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2016/17 Classical Concert Series
Welcome to the Oregon Symphony’s 120th Anniversary Season. With spectacular artistry, international soloists, and not-to-be-missed SoundSights collaborations with some of the Pacific Northwest’s finest visual artists, the 2016/17 Season is the premier stop for classical music concerts and events in Portland.Subscriptions to the Classical Series are on sale now online, in person, or by phone. Tickets to individual Classical Concerts go on sale to the general public in August.
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Bluebeard’s Castle  Saturday, September 24, 2016 | 7:30 pm Sunday, September 25, 2016 | 7:30 pm Monday, September 26, 2016 | 7:30 pm Carlos Kalmar, conductor • Viktoria Vizin, mezzo soprano • Gábor Bretz, bass • Dale Chihuly, glass sculptures set designer • Mary Birnbaum, stage director Rogerson: Commission for our 120th anniversary (World Premiere) Mozart: Symphony No. 31, “Paris” • Bartók: Bluebeard’s Castle Dale Chihuly’s towering glass sculptures provide a stunning visual dimension for Béla Bartók’s dark and mysterious opera. Mozart’s celebratory Symphony No. 31 balances the evening nicely. And what kicks off a 120th Anniversary Season better than a world premiere? |
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Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 Saturday, October 8, 2016 | 7:30 pm Sunday, October 9, 2016 | 2 pm Monday, October 10, 2016 | 7:30 pm Nicholas Carter, conductor • Marc-André Hamelin, piano Wagner: Forest Murmurs from Siegfried Sibelius: Symphony No. 3 • Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 Alex Ross of The New Yorker says, “Hamelin’s legend will grow – right now there is no one like him.” The acclaimed Canadian pianist returns to tackle Rachmaninoff’s most challenging concerto. |
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Colin Currie Saturday, October 22, 2016 | 7:30 pm Sunday, October 23, 2016 | 2 pm Monday, October 24, 2016 | 7:30 pm Carlos Kalmar, conductor • Colin Currie, percussion Rouse: Supplica • Andrew Norman: Switch for solo percussion and orchestra Strauss: Ein Heldenleben (A Hero’s Life) Scotland’s most famous musical export (after the bagpipes) begins his second year as our own Artist-in-Residence with the West Coast premiere of a new American percussion concerto. After intermission, revel in the humorous twists of Strauss’ tongue-in-cheek self-portrait. |
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Barber’s Violin Concerto Saturday, October 29, 2016 | 7:30 pm Sunday, October 30, 2016 | 7:30 pm Monday, October 31, 2016 | 7:30 pm Carlos Kalmar, conductor • Joseph Swensen, violin Janáček: From the House of the Dead Prelude Prokofiev: Symphony No. 3, “The Fiery Angel” • Barber: Violin Concerto Bach/Stokowski: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor A classical Halloween! Get set for an evening of musical thrills and chills featuring Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, Prokofiev’s almost demonic “Fiery Angel,” and, on the lyrical side, Barber’s gorgeously melodic Violin Concerto. |
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Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony Saturday, November 5, 2016 | 7:30 pm Sunday, November 6, 2016 | 2 pm Monday, November 7, 2016 | 7:30 pm Hans Graf, conductor • Martha Long, flute • Martin Hébert, oboe • James Shields, clarinet • Carin Miller Packwood, bassoon • Jeffrey Work, trumpet • John Cox, horn • Daniel Cloutier, trombone Schumann: Overture, Scherzo and Finale • Martin: Concerto for Seven Wind Instruments Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral” Two remarkable symphonies team up: Beethoven’s musical paean to the beauties of nature and Schumann’s joyful Overture, Scherzo and Finale. Plus symphony wind and brass principals take center stage in Martin’s Concerto for Seven Wind Instruments. |
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Stephen Hough Plays Saint-Saëns Saturday, November 19, 2016 | 7:30 pm Sunday, November 20, 2016 | 7:30 pm Monday, November 21, 2016 | 7:30 pm Ludovic Morlot, conductor • Stephen Hough, piano Debussy: Cortege and Dance Air from L’enfant prodigue Chausson: Symphony in B-flat Major • Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 5, “Egyptian” Ravel: La valse Seattle Symphony Music Director Ludovic Morlot leads the Symphony for the very first time. He’s joined by MacArthur “Genius” grant award-winning pianist Stephen Hough who returns to tackle Saint-Saëns’ final piano concerto, nicknamed “Egyptian” for its exotic sounds. |
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Turangalîla Saturday, December 3, 2016 | 7:30 pm Sunday, December 4, 2016 | 2 pm Monday, December 5, 2016 | 7:30 pm Carlos Kalmar, conductor • Steven Osborne, piano • Cynthia Millar, ondes martenot • Rose Bond & PNCA, video animators Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde • Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphony Renowned video animator Rose Bond and her team transform the hall in this original production. Watch in amazement as the walls become a riveting, visual stage for Messiaen’s symphonic dance of love and joy. |
