Concert Season

June 3, 2023
Philadelphia Orchestra (Philadelphia, PA)
Philadelphia Orchestra Pride Concert

Paulo Szot, Baritone
ANNA Crusis Feminist Choir (Miriam Davidson, Artistic Director)
Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus (Joseph J. Buches, Artistic Director)
Philadelphia Voices of Pride (Daniel Schwartz, Artistic Director)

Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Tower: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman
Karpman: The Marvels Suite (world premiere)
Simon: “Let the River Run,” from "Working Girl"
Brunner: “Phoenix Song”
Various: "Firework"
Lady Gaga and Laursen: “Born This Way”
Higdon: Fourth movement from Concerto for Orchestra
Barber: Adagio for Strings
Bizet: "Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre," from "Carmen"
Rodgers: "Some Enchanted Evening," from "South Pacific"
Schönberg: "Stars," from "Les Miserables"
Tchaikovsky: Fourth movement from Symphony No. 4

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June 15 & 17, 2023
Benaroya Hall (Seattle, WA)
Seattle Symphony

Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture
Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story"
Prokofiev: Suite from Romeo and Juliet

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June 29, 2023
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center (College Park, MD)
National Orchestral Institute and Festival

Wang Jie: The Winter that United Us
Clarice Assad: Nhanderú Overture for Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)

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June 30, 2023
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center (College Park, MD)
National Orchestral Institute and Festival

Open Rehearsal with NOI Philharmonic
Selections to be announced from the stage

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June 30, 2023
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center (College Park, MD)
National Orchestral Institute and Festival

In this unique concert experience hosted by NOI+F Music Director Marin Alsop, conducting fellows take the lead in works by NOI+F composition fellows. Program TBA.

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July 1, 2023
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center (College Park, MD)
National Orchestral Institute and Festival

Marin Alsop, conductor
Julia Cruz, conductor
Alana Wiesing, percussion
Svet Stoyanov, percussion
NOI Philharmonic

Simon: Fate Now Conquers
Higdon: Duo Duel
Brahms: Symphony No.1

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July 8, 2023
Ravinia Festival (Highland Park, IL)
Chicago Philharmonic

Marin Alsop, Ravinia Chief Conductor
Jonathan Rush, Lead Seminario Conductor

Final Concert of the inaugural National Seminario Ravinia. Program TBA.

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July 14, 2023
Ravinia Festival (Highland Park, IL)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Chicago Symphony Chorus
Janai Brugger, soprano
Ashley Dixon, mezzo-soprano
Paul Appleby, tenor
Ryan Speedo Green, bass-baritone
Adrian Dunn Singers
Ayodele Drum & Dance
Jim Gailloreto Trio
Senn High School Choir

Esmail: See Me
Beethoven (text by Tracy K. Smith): Symphony No. 9, "Ode to Joy"

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July 15, 2023
Ravinia Festival (Highland Park, IL)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Miriam Fried, violin

Ran: "Chicago Skyline"
Brahms: Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Symphony 5

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July 16, 2023
Ravinia Festival (Highland Park, IL)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Heather Headley, vocalist
Singers from the Ravinia Lawndale Family Music School and Trinity UCC Choir

Program TBA

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July 19, 2023
Ravinia Festival (Highland Park, IL)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano

G. Mahler: "Blumine," originally written for Symphony No. 1
A. Mahler (orch. by David and Colin Matthews): Three Songs for Mezzo and Orchestra
G. Mahler: Symphony No. 5

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July 21, 2023
Ravinia Festival (Highland Park, IL)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Chicago Symphony Chorus
Marin Alsop, conductor
Valentina Peleggi, conductor
Gabriela Montero, piano

Ortiz: "Antrópolis"
Montero: Latin Piano Concerto
Panufnik: "Across the Line of Dreams"
Villa Lobos: Chôros No. 10

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July 26, 2023
Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater (Vail, CO)
New York Philharmonic

Yunchan Lim, piano
Edward J. Blieszner, special guest conductor

Sousa: “The Stars and Stripes Forever”
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3

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August 4, 2023
Ravinia Festival (Highland Park, IL)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Janai Brugger, soprano (Pamina)
Matthew Polenzani, tenor (Tamino)
Joshua Hopkins, baritone (Papageno)
Kathryn Lewek, soprano (Queen of the Night)
David Leigh, bass (Sarastro)
Christian Sanders, tenor (Monostatos)
Tiffany Choe, soprano (First Lady)
Ashley Dixon, mezzo-soprano (Second Lady)
Taylor Raven, mezzo-soprano (Third Lady)
Diana Newman, soprano (Papagena)
Adam Lau, bass (Speaker)
Apollo Chorus of Chicago
Evan Boyer, bass (Second Armored Man)

James Robinson, stage director
Irene Delgado-Jiménez, assistant conductor/voice coach
Laura Muñoz Martínez de Arenzana, assistant/voice coach/rehearsal pianist
Dan Sokalski, stage manager
Rachel Garoon, assistant stage manager

Mozart: "The Magic Flute"

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August 5, 2023
Ravinia Festival (Highland Park, IL)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Yunchan Lim, piano

Thomas: "Sun Dance"
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, "Eroica"
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, op. 30

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August 6, 2023
Ravinia Festival (Highland Park, IL)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Janai Brugger, soprano (Pamina)
Matthew Polenzani, tenor (Tamino)
Joshua Hopkins, baritone (Papageno)
Kathryn Lewek, soprano (Queen of the Night)
David Leigh, bass (Sarastro)
Christian Sanders, tenor (Monostatos)
Tiffany Choe, soprano (First Lady)
Ashley Dixon, mezzo-soprano (Second Lady)
Taylor Raven, mezzo-soprano (Third Lady)
Diana Newman, soprano (Papagena)
Adam Lau, bass (Speaker)
Apollo Chorus of Chicago
Evan Boyer, bass (Second Armored Man)

James Robinson, stage director
Irene Delgado-Jiménez, assistant conductor/voice coach
Laura Muñoz Martínez de Arenzana, assistant/voice coach/rehearsal pianist
Dan Sokalski, stage manager
Rachel Garoon, assistant stage manager

Mozart: "The Magic Flute"

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September 9, 2023
Royal Albert Hall (London, UK)
BBC Symphony Orchestra (Last Night at the Proms)

Lise Davidsen, soprano
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Chorus

Strauss: Don Juan
Colerdige-Taylor: Deep River
Bruch: Kol nidrei, Op. 47
Wilson: 1922 (BBC commission: world premiere)
Wagner: Tannhäuser – ‘Dich, teure Halle’
Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana – Easter Hymn
Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana – Intermezzo
Verdi: Macbeth – ‘Vieni! t’affretta!’
Kálmán: The Gypsy Princess – ‘Heia, heia, in den Bergen ist mein Heimatland’
Trad.: Fantasia on British Sea Songs (arr. Wood)
Arne: Rule, Britannia! (arr. Sargent)
Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
Parry: Jerusalem (orch. Elgar)
Unknown: The National Anthem (arr. Britten)
Trad.: Auld Lang Syne (arr. Paul Campbell)

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October 19, 2023
Royal Festival Hall (London, UK)
Philharmonia

Marcus Roberts Trio:
Marcus Roberts, piano
Jason Marsalis, drums
Martin Jaffe, bass

Johnson: Drums – A Symphonic Poem
Barber: Symphony No. 1
Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Tower: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman
Bernstein: Three Dance Episodes from "On the Town"
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue

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November 2, 2023
Sala São Paolo (São Paolo, Brazil)
Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo

Inbal Segev, cello

Simon: "Amen!"
Clyne: "Dance"
Prokofiev: Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet

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November 2, 2023
Sala São Paolo (São Paolo, Brazil)
Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo

Inbal Segev, cello

Simon: "Amen!"
Clyne: "Dance"
Prokofiev: Excerpts from "Romeo and Juliet"

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November 3, 2023
Sala São Paolo (São Paolo, Brazil)
Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo

Inbal Segev, cello

Simon: "Amen!"
Clyne: "Dance"
Prokofiev: Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet

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November 4, 2023
Sala São Paolo (São Paolo, Brazil)
Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo

Inbal Segev, cello

Simon: "Amen!"
Clyne: "Dance"
Prokofiev: Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet

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November 5, 2023
Sala São Paolo (São Paolo, Brazil)
Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo

Inbal Segev, cello

Clyne: "Dance"
Prokofiev: Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet

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December 7, 2023
Royal Albert Hall (London, England)
BBC Concert Orchestra

BBC Symphony Chorus
London Adventist Chorale
Zwakele Tshabalala, vocalist
Vanessa Haynes, vocalist

Adapted from Handel (with arrangements by Bob Christianson and Gary Anderson): The Gospel Messiah

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February 17, 2024
Music Center at Strathmore (North Bethesda, MD)
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Time For Three, string trio

Haydn: Symphony No. 59 ‘Fire’
Puts: "Contact"
R. Strauss: "Don Juan"
Ravel: "Daphnis et Chloé" Suite 2

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February 15 & 18, 2024
Meyerhoff Symphony Hall (Baltimore, MD)
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Time For Three, string trio

Haydn: Symphony No. 59 ‘Fire’
Puts: "Contact"
R. Strauss: "Don Juan"
Ravel: "Daphnis et Chloé" Suite 2

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February 23, 24 & 25, 2024
Boettcher Concert Hall (Denver, CO)
Colorado Symphony

Inbal Segev, cello
Colorado Symphony Chorus
Duain Wolfe, director

Clyne: "Dance" for cello and orchestra
Esmail: "See Me"
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, "Choral"

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April 23 & 27; May 1, 4, 8, 11 & 17, 2024
Metropolitan Opera (New York, NY)
Metropolitan Opera

Julia Bullock, soprano (all dates)
J'Nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano (Apr 23, 27; May 8, 11, & 17)
Daniela Mack, mezzo-soprano (May 1 & 4)
Davóne Tines, baritone (all dates)
Key'mon W. Murrah, countertenor (all dates)
Siman Chung, countertenor (all dates)
Eric Jurenas, countertenor (all dates)

Adams: El Niño

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April 26, 2024
Meyerhoff Symphony Hall (Baltimore, MD)
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Yunchan Lim, piano

Simon: "AMEN!"
Ives: Symphony No. 2
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2

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April 28, 2024
Music Center at Strathmore (Bethesda, MD)
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Yunchan Lim, piano

Simon: "AMEN!"
Ives: Symphony No. 2
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2

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May 31, 2024
Elbphilharmonie (Hamburg, Germany)
Elbphilharmonie

NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra
Jess Gillam, saxophone

Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72a
MacMillan: Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra
Prokofjew: Suites from the ballet »Romeo and Juliet«, Op. 64

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June 7, 2024
Maison de la Radio et de la Musique (Paris, France)
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France

Marc-André Hamelin, piano

Montgomery: "Strum"
Gershwin: Piano Concerto
Bartók: Concerto for orchestra

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