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SUBSCRIBERS RECEIVE UP TO 20% OFF! PLUS 50% OFF SELECT SPECIAL CONCERTS! 1 LANG LANG PLAYS BEETHOVEN’S EMPEROR October 5, 7 Jahja Ling, conductor Lang Lang, piano BEETHOVEN: Overture to Fidelio BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 5: Emperor MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition

7 MENDELSSOHN’S VIOLIN CONCERTO

January 11, 12, 13 Jahja Ling, conductor Viviane Hagner, violin ROSSINI: Overture to La gazza ladra MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto in E minor NIELSEN: Symphony No. 5

Lang Lang

February 8, 9, 10 Mei-Ann Chen, conductor Benjamin Jaber, horn PRICE: Mississippi River Suite R. STRAUSS: Horn Concerto No. 1 RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade

Garrick Ohlsson

Viviane Hagner

October 26, 27, 28 Jahja Ling, conductor Ray Chen, violin KERNIS: Too Hot Toccata SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4

4 MAHLER’S FIFTH November 2, 3, 4 Jahja Ling, conductor Ralph Kirshbaum, cello HAYDN: Cello Concerto in D Major MAHLER: Symphony No. 5

Ralph Kirshbaum

5 BEETHOVEN’S PASTORAL

November 16, 17, 18 Christof Perick, conductor Jeff Thayer, violin R. STRAUSS: Don Juan GOLDMARK: Violin Concerto BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6: Pastoral

Jessie Chang and Jahja Ling

April 12, 13, 14 Jahja Ling, conductor Kyoko Takezawa, violin WEBERN: Im Sommerwind SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 5 BRAHMS: Violin Concerto

Christof Perick

12 OLGA KERN PLAYS RACHMANINOFF

Jahja Ling

All Friday and Saturday concerts start at 8pm and all Sunday concerts start at 2pm unless otherwise stated. *San Diego Symphony does not perform.

May 3, 4, 5 Jahja Ling, conductor Olga Kern, piano IVES: The Unanswered Question RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 1 TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4

The Romeros

May 24, 25, 26 Jahja Ling, conductor; Joshua Bell, violin SMETANA: Overture to The Bartered Bride TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3: Eroica

Joshua Bell

SPECIALS OPUS 2012 GALA LANG LANG PLAYS TCHAIKOVSKY October 6 Jahja Ling, conductor; Lang Lang, piano TCHAIKOVSKY: Sleeping Beauty Suite TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1

JOHN WILLIAMS Only for IN CONCERT

11 BRAHMS’ VIOLIN CONCERTO

6 SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE December 14, 15, 16 Jahja Ling, conductor Jeremy Denk, piano VERDI: Overture to La forza del destino MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 21 BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique

Mei-Ann Chen

10 JAHJA & JESSIE: CONCERTO FOR TWO PIANOS March 15, 16, 17 James Gaffigan, conductor Jahja Ling and Jessie Chang, pianos BACH: Orchestral Suite No. 4 POULENC: Concerto for Two Pianos SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 4

May 18 Jahja Ling, conductor Pepe Romero, guitar; The Romeros, guitar Denyce Graves, mezzo-soprano GRANADOS: Tres danzas españolas CELEDONIO ROMERO: Concierto de Malaga GOULD: Troubador Music for Four Guitars and Orchestra FALLA: El amor brujo

14 JOSHUA BELL PLAYS TCHAIKOVSKY

March 1, 2, 3 Jahja Ling, conductor Karen Gomyo, violin MUSSORGSKY: “Introduction” (Dawn on the Moscow River), from Khovantschina Karen Gomyo SHOSTAKOVICH: Violin Concerto No. 1 DVORÁK: Symphony No. 6

Ray Chen

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13 THE ROMEROS RETURN!

2 OHLSSON PLAYS TCHAIKOVSKY 8 SCHEHERAZADE October 12, 13, 14 Jahja Ling, conductor Garrick Ohlsson, piano RESPIGHI: Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite No. 1 HAYDN: Symphony No. 102 TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 2

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December 7, 8 John Williams, conductor Johannes Moser, cello An all John Williams concert featuring his Cello Concerto and some of his greatest movie hits.

John Williams

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GIL SHAHAM IN RECITAL*

Kyoko Takezawa

February 7, 7:30pm Gil Shaham, violin; Akira Eguchi, piano WALTON: Violin Sonata BACH: Partita No. 3 BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata No. 9: Kreutzer BOLCOM: (New piece: Music Accord Commission)

THE ROMEROS RETURN!

Olga Kern

May 17, 19 Jahja Ling, conductor; Pepe Romero, guitar The Romeros, guitar; Denyce Graves, mezzo-soprano GRANADOS: Tres danzas españolas CELEDONIO ROMERO: Concierto de Malaga GOULD: Troubador Music for Four Guitars and Orchestra FALLA: El amor brujo

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1 LANG LANG PLAYS BEETHOVEN’S EMPEROR Jahja Ling / Lang Lang

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2 OHLSSON PLAYS TCHAIKOVSKY Jahja Ling / Garrick Ohlsson

Oct. 12 Oct. 13 Oct. 14 Oct. 12 Oct. 13 Oct. 14

3 BRAHMS’ FOURTH Jahja Ling / Ray Chen

Oct. 26 Oct. 27 Oct. 28 Oct. 26 Oct. 27 Oct. 28

4 MAHLER’S FIFTH Jahja Ling / Ralph Kirshbaum

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5 BEETHOVEN’S PASTORAL Christof Perick / Jeff Thayer

Nov. 16 Nov. 17 Nov. 18 Nov. 16 Nov. 17 Nov. 18

6 SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE Jahja Ling / Jeremy Denk

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7 MENDELSSOHN’S VIOLIN CONCERTO Jahja Ling / Viviane Hagner

Jan. 11 Jan. 12 Jan. 13 Jan. 11 Jan. 12 Jan. 13

8 SCHEHERAZADE Mei-Ann Chen / Benjamin Jaber

Feb. 8 Feb. 9 Feb. 10 Feb. 8 Feb. 9 Feb. 10

9 DVORÁK’S SIXTH Jahja Ling / Karen Gomyo

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10 JAHJA & JESSIE: CONCERTO FOR TWO PIANOS James Gaffigan / Jahja Ling / Jessie Chang

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11 BRAHMS’ VIOLIN CONCERTO Jahja Ling / Kyoko Takezawa

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12 OLGA KERN PLAYS RACHMANINOFF Jahja Ling / Olga Kern

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13 THE ROMEROS RETURN! Jahja Ling / Pepe Romero / The Romeros / Denyce Graves

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JOHN WILLIAMS IN CONCERT John Williams / Johannes Moser

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GIL SHAHAM IN RECITAL Gil Shaham / Akira Eguchi

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