First of all, thank you for the extraordinary support you have shown in my inaugural season as Music Director of the Columbus Symphony. I will never forget the fantastic atmosphere during the performances of Carmina Burana and the euphoric reception of our Russian Winter Festival, to mention just a few!
Continuing the momentum of that energy and excitement, we would like to announce our 2016–17 lineup, which builds upon the innovative ideas we introduced last season—thematic festivals, enrichment programs, integrated experiences, and collaborations with other local cultural institutions.
In response to your enthusiastic comments, we have added one more Access Concert this season, for a total of three. Additionally, Preludes and Postludes will include more discussions, social events, and chamber music performed by CSO musicians.
Our Last Notes Festival will explore the final works of Tchaikovsky and Mozart, our Russian Winter Festival will feature some of your favorite Russian classics, and the exotic, multi-media East Meets West Festival will showcase the connections between different cultures. Not to mention the Beethoven Marathon and the Klezmer Celebration, which will certainly be both popular and unique!
There will also be so many amazing orchestral works and exciting, worldrenowned soloists (such as Gil Shaham), it will be hard to choose which ones to attend! In fact, think of our season as a chain of notto-be-missed events—unique, inspiring, and invigorating. Why not try to attend them all?
But if I have to choose one concert to highlight here, it would certainly be the performance of Mahler’s incomparable Third Symphony—a world unto itself that will no doubt change you once you experience it live! Nowhere else is the transformative power of music more evident than in this musical universe of passion, adoration of nature, and immense love. One cannot experience symphonic music fully until hearing a MAHLER SYMPHONY LIVE!
The fantastic musicians of the Columbus Symphony and I cannot wait to see you in our concert halls and share our passion for the music!
Yours, Rossen
Season 2016–2017
What’s happening at the
CSO!
Preludes
Each Masterworks performance will include a 30-minute, pre-concert dialogue with Maestro Milanov or WOSU’s Christopher Purdy regarding the works to be performed that evening. Each Prelude takes place in the theatre beginning at 7pm.
Postludes
Patrons are invited to stay after the concert and enjoy a variety of Postlude events following select performances. Postludes could include the performance of an additional, related work for a smaller ensemble, a post-performance discussion with Maestro Milanov and/or the featured guest soloist(s), dance demonstrations, or wine, beer, or dessert tastings. Each Postlude will complement that evening’s Masterworks program.
Access Concert Series
This innovative series is designed to introduce people with little or no experience in classical music to some of the most popular works in the orchestral repertoire. Led by the conductor of the related Masterworks programs of the week, each concert will examine one work, which will be taken apart with the help of the orchestra to illustrate important points and ideas. After intermission, the piece will be performed without interruption.
Festivals
The CSO will hold four festivals that combine music with art, knowledge, and thematically-related events. They include the Last Notes Festival (November 18 & 19), Russian Winter Festival I (January 6 & 7), Russian Winter Festival II (March 3 & 4), and East Meets West Festival (May 12 & 13) at the Ohio Theatre. Each festival program will be enhanced with a variety of educational and interactive offerings, enabling patrons to become immersed in each festival’s focus across multiple disciplines.
Friday Dress
Select Masterworks programs in 2016–17 will offer $20, general admission tickets to Friday morning rehearsals.
As part of each festival, the CSO and Columbus Museum of Art will collaborate in a series of afternoon lectures that pair chamber music performances by CSO musicians with works from the CMA art collection. The presentation will focus on specific periods in upcoming CSO Masterworks concerts and explore the common themes and aesthetic influences between music and visual art.
Subject Matter
On Tuesday of each festival week, The Ohio State University will host a free lecture given by a professor with expertise in the field the CSO will be exploring in upcoming concerts.
Soundbites
Discover the taste of music when four of Columbus’ top culinary masters create a unique dish inspired by a work featured on a CSO Masterworks program and add it to the menus of their outstanding local restaurants.
College Club
This $25 student membership program provides unlimited access to concerts all season long, as well as post-concert events, special member emails, and discounts for the purchase of additional student tickets.
