss t r i v est obr i ngt hewor l d' st opa r t i s t st oS out her nCa l i f or ni aa udi enc es a ndt he201819J a c obsMa s t er wor k ss ea s oni snoe x c ept i on. T he13hi ghl ya c c l a i meda nda c c ompl i s hed gues tmus i c i a nsma k i ngdebut swi t ht heS a nDi egoS y mphonyOr c hes t r ai nc l ude: Ma t t hewAuc oi n, c onduc t or ; Mi c ha el Ba r enboi m, v i ol i n; L eona r doCa pa l bo, t enor ; Mi c ha el F r a nc i s , c onduc t or ; J oél l e Ha r v ey , s opr a no; Rodol f oL eone , pi a no; J a nL i s i ec k i , pi a no; Da ni el Ok ul i t c h, ba r i t one; S per a nz a S c a ppuc c i , c onduc t or ; S t ev enS l oa ne , c onduc t or ; Rober tS pa no, c onduc t or ; Mi c ha el S umuel , ba s s ; S i mon T r p? es k i , pi a no.

T hes ea s onwi l l f ea t ur et hr eepr emi er es : awor l dpr emi er e , U. S . pr emi er ea ndwes tc oa s tpr emi er e . I n Nov embera udi enc eswi l l bet r ea t edt ot wo. T he r s ti st hewor l dpr emi er eoft heuni queS DS O c ommi s s i onedwor kbr i ngi ngt oget herMe x i c a nc ompos erJ a v i erÁl v a r eza ndgenr ec r os s i ngUni t ed S t a t esPoetL a ur ea t eJ ua nF i l i peHer r er a . T hewor kwi l l bes c or edf oror c hes t r a , na r r a t ora ndf ourv i huel a s . T hes ec ondNov emberpr emi er ei st heU. S . pr emi er eofNoa mS her i ﬀ' sL enny . Ma ywi l l f ea t ur et hewes t c oa s tpr emi er eofAl y s s aWei nber g' sRei gnofL ogi c . Des c r i beda s" f ea r l es s . . . una pol oget i c . . . bea ut i f ul . . . t r a ns f or mi ng"( Ka l ei dos c ope) , Wei nber g' swor ki si n uenc edbyherc ol l a bor a t i onsi nmul t i pl ea r t i s t i c genr es .

Pi a not a k esc ent ers t a get hr oughoutt hes ea s on, a ppr opr i a t el yk i c k i ngoffwi t hpi a nos uper s t a rL a ng L a ng. Hewi l l per f or mi nas pec i a l c onc er ta ndc el ebr a t or yopeni ngev entOc t ober4. Ot herf ea t ur ed pi a ni s t st hi ss ea s oni nc l ude: J oy c eY a ng, Conr a dT a o, Or l i S ha ha m, Rodol f oL eone , J or geF eder i c oOs or i o, J a nL i s i ec k i a ndS i monT r p? es k i . Newt hi ss ea s oni st heJ a c obsMa s t er wor k sRus hHour2. 0s er i es . T a k i ngpl a c es el ec tT hur s da y sa t6: 30 p. m. , t hes ec onc er t sa r eas hor t erpr ogr a m wi t hnoi nt er mi s s i on-agr ea twa yt ogetas t a r tont he week end! F ort hos el i v i ngorwor k i ngdownt owni t ' sa l s ot heper f ec twa yt oa v oi dt hema ddeni ngr us h hourt r a ffic , a ndenj oyaonehourc onc er t . T i c k et ss t a r ta t$25. Bey ondT heS c or e Bey ondT heS c or ei sapr ogr a m oft heChi c a goS y mphonyOr c hes t r at ha tbega ni n2004a sa na udi enc e dev el opmenti ni t i a t i v e . T hef or ma ti st ha tofal i v edoc ument a r y , wi t ht he r s tha l foft heper f or ma nc e i nc l udi ngana r r a t i v et ha te x pl or esas i ngl epi ec eofac ompos er ' smus i c . T hr ought hewor dsoft he c ompos era ndhi sc ont empor a r i es , t hena r r a t i v ebehi nda nda r oundt hemus i cev ol v es . Ac t or sa nd pr oj ec t edi ma gesc ombi newi t hmus i c a l e x a mpl esper f or medbyt heor c hes t r a . T heBey ondT heS c or epr ogr a m offer edt hi ss ea s ononJ a nua r y19, 2019, f ea t ur esBer l i oz ' sS y mphoni e f a nt a s t i quec onduc t edbyMi c ha el F r a nc i s . Hec t orBer l i oz ' spa s s i ona t ef ev erdr ea msc ha ngedt hewor l d ofc l a s s i c a l mus i cf or ev erwhenheunl ea s hedhi sS y mphoni ef a nt a s t i queont ouns us pec t i nga udi enc es i n1830. T hi sBey ondt heS c or epr es ent a t i ondr a ma t i z eshowt hi ss ur pr i s i ngs y mphoni cs hoc k erc a met o be . F oxT hea t r eF i l mS er i es T heF oxT hea t r eF i l mS er i esf ort he201819s ea s onk i c k sofft hehol i da ys ea s onwi t ht heul t i ma t e r oma nt i cc omedy , L ov eAc t ua l l y , onDec ember14. J ur a s s i cPa r k , oneoft hemos tt hr i l l i ngs c i enc ec t i on a dv ent ur esev erma de , wi l l e x c i t ea udi enc esi nF ebr ua r ywhent he l mf ea t ur i ngoneofJ ohnWi l l i a ms ' mos ti c oni ca ndbel ov edmus i c a l s c or esi sper f or medl i v ebyt heor c hes t r a . Cont i nui ngi t spopul a ra nds uc c es s f ul r unwi t hi nt heS y mphony ' sl ms er i es , t heHa r r yPot t erF i l m c onc er ts er i esent er si t st hi r dy ea rofaf our y ea rpr oj ec ti nwhi c ht heS a nDi egoS y mphony , a spa r tofa na t i ona l net wor kofor c hes t r a s , wi l l s c r eena l l ei ghtHa r r yPot t er l ms . Ha r r yPot t era ndt heOr deroft he Phoeni xwi l l bes hownont hebi gs c r eeni nApr i l , whi l et heS a nDi egoS y mphonyper f or msNi c hol a s Hooper ' sent i r el ms c or el i v eons t a ge .

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T her ei snobet t erwa yt oi nt r oduc ec hi l dr en( a ndpa r ent s ) t os y mphoni cmus i ct ha nt hr ought he enga gi nga ndenl i ght eni ngF a mi l yConc er t s . Of t enf ea t ur i ngagues ta r t i s torna r r a t or , t hec onc er t s i nc l udea c t i v i t i espr i ort ot hes t a r toft heper f or ma nc e , whi c hgi v ec hi l dr ent hec ha nc et os ees omeof t hei ns t r ument supc l os ea ndt oper ha psev ent r yma k i ngt hei rownmus i c . T hi ss ea s on' sf a mi l yc onc er t s r unt hega mutf r omT heS c i enc eofS ound, ac l os erl ooka tt heDNAofmus i ca ndhowi tmov esus , t oA Y oungPer s on' sGui det ot heOr c hes t r a , adi v ei nt ot heba s i c sofa nor c hes t r a , t oPet era ndT heWol f , t he Pr ok o evCl a s s i cf a i r y t a l e . T her ei sa l s ot hei nc r edi bl ypopul a rf a mi l yhol i da yc onc er t , Noel Noel , f ea t ur i ng t i mel es shol i da yc l a s s i c s . F a mi l yc onc er t sa r eonehour des i gnedt oenga get hea t t ent i onoft hey ounges t c onc er t goer s . Pr eConc er tL ec t ur es : " Wha t ' sT heS c or e? "

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If Jeffrey Kahane had to choose playing piano or conducting, which would it be? “I wouldn’t!” he says. “I would refuse to pick.” He performs with the San Diego Symphony Friday and Sunday.

