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TOLEDO SYMPHONY 2018-2019 SEASON
Phone the Toledo Symphony Box Office at 419.246.8000, Monday-Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM. Visit the Toledo Symphony Box Office (located at 1838 Parkwood Avenue) Monday-Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM. Order Online at toledosymphony.com. It’s fast, easy, and available 24/7. At the Concert The Box Office opens 60 minutes prior to any of our concerts for walk-up ticket buyers. Cover photo: TSO Music Director Alain Trudel
THE 2018-2019 TOLEDO SYMPHONY
SEASON SCHEDULE
September 9, 2018 Friends of Music Toledo Blade Chamber
September 21 & 22, 2018 Trudel’s Debut ProMedica Masterworks
September 29, 2018 West Side Story: KeyBank Pops
Film with Live Orchestra
October 20, 2018 Colors ProMedica Masterworks
October 27, 2018 Jupiter! Welltower Mozart in
the Afternoon
October 28, 2018 Halloween Spooktacular Anderson Foundation
Family
November 3, 2018 Ellis Hall: A Tribute KeyBank Pops
to Ray Charles
November 4, 2018 Fantasy Pieces Toledo Blade Chamber
November 10, 2018 Queen Latifah Spotlight Event
November 16 & 17, 2018 A Hero’s Life ProMedica Masterworks
December 1, 2018 Christmas at the Anderson Foundation
Peristyle Family
December 2, 2018 Handel’s Messiah Special Event
December 8 & 9, 2018 Toledo Ballet’s Nutcracker Special Event
January 11 & 12, 2019 Nordic Air ProMedica Masterworks
January 13, 2019 Wazdastyle! Anderson Foundation
Family
January 19, 2019 Moz-Art à la Haydn Welltower Mozart in
the Afternoon
January 26, 2019 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy KeyBank Pops
January 27, 2019 Night Music Toledo Blade Chamber
February 1 & 2, 2019 André Watts Returns ProMedica Masterworks
February 22 & 23, 2019 The Muse: ProMedica Masterworks
Clara Schumann
March 2, 2019 Musical Geniuses Welltower Mozart in
the Afternoon
March 9, 2019 I’m Getting Sentimental KeyBank Pops
Over You
March 15 & 16, 2019 The Majestic Sea ProMedica Masterworks
March 24, 2019 Diversive Elements Toledo Blade Chamber
March 30, 2019 Concierto de Aranjuez Welltower Mozart in
the Afternoon
April 5 & 6, 2019 The Scottish Symphony ProMedica Masterworks
April 13, 2019 Michael Cavanaugh: KeyBank Pops
The Music of Billy Joel
April 28, 2019 Lea Salonga: KeyBank Pops
I Dreamed a Dream
May 4, 2019 Star Wars: A New Hope Spotlight Event
In Concert
May 5, 2019 Quintets Old & New Toledo Blade Chamber
May 17 & 18, 2019 Mahler’s Resurrection ProMedica Masterworks
June 7, 2019 Beatles Concerto ProMedica Masterworks
Artists and programs subject to changeSEPTEMBER 2018
The Blade Chamber Series
Friends of Music
SEPTEMBER 9, 2018, 7 PM | TOLEDO CLUB
RAVEL Introduction and Allegro
BLOCH Prayer for Cello and Piano
MOZART “Kegelstatt” Trio
BRAHMS String Sextet No. 2
ProMedica Masterworks Series
Trudel’s Debut
SEPTEMBER 21 & 22, 2018, 8 PM | PERISTYLE
Alain Trudel, conductor
Featuring dancers from Toledo Ballet
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5
DIETZ Caldera
TCHAIKOVSKY Selections from Swan Lake
A new era begins as Alain Trudel launches his first season
as Music Director of the Toledo Symphony! Dancers from
Toledo Ballet join us for great moments from Tchaikovsky’s
unforgettable Swan Lake. Beethoven’s dramatic Fifth
Symphony tops off the evening with one of the most
famous themes in all of music.
