MSO 12.13 Classics

Classics

Season No. 54

Music lives in each of us. Can you hear it?

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As captivating as Schéhérazade herself, Natalie

Merchant joins the MSO for one memorable evening

this October. Having spent many a night at the

symphony in her childhood days, this time she’s front

and center. This multi-platinum award-winning artist

— and former lead vocalist of 10,000 Maniacs — spins

soulful musical tales with selections from her 2010

album Leave Your Sleep, plus new works, too. Fiery and

declarative, intimate and soothing, her heartfelt songs

have become the conscience of a generation. Past and

present — all in an evening not soon forgotten.

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Ever have your ears so delightfully full of sound that it comes out in

goosebumps? Or so moved by a crescendo that it drives you to tears?

Welcome to the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s 2012.13 Classics season.

Throughout the year, celebrate music’s liberating powers with beloved

composers Dvořák, Bartók, Mendelssohn, Mahler, Bruch and Beethoven.

Hear the shades of oppression, angst and their ultimate release in

Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 35 performed

by conductor/pianist Ignat Solzhenitsyn (yes, he’s the son of that

Solzhenitsyn) in tandem with MSO Principal Trumpet Mark Niehaus.

Stories abound. Maestro de Waart takes you to see what fate awaits Judith

in Bluebeard's Castle, with glass works by Dale Chihuly. Be mesmerized once

again by Ravel's Shéhérazade. Mid-season, MSO Assistant Conductor and

wunderkind Francesco Lecce-Chong conducts Gershwin’s perennial favorite,

Rhapsody in Blue.

MSO titled players Frank Almond, Todd Levy, Mark Niehaus, Matthew

Annin, Ilana Setapen and Jennifer Startt each take center stage throughout

the year. Guest conductors Gilbert Varga, Olari Elts and Nicolas McGegan

lead the way through familiar territory, Joyce Yang returns to rock the house

with another of Rachmaninoff’s rousing piano concertos and the Swingle

Singers mix it up with Berio’s Sinfonia. The season comes to rest with Maestro

de Waart and the MSO Chorus for Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius.

From the comfort of Uihlein Hall, dare to be free — free to go wherever the

music takes you, free to practice the lost art of relaxation. And be wrapped

warmly in the magical sound of a live performance.

The Classics Series is presented by UPAF.

“De Waart …played it straight, quick and urgent, saving the best for the last in

a grand finale, resulting in a whirlwind performance that remains among the

best in recent memory.” — Steve Spice, Shepherd Express

You are the music.

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September 28russian Fireworks!Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor

October 5Debussy & ravelOlari Elts, conductorKaren Wierzba, soprano

January 18rhapsody in BlueFrancesco Lecce-Chong, conductorStephen Beus, piano

February 8russian mastersIgnat Solzhenitsyn, conductor and pianoFrancesco Lecce-Chong, conductorMark Niehaus, trumpet

March 15Bluebeard returnsEdo de Waart, conductorMichelle DeYoung, mezzo-sopranoSir John Tomlinson, bassMatthew Annin, horn

May 31season Finale: The Dream of GerontiusEdo de Waart, conductorTamara Mumford, mezzo Anthony Dean Griffey, tenor Luca Pisaroni, bass-baritone Milwaukee Symphony Chorus, Lee Erickson, director

September 21De Waart Conducts mahlerEdo de Waart, conductorMiah Persson, sopranoMilwaukee Children’s ChoirMilwaukee Symphony Chorus, Lee Erickson, director

November 2Franck’s symphony in D minorFrédéric Chaslin, conductorTodd Levy, clarinet

February 1All-BeethovenEdo de Waart, conductor

March 1All-rachmaninoffEdo de Waart, conductorJoyce Yang, pianoMilwaukee Symphony Chorus, Lee Erickson, director

March 22mso’s Ilana setapenEdo de Waart, conductorIlana Setapen, violinSwingle Singers

March 29The glory of HandelNicolas McGegan, conductorYulia Van Doren, sopranoDaniel Taylor, countertenor

“Throughout the program,

decisive brass playing,

particularly some bold

low-brass moments, lovely

wind solos, beautifully

shaped cello lines and

some appropriately buttery

strings gave the Russian

romantic classics delicious

character and expression.”

