May 2012
Phoenix Symphony's Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto Festival with Olga Kern
May 3 — Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1; Khachaturian: Excerpts from Gayane; Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini — Symphony Hall
May 5 — Rachmaninoff: Three Russian Songs with the Phoenix Symphony Chorus; Weinberg: Sinfonietta No. 1; Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 — Symphony Hall
May 6 — Khachaturian: Excerpts from Gayane; Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 — Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
May 10 — Rachmaninoff: Vocalise; Borodin: Symphony No. 2; Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 — Symphony Hall
May 12 — Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 4; Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances — Symphony Hall
May 13 — Rachmaninoff: Vocalise; Borodin: Symphony No. 2; Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini — Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
April 2012
April 14, 15, 17, 18, 19 and 21 — Minnesota Opera — Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini; Michael Christie, conductor — Ordway Center, St. Paul, MN
April 26-28 — Atlanta Symphony Orchestra — Weinberg: Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes; Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 with Behzod Abduraimov; Schubert: Symphony No. 8, "Unfinished"; Michael Christie, conductor — Atlanta Symphony Hall, Atlanta, GA
March 2012
March 1 and 3 — Phoenix Symphony — Puccini and Mahler with Brian Mulligan, baritone; Eric Margiore, tenor; and the Phoenix Symphony Chorus; Mahler: Selections from The Youth's Magic Horn; Puccini: Messa di Gloria and Crisantemi for string orchestra — Symphony Hall
March 30-April 1 — Phoenix Symphony — An Evening with Rodgers and Hammerstein with Phoenix Theatre, featuring some of the most popular Broadway musicals like Carousel, Cinderella, The King and I, South Pacific and The Sound of Music — Symphony Hall
February 2012
February 2 and 4 — Phoenix Symphony — Sibelius: Symphony No. 3; Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade — Symphony Hall
February 16 and 18 — Phoenix Symphony — Arizona Centennial Celebration; Copland: Lincoln Portrait; Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite with James Westwater photochoreography/multimedia; Dvorák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" — Symphony Hall
February 19 — Yavapai Symphony — Dukas: Fanfare from La Peri; Strauss: Suite from Le Bourgeois Gentihomme; Copland: Lincoln Portrait; Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite — Yavapai College Performance Hall, Prescott, AZ
January 2012
January 6-8 — Phoenix Symphony — Gershwin: An American in Paris; Rhapsody in Blue with Gabriela Montero, piano; Porgy and Bess: Symphonic Pictures — Symphony Hall
January 12 and 14 — Phoenix Symphony — Smetana: Excerpts from Ma Vlast; Dvorak: Cello Concerto with Zuill Bailey, cello — Symphony Hall
January 19 and 21 — Phoenix Symphony — Golijov: Last Round; Korngold: Violin Concerto with Chloe Hanslip, violin; Mussorgsky/Gortchakov: Pictures at an Exhibition — Symphony Hall
January 22 — Yavapai Symphony — Golijov: Last Round; Korngold: Violin Concerto with Chloe Hanslip, violin; Mussorgsky/Gortchakov: Pictures at an Exhibition — Yavapai College Performance Hall, Prescott, AZ
December 2011
December 14-18 — Phoenix Symphony: Handel: Messiah — Symphony Hall
November 2011