When: 8 p.m. Friday What: San Diego Symphony: Beyond the Score: Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 27, featuring Jeffrey Kahane When: 2 p.m. Sunday Where: Copley Symphony Hall at Jacobs Music Center, 750 B St., downtown Tickets: $25-$98 (plus service charges, which are waived for tickets bought at the box office, apart from a $2-per-ticket facility fee) Phone: (619) 235-0804 Online: sandiegosymphony.org

JEFFREY KAHANE HAPPY DOING DOUBLE DUTY Pianist will perform as soloist and guest conductor with S.D. Symphony E.F. MARTON PRODUCTIONS

19th centuries, it was the norm to be the pianist and conductor, or the composer and the conductor. Only in the 20th century did specialization become the norm. So I’m not being flippant to say I won’t choose. I just can’t image why I ever would.” Kahane last year concluded a record-setting 20-year run as the pianist and music director of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, helping to significantly expand its annual audience. He also had a memorable tenure as music director of the Colorado Symphony, during which time he commissioned a mandolin concerto by San Diego-born Grammy winner Chris Thile. And during Kahane’s decade leading the Santa Rosa Symphony, season ticket subscriptions tripled and attendance for his pre-concert lectures grew from 50 or 75 people to as many as 700. What’s his secret? “I never talked down or pandered to the audience,” he replied. “I think we tapped into a hunger for knowledge, a curiosity about the art form. And I changed the focus of the programming completely in Santa Rosa. “It was an orchestra that would do one piece of new music a year, as a token. By the end of my tenure, we did major works of new music on most programs. The same was true in L.A., although it wasn’t quite as extreme as that. Over the course of my tenure in L.A., we added two completely new series. So it was a case of shaking up the whole philosophy of programming. “I’ve always said I believe in winning over one listener at a time, which sounds counterintuitive, and treating each listener as a human open to a new experience, rather than as a demographic.” george.varga@sduniontribune.com

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effrey Kahane has never performed at Lollapalloza, but he has played Lollapalooza — as in the 1995 John Adams composition of the same name. Kahane also played in the Los Angeles rock bands American Revelation, Brandy Wine and Wilderness as a teenager, before becoming one of the classical music world’s leading pianists and conductors. But when this veteran orchestral star first heard the greatest rock band of all time, he had an emphatically negative response. “My mother told me that when The Beatles appeared on TV on ‘Ed Sullivan’ (in 1964), I left the room!” Kahane, 61, recalled with a laugh. “I was, oddly enough, only interested in classical music as a child, and I was such a little snob! But I ended up being a total Beatles fanatic and knew, and played, all their songs.” A “junior hippie” in the late 1960s, Kahane also cites the groundbreaking music of Joni Mitchell as an enduring inspiration. And he praises hip-hop maverick Kendrick Lamar, whose music he was introduced to by his musician son, Gabriel. But when Kahane performs here with the San Diego Symphony on Friday and Sunday, it will be as both the featured soloist and guest conductor. And while his repertoire will feature Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat Major and pieces by Samuel Barber and Robert Schumannn — not Mitchell’s “Woodstock,” The Beatles’ “Hey Jude” or Lamar’s “Alright” — Kahane has no qualms about his career choice. “I certainly don’t regret the path I chose,” he said. “I have the wonderful joy of listening to my son. He’s a great songwriter, and I was an OK one.” As a concert pianist, Kahane has long earned raves for his meticulous dynamic control and winning combination of sensitivity and fearlessness, especially in his sometimes dizzying cadenzas. Also a gifted conductor, he alternates between both roles, conducting from his piano or harpsichord if he is also the soloist. Speaking from USC’s Thornton School of Music, where he teaches, Kahane chortled when asked whether he would choose playing piano or conducting, if forced to do only one. “I wouldn’t! I would refuse to pick!” he said. “I’ve never thought of the two as completely separate. One of the things I try to point out to people is that, in the 18th and

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“ I nev ert a l k eddownorpa nder edt ot hea udi enc e , ” her epl i ed. “ I t hi nkwet a ppedi nt oahungerf or k nowl edge , ac ur i os i t ya boutt hea r tf or m. AndI c ha ngedt hef oc usoft hepr ogr a mmi ngc ompl et el yi n S a nt aRos a . “ I twa sa nor c hes t r at ha twoul ddoonepi ec eofnewmus i cay ea r , a sat ok en. Byt heendofmyt enur e , wedi dma j orwor k sofnewmus i conmos tpr ogr a ms . T hes a mewa st r uei nL . A. , a l t houghi twa s n’ tqui t e a se x t r emea st ha t . Ov ert hec our s eofmyt enur ei nL . A. , wea ddedt woc ompl et el ynews er i es . S oi twa s ac a s eofs ha k i ngupt hewhol ephi l os ophyofpr ogr a mmi ng. “ I ’ v ea l wa y ss a i dI bel i ev ei nwi nni ngov eronel i s t enera tat i me , whi c hs oundsc ount er i nt ui t i v e , a nd t r ea t i ngea c hl i s t enera sahuma nopent oanewe x per i enc e , r a t hert ha na sademogr a phi c . ” S a nDi egoS y mphony : J eﬀr eyKa ha nepl a y sMoz a r t When: 8p. m. F r i da ya ndS a t ur da y S a nDi egoS y mphony : Bey ondt heS c or e: Moz a r t ’ sPi a noConc er t oNo. 27, f ea t ur i ngJ eﬀr eyKa ha ne When: 2p. m. S unda y Wher e: Copl eyS y mphonyHa l l a tJ a c obsMus i cCent er , 750BS t . , downt own

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Her e ’ st hepr obl em. T heent i r eor c hes t r aha st obes y nc edupwi t hea c hphr a s ei nor derf ori tt ok eep f r om des c endi ngi nt oc ha os . Ka ha nepl a y edi ts a f e . Ka ha nes eemsl i k ea na mi a bl ef el l owa ndt hec onc er t f ol l owedwi t hagener a l a mi a bi l i t y . I ’ m notc onv i nc edt ha tha v i ngt hes ol oi s ta l s oc onduc ti sa ni dea l s i t ua t i on.

Ba r ber ’ sMus i cf oraS c enef r om S hel l eyi sa l mos tagr ea tpi ec eofmus i c . T hepi ec ewa si ni t i a l l ywel l r ec ei v edbutha sf a dedi nt oobs c ur i t y . Hebui l dsagooda mountoft ens i oni nt hemus i cbutt hennev er l et susa r r i v e . I ha dnev erhea r dt hi smus i cbef or ea nda st hebui l dupwa soc c ur i ngI f el tt hef a mi l i a r t i ght eni ngi nmyc hes ta sBa r bera ppl i edt hemus i c a l s c r ews . I ta l mos tbec a meunbea r a bl e , t heor c hes t r a c utoﬀl ea v i nga nt i c i pa t i oni nt hea i ra ndBa r bert ookal ef tt ur ndeny i ngusa nys a t i s f a c t i on. Hemus tha v ebeenat er r i bl el ov er . “ Oh, y ou’ r ea l mos tt her e?I t hi nkI ’ l l s t opnowa ndgoma k eat ur k ey s a ndwi c h. Y ouwa ntone? ” T hi smus i cdes er v est obeunder pl a y ed.

