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DVOŘÁK FESTIVAL DVOŘÁK FESTIVAL PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION October 4 & 5, 2013 Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor | Karen Gomyo, violin The Symphony’s final season before moving to the new, world-class Tobin Center opens with a program featuring the orchestral blockbuster Pictures at an Exhibition. Mussorgsky Night on Bald Mountain Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto No. 3 Mussorgsky, arr. Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition Sponsored by The Nordan Trust SERIES SERIES Applause Ovation All Classics concerts: 8:00 p.m. Majestic Theatre. sasymphony.org (210) 554-1010 7 concerts 7 concerts RACH 2 November 8 & 9, 2013 Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor | Cecile Licad, piano Electrifying pianist Cecile Licad performs Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2, one of the most difficult and beautiful piano concertos. This incredible tour de force unmistakably demonstrates Rachmaninoff’s complete mastery of the romantic concerto. Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 Bruckner Symphony No. 6 GERSHWIN PIANO CONCERTO February 21 & 22, 2014 Julian Kuerti, conductor | Lo-An Lin, piano 2012 San Antonio International Piano Competition Winner Lo-An Lin performs Gershwin’s jazz–inspired Piano Concerto in F Major. Ravel Mother Goose Suite Gershwin Piano Concerto in F major Bartók The Miraculous Mandarin BEETHOVEN PIANO CONCERTO May 16 & 17, 2014 Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor | Nicholas Angelich, piano Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto was inspired by Mozart and includes some of his most beautiful, sensual and ethereal music. Prokofiev wrote his Fifth Symphony during WWII and said, “It is a symphony about the spirit of man.” Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 SYMPHONIC DANCES October 11 & 12, 2013 Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor | Jonathan Biss, piano San Antonio Symphony Mastersingers Rachmaninoff’s final composition, Symphonic Dances, has lush, nostalgic melodies inspired by Russian Orthodox and medieval chant, as well as dramatic dance energy imaginable only with a virtuosic 20th-century orchestra. Schubert, arr. Mottl Mirjams Siegesgesang Schumann Piano Concerto Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances MENDELSSOHN VIOLIN CONCERTO November 22 & 23, 2013 Cristian Macelaru, conductor | Philippe Quint, violin American violinist Philippe Quint performs Mendelssohn’s immortal Violin Concerto on a program that also features a luscious arrangement for orchestra of Brahms’s Piano Quartet in G minor. Bach, arr. Webern Ricercare from Musical Offering Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Brahms, arr. Schoenberg Piano Quartet in G minor MAHLER 5 June 6 & 7, 2014 Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor The Children’s Chorus of San Antonio Mahler’s monumental Symphony No. 5 brings the Symphony’s final season in the Majestic Theatre to a glorious and powerful close. Copland Selections from Old American Songs Mahler Symphony No. 5 SYMPHONY NO. 6 Friday, January 17, 2014 Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor | Michel Dalberto, piano With his Symphony No. 6, Dvořák established himself as an internationally renowned composer. Dvořák Piano Concerto Dvořák Symphony No. 6 VIOLIN CONCERTO Saturday, January 18, 2014 Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor | Nancy Zhou, violin San Antonio native Nancy Zhou returns to perform Dvořák’s Violin Concerto, which features gorgeous Czech melodies and Dvořák’s unique harmonic style. Dvořák Violin Concerto Dvořák Symphony No. 7 NEW WORLD SYMPHONY February 7 & 8, 2014 Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor Influenced by the sights and sounds he experienced during a prolonged visit to America, Dvořák’s New World Symphony is a unique blend of Old World style and New World sounds. Dvořák Symphony No. 5 Dvořák Symphony No. 9, “From the New World” BEETHOVEN AND MOZART March 7 & 8, 2014 Kolja Blacher, leader and violin Violinist Kolja Blacher returns to San Antonio to lead the orchestra from the concertmaster chair in a series of intimate and charming classical works, including Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1 and Mozart’s “Turkish” Violin Concerto. Haydn Symphony No. 6, “Le Matin” Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5, “Turkish” Beethoven Romance No. 1 Beethoven Symphony No. 1 SCHUBERT GREAT May 9 & 10, 2014 Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor | Tine Thing Helseth, trumpet Schubert’s last symphony was dubbed “The Great” for its majesty and grandeur. Schumann thought it the greatest instrumental work since the death of Beethoven. Haydn Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, “The Great” Cecile Licad Tine Thing Helseth Karen Gomyo Philippe Quint Nancy Zhou SWAN LAKE April 11 & 12, 2014 Bramwell Tovey, conductor San Antonio Symphony Mastersingers The score to Tchaikovsky’s brilliant ballet Swan Lake includes more beautiful tunes and memorable melodies than perhaps any other romantic showpiece. Poulenc Gloria Tchaikovsky Selections from Swan Lake CELLO CONCERTO January 10 & 11, 2014 Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor | Jian Wang, cello The Dvořák Festival opens with cellist Jian Wang returning to perform Dvořák’s best-loved concerto. Dvořák Cello Concerto Dvořák Symphony No. 8 Artists and programs subject to change. sasymphony.org (210) 554-1010 RUSALKA IN CONCERT *Thursday, January 30, 2014 Saturday, February 1, 2014 Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor | Vocal Soloists, TBD The Opera San Antonio | San Antonio Symphony Mastersingers A highlight of the Dvořák Festival is a special concert version of Dvořák’s opera masterpiece, Rusalka in a co-presentation of The Opera San Antonio and the San Antonio Symphony. Dvořák Rusalka (Concert Version) *THE FIRST PERFORMANCE FOR THIS CONCERT IS ON THURSDAY Kolja Blacher
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PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITIONOctober 4 & 5, 2013 Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor | Karen Gomyo, violinThe Symphony’s final season before moving to the new, world-class Tobin Center opens with a program featuring the orchestral blockbuster Pictures at an Exhibition.
