Mischa Santora, Conductor

SEASON OPENER

Gala Benefit Performance
December 10, 2000, 2:00 pm
Gould
Irrational Exuberance (World Premiere)

Beethoven
Concerto No. 3 in C minor for Piano and Orchestra Op.37

Allegro con brio
Largo
Rondo: Allegro
Cecile Licad, Piano

Strauss
Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40 (1898)
The Hero
The Hero’s Adversaries
The Hero’s Courtship
The Hero’s Battlefield
The Hero’s Works of Peace
The Hero’s Retreat from the World, and Fulfillment

WINTER CONCERT

February 25, 2001, 2:00 pm
Mischa Sarché Zupko
Canter Into Black (World Premiere)

Beethoven
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in C major, Op. 15 (cadenza by Mr. Zlabys)
Allegro con brio
Largo
Rondo: Allegro scherzando
Andrius Zlabys, Piano

Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 4
Andante sostenuto: Moderto con anima
Andantino in modo di canzona
Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato: Allegro
Finale: Allegro con fuoco

SPRING CONCERT

May 20, 2001, 2:00 pm
Stefan Freund
No Apologies (World Premiere)

Beethoven
Concerto No. 5 in E flat major for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 73 (“Emperor”)
Allegro
Adagio un poco mosso
Rondo: Allegro
John Browning, Piano

Mahler
Symphony No. 1 in D major (Titan)
Langsam, schleppend; sehr gemächlich; belebtes Zeitmass
Kräftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen
Stürmisch bewegt