S c huma nn’ sS y mphonyNo. 3wa sonet ha tI ha v ebeenl ook i ngf or wa r dt os i nc et he2017/ 18s ea s onwa s a nnounc ed. I twa swel l done . T her ewer e11pi ec esi nt hebr a s ss ec t i ona ndt heys oundedgr ea t . T ha t ’ s noti ns i gnic a nt . I ns omewa y si tf eel sa st hought hi si sS c huma nn’ sHor nS y mphony . T hi sc onc er twa ss omewha ti ndi c a t i v eoft heent i r es ea s ons of a r . I tha sbeens ol i dbutl es st ha n s pec t a c ul a r . T hi ss ea s onha sbeens t uc ki nt heuppera t mos pher ea ndha sy ett obr ea kt hr ought ot he s t a r sl i k epr ev i ouss ea s ons . T her ea r eaf ewc onc er t sc omi ngupwhi c hmi ghtha v eenoughr oc k etf uel t o getusi nt oor bi t . Wes ha l l s ee .

byBet hWood, Apr i l 19, 2018 J a hj aL i ng, t heS a nDi egoS y mphony’ smus i cdi r ec t orf r om 2004t o2017, ma k eshi sdebuta sc onduc t orl a ur ea t et hi s week enda tCopl eyS y mphonyHa l l . Des pi t ehi snewt i t l e , L i ng ha snotbeenr es t i ngonhi sl a ur el s . T hi ss ea s on, heha sc onduc t edor c hes t r a si ns uc hf a r -ung pl a c esa sS i nga por e , I ndones i a , T a mpaBa ya ndCl ev el a nd. Af t ert hi sweek end’ sc onc er t s , he ’ l l l ea dt hes y mphonyher e a ga i ni nmi dMa y .

L i ngl i v esi nBoni t awi t hhi swi f e , not edpi a ni s tJ es s i eCha ng, a ndt hei rda ught er s , Pr i s c i l l a , 14, a nd S t epha ni e , 12. Hi sf a mi l yha sa c c ompa ni edL i ngons ev er a l r ec entt r i ps , i nc l udi ngt ot heT a mpaBa ya r ea , wher et heF l or i daOr c hes t r ama r k edi t s50t ha nni v er s a r y . Hes er v eda si t smus i cdi r ec t orf r om 1988t o 2003. “ I nJ a nua r y , J es s i ea ndI wer ei nv i t edt ohel pt hem c el ebr a t e , ” L i ngs a i d. “ I c onduc t edS i bel i usa ndJ es s i e pl a y edBeet hov en. I twa sabi ghonora nda na ma z i ngc el ebr a t i on. “ T hewhol ef a mi l ywa st her e . Myol ders ons( Bos t onba s edGa br i el a ndL osAngel es ba s edDa ni el ) a nd t hei rf a mi l i esc a me . I twa swonder f ul . ” L a s tf a l l , L i ng, aJ a k a r t ana t i v e , pa r t i c i pa t edi na ni nt er na t i ona l ga t her i ngt her ehonor i ngt he500t h a nni v er s a r yofMa r t i nL ut her ’ sRef or ma t i on. I twa si ni t i a t edbyt heI ndones i a ba s edS t ephenT ong E v a ngel i s t i cMi ni s t r i esI nt er na t i ona l , whi c hL i ngc of oundedi n1978. Att heei ght da yev ent , he c onduc t edf ourc onc er t sa ndhi swi f eCha ngpl a y edt hr ee . L i nga l s odi r ec t edRef or ma t i on500s emi na r s i nv ema j orU. S . c i t i es . Af t erhi supc omi ngs t i nt si nS a nDi ego, L i ngwi l l ha v eabus ys ummer . I nJ une , a not hermi xoff a mi l ya nd bus i nes swi l l oc c uri nCha ng’ sbi r t hpl a c eof T a i wa n. I nJ ul y , L i ngwi l l c el ebr a t ewi t ht heCl ev el a nd Or c hes t r a .

“ I ’ v ec onduc t edt her ec ont i nuous l yf or30y ea r s , ” L i ngs a i d. “ I ’ v ea l s odonet hemos tc onc er t sa tt he or c hes t r a ’ sKent / Bl os s om F es t i v a l . T hi ss ummer , a tt he50t hAnni v er s a r yBl os s om F es t i v a l , I ’ mc onduc t i ng ac onc er twi t houts ol oi s t s , s oI ’ l l bet hef ea t ur edper f or mer , whi c hi ss pec i a l . ”

T hr i l l edt opl a yi nS a nDi ego L i ngi sl ook i ngf or wa r dt oa ga i nc onduc t i ngt heS a nDi egoS y mphony , whi c hhehel pedbui l ddur i nghi s 13y ea rt enur e . “ I ’ mv er ye x c i t ed, ” hes a i d. “ I ha v en’ ts eent hes y mphony’ sa udi enc ea ndor c hes t r af orawhi l e . I t ’ sat hr i l l t oma k egr ea tmus i cwi t ht heor c hes t r aa ga i n. Ma nyofuswor k edt oget herf oral ongt i me . ” Hea l s oc ongr a t ul a t edt hes y mphonyf orna mi ngRa f a el Pa y a r ea si t snewmus i cdi r ec t or . “ I wa st hr i l l edwhenMa r t haGi l merc a l l edme , ” L i ngs a i d. “ Hei sav er yt a l ent edy oungc onduc t or . I k now hi swi f e , Al i s aWei l er s t ei n. S hewa s10y ea r sol dwhens hepl a y edc el l owi t ht heCl ev el a ndOr c hes t r a . ”

I nbot hweek endc onc er t sher e , L i ngwi l l c onduc tpi ec esbyt hei c oni cL eona r dBer ns t ei n, whoment or ed L i ngf orma nyy ea r s . T hes y mphony , l i k ema nya r oundt hewor l d, i sc el ebr a t i ngBer ns t ei n, whowoul d ha v et ur ned100t hi sy ea r . T hi sweek end, L i ngwi l l c onduc t" T i mesS qua r eBa l l et "f r om Ber ns t ei n’ s1944Br oa dwa ymus i c a l , “ Ont he T own. ”

Ar ev i ewofAbdur a i mov’ sRa c h3c onc er ti nL osAngel ess t a t edt hey oungv i r t uos owa s“ c ompos ed enought o ndpoet r yi nt hec a l mers t r et c hesbef or epeel i ngoﬀt hehugec hor dsa ndoc t a v esoft he na l mi nut eswi t ha smuc hbr a v ur aa ndev enel oquenc ea sonewoul dwa nt . ” L i ng’ smi dMa yper f or ma nc eswi l l l a unc hamont hl ongc el ebr a t i onofBer ns t ei na t100her e . He ’ l l c onduc tt heS a nDi egodebutofS y mphonyNo. 1: J er emi a h, whi c hwi l l f ea t ur et hehi ghl ypr a i s edmez z o s opr a noKel l eyO’ Connor . L i ngwi l l r et ur na sc onduc t orl a ur ea t et oc onduc tt wopr ogr a msi nt hes pr i ngof2019. “ I t ’ sonewa yt ok eepmyc onnec t i onwi t ht heor c hes t r aa ndt hec ommuni t y . I l ov et hec ommuni t yher e . ” J a hj aL i ng’ sper s ona l memor i esofL eona r dBer ns t ei n T a ngl ewood1979 “ Asac onduc t i ngs t udent , I ha dt heoppor t uni t yt ot a k ea50mi nut ema s t erc l a s swi t ht heMa es t r o. I c hos eBr a hmsS y mphonyNo. 4. Notl onga f t erI s t a r t ed, hea s k edme: ‘ Woul dy oubea bl et oc onduc tt he mus i cbye x pr es s i ngt hemus i c a l i t yoft hepi ec e?Conc ent r a t eont hemus i c , nott hepi ec e . ’ I t r i ed. And t henhes howedmet hi ngsl i k ehowt oc onduc tphr a s es . I di di ta ndhewa ss oha ppy . Hes a i d: ‘ Wha ta t r a ns f or ma t i on! ’ “ Aboutaweekl a t er , L ennyc onduc t edMa hl erS y mphonyNo. 9. I twa st hemos tmov i ngc onc er tI ev er a t t endedi nmyl i f e . Af t ert hepi ec e , nobodyc l a ppedbec a us et heywer es omov ed. Af t eraf ewmi nut es , t hepl a c eer upt ed. Peopl ewer egoi ngc r a z y . I wa ss t unned; I j us ts a tt her ewi t ht ea r si ney es . “ ( T heot hers t udent sa ndI ) wentba c k s t a ge . I wa ss peec hl es s . Hewa ss mok i nga ndha v i ngawhi s k ey . Whenhehuggedme , hewhi s per edi nmyea r : ‘ I r emembert ha tma s t er c l a s sa ndy ouwi l l beabi g c onduc t oroneda y . ’ I a l mos tc ol l a ps ed. I di dn’ tev ent hi nkheha dr emember edme . I wa sv er yha ppya nd t a k enbys ur pr i s e . ” Hol l y woodBowl 1982 “ I wa st hea s s i s t a ntc onduc t oroft heS a nF r a nc i s c oS y mphony , pa r t l yt ha nk st oBer ns t ei n, whoha d wr i t t enal et t erofr ec ommenda t i on. AndI wa si nv i t edt owor kf ort hes ummerwi t hL ennya tt he Hol l y woodBowl . Hewa st heL osAngel esPhi l ha r moni cI ns t i t ut e ’ sa r t i s t i cdi r ec t ora tt het i me . “ I wor k edt hr eet of ourhour swi t hL ennyda i l y . Hewa sa ma z i ng. I l ea r nedhi ss y mphonyda nc esf r om t he Wes tS t or y , Ma hl erS y mphonyNo. 5, a ndma nymor e . “ T hos et i meswhenI l ea r nedf r om t heMa es t r oi ns pi r edmet oma k egr ea tmus i ct hr oughmyl i f e . He t a ughtmet oi ns pi r emus i c i a nst omov epeopl e ’ shea r t s . ”

