The Philadelphia Orchestra - 2011-12 Season
saturday 6a 8:00 PM
dutoit • ax • eschenbach • mozart • tchaikovsky 4 • brahms
"Enigma" Variations
October 29, 2011

Charles Dutoit Conductor
Gautier Capuçon Cello

Strauss Suite from Le Bourgeois
     Gentilhomme

Schumann Cello Concerto
Elgar "Enigma" Variations

Exactly what is Elgar's "enigma"? We may never know. But we can still enjoy these 14 charming variations on a theme that Elgar composed "to my friends pictured within." And Gautier Capuçon makes his Philadelphia Orchestra subscription debut with Schumann's noble Cello Concerto.

Eschenbach Conducts Beethoven
November 26, 2011

Christoph Eschenbach Conductor
Jennifer Koh Violin

Beethoven Symphony No. 4
Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1
Beethoven Symphony No. 8

Maestro Christoph Eschenbach returns to The Philadelphia Orchestra to lead two contrasting Beethoven symphonies—the classical whimsy of the Fourth is contrasted against the more sardonic and humorous Eighth. Curtis graduate Jennifer Koh performs Bruch's youthful yet expressive Violin Concerto No. 1.

 

Ax and Frühbeck:
Mozart and Brahms

February 25, 2012

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos Conductor
Emanuel Ax Piano

Mozart Serenade in D major, K. 239
    ("Serenata notturna")
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 25, K. 503
Brahms Symphony No. 1

The classical and elegant stylings of Emanuel Ax draw out the finest textures of Mozart's impeccable writing. Frühbeck emphasizes the robust and full-bodied sounds of Brahms's lush orchestration. It's a perfect Philadelphia partnership of artists and music.

Memories of Prague
March 24, 2012

James Conlon Conductor

Mozart Overtures to Don Giovanni,
     Idomeneo, and The Marriage of Figaro
Mozart Symphony No. 38 ("Prague")
Dvořák Symphony No. 7

Mozart was inspired by the beauty and culture of Prague nearly 100 years before Dvořák composed his profound and melodious Symphony No. 7. James Conlon joins the Orchestra, continuing a close friendship for the past 35 years.

 

Tchaikovsky's Fourth
FRIDAY, April 20, 2012

Jaap van Zweden Conductor

Rimsky-Korsakov Russian Easter Overture
Shostakovich Chamber Symphony
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4

Three mighty giants of Russian music—Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Shostakovich. After several highly-praised appearances, Jaap van Zweden returns to lead Tchaikovsky's beloved Fourth Symphony, which complements Rimsky-Korsakov's solemn Russian Easter Overture. Shostakovich's Chamber Symphony features the Orchestra's virtuosic strings.

The Lure of Paris
May 5, 2012

Charles Dutoit Conductor
David Kim Violin

Mozart Symphony No. 31 ("Paris")
Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto No. 3
Debussy Symphonic Fragments from
     The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian
Scriabin The Poem of Ecstasy

Charles Dutoit tours two centuries of music from the City of Light ranging from the luminous music of Mozart and Saint-Saëns to the large and impressive forces of Debussy and Scriabin. Concertmaster David Kim is featured.