November 12, 15, 17, 19, and 20 — Silent Night by Kevin Puts, Minnesota Opera; Michael Christie, conductor — Ordway Center, St. Paul, MN
November 25-27 — Phoenix Symphony: Mendelssohn "Italian Symphony" with Elgar Violin Concerto, Steven Moeckel, violin, Mendelssohn Sym. 4 "Italian" — Symphony Hall
June—August 2011 (Colorado Music Festival at Chautauqua Auditorium)
June 26—Opening Night: Orion Weiss, Piano; Beethoven and Schubert with CMF Festival Orchestra
June 30—July 1: Marcus Roberts Trio; Zimmerli, Gershwin, Copland and Brubeck with CMF Festival Orchestra
July 7—8: Rediscovered Masters; Jessica Rivera, soprano; Korngold, Weinberg and Gorecki with CMF Festival Orchestra
July 10: Violin Festival: Eight Seasons; Karen Gomyo, violin; Vivaldi and Piazzolla with CMF Festival Orchestra
July 14: Violin Festival: Henning Kraggerud, violin; Sibelius and Mendelssohn with CMF Festival Orchestra
July 15: Violin Festival: Chad Hoopes, violin; Tchaikovsky with CMF Festival Orchestra
July 17: Violin Festival: James Ehnes, violin; Beethoven with CMF Festival Orchestra
July 21—22: Beyond the Score; Stranvinsky: Rite of Spring with CMF Festival Orchestra
July 24: St. Martin's Chamber Choir; Pärt, Haydn and Faure with CMF Festival Orchestra
July 28—29: Three Songs; Kelley O'Connor, mezzo-soprano; Ravel and Mahler with CMF Festival Orchestra
August 4—5: Festival Finale! Time for Three; Berlioz with CMF Festival Orchestra
June 2011
Jun. 15-25—The Death of Klinghoffer by John Adams, Opera Theatre of St. Louis; Michael Christie, conductor—Loretto-Hilton Center, St. Louis, MO
May 2011
Phoenix Symphony Piano Concerto Festival
May 5 at 7:30 p.m. and May 6 at 11 a.m.—Pianists Grace Fong and Stanislav Khristenko; Grieg's Piano Concerto in a minor, Op. 16 and Selections from Peer Gynt Suites—Symphony Hall
May 7 at 8 p.m.—Pianists Grace Fong and Stanislav Khristenko; Tchaikovsky's Voyevoda, Op. 78; Serenade for Strings and Piano Concerto No. 1—Symphony Hall
May 12 at 7:30 p.m. (Symphony Hall) and May 15 at 2 p.m. (Ikeda Theatre Mesa Arts Center)—Alexander Kobrin, piano, and the Phoenix Symphony Chorus with Bradley Smoak, baritone; Rachmaninoff's The Rock - Fantasy, Op. 7; Spring (Vesna) Cantata, Op. 20 andPiano Concerto No. 2
May 14 at 8 p.m.—Ran Dank, piano; Elgar's Introduction and Allegro, Mozetich's World Premiere Commission and Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 ("Emperor")—Symphony Hall
May 19 at 7:30 p.m. and May 21 at 8 p.m.—Steven Moeckel, violin; Corigliano's Red Violin Concerto, John Williams' Theme from Schindler’s List and Mendelssohn's Selections from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
April 2011
Apr. 16-23—Wuthering Heights by Bernard Herrmann, Minnesota Opera; Michael Christie, conductor—Ordway Center, St. Paul, MN
March 2011
Mar. 5-13—La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi, Minnesota Opera; Michael Christie, conductor—Ordway Center, St. Paul, MN
February 2011
Feb. 3 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 5 at 8 p.m.—Phoenix Symphony, Mendelssohn's Elijah, accompanied by masterpiece paintings selected by Phoenix Art Museum’s curators. Featuring the Phoenix Symphony Chorus; Brian Mulligan, baritone; Christine Brandes, soprano; Sean Panikkar, tenor; and Laura Vlasak Nolen, mezzo soprano—Symphony Hall
These concerts are part of the Rediscovered Masters Series, in which the music of composers killed by the Nazis, forced to leave Nazi-occupied Europe, or suppressed by the Nazi regime will be performed, studied and celebrated through concerts, lectures and films.