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Ling, back with the San Diego Symphony as conductor laureate, has been as busy as ever

“I was so glad God gave me that opportunity to be recognized, inspired and mentored by Lenny.” NELVIN C. CEPEDA U-T

ahja Ling, the San Diego Symphony’s music director from 2004 to 2017, makes his debut as conductor laureate this weekend at Copley Symphony Hall. Despite his new title, Ling has not been resting on his laurels. This season, he has conducted orchestras in such far-flung places as Singapore, Indonesia, Tampa Bay and Cleveland. After this weekend’s concerts, he’ll lead the symphony here again in mid-May. Ling lives in Bonita with his wife, noted pianist Jessie Chang, and their daughters, Priscilla, 14, and Stephanie, 12. Ling’s family has accompanied him on several recent trips, including to the Tampa Bay area, where the Florida Orchestra marked its 50th anniversary. He served as its music director from 1988 to 2003. “In January, Jessie and I were invited to help them celebrate,” Ling said. “I conducted Sibelius and Jessie played Beethoven. It was a big honor and an amazing celebration. “The whole family was there. My older sons (Boston-based Gabriel and Los Angeles-based Daniel) and their families came. It was wonderful.” Last fall, Ling, a native of Jakarta, Indonesia, participated in an international gathering there honoring the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s Reformation. It was initiated by the Indonesiabased Stephen Tong Evangelistic Ministries International, which Ling co-founded in 1978. At the eight-day event, he conducted four concerts and Chang played three. Ling also directed Reformation 500 seminars in five major U.S. cities. After his upcoming stints in San Diego, Ling will have a busy summer. In June, another mix of family and business will occur in Chang’s birthplace of Taiwan. In July, Ling will celebrate with the Cleveland Orchestra. “I’ve conducted there continuously for 30 years,” Ling said. “I’ve also done the most concerts at the orchestra’s Kent/Blossom Festival. This summer, at the 50th Anniversary Blossom Festival, I’m conducting a concert without soloists, so I’ll be the featured performer, which is special.” Ling is looking forward to again conducting the San Diego Symphony, which he helped build during his 13-year tenure. “I’m very excited,” he said. “I haven’t seen the symphony’s audience and orchestra for a while. It’s

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Jahja Ling conducts the San Diego Symphony in May 2017 at Copley Symphony Hall.

“RACH 3” With: Jahja Ling, conductor; Behzod Abduraimov, piano When: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday Where: Jacobs Music Center’s Copley Symphony Hall, 750 B St., downtown Tickets: $20-$98 Phone: (619) 235-0804 Online: sandiegosymphony.org

“BARBER, BERNSTEIN, BEETHOVEN” With: Jahja Ling, conductor; Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano; Martin Helmchen, piano When: 8 p.m. May 11 and 12; 2 p.m. May 13 Where: Jacobs Music Center’s Copley Symphony Hall, 750 B St., downtown Tickets: $20-$98 Phone: (619) 235-0804 Online: sandiegosymphony.org a thrill to make great music with the orchestra again. Many of us worked together for a long time.” He also congratulated the symphony for naming Rafael Payare as its new music director. “I was thrilled when (symphony

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The “Rach 3” concerts will feature Uzbekistani pianist Behzod Abduraimov in his San Diego debut.

CEO) Martha Gilmer called me,” Ling said. “He is a very talented young conductor. I know his wife, Alisa Weilerstein. She was 10 years old when she played cello with the Cleveland Orchestra.” In both weekend concerts here, Ling will conduct pieces by the iconic Leonard Bernstein, who mentored Ling for many years. The symphony, like many around the world, is celebrating Bernstein, who would have turned 100 this year. This weekend, Ling will conduct “Times Square Ballet” from Bernstein’s 1944 Broadway musical “On the Town.”

“I was so glad God gave me that opportunity to be recognized, inspired and mentored by Lenny,” he said. “ ‘Times Square’ is special because he was a New Yorker. The piece gives a vivid feeling of New York. This music is very close to me.” This weekend’s concerts, titled “Rach 3,” will feature rising pianist Behzod Abduraimov in his San Diego debut. Born in Uzbekistan in 1990, Abduraimov began playing piano at age 5. He’ll perform Rachmaninoff’s notoriously difficult Piano Concerto No. 3. A review of Abduraimov’s “Rach 3” concert in Los Angeles stated that the young virtuoso was “composed enough to find poetry in the calmer stretches before peeling off the huge chords and octaves of the final minutes with as much bravura and even eloquence as one would want.” Ling’s mid-May performances will launch a monthlong celebration of Bernstein here. He’ll conduct the San Diego debut of Symphony No. 1: Jeremiah, which will feature the highly praised mezzosoprano Kelley O’Connor. Ling will return as conductor laureate to conduct two programs in the spring of 2019. “It’s one way to keep my connection with the orchestra and the community. I love the community here.”

Wood is a freelance writer.

“As a conducting student, I had the opportunity to take a 50-minute master class with the Maestro. I chose Brahms Symphony No. 4. Not long after I started, he asked me: ‘Would you be able to conduct the music by expressing the musicality of the piece? Concentrate on the music, not the piece.’ I tried. And then he showed me things like how to conduct phrases. I did it and he was so happy. He said, ‘What a transformation!’ “About a week later, Lenny conducted Mahler Symphony No. 9. It was the most moving concert I ever attended in my life. After the piece, nobody clapped because they were so moved. After a few minutes, the place erupted. People were going crazy. I was stunned; I just sat there with tears in eyes. “(The other students and I) went backstage. I was speechless. He was smoking and having a whiskey. When he hugged me, he whispered in my ear, ‘I remember that master class, and you will be a big conductor one day.’ I almost collapsed. I didn’t even think he had remembered me. I was very happy and taken by surprise.”

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“I was the assistant conductor of the San Francisco Symphony, partly thanks to Bernstein, who had written a letter of recommendation. And I was invited to work for the summer with Lenny at the Hollywood Bowl. He was the Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute’s artistic director at the time. “I worked three to four hours with Lenny daily. He was amazing. I learned his Symphonic Dances From West Side Story, Mahler Symphony No. 5, and many more. “Those times when I learned from the Maestro inspired me to make great music through my life. He taught me to inspire musicians to move people’s hearts.”

