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MAGAZINE OF THE VANCOUVER SYMPHONY 

SEPTEMBER 24–NOVEMBER 4, 2011–VOLUME 17–ISSUE 1 

Lang Lang 

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Violin Prodigy Chad Hoopes 

Makes His VSO Debut 

Nikki Yanofsky 

Jazz sensation performs 

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Mozart and Bach 

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BRAMWELL TOVEY MUSIC DIRECTOR 

KAZUYOSHI AKIYAMA CONDUCTOR LAUREATE 

JEFF TYZIK PRINCIPAL POPS CONDUCTOR 

* PIERRE SIMARD ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR 

Marsha & George Taylor Chair 

* EDWARD TOP COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE 

first violins 

Dale Barltrop, 

Concertmaster 

Joan Blackman, 

Associate Concertmaster 

Jennie Press, Second 

Assistant Concertmaster 

Robin Braun 

Mary Sokol Brown 

Mrs. Cheng Koon Lee Chair 

Jenny Essers 

Jason Ho 

Akira Nagai, Associate 

Concertmaster Emeritus 

Xue Feng Wei 

Rebecca Whitling 

Yi Zhou 

Nancy DiNovo ◊ 

Kimi Hamaguchi ◊ 

Paul Luchkow ◊ 

Ruth Schipizky ◊ 

second violins 

Brent Akins, Principal § 

Nicholas Wright, Principal ∆ 

Karen Gerbrecht, 

Associate Principal 

Jim and Edith le Nobel Chair 

Jeanette Bernal-Singh, 

Assistant Principal 

Adrian Shu-On Chui 

Daniel Norton 

Ann Okagaito 

Ashley Plaut 

Alana Chang ◊ 

Maya De Forest ◊ 

DeAnne Eisch ◊ 

Pamela Marks ◊ 

§ Leave of Absence 

∆ One-year Position 

◊ Extra Musician 

violas 

Neil Miskey, Principal 

Andrew Brown, 


Stephen Wilkes, 


Lawrence Blackman 

Estelle & Michael Jacobson Chair 

Angela Schneider 

Professors Mr. and Mrs. 