KeyBank Pops Series
West Side Story:
Film with Live Orchestra
SEPTEMBER 29, 2018, 8 PM | STRANAHAN THEATER
Alain Trudel, conductor
The Toledo Symphony joins the worldwide celebration of
Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday. Relive the brilliance,
grit and emotion of the Oscar®-winning film on the big
screen above the stage while the TSO performs every note
of the iconic score. This is a completely unique visual and
sonic experience you won’t soon forget!
This concert is made possible by Hylant.
DAVID SALTZMAN HOLLY CARR RAN DANKOCTOBER 2018
ProMedica Masterworks Series
Colors
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2018, 8 PM | PERISTYLE
Alain Trudel, conductor ONE
David Saltzman, tuba NIGHT
ONLY!
Holly Carr, silk painting artist
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Tsar Saltan Suite and the
Flight of the Bumblebee
ADLER Tuba Concerto*
BORODIN Polovtsian Dances from
Prince Igor
STRAVINSKY Suite from The Firebird
One night only — this breathtaking program brings
together three Russian masters of music, including
Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances. Artist Holly Carr creates
a panoramic silk painting during a live performance of
Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite. Don’t miss the world premiere of
Samuel Adler’s Tuba Concerto, performed by TSO’s
own David Saltzman.
Welltower Mozart in the Afternoon Series
Jupiter!
OCTOBER 27, 2018, 2 PM | VALENTINE THEATRE
Alain Trudel, conductor
Ran Dank, piano
MOZART Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Concerto No. 1
MOZART Symphony No. 41 in C Major “Jupiter”
Back by popular demand, pianist Ran Dank returns for
Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 1, composed in the wake
of Soviet government censorship. The performance closes
with the last symphonic composition of Mozart’s illustrious
career, the giant and grand Jupiter Symphony.
Anderson Foundation Family Series
Halloween Spooktacular
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2018, 3 PM | VALENTINE THEATRE
Enjoy a variety of pre-concert activities (like our popular
instrument petting zoo!) in the Grand Lobby and then head
into the Valentine Theatre for a fabulously fun program of
the spooky classics you know and love. Bring your camera,
as kids get the opportunity to walk across the stage in our
annual costume parade!
*World premiereNOVEMBER 2018 KeyBank Pops Series Ellis Hall: A Tribute to Ray Charles NOVEMBER 3, 2018, 8 PM | STRANAHAN THEATER Bruce Anthony Kiesling, conductor Join Tower of Power’s Ellis Hall and the Toledo Symphony for a truly authentic Ray Charles experience as they perform all his greatest hits, including I Got A Woman, Hit the Road Jack, and Georgia On My Mind. The Blade Chamber Series Fantasy Pieces NOVEMBER 4, 2018, 7 PM | TOLEDO CLUB HINDEMITH Fantasy Piece for Cello and Piano BRUCH Pieces for Clarinet, Horn, and Piano SCHREKER The Wind DVOŘÁK Piano Quintet Spotlight Event Queen Latifah NOVEMBER 10, 2018, 8 PM | PERISTYLE Michelle Merrill, conductor With a Grammy award and six nominations for albums in jazz, pop and rap, an Oscar nomination for her role in Chicago, and dozens of other film and television roles, this Renaissance woman defies genres with her compelling voice and presence. Queen Latifah’s appearance is made possible by Fifth Third Bank. ProMedica Masterworks Series A Hero’s Life NOVEMBER 16 & 17, 2018, 8 PM | PERISTYLE Alain Trudel, conductor Members of the Toledo Symphony Youth Orchestras SMITH Star-Spangled Banner WILLIAMS Born on the Fourth of July ZWILICH Symbolon STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben (A Hero’s Life) Members of the Toledo Symphony Youth Orchestras per- form side-by-side with their professional TSO counterparts in an epic orchestra to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, paying tribute to the courageous men and women who served this great country.
DECEMBER 2018
Anderson Foundation Family Series
Christmas at the Peristyle
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2018, 3 PM | PERISTYLE
Alain Trudel, conductor
Kick off the holiday season with Christmas at the Peristyle!
This Saturday matinee will feature sing-a-longs, the
talented Toledo Opera Chorus, Toledo Symphony School
of Music students, and a special visit from Santa!
