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Broadcast Schedule - Spring/Summer 2013

PROGRAM #: SFS 13-01
RELEASE: March 25, 2013

CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas
SOLOIST: Yo-Yo Ma, cello

Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72a
Hindemith: Cello Concerto
Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68
Encore:
Liszt: Lamento e Trionfo from Tasso

PROGRAM #: SFS 13-02
RELEASE: April 1, 2013

CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas

Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K.385, Haffner
Thomas Adès: Voyage for Orchestra from Polaris
Stravinsky: Petrushka (1947 revision)
Stravinsky: Scherzo à la russe (1945 version)
Encore:
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 44

PROGRAM #: SFS 13-03
RELEASE: April 8, 2013

CONDUCTOR: Vasily Petrenko
SOLOIST: Joshua Bell, violin

Shostakovich: Festive Overture, Opus 96
Tchaikovsky/ arr. Glazunov: Méditation from Souvenir d'un lieu cher,
Op. 42, No.1
Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 82
Elgar: Symphony No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Op. 55
Encore:
Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor)

PROGRAM #: SFS 13-04
RELEASE: April 15, 2013

CONDUCTOR: James Conlon
SOLOISTS: Olga Guryakova, soprano; Sergei Leiferkus, baritone

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14, Opus 135
Mussorgsky/ orch. Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition
Encore:
Berlioz: Love Scene from Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17 (Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor)

PROGRAM #: SFS 13-05
RELEASE: April 22, 2013

CONDUCTOR: Alan Gilbert
SOLOIST: Renaud Capuçon, violin

Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93
Henri Dutilleux: Violin Concerto, L'Arbre des songes
Haydn: Symphony No. 99 in E-Flat Major
Encore:
Brahms: Serenade No. 2 in A Major, Op. 16 (Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor)

PROGRAM #: SFS 13-06
RELEASE: April 29, 2013

CONDUCTOR: Semyon Bychkov
SOLOIST: Kirill Gerstein, piano

Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20
Strauss: Burleske in D Minor for Piano and Orchestra
Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61
Encore:
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70 (Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor)

PROGRAM #: SFS 13-07
RELEASE: May 6, 2013

CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas
SOLOISTS: Alexander Barantschik, violin; Jonathan Vinocour, viola; Peter Wyrick, cello; Scott Pingel, bass; Juho Pohjonen, piano

Schubert:   Overture to Alfonso und Estrella, D. 732
Schubert:   Piano Quintet in A Major, D.667, Trout
Schubert/arr. Mahler: Quartet in D Minor, D. 810, Death and the Maiden, arr. for String Orchestra
Encore:
Schubert:   Symphony in B Minor, D.759, Unfinished (Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor)

PROGRAM #: SFS 13-08
RELEASE: May 13, 2013

CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas
SOLOISTS: Jane Archibald, soprano; Kyle Ketelsen, bass-baritone; San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Ragnar Bohlin, director)

Schütz: Ich bin ein rechter Weinstock from Geistliche Chormusik
Schoenberg: Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 16
Brahms: A German Requiem, Op. 45
Encore:
Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms (1948 revision)

PROGRAM #: SFS 13-09
RELEASE: May 20, 2013

CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas
SOLOIST: Gil Shaham, violin

Wagner: Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77
Brahms/orch. Schoenberg: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25
Encore:
Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Opus 56a

PROGRAM #: SFS 13-10
RELEASE: May 27, 2013

CONDUCTOR: Esa-Pekka Salonen
SOLOISTS: Leila Josefowicz, violin; Christine Brewer, soprano

Sibelius: Pohjola's Daughter, Op. 49
Esa-Pekka Salonen: Violin Concerto
Wagner: Excerpts from Götterdämmerung
Encore:
Schoenberg: Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 16 (Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor)

PROGRAM #: SFS 13-11
RELEASE: June 3, 2013

CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas
SOLOIST: Christian Tetzlaff, violin

Liszt: Prometheus
Ligeti: Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 13, Winter Daydreams
Encore:
Michael Tilson Thomas: Street Song for Symphonic Brass

PROGRAM #: SFS 13-12
RELEASE: June 10, 2013

CONDUCTOR: Pablo Heras-Casado
SOLOISTS: Marina Heredia, flamenco singer; Khatia Buniatishvili, piano

Stravinsky: Concerto in E-Flat Major for Chamber Orchestra, Dumbarton Oaks
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major
Dallapiccola: Piccola musica notturna
Falla: El amor brujo (complete ballet)
Encore:
Schumann: Symphony No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 38, Spring (Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor)

PROGRAM #: SFS 13-13
RELEASE: June 17, 2013

CONDUCTOR: Pinchas Zukerman
SOLOIST: Pinchas Zukerman, violin & viola

Mozart: Adagio in E Major for Violin and Orchestra, K. 261
Mozart: Rondo in C Major for Violin and Orchestra, K. 373
Hindemith: Trauermusik
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216
Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550
Encore:
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings, Op. 48 (Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor)

