Calendar

JoAnn Falletta

2008   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun  
2008   Jul   Aug   Sept   Oct   Nov   Dec  
2009   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun  
 
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JoAnn Falletta in Concert, by Gloria Coker
Painting by Gloria Coker
 
January 2008

January   11-13
Virginia Symphony
Berlioz: Hungarian March  
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2
Fabio Bidini, piano

January   19-20
Virginia Symphony
Stravinsky: Petrouchka 1947  
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
Rachmaninoff: The Bells

January   26-27
Buffalo Philharmonic
(Kleinhans Music Hall)
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 1  
Bruckner: Symphony No 9
Joan Kwuon, violin

January   31
Asturias Symphony
Orchestra

(Oviedo, Spain)
Strauss, R: Symphonic Fragment  
    Josephs-Legende Op. 64a
Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor
Brahms: Symphony No. 1
Jie Chen, piano

 
February 2008

February   1
Asturias Symphony
Orchestra

(Oviedo, Spain)
Strauss, R: Symphonic Fragment  
    Josephs-Legende Op. 64a
Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor
Brahms: Symphony No. 1
Jie Chen, piano

February   14-20
Nordwestdeutsche
Philharmonie

(Tour)
Adams, John: The Chairman Dances  
Dohnányi: Variations on a Nursery Tune op. 25
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1
Stravinsky: Firebird (Suite 1919)
Fabio Bidini, piano
February   29
Lisbon Metropolitan
Orchestra
Rossini: Overture to Cinderella  
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in g
Schubert: Death and the Maiden
    (orchestration, Andrew Stein)
Michael Ludwig, violin

 
March 2008

March   1
Lisbon Metropolitan
Orchestra
Rossini: Overture to Cinderella  
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in g
Schubert: Death and the Maiden
    (orchestration, Andrew Stein)
Michael Ludwig, violin

March   7-9
Virginia Symphony
Rossini: Overture to Cinderella  
Kodaly: Suite from “Hary Janos”
Corigliano: Pied Piper Fantasy
James Galway, flute

March   15-16
Buffalo Philharmonic
(Kleinhans Music Hall)
Strauss, R: Symphonic Fantasy  
    from “The Woman Without a Shadow”
Weber: Konzertstück for Piano and Orchestra
Kernis, Aaron: Musica Celestis
Strauss, R: Symphonic Fragment
    Josephs-Legende Op. 64a
Anna Polonsky, piano

March   20-22
Utah Symphony
(Salt Lake City, UT)
Enescu: Rumanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A  
Higdon: Percussion Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
Collin Currie, percussion

March   29-30
Buffalo Philharmonic
(Kleinhans Music Hall)
Schreker: Prelude to a Drama  
Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Strauss, R: Suite from “Der Rosenkavalier”
Cristina Nassif, soprano
Tom Barrett, baritone

 
April 2008

April   5-6
Virginia Symphony
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto  
Bruckner: Symphony No. 9
Nicola Benedetti, violin

April   10-13
Dallas Symphony
(Dallas, TX)
Copland: Billy the Kid  
Rosza: Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
Robert McDuffie, violin

April   16-18
Virginia Symphony
Ravel: Pavane for a Dead Princess  
Vivaldi: Guitar Concerto
Vivaldi Concerto for Viola d’Amore and Guitar
Strauss, R: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite
JoAnn Falletta, guitar
Beverly Baker, viola

April   25-26
Colorado Symphony
(Denver, CO)
Zemlinsky: The Little Mermaid  
Stravinsky: Violin Concerto
Strauss, R.: Suite from “Der Rosenkavalier”
Rachel Lee, violinist

 
May 2008

May   2-3
Virginia Symphony
Dvorak: Cello Concerto  
Schreker: Prelude to a Drama
Strauss, R.: Suite from “Der Rosenkavalier”
Zuill Bailey, cello

May   10-11
Buffalo Philharmonic
(Kleinhans Music Hall)
Ravel: La Valse  
Paderewski: Piano Concerto
Tyberg: Symphony No. 3
Igor Lipinski, piano

May   15-16
Virginia Symphony
Mendelssohn: The Hebrides Overture  
Haydn: Symphony No. 44 “Trauer”
Faure: Requiem

May   17
Virginia Wesleyan College
Recipient of Honorary Doctorate 

May   25
Virginia Arts Festival Finale
Virginia Symphony
Berlioz: Hungarian March  
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
Tianwa Wang, violin

May   30-31
Buffalo Philharmonic
(Kleinhans Music Hall)
Corigliano, John: Fantasia on an Ostinato  
Beethoven: Violin Concerto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
Michael Ludwig, violin

