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PAST PERFORMANCES: 2007-2008 SEASON

Saturday, September 1, 2007, 7:30pm

Tivoli Symphony Orchestra
Tivoli Concert Hall
Copenhagen, Denmark
Yefim Bronfman, piano

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Russian Easter Overture
PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 2
RACHMANINOV: Symphony No. 2

Saturday, September 8, 2007, 8:00pm

Nashville Symphony Orchestra
Schermerhorn Symphony Hall
Andrew Risinger, organ

BACH/STOKOWSKI: Toccata and Fugue in D minor
DURUFLÉ: Prelude and Fugue on the Name ALAIN
BARBER: Toccata Festiva
SAINT-SAËNS: Symphony No. 3 in C minor “Organ”

Tuesday, September 11, 2007, 8:00pm

Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl
Edgar Meyer, double bass
Michel Camilo, piano

COPLAND: Appalachian Spring, Suite
MEYER: Double Bass Concerto, No. 2
SCHULLER: Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee
GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue

Thursday, September 13, 2007, 8:00pm

Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl
Lynn Harrell, cello

SMETANA: The Moldau
DVORÁK: Cello Concerto
COPLAND: Symphony No. 3

Sunday, September 16, 2007, 7:05pm

National Symphony Orchestra
Season Opening Concert
Renée Fleming, soprano
Peng Peng, piano

SMITH arr DORATI/SLATKIN: Star Spangled Banner
SUPPÉ: Overture to Poet and Peasant
J. STRAUSS, Jr.: Emperor Waltzes, Op. 437
LISZT: Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major for Piano and Orchestra
MOZART: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492
MOZART: Exsultate, jubilate, K. 158a [165]
J. STRAUSS, Jr.: Overture to Die Fledermaus
KORNGOLD: Die Kathrin: “Ich soll ihn niemals, niemals mehr she’n”
KORNGOLD: Das Wunder der Heliane: “Ich ging zu ihm”
STRAUSS: Cäcilie, Op. 27, No. 2

Sunday, September 23, 2007, 8:00pm

Festival Orchestra of the Jacobs School of Music
Musical Arts Center, Indiana University
Sylvia McNair, soprano

BARBER: Symphony No. 1
CANTELOUBE: Selections from “Chants d’Auvergne”
ELGAR: Enigma Variations

Thursday, September 27, 2007, 8:00pm
Friday, September 28, 2007, 8:00pm
Saturday, September 29, 2007, 8:00pm

Nashville Symphony Orchestra
Schermerhorn Symphony Hall
Nashville, Tennessee

TCHAIKOVSKY: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
SCHUMAN: Credendum – Articles of Faith
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5

Friday, September 28, 2007, 10:15am and 11:45am

Nashville Symphony Orchestra
Young People’s Concert
Schermerhorn Symphony Hall
Nashville, Tennessee

BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5

Thursday, October 4, 2007, 7:00pm
Friday, October 5, 2007, 1:30pm
Saturday, October 6, 2007, 8:00pm

National Symphony Orchestra
Measha Brueggergosman, soprano
Susanne Mentzer, mezzo-soprano
Richard Croft, tenor
Morris Robinson, bass

FRIEDMAN: Sacred Heart: Explosion (World Premiere)
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9

Thursday, October 11, 2007, 7:00pm
Friday, October 12, 2007, 8:00pm
Saturday, October 13, 2007, 8:00pm

National Symphony Orchestra
Midori, violin

FINE: Toccata Concertante
BARTÓK: Violin Concerto No. 2
SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 9 in C major

Sunday, October 14, 2007, 7:30pm

Washington Symphonic Brass
John F. Kennedy Center, Terrace Theater

BRAHMS: Let Nothing Ever Grieve Thee
MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition
NIELSEN: The MarketPlace from Aladdin
RESPIGHI: Feste Romane
ORFF: O Fortuna from Carmina Burana

Monday, October 15, 2007, 7:30pm

Washington Symphonic Brass
Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts
Annapolis, Maryland

BRAHMS: Let Nothing Ever Grieve Thee
MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition
NIELSEN: The MarketPlace from Aladdin
RESPIGHI: Feste Romane
ORFF: O Fortuna from Carmina Burana

