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JoAnn Falletta

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2010   Jul   Aug   Sept   Oct   Nov   Dec  
2011   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun  
JoAnn Falletta in Concert, by Gloria Coker
Painting by Gloria Coker
 
September 2009
 
September   3
Manhattan School of Music
Honorary Doctorate  
 
September   11, 12, 13
Virginia Symphony
Stravinsky: Fireworks  
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 (‘Emperor’)
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5
Benedetto Lupo, piano
 
September   24, 26
Virginia Symphony
Faure: Pelleas and Melisande Suite  
Strauss, R: Concerto for Oboe
Gallagher, Jack: Berceuse
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8
Sherie Aguirre, oboe
 
 
October 2009
 
October   3
Buffalo Philharmonic
Bach: Concerto for two Violins  
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (‘Choral’)
Gil Shaham, Adele Anthony, violins
Cristina Nassif soprano
Jeniece Golbourne mezzo-soprano
Israel Lozano tenor
Kevin Deas bass
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
 
October   10
Virginia Symphony
Adams, John: Slonimsky’s Earbox  
Brahms: A German Requiem
Janice Chandler Eteme soprano
Jason Grant bass-baritone
Virginia Symphony Chorus
October   10
Buffalo Philharmonic
Conductor’s Guild Masterclass  
 
 
October   17, 18
Buffalo Philharmonic
Fuchs, Kenneth: An American Place  
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5
Abdel Rahman El-Bacha, piano
 
October   22
Virginia Symphony
Respighi: The Birds  
Ranjbaran, Behzad: Concerto for Violin and Viola
      (World Premier)
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 (‘Scottish’)
Vahn Armstrong, violin
Beverly Baker, viola
 
October   24
Curtis Institute of Music
(Allentown, PA)
Strauss, R: Don Juan  
Ranjbaran, Behzad: Violin Concerto
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
Elissa Koljonen, violin
 
October   27
Curtis Institute of Music
(Verizon Hall, Philadelphia)
Strauss, R: Don Juan  
Ranjbaran, Behzad: Violin Concerto
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
Elissa Koljonen, violin
 
October   30
Buffalo Philharmonic
(King Concert Hall,
Fredonia, NY)
Schumann: Cello Concerto  
Mahler: Symphony No. 4
Natasha Farney, cello
Mary Wilson, soprano
 
October   31
Buffalo Philharmonic
Schoenberg; Transfigured Night  
Mahler: Symphony No. 4
Mary Wilson, soprano
 
 
November 2009
 
November   1
Buffalo Philharmonic
Schoenberg; Transfigured Night  
Mahler: Symphony No. 4
Mary Wilson, soprano
 
November   7
National Philharmonic
Society of Lithuania

(Vilnius)
Beethoven Symphony No. 5  
Beethoven: Triple Concerto
Beethoven: Choral Fantasy
Muza Rubacktye, piano
Michael Ludwig, violin
Laszlo Fenyo, cello
 
November   13, 14
Buffalo Philharmonic
Joseph Marx: Symphonic Night Music  
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23
Kreisler: Caprice Viennois; Liebesleid; Liebesfreud
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8
Michael Ludwig, violin;
Roman Rabinovitch, piano
 
November   18
Mannes College of Music
(Alice Tully Hall, New York)
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3  
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
Jialiang Wu, piano
 
 
December 2009
 
December   13, 15
Virginia Symphony
Hailstork, Adolphus: The Gift of the Magi  
      (World Premier)
Handel: Messiah
Amy Van Roekel, soprano
Kirstin Chavez, mezzo-soprano
Jonathan Boyd, tenor
Lester Lynch, bass-baritone
Virginia Symphony Chorus
Virginia Children’s Chorus
Todd Rosenlieb, dance
 
December   18, 19, 20
Buffalo Philharmonic
(Holiday Pops)
 
December   27
Honolulu Symphony
Prokofiev: Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet  
Beethoven: Symphony No.9 (“Choral”)
Jacqueline Horten, soprano
Mary Chesnut Hicks, mezzo-soprano
Jim Price, tenor
Valerian Ruminski, bass
Oahu Choral Society (Esther Yoo, music director)
 