Leonard Bernstein

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JAHJA LING’S MEMORIES OF LEONARD BERNSTEIN

BY BETH WOOD

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Gues ts ol oi s tBehz odAbdur a i mova ppr oa c hedoneoft hemos tdi ffic ul tpi a noc onc er t osev erwr i t t en— Ra c hma ni noff’ sNo. 3— wi t houtt hel ea s ta ppea r a nc eoff ea rori nt i mi da t i on. Andper ha pst ha t ’ swher e t hepr obl emswi t hhi spl a y i ngbegi n. T her ewa sl i t t l es ens eofur genc y , nos ens eofhi ghs t a k es . Unques t i ona bl y , hi st ec hni c a l r es our c esa r ef or mi da bl e; no nger k not t i ngc hor dsort r i c k ypa s s a gewor k da unt edhi m. Buti mpor t a ntt hi ngsa r emi s s i ng: hi sc r ea myt onel a c k spr oj ec t i on, l a ngui dt emposnea r l y bec omel et ha r gi c , a ndov er peda l i ngt ur nedRa c hma ni noff’ sc ol or st obl a c ka ndwhi t e . T hehea r toft hi s pi ec ei si t sa r r i v a l a taf ewba r sofr epos enea rt heendoft hel a s tmov ement , amomentofbi t t er s weet , hea r t s t oppi ngs us pens i on. L os ti nt ec hni c a l di s pl a y , t heyt ookt hec onc er t o’ si mpa c twi t ht hem.

E v er y t hi ngc ha ngeda f t eri nt er mi s s i onwhenL i nga ndt heor c hes t r aent er edt hewor l dofamus i c a l ma s t er pi ec et ha twi l l i ndeednev erdi e: S hos t a k ov i c h’ sF i f t hS y mphony . Deba t ed, der i ded, def ended, c ha mpi oned, t hi ss y mphonya s k sev er y t hi ngofbot hi t sc onduc t ora ndi t spl a y er s . L i ngf a c edt he ens embl ewi t houtas c or e . Repea t edl y , hedr oppedhi sa r msa ndl ett heor c hes t r as i ng, weepa ndr a gea s hi sunder s t a ndi nga ndt hei rwi l l f us edi nt omus i c a l s t a t ement sa bouthuma ns t r i v i ng, des pa i r , r es i gna t i ona ndt r i umph. Wa si taper f ec tper f or ma nc e?No, i twa sal i t t l eunt i dya tt i mes . Butev er ymus i c a l per f or ma nc ei sawa y s t a t i on, i ft hea r t i s t sbel i ev ei nmus i c ’ spowert oma k eusmor e f ul l yhuma n, onapa t ht ot hee x a l t a t i ont ha twa sa l r ea dyi nv i ewonF r i da yev eni ng, a ndI s us pec tt ha t t het woper f or ma nc esoft hi spr ogr a m onS a t ur da yev eni nga ndS unda ya f t er noon, wi l l notper i s h, a ny t i mes oon, f r om t hememor i esoft hos ewhohea rt hem.

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I twa sgoodt os eeMa es t r oJ a hj aL i ngr et ur nt oS a nDi egoa s Conduc t orL a ur ea t ewhi l ewea wa i tt hea r r i v a l ne x ty ea rofhi s r epl a c ementa sMus i cDi r ec t orRa f a el Pa y a r e . Nordi dL i ng di s a ppoi nt . Hes eemedt ot a l l ya bs or bedi nt hemus i cpr oduc edby t heor c hes t r ahewa sl a r gel yr es pons i bl ef orr ebui l di ng. T hec onc er t openedwi t h" T i mesS qua r e: 1944"f r om t hes c or eofBer ns t ei n' sr s t Br oa dwa ys how, Ont heT own. L i ng, aL eona r dBer ns t ei npr ot ege , bounc edj a unt i l y , s wa y eda ndnea r l yj i t t er buggeda shel edt he or c hes t r ai nt hepi ec e' sc ha ngi ngmoods . F r eel a nc er sa l t o s a x ophoni s tMa r kS ha nnona ndc l a r i net i s tJ ua nGa l l egosa ddedat ouc hofbi gba ndj a z zt ona i l t hej a z z y Br oa dwa yv i be .

T hemoodt ur nedmor es er i ouswi t hwha tha sbec omek nowna st heRa c h3, a nE v er es tev er yy oung v i r t uos owoul dl ov et oc onquer . Nota l l s uc c eeda swel l a sgues ts ol oi s tBehz odAbdur a i movwhos e t ec hni quenev erf a l t er edi nt hi s , oneoft her eper t oi r e' smos tdi ﬃc ul tc onc er t os . L i ng, hi ms el fa n e x c el l entpi a ni s t , wa si nper f ec ts t epwi t ht hes ol oi s t . Af t eramos tRus s i a ns oundi ngi nt r oduc t i on, Abdur a i movent er edwi t ha nunus ua l l ys ubdueda nduna s s umi ngt ouc h, des i gnedper ha pst oi nc r ea s e t hec ont r a s twi t ht hev i r t uos i ct hundert ha tc a met oa r s t mov ementpea kdur i nga ne x t endedc a denz a . Dy na mi c swer ee x t r emet hr oughoutt hepi ec e , oc c a s i ona l l ya i deda tt hehi gherendbya nov er us eof peda l . T her ewa snodeny i ngt hei mpa c toft hepi a ni s t ' ss heers k i l l a shenegot i a t edha ndc r os s i ngr uns a ndr i di c ul ous l ydi ﬃc ul tc hor ds , a l l a tbl i ndi ngs peedi nac r owdpl ea s i ngper f or ma nc e .

S hos t a k ov i c h' sF i f t hS y mphonyf ol l owedt hei nt er mi s s i on. Wr i t t en, t hec ompos ers a i d, a s" AS ov i et Ar t i s t ' sRes pons et oJ us tCr i t i c i s m. "T hec r i t i c i s m wa sf r om S t a l i n, whoha dj us tbr oughta boutt hemur der ofov erami l l i ondi s s i dent s , i nc l udi ngqui t eaf ewwhos ema i nc r i mewa spr oduc i nga r tS t a l i ndi dn' tl i k e . T her eha v ebeennumer ous , a nds t i l l c ont i nui ngdi s a gr eement sa boutt heeffec t soft heCommuni s t r egi meonRus s i a nmus i c . Whent heCol dWa rwa si nf ul l bl oom ma nyc r i t i c sdi s pa r a gedt hewor k sof S hos t a k ov i c ha ndPr ok o ev , bel i ev i ngt heywer ec ompl i c i ti nt y r a nny . E a s i ert os a ywhent hewor s t r ea c t i oni sana s t yl et t ert ot heedi t or , mor edi ffic ul twhenoneofy ourc l os es tf r i endswa sj us tc a r t edoff t ot heGul a gors hot . S hos t a k ov i c hgener a l l yget smor es uppor tf orbuc k i ngS t a l i nt ha nPr ok o ev , a nd hi sf t hs y mphonyi sof t enus eda sa na r gument . I nmymi ndt her ei sl i t t l edoubtt ha tS hos t a k ov i c hc hos e ami xofpr udents ubs er v i enc ea ndr i s k ys a t i r i cnos et humbi ngr i di c ul e .

L i nga ndt heor c hes t r a ' sv er s i onoft hes y mphonyr emi ndedmeofBer ns t ei n' st hr i l l i ngr ec or di ng, my f a v or i t e . I wa ss ur pr i s eda tt hev er yend, a ndabi tdi s a ppoi nt ed, whent heonet i mes t udentoft he f a mousc ompos era ndc onduc t orwenta l ongwi t hmos tot herc ont empor a r yc onduc t or sa nd ni s hedby dec el er a t i ngi nt he na l mea s ur es . T heeﬀec ti saf eel i ngofr ega l gr a ndeur . I ns t ea dofs l owi ngBer ns t ei n doubl esdownt or ea c ha nev enhi gherl ev el ofe x c i t ement . I don' tk nowwhi c hi nt er pr et a t i on S hos t a k ov i c hwoul dha v epr ef er r ed, butI ' l l gof ore x c i t ementev er yt i me .

