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Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Wednesdays at 8:00 pm
Among the finest orchestras in the country, the Milwaukee Symphony is the largest cultural organization in Wisconsin. Since its founding in 1959, the MSO has consistently received critical acclaim for artistic excellence. Today, the orchestra continues to reach new heights under the baton of its sixth music director, Edo De Waart. In addition to his present position with the MSO, Maestro De Waart is conductor laureate of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, an artistic partner of the St Paul Chamber Orchestra, and chief conductor-designate of the Royal Flemish Philharmonic.
The orchestra’s 88 fulltime professional musicians perform more than 140 concerts each season. A cornerstone organization in Milwaukee’s arts community, the MSO provides enrichment and education activities for audiences of every age, economic status, and background. The 2012 radio season is co-hosted by WFMT’s Dennis Moore and Edo De Waart. The producer is Jesse McQuarters.
Program Schedule
July 4, 2012
Conductor: Edo de Waart
Beethoven: Symphony No 1 in C Major, Op 21
Beethoven: Grosse Fuge in B-Flat Major, Op 133
Beethoven: Symphony No 5 in C Minor, Op 67
July 11, 2012
Conductor: Edo de Waart
Soloist: Simon Trpceski, piano
Nielsen: Overture to Maskarade
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op 16
Adams: Harmonielehre
July 18, 2012
Conductor: Edo de Waart
Soloist: Yuri Yamashita, percussion
Schubert: Symphony No 5 in B-Flat Major, D 485
Tan Dun: Water Concerto for water percussion and orchestra
Brahms: Symphony No 2 in D Major, Op 73
August 1, 2012
Conductor: Edo de Waart
Schumann: Symphony No 4 in D Minor, Op 120
Mahler: Symphony No 1 in D Major
August 8, 2012
Conductor: Evian Rogister
Soloist: Mark Niehaus, trumpet
Tchaikovsky: String Serenade in C Major, Op 48
Alexander Arutyunian: Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra
Sibelius: Symphony No 2 in D Major, Op 43
August 15, 2012
Conductor: Edo de Waart
Schubert: Symphony No 9 in C Major, D 944, The Great
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring (1947 revision)
August 22, 2012
Conductor: Edo de Waart
Soloist: Joyce Yang, piano
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No 1 in D Minor, Op 13
Rachmaninoff: Concerto No 2 in C Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op 18
August 29, 2012
Conductor: Edo de Waart
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet
Tchaikovsky: Suite from The Nutcracker, Op 71a
I. Miniature Overture
II. Characteristic Dances:
March
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Russian Dance
Arabian Dance
Chinese Dance
Dance of the Reed Flutes
III. Waltz of the Flowers
Copland: Symphony No 3
September 5, 2012 at 10:00 pm Special Time
Conductor: James Gaffigan
Soloist: Frank Almond, violin
Haydn: Symphony No 26 in D Minor, Lamentatione
Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op 82
Dvorak: Symphony No 6 in D Major, Op 60
September 12, 2012
Conductor: Edo de Waart
Messiaen: Les Offrandes Oubliées (Forgotten Offerings)
Debussy: La Mer
Bruckner: Symphony No 6 in A Major
September 19, 2012
Conductor: Edo de Waart
Soloists: Xiaoduo Chen & Meng Meng, sopranos; Wu Man, pipa; Yani Yi, zheng; Hong Wang, erhu
Brahms: Symphony No 3 in F Major, Op 90
Qigang Chen: Suite concertante, Iris Unveiled
September 26, 2012
Conductor: Matthias Pintscher
Soloist: Todd Levy, clarinet
Webern: Im Sommerwind
Copland: Clarinet Concerto
Pintscher: Ex Nihilo
Stravinsky: The Firebird (original 1910 version)