Feb. 17 at 7:30 p.m. (Symphony Hall), Feb. 18 at 11 a.m. (Symphony Hall), Feb. 19 at 8 p.m. (Symphony Hall), and Feb. 20 at 2 p.m. (Ikeda Theatre, Mesa Arts Center)—Phoenix Symphony with organist Paul Jacobs; Jongen's Symphonie concertante, Widor's Toccato from Symphony No. 5 and Brahms' Symphony No. 2
January 2011
Jan. 6 at 7:30 p.m., Jan. 7 at 11 a.m. and Jan. 8 at 8 p.m.—Phoenix Symphony, John Corigliano's Pied Piper Fantasy with Viviana Cumplido, flute, and Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique—Symphony Hall | Watch Video
Jan. 14 at 8 p.m. (Tempe Center for the Arts), Jan. 15 at 8 p.m. (Scottsdale Center for the Arts) and Jan. 16 at 2 p.m. (Ikeda Theatre, Mesa Arts Center)—Brandenburg Festival, all six of Bach's beloved Brandenburg Concerti to be performed, featuring Phoenix Symphony musicians as soloists | Watch Video
December 2010
Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m. (Central United Methodist Church, Phoenix), Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m. (St. Mary’s Basilica, Phoenix), Dec. 11 at 7:30 p.m. (Camelback Seventh Day Adventist Church, Phoenix), Dec. 12 at 2 p.m. (Mesa Arts Center), Dec. 15 at 7:30 p.m. (Foothills Baptist Church), Dec. 16 at 7:30 p.m. (American Lutheran Church) and Dec. 18 at 2 p.m. (Church at Litchfield Park)—Phoenix Symphony Baroque Ensemble and Phoenix Symphony Chorus; Candlelight Messiah, featuring choral highlights of Handel’s Messiah and Corelli’s Christmas Concerto
Dec. 14 at 7 p.m.—Phoenix Symphony, Handel's Messiah Sing-A-Long—First United Methodist Church, Phoenix
Dec. 17 at 7:30 p.m. (Scottsdale Center for the Arts), Dec. 18 at 7:30 p.m. (Church at Litchfield Park) and Dec. 19 at 3 p.m. (Pinnacle Presbyterian Church, Scottsdale)—Phoenix Symphony Baroque Ensemble and Phoenix Symphony Chorus with Anna-Lisa Hackett, soprano; Adriana Zabala, mezzo soprano; David Portillo, tenor; Christopher Feigum, baritone; Handel's Messiah
November 2010
Nov. 11 at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 12 at 11 a.m. and Nov. 13 at 8 p.m.—Phoenix Symphony and Phoenix Symphony Chorus, World Premiere of Marcel Tyberg's Completion of Schubert’s Symphony No. 8, Schubert's Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished,” John Corigliano's Salute and Bruckner's Mass in E minor—Symphony Hall | Video
These concerts are part of the Rediscovered Masters Series, in which the music of composers killed by the Nazis, forced to leave Nazi-occupied Europe, or suppressed by the Nazi regime will be performed, studied and celebrated through concerts, lectures and films.
Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. (Scottsdale Center for the Arts) and Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m. (Pinnacle Presbyterian Church, Scottsdale)—Mozart's Surprises with Don Giovanni Overture, Haydn's Symphony No. 60 “Il Distratto” and Mozart's Symphony No. 40 | Video
Nov. 26 and Nov. 27 at 8 p.m.—Benedetto Lupo performs Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto No. 1, Mendelssohn's Song Without Words, Op. 19, Schulhoff's Symphony No. 2 (part of the Rediscovered Masters Series) and Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 “New World Symphony”—Symphony Hall | Video
October 2010
Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 8 at 11 a.m. and Oct. 9 at 8 p.m.—Phoenix Symphony and Phoenix Boys Choir present Hans Krása's Brundibar, complemented by images by famed illustrator Maurice Sendak; North American Premiere of Mieczyslaw Weinberg's Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes; and Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet (selections)—Symphony Hall | Watch Video
Brundibar and Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes are part of the Rediscovered Masters Series, in which the music of composers killed by the Nazis, forced to leave Nazi-occupied Europe, or suppressed by the Nazi regime will be performed, studied and celebrated through concerts, lectures and films.
Oct. 10 at 2:30 p.m.—Enchanted Tales with Krása's Brundibar and Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf—Symphony Hall
Oct. 14 at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. (Symphony Hall) and Oct. 17 at 2 p.m. (Mesa Arts Center)—Mozart's Surprises with Don Giovanni Overture, Haydn's Symphony No. 60 “Il Distratto” and Mozart's Symphony No. 40 | Watch Video | AZ Republic Review
Oct. 16 at 6:30 p.m.—THE Concert with Donna Summer—Symphony Hall (Phoenix Symphony's Annual Gala Event)
September 2010
Sep. 10-12—Phoenix Symphony; The Music Man, a semi-staged production with the Phoenix Theatre | PhoenixExaminer.com Review
Sep. 16—Phoenix Symphony; Brahms’ Violin Concerto with Augustin Hadelich and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 "Pathétique"
Sep. 23 and 25—Phoenix Symphony; World Premiere of Osvaldo Golijov's Phoenix, John Corigliano's Piano Concerto with Stephen Gosling, and Ravel's Boléro | AZ Republic Review
August 2010
Aug. 19 and 21—Aspen Music Festival; John Corigliano's The Ghosts of Versailles with the Aspen Opera Theater | Opera Today Review
June-August 2010 (Colorado Music Festival at Chautauqua Auditorium)
July 1 & 2—Celebrating 10 Years; Schumann's Konzertstück for Four Horns and Orchestra, Op. 86; Strauss' Waltzes & Polkas with CMF Festival Orchestra | Daily Camera Review
July 8 & 9—Time for Three; Brubeck's Concerto for Orchestra “Convergence” and Travels in Time for Three (Colorado premiere); Gershwin's An American in Paris; and Grofé's Grand Canyon Suite with CMF Festival Orchestra | Denver Post Review
July 11—Brahms Mini-Festival; Piano Concerto No. 1 and Serenade No. 1; Peter Serkin, piano, with CMF Festival Orchestra
July 13—Brahms Mini-Festival; Violin Concerto and Symphony No. 1; Kyoko Takezawa, violin, with CMF Festival Orchestra
July 15—Brahms Mini-Festival; Piano Concerto No. 2 and Symphony No. 2; Valentina Lisitsa, piano, with CMF Festival Orchestra
July 16—Brahms Mini-Festival; Double Concerto and Symphony No. 3; Calin Lupanu, violin, and Bjorn Ranheim, cello, with CMF Festival Orchestra
July 18—Brahms Mini-Festival; Serenade No. 2 and Symphony No. 4 with CMF Festival Orchestra
July 25—Tango through Time: Passion in Music & Dance; Raul Jaurena’s Tango Sinfónico with CMF Chamber Orchestra, Argentinean tango dancers and vocalist Marga Mitchell
July 29 & 30—Epic Opera; Wagner's Tristan and Isolde and Prelude and Love-Death; Wagner/Maazel's The Ring Without Words with commissioned multimedia; Jane Eaglen, soprano, with CMF Festival Orchestra
August 1—Golijov's Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind and Bruckner's Requiem in d minor; David Krakauer, Klezmer Clarinet, St. Martin’s Chamber Choir and CMF Chamber Orchestra | Denver Post Review
August 5 & 6—Festival Finale! Hindson/Barton: Kalkadungu with William Barton, didgeridoo, vocals and electric guitar with commissioned multimedia; Mahler's Symphony No. 5 with CMF Festival Orchestra | Daily Camera Review
May 2010
May 1—Phoenix Symphony; American Masters: Aaron Copland's The City with silent film; John Adam's Chamber Symphony; Barber's Adagio for Strings and Hanson's Symphony No. 2 "Romantic"
May 20 and 22—Phoenix Symphony; Great Opera Choruses with Phoenix Symphony Chorus, works from Madama Butterfly, Aida and Carmen
April 2010
Apr. 1 and Apr. 3—Phoenix Symphony Beethoven Festival; Violin Concerto with Steven Moeckel and Symphony No. 6
Apr. 2—Phoenix Symphony Beethoven Festival; Violin Concerto with Steven Moeckel and Symphony No. 1
Apr. 2—Phoenix Symphony Beethoven Festival; Symphony No. 1 and Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" | AZ Republic Review
