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LARRY RACHLEFF’S FINALE!FRIDAY, MAY 5, 2017~7 PMSATURDAY, MAY 6, 2017~7 PMLarry Rachleff, conductor Susan Lorette Dunn, mezzo-sopranoDEBUSSY: Prelude to the Afternoon of a FaunCANTELOUBE: Chants d’AuvergneR. STRAUSS: An Alpine Symphony

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Opening Weekend!TCHAIKOVSKY'S VIOLIN CONCERTOSATURDAY, SEPT. 16, 2017~8 PMJames Sommerville conductor HIGDON: blue cathedralTCHAIKOVSKY: Violin ConcertoSIBELIUS: Symphony No.2

SAINT-SAËNS’ THUNDERING "ORGAN SYMPHONY"SATURDAY, OCT. 14, 2017~8 PMEckart Preu, conductor Alon Goldstein, pianoDEL AGUILA: Conga-Line in HellMOZART: Piano Concerto No.20SAINT-SAËNS: Symphony No.3 (Organ)

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Brahms & EnigmaBRAMWELL TOVEY RETURNSSATURDAY, NOV. 18, 2017~8 PMBramwell Tovey, conductor Inon Barnatan, pianoBERLIOZ: Le Corsaire: OvertureBRAHMS: Piano Concerto No.1ELGAR: Enigma Variations

TCHAIKOVSKY'S FOURTHSATURDAY, JAN. 20, 2018~8 PMKen-David Masur conductor Anthony Dean Griffey tenor Kevin Owen, hornBRAHMS: Tragic OvertureBRITTEN: Serenade for Tenor, Horn and StringsTCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No.4

RACHMANINOFF’S SECOND PIANO CONCERTOSATURDAY, FEB. 17, 2018~8 PMMichael Christie, conductor William Wolfram, pianoSCHREKER: IntermezzoRACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No.2STRAVINSKY: The Firebird: Suite

BEETHOVEN'S SEVENTH!SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 2018~8 PMVictor Yampolsky conductor Spencer Myer, pianoBARBER: Essay No.2BERNSTEIN: Symphony No.2 (The Age of Anxiety)BEETHOVEN: Symphony No.7

ROMEO & JULIET SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 2018~8 PMJacomo Bairos conductor Alexi Kenney, violinROGERSON: LuminosityPROKOFIEV: Romeo and Juliet: Suite Nos. 1 & 2KORNGOLD: Violin ConcertoMARQUEZ: Danzón No.2

Season Finale!MAHLER & MENDELSSOHNSATURDAY, MAY 5, 2018~8 PMEdwin Outwater conductor Elena Urioste, violinMONTGOMERY: StarburstMENDELSSOHN: Violin ConcertoMAHLER: Symphony No.1 (Titan)

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— MEET THE CONDUCTORSJAMES SOMMERVILLESATURDAY, SEPT. 16, 2017

"an inspiring and inspired conductor"

–jamesstrecker.com

• Music Director of the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra from 2007 to 2014

• Active guest conductor and soloist, and Principal Horn of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

• Music Director of the Canadian National Brass Project

• Faculty of the New England Conservatory of Music and Boston University

• Lifelong advocate of new music in general and of young composers

This appearance will be his first conducting the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra.

ECKART PREUFRIDAY, OCT. 13, 2017 SATURDAY, OCT. 14, 2017

"fiery conductor…kinetic style"–New York Times

• Music Director of the Spokane Symphony, Stamford Symphony, and Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra

• Career highlights include performances at Carnegie Hall, the Sorbonne in Paris and a live broadcast with the Jerusalem Symphony

• Early musical training was in piano and voice. At the age of 10, he became a member of the Boys Choir Dresdner Kreuzchor

• Came to the United States as winner of the National Conducting Competition of the German Academic Exchange Service for graduate studies at the Hartt School of Music

This appearance will be his first conducting the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra.

BRAMWELL TOVEYSATURDAY, NOV. 18, 2017

"One of the most versatile and charismatic musicians in the world."

–MusicalAmerica.com

• Appointed Music Director of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in 2000

• Artistic Adviser of the VSO School of Music, and the visionary behind their new state-of-the-art facility

• Juno Award for Best Classical Composition • Music Director of the Winnipeg Symphony

Orchestra from 1989 to 2001 • Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music in London

and the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto • Regularly conducts the Boston Symphony

Orchestra and the New York and Los Angeles philharmonics

This appearance with the Rhode Island Philharmonic marks his second with the Orchestra, following a very successful Mozart Requiem last October.

KEN-DAVID MASURFRIDAY, JAN. 19, 2018 SATURDAY, JAN. 20, 2018

"fearless, bold, and a life-force"–San Diego Union-Tribune

• Assistant Conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra

• Has led the Munich Symphony as Principal Guest Conductor in Munich and on tour in Italy

• Received his B.A. from Columbia University in New York City where he served as the first Music Director of the Bach Society Orchestra and Chorus

• Studied conducting primarily with his father Kurt Masur

• Hired as Resident Conductor of the San Antonio Symphony in 2007 by then Music Director Larry Rachleff.

This appearance will be his first conducting the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra.

MICHAEL CHRISTIEFRIDAY, FEB. 16, 2018 SATURDAY, FEB. 17, 2018

"a director open to adventure and challenge"

–New York Times

• Committed to bringing new works to life; has championed commissions by leading and emerging composers

• Served as Music Director of the Phoenix Symphony and Brooklyn Philharmonic

• Came to international attention with special prize for “Outstanding Potential” at the First International Sibelius Conductors’ Competition in Helsinki

• Bachelor's degree in trumpet performance from Oberlin College Conservatory of Music

Christie appeared with the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra to critical acclaim in October 2013 on a program that included Schumann’s Cello Concerto and Gustav Holst’s The Planets.

VICTOR YAMPOLSKYFRIDAY, MAR. 16, 2018SATURDAY, MAR. 17, 2018

"music making at its most convincing"

–Madison Magazine

• University Professor in Music Performance at the Northwestern University Bienen School of Music

• Son of the great pianist Vladimir Yampolsky; studied violin at Moscow Conservatory and conducting at Leningrad Conservatory

• Was a member of the Moscow Philharmonic as both violinist and assistant conductor

• Served as Principal Second Violinist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra

Yampolsky appeared with the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra in 1996, leading a program including music from Wagner’s Tannhäuser, Grieg’s Piano Concerto and Schumann’s Symphony No.3.

JACOMO BAIROSSATURDAY, APRIL 7, 2018

"splendid sense of musicality"–Knoxville Mercury

• Music Director and Conductor of the Amarillo Symphony and Cofounder and Artistic Director for Miami’s Nu Deco Ensemble

• Musical mentors include Gustav Meier, Larry Rachleff, Robert Spano and Kurt Masur

• Graduate of Peabody Conservatory’s distinguished Orchestral Conducting Program and the American Academy of Conducting at Aspen

• An accomplished and award-winning tuba player who has given master classes and performed around the world

This appearance marks his first performance with the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra.

EDWIN OUTWATERSATURDAY, MAY 5, 2018

"headed for a top-tier future"–San Francisco Classical Voice

• Music Director of Ontario’s Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony

• Director of Summer Concerts at the San Francisco Symphony

• Former Resident Conductor of the San Francisco Symphony, where he worked closely with Michael Tilson Thomas

• Has conducted the New York and Los Angeles philharmonic orchestras

• His education programs received the Leonard Bernstein Award for Excellence in Educational Programming

This appearance will be his first performance with the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra.