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AMERICAN MAESTRO - with BERNSTEIN WEST SIDE STORY
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Carl St. Clair, conductor
Marc Andre Hamelin, pianoBERNSTEIN Slava!
GANDOLFI Piano Concerto
WINEGLASS Alone Together
BERNSTEIN Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
SCHEHERAZADE AND BUTTERFLY LOVERS CONCERTO
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Robert Moody, conductor
Timothy Chooi, violinADAMS The Chairman Dances
HE/CHEN Butterfly Lovers Concerto
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade
ROMANTIC MASTERWORKS RACHMANINOFF AND SAINT-SAËNS
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Robert Moody, conductor
Sheng Cai, pianoINGRAM New Work for Orchestra
SAINT-SAËNS Piano Concerto No. 5 “Egyptian”
RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 2
RACHMANINOFF RHAPSODY AND COPLAND 3RD
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Robert Moody, conductor
Charlie Albright, pianoTOWER Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman
HAILSTORK Fanfare on Amazing Grace
RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
COPLAND Symphony No. 3
DVOŘÁK NEW WORLD SYMPHONY
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Robert Moody, conductor
Terrence Wilson, pianoRAVEL Piano Concerto
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”
TCHAIKOVSKY’S 5TH & WYNTON MARSALIS VIOLIN CONCERTO
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Robert Moody, conductor
Kelly Hall-Tompkins, violinMARSALIS Violin Concerto
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5
sponsored by Trezevant
PINK FLOYD AND THE PLANETS
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Presented by Kevin Roper
Robert Moody, conductor
PINK FLOYD/ ARR. SHOUP Suite from Dark Side of the Moon
JANÁČEK Sinfonietta
HOLST The Planets
DEBUSSY LA MER AND ZUILL BAILEY
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Andrew Crust, conductor
Zuill Bailey, cello
BOSTIC “Wylie Avenue”
LALO Cello Concerto
DEBUSSY La Mer
STRAVINSKY The Firebird
PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION & CHRIS BRUBECK GUITAR CONCERTO WORLD PREMIERE
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Robert Moody, conductor
Thomas Flippin, guitar
Vasti Jackson, guitarTHEOFANIDIS Rainbow Body
BRUBECK Double Guitar Concerto (World Premiere) MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL Pictures at an ExhibitionWorld premiere commission by Dr. Candace Steele Flippin, the Briggs Foundation, and the Memphis Symphony Orchestra.
Rachmaninoff & Shostakovich
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Robert Moody, conductor
Haochen Zhang, pianoJOPLIN Overture to Treemonisha
RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5One of the greatest symphonies of the 20th century, Shostakovich’s 5th Symphony is both his most famous and also his most enigmatic. “Rach 2” is the towering pinnacle of the romantic piano concerto. Don’t miss this triumphant end to the MSO season with these Russian masters.
Brahms: A People’s Requiem
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Robert Moody, conductor
Memphis Symphony Chorus
Dr. Lawrence Edwards, conductor
Suzanne Ramo, soprano
Reginald Smith, Jr., baritoneTRADITIONAL Deep River
BRAHMS A German RequiemA requiem for the living, Brahms chose biblical texts not as a plea to the heavens for eternal rest, but as comfort for those on earth - a requiem for “all Mankind”. Experience this exquisite, soulful journey with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.
Tchaikovsky and Price: Folk Traditions
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Robert Moody, conductor
Artina McCain, piano
Mary Wilson, sopranoROSSINI Overture to The Barber of Seville
BERNSTEIN “Take Care of this House” from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
PRICE Piano Concerto in One Movement
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 2 “Ukrainian”Presenting Sponsor Diversified Trust
Sponsored by the the MSO Circle of Friends
Special support from the Arthur F. & Alice E. Adams Charitable Foundation
The MSO celebrates a special full weekend at the new Scheidt Family Performing Arts Center. Tchaikovsky’s Second Symphony is an early masterpiece that famously draws from the folk melodies of today’s Ukraine. Florence Price’s hauntingly beautiful Piano Concerto in One Movement is built upon her own musical foundations including spirituals and call-and-response.
Star-Crossed Love: Romeo and Juliet
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Robert Moody, conductor
TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet
MASON Inner City Rhapsody
PROKOFIEV Romeo and JulietOne of the elemental human stories, Shakespeare’s most famous work inspired two of the most celebrated ballet scores. Experience two Russian masters’ musical interpretations of The Bard’s eternal tale of star-crossed lovers. Young, up-and-coming composer, Quinn Mason, returns to Memphis with another orchestra exploration.
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
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Christopher Ward, conductor
Annelle Gregory, violin
STILL Serenade
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 3 “Rhenish”Rising young conductor Christopher Ward makes his Memphis debut guiding us on Schumann’s symphonic journey down the Rhine River. 2017 Sphinx Competition winner, Annelle Gregory, performs Mendelssohn’s lyrical Violin Concerto.
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Mahler's Titan Symphony
Presented by the Arthur F. & Alice E. Adams Charitable Foundation
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Robert Moody, conductor
University of Memphis Orchestra
Dr. Harvey Felder, conductorBRAHMS Academic Festival Overture
BOSTIC Exalted Roads of Truth and Triumph
MAHLER Symphony No. 1 “Titan”The MSO is joined on stage by the UofM orchestra in a special side-by-side performance culminating in Mahler’s triumphant Titan Symphony.