Columbus Museum of Art
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You’ve Got To Hear It Live!
Photo: Jennifer Zmuda
Masterworks 1
TWISTED 2
Columbus’ flagship performing arts organizations will reunite for Twisted 2, the highly anticipated sequel to 2014’s smash hit, Twisted. For four performances only, BalletMet, the Columbus Symphony, and Opera Columbus will collide and combine to create an experience unlike any other. Masterful choreography, lively classical works, and acclaimed operatic pieces will merge live on stage, showcasing the world-class talent of Columbus’ professional singers, dancers, and musicians. It’s a can’t-miss event!
Thursday, September 22, 2016 / 7:30pm
Friday, September 23 / 8pm
Saturday, September 24 / 8pm
Sunday, September 25 / 2pm
Ohio Theatre
Rossen Milanov, conductor
Columbus Symphony
BalletMet
Opera Columbus
PROGRAM:
Wagner: “The Ride of the Valkyries” from Die Walküre
Guglielmi: La vie en rose
Donizetti: “Tous les trois reunit” from The Daughter of the Regiment
Offenbach: “Barcarolle” from The Tales of Hoffmann
Smetana: “Dance of the Comedians” from Three Dances from The Bartered Bride
Haydn: IV. Presto - Adagio from Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp Minor (“Farewell”)
Bizet: Overture to Carmen
Bizet: “Chorus of Street-boys” from Carmen Gershwin: “Summertime” from Porgy and Bess
Rossini: Sextet from The Barber of Seville
Górecki: Lento - Sostenuto tranquillo ma cantabile from Symphony No. 3, Op. 36 (“Symphony of Sorrowful Songs”)
Ravel: Boléro
Beethoven: “Ode to Joy” from Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 (“Choral”)
Photo: Randall Schieber
Photo: Randall Schieber
Twisted, 2014
Masterworks 2
CHORAL MASTERPIECE
This passionate and spectacular piece touches every emotion, from drama to consolation, from stark terror to soothing beauty and an uplifting sense of spirituality. Although it is a sacred work, the deep theatricality that it shares with Verdi’s other creations has led to it being frequently described as “Verdi’s greatest opera.” To adequately convey the breadth of his vision, he called for the combined forces of full orchestra and chorus plus four solo vocalists.
Friday, October 28, 2016 / 8pm Saturday, October 29 / 8pm Ohio Theatre
Rossen Milanov, conductor
Michelle Johnson, soprano
Margaret Mezzacappa, mezzo-soprano
Evan Johnson, tenor
Burak Bilgili, bass
Columbus Symphony Chorus
Ronald Jenkins, chorus director
PROGRAM
Verdi: Requiem
Accompaniments:
Prelude
Christopher Purdy
Michelle Johnson
CSO Chorus members
Photo: Kevin Steele
Series
Access 1
The Genius of Beethoven in His Seventh Symphony
Thursday, November 10, 2016 / 6:30pm Ohio Theatre
Peter Stafford Wilson, conductor
PROGRAM
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92
Wagner called this symphony “the apotheosis of dance.” Modern audiences marvel at its euphoric effect! The rhythmical vitality and the original language of the Symphony will be the subject of our Access concert exploration.
Accompaniments:
Postlude German beer tasting and snacks for purchase
CSO musicians Adam Koch, Karl Pedersen, Jeff Korak, and Joe Duchi
Peter Stafford Wilson
Masterworks 3
BEETHOVEN MARATHON
This all-Beethoven evening offers not only an orchestral concert bookended by two exciting symphonies, but also three additional events to enrich your experience: chamber music performances before and after the concert, as well as an illuminating lecture. The chamber recitals and the ingenious “Triple” Concerto will showcase the talent of the individual Columbus Symphony musicians.
Friday Dress, November 11, 2016 / 10am Friday, November 11 / 8pm Saturday, November 12 / 8pm Ohio Theatre
Peter Stafford Wilson, conductor Alicia Hui, violin
Luis Biava, cello
Caroline Hong, piano
PROGRAM
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36
Beethoven: Concerto in C Major for Violin, Cello, Piano, and Orchestra, Op. 56 (“Triple Concerto”)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92
Photo: Randall Schieber
Four terrific events for the price of a single ticket!