— Elaine Schmidt, Milwaukee

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September 15Opening Weekend! Frank Almond Plays mendelssohnGilbert Varga, conductorFrank Almond, violin




March 9Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, plus…Dvorák’s New WorldEdo de Waart, conductorNadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin

May 25De Waart Conducts BrahmsEdo de Waart, conductor






May 4Augustin HadelichFrancesco Lecce-Chong, conductorAugustin Hadelich, violin


November 10schubert’s Immortal Unfinished symphonyChristoph König, conductor

January 26Bruckner’s RomanticEdo de Waart, conductorJoseph Kalichstein, piano



June 1Season Finale: The Dream of GerontiusEdo de Waart, conductorTamara Mumford, mezzo Anthony Dean Griffey, tenor Luca Pisaroni, bass-baritone Milwaukee Symphony Chorus, Lee Erickson, director

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Basilica seriesI. TransformationNovember 16 +17, 2012 | 7:30pFrancesco Lecce-Chong, conductor

Arvo Pärt TrisagionHilarion Alfeyev Song of AscentRavel Suite of Five Pieces from Ma Mére l’Oye

(Mother Goose)Strauss Tod and Verklärung , Op. 24

(Death and Transfiguration)

Mysterious. Intriguing. Filled with wonder. Four composers, four different perspectives. Which composer will capture your imagination?

II. ContemplationApril 12 + 13, 2013 | 7:30pFrancesco Lecce-Chong, conductor

Ives The Unanswered QuestionWagner Prelude and “Liebestod” from

Tristan und IsoldeHaydn The Seven Last Words of Christ

Profound and sacred. Expansive enough for life’s biggest questions. Contemplate the answers in the penultimate space for quiet reflection: The Basilica. Listen as orchestra sections engage in discussion on life, death and everything in between.

III. remembranceMay 17 + 18, 2013 | 7:30pFrancesco Lecce-Chong, conductorJennifer Startt, violin

Prokofiev Andante, Op. 50bis from String Quartet No. 1

Weinberg Symphony No. 2Vaughan Williams Concerto in D minor for Violin and

Orchestra, “Concerto accademico”Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Childhood memories viewed through the lens of adulthood. Safe, soothing and warm.

New this year!

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special PerformancesBasilica seriesWest side storyNovember 23 & 24, 2012 | 7:30pSarah Hicks, conductor

Bernstein West Side Story

Experience this classic romantic tragedy and the bitter battle between the Jets and the Sharks as Leonard Bernstein’s seminal score is dramatically brought to life on stage by the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience an exclusive anniversary screening, accompanied by the live performance of one of the greatest scores ever composed.

New Year’s Eve Celebrationdecember 31, 2012 | 8:00pAndreas Delfs, conductor

Crack open the champagne and celebrate New Year’s Eve in the traditional Viennese style with Conductor Laureate Andreas Delfs and the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Ring in the New Year in sparkling fashion with an evening of popular Viennese waltzes and polkas from the Strauss family and friends.

Itzhak Perlman CelebrationJanuary 16, 2013 | 7:30pFrancesco Lecce-Chong, conductorItzhak Perlman, violin

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

An incomparable virtuoso. The greatest violinist of our time. Perhaps of all time. Itzhak Perlman joins the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra this January. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to experience the artistry of Itzhak Perlman.

