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 October
3/4/5, 2002 @ 8pm
TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 11 ("1905")
Yoel Levi, conductor
Boris Berezovsky, piano
The superb
Boris Berezovsky performs The Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto,
and ASO Music Director Emeritus Yoel Levi continues his tremendous
exploration of the Shostakovich symphonies in this all-Russian
program.
 November
7/8/9, 2002 @ 8pm
LINDBERG: Gran Duo
KERNIS: Lament and Prayer, for violin
DVORÁK: Symphony No. 9, "from the New World"
Robert Spano, conductor
Pamela Frank, violin
The "New
World" Symphony is Dvo<breve>rák's love
letter to America and a worldwide favorite. Ms. Frank's playing
inspired Pulitzer Prize winner Aaron Jay Kernis to pen the
moving Lament and Prayer, "an exceptional invention"
(The New Yorker). Finnish composer Magnus Lindberg has been
called "the most exciting composer of his generation"
(London Times).
 February
6/7/8, 2003 @ 8pm
BACH/Stokowski: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No. 2
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 1
Robert Spano, conductor
André Watts, piano
The engaging
Mr. Watts is at the height of his powers with the centerpiece
of Rachmaninov's compositions, the Piano Concerto No. 2; and
Mr. Spano illuminates the seamless beauty of Brahms; Bach's
thrilling Toccata and Fugue in Stokowski's lush orchestration
- a stunning "fantasia" - is an inspiring program
opener.
 February
27/28/ March 1, 2003 @ 8pm
TCHAIKOVSKY: Suite No. 4, "Mozartiana"
RACHMANINOV: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
RESPIGHI: The Fountains of Rome
RAVEL: La Valse
Alan Gilbert, conductor
Stephen Hough, piano
Mr. Gilbert,
an Orchestra friend and audience favorite, returns with a
trio of irresistible delights: Tchaikovsky's homage to Mozart;
Respighi's The Fountains of Rome; and Ravel's La Valse. The
insightful British pianist Stephen Hough performs the everlasting
Rhapsody, part of the ASO's Rachmaninov piano concerto cycle.
 April
24/25/26, 2003 @ 8pm
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 2
BEETHOVEN: Christ on the Mount of Olives
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Jessica Jones, soprano
William Burden, tenor
Philip Cutlip, bass
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus
The effervescent
Mr. McGegan creates an evening of magnificent Beethoven -
a composer in the ASO spotlight this season - including his
Passiontide oratorio, never before heard in Symphony Hall.
Atlanta native Jessica Jones, whose career bloomed after a
bravura turn on short notice at The Metropolitan Opera last
fall, is featured guest. An ASO First Week.
May
8/9/10, 2003 @ 8pm
MOZART: Symphony No. 28, K200
MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 21, K467 "Elvira Madigan"
MOZART: Symphony No. 39, K543
Donald Runnicles, conductor
Andreas Haefliger, piano
An evening
of Mozart is an evening of pure pleasure. Donald Runnicles
once again leads an all-Mozart program, presiding over two
symphonic gems; and the acclaimed pianist Andreas Haefliger
breathes new energy into one of the composer's best-loved
piano concertos. An ASO Mozart Week.
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