5:30pm–6pm
Doors open for you to enjoy appetizers and beverages available for purchase
6pm–7pm
Beethoven: Quintet for Piano and Winds, Op. 16 onstage in the Ohio Theatre
7pm–7:30pm
Beethoven lecture with Christopher Purdy
8pm–10pm CONCERT
10pm–11pm
Stay for Beethoven String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp, Op. 131 on the Ohio Theatre stage.
November 15, 2016 / 5:30pm Urban Arts Space
Dr. Arved Ashby, PhD, Professor of Music at The Ohio State University, focuses on 20th and 21st century art music within broader contexts of cultural history, critical theory, post-Marxist aesthetics, and media and communications.
November 16, 2016 / 2pm Columbus Museum of Art
Late Works by Great Artists
A look at late styles of artists who thrived in the final years of their lives and careers, such as Monet and Renoir, complimented with musical works performed by CSO musicians.
PROGRAM
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131
Dr. Arved Ashby
Leonid Polonsky and David Niwa
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LAST NOTES FESTIVAL
As part of the Last Notes Festival, the Columbus Symphony performs the majestic final works of Tchaikovsky and Mozart. In Tchaikovsky’s haunting and turbulent Sixth Symphony, he draws us into a compelling struggle between hope and despair. The mercurial overture to Mozart’s last opera shares the first half of the program with a captivating work by the renowned American composer Steve Mackey, who has won international acclaim with his skillful integration of classical and such popular styles as rock and blues.
Friday, November 18, 2016 / 8pm
Saturday, November 19 / 8pm Ohio Theatre
Rossen Milanov, conductor
Anthony Marwood, violin
Steve Mackey, electric guitar
PROGRAM
Mozart: Overture to Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) Mackey: Four Iconoclastic Episodes
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 (“Pathétique”)
Accompaniments:
Prelude Christopher Purdy
Postlude
Post concert discussion with Rossen and guest artists
Soundbites Guild House
Steve Mackey
Anthony Marwood
Photo: Walter van Dyck
Photo: Kah Leong Poon
January 3, 2017 / 5:30pm
Urban Arts Space
Dr. Karen Eliot is an internationally acclaimed dance history scholar and Professor of Dance at OSU. She studied at the Royal Academy of Dance and was a member of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, originating many famous roles. She has received grants from around the world for her scholarship and her latest book, published by Illinois Press, is entitled Dancing Lives: Five Female Dancers from the Ballet d’Action to Merce Cunningham.
January 4, 2017 / 2pm Columbus Museum of Art
Theatre and Dance in Art
Depictions of costumed performers in art, such as clowns of the commedia dell’arte by Watteau and Picasso, and ballet dancers by Degas, complimented with musical works performed by CSO musicians.
Series
Access 2
Stravinsky
Thursday, January 5, 2017 / 6:30pm Ohio Theatre
Rossen Milanov, conductor
PROGRAM
Stravinsky: Pétrouchka
This Access concert will be devoted to the inimitable world of Igor Stravinsky and his groundbreaking ballet Pétrouchka. Featuring a kaleidoscope of Russian scenes we will explore the different musical and stylistic layers that make this work so fascinating!
Zoran Stoyanovich, Rossen Milanov, Tatiana Hanna, and Leonid Polonsky
Masterworks 5
RUSSIAN WINTER FESTIVAL I
An exciting collaboration between the CSO and principal dancers of BalletMet in a program featuring Prokofiev’s romantic Romeo and Juliet and Stravinsky’s fascinating Pétrouchka. This is a not-tobe-missed evening of Russian music.
