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Bach, Beethoven and more /Next season’s BPO classics schedule

Published:February 12, 2009, 7:46 AM

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Updated: August 20, 2010, 8:34 PM

Oct. 3: The Opening Gala features Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, with Gil Shaham and Adele Anthony as soloists.

Oct. 17 to 18: Fuchs’ “An American Place,” Rachmaninoff’s First Piano Concerto featuring pianist Abdel Rahman El-Bacha, Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5.

Oct. 31 to Nov. 1: Schoenberg’s “Transfigured Night” and Mahler’s Fourth Symphony, with soprano Hila Plitmann.

Nov. 13 to 14: Joseph Marx’s “Symphonic Night Music,” Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8 and Mozart’s 23rd Piano Concerto, with Roman Rabinovitch. Also music of Fritz Kreisler, with Concertmaster Michael Ludwig.

Nov. 21 to 22: Michael Christie conducts Webern’s arrangement of Schubert’s German Dances, Schubert’s Symphony No. 2 and waltzes by Johann Strauss, Jr.

Dec. 4 to 5: Bernhard Gueller conducts Respighi’s “Botticelli Tryptich,” Victor Herbert’s Cello Concerto No. 2 featuring cellist Allison Eldredge, and Sibelius’ Symphony No. 2.

Dec. 11 to 12: Classical Christmas.

Jan. 30 to 31: Mozart’s Overture to “The Abduction From the Seraglio”; the Oboe Concerto in C featuring BPO Principal Oboist Pierre Roy; the “Haffner” Symphony and the Violin Concerto No. 5, with Caroline Goulding.

Feb. 5 to 6: Jorge Mester conducts Alfven’s “Midsommervaka,” Sibelius’ Violin Concerto with Jennifer Frautschi; Mendelssohn’s “Scottish” Symphony.

Feb. 20: Peter Serkin plays Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1. Also, Copland’s “El Salon Mexico” and “Appalachian Spring” Suite.

March 6 to 7: Ravel Piano Concerto in G with Fabio Bidini; Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2.

March 27 to 28: Christopher Wilkins conducts Glazunov’s Violin Concerto with Elena Urioste; Schubert’s Symphony No. 9.

April 9 to 10: Dvorak’s Symphony No. 8. Michael Ludwig plays Josef Suk’s Violin Fantasy.

April 17 to 18: Gershwin’s “Cuban Overture” and Revueltas’ “Night of the Mayas.” Evelyn Glennie performs Eric Ewazen’s Percussion Concerto.

May 1 to 2: William Wolfram plays Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Also, Suk’s “Scherzo Fantastique” and “Fairy Tale (Pohadka Suite).”

Mary 15 to 16: Brahms’ “Requiem” and the premiere of John Taverner Cello Concerto, with Principal Cellist Roman Mekinulov.

June 12 to 13: Philippe Bianconi plays Prokofiev’s Third Piano Concerto. Also, Stravinsky’s “Fireworks” and Berlioz’s “Symphony Fantastique.”

– Mary Kunz Goldman

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