Yale Philharmonia, September 24, 2021

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Peter Oundjian principal conductor

Friday, September 24, 2021 | 7:30 pm Woolsey Hall

Robert Blocker, Dean

Program Carl Maria von Weber 1786–1826

Overture to Oberon, J. 306

Igor Stravinsky 1882–1971

Firebird Suite (1909–1910, rev. 1919) I. Introduction – The Firebird and Its Dance II. The Princesses’ Round Dance III. Infernal Dance of King Kastchei IV. Berceuse V. Finale

pause Audience members are asked to remain in their seats during this pause and to refrain from mingling.

Modest Mussorgsky 1839–1881 orch. Maurice Ravel

Pictures at an Exhibition (1874, orch. 1922) Promenade I. The Gnome Promenade II. The Old Castle Promenade III. The Tuileries IV. Bydlo Promenade V. Ballet of Chicks in Their Shells VI. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuÿle VII. The Marketplace in Limoges VIII. The Catacombs

Cum mortuis in lingua mortua [Promenade] IX. The Hut on Fowl’s Legs (Baba-Yaga) X. The Great Gate of Kiev

As a courtesy to others, please silence all devices. Photography and recording of any kind is strictly prohibited. Please do not leave the hall during musical selections. Thank you.

Artist Profiles Peter Oundjian, principal conductor

Philharmonia Staff

Toronto-born conductor Peter Oundjian has been an instrumental figure in the rebirth of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra since his appointment as Music Director in 2004. In addition to conducting the orchestra in dynamic performances that have achieved significant artistic acclaim, he has been greatly involved in a variety of new initiatives that have strengthened the ensemble’s presence in the community and attracted a young and diverse audience.

Manager Jeffrey M. Mistri

In addition to his post in Toronto, from which he stepped down in 2018, Oundjian served as Principal Guest Conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra from 2006 to 2010 and played a major role at the Caramoor International Music Festival in New York between 1997 and 2007. In 2012 he was appointed Music Director of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.

Oundjian was the first violinist of the renowned Tokyo String Quartet, a position he held for fourteen years. Since 1981, he has been on the Yale School of Music faculty.

He was awarded the School’s Samuel Simons Sanford Medal for distinguished service to music in 2013 and named Principal Conductor of the Yale Philharmonia in 2015. He is Professor (adjunct) of Music and Orchestral Conducting at the School of Music.

Assistant Manager Samuel Bobinski Philharmonia Office Assistant Matthew Matheny Stage Crew Shania Cordoba Alex Dergal Ryan Goodwin Jihyun Hwang Seojin Kim Makana Medeiros Stephen Perkyns Chris Rogers-Beadle Matthew Rose Declan Wilcox Deng Zhang Library Stephanie Fritz Nicholas Hernandez Jillian Honn Gregory Lewis Freya Liu Zachary Merkovsky Jaimee Reynolds

Yale Philharmonia Roster Peter Oundjian, principal conductor Violin 1 Michael Ferri Herdís Gudmundsdottir Ladusa Chang-Ou Emily Shehi Tiffany Wee Tianpei Ai Ayrton Coelho Pisco Satoka Abo Eunsae Lee Da Young Lim Freya Liu Zili Sha

Cello Stephen Perkyns Jakob Taylor Miriam LiskeDoorandish Hyein Lee Thomas Hung Hans Emil Sollesnes Jihyun Hwang Jenny Bahk

Double Bass Zachary Merkovsky Hector Ponce Violin 2 Seojin Kim Kate Arndt Dylan Reckner Andrew Samarasekara Ryan Sujdak Minkyung Lee Nicholas Hernandez Rebecca Weger Xinyun Tu Alexander Goldberg Nayoung Kim Flute Jeremy Hao Cameron Cullen² Riana Heath Danielle Maeng³ Bing Yang Li Elvin Schlanger¹ Sophia Steger Piccolo Viola Cameron Cullen³ Florrie Marshall Elvin Schlanger² Emily Rekrut-Pressey Brian Isaacs Oboe Deng Zhang Rachel Ahn³ Kayla Cabrera Mickenna Keller¹ Adam Newman Michelle Oh Harris Bernstein Will Stevens² Rose Nelis English Horn Rachel Ahn² Mickenna Keller³

Clarinet Alex Dergal Lloyd Van’t Hoff² Tianyi Shen¹ Zikang Wang³ Kean Xiong

Trombone Ben Dettelback³ Addison Maye-Saxon² Chandler McLaughlin David Seder¹

Bass Clarinet Alex Dergal²

Bass Trombone Matthew Rose¹² Declan Wilcox³

Alto Saxophone Sahil Mane³

Euphonium David Seder³

Bassoon Ryan Goodwin Matthew Matheny³ Katia Osorio² Anjali Pillai Andy Sledge¹ Marty Tung

Tuba Bridget Conley² Vivian Kung³

Contrabassoon Andy Sledge³

Percussion Russell Fisher² Makana Medeiros Yukiko Nakamura³ Michael Yeung

Horn Ava Conway¹ Stephanie Fritz Torrin Hallett²* Xin He³ Franco Ortiz Jaimee Reynolds Kyle Thompson² Kate Warren Trumpet Philip Barrington² Joshua Bialkin¹ Shania Cordoba Connor Holland³ Lizbeth Yanez

Timpani Jacob Guiterrez¹³ Sijia Huang²

Harp Mia Venezia³ Jane Yoo² Piano Jonathan Mak² ¹ Principal on Weber ² Principal on Stravinsky ²*Assistant Principal on Stravinsky ³ Principal on Mussorgsky