Friday, January 6, 2017 / 8pm
Saturday, January 7 / 8pm
Ohio Theatre
Rossen Milanov, conductor
Elena Urioste, violin
BalletMet principal dancers
PROGRAM
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Selections Tchaikovsky: Concerto in D Major for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 35 Stravinsky: Pétrouchka (1947)
Accompaniments:
Prelude
Christopher Purdy
Postlude Russian Vodka Tasting
Soundbites
The Refectory
Elena Urioste
Photo: Alessandra Tinozzi
Masterworks 6
KLEZMER SHOWCASE
This intriguing, genre-bending program celebrates the origins and influences of klezmer music, the lively and soulful dance tunes played by Jewish folk musicians as they traveled throughout eastern Europe during the 19th and early 20th centuries. If you’ve seen the classic musical Fiddler on the Roof, you already know what it sounds like. Selections for this concert range from folk-flavored classical pieces by Liszt and Johann Strauss to recent works with similarly mixed roots.
Friday, January 13, 2017 / 8pm Saturday, January 14 / 8pm Southern Theatre
Rossen Milanov, conductor David Krakauer, clarinet
PROGRAM
J. Strauss, Jr.: Csárdás from Ritter Pásmán Haddad: Manarah Marhulets: Concerto for Klezmer Clarinet Golijov: K’vakarat from The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind arr. Krakauer: Der Gasn Nign arr. Krakauer: Synagogue Wail for clarinet solo arr. Krakauer: Der Heyser Bulgar Liszt/Müller-Berghaus: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C Minor
Accompaniments:
Prelude
Christopher Purdy
Postlude
Meet the musicians at the Thurber Bar Friday night
David Krakauer
Photo: Stephen Pariser
Photo: DMG Three
Masterworks 7
ALL MOZART
What could be more enjoyable than a full program of Mozart favorites? It features one of his most elegant symphonies, No. 39; Piano Concerto No. 21 (whose dreamy second movement served as the theme from the film Elvira Madigan); and the deft blend of foreboding and high spirits that introduces the masterly opera Don Giovanni
Friday, February 17, 2017 / 8pm Saturday, February 18 / 8pm Southern Theatre
Rossen Milanov, conductor Shai Wosner, piano
PROGRAM
Mozart: Overture to Don Giovanni, K. 527
Mozart: Concerto No. 21 in C Major for Piano and Orchestra, K. 467
Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major, K. 543
Accompaniments:
Prelude Christopher Purdy
Postlude
Meet the Musicians in the Thurber Bar Friday night
Shai Wosner
Photo: Marco Borggreve
“Russian Tsars and Dictators in Russian Culture”
February 28, 2017 / 5:30pm Urban Arts Space
Dr. Yana Hashamova, OSU Professor and Chair of the Department of Slavic and Eastern European Languages and Cultures. A native Bulgarian, she has published books focused on establishing links between political ideology, critical psychoanalysis, cinema and the arts while analyzing post-Soviet conditions. Her talk will provide information about Russian historical figures and how they are portrayed in art and will also touch upon the relation of artists to the regime.
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Russian Realism Before the Revolution March 1, 2017 / 2pm Columbus Museum of Art
A look at Russian Realist paintings in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, noted for bold depictions of peasants and workers, complimented with musical works performed by CSO musicians.
Urban Arts Space
Masterworks 8
RUSSIAN WINTER FESTIVAL II
This thrilling program featuring the Columbus Symphony Chorus will warm up your winter with three classics of Russian music. Selections include Mussorgsky’s powerful Coronation chorus from his opera Boris Godunov and Shostakovich’s final symphony, a fascinating work that integrates quotations from Rossini’s William Tell Overture and Wagner’s “Ring” operas with its original themes. Soloist Alexander Gavrylyuk takes the spotlight in Rachmaninoff’s glittering Rhapsody for piano and orchestra. For a glimpse of the Russian Orthodox religious tradition, the concert will close with the hauntingly beautiful Hymn for unaccompanied chorus by Tchaikovsky.
Friday Dress, March 3, 2017 / 10am
Friday, March 3 / 8pm
Saturday, March 4 / 8pm
Ohio Theatre
Rossen Milanov, conductor
Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano
Columbus Symphony Chorus
Ronald Jenkins, chorus director
PROGRAM
Mussorgsky: Coronation Scene from Boris Godunov
Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 15 in A Major, Op. 141 Tchaikovsky: Hymn of the Cherubim
Accompaniments:
Prelude
Rossen Milanov
Postlude
White Russian drinks
Soundbites
Black Point
Alexander Gavrylyuk
CSO Chorus members
Photo: Mika Bovan
Accompaniments:
Prelude Christopher Purdy
Postlude
Post concert discussion with Rachel Barton Pine
Masterworks 9
LOVE & WAR: BAROQUE STYLE
The superbly gifted violinist Rachel Barton Pine, the first American (and the youngest-ever artist) to win the Gold Medal at the J. S. Bach International Violin Competition, displays her fabulous artistry and remarkable versatility with this extraordinary program of Baroqueperiod pearls. She performs concertos for violin and for its rarely heard, softervoiced relative, the viola d’amore (viola “of love”). The orchestra plays other appealing selections from the same period, music that delightfully depicts everything from dancers to battles.
Friday, March 10, 2017 / 8pm Saturday, March 11 / 8pm
Southern Theatre
Rachel Barton Pine, violin, viola d’amore and conductor
PROGRAM
Vivaldi: Concerto in D Major for Viola d’amore, RV 392
Biber: Battalia
Handel: Concerto grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 6
Vivaldi: Concerto in D Minor for Viola d’amore and Orchestra, RV 395
Violists Christina and Chris Saetti with Bassists Russell Gil, Jena Huebner, and John Pellegrino
Masterworks 10
SHAHAM PLAYS PROKOFIEV
The orchestra welcomes another world-class American violinist, the revered Grammy-winner Gil Shaham, as he channels all the warmth and humor of Prokofiev’s Concerto No. 2. Rachmaninoff’s final work, the Symphonic Dances, climaxes his composing career with a kaleidoscope of rich orchestral colors and a feast of primary emotions. Paul Hindemith’s hearty, cheerful suite based on piano duets by the early Romantic composer Carl Maria von Weber completes the program.
Friday Dress, April 21, 2017 / 10am Friday, April 21 / 8pm Saturday, April 22 / 8pm Ohio Theatre
Rossen Milanov, conductor Gil Shaham, violin
PROGRAM
Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber
Prokofiev: Concerto No. 2 in G Minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 63
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
Accompaniments:
Prelude Christopher Purdy
Postlude
CSO Chamber Music
Gil Shaham
Photo: Luke Ratray
East Meets West
May 9, 2017 / 5:30pm
Urban Arts Space
Dr. Danielle Fosler-Lussier, internationally acclaimed musicologist and OSU Associate Professor of Music who held the Society of Fellows in Liberal Arts Fellowship at Princeton University, will provide the lecture for “East meets West.“ Her research on music in Cold War politics in Eastern and Western Europe was supported by National Endowment for the Humanities, Eisenhower Foundation, and AMS-50 fellowships. Her two recent books, both by University of California Press, are Music Divided, focusing on Béla Bartók’s legacy, and Music in America’s Cold War Diplomacy
Orientalism in Art
May 10, 2017 / 2pm
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Columbus Museum of Art
Romantic depictions of the Near East and Asia in paintings by European artists, who depicted the Orient as exotic, colorful, and mysterious complimented with musical works performed by CSO musicians.
Series
Accompaniments:
Postlude
Drinks and Arabian sweets for purchase
Access 3
Scheherazade
May 11, 2017 / 6:30pm Ohio Theatre
Rossen Milanov, conductor
PROGRAM
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35
The colorfully exotic world of One Thousand and One Nights comes to life in the music of Rimsky-Korsakov—one of the greatest orchestrators in music history. In this Access concert we will learn his secret of making an orchestra sound exquisite!
Photo: Stephen Pariser
Gosotei Toyokuni II, Court of the Temple of Hachiman (from “Eight Famous Views”), after 1825, Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio: Bequest of Edward D. Jones
EAST MEETS WEST FESTIVAL
This exotic, multi-media program presents a sensuous mix of Eastern and Middle-Eastern colors. In addition to the enduringly popular suite Scheherazade by Russian composer Rimsky-Korsakov (which was inspired by the Arabian Nights legends), it features Bartók’s electrifying pantomime, The Miraculous Mandarin, performed in combination with an original video by artist Tim McLoraine. The Grand Canal then brings together the symphony orchestra with traditional instruments and a Chinese opera singer.
Friday Dress, May 12, 2017 / 10am Friday, May 12 / 8pm Saturday, May 13 / 8pm Ohio Theatre
Rossen Milanov, conductor
Tim McLoraine, video artist
Guowei Wang, erhu
Sun Li, ruan Qian Yi, vocalist
PROGRAM
Bartók: Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19
Tian Zhou: The Grand Canal Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35
Accompaniments:
Prelude Christopher Purdy
Postlude Chinese snacks and beverages for purchase to sample with Rossen and guests
Soundbites
Spagio
Qian Yi Guowei Wang
Tim McLoraine
Masterworks 12
MAHLER’S THIRD
The season concludes with this one-nightonly performance of Gustav Mahler’s most all-embracing composition, his Symphony No. 3. On its vast canvas, he paints a soulstirring hymn to nature in all its miraculous facets, writing, “My piece… begins at the heart of inanimate nature and ascends to the love of God.” A mezzo-soprano soloist and a choir of women and boys give extra luster to this stunning, not-tobe-missed event!
Saturday, May 20, 2017 / 8pm Ohio Theatre
Rossen Milanov, conductor
Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano
Columbus Symphony Women’s Chorus
Ronald Jenkins, chorus director
Columbus Children’s Choir
Jeanne Wohlgamuth, artistic director
PROGRAM
Mahler: Symphony No. 3 in D Minor
Accompaniments:
Prelude Christopher Purdy
Postlude
Reception with Rossen, CSO, and Chorus with a champagne toast
Kelley O’Connor
Photo: Kristina Choe Jacinth
CSO Chorus members
Ronald Jenkins
Photo: Stephen Pariser
“Every single concert is special and I feel equally excited about everything we present!” –Rossen Milanov
Photo: Randall Schieber
Musicians of the CSO...we live, work, and play in Central Ohio.
2016–2017
HAPPY
HOUR Series
Happy Hour concerts offer free, 60-minute programs with a moderator who will add commentary and interview the conductor throughout the evening. Doors open at 5:30 pm. Concerts begin at 6:30 pm. Admission is free. Cash bar. Complimentary appetizers. No intermission. No tickets required to attend.
HAPPY HOUR 1 ECLECTIC MIX
Thursday, November 17, 2016 / 6:30pm
Ohio Theatre
Rossen Milanov, conductor
Anthony Marwood, violin
Steve Mackey, guitar
PROGRAM
Copland: “Hoe Down” from Rodeo Mackey: Four Iconoclastic Episodes
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 “Pathétique”, Movement III: Allegro molto vivace
Join CSO, Anthony Marwood, and Steve Mackey for the performance of the eclectic Double Concerto for Violin and Electric Guitar. Also on the program are some highlights by Tchaikovsky and Copland.
HAPPY
HOUR
2 DANCE RHYTHMS
Thursday, April 6, 2017 / 6:30pm
Ohio Theatre
Peter Stafford Wilson, conductor Gavin George, piano
PROGRAM
Adams: The Chairman Dances: Fox Trot for Orchestra
Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Minor
Dvořák: Slovanic Dances, Op. 46, Nos. 1, 4, and 5
Whether your style is uniform minimalsm or the reckless abandon of folk art, the two collide in this program that also affords the opportunity to hear the prodigious talents of young pianist Gavin George from Granville. John Adams paints a surreal portrait of Madame Mao in his haunting foxtrot for orchestra, while Antonin Dvořák reaches deep into his Czech heritage to create an earthy series of melodies both energized and whimsical in his Slavonic Dances. Gavin will explore the music of another young talent, Felix Mendelssohn, who wrote the G Minor Piano Concerto at barely 20 years of age. Hear the next phenomenal keyboard star and kick up your heels with the Columbus Symphony!
