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Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
2012 2012-2013 CENTENNIAL SEASON
AMERICAN FESTIVAL, Part 27:30 p.m. August 24-26 at Bass Performance HallFestival passes $36-$144. Single tickets go on sale in August. Building on the triumph of last season's celebration of Gershwin, Bernstein and Copland, we take a broader and deeper look at great American compositions for orchestra. Some programs will include multimedia presentations. Friday, August 24, 2012 Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Conductor Leon McCawley, Piano COPLAND Selections from Appalachian Spring BARBER Overture to The School for Scandal GEORGE WALKER Lyric for Strings JOHN WILLIAMS Selection from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone BERNSTEIN Symphony No. 2 (“The Age of Anxiety”) for Piano and Orchestra Saturday, August 25, 2012 Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Conductor Augustin Hadelich, Violin HARRIS When Johnny Comes Marching Home BARBER Violin Concerto PHILIP GLASS Symphony No. 3, third movement GROFÉ On the Trail from Grand Canyon Suite ELLINGTON Harlem Sunday, August 26, 2012 Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Conductor José Feghali, Piano IVES arr. SCHUMAN Variations on America STILL Symphony No. 1, “Afro-American” GERSHWIN Piano Concerto in F Major COPLAND Three Dance Episodes from Rodeo AMERICAN AIRLINES SYMPHONIC SERIESFridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.at Bass Performance Hall. Subscriptions start at $75. September 14-16, 2012 MAHLER'S FIFTH Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Conductor JENNIFER HIGDON blue cathedral MAHLER Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp Minor The centennial season opens in grand style with Mahler's monumental Fifth Symphony. This tour de force masses huge orchestral resources for a work that's by turns turbulent and sublime. Higdon's acclaimed blue cathedral is a colorful tone poem filled with celestial sounds. October 5-7, 2012 PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION Carl St. Clair, Conductor Horacio Gutierrez, Piano PETER BOYER Festivities PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition His recording of Prokofiev's piano concertos is “some of the most thrilling virtuosity on record,” says Gramophone magazine: The brilliant Horacio Gutierrez joins us to play the composer's Third. Then comes Mussorgsky's ever-popular Pictures at an Exhibition, with Ravel's colorful orchestration giving life to the sights and sounds of Kiev. Oct. 26-28, 2012 BEETHOVEN VIOLIN CONCERTO Larry Rachleff, Conductor Karen Gomyo, Violin DVORÁK Carnival Overture BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto in D Major BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra The luminous Karen Gomyo makes her Fort Worth Symphony debut in Beethoven's Violin Concerto. Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra, the composer's best-loved work, is a virtuoso showcase for every section of the orchestra. November 16-18, 2012 SCHEHERAZADE Josep Caballé-Domenech, Conductor Alban Gerhardt, Cello JOHN B HEDGES Slapdance SCHUMANN Cello Concerto in A Minor RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade Alban Gerhardt, who last appeared with the FWSO at Carnegie Hall in 2008, brings to life Schumann's lyrical work for cello and orchestra. Then we'll enter the exotic, perfumed world of Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, based on the tales in The Thousand and One Nights. January 11-13, 2013 WAGNER & STRAUSS Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Conductor Brinton Averil Smith, Cello BEHZAD RANJBARAN Mithra R. STRAUSS Don Quixote WAGNER Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg WAGNER Prelude to Lohengrin WAGNER Overture to Rienzi The former principal cellist of the FWSO returns for Don Quixote, which depicts episodes from the life of Cervantes' knight-errant. Then, we celebrate Wagner's 200th birthday with three overtures that offer a close look at this great opera composer's powerful creations for orchestra. February 1-3, 2013 NOBU PLAYS TCHAIKOVSKY Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Conductor Nobuyuki Tsujii, Piano BRAHMS Variations on a Theme by J. Haydn TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor SCHUBERT Symphony No. 9 in C Major, “The Great” Nobuyuki Tsujii's gold-medal win at the 2009 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition inspired what Time magazine called “Nobu fever” on an international scale. Now he returns to Fort Worth to play one of the most beloved piano concertos of all. We'll close with another powerhouse, Schubert's “Great,” inspired by the lovely Austrian landscape. February 22-24, 2013 MOZART & ENIGMA VARIATIONS Stefan Asbury, Conductor Jennifer Corning Lucio, Oboe STRAVINSKY Symphony in Three Movements MOZART Oboe Concerto in C Major ELGAR Variations on an Original Theme, “Enigma Variations” The sweet, haunting sound of the oboe gets the spotlight as our principal oboist plays Mozart. Enigma Variations, Elgar's masterpiece, paints vivid musical portraits of the composer's closest friends, with an intriguing mystery at the heart of it all. March 15-17, 2013 SIBELIUS' MAJESTIC SECOND Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Conductor Stefan Jackiw, Violin GABRIELA FRANK Three Latin-American Dances BRUCH Scottish Fantasy SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2 in D Major "You wonder whether this was what it was like to hear a Perlman or a Stern in their early years," writes The Washington Post of young violinist Stefan Jackiw, who'll perform Bruch's Scottish Fantasy. The majesty of Sibelius' most popular symphony provides a big finish. April 5-7, 2013 RACH 3 Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Conductor Daniil Trifonov, Piano KEVIN PUTS Network RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5 in D Minor Daniil Trifonov is the most recent winner of Moscow's Tchaikovsky competition, the contest that launched Van Cliburn into stardom. He'll take on the devilishly difficult Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3. In the face of Stalin's brutal artistic censorship, Shostakovich filled his Fifth Symphony with lyricism and Russian nationalism, but was he being subversive? You'll enjoy the sweeping melodies either way. May 17-19, 2013 CARMINA BURANA Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Conductor Cyndia Sieden, Soprano Michael Maniaci, Countertenor Philip Cutlip, Baritone JIMMY LÓPEZ Perú Negro (World Premiere*) ORFF Carmina Burana *Dedicated to the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra's Centennial Season. The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra closes its centennial season with a piece whose popularity extends well beyond the symphony stage. Everyone knows the theme “O Fortuna,” used in countless movie trailers and TV commercials, but the entire work is a delight, with its intense rhythmic excitement, its wacky instrumentation, and earthy themes about love and life—there's even a drinking song! This will be a joyous occasion providing electrifying entertainment on a grand scale. STAR-TELEGRAM POPS SERIESFridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. at Bass Performance HallSubscriptions start at $98 September 7-9, 2012 THE 1950S: THE GOLDEN AGE OF BLACK & WHITE Jack Everly, Conductor Step back in time to the Fabulous Fifties, as we transport you to a broadcast studio during the Golden Age of Television. Conductor and arranger Jack Everly leads a nostalgic revue of TV theme songs (I Love Lucy), commercials, popular hits (Unchained Melody, Mambo Italiano), and even a nod to Elvis. October 12-14, 2012 MUSIC CITY HIT-MAKERS Andrés Franco, Conductor The Grammy-winning creators of today's biggest country hits take the spotlight in an exciting songwriter's showcase. Brett James, Hillary Lindsey and Gordie Sampson, hit-makers for Nashville's megastars, perform a parade of No. 1 songs, including Jesus, Take the Wheel (recorded by Carrie Underwood), Out Last Night (Kenny Chesney), It's America (Rodney Atkins), Blessed (Martina McBride) and many more. November 2-4, 2012 CIRQUE MUSICA Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Conductor Cirque Musica blends the thrilling talents of the best circus performers with exhilarating symphonic music, including John Williams, the Beatles, and excerpts from Holst's The Planets and Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto. Soaring aerialists, acrobats and strongmen — veterans of Cirque du Soleil and Ringling Bros. — will