Ngou Kang Chair 

Ian Wenham 

Chi Ng ◊ 

Reginald Quiring ◊ 

Marcus Takizawa ◊ 

cellos 

Principal Cello 

Nezhat and Hassan 

Khosrowshahi Chair 

Janet Steinberg, 


Zoltan Rozsnyai, 


Olivia Blander 

Natasha Boyko 

Mary & Gordon 

Christopher Chair 

Joseph Elworthy 

Charles Inkman 

Cristian Markos 

Ariel Barnes ◊ 

basses 

Dylan Palmer, 

Principal 

Chang-Min Lee, 


David Brown 

J. Warren Long 

Frederick Schipizky 

Christopher Light ◊ 

Leanna Wong ◊ 

flutes 

Christie Reside, 

Principal 

Nadia Kyne, 


Rosanne Wieringa 

Michael & Estelle Jacobson Chair 

piccolo 

Nadia Kyne 

Hermann & Erika Stölting Chair 

oboes 

Roger Cole, Principal 

Wayne and Leslie Ann Ingram Chair 

Beth Orson, 


Karin Walsh 

Paul Moritz Chair 

english horn 

Beth Orson 

Chair in Memory of 

John S. Hodge 

clarinets 

Jeanette Jonquil, 

Principal 

Cris Inguanti, 


Todd Cope 

e-flat clarinet 

Todd Cope 

bass clarinet 

Cris Inguanti 

bassoons 

Julia Lockhart, 

Principal 

Sophie Dansereau, 


Gwen Seaton 

contrabassoon 

Sophie Dansereau 

french horns 

Oliver de Clercq, 

Principal 

Benjamin Kinsman 

Werner & Helga Höing Chair 

David Haskins, 


Fourth Horn 

Winslow & Betsy Bennett Chair 

Richard Mingus, 


trumpets 

Larry Knopp, Principal 

Marcus Goddard, 


Vincent Vohradsky 

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of Frank N. Harcourt Chair 

trombones 

Nathan Zgonc, Principal 

Gregory A. Cox 

bass trombone 

Douglas Sparkes 

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Ellis Wean, Principal § 

Peder MacLellan, Principal ∆ 

timpani 

Aaron McDonald, Principal 

percussion 

Vern Griffiths, Principal 

Martha Lou Henley Chair 

Tony Phillipps 

harp 

Elizabeth Volpé, Principal 

Heidi Krutzen ◊ 

piano, celeste 

Linda Lee Thomas, 

Principal 

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Foundation Chair 

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Ron & Ardelle Cliff Chair 

master carpenter 

Pierre Boyard 

master electrician 

Leonard Lummis 

piano technician 

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SEPTEMBER 24 – NOVEMBER 4, 2011 – VOLUME 17 – ISSUE 1 

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Bramwell Tovey conductor 

John Kimura Parker piano 

14 OCTOBER 1, 2, 3 

Musically Speaking 

Symphony Sundays 

Surrey Nights 


Chad Hoopes violin 

18 OCTOBER 5 

Specials 

Nikki Yanofsky with the VSO 


Nikki Yanofsky vocalist 

22 OCTOBER 6 

Pacific Arbour Tea & Trumpets 

Overtures & Intermezzi 



Hannah Han piano 

26 OCTOBER 7, 8 

London Drugs VSO Pops 

California Dreamin’: Classics 

of the Boomer Generation 

Jeff Tyzik conductor 

Kaleidoscope vocalists 

30 OCTOBER 14, 15, 17 

Bach & Beyond 

North Shore Classics 


Tracy Dahl soprano 

Larry Knopp trumpet 

36 OCTOBER 16 

Spectra Energy Kids’ Koncerts 

Inspector Tovey Investigates Rhythm 


Granville Street Irregulars 

38 OCTOBER 20 

Specials 

Stradivarius Ensemble of the 

Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra 

Valery Gergiev conductor 

Alexander Toradze piano 

44 OCTOBER 22, 24 

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Till Fellner piano 

Vancouver Bach Choir 

48 OCTOBER 29, 31 

Masterworks Silver 

Douglas Boyd conductor 

Daniel Müller-Schott cello 

56 NOVEMBER 4 

Specials 

Lang Lang Plays Beethoven 

Jean-Marie Zeitouni conductor 

Lang Lang piano 

8 BRAMWELL TOVEY, VSO MUSIC DIRECTOR 

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18 NIKKI YANOFSKY 

8 JON KIMURA PARKER 

48 DANIEL MÜLLER-SCHOTT 

38 VALERY GERGIEV & THE MARIINSKY THEATRE ORCHESTRA 

I N T H I S I S S U E 

3 the orchestra 

5 allegro staff list 

7 message from the Chairman 

and the President & CEO 

21 vancouver symphony foundation 

32 VSO 2011/2012 season 

43 patrons’ circle 

52 friends’ campaign 

60 corporate partners 

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63 board of directors / thanks / 

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M E S S A G E F R O M 

vso chairman and vso president & CEO 

Dear Friends, 

Welcome to the opening concerts of the 

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s exciting 

2011/2012 season! The VSO has been a 

proud pillar of British Columbia’s cultural 

community for more than ninety years, 

and we are delighted that you are with us 

for today’s concert. 

The 2010/2011 season was an extremely 

successful one, and we look forward to 

building on that success in the upcoming year. 

In addition to Maestro Tovey and the Orchestra 

performing at a very high level to many 

packed houses, and our educational programs 

continuing to flourish – reaching over 50,000 

children last season – the VSO once again 

posted a surplus on annual operations. We are 

grateful for the continued support of audience 

members, donors, sponsors, and all levels of 

government, support which has now resulted in 

eight consecutive years of balanced budgets. 

