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2015/16 season - Fort Wayne Philharmonic
2015/16 season R e n e wa le d e a d l in May 15, 2015 s ub s c r i b e a n d save up to 30%! subscribers get the best seats at the best prices! *Masterworks 1 • October 3, 2015 Rachmaninoff and Dvořák 7:30 PM | Embassy Theatre Andrew Constantine, conductor Johannes Moser, cello Smetana Overture to The Bartered Bride Dvořák Concerto for Cello and Orchestra Op. 104, B minor Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 Andrew Constantine and The Phil usher in the season in Slavic splendor, with Rachmaninoff’s last symphonic composition, the lush Symphonic Dances. Cellist Johannes Moser performs Dvořák’s heartfelt and tuneful Cello Concerto and Smetana’s memorable The Bartered Bride Overture opens the concert. *Masterworks 2 • October 24, 2015 Beethoven’s Eighth Symphony The Madge Rothschild Foundation Masterworks Series enters its sixth season under the baton of Music Director Andrew Constantine. This series showcases the very best symphonic music, world-renowned artists and our very own Fort Wayne Philharmonic. Subscribers get the best seats at the best prices! 7:30 PM | Rhinehart Music Center, IPFW Andrew Constantine, conductor Freimann Quartet Beethoven Overture to Egmont Cannabich Symphony No. 63 in D major Elgar Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Op. 47 Geminiani Concerto Grosso No. 12 (“La Follia”) D minor Beethoven Symphony No. 8, Op. 93, F major What better way to show off the talents of our own Freimann Quartet and the Fort Wayne Philharmonic? From Beethoven’s lighthearted Symphony No. 8 and heroic Overture to Egmont, to classical gems featuring the Quartet with orchestra, this ingenious pairing of standards and new finds promises great musical moments. Masterworks 3 • November 21, 2015 Dvořák’s New World Symphony 7:30 PM | Embassy Theatre Andrew Constantine, conductor Janice Chandler-Eteme, soprano Kodály Barber Dvořák Háry János Suite Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24 Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”) Op. 95 in E minor Dvořák’s most popular work is a musical reflection of the composer’s time in America. The second movement theme was adapted into the famous spiritual, Goin’ Home, as it perfectly captures the essence of America’s own music. *THE 5 CONCERT MASTERWORKS SERIES INCLUDES: MASTERWORKS 1, 2, 5, 7 & 8 Renew by May 15 to keep your seats! Masterworks 4 • January 9, 2016 *Masterworks 8 Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto Sibelius and Brahms 7:30 PM | Embassy Theatre Andrew Constantine, conductor Yoo Jin Jang, violin 7:30 PM | Rhinehart Music Center, IPFW Andrew Constantine, conductor Michael Ludwig, violin Berlioz Adams Tchaikovsky “Love Scene” from Romeo and Juliet Doctor Atomic Symphony Violin Concerto, Op. 35 Tempestuous, melodic, breathtaking, anguished and magical, all words that easily describe Tchaikovsky’s stunning Violin Concerto, here performed by a 2014 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis prize winner. Grammy-winning, iconic American composer John Adams adapted selections from his opera into a taut, emotionally charged symphonic tale about the first atomic bomb test. *Masterworks 5 • Brahms Sibelius Sibelius Masterworks 9 Overture to Don Giovanni Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467 Symphony No. 40, K. 550, G minor It’s midwinter Mozart, featuring several of the composer’s most famous and beloved works. The Symphony No. 40’s effect on the world is legendary, inspiring musical greats like Ludwig van Beethoven. Masterworks 6 • February 20, 2016 An Evening with George Gershwin 7:30 PM | Embassy Theatre Chia-Hsuan Lin, conductor Jodie DeSalvo, piano Gershwin Gershwin Gershwin Gershwin Porgy and Bess: Symphonic Picture Rhapsody in Blue Cuban Overture An American in Paris It’s delightful, it’s delicious, it’s delectable, it’s delirious – it’s the music of an American classic, George Gershwin. A master at melding classical and popular music styles, Gershwin wrote tunes we still hum today, in and outside of the concert hall. *Masterworks 7 • March 12, 2016 Legends and Fairy Tales 7:30 PM | Embassy Theatre Andrew Constantine, conductor Eric Wyrick, violin Andre Gaskins, cello Rezniček Rózsa Ravel Strauss Donna Diana Overture Sinfonia Concertante, Op. 29 Ma mère l’Oye (“Mother Goose”) Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, TrV 171, Op. 28 Legends and fairy tales are transformed into music through Ravel’s sumptuous Sleeping Beauty and Beauty and the Beast. Strauss’ ultimate prankster, Till Eulenspiegel, is presented here in one of the most virtuosic works of the orchestral repertory, full of blazing brass and intricate woodwind and string themes. April 23, 2016 • Carmina Burana January 23, 2016 7:30 PM | Rhinehart Music Center, IPFW Andrew Constantine, conductor Boris Slutsky, piano Mozart Mozart Mozart Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 Finlandia, Op. 26 Sibelius is a national hero in Finland but his Violin Concerto nearly didn’t get off the ground. After a few disastrous premieres and many fits and starts, the revised concerto was embraced by the great Jascha Heifetz, who showed the world what it had been missing. The rest is history. Midwinter Mozart April 9, 2016 • BartÓk Orff 7:30 PM | Embassy Theatre Andrew Constantine, conductor Fort Wayne Philharmonic Chorus Concerto for Orchestra, BB 123 Carmina Burana No composer has ever written anything quite like Carmina Burana. With its large, percussion-driven orchestra, and mixed chorus that sings racy texts by wayward monks, Carmina Burana’s primitive energy promises a physical response in each and every listener. Masterworks 10 • May 14, 2016 Russian Classics 7:30 PM | Embassy Theatre Andrew Constantine, conductor Thomas Hooten, trumpet Tchaikovsky Arutunian Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet Trumpet Concerto in A-flat major Symphony No. 5, Op. 100, B-flat major Russian romance is in the air at this season closing concert featuring Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture, whose love theme is instantly recognizable across the globe. Prokofiev’s most popular symphony was composed in just one month while World War II was still raging. The composer intended it as “a hymn to free and happy Man, to his mighty powers, his pure and noble spirit.” JOIN US BEFORE THE CONCERT FOR musically speaking Free pre-concert talks are presented an hour before every Masterworks concert by our conductors, Phil musicians, and special guests. Hear all about the evening’s repertoire, enhancing your symphonic experience. Sponsored by The Phil Friends. Programs, venues and artists subject to change.
