Monterey Symphony's 68th season - a Season of Discovery

Oct. 12, 2013 - PRLog -- Contact: Michelle Lange, Director of Patron Engagement
831-645-1131 or mlange@montereysymphony.org

Monterey Symphony’s 68th season — a Season of Discovery — is filled with exploration, musical encounters and treasure! Come discover Monterey Symphony

MONTEREY, CA  (October, 2013) — The 68^th season of the Monterey Symphony offers what’s sure to be a rich season filled with exploration, musical encounters and treasures that emerge across the canvas of the stages at Steinbeck Institute for Arts and Culture at Sherwood Hall in Salinas and Sunset Center in Carmel-by-the-Sea. Music Director & Conductor Max Bragado-Darman invites you to join the Monterey Symphony with your 2013-’14 Passport to musical discovery!

·         Fridays at 7:30 p.m. ($20; all seats general admission) at Steinbeck Institute for Arts and Culture at Sherwood Hall, Salinas
·         Saturdays at 8 p.m. ($29-$79) and Sundays at 3 p.m. ($29-$9 at Sunset Center, Carmel-by-the-Sea

·         To make a reservation call 831-646-8511 or go to http://www.montereysymphony.org/category/upcoming-season/  to request your Monterey Symphony Passport and Map of Discovery for a chance to win fabulous prizes throughout the season!

2013/2014 Season Schedule

Romance
·         October 18, 19, 20 Performances in Salinas and Carmel
·         Upon the arrival of the first note, Wagner’s music sets the stage for excitement in this concert of romantic works.  Brahms’ Symphony No. 4 brings the program to an unforgettable climax.
·         Max Bragado-Darman, Conductor
·         Concert Program:
         Wilhelm Richard Wagner, Prelude to Act 3 of Lohengrin
         Richard Strauss, Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks
         Johannes Brahms, Symphony No. 4, E Minor, Op. 98

Seasons
·         November 21*, 23, 24
·         A sonic tour of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, led by concertmaster and soloist Christina Mok (http://www.montereysymphony.org/?attachment_id=981), precedes the arrival of a rare gem for the holiday season, a fully staged, one-act opera, Gian Carlo Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors. Don’t miss this timeless and poignant family holiday event directed for the stage by Walt deFaria.
·         Amahl and the Night Visitors, as directed by Walt deFaria
Max Bragado-Darman conducts this one act opera, a timeless story of the three magi en route to Bethlehem, who weary after walking many miles, come upon a modest hut inhabited by a poor woman and her son, Amahl, a crippled boy. The magi relate to Amahl and his mother the reason for their journey: to visit a very special baby who will bring peace to the world. Intrigued, Amahl finds a way to provide a generous gift for the child that will change their lives forever.
·         With outstanding performances by Michelle Rice (http://www.montereysymphony.org/?attachment_id=5516) and Angelique Zuluaga (http://www.montereysymphony.org/?attachment_id=5510), this opera’s heartwarming story and Christmastime appeal make Amahl an endearing holiday experience.
·         Max Bragado-Darman, conductor
·         Christina Mok, violin
·         Walt deFaria, director
·         Michelle Rice, mezzo-soprano
·         Angelique Zuluaga, soprano
·         Concert Program:
Antonio Vivaldi, The Four Seasons
Gian Carlo Menotti, Amahl and the Night Visitors

Innovation
·         February 21, 22, 23 Performances in Salinas and Carmel
·         Innovation may arrive in many forms, be it harmonic/melodic as in Dvořák’s popular Symphony No. 8 in G minor, in technique as in Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto, or in nationalistic style as Denmark’s leading composer Carl Nielsen evokes in Aladdin. Kun Woo Paik (http://www.montereysymphony.org/?attachment_id=5505) lends his passion and virtuosity to one of the most challenging piano concerti written.
·         Max Bragado-Darman, conductor
·         Kun Woo Paik, piano
·         Concert Program:
Carl Nielsen, Aladdin (two movements), Op. 34 Oriental Festive March and Blackamoor's Dance
Sergei Prokofiev, Concerto for Piano No. 2
Antonín Dvořák, Symphony No. 4, E Minor, Op. 98

Insight
·         March 21, 22, 23 Performances in Salinas and Carmel
·         If listening to music is like peering into a composer’s soul, this destination is the insight into genius. Le Tombeau de Couperin is a noble memorial for Ravel’s friends killed during the first World War. The Bassoon Concerto, Mozart’s first concerto for a wind instrument, is a glimpse into a young, yet sophisticated, composer as well as a striking new guest artist, Ignacio Soler Pérez (http://www.montereysymphony.org/?attachment_id=5521). Berlioz claimed that Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 was the work of Archangel Michael himself.
·         Alvaro Cassuto, guest conductor
·         Ignacio Soler Pérez, bassoon
·         Concert Program:
Maurice Ravel, Le Tombeau de Couperin
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Bassoon Concerto, KV 191, Bb Major
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 4, Bb Major, Op. 60

Reflection
·         April 25, 26, 27 Performances in Salinas and Carmel
·         Inspired by earlier works, Rossini borrows his own themes to compose the overture to The Barber of Seville, his most popular work. Saint-Saëns’ The Carnival of the Animals was an exercise written purely for fun, the composer’s reflection on 13 different creatures. Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 captures the pathos of “passion, violence and grief” found in some of his best work. Monterey Symphony is honored to welcome pianist Heidi Hau (http://www.montereysymphony.org/?attachment_id=3014) to the stage again this season, joined by pianist William Wellborn (http://www.montereysymphony.org/?attachment_id=5530).
·         Max Bragado-Darman, conductor
·         Heidi Hau, piano (primo)
·         William Wellborn, piano (secundo)
·         Concert Program:
Gioachino Rossini, Overture, The Barber of Seville
Camille Saint-Saëns, The Carnival of the Animals
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Symphony No. 40, KV 550, G minor

Splendor
·     May 16, 17, 18
·     Les Preludes … Pines of Rome dazzle with imagery. Elmar Oliveira (http://www.montereysymphony.org/?attachment_id=5533) and Nathaniel Rosen (http://www.montereysymphony.org/?attachment_id=5538), both winners of the acclaimed Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, reunite for a rare performance of the Brahms Double Concerto. What a unique and splendorous treat, indeed!
·     Max Bragado-Darman, conductor
·         Elmar Oliveira, violin
·         Nathaniel Rosen, cello
·         Concert Program:
Johannes Brahms, Double Concerto, A Minor, Op. 102
Franz Liszt, Les Preludes
Ottorino Resphighi, Pines of Rome