Apr. 8—Phoenix Symphony Beethoven Festival; Grosse Fuge, German Dances and Symphony No. 7 | AZ Republic Review
Apr. 9—Phoenix Symphony Beethoven Festival; Overture to Creatures of Prometheus, Symphony No. 7 and Symphony No. 8
Apr. 10—Phoenix Symphony Beethoven Festival; Selections from Creatures of Prometheus, Leonore Overture No. 2 and Symphony No. 8 | AZ Republic Review
Apr. 29—Phoenix Symphony; American Masters: Aaron Copland's The City with silent film; John Adam's Chamber Symphony; Barber's Adagio for Strings and Hanson's Symphony No. 2 "Romantic"
March 2010
Mar. 5 and 6—Phoenix Symphony; Prokofiev's Sinfonia Concertante and Tchaikovsky's Suite No. 3; Daniel Mueller-Schott, cello
Mar. 18 and 20—Phoenix Symphony; Alexander von Zemlinsky’s “Spring’s Funeral” (Fruhlingsbegräbnis), Mozart's Kyrie in F and Mozart’s Requiem with the Phoenix Symphony Chorus | AZ Republic Review
February 2010
Feb. 18-20—Phoenix Symphony; John Adams' Shaker Loops and Prokofiev's Peter & The Wolf with Oscar-winning animated short film
January 2010
Jan. 14-16—Phoenix Symphony; Master Peter’s Puppet Show: THE ESCAPADES OF DON QUIXOTE with Basil Twist, puppeteer, and Tahuantinsuyo, Andes folk music group
Jan. 22 and 23—Phoenix Symphony; Eight Seasons: Vivaldi's The Four Seasons and Piazzolla's The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires with Robert Mealy and Karen Gomyo, violins
December 2009
Dec. 11 and 12—Phoenix Symphony; Baroque Christmas
Dec. 13—Phoenix Symphony and Phoenix Symphony Chorus; Handel's Messiah (complete oratorio)
Dec. 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19—Phoenix Symphony and Phoenix Symphony Chorus; Messiah Highlights
Dec. 20—Phoenix Symphony; Sing-along Messiah
Dec. 20—Phoenix Symphony and Phoenix Symphony Chorus; Handel's Messiah (complete oratorio)
November 2009
Nov. 12-14—Phoenix Symphony; John Adams' Nixon in China with commissioned multimedia, Phoenix Symphony Chorus and soloists | AZ Republic Review
Nov. 21 and 22—Buffalo Philharmonic; Vienna: City of Dreams, music of Schubert and Johann Strauss | The Buffalo News Review
Nov. 27 and 28—Phoenix Symphony; Strauss' Waltzes & Polkas
October 2009
Oct. 21-30—Wexford Festival Opera: John Corigliano's The Ghosts of Versailles, winner of the Irish Theatre Award for Best Opera
September 2009
Sep. 11 and 12—Phoenix Symphony; John Adams’ On the Transmigration of Souls, Mozart’s Ave verum corpus and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Phoenix Symphony Chorus, Phoenix Boys Choir and Arizona State University Chorus | AZ Republic Review
July-August 2009 (Colorado Music Festival at Chautauqua Auditorium)
July 2 and 3, 7:30 p.m.—Jazz & The Orchestra; Bernstein's Prelude, Fugue and Riffs, music from Gershwin's Porgy and Bess and Copland's Symphony No. 3 with CMF Festival Orchestra
July 9 and 10, 7:30 p.m.—Behzad Ranjbaran's Seven Passages from “Persian Trilogy,” Tan Dun's Pipa Concerto and Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 “From the New World” with Wu Man, Chinese Pipa, and CMF Festival Orchestra | Denver Post Review
July 12, 7:30 p.m.—Whimsical Symphony; Rossini's “Il Signor Bruschino” Overture, Mozart's Flute & Harp Concerto and Haydn's Symphony No. 90 with CMF Festival Orchestra
July 16 and 17, 7:30 p.m.—Barber's Knoxville, Summer of 1915 and Mahler's Symphony No. 4 with Jessica Rivera, soprano, and CMF Festival Orchestra
July 19, 7:30 p.m.—Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3 and Peter & the Wolf with Oscar-winning animated short film; Jie Chen, piano, and CMF Festival Orchestra
July 21, 7:30 p.m.—Grieg's Piano Concerto in a minor, Op. 16 and Incidental Music from Peer Gynt with Jon Nakamatsu, piano, and CMF Festival Orchestra