During the 2011/2012 season, the orchestra 

will perform over 140 concerts in 12 different 

venues throughout the Lower Mainland. In 

addition to the Orpheum Theatre, St. Andrew’s 

Wesley Church, the Vancouver Playhouse 

and Orpheum Annex in downtown Vancouver, 

VSO presentations can be experienced at the 

Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC, 

Centennial Theatre in North Vancouver, Bell 

Centre in Surrey, Michael J. Fox Theatre and 

Deer Lake Park in Burnaby, Kay Meek Theatre 

in West Vancouver, South Delta Baptist Church, 

and the Terry Fox Theatre in Port Coquitlam. 

This season will also see the continuation of 

our extraordinary education programs, and, 

as of early September, the opening of the 

VSO School of Music directly adjacent to the 

Orpheum Theatre. www.vsoschoolofmusic.ca 

The mission of the Vancouver Symphony 

Orchestra is to enrich the quality of life in, 

and bring prestige to our city, province and 

country through the presentation of high-quality 

performances of classical and popular music, 

and the delivery of excellent education and 

community programs. Because of you, our 

audience, donors, sponsors and government 

funders, we are able to achieve these goals. 

On behalf of the Board of Directors, Maestro 

Tovey, our musicians, staff and volunteers, we 

thank you for your commitment to the VSO, and 

wish you a most delightful 2011/2012 season. 

Please enjoy today’s concert. 

Sincerely yours, 

Arthur H. Willms 

Chair, Board of Directors 

Jeff Alexander 

President & Chief Executive Officer 

ARTHUR H. WILLMS 

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◆ Jon Kimura Parker piano 

REZNICEK Donna Diana: Overture 

◆ RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 

I. Allegro ma non tanto 

II. Intermezzo. Adagio 

III. Finale. Alla breve 

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– Allegro non troppo – Tempo I 

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BRAMWELL TOVEY 


GRAMMY ® Award winning conductor 

Bramwell Tovey is acknowledged around the 

world for his artistic vision and depth, and 

his warm, charismatic personality. Tovey’s 

career as a conductor is uniquely enhanced 

by his extensive work as a composer and 

pianist, lending him a remarkable musical 

perspective. His tenures as music director 

with the Vancouver Symphony, Luxembourg 

Philharmonic and Winnipeg Symphony 

Orchestras and as Principal Guest Conductor 

of the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the 

Hollywood Bowl have been characterized by 

his expertise in operatic, choral, British and 

contemporary repertoire. 

Mr. Tovey, who is entering his twelfth season 

as Music Director of the Vancouver Symphony, 

celebrated his 100th concert this past July as 

a guest conductor of the New Philharmonic. 

He is founding host and conductor of the New 

York Philharmonic’s Summertime Classics 

series at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center. 

In 2008, the New York and Los Angeles 

Philharmonics co-commissioned him to 

write a new work, Urban Runway, which has 

been played across Canada, the US and in 

Australia. He was awarded the Best Canadian 

Classical Composition Juno ® Award in 2003 

for his Requiem for a Charred Skull. 

An esteemed guest conductor, Mr. Tovey has 

worked with orchestras in the United States 

and Europe including the City of Birmingham, 

London Philharmonic, London Symphony and 

Frankfurt Radio orchestras. In North America, 

Mr. Tovey has made guest appearances with 

the orchestras of Baltimore, Philadelphia, 

St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Seattle and 

Montreal as well as ongoing performances 

with Toronto, where his trumpet concerto, 

Songs of the Paradise Saloon commissioned 

by the TSO, received its premiere in 

December of 2009 as a preview of his first 

full-length opera The Inventor which was 

commissioned and premiered by Calgary 

Opera in January 2011. During the summer 

of 2011 he debuted with the Cleveland 

Orchestra at the Blossom Festival and the 

Boston Symphony at Tanglewood and made 

a return visit to the Philadelphia Orchestra, 

this time in their summer series in Saratoga, 

NY. This season he will guest conduct the 

Melbourne, Western Australia (Perth) and 

Sydney Symphony orchestras in Australia. 