 
June 2008

June   7-8
Buffalo Philharmonic
(Kleinhans Music Hall)
Martinu: Memorial to Lidice  
Beethoven: Triple Concerto
Beethoven: Symphony No 5
Eroica Trio

June   13
Buffalo Philharmonic
JoAnn Falletta International Guitar  
Concerto Competition (finalists concert)

June   21-22
OFCM Mexico City
Philharmonic
Schumann: Manfred Overture  
Corigliano: Chaconne from The Red Violin
Dvorak: Romance
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2
Michael Ludwig, violin

June   27
Orquesta Sinfónica
de Michoacán

(Michoacán, Mexico)
Rossini: Overture to Cinderella  
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
Michael Ludwig, violin

 
July 2008

July   6
Brevard Orchestra
(Melbourne, FL)
Adams, John: A Short Ride in a Fast Machine  
Beethoven: Violin Concerto
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
Leila Josefowicz, violin

July   13
Interlochen Orchestra
(Interlochen, MI)
Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto No. 5  
Prokofiev: Suite from “Romeo and Juliet”
Michael Ludwig, violin

July   25
Buffalo Philharmonic
(Art Park)
Saint-Saens: Bacchanale from “Samson and Delilah”  
Khachaturian: Adagio from “Spartacus and Phrygia”
Prokofiev: Excerpts from “Romeo and Juliet”
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3
Cecile Licad, piano

July   26
Buffalo Philharmonic
(Art Park)
Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty excerpts  
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
Michael Ludwig, violin

 
August 2008

August   1
Buffalo Philharmonic
(Art Park)
“Tango Night”  
Quartango, dancers

August   2
Toronto Symphony
(Toronto, Canada)
Ranjbaran, Behzad: Seven Passages  
Ranjbaran, Behzad: Seemorgh
Ranjbaran, Behzad: The Blood of Seyavash

August   3
Buffalo Philharmonic
(Art Park)
“Salute to John Williams”  
Michael Ludwig, violin

August   7
Chautauqua Institute
Orchestra

(Chautauqua, NY)
Ranjbaran, Behzad: Seven Passages  
Lizst: Piano Concerto No. 1
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
William Wolfram, piano

 
September 2008

September   13, 14, 19
Virginia Symphony
Copland: El Salon Mexico  
Dohnányi: Suite in f# minor
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Ian Parker, piano

September   18, 20
Virginia Symphony
Rossini: Barber of Seville Overture  
Fuchs, Kenneth: Canticle to the Sun
TBD (JoAnn Falletta International
    Guitar Competition winner)
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4, “Italian”
David Wick, french horn

September   27
Buffalo Philharmonic
Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture  
Respighi: Roman Festivals
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1
Itzhak Perlman, violin

 
October 2008

October   3, 4
Buffalo Philharmonic
Prokofiev: Overture on Hebrew Themes  
Tchaikovksy: Rococo Variations
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 (“Pathetique”)
Roman Mekinulov, cello

October   11, 12
River Oaks Chamber Orchestra
(Houston, TX)
Al-Zand Karim: TBD (world premiere)  
Handel: Harp Concerto
Strauss, R: Bourgeois Gentilhomme
Mollie Marcuson, harp

October   18, 19
Buffalo Philharmonic
Corigliano, John: Phantasmagoria
    from “The Ghosts Of Versailles”  
Corigliano, John: Violin Concerto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2
Michael Ludwig, violin

October   25
Virginia Symphony
Gould: Spirituals for Strings  
Schoenfield, Paul: Four Parables for piano and orchestra
Brahms: Symphony No. 2
Andrew Russo, piano

 
November 2008

November   1, 2
Buffalo Philharmonic
Dohnányi: Symphonic Minutes  
Dohnányi: Suite in f# minor
Grieg: Piano Concerto
Enrica Ciccarelli, piano

November   6, 8
Louisville Symphony
(Louisville, KY)
Rossini: Barber of Seville Overture  
Corigliano, John: Phantasmagoria
    from “The Ghosts Of Versailles”
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2
Robert Thies, piano

November   14, 16
Honolulu Symphony
(Honolulu, HI)
Kodaly: Marosszek Dances  
Rodrigo: Fantasia para un gentilhombre
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
Sharon Isbin, guitar

November   25
Seoul Philharmonic
(Seoul, South Korea)
Berlioz: Roman Carnival  
Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 2
Dvorak: Symphony No. 6
Sharon Bezaley, flute

