Naomi AND John

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Naomi AND John

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2017/2018 SEASONCELEBRATING TEN YEARS OF BRINGING THE WORLD’S GREATEST ARTISTS TO CALGARY

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A MESSAGE FROM JOHN LACEY

Hello dear friends and supporters of our wonderful Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. Another Season is upon us – a time for reflection and celebration.

For 61 years, I have attended the performances of the CPO. Sixty-one years ago, Naomi and I had just arrived from England, and in 1957 the Jubilee Auditorium had just opened and the Orchestra had a venue – with all its acoustical problems – to perform in. I well remember one of the first conductors, Henry Plucker, and even some of the Orchestra members. Grand times – and we have grown from there to a fabulous musical force ready to perform the most inspiring music. What a wonderful achievement!

There have been ups and downs, but I like to think that, partly because of Naomi’s love and dedication to music and the members of the Orchestra, we have been able to smooth some of them. She was a dedicated worker with the Board, Cork & Canvas, the drive and inspiration behind the creation of the ‘Friends of the CPO and Musical Heritage’ and a partner, participant and mentor of the Virtuoso Programme.

A spark has gone out in Calgary. Her wonderful spirit is no longer with us and many miss her. Amazingly, I have been contacted by friends from more than 60 years ago and from around the world, all expressing their sorrow at her passing and the loss of that spark.

This is why the 2017/2018 Season is so special. It is a celebration of all she would have wished to accomplish.

The Orchestra is strong and performing magnificently and the Virtuoso Programme enters its tenth year – what a tremendous achievement, and what a year! We try to bring you the best and I think the presence of Yo-Yo Ma is testament to that aim and the promise we made.

This Season is not a time for mourning – let’s do what Naomi would have done – enjoy and support the Orchestra and the arts in Calgary, have fun, and remember all those wonderful things that are here for us to enjoy.

Please support this dream.

John

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Naomi LaceyPainting at the Bella Concert Hall

THIS TENTH SEASON OF THE NAOMI & JOHN LACEY VIRTUOSO PROGRAMME IS DEDICATED TO NAOMI LACEY (1937–2017)

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Brahms & Mahler with Jan Lisiecki29 September + 30 SEPTEMber 2017 – 8PM // Jack Singer Concert Hall

50 For The Future with Kronos Quartet12 October 2017 – 8PM // Jack Singer Concert HallKronos Quartet also joins the Calgary Philharmonic for New World SyMPHONY & Kronos Quartet on 13 + 14 October 2017 – 8PM // Jack Singer Concert Hall

“ classical music’s Fab Four.”

– ROLLING STONES

“ a pianist who makes every note count”

– THE NEW YORK TIMES

JAN LISIECKIpiano

KRONOS QUARTETstring quartet

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True North28 October 2017 – 8PM // Jack Singer Concert Hall

Afghanistan: Requiem for a Generation10 + 11 November 2017 – 8PM // Jack Singer Concert HallErin Wall also joins the Calgary Philharmonic for Mendelssohn Hymn of Praise on 19 + 20 January 2018 – 8PM // Jack Singer Concert Hall

“ the extraordinary ease and sumptuousness of her tone, and a hovering, ecstatic quality in her singing.”

– THE GUARDIAN

“ Rivka Golani stands at the head of today’s supreme viola virtuosi – white-hot in delivery, kaleidoscopic in tone colours, electrifying in rhythmic attack.”

– FINANCIAL TIMES

RIVKA GOLANIviola

ERIN WALLsoprano

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Afghanistan: Requiem for a Generation10 + 11 November 2017 – 8PM // Jack Singer Concert Hall

RUSH HOUR – Blockbusters you know and Love23 November 2017 – 6:30PM // Jack Singer Concert Hallandrew brownell also joins the calgary philharmonic for greatest classical hits on 25 november 2017 – 8PM // Jack Singer Concert Hall

“ …did an excellent job of not just conveying the music, but in bringing a sense of tasteful drama to the text.”

