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Geography, Giovanni, and Genre:
Three subscription suggestions
With 41 diverse artists to choose from in our 2010-2011 season, the variety of possible subscriptions is truly vast. We'd like to offer three collections that highlight connections among the season's artists.
Artists from the Eastern Bloc
The Soviet empire has collapsed, but the eastern European tradition of great artistry continues.
This season we present three Russian artists, as well as virtuosos and ensembles from Croatia, Latvia, the former East Germany, and Hungary. We also celebrate the combination of Russian musical innovation with traditional folk narratives in puppeteer Basil Twist's Petrushka, set to a duo piano arrangement of Stravinsky's ballet score.
- Basil Twist's Petrushka, November 11-17
- Kremerata Baltica, Gidon Kremer, violin and leader, an ensemble from the Baltic states,
November 12
- Hungarian string quartet Takács Quartet, February 18
- Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Russian baritone, February 27
- Russian pianist Evgeny Kissin, March 2
- Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, March 12
- St. Petersburg Philharmonic
Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
April 10
- Croatian pianist Dubravka Tomsic,, April 15
Don Giovanni All-Stars
As part of our ongoing What Makes It Great? series, Rob Kapilow will explore Mozart's opera Don Giovanni on February 13. See some of the singers who have starred in the opera on film and in recordings.
- Soprano Christine Brewer sang the role of Anna in an acclaimed 1996 recording with Sir Charles Mackerras conducting the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. We present Christine Brewer on January 15 in NEC's Jordan Hall.
- Baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky starred as both Don Giovanni and Leporello in the innovative cinematic retelling of the opera Giovanni Unmasked, which was broadcast as part of PBS' Great Performances series. Hvorostovsky also starred as Don Giovanni in the Metropolitan Opera 2002-2003 season production. He comes to Symphony Hall on February 27.
Symphony Hall Outside the Orchestra
Throughout its history, Symphony Hall has been used for a wide array of events, from science lectures to fashion shows. This season we present six performances that bring everything but orchestras into the hall. Enjoy the ambiance, architecture, and acoustics of Symphony Hall with some new and unexpected sights and sounds.
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