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Opening Weekend! Frank Almond Plays mendelssohnSeptember 15 – 16, 2012Gilbert Varga, conductor Frank Almond, violinMendelssohn � � � � � The Hebrides Overture, Op. 26,

“Fingal’s Cave”Mendelssohn � � � � � Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64Mendelssohn � � � � � Nocturne from Four Pieces from

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61Mendelssohn � � � � � Symphony No. 4 in A major,

Op. 90, Italian

It’s an opening weekend celebration of Mendelssohn favorites. Concertmaster Frank Almond plays the popular Violin Concerto. And guest conductor Gilbert Varga leads the sunny Italian Symphony, Fingal’s Cave Overture and the exquisite Nocturne from A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

De Waart Conducts mahlerSeptember 21 – 22, 2012Edo de Waart, conductor Milwaukee Symphony Chorus, Lee Erickson, director Milwaukee Children’s Choir Miah Persson, sopranoMozart � � � � � � � � � � � Exsultate, jubliate, K. 165John Adams� � � � � � � On the Transmigration of SoulsMahler � � � � � � � � � � � Symphony No. 4 in G major

“The symphony must embrace the world,” said Gustav Mahler. And in his heartfelt Symphony Number Four, he reveals his world through the innocent eyes of a child. Edo de Waart returns to lead Mahler’s heart-rending Fourth Symphony. Plus, music Edo de Waart has long championed, that of John Adams, whose On the Transmigration of Souls commemorates those lost on 9/11.

russian Fireworks!September 28 – 30, 2012Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductorGlinka � � � � � � � � � � � �Overture to Russlan and LudmillaTchaikovsky� � � � � � � �Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Opus 17

Little RussianMussorgsky � � � � � � �Scenes from KhovantchinaMussorgsky � � � � � � �Night on Bald MountainBorodin � � � � � � � � � � “Polovtsian Dances” from Prince Igor

From Glinka’s whirlwind Russlan and Ludmilla Overture, to Mussorgsky’s haunted Night on Bald Mountain, and Borodin’s enchanting Stranger in Paradise, the Polovtsian Dances. All the Russian Masters on one passionate program, including Tchaikovsky’s blazing Little Russian Symphony.

Debussy & ravelOctober 5 – 6, 2012Olari Elts, conductor Karen Wierzba, sopranoDebussy � � � � � � � � � � Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune,

Prelude to the Afternoon of a FaunRavel � � � � � � � � � � � � Rapsodie espagnoleRavel � � � � � � � � � � � � ShéhérazadeDebussy � � � � � � � � � � Ibéria No. 2 from Images

Through the veil of impressionism, their music beguiles and seduces. Debussy’s gentle Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun would shatter musical convention, while his Ibéria is an intoxicating evocation of Spain. Ravel, too, would offer his impression in the Rhapsodie espagnole, while his setting of Shéhérazade explores the exotic.

Franck’s symphony in D minorNovember 2 – 3, 2012Frédéric Chaslin, conductor Todd Levy, clarinetHindemith� � � � � � � � Mathis der Maler: SymphonyWeber � � � � � � � � � � � Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor,

Op. 73Franck � � � � � � � � � � � Symphony in D minor

César Franck’s roaring Symphony in D minor has thrilled audiences for more than a century. Hindemith’s Mathis der Maler is a glowing portrait of an artist inspired. And the MSO’s Todd Levy performs the effervescent First Clarinet Concerto of Beethoven’s contemporary, Carl Maria von Weber.

schubert’s Immortal Unfinished symphony November 10, 2012Christoph König, conductorWeber � � � � � � � � � � � Overture to Der FreischützLutosławski � � � � � � � Concerto for OrchestraSchubert � � � � � � � � � Symphony No. 7 in B minor, D. 759,

UnfinishedLiszt � � � � � � � � � � � � � Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in D minor

Composed in 1822, it languished unperformed for over forty years. Never finished. Heard only in Schubert’s fevered imagination. The Milwaukee Symphony performs Schubert’s immortal Unfinished Symphony. Lutosławski’s Concerto for Orchestra displays the MSO’s shimmering virtuosity. And Liszt’s famous Second Hungarian Rhapsody presents music’s most recognizable melodies!

Live performance: The original surround sound.A myriad of musicians. Eighteen programs. Thirty-six performances. Each with something to love. It doesn’t get any better than this.

MSO CONCERTMASTER FrANK ALMONd + GILBErT VArGA 09.15 + 09.16

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rhapsody in BlueJanuary 18 – 19, 2013Francesco Lecce-Chong, conductor Stephen Beus, pianoCopland � � � � � � � � � � Lincoln PortraitJeffrey Mumford� � � a dance into reflected daylightGershwin � � � � � � � � � Rhapsody in BlueSibelius � � � � � � � � � � Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 82

’S Wonderful! ’S Marvelous! George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue is an MSO audience favorite. These concerts also feature Aaron Copland’s stirring Lincoln Portrait. All this, plus Sibelius’ exhilarating Fifth Symphony, inspired by the call of migrating swans. The Fifth stands as one of the grandest, most bracing ever composed.

Bruckner’s RomanticJanuary 26, 2013Edo de Waart, conductor Joseph Kalichstein, pianoMozart � � � � � � � � � � � Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat major,

K. 482Bruckner � � � � � � � � � Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major,

Romantic (1888 version)

Edo de Waart conducts the Fourth Symphony, acknowledged as Anton Bruckner’s first masterpiece — a vast symphonic landscape, majestic in its scope, radiant in its sound. The Romantic Symphony storms the heavens with praise. These concerts also feature legendary pianist Joseph Kalichstein in music of Mozart.

All-BeethovenFebruary 1 – 3, 2013Edo de Waart, conductorBeethoven� � � � � � � � Overture to Egmont, Op. 84Beethoven� � � � � � � � Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36Beethoven� � � � � � � � Overture to Coriolan, Op. 62Beethoven� � � � � � � � Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

The Symphonies of Beethoven speak to generation upon generation. Edo de Waart conducts this season’s only all-Beethoven concert. The path-breaking Second Symphony. The heroic Egmont and Coriolan Overtures. And the rousing Fourth Symphony.

russian mastersFebruary 8 – 9, 2013Ignat Solzhenitsyn, conductor and piano Francesco Lecce-Chong, conductor Mark Niehaus, trumpetShostakovich � � � � � Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 35Liadov � � � � � � � � � � � Baba-Yaga, Op. 56 Prokofiev � � � � � � � � � Symphony No. 6 in E-flat minor,

Op. 111

At the keyboard or on the podium, Ignat Solzhenitsyn is a volcanic talent. In a dazzling dual role, Solzhenitsyn plays Shostakovich’s scorching First Piano Concerto, then conducts the delicate Sixth Symphony of Prokofiev. Encounter these Russian masters through Solzhenitsyn’s virtuosic artistry.

MSO ASSISTANT CONDUC TOR FrANCESCO LECCE-ChONG

MSO PRINCIPAL TRUMPET WALTER L. ROBB TRUMPET CHAIR MArK NIEhAuS02.08 + 02.09

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MSO PRINCIPAL CLARINETFRANKLYN ESENBERG CLARINET CHAIRTOdd LEVY11.02 + 11.03

MSO ASSISTANT CONDUC TORFrANCESCO LECCE-ChONG

MSO PRINCIPAL TRUMPETWALTER L. ROBB TRUMPET CHAIRMArK NIEhAuS02.08 + 02.09

MSO ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTERILANA SETAPEN03.22 + 03.23

FrÉdÉrIC ChASLIN11.02 + 11.03

MSO PRINCIPAL HORNMAT ThEW ANNIN03.15 – 03.17

All-rachmaninoffMarch 1 – 3, 2013Edo de Waart, conductorJoyce Yang, pianoMilwaukee Symphony Chorus, Lee Erickson, directorRachmaninoff � � � � � The Rock, Op. 7 Rachmaninoff � � � � � Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor,

Op. 1Rachmaninoff � � � � � The Bells, Op. 35

Edo de Waart’s annual all-Rachmaninoff concert has become an MSO audience favorite. This season’s celebration features the return of Joyce Yang for the youthful First Piano Concerto. Then, Edo de Waart leads Rachmaninoff ’s hypnotic choral symphony, The Bells, from the poem by Edgar Allen Poe. Saturday evening’s performance is supported by Baird Private Asset Management.

Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, plus…Dvorák’s New World March 9, 2013Edo de Waart, conductorNadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violinJennifer Higdon � � � blue cathedralBruch � � � � � � � � � � � � Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor,

Op. 26 Dvořák � � � � � � � � � � � Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95

From the New World

This is music that captures the energy, the exuberance, the promise of a great nation. Edo de Waart conducts one of the most beloved symphonies in the entire repertoire, Dvořák’s love letter to America, the New World Symphony. Plus, the phenomenal Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg plays Bruch’s First Violin Concerto.

Bluebeard returns March 15 – 17, 2013Edo de Waart, conductorMichelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano • Sir John Tomlinson, bassMatthew Annin, hornMozart � � � � � � � � � � � Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-fl at major, K.

417Bartók � � � � � � � � � � � Herzog Blauberts, Bluebeard’s Castle

The smash success of Edo de Waart’s inaugural season, Bartók’s mysterious opera Bluebeard’s Castle returns with Dale Chihuly’s stunning glass set designs. Experience six of Chihuly’s vibrant glass artworks, revealed one by one — and each set to music. The evening begins with Mozart’s delicious Second Horn Concerto, performed by the MSO’s Matthew Annin.

mso’s Ilana setapenMarch 22 – 23, 2013Edo de Waart, conductorIlana Setapen, violinSwingle SingersStravinsky � � � � � � � � Pulcinella Suite Prokofi ev � � � � � � � � � Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63Berio � � � � � � � � � � � � Sinfonia, for Eight Voices and Orchestra

See the MSO’s Associate Concertmaster, Ilana Setapen, illuminate Prokofi ev’s ferocious yet lyrical Violin Concerto No. 2. Then, Edo de Waart presents Luciano Berio’s masterpiece: Sinfonia. Commissioned by the New York Philharmonic for its 125th anniversary, it blends Beethoven, Berlioz, Brahms, Debussy, Ravel, Stravinsky and Mahler melodies into a mesmerizing mélange, accented by the singular voices of the Swingle Singers, who premiered the work in 1968. Sinfonia speaks for its time. And for all time. Saturday evening’s performance is supported by The Rotary Club of Milwaukee.

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The glory of HandelMarch 29 – 30, 2013Nicolas McGegan, conductor Yulia Van Doren, soprano Daniel Taylor, countertenorAvison � � � � � � � � � � � �Sonata No. 6Handel � � � � � � � � � � � “Scherzano sul tuo volto” from

RinaldoHandel � � � � � � � � � � � “Amor è qual vento” from OrlandoHandel � � � � � � � � � � � “Domerò la tua fierezza” from

Giulio CesareHandel � � � � � � � � � � � “Io t’abbraccio” from RodelindaPergolesi � � � � � � � � � �Stabat Mater

This is the glory of the Baroque. The glory of Handel. Baroque master Nicolas McGegan, soprano Yulia Van Doren and countertenor Daniel Taylor offer exquisite arias and duets of Handel, music that celebrates the beauty and virtuosity of the voice. Brilliant in its composition, deeply affecting in its emotion.

Augustin HadelichMay 4, 2013Francesco Lecce-Chong, conductor Augustin Hadelich, violinStrauss � � � � � � � � � � � Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28Mozart � � � � � � � � � � � Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major,

K. 219Mozart � � � � � � � � � � � Overture and Ballet Music from

Idomeneo, K. 366Strauss � � � � � � � � � � � Suite from Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59

At his gold medal competition win, the audience stood, cheered and wept. Violinist Augustin Hadelich has been hailed as a courageous, powerful virtuoso. And now he joins the Milwaukee

Symphony for Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5. The program also features Richard Strauss — the comical Till Eulenspeigel’s Merry Pranks and the poignant Der Rosenkavalier Suite.

