Silicon Valley season
PROGRAM 1: Dances at an Opening. “Four Dances From Estancia” by Ginastera, “The River Suite” by Ellington, Suite from Romeo and Juliet” by Prokofiev
When: Sept. 27, Sept. 28
Conductor: Leslie Dunner
PROGRAM 2: Mendelssohn & Beethoven. Symphony No. 1 in C major by Beethoven, Violin Concerto in E minor by Mendelssohn and “La Mer” by Debussy
When: Oct. 16, Oct. 18, Oct. 19
Conductor: George Cleve
Soloist: Christina Mok, violin
PROGRAM 3: Beyond The Score: Tchaikovsky’s 4th. Symphony No. 4 in F minor by Tchaikovsky
When: Dec. 6, Dec. 7
Conductor: Paul Polivnick
PROGRAM 4: A Nakamatsu Premiere. Symphony No. 95 in C minor by Haydn, Piano Concerto No. 1 by Amram (commissioned by William and Marie Bianco) and “Feste romane” by Respighi
When: Jan. 15, 2009; Jan. 17, 2009; Jan. 18, 2009
Conductor: Paul Polivnick
Soloist: Jon Nakamatsu, piano
PROGRAM 5: The Organ & the Great C. Adagio for Strings by Barber, Organ Symphony No. 1 by Guilmant and Symphony No. 9 (the Great C Major) by Schubert
When: March 14, 2009; March 15, 2009
Conductor: Paul Haas
Soloist: Jonas Nordwall, organ
PROGRAM 6: Brahms & Dvorák. “Le carnaval romain” by Berlioz, Violin Concerto in D major by Brahms and Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”) by Dvorák
When: March 26, 2009; March 28, 2009; March 29, 2009
Conductor: George Cleve
Soloist: Ju-Young Baek, violin
PROGRAM 7: Spring Symphonies. Symphony No. 9 in E-flat major by Shostakovich, Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor by Shostakovich and Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major by Beethoven
When: May 7, 2009; May 9, 2009; May 10, 2009
Conductor: Gregory Vajda
Soloist: Jon Kimura Parker, piano
PROGRAM 8: Lord Nelson Mass. Symphony No. 1 (“Classical”) by Prokofiev, Serenade for Strings by Tchaikovsky and Lord Nelson Mass by Haydn
When: June 6, 2009; June 7, 2009
Conductor: Jane Glover
Soloists: To be announced
Choir: Symphony Silicon Valley Chorale; Elena Sharkova, music director