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The Pines of Rome Saturday, January 14, 2017 | 7:30 pm Sunday, January 15, 2017 | 2 pm Monday, January 16, 2017 | 7:30 pm Carlos Kalmar, conductor • Alban Gerhardt, cello Franck: The Breezes (Les Éolides) • Dutilleux: A Whole Distant World (Cello Concerto) Haydn: Symphony No. 80 Respighi: The Pines of Rome Laureate Music Director James DePreist made Respighi’s majestic Pines of Rome an Oregon Symphony signature. Enjoy it now with Music Director Carlos Kalmar’s deft touch. Add to that a performance from one of our favorite soloists, Alban Gerhardt, and you’ve got a night to remember. |
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Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Saturday, January 28, 2017 | 7:30 pm Sunday, January 29, 2017 | 7:30 pm Monday, January 30, 2017 | 7:30 pm Carlos Kalmar, conductor • Stefan Jackiw, violin Shepherd: Magiya • Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 Stravinsky: The Fairy’s Kiss Divertimento Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Overture Fantasy In the depths of winter, we’ll warm you with the music of Russia’s greatest composers: the passion of Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet, Stravinsky’s brilliant take on Tchaikovsky’s musical ideas, and violinist Stefan Jackiw’s interpretation of Prokofiev’s opulent Violin Concerto. |
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Dvořák’s New World Symphony Saturday, February 4, 2017 | 7:30 pm Sunday, February 5, 2017 | 2 pm Monday, February 6, 2017 | 7:30 pm Carlos Kalmar, conductor • Yefim Bronfman, piano Currier: Microsymph • Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, “From the New World” One of the most popular – and moving – symphonies of all time! Add two other heavyweights – Beethoven and powerhouse pianist Yefim Bronfman – and you’re set for an evening of pure musical pleasure. |
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Elgar’s Enigma Variations Saturday, February 25, 2017 | 7:30 pm Sunday, February 26, 2017 | 7:30 pm Monday, February 27, 2017 | 7:30 pm Christoph König, conductor • Jeffrey Kahane, piano Adams: Slonimsky’s Earbox • Schumann: Piano Concerto Elgar: Enigma Variations Two brilliant masterworks make for an extraordinary musical experience. Each variation in Elgar’s most popular work is an emotional tribute to friends and family. And acclaimed pianist Jeffrey Kahane returns to perform Schumann’s thrilling tour-de-force. |
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Dvořák’s Cello Concerto Saturday, March 11, 2017 | 7:30 pm Sunday, March 12, 2017 | 7:30 pm Monday, March 13, 2017 | 7:30 pm Carlos Kalmar, conductor • Harriet Krijgh, cello Barber: Souvenirs Bunch: Commission (World Premiere) • Dvořák: Cello Concerto The most popular and most performed cello concerto of all time, paired with an exciting new commissioned work – and second world premiere of this Anniversary Season – from Portland composer Kenji Bunch, heralded by The New York Times as “a composer to watch.” |
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Mozart’s Requiem Saturday, April 8, 2017 | 7:30 pm Sunday, April 9, 2017 | 7:30 pm Monday, April 10, 2017 | 7:30 pm Jean-Marie Zeitouni, conductor • Katie Van Kooten, soprano • Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano • Jack Swanson, tenor • Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone • Members of Portland Symphonic Choir Purcell/Talbot: Chacony in G minor • Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements • Mozart: Requiem (Levin completion) A performance to ponder the meaning of life. The immortal music Mozart wrote on his own deathbed and left unfinished makes a fitting companion piece for Igor Stravinsky’s powerful Symphony in Three Movements, written to commemorate WWII. |
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Debussy’s La Mer Saturday, April 22, 2017 | 7:30 pm Sunday, April 23, 2017 | 2 pm Monday, April 24, 2017 | 7:30 pm Jun Märkl, conductor • Simone Lamsma, violin Mendelssohn: The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave) • Britten: Violin Concerto Hosokawa: Circulating Ocean Debussy: La Mer (The Sea) Debussy’s most sensuous work powers an evening of oceanic currents, with sea-going works by both Hosakawa and Mendelssohn. Renowned violinist Simone Lamsma returns to perform Britten’s Spanish Civil War-inspired Violin Concerto. |
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Perséphone Saturday, May 13, 2017 | 7:30 pm Sunday, May 14, 2017 | 7:30 pm Monday, May 15, 2017 | 7:30 pm Carlos Kalmar, conductor • Portland State Chamber Choir • Pacific Youth Choir • Paul Groves, tenor • TBA, narrator • Michael Curry, artistic designer Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2, “Little Russian” • Stravinsky: Perséphone He’s worked with The Walt Disney Company, Cirque du Soleil, and the Olympics, and now Michael Curry brings his exhilarating stage magic to our performance of Stravinsky’s most tender work and the mythic story of the origin of the seasons. |
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Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 Saturday, May 20, 2017 | 7:30 pm Sunday, May 21, 2017 | 2 pm Monday, May 22, 2017 | 7:30 pm Carlos Kalmar, conductor Tamara Wilson, soprano Elizabeth DeShong, mezzo soprano Portland State Chamber Choir, Man Choir, and Vox Femina Mahler: Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection” Like Beethoven’s Ninth which inspired it, Mahler’s massive Second Symphony explodes the symphonic genre. The monumental sweep of this groundbreaking soundscape miraculously encompasses life, death, and resurrection. What an epic way to end the 120th Anniversary Season! |