Special Holiday Event
Handel’s Messiah
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2018, 4 PM
ROSARY CATHEDRAL
Sara Jobin, conductor
Toledo Choral Society
Terra State Choral Society
Handel’s Messiah returns to the glorious acoustic of Rosary
Cathedral. The TSO joins forces with local choirs and
international vocalists in this holiday tradition. Last year’s
performance sold out, so get your tickets to the Messiah of
the season!
Special Holiday Event
Toledo Ballet’s Nutcracker
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2018, 2 PM AND 7 PM
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2 PM
STRANAHAN THEATER
Lisa Mayer-Lang, artistic director
Gen Horiuchi, choreographer with additional choreography
by Lisa Mayer-Lang and Marie Vogt
Toledo Ballet’s Nutcracker comes to life with exquisite
dancing, breathtaking scenery, and Tchaikovsky’s beloved
score performed live by the Toledo Symphony Orchestra.
When midnight strikes on a chilly, frost-dusted Christmas
Eve, Clara and her enchanted Nutcracker Prince are
whisked away to a magical world of toy soldiers, mice,
dancing snowflakes, and a Sugar Plum Fairy in the dazzling
Land of Sweets.
Join us again or start a new holiday tradition with your
loved ones. From the first sounds of the symphony tuning
up to the dancers’ grand finale, Toledo Ballet’s 78th Annual
Nutcracker is an experience you won’t soon forget!
ROSARY CATHEDRALJANUARY 2019 ProMedica Masterworks Series Nordic Air JANUARY 11 & 12, 2019, 8 PM | PERISTYLE Alain Trudel, conductor Augustin Hadelich, violin NIELSEN Aladdin March SIBELIUS Violin Concerto GRIEG Peer Gynt Suites No. 1 and 2 SIBELIUS Finlandia Back by popular demand from the pivotal program that brought together Alain Trudel and the TSO, Grammy- winning violinist Augustin Hadelich returns to the Peristyle stage and reunites with our new Music Director in this program inspired by the icy landscape of Northern Europe. Anderson Foundation Family Series Wazdastyle! SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 2019, 3 PM | VALENTINE THEATRE Alain Trudel, conductor This inventive program explores different musical styles — from rock and soul to classical and techno — in a fun and interactive “Wheel of Fortune” type of game. Audiences will learn about instruments, rhythm, and some of the most famous themes ever written. Welltower Mozart in the Afternoon Series Moz-Art à la Haydn JANUARY 19, 2019, 2 PM | VALENTINE THEATRE Anja Bihlmaier, conductor Kirk Toth and Téa Prokes, violin HAYDN Symphony No. 85 in B-Flat Major “La Reine” SCHNITTKE Moz-Art à la Haydn for Two Violins and Orchestra MOZART Symphony No. 36 in C Major “Linz” Witty and inviting, Moz-Art à la Haydn connects two of the greatest composers of the Classical Era: Franz Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Based on surviving fragments of Mozart’s lost “pantomime music”, with a special nod to one of Haydn’s most famous symphonies, this piece is sure to delight! We open with Haydn’s Symphony No. 85 “La Reine” or “The Queen” and conclude with Mozart’s dazzling Symphony No. 36, written in just four days on a trip to the Austrian city of Linz.
KeyBank Pops Series
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
JANUARY 26, 2019, 8 PM | STRANAHAN THEATER
Get into the swing of things with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy!
Celebrating its 25th anniversary and countless appearances
in film and television — including a remarkable seven
appearances on The Tonight Show, the Super Bowl XXXIII
Halftime Show, Dancing with the Stars, and performances
for three U.S. Presidents — this nine-piece band takes music
to the next level with a high-octane, deliriously fun show
fusing together jazz, blues, swing, and more!