 
January 2010
 
January   8, 9, 10
Virginia Symphony
Tcherepnin: La Princesse Lointaine  
Strauss, R: Symphonic Fragment from Joseph’s Legend
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2
Norman Krieger, piano
 
January   14
Nova Scotia Symphony
(Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Kodaly: Dances of Galanta  
Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto No. 5
Schubert: Death and the Maiden (arr. A. Stein)
Michael Ludwig, violin
 
January   23, 24, 25
Santa Rosa Symphony
(Santa Rosa, CA)
Carter, Elliot: Holiday Overture  
Corigliano, John: Red Violin Concerto
Copland: El Salon Mexico
Barber: Symphony No. 1
Michael Ludwig, violin
 
January   29, 30, 31
Virginia Symphony
Britten: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell  
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (‘Choral’)
Cristina Nassif, soprano
Jeniece Golbourne, mezzo-soprano
Yeghishe Manucharyan, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass-baritone
Virginia Symphony Chorus
 
 
February 2010
 
February   4, 5, 6
Netherlands Radio Orchestra
(Amsterdam)
Tavener, John: Concerto for Piano and Strings  
Part, Arvo: Lamentate
Ralph van Raat, piano
 
February   20
Buffalo Philharmonic
Copland: El Salon Mexico  
Copland: Appalachian Spring Suite
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1
Peter Serkin, piano
 
February   25, 26 , 27
Jacksonville Symphony
(Jacksonville, FL)
Debussy: Petite Suite  
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5
Brahms: Symphony No. 2
Chee Yun, violin
 
 
March 2010
 
March   6, 7
Buffalo Philharmonic
Rossini: Overture to Semiramide  
Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2
Fabio Bidini, piano
 
March   12
Buffalo Philharmonic
Parker Playhouse

(Fort Lauderdale, FL)
Presented by Broward Center
for the Performing Arts
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto  
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2
Michael Ludwig, violin
 
March   13
Buffalo Philharmonic
Peabody Auditorium
(Daytona Beach, FL)
Presented by Daytona Beach
Symphonic Society
Rossini: Overture to Semiramide  
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major
Rachmaninoff, Symphony No. 2  
Fabio Bidini, pianist
 
March   15
Buffalo Philharmonic
Community Church  
(Vero Beach, FL)
Presented by Indian River
Symphonic Association
Rossini: Overture to Semiramide  
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2  
Fabio Bidini, pianist
 
March   16
Buffalo Philharmonic
Van Wezel Performing
Arts Hall
(Sarasota, FL)
Presented by Sarasota
Concert Association
Rossini: Overture to Semiramide  
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2  
Fabio Bidini, pianist
 
March   18
Buffalo Philharmonic
Proscenium Theatre
(Gainesville, FL)
Presented by Univ. of Florida
Center for the Performing Arts
Rossini: Overture to Semiramide  
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2  
Fabio Bidini, pianist
 
March   26, 27
Virginia Symphony
Suk: Scherzo Fantastique  
Bartok: Concerto for Violin No. 2
Dvorak: Symphony No. 8
Vahn Armstrong, violin
 
March   29
Christopher Newport University
(Music of Kenneth Fuchs)
Fuchs: Out of the Dark  
Fuchs: Evensong for French Horn and Guitar
David Wick, french horn
 
 
April 2010
 
April   2, 3
Virginia Symphony
Tavener, John: Popule Meus (U.S. premiere)  
Mahler: Symphony No. 4
Michael Daniels, cello
Layla Claire, soprano
 
April   9, 10
Buffalo Philharmonic
Mozart: Symphony No. 38 (‘Prague’)  
Suk: Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra
Dvorak: Symphony No. 8
Michael Ludwig, violin
 
April   17, 18
Buffalo Philharmonic
Gershwin: Cuban Overture  
Ewazen, Eric: Percussion Concerto
      (World Premier)
Revueltas: Night of the Mayas
Evelyn Glennie, percussion
 
April   24, 25
Virginia Symphony
Bernstein: Mass  
 
April   27
Buffalo Philharmonic
(Donor Concert)
Rossini: Overture to La Gazza Ladra  
Rogerson, Chris: Luminosity
      (World Premier)
Moravec, Paul: All Day Through
      (World Premier)
Vivaldi: Concerto for 3 Violins
Bizet: Excerpts from Carmen
Robert, Megan and Tea Prokes, violins
 
May 2010
 
May   1, 2
Buffalo Philharmonic
Suk: Scherzo Fantastique  
Suk: Fairy Tale Suite (‘Pohadka’)
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 2
William Wolfram, piano
 
May   5, 6
Gravemeyer Composition award
(composition panel)
 
May   15, 16
Buffalo Philharmonic
Tavener, John: Popule Meus  
Brahms: A German Requiem
Roman Mekinulov, cello
Janice Chandler Eteme, soprano
Jason Grant, bass-baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
 
May   28
Virginia Arts Festival
(Williamsburg Winery)
Schubert: Guitar quartet  
Beverly Baker, viola
Rebecca Gilmore, cello
Debra Cross, flute
JoAnn Falletta, guitar
 
May   30
Virginia Symphony
(Williamsburg Lodge)
Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks 
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8
Dvorak: Cello Concerto
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
 
 
June 2010
 
June   4
Buffalo Philharmonic
JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition  
FINAL ROUND
Finalists and Program to be Announced
 
June   6
Buffalo Philharmonic
(University of Buffalo, Slee Hall)
Thomas, Augusta Reed: Terpsichore’s Dream  
Rands, Bernard: Le Tambourin Suite No. 2
Felder, David: Six Poems from Neruda’s Alturas
 
June   12, 13
Buffalo Philharmonic
Stravinsky: Fireworks  
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
Phillipe Bianconi, piano
 
June   13
Roycroft Chamber Music Series
(East Aurora, NY)
Beethoven: Serenade for Flute, Clarinet and Guitar Op. 8  
      (arr. Matiegka)
JoAnn Falletta, guitar
Debra Cross, flute
Robert Alemany, clarinet
 
June   16
O.K. Mozart Festival
(Bartlesville, OK)
Rossini: Overture to La Gazza Ladra  
Smetana: Three Dances from the Bartered Bride
Vaughan Williams: Tuba Concerto
Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks
Bizet: Excerpts from Carmen
Sousa: Marches
Kyle Turner, tuba
 
June   19
O.K. Mozart Festival
(Bartlesville, OK)
Gershwin: American in Paris  
Gershwin: Songs - various
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Gershwin: I Got Rhythm Variations
Gershwin: Symphonic Picture from Porgy and Bess
      (arr.Bennett)
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
 
July 2010
 
July   2
Brevard Music Festival
(Brevard, NC)
Ibert: Escales  
Bruch: Adagio Appassionato
Holst: The Planets
William Preucil, violin
 
July   3
Brevard Music Festival
(Brevard, NC)
Enescu: Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1  
Tchaikovsky: Mozartiana
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2
 
July   10
Round Top Festival Institute
(Round Top, TX)
Barber: School for Scandal Overture  
Tichely, Frank: Clarinet Concerto (World Premier)
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2
Hakan Rosengren, clarinet
 
July   18
Interlochen World
Youth Orchestra

(Interlochen, MI)
Enescu: Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1  
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
 
July   23
Detroit Symphony
(Meadowbrook, MI)
Rossini: Overture to William Tell  
Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1
Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 (‘Italian’)
Chloe Hanslip, violin
 
July   24
Buffalo Philharmonic
(Art Park)
Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus (staged)  

 
July   25
Buffalo Philharmonic
(Art Park)
Roven, Glen: Runaway Bunny  
Roven, Glen: Good Night Moon

 
July   31
Buffalo Philharmonic
(Art Park)
Beethoven: Coriolan Overture  
Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
Michael Ludwig, violin
Jules Eskin, cello

 
August 2010
 
August   1
Buffalo Philharmonic
(Art Park)
Brahms: Academic Festival Overture  
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
Jon Klibonoff, piano

 
August   10
Ulster Orchestra
(Belfast, Northern Ireland)
Debussy: Petite Suite (arr. Busser)  
Bizet: Symphony in C
Trimble, Joan: The Maid of Mullaghmore
Trimble, Joan: The Boyne Water

 
August   12
Ulster Orchestra
(Belfast, Northern Ireland)
Tailleferre: Concerto for Harp and Orchestra 
Bizet: Symphony in C