Thursday, October 18, 2007, 7:00pm
Friday, October 19, 2007, 8:00pm
Saturday, October 20, 2007, 8:00pm

National Symphony Orchestra
Emanuel Ax, piano

SCHUMAN: Prayer in Time of War, 1943
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Symphony No. 6 in E minor
BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major

Friday, October 26, 2007, 8:00pm
Saturday, October 27, 2007, 8:00pm
Sunday, October 28, 2007, 3:00pm

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Powell Symphony Hall
Saint Louis, Missouri
Heidi Harris, violin

SCHWANTER: Morning’s Embrace
BARTÓK: Violin Concerto No. 1
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4

Thursday, November 1, 2007, 7:30pm

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Albert Hall
London, England
Sir Thomas Allen, baritone

HOLST: The Planets
WALTON: Belshazzar’s Feast

Tuesday, November 6, 2007, 7:30pm

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Cadogan Hall
London, England
Chloë Hanslip, violin

WEBER: Oberon Overture
PROKOFIEV: Violin Concerto No. 1
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 1

Thursday, November 8, 2007, 7:30pm

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Derngate Centre, Northampton
London, England
John Lill, piano

SMETANA: Bartered Bride
RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No. 2
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade

Saturday, November 10, 2007, 8:00pm

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sava Center Department of Culture
Belgrade, Serbia
David Geringas, cello

WEBER: Oberon Overture
SHOSTAKOVICH: Cello Concerto No. 1
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 1

Sunday, November 11, 2007, 7:30pm

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Lisinski Hall
Zagreb, Croatia
Danjulo Ishizaka, cello

WEBER: Oberon Overture
SHOSTAKOVICH: Cello Concerto No. 1
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 1

Monday, November 12, 2007, 7:30pm

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Budapest Palace of Arts
Budapest, Hungary
Danjulo Ishizaka, cello

WEBER: Oberon Overture
SHOSTAKOVICH: Cello Concerto No. 1
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 1

Saturday, November 17, 2007, 8:00pm

Orchestra Philharmonique de
Radio France

Cite de la Musique
Paris, France
Gilliam Webster, soprano
Catherine Wyn-Rogers, mezzo
Thomas Randle, tenor

COPLAND: Appalachian Spring (complete)
BRITTEN: Spring Symphony

Wednesday, November 21, 2007, 8:00pm
Friday, November 23, 2007, 8:00pm
Saturday, November 24, 2007, 8:00pm

San Francisco Symphony
Davies Symphony Hall
San Francisco, California
Garrick Ohlsson, piano

HAYDN: Symphony No. 67
BARBER: Piano Concerto
ELGAR: Enigma Variations

Thursday, November 29, 2007, 8:00pm
Friday, November 30, 2007, 8:00pm
Saturday, December 1, 2007, 8:00pm

Nashville Symphony Orchestra
Schermerhorn Hall
Nashville, Tennessee
John Tessier, tenor
Sir Thomas Allen, baritone
Nashville Symphony Chorus
George Mabry, chorus director

CORIGLIANO: A Dylan Thomas Trilogy

Thursday, December 6, 2007, 7:30pm

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra at West Virginia University
Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre
Morgantown, West Virginia
Anne Martindale Williams, cello

CORIGLIANO: Phantasmagoria on "The Ghosts of Versailles" for Orchestra
ELGAR: Concerto in E minor for Cello and Orchestra, opus 85
MOZART: Symphony No. 41 in C major, "Jupiter"

Friday, December 7, 2007, 8:00pm
Sunday, December 9, 2007, 2:30pm

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Heinz Hall
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Anne Martindale Williams, cello

CORIGLIANO: Phantasmagoria on "The Ghosts of Versailles" for Orchestra
ELGAR: Concerto in E minor for Cello and Orchestra, opus 85
MOZART: Symphony No. 41 in C major, "Jupiter"

Sunday, December 30, 2007, 7:30pm
Monday, December 31, 2007, 7:30pm
Tuesday, January 1, 2008, 4:00pm
Wednesday, June 2, 2008, 7:30pm

Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano
Giuseppe Verdi

Auditorium di Milan
Milan, Italy
Dorothee Jansen, soprano
Maria Jose Montiel, mezzo
Walter Plante, tenor
Matthew Rose, bass

BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9

Thursday, January 10, 2008, 8:00pm

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Midland Park Performing Arts Center
Midland, Pennsylvania
Joshua Bell, violin

BARBER: Essay No. 2
CORIGLIANO: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, “The Red Violin”
MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL ed. SLATKIN: Pictures at an Exhibition

Friday, January 11, 2008, 8:00pm
Saturday, January 12, 2008, 8:00pm
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 2:30pm

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Heinz Hall
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Joshua Bell, violin

BARBER: Essay No. 2
CORIGLIANO: Red Violin Concerto
MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL ed. SLATKIN: Pictures at an Exhibition

Thursday, January 17, 2008, 7:00pm
Friday, January 18, 2008, 1:30pm
Saturday, January 19, 2008, 8:00pm

National Symphony Orchestra
Sarah Chang, violin

MOZART: Magic Flute Overture
CORIGLIANO: Symphony No. 2
BRAHMS: Concerto in D Major for Violin
and Orchestra

Thursday, January 24, 2008, 7:00pm
Friday, January 25, 2008, 8:00pm
Saturday, January 26, 2008, 8:00pm

National Symphony Orchestra
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

ROUSE: Symphony No. 2
LISZT: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major
MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL ed. SLATKIN: Pictures at an Exhibition

Thursday, January 31, 2008, 7:00pm
Friday, February 1, 2008, 8:00pm
Saturday, February 2, 2008, 8:00pm

National Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Hampson, baritone

MAHLER: Kindertotenlieder
MAHLER: Symphony No. 6 in A minor

Thursday, February 7, 2008, 8:00pm

National Symphony Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
New York, New York
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

BATES: Liquid Interface (NY Premiere)
LISZT: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major
MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL ed. SLATKIN: Pictures at an Exhibition

Saturday, February 9, 2008, 8:00pm

National Symphony Orchestra
South Carolina Residency Tour
Clover School District Auditorium
Clover, South Carolina

MOZART: Overture to The Magic Flute
SCHUMAN: Prayer in Time of War, 1943
BRITTEN: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL ed. SLATKIN: Pictures at the Exhibition

Sunday, February 10, 2008, 3:00pm

National Symphony Orchestra
South Carolina Residency Tour
Peace Center Concert Hall
Greenville, South Carolina

MOZART: Overture to The Magic Flute
SCHUMAN: Prayer in Time of War, 1943
BRITTEN: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL ed. SLATKIN: Pictures at the Exhibition

Saturday, February 16, 2008, 4:00pm
Sunday, February 17, 2008, 8:00pm

Deutsche Symphony Orchester Berlin
Berliner Philharmonie GMBG
Tasmin Little, violin

ELGAR: Violin Concerto
DVORÁK: Symphony No. 7

Sunday, February 24, 2008, 11:00am

Hamburg Philharmonic
Laiszhalle, Hamburg
Hamburg, German
Christian Tetzlaff, violin

BACH/RESPIGHI: Prelude and Fugue in D
JOACHIM: Violin Concerto NO. 2
MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL ed. SLATKIN: Pictures at an Exhibition

Friday, February 29, 2008, 7:30pm

Bamberg Symphony
Theater der Stadt Schweinfurt
Schweinfurt, German
Jonathan Biss, piano

BOLCOM: Comedia
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 3
MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL ed. SLATKIN: Pictures at an Exhibition

Saturday, March 1, 2008, 8:00pm
Sunday, March 2, 2008, 5:00pm

Bamberg Symphony
Sinfonie an der Regnitz, Joseph-Keilberth-Saal
Bamberg, Germany
Jonathan Biss, piano

BOLCOM: Comedia
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 3
MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL ed. SLATKIN: Pictures at an Exhibition

Friday, March 5, 2008, 8:30pm
Saturday, March 6, 2008, 8:00pm
Sunday, March 9, 2008, 4:00pm

Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi
Auditorium di Milan
Milan, Italy
Simone Pedroni, piano

HAYDN: Symphony 67
HINDEMITH: Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 2

Tuesday, March 11, 2008, 7:30pm

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Derngate Centre, Northampton, UK
Nigel Kennedy, violin