J a hj aL i ngRet ur nst oS a nDi egoConduc t i ng a nI ns pi r edS hos t a k ov i c hF i f t hS y mphony byKenHer ma n, Apr i l 23, 2018 I nhi sr et ur nt hi sweek end( Apr i l 2022) t ot hepodi um oft he S a nDi egoS y mphonya sL a ur ea t eConduc t or , J a hj aL i ng pr es i dedov eroneoft hemor ea ma z i ngper f or ma nc esoft he 201718s ea s on. T hehea r tofL i ng’ spr ogr a m wa sa t r a ns f or mi ng, pr obi nga c c ountofDmi t r i S hos t a k ov i c h’ sF i f t h S y mphony , pr ec ededbyt hey oungUz bekpi a ni s tBehz od Abdur a i mov’ st hr i l l i ngS a nDi egodebuti nS er gei Ra c hma ni noff’ sT hi r dPi a noConc er t o. L i k ehi sRus s i a nc ol l ea gueDa ni i l T r i f onov —bot ha r e i mpr es s i v e27y ea r ol dv i r t uos i —Abdur a i movdi s pl a y sa phenomena l t ec hni que , butnev era ppea r st oa unti t . Wi t h c ompl et ec ompos ur e , het os s edoffev er yv i r t uos oc ha l l engeoft heRa c hma ni noffT hi r d—a ndt heya r e l egi on—buthi sa t t ent i ons t a y edf oc us edons ha pi ngt hec ompos er ’ sa r c hRoma nt i ce x pr es s i onwi t h pa s s i ona t edr i v et emper edbyel ega ntphr a s i nga nds ens i t i v er uba t o. F ore x a mpl e , t owa r dst heendoft he r s tmov ement , a f t erel ec t r i f y i nghi sa udi enc edel i v er i ng Ra c hma ni noff’ sda r k , r oi l i ngc a denz a , Abdur a i movc a l ml ys eguedi nt oahea v enl yduetwi t hPr i nc i pa l F l ut eRos eL omba r dot ha tt ookhi sl i s t ener si nt ot hes er ener ea l m ofc ha mbermus i c . T hos edr ea my , a r c hedt hemesoft heAda gi o—t heonest ha tma det hec ompos erf a mousa ndpr os per ous — Abdur a i movdr enc hedi na ppr opr i a t es ent i ment , y eti nt hebr a v ur apa s s a geshi ss pa r k l i nga r t i c ul a t i on c ommuni c a t edr es ol ut edi s c i pl i ne .

L i ngpr ov i dedAbdur a i movwi t hl ux ur i ous , a t t ent i v es uppor tt hr oughout , ar emi nderofhowmuc hI mi s s hi sdef tdi r ec t i oni nc onc er t os . I nt heRa c hma ni noﬀ’ se x t r ov er t edmoment s , t heor c hes t r as ounded r obus ta ndr es ona nt , es pec i a l l ywi t ht hemus c l eoft hewel l t unedbr a s sc hoi r s , a ndwhent hes t r i ngs neededt obel us h, t heyr os et ot heoc c a s i on. L i ng’ si nc i s i v e , br i l l i a nt l ydet a i l eddi r ec t i onoft heS hos t a k ov i c hF i f t hS y mphonyma demef or geta bout a l l oft ha te x c es s i v eCol dWa rdeba t eov eri t spol i t i c a l i mpl i c a t i onsort hes uppos eds ubt e x toft hi s ma s s i v es y mphonya ndf oc usoni t ss t r i k i nga r c hi t ec t ur ea ndma s t er f ul or c hes t r a t i on. F r om t heF i f t h S y mphony’ sopeni ngphr a s es , L i ngc ul t i v a t edt hewor k ’ smy s t er y , c l ea nl ydel i nea t i ngi t st a utphr a s es whi l ema i nt a i ni ngi t ss ubt l edr a ma t i ct ens i ont hr oughout .

I nt hes c her z o, t heones unnymov ement , Conc er t ma s t erJ eﬀT ha y eroﬀer edhi sa dr oi tt a k eont hes weet v i ol i ns ol o, a ndt hepi z z i c a t opr owes soft heent i r es t r i ngs ec t i onel ev a t edt hei mpa c toft hemov ement s i gnic a nt l y . L i ng’ sma s t er f ul di r ec t i onoft hec ompl e xL a r goa pt l ywa l k edt ha tunea s yl i nebet weena s t r a ngedr ea ma ndat hr ea t eni ngni ght ma r e , hei ght enedbyPr i nc i pa l OboeS a r a hS k us t er ’ sha unt i ng s ol o.

L i nga ndt heor c hes t r aunl ea s hedt het r i umpha ntpoweroft he na l mov ement , l a y er edwi t hbr a s s f uel ed r ewor k s – k udost ogues tPr i nc i pa l T r umpetCr a i gMor r i sf ora ddi ngpa na c het ohi ss ec t i on– wi t houts ugges t i ngf oramomentt hebomba s tt ha tt hi smov ements omet i mesi nv i t es . Y ea r sa goI r ec a l l aper f or ma nc ei nS a nDi egooft hi ss y mphonyl edbyt hec ompos er ’ ss onMa x i m, a nd, a l t houghdi s t a nt memor yma ynotbeper f ec t , I donotr ec a l l t ha thi si nt er pr et a t i onoft heF i f t hS y mphonyoﬀer edt he det a i l eda ndc ompel l i nga c c ountofhi sf a t her ’ swor ka sL i ng’ st r a ns c endentv i s i ondel i v er ed.

S a l ut i ngL eona r dBer ns t ei n’ s100t ha nni v er s a r y , L i ngopenedhi spr ogr a m wi t has ma r t , s ophi s t i c a t ed gl i mps eoft ha tc ompos er ’ sc omf or t a bl er el a t i ons hi pwi t ht hepopul a ra ndj a z zs t y l esofhi ser ai n“ T i mes S qua r e: 1944, ” aj a unt yda nc ef r om t hemus i c a l Ont heT own. Ha dBer ns t ei nnotwr i t t enWes tS i deS t or y adec a del a t er , Ont heT owni st hegr ea tmus i c a l bywhi c hwewoul dr ememberL enni e .

