INTRODUCING YOUR 2017 / 2018 CLASSICS SEASON
Kern Performs Rachmaninoff
Hadelich Plays Tchaikovsky
Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor
Olga Kern, piano
Debussy: Prélude à “L’Après-midi d’un faune”
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violin
Kabalevsky: Overture to Colas Breugnon
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 12, “The Year 1917”
September 22 & 23, 2017
October 20 & 21, 2017
Part of the Applause Series
Part of the Ovation Series
APPLAUSE SERIES
OVATION SERIES
Mendelssohn’s Elijah
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1
Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor
Kang Wang, tenor
Steven LaBrie, baritone
Symphony Mastersingers | John Silantien, director
Mendelssohn: Elijah
Brett Mitchell, conductor
Scott Cuellar, piano
Alberto Colla: Ode by the Earth
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1
Copland: Third Symphony
October 27 & 28, 2017
Bolero
Beethoven’s Eroica
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November 17, 18 & 19, 2017
Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor
Ellington: The Three Black Kings
Joseph Schwantner: New Morning for the World
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”
Elgar: Enigma Variations
Tricentennial Celebration
February 2 & 3, 2018
January 5 & 6, 2018
Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor
Bonnie Terry, violin
Vaughan Williams: Overture to The Wasps
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Delius: Irmelin Prelude
Walton: Crown Imperial March
Elgar: Enigma Variations
Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4
Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor
Ana María Martínez, soprano
Falla: El amor brujo
Falla: Siete canciones populares españolas
Albéniz/Frühbeck de Burgos: Suite española
Selected zarzuela arias
1.1
February 23 & 24, 2018
XXX was created to celebrate the 100th anniversary of
Leonard Bernstein’s birth.
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January 12, 13 & 14, 2018
Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor
Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No. 1
R. Strauss: Don Juan
Wagner: Tannhäuser Overture and Bacchanale
Ravel: Bolero
Bernstein & Brahms
November 10 & 11, 2017
Centennial Logo
Horizontal and Vertical Lockup
Symbol
The Symbol is a combination of a bold red
“B”—representing Bernstein’s name—and a
specially drawn G-clef. The symbol creates
a close association between the Bernstein
name and the field of music.
Wordmark
The wordmark for the centennial logo
comprises his name and the phrase “at
100.” After the centennial, the phrase will
change to “office” (see page 1.2).
Centennial Logo
The centennial logo is the combination of
the symbol and wordmark with the phrase
“at 100.” It should be presented only in the
approved horizontal or vertical lockup as
shown at right.
Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor
Philip Edward Fisher, piano
Bernstein: Three Dance Episodes from On the Town
John Corigliano: Piano Concerto
Brahms: Symphony No. 4
Note: Always use the original and
approved art. Do not redraw, alter,
or recreate the logo in any way.
Dvořák’s 8th
March 9 & 10, 2018
Akiko Fujimoto, conductor
Kenneth Freudigman, cello
Bloch: Schelomo: Rhapsodie hébraïque
Dvořák: Symphony No. 8
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Symbol
The Symbol is a combination of a bold red
“B”—representing Bernstein’s name—and a
specially drawn G-clef. The symbol creates
a close association between the Bernstein
name and the field of music.
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
March 23, 24 & 25, 2018
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Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin and leader
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Rodion Shchedrin: Carmen Suite
Moser Performs Elgar
April 13 & 14, 2018
Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor
Johannes Moser, cello
Wagner: Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin
Elgar: Cello Concerto
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4, “Romantic”
Rachmaninoff’s 3rd Symphony
April 6 & 7, 2018
XXX was created to celebrate the 100th anniversary of
Leonard Bernstein’s birth.
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Eric Gratz, violin
Barber: First Essay
Bernstein: Serenade
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3
Tchaikovsky, Mozart & More!
June 1, 2 & 3, 2018
Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor
Olga Kern & Vladislav Kern, piano
Tchaikovsky: Mozartiana
Mozart: Concerto for Two Pianos
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 1
Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini
Friday and Saturday performances are at 8:00 pm. Sunday performances are at 2:00 pm.
*Programs and artists subject to change.
Wordmark
The wordmark for the centennial logo
comprises his name and the phrase “at
100.” After the centennial, the phrase will
change to “office” (see page 1.2).
Centennial Logo
The centennial logo is the combination of
the symbol and wordmark with the phrase
“at 100.” It should be presented only in the
approved horizontal or vertical lockup as
shown at right.
Note: Always use the original and
approved art. Do not redraw, alter,
or recreate the logo in any way.
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Centennial Logo
Horizontal and Vertical Lockup
H-E-B POPS SERIES
INTRODUCING YOUR 2017 / 2018 POPS SEASON
Holiday Pops
Fiesta Pops
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December 15, 16 & 17, 2017
Akiko Fujimoto, conductor
Children’s Chorus of San Antonio
Joseph Causby, interim associate director
Trinity University Handbell Ensemble | Diane Persellin, director
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April 20, 21 & 22, 2018
Akiko Fujimoto, conductor
Sebastien de la Cruz, vocalist
Campanas de América
Guadalupe Dance Company
Classical Mystery Tour
Patriotic Pops
Akiko Fujimoto, conductor
Michael Krajewski, conductor
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May 25, 26 & 27, 2018
January 19 & 20, 2018
Join the celebration of National Military Appreciation Month as
the San Antonio Symphony pays tribute to all members of the
military in concerts honoring America and those who defend
our freedom.
Experience the look and sound of The Beatles as Classical
Mystery Tour and the San Antonio Symphony recreate the
Fab Four’s timeless music!
A Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald
Rodgers and Hammerstein Celebration
March 16 & 17, 2018
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June 8, 9 & 10, 2018
Akiko Fujimoto, conductor
Harolyn Blackwell, vocalist
Aisha de Haas, vocalist
Capathia Jenkins, vocalist
Akiko Fujimoto, conductor
William Michals, vocalist
Celebrate the music of Rodgers and Hammerstein! This wonderful
program includes show-stopping Broadway tunes such as Climb
Every Mountain, Oklahoma, Some Enchanted Evening, All the
Things You Are, and many more.
A Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald honors “The First Lady of Song.”
The program features many of her greatest hits from the
Great American Songbook and stars three amazing singers.
*Pops Series subscriptions and renewals available April 2017.
SUNDAY SERIES
Sunday Series concerts are great for the young and young-at-heart! These special matinee performances are held at 2:00 pm on select
Sundays throughout the Classics and Pops series. Sunday Series performances give patrons an additional opportunity to see and hear
the San Antonio Symphony at a time that is convenient for their busy lifestyles.
S Icon denotes Sunday performances.
Sunday Performances
Classics Series
Pops Series
Bolero
Beethoven’s Eroica
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Tchaikovsky, Mozart & More!
Holiday Pops
Fiesta Pops
Patriotic Pops
Rodgers and Hammerstein Celebration
An Evening with Emanuel Ax
September 16, 2017 - Gala Concert
Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano
Beethoven: Egmont Overture
Sebastian Lang-Lessing
conductor
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
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