Introducing the Toledo Symphony 2009/2010 Season
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Toledo Symphony Special Events Exclusive to Subscribers Today
Underscore your subscription with the celebrated repertoire featured at these special events.
Seating is limited to these sure-to-sell-out performances so reserve your tickets today at the subscriber-benefit price. Our skilled ticket service representatives will assist you in selecting seats equivalent to your series seats.
Handel's Messiah
Saturday, December 5, 2009, 8:00 pm / The Peristyle
Mark Munson, conductor
Sunday, December 6, 2009, 2:00 pm / The Peristyle
Sam Szor, conductor
The Toledo Choral Society and Bowling Green State University Chorus
The Toledo Symphony inaugural presentation of Handel’s beloved Messiah with full orchestra and the combined choruses of The Toledo Choral Society and Bowling Green State University. From the delicate melodies of its opening Arias to the magnificent power of “Great Amen” and the "Hallelujah" choruses, Messiah perfectly demonstrates Handel’s mastery of epic works for chorus, orchestra and soloists.
Subscriber-benefit tickets $16, $20, $25
The Planets
One performance only
Saturday, February 27, 2010, 8:00 pm / The Peristyle
Chelsea Tipton II, conductor
An extraordinary visual and musical journey! Experience this awe-inspiring, multi-media presentation. Thrill to the most dramatic film and photo images from NASA’s unmanned spacecraft and the Hubble Space Telescope choreographed with the Toledo Symphony’s live performance of Gustav Holst’s The Planets.
Subscriber-benefit tickets $16 - $40
Gerstein Plays the Rhapsodies
One performance only
Saturday, March 20, 2010, 8:00 pm / The Peristyle
Julian Wachner, conductor
Kirill Gerstein, piano
He amazed all in his Toledo Symphony debut last year. Hear keyboard virtuoso Kirill Gerstein returning to play Rachmaninoff’ and Gershwin’s beloved Rhapsodies.
Tchaikovsky Sleeping Beauty Suite
Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Bernstein Overture to Candide
Torke Ecstatic Orange
Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue
Subscriber-benefit tickets $16 - $40
Classic Series
Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle,
Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm
The Classics Series performances feature a comprehensive range of repertoire, known and emerging guest artists, and spotlights on musicians of the Toledo Symphony.
Mahler's Third
September 25, 26 2009
Stefan Sanderling, conductor
Bowling Green State University Women’s Chorus, Sandra Frey Stegman, director
Junior Choral Society of Northwest Ohio, Duane Beck, director
Mahler Symphony No. 3
Solzhenitsyn Returns
October 23, 24 2009
Ignat Solzhenitsyn, conductor and piano
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 11 in F Major, K. 413
Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2
An American in Paris
November 20, 21 2009
Stefan Sanderling, conductor
Stewart Goodyear, piano
Ives orch. Schuman Variations on “America”
Gershwin Piano Concerto in F
Ives Symphony No. 3 – The Camp Meeting*
Gershwin An American in Paris
Four Seasons
January 15, 16 2010
Conductorless
Thaddeus Archer, trumpet
Kimberly Bryden Loch, oboe
Joel Tse, flute
Kirk Toth, Merwin Siu, Naomi Guy, Rita Lammers, violins
Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
Stravinsky Octet
Vivaldi Four Seasons
Fabulous Fifths
February 5, 6 2010
Stefan Sanderling, conductor
Sibelius Valse Triste
Sibelius Symphony No. 5
Beethoven Symphony No. 5
Scheherazade and Sax Appeal
March 5, 6 2010
Alain Trudel, conductor
Sax Fourth Avenue
Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 “Classical”
Glass Concerto for Saxophone Quartet*
Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade
A Bow to Brahms
March 26, 27 2010
Stefan Sanderling, conductor
Jennifer Frautschi, violin*
Strauss Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche
Strauss Tod und Verkl¨arung
Brahms Violin Concerto
TSE and TSO
April 16, 17 2010
Giordano Bellincampi, conductor
Joel Tse, flute
Rossini Overture to La gazza ladra
Ibert Concerto for flute
Brahms Symphony No. 4
Season Finale
May 14, 15 2010
Stefan Sanderling, conductor
Ingrid Fliter, piano
Fenlon Lamb, mezzo-soprano
Márquez Danzón No. 2*
De Falla Noches en los jardines de Espa˜na
De Falla El amor brujo Ballet Suite*
Revueltas La Noche de los Mayas*
KeyBank Pops Series
Stranahan Theater, Saturdays at 8:00 pm
Chelsea Tipton II, conductor
The KeyBank Pops Series features the orchestra’s talented musicians along with pops artists performing show-stoppers from every era!
Time For Three*
October 17, 2009
Zachary (Zach) De Pue, violin
Nicolas (Nick) Kendall, violin
Ranaan Meyer, double bass
The groundbreaking, category-shattering trio, Time for Three, transcends traditional classification, with elements of classical, country western, gypsy and jazz idioms that form a blend all its own.
Canadian Brass Holiday Pops
November 28, 2009
World-renowned Canadian Brass returns to Toledo to celebrate the sounds of the season with holiday favorites, classics, musical surprises and the beloved brass quintet’s famous antics.
Richard Marx in Concert*
January 23, 2010
A Grammy-Award winning singer/songwriter/producer for more than 20 years, adult contemporary star Richard Marx performs his greatest hits Don't Mean Nothing, Hold On to the Nights, and the worldwide classic, Right Here Waiting.
The Music of John Williams
April 24, 2010
Michael Krajewski, conductor
David Saltzman, tuba
Re-live the adventure and romance of Hollywood’s most loved films with music from Star Wars, Superman, Close Encounters, Harry Potter, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T. and more. Plus the Toledo premiere of John Williams’ Tuba Concerto.
A Tribute to the Music of John Denver with Jim Curry*
May 22, 2010
John Denver, one of the most beloved singer/songwriters to grace the stage. Acclaimed artist Jim Curry performs Rocky Mountain High, Sunshine on My Shoulders, Take Me Home Country Roads, and many more. Jim Curry was the voice of John Denver in the CBS-TV movie Take Me Home: The John Denver Story.
Mozart & More Series
The Franciscan Center, Sylvania, Saturdays at 7:30 pm
Presented by Lourdes College
The Toledo Symphony’s Mozart and More series, including the special offering of Bruckner in Rosary Cathedral, celebrates the elegant genius of Mozart in the welcoming setting of the Franciscan Center.
La Clemenza dl Tito... plus Haydn
October 10, 2009
Conductorless
Mozart Overture to La clemenza di Tito
Dvořák Wind Serenade
Haydn Symphony No. 101
The Magic Flute... plus, Beethoven's 4th
November 14, 2009
Tito Munoz, conductor*
Mozart Overture to The Magic Flute
Wagner Siegfried Idyll
Beethoven Symphony No. 4
Bruckner in Rosary Cathedral
Sunday, January 24, 2010
4:00 pm / Rosary Cathedral
Stefan Sanderling, conductor
Bruckner Symphony No. 6
Jupiter... plus Strauss
January 30, 2010
Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor*
Mozart Overture to The Abduction from the Seraglio
Strauss Suite from Le bourgeois gentilhomme
Mozart Symphony No. 41 “Jupiter”
All Amadeus
April 10, 2010
Stefan Sanderling, conductor
Karen Gomyo, violin
Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3
Mozart Symphony No. 39
The Blade Chamber Series
The Toledo Club, Sundays at 7:00 pm
A series that offers the unique opportunity to hear Toledo Symphony musicians performing some of the most profound and personal music in the intimate warmth of The Toledo Club.
Chamber I
September 13, 2009
Mozart Violin Sonata in B-Flat Major K. 454*
Wilder Brass Quintet No. 2*
Beethoven String Quartet in E Minor op. 59 No. 2*
Chamber II
October 18, 2009
Boulanger Three Pieces for Cello and Piano*
Fauré Violin Sonata in A Major op. 13
Shostakovich Piano Quintet
Chamber III
January 10, 2010
Dauprat Sonata for Horn and Harp*
Mendelssohn Piano Trio in C minor op. 66*
Schubert Piano Trio in B-Flat Major, D. 898*
Chamber IV
May 2, 2010
Schubert Quartettsatz in C minor, D. 703*
Copland Clarinet Sextet*
Stravinsky L’histoire du soldat
*Toledo Symphony Premiere / Debut
Programs and artists subject to change
Exclusive Subscriber Benefits
Toledo Symphony series subscribers receive:
Exclusive Access
- Exclusive priority seating today for the 2009/2010 Special Events. Kirill Gerstein performs the Rhapsodies, The Planets, and Handel’s Messiah all at subscriber-only-benefit pricing.
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- Save up to 30% off the single ticket price.
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