 
August   13
Ulster Orchestra
(Belfast, Northern Ireland)
Boulanger: D’Un Soir Triste  
Boulanger: D’Un Matin de Printemps
Tailleferre: Concerto for Harp and Orchestra
Beach: Symphony No. 2 (‘The Gaelic’)

 
September 2010

September   10, 11, 12
Virginia Symphony
Sirota, Robert: A Rush of Wings  
Glazunov: Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
Chee Yun, violin

September   17, 18, 19
Napa Valley Symphony
(Napa, CA)
Berlioz: Overture to Le Corsair  
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
Orion Weiss, pianist

September   25, 26
Virginia Symphony
Schmitt, F: Suite No. 1 from Antony and Cleopatra  
Mozart: Concerto for Piano No. 24
Berlioz: Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet
Enrica Ciccarelli, piano

 
October 2010

October   2
Buffalo Philharmonic
Beethoven: Egmont Overture  
Prokofiev: Suite from Cinderella
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Midori, violin

October   8, 9
Buffalo Philharmonic
Schmitt, F: Suite No. 1 from Antony and Cleopatra  
Chen and He: Butterfly Lovers
Berlioz: Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet
Tianwa Yang, violin

October   16, 17
River Oaks Chamber Orchestra
(River Oaks, TX)
Ligiti: Concert Romanesc  
McAllister, Scott: Rhapsodie for String Bass and Orchestra
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 (‘Scotch’)

October   20
Buffalo Philharmonic
(Montante Cultural Center,
Canisius College)
Vehar, Persus: Golden Griffin Overture  
Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Trumpets
Dvorak: Romance
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8
Alex Jokipii, Geoffrey Hardcastle, trumpets
Antoine Lefebvre, violin

October   23, 24
Buffalo Philharmonic
Szymanowski: Concert Overture  
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1
Karlowicz: Symphonic Poem ‘A Sad Tale’
Lutoslawski: Concerto for Orchestra
Berenika Zakrzewski, piano

October   28, 30, 31
Virginia Symphony
Bantock: The Witch of Atlas  
Daugherty, Michael: UFO
Rachmaninoff: Isle of the Dead
Boito: Prologue in Heaven to Mefistofele
Colin Currie, percussion
Kevin Maynor, bass
Virginia Symphony Chorus
Virginia Children’s Chorus

 
November 2010

November   1
Virginia Wesleyan College
Hofheimer Theatre
Paganini: Quartet  
Schubert: Guitar quartet
JoAnn Falletta, guitar
Debra Cross, flute
Robert Alemany, clarinet
Beverly Baker, viola
Michael Daniels, cello

November   5, 6, 7
Virginia Symphony
Liebermann, Lowell: TBD (World Premier)  
Haydn: Cello Concerto in C Major
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 (‘Pastoral’)
Julian Schwarz, cello

November   13
Buffalo Philharmonic
Gershwin: I Got Rhythm Variations  
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Orion Weiss, piano

November   19, 20
Buffalo Philharmonic
Rothman, Philip: Arc of Visibility (World premier)  
Gershwin: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in F
Gershwin: Second Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra
Schuman: New England Triptych
Orion Weiss, piano

November   26, 27
Orquestra de Extremadura
(Spain)
Bernstein: Three Dances from ‘On The Town’  
Barber: Violin Concerto
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 (‘New World’)
Michael Ludwig, violin

 
December 2010

December   4, 5
Buffalo Philharmonic
Rautavaara, Einojuhani: Isle of Bliss  
Elgar: Cello Concerto
Brahms: Symphony No. 4
Lynn Harrell, cello

December   10, 11, 12
Virginia Symphony
Handel: Messiah  
Amy van Roekel, soprano
Stacey Rishoi, mezzo-soprano
Jonathan Boyd tenor
Lester Lynch bass-baritone
Virginia Symphony Chorus

December   15, 16
Quebec Symphony
(Quebec City, Canada)
Adams, John: The Chairman Dances 
Mathieu: Piano Concerto No. 4
Copland: Appalachian Spring
Bernstein: Three Dances from ‘On The Town’
Alain Lefèvre, piano

December   18
Buffalo Philharmonic
Classical Christmas 

 
January 2011

January   8, 9, 10, 11
Haifa Symphony
(Haifa, Israel)
Bernstein: Three Dances from ‘On the Town’  
Saint Saens: Violin Concerto No. 3
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
Michael Ludwig, violin