CSO musicians Jena Huebner, John Pellegrino, and Karl Pedersen with Rossen Milanov
Pre-concert activities begin at 2pm and will include instruments to see and play, crafts from the Columbus Museum of Art, conducting lessons and more.
YOUTH ORCHESTRAS
The goal of the Columbus Symphony Youth Orchestras program is to introduce young musicians to the highest level of orchestral music under the direction of experienced conductors in a professional setting. Including nearly 400 students in grades 3–12, our six orchestras make up one of the leading youth orchestra programs in the nation.
YOUTH ORCHESTRA CONCERTS
Talented Central Ohio musicians in grades 9–12 performing professional music under the direction of Peter Stafford Wilson. Tickets available only at the concert: $8 adults, $5 students & senior citizens.
Sunday, September 25, 2016 / 3pm
Capitol Theatre, Riffe Ctr.
Sunday, November 20, 2016 / 3pm Capitol Theatre, Riffe Ctr.
Sunday, March 5, 2017 / 7pm Capitol Theatre, Riffe Ctr.
Featuring all four orchestras, grades 3–12 Capitol Theatre
YOUNG PEOPLE’S
CONCERTS FOR SCHOOLS
October 12, 2016 / 10:30am
Grades K–2
Peter Stafford Wilson, conductor
On the Move Ohio Theatre
October 13, 2016 / 10:30am
Grades 3–5
Peter Stafford Wilson, conductor
Open Your Ears Ohio Theatre
April 5, 2017* / 10:30am
Grades 6–12
Peter Stafford Wilson, conductor
The Symphony Unplugged Ohio Theatre
May 18, 2017** / 10:30am
Grades 3–5
Rossen Milanov, conductor
Link Up: The Orchestra Rocks! Ohio Theatre
YPC tickets available for schools and home school groups. Please contact Jeani Stahler for more information 614.221.4916.
*Tickets available to the general public. **In partnership with Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute.
COLUMBUS ALL CITY ORCHESTRA CONCERT
March 12, 2017 / 3pm
Peter Stafford Wilson, conductor Lincoln Theatre
Instrumental students from Columbus City High Schools rehearse for 8 weeks under the direction of Peter Stafford Wilson and present a culminating concert.
YOUNG MUSICIANS COMPETITION
January 2017
Grades 3–12
The Ohio State University School of Music
Students in grades 3–12 perform before CSO musicians and local collegiate faculty for feedback and fun. High school students compete for a cash prize and the opportunity to perform for CSO related functions.
SIDE BY SIDE WITH THE CSO
Wednesday, March 1, 2017 / 7pm
Ohio Theatre
CSO Music Director Rossen Milanov and the musicians of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra invite members of the community to sit “Side by Side” with their classical music counterparts in a professional rehearsal setting.
MASTER CLASSES
Shai Wosner, piano, February 2017
Rachel Barton Pine, violin, March 2017
Classes led by CSO soloists are held each season in partnership with local universities or at the Ohio Theatre. Watch the CSO website for details. Participants are selected through an auditory audition process.
BACKSTAGE WITH THE CSO
Students in grades 3–12 and senior citizen groups have the opportunity to tour the Ohio Theatre and sit in on a rehearsal of the CSO. Schedule is available upon request.
2017 MUSIC EDUCATOR AWARDS
April 22, 2017 / 5:30pm
Sheraton Hotel
Photo: John Cover
Subscription Prices and Packages
New subscriptions will go on sale April 4 at 10am. The following packages are available:
Masterworks 12
Includes all twelve Masterworks programs in the Ohio and Southern Theatres, free parking for one vehicle to each concert, and four free tickets for friends or family to attend any Masterworks performance. Subscription packages range from $276–$744.
Masterworks 9
Includes the nine Masterworks programs to be performed in the Ohio Theatre only and two free tickets for friends or family to attend any Masterworks performance, subject to availability. Subscription packages range from $207–$558.
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