Program Notes

Peter Oundjian, conductorAugustin Hadelich, violinProgram:Kevin Puts, Two Mountain Scenes (2007)Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35—Antonin Dvořák, Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, Op. 70 Kevin Puts, Two Mountain Scenes (2007)  Visitors to 2023...

Peter Oundjian, conductorKarina Gauvin, sopranoProgram:Johann Strauss, Overture to Die FledermausMaurice Ravel, Shéhérazade—Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 4 Johann Strauss, Overture to Die Fledermaus Vienna was still reeling from the "Black Friday" stock market crash of...

July 28Gemma New, conductorChristina and Michelle Naughton, piano duo Mozart, Eine kleine NachtmusikMozart, Concerto in E-Flat Major for Two Pianos, K. 365---Mozart, Symphony No. 35, (Haffner) Mozart, Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525  For all its popularity, there...

July 25 and 26Peter Oundjian, conductorAwadagin Pratt, piano CONFIRMED J.S. Bach, Keyboard Concerto in A major BWV 1055 15’Jessie Montgomery, Rounds for piano and string orchestra 15’---Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade 42’ J.S. Bach, Keyboard Concerto in A major BWV...

CM4 July 23CMF musiciansFellows - Myriade Quartet (Haydn only) Haydn, String Quartet in C major Op. 20 No. 2 19’Debussy, Sonata for flute, viola and harp 19’---Mendelssohn, String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20 33’ Haydn, String Quartet in C major Op. 20 No. 2 With his...

FO3B July 21Peter Oundjian, conductorTakacs Quartet CONFIRMEDGabriela Lena Frank, composer Florence Price, Adoration 4’Gabriela Lena Frank, commission with Takacs (world premiere) 25’---Joan Tower, Concerto for Orchestra 30’ Florence Price, Adoration Since the...

FO3A July 18 and 19Rune Bergmann, conductor HOLDOlga Kern, piano HOLDKabin Thomas, narrator Vivian Fung, Prayer 6’Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 2 33’---Grieg, Suites from Peer Gynt 45’ (with narrator) Vivian Fung, Prayer The Edmonton-born, Juilliard-trained...

CM3 July 16CMF musicians Carl Nielsen, Wind Quintet, Op.43 23’---Schubert, String Quintet in C major, Op. 163, D. 956 55’ Carl Nielsen, Wind Quintet, Op.43 By turns vivid, languorous and lighthearted, Carl Nielsen's Wind Quintet is a treasured example of the...

Artists: Peter Oundjian, conductorProgram:Arnold Schoenberg, Verklärte Nacht (“Transfigured Night”), Op. 4—Anton Bruckner, Symphony No. 4, Romantic Arnold Schoenberg, Verklärte Nacht (“Transfigured Night”), Op. 4 If ever there was to be theme music for...

John Adams, Short Ride in a Fast Machine (1986)Sergei Prokofiev, Violin Concerto No. 2—Igor Stravinsky, Rite of Spring John Adams, Short Ride in a Fast Machine  Decades before John Adams was, to quote the New York Times, “our reigning master of orchestral...

Ernst von Dohnányi, Sextet in C MajorLudwig van Beethoven, Duet with two Obligato Eyeglasses for viola and cello in E-flat Major WoO 32—Robert Schumann, Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 47 Ernst von DohnányiSextet in C Major Sometimes dubbed the “Hungarian Brahms,”...

FAM 1 July 7Jacob Joyce, conductor HOLDReally Inventive Stuff CONFIRMEDTBD Soprano Glinka, Ruslan and Ludmilla 5’Dorff, Three Fun Fables 11’Mendelssohn, A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture 12’Kapilow, Green Eggs and Ham 20’ Mikhail Glinka  Overture to Ruslan and...

FO1 July 5 and 7Peter Oundjian, conductorAlisa Weilerstein, cello HOLD Anna Clyne, Masquerade 5’Dvorak, Cello Concerto 40’---Mendelssohn, Symphony No. 4 “Italian” 27’ Anna Clyne Masquerade  When the BBC Proms asked the British composer Anna Clyne to write a concert...

The Elements Suite for Violin and Orchestra Jennifer Higdon (b. 1962) Jessie Montgomery (b. 1981) Kevin Puts (b. 1972) I'm so excited to have the opportunity to premiere my new commissions project, The Elements. The idea for this unique endeavor was born during the...

The Elements Suite for Violin and Orchestra Kevin Puts (b. 1972) Jake Heggie (b. 1961) Edgar Meyer (b. 1960) I'm so excited to have the opportunity to premiere my new commissions project, The Elements. The idea for this unique endeavor was born during the early...

String Trio in C Minor, Op. 9, No. 3 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) When Beethoven embarked on his first chamber works, he initially avoided the string quartet, a form that Haydn and Mozart had effectively monopolized in 1790s Vienna. Instead, he offered the Opus 9...

Cantus Arcticus, Op. 61 (1974) Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928-2016) Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928-2016), often regarded as the most significant Finnish composer since Jean Sibelius, charted a long and shape-shifting compositional career. He was always a free spirit, drawn...

The Rhapsody of Steve Jobs (2021) Mason Bates (b. 1977) In the six years since Santa Fe Opera presented the world premiere of Mason Bates’s debut opera The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs (2017), the piece has steadily gained a foothold in the modern repertory. A debut...

Phantasy Quartet for Oboe and Strings, Op. 2 Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) Years before he cemented his place in history with operas about troubled outsiders (Peter Grimes, Billy Budd) and a War Requiem steeped in pacifist ideals, Benjamin Britten was a prolific...

The Impresario Overture, K. 486 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Mozart composed the one-act Der Schauspieldirektor (The Impresario) for a competition organized by none other than Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II. Presented before a princely audience at Vienna’s...