The ASO on GPB: Broadcast Schedule
Thursday 9 p.m. & Sunday 10 p.m. with host Sarah Zaslaw
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra concerts from the 2009-2010 season
March 4 & 7, September 2 & 5, 2010
Garrick Ohlsson, piano; Robert Spano, conductor
- Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3
- Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, “Pathetique”
Interviews with Garrick Ohlsson and Robert Spano
Dejan Lazic, piano; Robert Spano, conductor
- Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition
- Brahms/Lazic: Concerto in D major for Piano (based on Violin Concerto) (world premiere)
Interviews with Dejan Lazic and Robert Spano
March 18 & 21, September 16 & 19, 2010
Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Celena Shafer, nightingale; Jessica Rivera, cook; Thomas Glenn, fisherman; Denis Sedov, chamberlain; Dimitry Ivashchenko, bonze; Kostas Smoriginas, emperor; Irina Tchistyakova, death; stage director James Alexander; ASO Chamber Chorus; Robert Spano, conductor
- Stravinsky: The Nightingale
- Angel Lam: Awakening from a Disappearing Garden
Interview with Robert Spano
March 25 & 28, September 23 & 26, 2010
James Ehnes, violin; Donald Runnicles, conductor
- Weber: Overture to Oberon
- Korngold: Violin Concerto
- Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra
Interview with Donald Runnicles
April 1 & 4, September 30 & October 3, 2010
ASO Chorus; Chen Reiss, soprano; Matthew Worth, baritone; Donald Runnicles, conductor
- Brahms: A German Requiem
Interview with Donald Runnicles
April 8 & 11, October 7 & 10, 2010
Tai Murray, violin; Hannu Lintu, conductor
- Tchaikovsky: Suite from
- Glazunov: Violin Concerto
- Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1
Interviews with Tai Murray and Hannu Lintu
April 15 & 18, October 14 & 17, 2010
Olli Mustonen, piano; Laura Ardan, clarinet; Robert Spano, conductor
- Bernstein: Prelude, Fugue and Riffs
- Gershwin: An American in
- Ravel: Piano Concerto in G
Interview with Robert Spano
April 22 & 25, October 21 & 24, 2010
Robert Levin, piano
Donald Runnicles, conductor
- A.J.Kernis: Musica Celestis
- Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 18
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 8
April 29, May 2, October 28 & 31, 2010
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Robert Spano, conductor
- Sibelius: Finlandia
- Khatchaturian: Piano Concerto
- Sibelius: Symphony No. 1
Interview with Robert Spano
May 6 & 9, November 4 & 7, 2010
Robert Spano, conductor
- Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
- Golijov: Suite from Youth without Youth
Interview with Osvaldo Golijov
May 13 & 16, November 11 & 14, 2010
ASO Chamber Chorus; Roberto Abbado, conductor
- Mozart: Coronation Mass
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 1
May 20 & 23, November 18 & 21, 2010
Leila Josefowicz, violin; Roberto Abbado, conductor
- Mozart: Overture to La Clemenza di Tito
- Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1
- Schubert: Symphony No. 9
May 27 & 30, November 25 & 28, 2010
Jon Kimura Parker, piano; Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
- Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
- Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphoses
- Dvorak: Symphony No. 8
Interview with Mei-Ann Chen
June 3 & 6, December 2 & 5, 2010
Women of the ASO Chorus; Gwinnett Young Singers; Ruxandra Donose, mezzo-soprano; Robert Spano, conductor
- Mahler: Symphony No. 3
June 10 & 13, December 9 & 12, 2010
Kirill Gerstein, piano; Vasily Sinaisky, conductor
- Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3
- Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2
- Stravinsky: Petrushka
Interview with Kirill Gerstein
June 17 & 20, December 16 & 19, 2010
Simone Dinnerstein, piano; Kristjan Jarvi, conductor
- Bach: Keyboard Concerto in D minor
- Stravinsky: Suite from Pulcinella
- Strainvsky: Suite from The Firebird
Interviews with Simone Dinnerstein and Kristjan Jarvi
June 24 & 27, December 23 & 26, 2010
Barry Douglas, piano
Vasily Petrenko, conductor
- Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony
- Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
July 1 & 4, December 30, 2010; January 2, 2011
Midori, violin; Lothar Zagrosek, conductor
- Schrecker: Overture to Die Gezeichneten
- Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”
July 8 & 11, 2010; January 6 & 9, 2011
ASO Chorus; Angela Brown, soprano; Dmitri Pittas, tenor; Robert Spano, conductor
- Verdi: Requiem
July 15 & 18, 2010; January 13 & 16, 2011
Donald Runnicles, conductor
- Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 4
- Bruckner: Symphony No. 7
July 22 & 25, 2010; January 20 & 23, 2011
Stephen Hough, piano; Ludovic Morlot, conductor
- Liadov: The Enchanted
- Prokofiev: Suite from Romeo and Juliet
July 29 & August 1, 2010; January 27 & 30, 2011
Brice Andrus and three other ASO horn players; Oliver Knussen, conductor
- Schumann: Konzerstuck for Four Horns
- Knussen: Whitman Settings
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
August 5 & 8, 2010; February 3 & 6, 2011
eighth blackbird; Robert Spano, conductor
- J. Higdon: On a Wire, concerto for sextet and orchestra (world premiere)
- M. Gandolfi: QED: Engaging Richard Feynman (world premiere)
- Mozart: Symphony No. 39
Interviews with Michael Gandolfi and Jennifer Higdon courtesy of the ASO
August 12 & 15, 2010; February 10 & 13, 2011
Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano; Robert Spano, conductor
- Mozart: Symphony No. 40, “Great G minor”
- P. Lieberson: Neruda Songs
- Mozart: Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter”
Interview with Robert Spano
August 19 & 22, 2010; February 17 & 20, 2011
Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra; Angelica Hairston, harp; Drew Forde, viola; Xavier Foley, bass; Jere Flint, conductor
- Music by Barber, Ravel, Sibelius, Walton, Bottesini, Bernstein, from the youth symphony’s February and May 2010 concerts
August 26 & 29, 2010; February 24 & 27, 2011
2009-2010 season retrospective, featuring:
- encores in Symphony Hall by pianists Garrick Ohlsson, Stephen Hough and Kirill Gerstein;
- recent commercial recordings from Telarc and Channel Classics featuring the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Chamber Chorus, pianist Dejan Lazic, soprano Christine Brewer and bass Eric Owens in music by Barber, Brahms/Lazic and Strauss;
- conversation with ASO music director Robert Spano plus Ohlsson, Gerstein, Brewer and Owens