November   29, 30
Orchestra Ensemble
Kanazawa

(Kanazawa, Japan)
Dvorak: Czech Suite  
Dvorak: Romance for Violin and Orchestra
Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen
Sarasate: Introduction and Tarantelle
Kernis, Aaron: Musica Celestis
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 (“Italian”)
Michael Ludwig, violin

 
December 2008

December   7
Virginia Symphony
Handel: Messiah  
Soloist, TBA
Virginia Symphony Chorus

December   12, 13
Buffalo Philharmonic
Classical Christmas  

December   18, 19, 20, 21
Virginia Symphony
Rimsky-Korsakov: Polonaise  
    from “Christmas Eve Suite”
Korngold: Prelude and Serenade from “The Snowman”
Corelli: Christmas Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1 “Winter Dreams”
Todd Rosenlieb Dancers

 
January 2009

January   9, 10, 11
Virginia Symphony
Wagner/Maazel: Ring without words  

January   15, 16
Chattanooga Symphony
(Chattanooga, TN)
Rossini: Overture to the Barber of Seville  
Dohnanyi: Violin Concerto No. 1
Mendelssohn: Italian Symphony (“Italian”)
Michael Ludwig, violin

January   23, 24, 25
Rotterdam Philharmonic
(Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Rota: Concerto Soiree  
Respighi: The Birds
Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien
Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture

January   30
New Jersey Symphony
(Newark, NJ)
Kodaly: Marosszek Dances  
Copland: Appalachian Spring
Barber: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
Dvorak: Czech Suite
Brittany Sklar, violin

 
February 2009

February   1
New Jersey Symphony
(Newark, NJ)
Kodaly: Marosszek Dances  
Copland: Appalachian Spring
Barber: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
Dvorak: Czech Suite
Brittany Sklar, violin

February   6, 7
Buffalo Philharmonic
Ravel: Mother Goose Suite  
Dohnányi: Variations on a Nursery Tune
Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra
Eldar Nebolsin, piano

February   12, 14
Seattle Symphony
(Seattle, WA)
Ravel: La Valse  
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1
Faure: Requiem
Nikolai Lugansky, piano
Seattle Symphony Chorus

February   21
Buffalo Philharmonic
Bantok: The Witch of Atlas  
Britten: Four Sea Interludes from “Peter Grimes”
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
André Watts, piano

February   27, 28
Virginia Symphony
Verdi: Requiem  
Jonita Lattimore, soprano
Charlotte Paulsen, mezzo-soprano
Kevin Deas, tenor
Fernando del Valle, bass

 
March 2009

March   1
Virginia Symphony
Verdi: Requiem  
Jonita Lattimore, soprano
Charlotte Paulsen, mezzo-soprano
Kevin Deas, tenor
Fernando del Valle, bass

March   6, 8, 10
Winston-Salem Symphony
(Raleigh, NC)
Piazzolla: Tangazo  
Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin and Piano
Brahms: Symphony No. 2
Michael Ludwig, violin
Benjamin Loeb, piano

March   24
Portland Symphony
(Portland, ME)
Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture  
Beethoven: Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 (“Pathetique”)
Michael Ludwig, violin

March   27, 28
Virginia Symphony
Kodaly: Marosszek Dances  
Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra
Brahms: Concerto for Violin
Elmar Oliveira, violin

 
April 2009

April   3, 4, 5
Virginia Symphony
Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture  
Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1
Franck: Symphonic Variations
Puccini: Preludio Sinfonico
Respighi: Roman Festivals
Susan Starr, piano

April   17, 18, 19
Buffalo Philharmonic
Wagner:/Maazel: The Ring Without Words

April   24, 26
Virginia Symphony
Schumann: Manfred Overture  
Dvorak: Romance for Violin
Dvorak: Czech Suite
Beethoven: Violin Concerto
Michael Ludwig, violin

 
May 2009

May   2, 3
Buffalo Philharmonic
Brahms/Schoenberg: Piano Quartet  
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2
Norman Krieger, piano

May   8, 9
Buffalo Philharmonic
Schumann: Manfred Overture  
Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello
Brahms: Symphony No. 2
Michael Ludwig, violin
Jules Eskin, cello

May   14, 15, 17
Virginia Symphony
Mozart: Symphony No. 31 (“Paris”)  
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1
Kernis, Aaron: Musica Celestis
Poulenc: Gloria
Vahn Armstrong, violin
Virginia Symphony Chorus

May   30, 31
Buffalo Philharmonic
Beethoven: Overture and Ballet Music  
    from “Creatures of Prometheus”
Strauss, R: Ein Heldenleben

 
June 2009

June   13, 14
Buffalo Philharmonic
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 (“Resurrection”)  
Brenda Harris, soprano
Stacey Rishoi mezzo-soprano
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus