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Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 2/25-2/26/08
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Back to Press Release List > 01/30/2008 - Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 2/25-2/26/08
PIERRE BOULEZ CONDUCTS THE CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IN
FIRST TWO OF FOUR CARNEGIE HALL CONCERTS THIS SEASON
FEBRUARY 25 AND 26 IN STERN AUDITORIUM/PERELMAN STAGE
Mitsuko Uchida in Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 3 and
Susan Graham in Berlioz’s Les Nuits d'été Are Among the Highlights
Orchestra Returns to Carnegie Hall May 15 and 16 under Bernard Haitink
Carnegie Hall presents the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) in the first two of four concerts at the Hall this season on Monday, February 25 and Tuesday, February 26 at 8:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage. CSO Conductor Emeritus Pierre Boulez leads the orchestra in a wide variety of repertoire on these two dates, with highlights including pianist Mitsuko Uchida performing Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 3, mezzo-soprano Susan Graham in Berlioz’s Les Nuits d’été, and the New York premiere of Matthias Pintscher’s Osiris, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and London Symphony Orchestra. Other works include Boulez specialties such as Debussy’s Images, Stravinsky’s Pétrouchka, and Berio’s Quatre dédicaces. Complete program information is listed below.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra returns to Carnegie Hall on May 15 and 16 for two performances under CSO Principal Conductor Bernard Haitink of works including Mahler’s Symphony No. 1, Haydn’s Symphony No. 101, Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 4, and Lieberson’s Neruda Songs with mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor.
Pianist Mitsuko Uchida is renowned for her interpretations of Mozart and Schubert, both in the concert hall and on CD, but she has also illuminated the music of Berg, Schoenberg, Webern, and Boulez for a new generation of listeners. Ms. Uchida performs throughout the world with many different partners; engagements this season include recitals in Vienna, Amsterdam, Köln, Rome, London, and New York. She performs with the London and Boston Symphony Orchestras with Sir Colin Davis; the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Ensemble Intercontemporain with Pierre Boulez; and The Cleveland Orchestra under Franz Welser-Möst. She also performs Mozart concerti from the keyboard with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Next season, she will be artist-in-residence with the Berliner Philharmoniker. Past highlights include her Artist-in-Residency at The Cleveland Orchestra, where she directed all the Mozart concerti from the keyboard over a number of seasons. She was also the focus of a Carnegie Hall Perspectives entitled “Mitsuko Uchida: Vienna Revisited.” She has recently been featured in the Concertgebouw’s Carte Blanche series where she collaborated with Ian Bostridge, the Hagen Quartet, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra as well as directing from the piano a performance of Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire. Ms. Uchida has demonstrated a long-standing commitment to aiding the development of young musicians and is a trustee of the Borletti-Buitoni Trust. She is also co-director, with Richard Goode, of the Marlboro Music Festival.
Mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, one of today’s foremost opera stars, is a versatile and compelling singing actress with a devoted international audience. A dedicated Francophile and expert in French music, decorated by the French government a “Commandeur dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres,” Ms. Graham devotes her current season almost exclusively to French repertoire. It ranges from the original 1779 version of Gluck’s tragic opera Iphigénie en Tauride and Ravel’s Shéhérazade to three great Berlioz works—La mort de Cléopâtre, Les Nuits d’été, and L’enfance du Christ. A leading participant in the international Gluck revival, Ms. Graham opened her 2007–08 season singing the title part in Iphigénie en Tauride on opening night at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Ms. Graham returns to her home company, the Metropolitan Opera, in a new Stephen Wadsworth production of Iphigénie en Tauride mounted especially for her. Also at the Met she appears in one of her great trouser roles, Sesto in Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito. A season finale with San Francisco Opera presents her in another of her finest travesty roles, Handel’s Ariodante. Orchestral engagements include performances of Ravel’s Shéhérazade with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and James Levine and Berlioz’s La Mort de Cléopâtre with the St. Louis Symphony under David Robertson, the New York Philharmonic under Lorin Maazel, and the Berliner Philharmoniker under Sir Simon Rattle. Additionally, Susan Graham participates in performances of Berlioz’s sacred drama L’enfance du Christ with Zurich’s Tonhalle Orchestra under Charles Dutoit.