Tovey has been awarded honourary 

degrees, including a Fellowship from 

the Royal Academy of Music in London, 

honourary Doctorates of Law from the 

universities of Winnipeg and Manitoba, and 

Kwantlen University College, as well as 

a Royal Conservatory of Music Fellowship 

in Toronto. He is a member of the Order 

of Manitoba. In 1999, he received the 

M. Joan Chalmers National Award for Artistic 

Direction, a Canadian prize awarded to 

artists for outstanding contributions in the 

performing arts. 

Jon Kimura Parker piano 

Internationally acclaimed concert pianist Jon 

Kimura Parker’s extraordinary career has 

taken him from Carnegie Hall and London’s 

Royal Festival Hall to Baffin Island and 

Zimbabwe. A true Canadian ambassador of 

music, Mr. Parker has given two command 

performances for Queen Elizabeth II, special 

performances for the United States Supreme 

Court, and has performed for the Prime 

Ministers of Canada and Japan. He is an 

Officer of The Order of Canada, his country’s 

highest civilian honour. 

“Jackie” Parker received all of his early 

education in Canada, training with his 

uncle, Edward Parker and his mother, Keiko 

Parker. He studied with Lee Kum-Sing at the 

Vancouver Academy of Music and University 

of British Columbia, Marek Jablonski at The 

Banff Centre, and with renowned pedagogue 

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Adele Marcus at The Juilliard School, where 

he received his doctorate. 

Mr. Parker has recorded for Telarc with Yoel 

Levi, Andre Previn and Peter Schickele. He 

was born, raised and educated in Vancouver. 

He lives in Houston with his wife, violinist 

Aloysia Friedmann and their daughter Sophie. 

Emil von Reznicek 

b. Vienna, Austria / May 4, 1860 

d. Berlin, Germany / August 2, 1945 

Donna Diana: Overture 

The first name to leap to mind when 

considering late-Romantic Austrian 

composers is probably not Emil von Reznicek. 

Nevertheless, his most famous piece (actually, 

probably the only one still known, even if the 

name is not) is the Overture to Donna Diana, 

a symphonic work that introduces the comic 

opera that Reznicek wrote in 1894. The opera 

is based on the German translation of the 

Spanish comedy El desdén con el desdén 

(Contempt with contempt) by the Madrid-born 

playwright Agustin Moreto y Cavana; itself 

spun to some extent out of works by the 

great Lope de Vega (got all that). Back to 

this piece being famous: it was used as the 

theme for the America radio series Challenge 

of the Yukon, which later became the TV 

series Sergeant Preston of the Yukon. And 

for good measure, it also served as the 

theme for the BBC Children’s Hour by 

Stephen King-Hall for talks on current affairs 

– all of this in the 1950s. 

Sergei Rachmaninoff 

b. Semyonovo, Russia / April 1, 1873 

d. Beverley Hills, USA / March 28, 1943 

Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 

Sergei Rachmaninoff was one of the greatest 

pianists of his time, and as a composer was 

the last of the great Russian Romantics. His 

early compositional years were marked by the 

obvious influence of Tchaikovsky and Rimsky- 

Korsakov, but he later developed a style all his 

own. His legacy is not that of a quintessential 

“Russian” style, but rather a compositional 

style that is purely Rachmaninoff. Lyrical 

and individual, and one of the greatest 

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writers of lush, Romantic melody who ever 

put pen to paper, Rachmaninoff’s music 

has enjoyed enduring popularity. And of all 

of Rachmaninoff’s works, nothing has been 

more popular over the years than his second 

and third piano concertos. 

The Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor may be 

ever so slightly less popular than the second 

concerto, but it remained the favourite of 

the composer himself. In an interview in 

The Etude, Rachmaninoff said: “I believe in 

indigenous music for the piano…So much 

has been written for the instrument that is 

really alien…Even with my own concertos I 

much prefer the third, because my second is 

uncomfortable to play.” The work opens with 

a beautiful and nostalgic theme that many 

have thought to be a Russian folk-song of 

some sort, though Rachmaninoff insisted on 

its pure originality. This theme, so thoroughly 

Russian in all respects, winds its way through 

the entirety of the work in one form or 

another. 