Ma es t r oL i ngr et ur nsc a r r y i ngabi gs t i c k . byGa r r et tHa r r i s , Apr i l 27, 2018 Ma es t r oJ a hj aL i ngr et ur nedt ot hepodi um oft heS a n Di egoS y mphonyonApr i l 20, 21, a nd22wi t ha c onc er twhi c hwa sa bouta sc i nema t i ca st heyc ome . T hepr ogr a m wa spa c k a geda r oundL i nga ndhi s r el a t i ons hi pwi t ht hegr ea tL eona r dBer ns t ei n. L i ng wa soneofBer ns t ei n’ sc onduc t i ngpr ot egesa ndt he c onc er tr eec t edt ha tr el a t i ons hi p. T hepr ogr a ms t a r t edwi t hmus i cf r om Ber ns t ei n’ sOn t heT owna ndendedwi t honeoft hes i gna t ur epi ec es f r om hi sc onduc t i ngc a r eer , S hos t a k ov i c h’ sS y mphony No. 5. Bet weent hes et wowa sal i t t l epi ec eofmus i ck nowna sT heRa c h3. T her ewa sa nea s eofmov ementi nt het ec hni queofpi a ni s t , Behz odAbdur a i mov , whi c hma demef eel r el a x eda ndc on denti nhi sa bi l i t i es . T he27y ea r ol dAbdur a i movt ookabl i s t er i ngpa c ewi t h Ra c hma ni noff’ smons t r ouspi a nopa r t . Y ett ha twa snott hedeni ngc ha r a c t er i s t i cofhi sper f or ma nc e . Abdur a i movper f or medwi t hoodl esoft ha tmy s t er i ousqua l i t yk nowna smus i c a l i t y . Mus i c a l i t yc a nbe des c r i bedi na nynumberofwa y sbuti nmyopi ni oni tma ni f es t sa sa na c t i ngc hoi c e . T her ea r et hel i nes i napl a ya ndagr ea ta c t ors pea k st hem i ns uc hawa yt ha ti tmov est hea udi enc et oaneworbet t er under s t a ndi ng. I nt hes a mewa y , t her ea r et henot esont hepa gea ndamus i c a l per f or ma nc ephr a s es t hos enot esi nawa ywhi c hl ea dst oagr ea t ere x per i enc e . I twa st hemus i c a l i t yofBehz odAbdur a i movwhi c hdel i v er edt hemos ti nt hi st ec hni c a l l ybr i l l i a nt per f or ma nc e . Ma es t r oL i nga ndt heor c hes t r aa ddedt hei rownmus i c a l c hopst ot hemi xa ndwe , t he a udi enc e , r ec ei v edabet t ere x per i enc eofRa c hma ni noff. S hos t a k ov i c h’ sS y mphonyNo. 5wa st he r s tt hi ngI hea r dJ a j a hL i ngc onduc twa yba c kwhenhe r s t c a met ot heS a nDi egoS y mphony . I r ec a l l bei ngi mpr es s edwi t ht het hi r dmov ementa ndt hi st i me a r ound, t het hi r dt i meI ’ v ehea r dhi mc onduc tt hi spi ec e , wa snodi ffer ent . T hes y mphonyi sc hoc k f ul l oft heemot i onsofama nwhos penthour ss mok i ngout s i dehi shomeev er y ni ghts ot ha thi sf a mi l ywoul dn’ ts eehi m dr a ggeda wa ybyt heKGB. I nt he f t hs y mphony , S hos t a k ov i c h i sf or c edt oa pol ogi z et ot heent i t ywhi c hha dbeent er r or i z i nghi ma ndt hef a mi l i esof , a si twa sl a t er r ev ea l ed, s ome20mi l l i onot hers oul s .

Ana t mos pher eofdes pa i rl l st het hi r dmov ement . I ti st hes pi r i t ua l s ea toft hes y mphonya ndt heout er mov ement sbec omepr opa ga ndawi t houti t . Att hepr emi er et her ewa sopenweepi ngdur i ngt hi s s ec t i onoft heys y mphonya st hegr i efofa nent i r ena t i onwa sobs er v ed. T hi swa s1937a ndi twa st he hei ghtofS t a l i n’ spur ges . Ma es t r oL i ngpus hedt heedgesoft heor c hes t r a ’ sdy na mi c sa bouta sf a ra st heyc oul dgoi nbot h di r ec t i ons . T heout ermov ement swer eona tf ul l t hr ot t l ewhi l et het hi r dmov ementc onc l udedwi t ha t e x t ur es odel i c a t et ha tt hes oundev a por a t edi nt ot heupperr ea c hesofS y mphonyHa l l . Att hec onc l us i onoft hes y mphonyt het empoha st r a di t i ona l l ys ur gedf or wa r dt ot hec onc l us i onl i k ea s pr i nt erf ort het a pe . S hos t a k ov i c hdes c r i bedi ta sbei ngbea t enwi t has t i c ka ndt ol dt or ej oi c e . L i nghel d t het empoba c ka ndev ens l owedi tj us tabi t , whi c hempha s i z edt hebr ut a l na t ur eoft hi sf or c ed c el ebr a t i onoft heS ov i ets pi r i t .

ANI NT E RVI EWWI T HF ABI E NGABE LATT HES ANDI E GOS YMPHONY byAmyL ewa ns k i T heS a nDi egoS y mphonyi sc el ebr a t i ngt hec ompos erL eona r d Ber ns t ei ni nMa ywi t hat r i but et owha twoul dha v ebeenhi s 100t hbi r t hda y . Wegott hec ha nc et ot a l kwi t hQuebec S y mphonyOr c hes t r aMus i cDi r ec t orF a bi enGa bel , whowi l l be t heS y mphony ' sgues tc onduc t orf ort he r s tt woc onc er t si n t hes er i est hi sweek , t oc ha ta boutBer ns t ei n, t hea r tof c onduc t i ng, a ndmus i c . Bor nt oa na c c ompl i s hedPa r i s i a nmus i c a l f a mi l y , Ga bel s t a r t ed s t udy i ngt r umpeta tt hea geof6, honi nghi ss k i l l sa tt he Cons er v a t oi r eNa t i ona l S upér i eurdeMus i quedePa r i s , a nd l a t era tt heMus i kHoc hs c hul eofKa r l s r uhe . Hewentont opl a y f or13y ea r si nv a r i ousPa r i s i a nor c hes t r a sundert hedi r ec t i onofpr omi nentc onduc t or ss uc ha sPi er r e Boul ez , S i rCol i nDa v i s , Ri c c a r doMut i , S ei j i Oz a wa , S i monRa t t l ea ndBer na r dHa i t i nk . Ga bel t ooka n i nt er es ti nc onduc t i ng“ qui t el a t e , c ons i der i ngt ha t[ he] s t a r t edmus i cv er yea r l y” . I n2002hebega nt o pur s uehi si nt er es ti nc onduc t i nga tt heAs penS ummerMus i cF es t i v a l , wher ehes t udi edwi t hDa v i d Zi nma n. Ga bel l a t era ppea r eda sagues tc onduc t ora tt heF es t i v a l i n2009. “ I pl a y edundert hedi r ec t i onofma nygr ea tc onduc t or s , a ndba dones . . . S o, ofc our s e , I t r yt ohel pt he mus i c i a nswhenI c onduc tbec a us eI wa sapl a y ert oo, a ndI wa ntt oma k emus i c i a nsc on dentons t a ge a ndi ns pi r et hem. E v er y onewa nt st obei ns pi r ed, ev ent hec onduc t orwhi c hma k est hi sj obha r d. I t ’ ss o s ubj ec t i v e . E a c hc onduc t orha shi sownwa yt oma k emus i c , t her ei snor ec i pe . ” “ L eona r dBer ns t ei na t100” i sat r i but et oBer ns t ei nonhi sbi r t hda y , a nds y mphonyor c hes t r a sa c r os st he gl obepa r t i c i pa t ei nc el ebr a t i ngBer ns t ei n’ swor k . “ Hei sa ni mpor t a ntAmer i c a nc ompos er , [ t hough] I di s c ov er edhi smus i ca f t erc onduc t i ng. E v er y onek nowsWes tS i deS t or y , a ndwhen[ t heS a nDi ego S y mphony ] a s k edmet oper f or m hi smus i c , a ndI s ugges t eda ne x c er ptf r om hi sba l l etF a nc yF r ee , whi c h i sj a z z ya ndbea ut i f ul , a ndav er yi mpor t a ntpi ec ef orv i ol i na nds t r i ngswhi c hI t hi nki soneoft he ma s t er pi ec esoft hes ec ondha l foft he20t hc ent ur y . ” Ga bel wi l l a l s obec onduc t i ngt heS y mphonyi nat r i but et oS t r a us s ’ oper a , “ oneoft hemos tbea ut i f ul popul a roper a . . . t hes ui t ei s25mi nut eswi t ha l l t hehi ghl i ght s , a na ma z i ngor c hes t r a t i on, t unes , s ens ua l a ndr oma nt i cmus i c . T hel a s tpi ec ei sf unny-I pi c k eda nOﬀenba c hpi ec e . Hea r r i v edi nF r a nc ea t14a nd hec ompos edma nyoper et t a s , buti nt he1930s , aF r enc hc ompos era s s embl edhi swor k eda ndma dea ba l l etoutofi t . I ti sl i ght hea r t edda nc eba l l etmus i ca ndv er ypopul a r . I t hi nkev er y onewi l l r ec ogni z et he F r enc hc a nc a n, whi c hi ss odi ﬀer entt ha nt heot hermus i ct ha twi l l bepl a y ed. ”