A native of Montbrison, France, Pierre Boulez pursued studies in piano, composition, and choral conducting at the Paris Conservatory. He began his conducting career in 1958 with the Südwestfunk Orchestra in Baden-Baden, Germany. From 1969 until 1972, he was principal guest conductor of The Cleveland Orchestra. In 1971, Mr. Boulez became both chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and music director of the New York Philharmonic, a position he held until 1977. In 1974, the French government invited Mr. Boulez to create and direct a music research center at the Pompidou Centre. From the Institut de Recherche et de Coordination Acoustique/Musique (IRCAM) sprang the Ensemble Intercontemporain, one of the world’s finest contemporary music ensembles. In 1991, he resigned as conductor of the ensemble, while continuing as its president. Mr. Boulez is also co-founder of Cité de la Musique in Paris. His numerous compositions are widely performed, including Le marteau sans maître, Pli selon pli, three piano sonatas, Eclat/Multiples, Le visage nuptial, Répons, Notations, and ...explosante-fixe.... His awards and honors include honorary doctorates from Leeds, Cambridge, Basel, and Oxford universities, among others; Commander of the British Empire; and Knight of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. Mr. Boulez’s discography includes prize-winning recordings of Parsifal and Berg’s Lulu. He has won 24 Grammy awards since 1967, including eight with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. Mr. Boulez was appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1995 and has held the title of Conductor Emeritus since 2004.
Under the direction of Principal Conductor Bernard Haitink and Helen Regenstein Conductor Emeritus Pierre Boulez, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is consistently hailed as one of today’s most innovative and dynamic orchestras. Live performances by the CSO are much in demand at home and in the best musical venues around the world. In collaboration with the best conductors and soloists on the international music scene, the CSO performs more than 150 concerts each year at its downtown home, Symphony Center, and at the Ravinia Festival on Chicago's North Shore, where it is in residence each summer, as well as on tour. The CSO's comprehensive education and community programs engage close to 100,000 Chicago-area residents annually. Music lovers outside Chicago enjoy the sounds of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra not only through radio broadcasts and best-selling recordings, but also through frequent sold-out tour performances in the United States and around the globe. Since 1971, the CSO has undertaken 33 international tours: 25 to Europe, five to the Far East, as well as one each to Russia, Australia, and South America. Most recently, the CSO made headlines when it unveiled three new media initiatives: the launch of its new in-house record label CSO Resound, the return to the national airwaves through its BP Chicago Symphony Orchestra Broadcast series, and the expansion of the CSO’s presence online through free full-length video downloads of its innovative Beyond the Score® presentations from the Orchestra’s website.
Program Information
Monday, February 25 at 8:00 p.m.
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Pierre Boulez, Conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, Piano
MATTHIAS PINTSCHER Osiris (New York Premiere, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and London Symphony Orchestra)
BÉLA BARTÓK Piano Concerto No. 3
CLAUDE DEBUSSY Images
Pre-concert talk starts at 7:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage with Matthias Pintscher and Jeremy Geffen, Director of Artistic Planning, Carnegie Hall.
Carnegie Hall commissions in the 2007–2008 season are made possible, in part, by a grant from the New York State Music Fund, established by the New York State Attorney General at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.
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Tuesday, February 26 at 8:00 p.m.
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Pierre Boulez, Conductor
Susan Graham, Mezzo-Soprano
LUCIANO BERIO Quatre dédicaces
Fanfara
Entrata
Festum
Encore
HECTOR BERLIOZ Les Nuits d'été, Op. 7
IGOR STRAVINSKY Pétrouchka (1911 version)
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Thursday, May 15 at 8:00 p.m.
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Bernard Haitink, Principal Conductor
Kelley O'Connor, Mezzo-Soprano
MAURICE RAVEL Menuet antique
PETER LIEBERSON Neruda Songs
GUSTAV MAHLER Symphony No. 1 in D Major, "Titan"
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Friday, May 16 at 8:00 p.m.
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Bernard Haitink, Principal Conductor
JOSEPH HAYDN Symphony No. 101 in D Major, "The Clock"
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 43
Pre-concert talk starts at 7:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage with Ara Guzelimian, Provost and Dean, The Juilliard School.
Bank of America is the Proud Season Sponsor of Carnegie Hall.
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