Boston Symphony Orchestra
Opening Night Gala
The Opening Night of Carnegie Hall's 119th Season
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage ( Seating Chart)
Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 7 PM
Boston Symphony Orchestra Opening Night Gala
Boston Symphony Orchestra Daniele Gatti, Conductor
Evgeny Kissin, Piano
Ann Hobson Pilot, Harp
BEETHOVEN
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Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
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CHOPIN
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Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21
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JOHN WILLIAMS
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On Willows and Birches, for harp and orchestra (NY Premiere)
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DEBUSSY
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La mer
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Encores:
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LISZT
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Soirées de Vienne (Valses caprices d’après Schubert), No. 6
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CHOPIN
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Waltz in D-flat Major, Op. 64, No. 1, "Minute"
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Watch a video
James Levine and John Williams discuss On Willows and Birches, written especially for the BSO's longtime principal harpist, Ann Hobson Pilot, who retired from the BSO at the end of the 2009 Tanglewood season.
Courtesy of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
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Excerpt from Debussy La Mer (De l'aube á midi sur la mer)
Boston Symphony Orchestra / Charles Munch
RCA Red Seal
Listen In!
Russian pianist Evgeny Kissin counts a wide swath of composers among his favorites, not least among them Frédérick Chopin. Although Chopin remains central, Kissin continues to seek new composers and works to add to his repertory, and to go back and take a second look at pieces he performed more than a decade ago.
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