– MUSICAL TORONTO

“ He oozed confidence, crispness and know-how; he certainly knows about interacting with an orchestra”

– THE TIMES (LONDON)

TYLER DUNCANbaritone

ANDREW BROWNELLpiano

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Handel’s Messiah1 + 2 December 2017 – 8PM // Jack Singer Concert Hall

MEndelssohn Hymn of Praise19 + 20 JANuary 2018 – 8PM // Jack Singer Concert Hall

“ Brett Polegato invests the texts with tonal beauty and eloquence in collaboration with his expressive colleagues.”

– GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE

“ Mr. Jabłoński’s fastidiousness was a virtue, and left one admiring the transparency of his textures and his ability to build interpretations that had a clear, logical shape.”

– THE NEW YORK TIMES

KRZYSZTOF JABŁOŃSKIpiano

BRETT POLEGATObaritone

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MEndelssohn Hymn of Praise19 + 20 JANuary 2018 – 8PM // Jack Singer Concert Hall

Romantic Rachmaninoff with Luca Buratto16 + 17 February 2018 – 8PM // Jack Singer Concert Hall

“ The mezzo-soprano is quite outstanding: strong, firm, sensitive in modulations, imaginative in her treatment of words, with a voice pure in quality, wide in range and unfalteringly true in intonation.”

– GRAMOPHONE

“ Graceful, analytical, meticulous, Buratto is a name to watch”

– THE GUARDIAN

MARIANNE BEATE KIELLANDmezzo-soprano

LUCA BURATTOpiano

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Tchaikovsky & Rachmaninoff2 + 3 March 2018 – 8PM // Jack Singer Concert Hall

Beethoven, Mendelssohn & Schumann23 + 24 March 2018 – 8PM // Jack Singer Concert Hall

“ Quint’s warmth of tone centered the work, as did his control of the shifting attitudes, darkening and strengthening during gut-tightening ascents, yet capable of the most fragile pianissimo.”

– THE KANSAS CITY STAR

“ Ning Feng displayed a gorgeous light touch with faultless intonation and deft bowing married to a sweet tone.”

– DAILY TELEGRAPH

NING FENGviolin

PHILIPPE QUINTviolin

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Mozart & Bruckner11 + 12 May 2018 – 8PM // Jack Singer Concert Hall

TAKE Flight: The Firebird & Cantus Articus1 + 2 June 2018 – 8PM // Jack Singer Concert Hall

“ She displayed a natural musicality and beauty of tone … enjoyed her fluid technique and her presence at the piano.”

– CINCINNATI ENQUIRER

“ She has the gift of making a phrase, and one mark of her magnetism and flair is the way she can hold tension over an exaggerated pause or tenuto.”

– GRAMOPHONE

FEI-FEI DONGpiano

SHARON KAMclarinet

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ODe To Joy15 +16 June 2018 – 8PM // Jack Singer Concert Hall

ODe To Joy 15 +16 June 2018 – 8PM // Jack Singer Concert Hall

“ Yeree Suh, a soprano, dazzled in a rapid-fire barrage of far-flung pitches and nonsensical words, as the ensemble served as both chorus and foil.”

– THE NEW YORK TIMES

“ John Tessier can only be described as a Canadian treasure.”

– WINNIPEG FREE PRESS

JOHN TESSIERtenor

YEREE SUHsoprano

THE NAOMI & JOHN LACEY

IRTUOSO PROGRAMME

“ He may be the greatest cellist in the world and, some would argue, the greatest cellist ever…Yo-Yo Ma consolidated everything that came before, made it look effortless, and somehow found time to go past the cello and refashion himself into something bigger. He has invented a term for what he does, though he is too modest to apply it to himself except as a goal. He is the consummate ‘citizen musician.’”

– THE WASHINGTON POST

Yo-Yo MA In Concert7 december 2017 – 8PM

JACK SINGER CONCERT HALL

YO-YO MA In RECITAL8 december 2017 – 8PM

BElla Concert Hall

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