dazzle with elegance, grace and power. November 24-25, 2012 HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS Ron Spigelman, Conductor Southwestern Seminary Master Chorale Dorothy Shaw Bell Choir Our annual holiday pops, with favorite Christmas carols, a bell choir, a family sing-along, a cameo by Santa, and snow in Bass Hall. The four performances are 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday. (Note: There is no Friday performance, due to Fort Worth's Parade of Lights. Friday Pops subscribers will receive Sunday-night tickets.) January 25-27, 2013 OZ WITH ORCHESTRA Ron Spigelman, Conductor A magical multimedia production featuring one of the most beloved films of all time, The Wizard of Oz. Experience the brilliantly restored film on the big screen, with Judy Garland's original 1939 studio recordings backed by lush, live orchestration. It's a treat for all ages. March 22-24, 2013 SPRINGTIME IN PARIS Sarah Hicks, Conductor Bass Performance Hall is transformed into the City of Lights in this concert celebrating our love affair with Paris. Innovative young pops conductor Sarah Hicks presents a salute to French music and performers, including singers Edith Piaf and Josephine Baker, composers Django Reinhardt and Michel Legrand (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg), singer-songwriters Jacques Brel and Serge Gainsbourg, and more. April 12-14, 2013 NATALIE MERCHANT with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Andrés Franco, Conductor Known for her warm and distinctive vocals in solo hits and as the lead singer for pop group 10,000 Maniacs, Natalie Merchant makes her Fort Worth Symphony debut in a concert of old favorites and newer songs from her highly acclaimed symphonic album, Leave Your Sleep. SUBSCRIBER SPECIALSAll concerts at Bass Performance Hall.Times and prices vary. Available now to subscribers only; on sale to the general public in August. September 22, 2012 ORBIT: AN HD ODYSSEY (audio preview) Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Conductor Duncan Copp, Producer/Director Don't miss this second film in the HD Odyssey series, a sequel to last season's popular The Planets: An HD Odyssey. Orbit points the lens at our own lovely planet, with breathtaking high-definition photos of Earth taken from space, accompanied by Richard Strauss' stirring Also Sprach Zarathustra and John Adams' Short Ride in a Fast Machine. December 3, 2012 MESSIAH David Thye, Conductor Southwestern Seminary Master Chorale Rejoice greatly at the return of this Fort Worth holiday tradition, the area's finest Messiah collaboration. Thrill to exultant choruses, soaring trumpets and pounding timpani as the Southwestern Seminary Master Chorale and guest soloists join the orchestra for Handel's epic masterpiece. December 31, 2012 NEW YEAR'S EVE: A NIGHT IN VIENNA John Giordano, Conductor Ava Pine, Soprano It's an elegant celebration of New Year's Eve and of the Fort Worth Symphony's history as we welcome back John Giordano, the FWSO's music director from 1972 to 2000. He leads a night of Strauss waltzes and other Viennese classics, as well as favorite soprano arias featuring the incandescent Ava Pine, a Fort Worth audience favorite. January 5, 2013 BERNADETTE PETERS with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Marvin Laird, Conductor One of Broadway's brightest stars, Bernadette Peters returns to the Fort Worth Symphony stage for one night only to dazzle audiences with songs from her incredible career on stage and screen. February 9, 2013 THE SPLENDOR OF THE STRADS: A GALA EVENT Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Conductor Michael Shih, Violin Swang Lin, Violin SARASATE Fantasy on Bizet's Carmen, Op. 25 SARASATE Zigeunerweisen, “Gypsy Airs,” Op. 20 J.S. BACH Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 In our 100th anniversary season, the Fort Worth Symphony honors our own artists and the generosity of our community in a glittering night highlighting the two priceless Stradivari violins on loan to the orchestra from local donors. The program is a violin showcase, with Bach's Concerto for Two Violins and two stunners by Sarasate. We'll end the celebration with Beethoven's immortal Fifth Symphony. For additional information, contact: 
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