Mussorgsky Night on Bald MountainSaint-Saëns Violin Concerto No. 3Mussorgsky, arr. Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition
Sponsored by The Nordan Trust
SERIES SERIESApplause Ovation
All Classics concerts: 8:00 p.m. Majestic Theatre.
sasymphony.org(210) 554-1010
7 concerts 7 concerts
RACH 2November 8 & 9, 2013 Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor | Cecile Licad, pianoElectrifying pianist Cecile Licad performs Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2, one of the most difficult and beautiful piano concertos. This incredible tour de force unmistakably demonstrates Rachmaninoff’s complete mastery of the romantic concerto.
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 Bruckner Symphony No. 6
GERSHWIN PIANO CONCERTOFebruary 21 & 22, 2014Julian Kuerti, conductor | Lo-An Lin, piano2012 San Antonio International Piano Competition Winner Lo-An Lin performs Gershwin’s jazz–inspired Piano Concerto in F Major.
Ravel Mother Goose SuiteGershwin Piano Concerto in F majorBartók The Miraculous Mandarin
BEETHOVEN PIANO CONCERTOMay 16 & 17, 2014Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor | Nicholas Angelich, pianoBeethoven’s Third Piano Concerto was inspired by Mozart and includes some of his most beautiful, sensual and ethereal music. Prokofiev wrote his Fifth Symphony during WWII and said, “It is a symphony about the spirit of man.”
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 Prokofiev Symphony No. 5
SYMPHONIC DANCESOctober 11 & 12, 2013 Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor | Jonathan Biss, piano San Antonio Symphony MastersingersRachmaninoff’s final composition, Symphonic Dances, has lush, nostalgic melodies inspired by Russian Orthodox and medieval chant, as well as dramatic dance energy imaginable only with a virtuosic 20th-century orchestra. Schubert, arr. Mottl Mirjams Siegesgesang Schumann Piano ConcertoRachmaninoff Symphonic Dances
MENDELSSOHN VIOLIN CONCERTO November 22 & 23, 2013Cristian Macelaru, conductor | Philippe Quint, violinAmerican violinist Philippe Quint performs Mendelssohn’s immortal Violin Concerto on a program that also features a luscious arrangement for orchestra of Brahms’s Piano Quartet in G minor.
Bach, arr. Webern Ricercare from Musical OfferingMendelssohn Violin ConcertoBrahms, arr. Schoenberg Piano Quartet in G minor
MAHLER 5June 6 & 7, 2014Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor The Children’s Chorus of San Antonio Mahler’s monumental Symphony No. 5 brings the Symphony’s final season in the Majestic Theatre to a glorious and powerful close. Copland Selections from Old American SongsMahler Symphony No. 5
SYMPHONY NO. 6Friday, January 17, 2014 Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor | Michel Dalberto, pianoWith his Symphony No. 6, Dvořák established himself as an internationally renowned composer. Dvořák Piano ConcertoDvořák Symphony No. 6
VIOLIN CONCERTOSaturday, January 18, 2014 Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor | Nancy Zhou, violinSan Antonio native Nancy Zhou returns to perform Dvořák’s Violin Concerto, which features gorgeous Czech melodies and Dvořák’s unique harmonic style. Dvořák Violin ConcertoDvořák Symphony No. 7
NEW WORLD SYMPHONYFebruary 7 & 8, 2014Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductorInfluenced by the sights and sounds he experienced during a prolonged visit to America, Dvořák’s New World Symphony is a unique blend of Old World style and New World sounds.
Dvořák Symphony No. 5 Dvořák Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”
BEETHOVEN AND MOZARTMarch 7 & 8, 2014Kolja Blacher, leader and violin Violinist Kolja Blacher returns to San Antonio to lead the orchestra from the concertmaster chair in a series of intimate and charming classical works, including Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1 and Mozart’s “Turkish” Violin Concerto.
