2010 2011SOUT HEASTERNPENNSYLVANIASYMPHONYORCHESTRA39thSEASON

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World renowned Pianist You You Zhang returns to the

Southeastern Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra for

a performance of one Beethoven’s greatest

creations of majesty and heroism: his final piano

concerto – the Emperor! Coupled with Tchaikovsky’s

confrontation with his inner demons and ultimate

triumph, this pair of 5th’s makes for a thrilling opening

night to the 39th Season!

Saturday, 9 October 2010, 8:00 p.m.Calvary Baptist Church

BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, EmperorTCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5

Allan R. Scott, conductingYou You Zhang, piano

Beethoven’s Emperor

You You Zhang

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Maestro Scott

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As part of Trinity Lutheran Church’s tenth anniversary of their world

class organ, the SPSO features the sheer power of sound with Saint-

Saëns’ Organ Symphony. The organ celebration is coupled with the

mesmerizing and reflective music of Henryk Górecki’s Symphony of

Sorrowful Songs.

Saturday, 13 November 2010, 8:00 p.m.Trinity Lutheran Church

GÓRECKI Symphony No. 3, Symphony of Sorrowful Songs

SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, Organ Symphony

Allan R. Scott, conductingKristine Biller Mattson, soprano

Eric Gombert, organ

Eric Gombert

Kristine Biller Mattson

T H E K I N G O F A L L I N S T R U M E N T S :

The OrganSymphony

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Sunday, 12 December 2010, 3:00 p.m.Trinity Lutheran Church

Benjamin Aneff, conductingTrinity Lutheran Church Choirs

Eric Gombert, Chorusmaster

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The Symphony ushers in the holiday season with some of the greatest Christmas music of all

time.

From the colors of brass and the heart-warming strings, SPSO is joined by the Trinity Lutheran Church Choirs, and the long

tradition of Kid Konductors! in an afternoon that brings the spirit of

Christmas to the region.

Benjamin Aneff

Eric Gombert

withKid Konductors!

Family HolidayConcert

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Saturday, 5 February 2011, 8:00 p.m.Trinity Lutheran Church

DVOŘÁK Cello ConcertoVERDI Overture to La forza del destino

STRAVINSKY The Firebird

Allan R. Scott, conductingOvidiu Marinescu, cello

Internationally noted Romanian Cellist Ovidiu Marinescu brings Dvořák’s

emotionally demanding cello concerto. The concert is complete with the

brilliant masterworks of Verdi’s exciting Overture to La forza del destino and Stravinsky’s spectacularly explosive

Firebird.

Dvořák’sCello Concerto

& The Firebird

Ovidiu Marinescu

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Saturday, 2 April 2011, 8:00 p.m.Calvary Baptist Church

GERSHWIN Rhapsody in BlueGERSHWIN Variations on “I Got Rhythm”

SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5

Allan R. Scott, conductingSimon Tedeschi, piano

Superstar Australian Pianist Simon Tedeschi makes his SPSO debut with

Gershwin’s audience favorite Rhapsody in Blue and Variations on “I Got Rhythm.”

One of the greatest artistic salvations of humankind concludes SPSO’s year in music with Shostakovich’s provocative

Fifth Symphony.

&Gershwin Shostakovich

Simon Tedeschi

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SINGLE CONCERTS

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Concert V: Gershwin & Shostakovich Saturday, 2 April 2011, 8:00 p.m.

Concert IV: Dvořák’s Cello Concerto & The Firebird Saturday, 5 February 2011, 8:00 p.m.

Concert III: Family Holiday Concert with Kid Konductors! Sunday, 12 December 2010, 3:00 p.m.

Concert II: The Kling of All Instruments – The Organ SymphonySaturday, 13 November 2010, 8:00 p.m.

Concert I: Beethoven’s EmperorSaturday, 9 October 2010, 8:00 p.m.

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