De Waart Conducts BrahmsMay 25 + 26, 2013Edo de Waart, conductorBrahms � � � � � � � � � � Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68Brahms � � � � � � � � � � Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Edo de Waart leads the Milwaukee Symphony in the music of Johannes Brahms. The strong, mighty Symphony No. 1, and the great, noble Symphony No. 4. Though he would compose only four symphonies, each is counted among music’s towering masterpieces. Experience the romantic genius of Johannes Brahms.

Season Finale: The Dream of GerontiusMay 31 – June 1, 2013Edo de Waart, conductor Tamara Mumford, mezzo Anthony Dean Griffey, tenor Luca Pisaroni, bass-baritone Milwaukee Symphony Chorus, Lee Erickson, directorElgar The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38

“This is the best of me,” wrote Sir Edward Elgar on the final page of his manuscript. “This, if anything of mine, is worthy of your memory.” The Dream of Gerontius is Elgar’s affirmation of faith, in the tradition of Messiah. Edo de Waart brings the season to a close, leading the Orchestra and Chorus in Elgar’s breathtaking oratorio.

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MAT ThIAS PINTSChEr 06.08 + 06.09

SWINGLE SINGErS03.22 + 03.23

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2012.13 Classics season Fri Sat Sun

8:00p 8:00p 2:30p

Frank Almond: mendelssohn

Gilbert Varga, conductorFrank Almond, violin

Mendelssohn The Hebrides Overture, Op. 26, “Fingal’s Cave”Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64Mendelssohn Nocturne from Four Pieces from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90, Italian

09.15 09.16

De Waart: mahler

Edo de Waart, conductorMilwaukee Symphony Chorus. Lee Erickson, directorMilwaukee Children’s ChoirMiah Persson, soprano

Mozart Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165John Adams On the Transmigration of SoulsMahler Symphony No. 4 in G major 09.21 09.22

russian Fireworks!

Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor Glinka Overture to Russlan and LudmillaTchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17, Little RussianMussorgsky Scenes from KhovantchinaMussorgsky Night on Bald MountainBorodin “Polovtsian Dances” from Prince Igor

09.28 09.29 09.30

Debussy & ravel

Olari Elts, conductorKaren Wierzba, soprano

Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, Prelude to the Afternoon of a FaunRavel Rapsodie espagnoleRavel ShéhérazadeDebussy “Ibéria” No. 2 from Images

10.05 10.06

Franck’s symphony in D minor

Frédéric Chaslin, conductor Todd Levy, clarinet

Hindemith Mathis der Maler: SymphonyWeber Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 73Franck Symphony in D minor

11.02 11.03

Unfinished symphony

Christoph König, conductor Weber Overture to Der FreischützLutosławski Concerto for OrchestraSchubert Symphony No. 7 in B minor, D.759, UnfinishedLiszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in D minor

11.10

rhapsody in Blue

Francesco Lecce-Chong, conductorStephen Beus, piano

Copland Lincoln PortraitJeffrey Mumford a dance into reflected lightGershwin Rhapsody in BlueSibelius Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 82

01.18 01.19

Bruckner’s Romantic

Edo de Waart, conductorJoseph Kalichstein, piano

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 22, in E-flat major, K. 482Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, Romantic (1888 version) 01.26

All-Beethoven Edo de Waart, conductor Beethoven Overture to Egmont, Op. 84Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36Beethoven Overture to Coriolan, Op. 62Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

02.01 02.02 02.03

russian masters

Ignat Solzhenitsyn, conductor and pianoFrancesco Lecce-Chong, conductorMark Niehaus, trumpet

Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 35Liadov Baba-Yaga, Op. 56 Prokofiev Symphony No. 6 in E-flat minor, Op. 111 02.08 02.09

All-rachmaninoff

Edo de Waart, conductorJoyce Yang, pianoMilwaukee Symphony Chorus, Lee Erickson, director

Rachmaninoff The Rock, Op. 7Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 1Rachmaninoff The Bells, Op. 35 03.01 03.02 03.03

Dvorák’s New World

Edo de Waart, conductorNadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin

Jennifer Higdon blue cathedral Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, From the New World

03.09

Bluebeard returns

Edo de Waart, conductorMichelle DeYoung, mezzo-sopranoSir John Tomlinson, bassMatthew Annin, horn

Mozart Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major, K. 417Bartók Bluebeard’s Castle

03.15 03.16 03.17

mso’s Ilana setapen

Edo de Waart, conductorIlana Setapen, violinSwingle Singers

Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, op. 63Berio Sinfonia, for Eight Voices and Orchestra

03.22 03.23

The glory of Handel

Nicolas McGegan, conductorYulia Van Doren, sopranoDaniel Taylor, countertenor

Avison Sonata No. 6Handel “Scherzano sul tuo volto” from RinaldoHandel “Amor è qual vento” from OrlandoHandel “Domerò la tua fierezza” from Giulio CesareHandel “Io t’abbraccio” from RodelindaPergolesi Stabat Mater

03.29 03.30

Augustin Hadelich

Francesco Lecce-Chong, conductorAugustin Hadelich, violin

Strauss Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219Mozart Overture and Ballet Music from Idomeneo, K. 366Strauss Suite from Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59

05.04

De Waart: Brahms

Edo de Waart, conductor Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 05.25 05.26

The Dream of Gerontius

Edo de Waart, conductorTamara Mumford, mezzoAnthony Dean Griffey, tenorLuca Pisaroni, bass-baritoneMilwaukee Symphony Chorus, Lee Erickson, director

Elgar The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38

05.31 06.01

For complete concert descriptions, see pages 15 – 18. Programs subject to change.

Edo de Waart Society Members • Andreas Delfs Society Members • Arthur and Nancy Laskin Contemporary Music Fund Briggs & Stratton Corporation Foundation, Inc. • Charles and Marie Caestecker Endowment Fund

Gertrude Elser & John Schroeder Guest Artist Endowment Fund • Phyllis & Harleth Pubanz Guest Artist Endowment Fund Stein Family Foundation Endowment Fund • Andrea & Woodrow Leung

m s o . o r g

Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation

CAMPAC

The WE GroupPrivate Wealth ManagementRobert W. Baird & Co

Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation

CAMPAC

The WE GroupPrivate Wealth ManagementRobert W. Baird & Co

2012.13 Classics season Fri Sat Sun

8:00p 8:00p 2:30p

Frank Almond: mendelssohn

Gilbert Varga, conductorFrank Almond, violin

Mendelssohn The Hebrides Overture, Op. 26, “Fingal’s Cave”Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64Mendelssohn Nocturne from Four Pieces from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90, Italian

09.15 09.16

De Waart: mahler

Edo de Waart, conductorMilwaukee Symphony Chorus. Lee Erickson, directorMilwaukee Children’s ChoirMiah Persson, soprano

Mozart Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165John Adams On the Transmigration of SoulsMahler Symphony No. 4 in G major 09.21 09.22

russian Fireworks!

Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor Glinka Overture to Russlan and LudmillaTchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17, Little RussianMussorgsky Scenes from KhovantchinaMussorgsky Night on Bald MountainBorodin “Polovtsian Dances” from Prince Igor

09.28 09.29 09.30

Debussy & ravel

Olari Elts, conductorKaren Wierzba, soprano

Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, Prelude to the Afternoon of a FaunRavel Rapsodie espagnoleRavel ShéhérazadeDebussy “Ibéria” No. 2 from Images

10.05 10.06

Franck’s symphony in D minor

Frédéric Chaslin, conductorTodd Levy, clarinet

Hindemith Mathis der Maler: SymphonyWeber Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 73Franck Symphony in D minor

11.02 11.03

Unfi nished symphony

Christoph König, conductor Weber Overture to Der FreischützLutosławski Concerto for OrchestraSchubert Symphony No. 7 in B minor, D.759, Unfi nishedLiszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in D minor

11.10

rhapsody in Blue

Francesco Lecce-Chong, conductorStephen Beus, piano

Copland Lincoln PortraitJeff rey Mumford a dance into refl ected lightGershwin Rhapsody in BlueSibelius Symphony No. 5 in E-fl at major, Op. 82

01.18 01.19

Bruckner’s Romantic

Edo de Waart, conductorJoseph Kalichstein, piano

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 22, in E-fl at major, K. 482Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E-fl at major, Romantic (1888 version) 01.26

All-Beethoven Edo de Waart, conductor Beethoven Overture to Egmont, Op. 84Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36Beethoven Overture to Coriolan, Op. 62Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-fl at major, Op. 60

02.01 02.02 02.03

russian masters

Ignat Solzhenitsyn, conductor and pianoFrancesco Lecce-Chong, conductorMark Niehaus, trumpet

Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 35Liadov Baba-Yaga, Op. 56 Prokofi ev Symphony No. 6 in E-fl at minor, Op. 111 02.08 02.09

All-rachmaninoff

Edo de Waart, conductorJoyce Yang, pianoMilwaukee Symphony Chorus, Lee Erickson, director

Rachmaninoff The Rock, Op. 7Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 1Rachmaninoff The Bells, Op. 35 03.01 03.02 03.03

Dvorák’s New World

Edo de Waart, conductorNadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin

Jennifer Higdon blue cathedral Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, From the New World

03.09

Bluebeard returns

Edo de Waart, conductorMichelle DeYoung, mezzo-sopranoSir John Tomlinson, bassMatthew Annin, horn

Mozart Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-fl at major, K. 417Bartók Bluebeard’s Castle

03.15 03.16 03.17

mso’s Ilana setapen

Edo de Waart, conductorIlana Setapen, violinSwingle Singers

Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite Prokofi ev Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, op. 63Berio Sinfonia, for Eight Voices and Orchestra

03.22 03.23

The glory of Handel

Nicolas McGegan, conductorYulia Van Doren, sopranoDaniel Taylor, countertenor

Avison Sonata No. 6Handel “Scherzano sul tuo volto” from RinaldoHandel “Amor è qual vento” from OrlandoHandel “Domerò la tua fi erezza” from Giulio CesareHandel “Io t’abbraccio” from RodelindaPergolesi Stabat Mater

03.29 03.30

Augustin Hadelich

Francesco Lecce-Chong, conductorAugustin Hadelich, violin

Strauss Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219Mozart Overture and Ballet Music from Idomeneo, K. 366Strauss Suite from Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59

05.04

De Waart: Brahms

Edo de Waart, conductor Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 05.25 05.26

The Dream of Gerontius

Edo de Waart, conductorTamara Mumford, mezzoAnthony Dean Griff ey, tenorLuca Pisaroni, bass-baritoneMilwaukee Symphony Chorus, Lee Erickson, director

Elgar The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38

05.31 06.01

For complete concert descriptions, see pages 15 – 18. Programs subject to change.

Edo de Waart Society Members • Andreas Delfs Society Members • Arthur and Nancy Laskin Contemporary Music FundBriggs & Stratton Corporation Foundation, Inc. • Charles and Marie Caestecker Endowment Fund

Gertrude Elser & John Schroeder Guest Artist Endowment Fund • Phyllis & Harleth Pubanz Guest Artist Endowment Fund Stein Family Foundation Endowment Fund • Andrea & Woodrow Leung

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