“ [ Ber ns t ei n] i sa na ma z i ngmel odi s t . I l i k et hes wi ngofhi smus i c . E v enwhenhei s n’ twr i t i ngj a z z , i t s wi ngs . Hi smel odi esa r ev er yr ec ogni z a bl ea ndI l i k ehi ss t y l e , y ouk now, a nda l s oi nt er msofr hy t hm i ti s v er ye x c i t i ngmus i c . ” Wet a l k eda bouti ns pi r a t i ona ndwha ti n uenc esGa bel i nhi sj oba sc onduc t or . “ I ha v eawi der eper t oi r e a ndbei ngF r enc h, I doal otofF r enc hmus i c , bec a us eI t hi nki t ’ swor t h ght i ngf or , a ndI t hi nki ti snot pl a y eda smuc h. ” Ga bel s a y st ha tt her ei sahuges pec t r um ofc l a s s i c a l wor kt oc hoos ef r om, a ndwhi l ehe l ov esc onduc t i ngmos tmus i c , wor k sbyc ompos er sl i k eS i bel i us , Moz a r t , a ndBeet hov ena r es omeofhi s f a v or i t epi ec est oc onduc t . Ga bel “ dev ot es[ hi m] s el ft oev er ypi ec e ” , a ndhes a y shi shea r tgoest os ome c ompos er smor eof t ent ha not her s , l i k eRa v el , a nda ga i n, Moz a r t , a ndBeet hov en. Hewor k st onotgi v e a nys i ngl ec ompos erorpi ec ee x c l us i v i t yi nea c hs ea s on, s i nc ehec onduc t sa na v er a geof60pi ec es ev er ys ea s on. “ E a c hpi ec ei st heoneI pr ef er , ” hes a i d. “ Ne x tweekI a mc onduc t i ngBeet hov en’ s7t h S y mphony , whi c hI l ov e , buta f t ert ha tI wi l l c onduc tDebus s y , whoI l ov et oo. ”

Asf orc onduc t or st ha tGa bel ha sbeeni n uenc edby , henot edt ha thewa s n’ ta ny one ’ spr ot egee , butt he r ec or di ngsof “ Her ber tv onKa r a j a n. . . ha v eal otofi n uenc eonmymus i c a l dev el opment . I woul ds a y [ a l s o] t ha tI a mi ns pi r edbyt heol dgener a t i onofGer ma nc onduc t or s ” .

Ga bel ha sbeenagues tc onduc t ora twor l df a mousor c hes t r a si nc l udi ngt heL ondonPhi l ha r moni c Or c hes t r a , T heOr c hes t r edePa r i sa ndT heDS OBer l i n( a mongma nyot her s ) a ndha ss pent201718 per f or mi ngwi t hma j orUSor c hes t r a si nc l udi ngT heCl ev el a ndOr c hes t r aa swel l a st heNa t i ona l , Det r oi t a ndHous t onS y mphoni es . Whi l et r a v el i ngc a nbet i r i ngf ora r t i s t s , Ga bel l ov esmeet i nga ndr euni t i ng wi t hmus i c i a ns . I ti shi ss ec ondt i mei nS a nDi ego, a ndhei sl ook i ngf or wa r dt omeet i ngupwi t h mus i c i a nsf r om hi sl a s tt r i p: “ t os ha r ewi t hs oma nydi ﬀer entmus i c i a ns , c ount r i es , [ a nd] or c hes t r a sma k es t hi sj obv er ye x c i t i ng” . T hemos tc ha l l engi ngpa r tofc onduc t i ng, t oGa bel , i s“ t oi ns pi r epeopl e , ofc our s e . Wheny oui ns pi r epeopl e , y oudot ha tbys ha r i ngy ours oul a ndy ourhea r t , a ndy out r yt oc onv i nc e peopl et of eel good. T het ec hni c a l a s pec tofc onduc t i ngi sl es si nt er es t i ngt omet ha nt hehuma na s pec t , bec a us ewea r enotr obot s . Wedon’ tpl a ya ni ns t r ument , i ns t r ument sa r eourha nds . Wepl a ymus i c t hr oughouri ns t r ument s , wes ha pes ounds , t ot r a ns mi ts omet hi ng. I ti sea s i ert oe x pr es swi t hmus i c , or ev enwi t hv oi c ebec a us ei ti sr ea l , buty ouc a n’ tpr a c t i c ec onduc t i nga thome-y oudon’ tha v ear ea l or c hes t r a . ”

“ T hea r t i s t i cr es ul t sa r et hemos tr ewa r di ng. I ti sr ewa r di ngwhent hequa l i t yi se x c el l ent , butI a ma l wa y s c r i t i c a l t oi mpr ov ef ort hene x tc onc er tev enwi t ht hes a meor c hes t r aa ndpi ec es . I a l wa y st r yt oi mpr ov e t hi ngsa ndc ha nge , bec a us epl a y i ngt hes a met hi ngt hes a mewa yt hr eet i mesi snoti nt er es t i ng. Wea r e i nt er pr et er s , a ndi ti smor ei nt er es t i ngt opl a yi ndi ﬀer entwa y s . Wea r enotma c hi nes : i ti smor ei ns pi r i ng t oi mpr ov ea ndc ha nge , butt hi si sper s ona l s oma y bea not herc onduc t orwi l l ha v eadi ﬀer enta ns wer . ” Whena s k edi fhec oul dmeeta nyc ompos er , l i v i ngordea d, Ga bel ea s i l yna medDebus s y , Moz a r t , a nd Wa gner , a nda ddedMa hl er , whowa sageni usc ompos er , a ndwa ss a i dt oa l s obeageni usc onduc t or . Andi fy ouneedanewgr oupt ol i s t ent o, c hec koutt heF r enc hel ec t r ogr oupJ us t i c e , whoGa bel l i s t ens t oi nt hec a r .

Ga bel ha se x c el l enta dv i c ef ormus i c i a nswa nt i ngt ogeti nt oc onduc t i ng: “ F i r s t , pl a yi na nor c hes t r at o l ea r nhowt of ol l owa ndhowt opl a ywi t hagr oup, bec a us ey ouc a n’ tl ea di fy ouc a nnotf ol l ow. T hi si st he mos ti mpor t a ntt hi ngI l ea r ned. T opl a yt he na l c hor dofas y mphonya tpi a ni s s i mowi t h100peopl ei s di ﬃc ul tt odo, a ndc onduc t or sdon’ tk nowt hi s , buti ti ss omet hi ngy oul ea r nwi t hagr oup, t os ha r et he e x per i enc e . ”

“ Ar t sa r ewhywel i v e . T hi si swha tma k esusdi ﬀer entt ha na ni ma l s . Ar t s , y ouk nowi fy oudon’ tenj oya r t s y ouj us ts t a ya thome , ea t i nga nds l eepi ng. Mus i ca ndot hera r t shel psy oungpeopl edev el opmor es k i l l s a ndi ti spr ov ent ha ta r t sa ndpr a c t i c i nga ni ns t r umenthel psy oudev el opi nt el l ec t ua l qua l i t i es . T hi si s i mpor t a nt-i fwedon’ tha v ea r t s , t ha twoul dpr oba bl ybet heendofc i v i l i z a t i on. L i k ei nS y r i a , t he r s t t hi ngst heydes t r oy edwer et empl esa ndmus eums . T he r s tt hi ngsdes t r oy edi sa r t , a ndi fwedon’ t ght f ort hea r t s , t hi swi l l ha ppent ous , t oo.

Gett i c k et sf orGa bel ' sgues tc onduc t edc onc er t s , a ndc hec koutt heot here x c el l entc onc er t sc el ebr a t i ng Ber ns t ei n' swor kdur i ngt hi smi ni f es t i v a l .