Haydn Symphony No. 6, “Le Matin” Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5, “Turkish”Beethoven Romance No. 1Beethoven Symphony No. 1 SCHUBERT GREAT
May 9 & 10, 2014Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor | Tine Thing Helseth, trumpet
Schubert’s last symphony was dubbed “The Great” for its majesty and grandeur. Schumann thought it the greatest instrumental work since the death of Beethoven.
Haydn Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, “The Great”
Cecile Licad
Tine Thing Helseth
Karen GomyoPhilippe Quint
Nancy Zhou
SWAN LAKEApril 11 & 12, 2014 Bramwell Tovey, conductorSan Antonio Symphony MastersingersThe score to Tchaikovsky’s brilliant ballet Swan Lake includes more beautiful tunes and memorable melodies than perhaps any other romantic showpiece.
Poulenc GloriaTchaikovsky Selections from Swan Lake
CELLO CONCERTOJanuary 10 & 11, 2014Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor | Jian Wang, celloThe Dvořák Festival opens with cellist Jian Wang returning to perform Dvořák’s best-loved concerto. Dvořák Cello ConcertoDvořák Symphony No. 8
Artists and programs subject to change.
sasymphony.org (210) 554-1010
RUSALKA IN CONCERT*Thursday, January 30, 2014Saturday, February 1, 2014
Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor | Vocal Soloists, TBDThe Opera San Antonio | San Antonio Symphony MastersingersA highlight of the Dvořák Festival is a special concert version of Dvořák’s opera masterpiece, Rusalka in a co-presentation of The Opera San Antonio and the San Antonio Symphony. Dvořák Rusalka (Concert Version)
*THE FIRST PERFORMANCE FOR THIS CONCERT IS ON THURSDAY
Kolja Blacher
Ballet San Antonio & San Antonio Symphony present
Akiko Fujimoto, conductorGabriel Zertuche, Ballet San Antonio artistic director
Delight your whole family with this cherished holiday tradition — The Nutcracker, performed by Ballet San Antonio with music by the San Antonio Symphony.
Nov. 29 - Dec. 1 &Dec. 6-8, 2013
Friday Dec. 6 - 7:30 p.m.Saturday Dec. 7 - 7:30 p.m.Sunday Dec. 8 - 7:30 p.m.
2013-2014
The San Antonio Symphony is joined by the San Antonio Symphony Mastersingers for three performances of the Christmas portion of Handel’s timeless classic at three different locations.
In 2014, San Antonio will be transformed when the stunning Tobin Center for the Performing Arts opens. The Tobin Center will feature:
t World-class acoustics
t Expansive lobby spaces
t Three different performing areas
t Great riverwalk location
t Variety of seating options, including table seating for POPS concerts
t The latest in concert technology Your seat selection priority will be determined by a combination of your Symphony subscription history and the generosity of your current annual fund donation. Please renew your subscription and consider a gift to the annual fund, as both are critical to our successful transition into the Tobin Center. And hold on, because 2014 is just around the corner!
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TOBIN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
COMING 2014
POPS
Akiko Fujimoto, conductor
The Texas Tenors
Patriotic Pops
Disney in Concert
The Texas Tenors burst onto the scene after their appearance on “America’s Got Talent” and have been entertaining audiences with their breathtaking vocals, humor & cowboy charm ever since.
Spend Memorial Day weekend with the Symphony and guest conductor and clarinetist Carl Topilow as we celebrate and honor our military with classic American music.
Join Akiko as she leads the annual Holiday Pops and the Fiesta Pops featuring some of San Antonio’s best talent. The season also includes a special Valentine’s Day weekend performance featuring classic Broadway tunes about love. Don’t miss a season of six exciting and entertaining programs!
Experience the Magic of Disney like never before! See scenes from your favorite Disney movies – including The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King and more.
March 21 & 22, 2014 Majestic Theatre
Nov. 1 & 2, 2013 Majestic Theatre
May 23 & 24, 2014 Laurie Auditorium
2013-14
Karen Gomyo Philippe Quint
Julian Kuerti Tine Thing Helseth
Music That Makes A Difference
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Children under 12 are 25% off.
Concer t7575 A nniversarySaturday, June 14, 2014 Majestic Theatre, 8:00 p.m.
SAN ANTONIO SYMPHONY
Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor
Join Maestro Sebastian Lang-Lessing in a celebration of the 75th anniversary of the first concert ever presented by the San Antonio Symphony. The program will include musical selections performed during the June, 1939 inaugural concert and feature Ravel’s iconic Bolero. Tickets for this special concert are only available now for renewing subscribers.
Handel ’s Messiah
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