January   21, 22, 23
Virginia Symphony
Barber: Symphony No. 1  
Orff: Carmina Burana
Amy Williamson, soprano
Scott Williamson, tenor
Andrew Garland, baritone
Virginia Symphony Chorus

January   29
Buffalo Philharmonic
Elgar: Enigma Variations 
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
Lang Lang, piano

 
February 2011

February   4, 5
Cracow Symphony
(Cracow, Poland)
Ibert: Escales  
Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto No. 3
Copland: Appalachian Spring
Copland: Four Dances from Rodeo
Michael Ludwig, violin

February   12
Warsaw Philharmonic
(Warsaw, Poland)
Adams, John: The Chairman Dances  
Walton: Viola Concerto
Lutoslawski: Chain II
Barber: Symphony No. 1
Van Keulen, viola

February   19, 20
Buffalo Philharmonic
Ligeti: Concert Romanesc  
Liebermann, Lowell: Flute Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
Christine Davis, flute

February   25, 26
Boise Philharmonic
(Boise, ID)
Bernstein: Three Dances from ‘On The Town’  
Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto No. 3
Elgar: Enigma Variations
Michael Ludwig, violin

 
March 2011

March   4, 5
Buffalo Philharmonic
Strauss, R: Don Juan  
Strauss, R: Four Last Songs
Berg: Seven Early Songs
Debussy: La Mer
Laura Aiken, soprano

March   11, 12, 13
Virginia Symphony
Rautavaara Einojuhani: Isle of Bliss  
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3
Brahms: Symphony No. 4
Olga Kern, piano

March   17, 18
Virginia Symphony
Ligeti: Concert Romanesc  
Barber: Violin Concerto
Mozart: Coronation Mass
Vahn Armstrong, violin

March   25, 26
Syracuse Symphony
(Syracuse, NY)
Sierra, Roberto: Fandangos  
Vivaldi: Double Mandolin Concerto
Beaser, Robert: Guitar Concerto
Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Turina: Dances Fantasticas
Eliot Fisk, guitar

 
April 2011

April   2, 3
Buffalo Philharmonic
Mozart: Symphony No, 41 (‘Jupiter’)  
Holst: The Planets
Buffalo Philharmonic Women’s Chorus

April   8, 9, 10
Virginia Symphony
Vivaldi/Bach: Concerto in D Major  
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
Joe Burgstaller, trumpet

April   16
Fort Wayne Philharmonic
(Fort Wayne, ID)
Adams, John: The Chairman Dances  
Bruch: Concerto for Violin in g
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherezade
Indianapolis Violin Competition winner

April   30
Buffalo Philharmonic
Ravel: Tombeau de Couperin  
Tyberg: Symphony No. 2 (World Premier)
Grieg: Piano Concerto
Christopher O’Riley, piano

 
May 2011

May 1
Buffalo Philharmonic
Ravel: Tombeau de Couperin  
Tyberg: Symphony No. 2 (World Premier)
Grieg: Piano Concerto
Christopher O’Riley, piano

May   6, 7
Omaha Symphony
(Omaha, NB)
Prokofiev: Cinderella: Suite  
Saint-Saens: Concerto for Cello in A Minor
Mendelssohn: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage
Elgar: Enigma Variations
Julian Schwarz, cello

May   13, 14, 15
Buffalo Philharmonic
Gould: Steven Foster Gallery  
Hagen, Daron: Songbook for Violin and Orchestra
      (World Premier)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 (’Pastoral’)
Michael Ludwig, violin

May   27
Goettingen Symphony
(Goettingen, Germany)
Copland: Appalachian Spring  
Goldmark: Violin Concerto
Elgar: Enigma Variations
Michael Ludwig, violin

 
June 2011

June   4, 5
Buffalo Philharmonic
Verdi: Requiem 
Angela Brown, soprano
Ann McMahan Quintero, mezzo-soprano
Bryan Register, tenor
Jason Grant, baritone
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus

June   9
Orquesta Sinfonica de Chile
(Santiago, Chile)
Beethoven: Egmont Overture 
Fuchs, Kenneth: Canticle to the Sun
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
Jacek Musik, french horn