July 23, 7:30 p.m.—Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 and Symphonic Dances with Natasha Paremski, piano, and CMF Festival Orchestra
July 24, 7:30 p.m.—Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 and Creatures of Prometheus with Spencer Myer, piano, and CMF Festival Orchestra
July 26, 7:30 p.m.—Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito Overture; Piano Concerto No. 27; and Symphony No. 41 “Jupiter”; Orion Weiss, piano, and CMF Festival Orchestra
July 30 and 31, 7:30 p.m.—Symphonic Legends; Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night’s Dream Suite, Sibelius' Lemminkainen and the Maidens of Saari and R. Strauss' Josephs Legende with CMF Festival Orchestra
August 6 and 7, 7:30 p.m.—Festival Finale; Haydn's The Creation with Yulia van Doren, soprano; David Portillo, tenor; Ashraf Sewailam, bass-baritone; and CMF Festival Orchestra
June 2009
June 17-27—Opera Theatre of St. Louis; John Corigliano's The Ghosts of Versailles | Opera Today Review
May 2009
May 2, 8 p.m.—Phoenix Symphony, Paul Jacobs, organ; Bach/Stokowski's Toccata & Fugue, Poulenc's Concerto for Organ, Higdon's Machine and Saint-Saëns' Organ Symphony
May 28, 7:30 p.m. and May 30, 8 p.m.—Phoenix Symphony Season Finale, Legends and Heroes, works by Sibelius and Strauss
April 2009
Apr. 2, 7:30 p.m. and Apr. 3, 11 a.m. and 8 p.m.—Phoenix Symphony, Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances, Haydn's Symphony No. 59 “Fire Symphony” and Jennifer Higdon's Concerto 4-3 with bluegrass string trio Time for Three
Apr. 9, 7:30 p.m. and Apr. 11, 8 p.m.—Phoenix Symphony, Wagner's Good Friday Spell from Parsifal, Golijov's Three Songs for Soprano and Orchestra and Mahler's Symphony No. 4 with soprano Jessica Rivera | AZ Republic Review
Apr. 23, 7:30 p.m. and Apr. 25, 8 p.m.—Phoenix Symphony, Jennifer Higdon's Concerto for Orchestra and Carmina Burana with the Phoenix Symphony Chorus and Phoenix Boys Choir
Apr. 30, 7:30 p.m.—Phoenix Symphony, Paul Jacobs, organ; Bach/Stokowski's Toccata & Fugue, Poulenc's Concerto for Organ, Higdon's Machine and Saint-Saëns' Organ Symphony
February 2009
Feb. 5, 7:30 p.m., Feb. 6, 11 a.m. and Feb. 7, 8 p.m.—Phoenix Symphony, Bach/Elgar's Fantasia & Fugue, Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms and Symphony in Three Movements, and Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 with Louis Lortie
Feb. 19, 7:30 p.m., Feb. 20, 11 a.m. and Feb. 21, 8 p.m.—Phoenix Symphony, Haydn’s Symphony No. 90, Stravinsky's Symphonies of Wind Instruments and Firebird
Feb. 26—Shuffle Mode with the Brooklyn Philharmonic, Belle Orchestra and The Clogs | NY Times Review
Feb. 28—Brooklyn Philharmonic with Final Fantasy (Owen Pallett) and Grizzly Bear | NY Times Review
January 2009
Jan. 8, 7:30 p.m., Jan. 9, 11 a.m. and 8 p.m.—Phoenix Symphony, percussionist Colin Currie, Jennifer Higdon's Percussion Concerto and Respighi's The Pines of Rome
Jan. 15-17—North Carolina Symphony, Midori, violin; Berlioz’s Roman Carnival Overture, Dvořák's Slavonic Dances, Respighi’s The Pines of Rome and Brahms’ Violin Concerto
Jan. 28-31—Nuevo Latino Festival with the Brooklyn Philharmonic, featuring works by Gabriela Lena Frank, Paul Desenne and Enrico Chapela | NY Times Review
December 2008
Dec. 5, 10:30 a.m., Dec. 6, 8 p.m., and Dec. 7 at 3 p.m.—Saint Louis Symphony, Barber’s First Essay for Orchestra, Tchaikovsky’s Suite No. 3 and Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 with pianist Louis Lortie | St. Louis Post-Dispatch Review
Dec. 10, 11, 13, 16, 17, 7:30 p.m.—Phoenix Symphony, Handel's Messiah Highlights, various locations
Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m.—Phoenix Symphony, Handel's Messiah Complete Oratorio
Dec.14, 3 p.m.—Phoenix Symphony, Handel's Messiah Complete Oratorio
Dec. 19-20, 7:30 p.m., and Dec. 21, 3 p.m.—Phoenix Symphony, Baroque Christmas, various locations
Dec. 21, 7 p.m.—Phoenix Symphony, Sing-a-long Messiah
November 2008
Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m., Nov. 7, 11 a.m., and Nov. 8, 8 p.m.—Phoenix Symphony, Higdon's SkyLine from City Scape, Beethoven's Symphony No. 2 and Stravinsky's Petrushka with puppeteer Basil Twist
Nov. 13, 7 p.m., Nov. 14, 1:30 p.m. and Nov. 15, 8 p.m.—Violinist Jennifer Koh and the National Symphony Orchestra, Stravinsky's Symphonies of Wind Instruments and Petrushka, and Bernstein's Serenade After Plato's 'Symposium,' The Kennedy Center, Washington, DC | Washington Post Review
Nov. 21-22—Violinist Margaret Batjer and the Omaha Symphony, Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, Holland Performing Arts Center, Omaha, NE
October 2008
Oct. 2, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 4, 8 p.m., and Oct. 5, 3 p.m.—Phoenix Symphony and Phoenix Symphony Chorus, Haydn's The Creation
Oct. 26, 2 p.m.—Phoenix Symphony, pianist Lang Lang, Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 and Beethoven's Symphony No. 5
September 2008
Sept. 6, 8 p.m.—Phoenix Symphony Opening Night - Wagner Spectacular with Jane Eaglen, music from Tannhäuser, Götterdämmerung, and Prelude & Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde, Wagner/Maazel's The Ring Without Words
Sept. 11, 7:30 p.m. and Sept. 13, 8 p.m.—Phoenix Symphony, Takemitsu's Signals from Heaven and Three Film Scores, Harrison's Pipa Concerto and Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra with Wu Man, Chinese pipa, and Romashka Gypsy Folk Troupe
Sept. 19-20, 8 p.m.—Phoenix Symphony, Natalie MacMaster
Sept. 20, 2:30 p.m.—Phoenix Symphony, Celtic Fiddlin'
June-August 2008 (Colorado Music Festival at Chautauqua Auditorium) | Denver Post Season Review
June 22, 7:30 p.m.—Barber's Violin Concerto and Schubert's Symphony No. 1 in D Major with Shannon Lee, violin, and CMF Festival Orchestra
June 26 and 27, 7:30 p.m.—Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 1 and Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade with Adam Golka, piano, and CMF Festival Orchestra
June 29, 7:30 p.m.—Mozart Madness; Mozart's Serenade No. 6 in D, Clarinet Concerto in A and Symphony No. 36 “Linz” with Jeanette Jonquil, clarinet, and CMF Festival Orchestra
July 6, 7:30 p.m.—Beethoven's Violin Concerto and Symphony No. 6 with Jennifer Koh, violin, and CMF Festival Orchestra
July 8, 7:30 p.m.—Beethoven's Symphonies No. 1 and 3 with CMF Festival Orchestra
July 10, 7:30 p.m.—Beethoven's Symphonies No. 4 and 7 with CMF Festival Orchestra
July 11, 7:30 p.m.—Beethoven's Symphonies No. 2 and 5 with CMF Festival Orchestra
July 13, 7:30 p.m.—Beethoven's Symphonies No. 8 and 9 with CMF Festival Orchestra, Festival Chorus and soloists
July 24 and 25, 7:30 p.m.—Colorado premiere of Mark Grey's Enemy Slayer: A Navajo Oratorio with Phoenix Symphony Chorus and Daniel Belcher, baritone
July 27, 7:30 p.m.—CMF Chamber Orchestra and Tapage tap duo, with works by Revueltas, Piazzolla and Ginastera
July 31 and August 1, 7:30 p.m.—Season Finale with CMF Festival Orchestra, mezzo-soprano Kelley O'Connor, Festival Chorus and Children's Chorale, Mahler's Symphony No. 3
Other 2008 Highlights
Feb. 7 and 9—Phoenix Symphony; World premiere of Mark Grey's Enemy Slayer: A Navajo Oratorio with Phoenix Symphony Chorus and Scott Hendricks, baritone | Opera Today Review
Jan. 31 and Feb. 1—Brooklyn Philharmonic with harpist/vocalist Joanna Newsom | NY Times Preview