The Blade Chamber Series
Night Music
JANUARY 27, 2019, 7 PM | TOLEDO CLUB
SAGLIETTI Notte Serena
FAURE Piano Trio
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Trio
AUGUSTIN HADELICH
TÉA PROKES
KIRK TOTH
BIG BAD VOODOO DADDYANDRÉ WATTS
FEBRUARY 2019
ProMedica Masterworks Series
André Watts Returns
FEBRUARY 1 & 2, 2019, 8 PM | PERISTYLE
Alain Trudel, conductor
André Watts, piano
GRIEG Piano Concerto
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6 “Pathétique”
A living legend, André Watts is the only soloist to have
performed with every TSO Music Director since Serge
Fournier in the 1970s. Make history and join André Watts
for his eighth appearance with the TSO — and his first in
15 years! We pair Grieg’s romantic Piano Concerto with
Tchaikovsky’s gorgeously melodic and profoundly
emotional Symphony No. 6. Don’t miss this program
of incredible pathos and passion.
SARA DAVIS
BUECHNER
ProMedica Masterworks Series
The Muse: Clara Schumann
FEBRUARY 22 & 23, 2019, 8 PM | PERISTYLE
Lio Kuokman, conductor
Sara Davis Buechner, piano
R. SCHUMANN Overture to Genoveva
C. SCHUMANN Piano Concerto
BRAHMS Symphony No. 1
Rumors of a love triangle between composers Robert
Schumann, his wife Clara Schumann, and Johannes Brahms
have intrigued the classical music world for over a century.
This program takes a closer look at the serendipitous
intersection between three young composers, poignant
love, and music born from tragedy.
LIO KUOKMAN
SARA DAVIS
BUECHNERMARCH 2019
Welltower Mozart in the Afternoon Series
Musical Geniuses
MARCH 2, 2019, 2 PM | VALENTINE THEATRE
Alain Trudel, conductor
Blake Pouliot, violin
BRITTEN Simple Symphony
MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4 in A Major “Italian”
Audiences have long been inspired by amazing child
prodigies in the music world. In this program, we present
music written early in the lives of three musical geniuses,
who at remarkably young ages began creating masterful
musical compositions brimming with imaginative
possibilities.
KeyBank Pops Series
I’m Getting Sentimental
Over You
MARCH 9, 2019, 8 PM | STRANAHAN THEATER
Legendary jazz pianist Gene DiNovi — who performed
alongside all the jazz greats, including Benny Goodman,
Duke Ellington, Artie Shaw, and Lester Young — joins new
TSO Music Director and virtuoso trombonist Alain Trudel to
perform special arrangements of hits from the Golden Era
of Jazz.
ProMedica Masterworks Series
The Majestic Sea
MARCH 15 & 16, 2019, 8 PM | PERISTYLE
Alain Trudel, conductor
Michèle Losier, mezzo soprano
HADLEY The Ocean
CHAUSSON Poème de l’amour et de la mer
DEBUSSY Clair de lune
DEBUSSY La Mer
Claude Debussy’s most sensuous masterpiece La Mer, and
its rich depiction of the sea, powers an evening of oceanic
works by Hadley and Chausson. Critically-acclaimed mezzo
soprano Michèle Losier joins the TSO in Chausson’s Poème
de l’amour et de la mer (Poem of Love and the Sea).The Blade Chamber Series
Diversive Elements
MARCH 24, 2019, 7 PM | TOLEDO CLUB
BÖHME Brass Sextet
RAVEL String Quartet
GILLINGHAM Diversive Elements
BOLLING Toot Suite
Welltower Mozart in the Afternoon Series
Concierto de Aranjuez
MARCH 30, 2019, 2 PM | VALENTINE THEATRE
Jean-François Rivest, conductor
Gerardo Perez Capdevila, guitar
MOZART Eine kleine Nachtmusik
RODRIGO Concierto de Aranjuez
MOZART Symphony No. 25 in G Minor
According to Gramaphone Magazine, “Joaquín Rodri-
go’s Concierto de Aranjuez is arguably one of the most
popular concertos of all time, thanks in no small measure to
the extraordinary beauty of its central Adagio.” Written for
classical guitar and orchestra, this piece provides beautiful
contrast to Mozart’s famous Eine kleine Nachtmusik and his
dramatic and tragic Symphony No. 25.