PROGRAM #: SFS 13-14
RELEASE: June 24, 2013

CONDUCTOR: Herbert Blomstedt
SOLOIST: Garrick Ohlsson, piano

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-Flat Major, K.271
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64
Encore:
Sibelius: Symphony No. 3

PROGRAM #: SFS 13-15
RELEASE: July 1, 2013

CONDUCTOR: Herbert Blomstedt

Bruckner/ed. Nowak: Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major
Encore:
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 (Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor)

PROGRAM #: SFS 13-16
RELEASE: July 8, 2013

CONDUCTOR: Edo de Waart
SOLOISTS: Simon Trpceski, piano; Alexander Barantschik, violin; Jonathan Dimmock, organ

Schreker: Prelude to Act I of Die Gezeichneten
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Minor, Op. 40
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78, Organ
Encore:
Respighi: The Pines of Rome

PROGRAM #: SFS 13-17
RELEASE: July 15, 2013

CONDUCTOR: Charles Dutoit
SOLOIST: Arabella Steinbacher, violin

Stravinsky: Le Chant du rossignol
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
Encore:
Lou Harrison: A Parade (Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor)

PROGRAM #: SFS 13-18
RELEASE: July 22, 2013

CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas
SOLOISTS: Jeremy Denk, piano; Paul Jacobs, organ

Harrison: Organ Concerto
Cowell: Piano Concerto
Ives: A Concord Symphony
Varese: Ameriques

PROGRAM #: SFS 13-19
RELEASE: July 29, 2013

CONDUCTOR: Itzhak Perlman
SOLOIST: Itzhak Perlman, violin

Vivaldi: Summer from The Four Seasons, Op. 8, No.2
Vivaldi: Winter from The Four Seasons, Op. 8, No.4
Mozart: Symphony No. 38 in D Major, K. 504, Prague
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36
Encore
Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9 (Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor)

PROGRAM #: SFS 13-20
RELEASE: August 5, 2013

CONDUCTOR: Stéphane Denève
SOLOIST: Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9
Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 5 in F Major, Op. 103, Egyptian
Roussel: Le Festin de l'araignée, Op. 17
Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite (1919 revision)
Encore
Prokofiev: Selections from Cinderella, Op. 87 and the Cinderella Suite No. 1,
Op. 107 (Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor)

PROGRAM #: SFS 13-21
RELEASE: August 12, 2013

CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas
SOLOIST: Alexander Barantschik, violin

Mahler: Blumine
Schnittke: Violin Concerto No. 4
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, Pastoral
Encore
Mozart: Symphony No. 34 in C Major, K. 338 (Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor)

PROGRAM #: SFS 13-22
RELEASE: August 19, 2013

CONDUCTOR: Osmo Vänskä
SOLOIST: Hilary Hahn, violin

Kalevi Aho: Minea
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 19
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 54
Encore
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 17, Little Russian (Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor)

PROGRAM #: SFS 13-23
RELEASE: August 26, 2013

CONDUCTOR: David Robertson
SOLOIST: Nelson Freire, piano

Rossini:    Overture to L'Italiana in Algeri
Chopin:    Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21
Dvo?ák:    Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, Op. 70
Encore
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21 (Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor)

PROGRAM #: SFS 13-24
RELEASE: September 2, 2013

CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas
SOLOIST: Yuja Wang, piano

Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50
Sibelius: Symphony No. 3 in C Major, Op. 52
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30
Encore
Sibelius: Symphony No. 4, Op. 63 (Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor)

PROGRAM #: SFS 13-25
RELEASE: September 9, 2013

CONDUCTOR: Jane Glover
SOLOISTS: Nadya Tichman, violin; Jonathan Vinocour, viola; Yun Jie Liu, viola; Barbara Bogatin, viola da gamba; Marie Dalby Szuts, viola da gamba; Robin McKee, flute; Jonathan D. Fischer, oboe; John
Thiessen, trumpet

Handel: Water Music Suite No. 3 in G Major
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major, BWV 1051
Handel: Royal Fireworks Music
Encores
Bach/Carl Phillip Symphony in G Major, H. 666 (Ton Koopman, conductor)
Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D Major, BWV 1069 (Bernard Labadie, conductor)

PROGRAM #: SFS 13-26
RELEASE: September 16, 2013

SOLOISTS: Alexander Barantschik, violin and leader; Tim Day, flute; Linda Lukas, flute; William Bennett, oboe; Robert Ward, horn; Jonathan Ring, horn; Robin Sutherland, harpsichord; Russ deLuna, oboe; Adrienne Malley, oboe

Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049
Handel: Water Music Suite No. 2 in D Major
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050
Encore
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60 (Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor)