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RACHMANINOFF SYMPHONY NO. 1
March 22, 2024 | 7:30pm & March 23, 2024 | 7:30pm
A Message From the Chair of the Board of Trustees

Dear Columbus Symphony Supporter,

Thank you for joining us as we continue the 2023-24 Masterworks series with four outstanding programs.

Stravinsky Firebird Suite, February 3-4, will take audiences through a dramatic and fantastic journey with a suite from Stravinsky’s folklore-inspired ballet. Steven Banks, one of today’s leading classical saxophonists, will perform Henri Tomasi’s lyrical Concert for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra, and the program will also include William Dawson’s 1934 Negro Folk Symphony and a selection of spirituals for choir and orchestra, featuring The Worship and Praise Chorale.

Guest conductor Carl St. Clair will lead the Columbus Symphony for Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1, February 23-24. Pianist Claire Huangci will return to Columbus with Tchaikovsky’s monumental first piano concerto, and Alone Together, a recent work by John Wineglass, will musically address social issues faced during the pandemic. Brahms’ magnificent Symphony No. 4 will complete the program.

For Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 1, March 22-23, Finnish-American violinist Elina Vähälä will make her Columbus Symphony debut, performing Jean Sibelius’ celebrated violin concerto. The program will also feature Rachmaninoff’s powerful and expressive Symphony No. 1, and the overture to Mozart’s Don Giovanni.

Beethoven, Mozart & Haydn, April 5-6, will include works by three of classical music’s titans: Haydn’s Symphony No. 82 “The Bear,” Mozart’s Symphony No. 31 “Paris,” and Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1, performed by Sara Davis Buechner, making her Columbus Symphony debut.

On behalf of the entire Columbus Symphony family, thank you for your exceptional support of our orchestra this season, and thank you for joining us to experience the power of music together.

Please enjoy tonight’s performance!

 

Stephen E. Markovich, MD
Board Chair

Columbus Symphony Musicians

VIOLIN I
Joanna Frankel
   Concertmaster 
   Jack and Joan George Chair
Gyusun Han
Zhe Deng
Sydney Hartwick
Zoran Stoyanovich
Willaim Manley
David Edge
Manami White
Yen-Ju Young
Mariko Watson
Erin Gilliland
Anita Chiu


VIOLIN II
Alicia Hui
   Principal
  Michael and Arlene Weiss Chair
Tatiana Hanna
Robert Firdman
   Ross and Pat Bridgman Chair
David Tanner
Mwakudua waNgure
Gail Sharp
Sean Klopfenstein
Koko Watanabe
Pin-Hsuan Chen
Yu-Kun Hsiang


VIOLA
Karl Pedersen
    Principal 
   Gay Su Pinnell Chair
Alice Risov 
Jessica Pasternak
Kenichiro Matsuda
Spencer Ingersoll
Ye Jin Goo
Ann Schnapp
Ila Rondeau


CELLO
Luis Biava
   Principal
   Andy and Sandy Ross Chair
Wendy Morton
   Assistant Principal 
   Gay Su Pinnell Chair
Victor Firlie
Pei-An Chao
Luis Parra
Nikita Annenkov
Mary Davis
Joseph Mueller


BASS
Rudy Albach
   Principal 
   Nationwide Chair
John Pellegrino 
   Assistant Principal 
Russell Gill
Jena Huebner
Emily Tarantino


FLUTE
Joseph Niles Watson,
   Principal
Lydia Roth  
Heidi Ruby-Kushious

OBOE
Hugo Souza, Principal
Robert Royse


CLARINET
David Thomas, Principal
   Rhoma Berlin Chair
Mark Kleine


BASSOON
Betsy Sturdevant,
   Principal
   Sheldon &
   Rebecca Taft Chair
Douglas Fisher


HORN
Julia Rose
Adam Koch
Kimberly McCann
Bruce Hennis


TRUMPET
Mark Grisez, Principal
   Linda &
   Joe Chlapaty Chair
Jeff Korak
Timothy Leasure


TROMBONE
Jack Grimm,
   Principal 
David Roode
Sean McGhee


TUBA
Jonathan Fowler  


TIMPANI
Benjamin Ramirez,
   Principal
   AEP Foundation Chair


PERCUSSION
Cameron Leach,
   Principal
Matt Hawkins
James Leonard
Feza Zweifel
Jake Kundu


LIBRARIAN
Jean-Etienne Lederer 
   Principal 

Program

RACHMANINOFF SYMPHONY NO. 1

 

MASTERWORKS  7
ROSSEN MILANOV, CONDUCTOR
ELINA VAHALA, VIOLIN
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 

 

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

Overture to Don Giovanni, K. 527 
  

JEAN SIBELIUS

Concerto in D Minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 47
   I. Allegro Moderato
   II. Adagio di molto
   III. Allegro, ma non tanto

 

--INTERMISSION--

 

SERGEI RACHMANINOFF

Symphony No.1 in D Minor, Op. 13
   I. Grave - Allegro ma non troppo
   II. Allegro animato
   III. Larghetto
   IV. Allegro con fuoco
 


 

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