BLAKE POULIOT
MICHÈLE LOSIER
GERARDO PEREZ
CAPDEVILALEA SALONGA
MICHAEL
CAVANAUGH
LEONARDO
COLAFELICEAPRIL 2019
ProMedica Masterworks Series
The Scottish Symphony
APRIL 5 & 6, 2019, 8 PM | PERISTYLE
Giordano Bellincampi, conductor
Leonardo Colafelice, piano
CHERUBINI Overture to Medea
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3 “Scottish”
Take a tour of the Scottish countryside in Mendelssohn’s
brilliant Symphony No. 3. Audience favorites, conductor
Giordano Bellincampi and internationally-acclaimed pianist
Leonardo Colafelice, return to the Peristyle stage for this
program, which also features Beethoven’s Piano Concerto
No. 1, a work full of drama, edge, and awe-inspiring virtuosity.
KeyBank Pops Series
Michael Cavanaugh:
The Music of Billy Joel
APRIL 13, 2019, 8 PM | PERISTYLE
Hand-picked by Billy Joel himself to star in the lead role of
his Broadway musical, Movin’ Out, Cavanaugh’s distinctive
flair evokes the style of the Piano Man. Get in a New York
State of Mind with Uptown Girl, Longest Time, You May Be
Right, and other hit songs by the artist that Billboard called
“the new voice of the American Rock and Roll songbook.”
KeyBank Pops Series
Lea Salonga:
I Dreamed a Dream
APRIL 28, 2019, 3 PM | PERISTYLE
The Tony Award-winning voice of Princess Jasmine and
Mulan performs music from her illustrious stage and screen
career, including songs from Aladdin, Miss Saigon, Les
Misérables and more, along with some of her favorite pop
songs. Presented in a special Peristyle matinee, this is not
to be missed!MAY & JUNE 2019
Spotlight Event
Star Wars: A New Hope
In Concert
MAY 4, 2019, 8 PM | HUNTINGTON CENTER
Steven Jarvi, conductor
Coming to Toledo from a galaxy far, far away—experience
Star Wars: A New Hope like never before as the Toledo
Symphony Orchestra performs the live accompaniment
to John Williams’ Oscar®-winning score on the big screen!
Bring the entire family out for this once-in-a-lifetime event
during the Toledo Symphony’s 75th anniversary season.
© 2018 & TM LUCASFILM LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © DISNEY.
Presentation licensed by Disney Concerts in association with 20th Cen-
tury Fox, Lucasfilm Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music.
The Blade Chamber Series
Quintets Old & New
MAY 5, 2019, 7 PM | TOLEDO CLUB
PÄRT Fratres
MCDEVITT Flute Quintet*
SCHUBERT String Quintet
ALAIN TRUDEL
SARAH
SHAFER
SUSAN
PLATTS
*World premiereProMedica Masterworks Series
Mahler’s Resurrection
MAY 17 & 18, 2019, 8 PM | PERISTYLE
Alain Trudel, conductor
Sarah Shafer, soprano
Susan Platts, mezzo soprano
Assembled choruses
MAHLER Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection”
No other work in the symphonic repertoire so completely
brings together musicians and audiences in communion.
Music Director Alain Trudel combines a larger-than-life
orchestra and a massive chorus of community singers to
perform Mahler’s heart-stopping soundscape that unites
life, death, and ultimate resurrection.
ProMedica Masterworks Series
Beatles Concerto
FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2019, 8 PM | PERISTYLE
Alain Trudel, conductor
Hannah White, violin
ONE
COPLAND Fanfare for the Common Man NIGHT
GOULET Beatles Fantasy ONLY!
DAUGHERTY Metropolis Symphony
One night only! TSO joins legends of pop culture in this
light classics program. Finalist of the 2014 Sphinx
Competition, violinist Hannah White joins the TSO for
Goulet’s Beatles Fantasy, featuring the rock group’s most
famous songs in gorgeous classical arrangements.
Michael Daugherty’s Metropolis pays symphonic tribute to
the legend of Superman and all of its iconic characters.
HANNAH
WHITE
*World premiere2018
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