ELGAR: Symphony No. 2
ELGAR: Violin Concerto

Wednesday, March 12, 2008, 7:30pm

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Festival Hall
London, England
Nigel Kennedy, violin

ELGAR: Symphony No. 2
ELGAR: Violin Concerto

Sunday, March 23, 2008, 8:00pm

Festival Orchestra of the Jacobs School of Music
Musical Arts Center, Indiana University
Michel Camilo, piano

GINASTERA: "Malambo" from Estancia
CAMILO: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
PHAN: When the Worlds Mixed and Times Merged
RESPHIGI: Pines of Rome

Wednesday, March 26, 2008, 7:00pm

The Philadelphia Orchestra
Access Concert
Verizon Hall
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Thomas Cabaniss, music animateur and host

MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL ed. SLATKIN: Pictures at an Exhibition

Thursday, March 27, 2008, 8:00pm
Friday, March 28, 2008, 2:00pm
Saturday, March 29, 2008, 8:00pm

The Philadelphia Orchestra
Verizon Hall
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rudolf Buchbinder, piano

GINASTERA: Popol vuh: The Creation of the Mayan World
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 4
MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL ed. SLATKIN: Pictures at an Exhibition

Thursday, April 3, 2008, 8:00pm
Saturday, April 5, 2008, 8:30pm
Sunday, April 6, 2008, 3:00pm

Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Max M. Fisher Music Center
Detroit, Michigan

BERLIOZ: Roman Carnival Overture
MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 4 "Italian"
CORIGLIANO: Symphony No. 3, “Circus Maximus”

Wednesday, April 9, 2008, 7:30pm
Thursday, April 10 2008, 7:30pm
Friday, April 11, 2008, 7:30pm
Saturday, April 12, 2008, 8:00pm

New York Philharmonic
Avery Fisher Hall
New York, New York
Lang Lang, piano

TAN DUN: Piano Concerto (World Premiere)
STRAVINSKY: The Firebird (complete)

Sunday, April 13, 2008, 2:00pm

The United States Coast Guard Band
Leamy Hall
New London, Connecticut

NELSON: Savannah River Holiday
COPLAND: Old American Songs
BACH: Passacaglia & Fugue in C minor
DAUGHERTY: UFO, mvt. 3
HINDEMITH: Symphonic Metamorphoses

Sunday, April 13, 2008, 8:00pm

"Leonard Slatkin & Friends"
Sheldon Concert Hall
St. Louis, Missouri
Michel Camilo, piano
David Halen, violin
Peng Peng Gong, piano
Sylvia McNair, soprano
Edgar Meyer, double bass

Celebration of Classic 99 Radio

Friday, April 18, 2008, 7:30pm
Saturday, April 19, 2008, 7:30 pm
Sunday, April 20, 2008, 11:30am

Orquesta Nacional de Espana
Auditorio Nacional
Madrid, Spain
Lang Lang, piano

BRITTEN: Pas de Six from Prince of the Pagodas
CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 1
MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL ed. SLATKIN: Pictures at an Exhibition

Thursday, April 24, 2008, 7:30pm

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Concert Hall
Nottingham, England
So-Ock Kim, violin

ELGAR: Cockaigne Overture
PROKOFIEV: Violin Concerto No. 2
HOLST: The Planets

Friday, April 25, 2008, 7:30pm

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Festival Hall
London, England
Steven Isserlis, cello

ELGAR: Cockaigne Overture
ELGAR: Cello Concerto in E minor
ELGAR: Symphony No. 1

Thursday, May 1, 2008, 7:00pm
Friday, May 2, 2008, 7:00pm
Saturday, May 3, 2008, 7:00pm

National Symphony Orchestra
Martin Goldsmith, narrator

Corey Parker Robinson, narrator
NSO Composer Portrait – Aaron Copland

Thursday, May 8, 2008, 7:00pm
Friday, May 9, 2008, 8:00pm
Saturday, May 10, 2008, 8:00pm

National Symphony Orchestra
Hilary Hahn, violin
Hila Plitmann, soprano

VERDI: Sicilian Vespers Overture
PAGANINI: Violin Concerto No. 1
DEL TREDICI: Final Alice







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