A seemingly complex web of melody and 

elaboration throughout the concerto rests 

on the foundation of this one simple but 

beautiful idea. This idea comes home in the 

glorious third movement, which marches 

towards a stunning climax punctuated by 

a brief, dazzling cadenza and a dramatic, 

soaring coda. Perhaps the most technically 

challenging of all Romantic piano concertos, 

Rachmaninoff’s third – in the hands of the 

right soloist – still sings like no other. 

Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky 

b. Kamsko-Votkinsk, Russia / May 7, 1840 

d. St. Petersburg, Russia / November 6, 1893 

Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5 

in E minor, Op. 64 

The difficult, complex life of Tchaikovsky led 

him in many different musical directions, 

but almost always his ideas pointed to one 

particular path: expression of angst and 

speculation about the ultimate hopelessness 

of life. A benefit of this was that it added a 

profound sense of drama and excitement to 

his music; most of Tchaikovsky’s musical 

output, and certainly the symphonies, contain 

a passion and energy few other composers

can match. This energy and passion was 

focused on working through the central 

question of Tchaikovsky’s life and music: fate. 

Tchaikovsky agonized over the debate 

between free will and the idea that life was 

predestined, and one’s choices mattered little. 

One could struggle to break free from 

fate, but ultimately, were all efforts doomed 

to failure This question is grappled with 

explicitly and implicitly through Tchaikovsky’s 

fourth and fifth symphonies, intimately related 

works though ten years apart. 

Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 was written 

in the summer of 1888, premiering the 

following November in St. Petersburg, with 

the composer at the helm. Tchaikovsky was 

pursued by many demons, and had struggled 

mightily with a numbing depression in the 

years leading up to the Fifth’s composition. 

However, by that summer he was feeling in 

better spirits and eager to prove that he still 

had plenty to give as a composer. Inspiration 

struck in the form of a motto representing 

fate, as Tchaikovsky once again entered 

into a creative process with the purpose of 

working out an answer to the question of free 

will versus determinism. 

The fate motto is heard throughout the work, 

beginning with a statement of “complete 

resignation before fate” in the composer’s 

words. The motto weaves its way through 

the piece dramatically, always returning in 

march-like form, couched in a pessimistic 

minor tonality. 

It is only in the finale that the clouds seem to 

part, and the fate motto is transformed into a 

triumphal E major march to bring the work to 

a rousing conclusion. But has fate really been 

vanquished The triumphant nature of this 

work’s conclusion seems unconvincing, as a 

dark shadow seems to hover in background, 

a whisper of doubt that perhaps keeps the 

door open a crack for the struggle to continue 

in the Sixth Symphony, where Tchaikovsky’s 

final answer is given. ■ 

Program Notes © 2011 Sophia Vincent 

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CHAD HOOPES 


MUSICALLY SPEAKI NG / OR PH EUM TH EATR E, 8PM 

saturday, october 1 

SYMPHONY SU N DAYS / OR PH EUM TH EATR E, 2PM 

sunday, october 2 

SU R R EY N IGHTS / BELL PER FORMI NG ARTS C ENTR E, 8PM 

monday, october 3 


◆Chad Hoopes violin 

BERLIOZ Hungarian March 

◆ LALO Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21 

I. Allegro non troppo 

II. Scherzando: Allegro molto 

III. Intermezzo: Allegro non troppo 

IV. Andante 

V. Rondo: Allegro 

INTERMISSION 

LISZT Mesphisto Waltz No. 1 

ENESCO Rumanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A Major, Op. 11 

RAVEL Boléro 


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For a biography of Maestro Tovey please 

refer to page 10. 

Chad Hoopes violin 

At age seventeen, Chad Hoopes already 

possesses the kind of technical mastery, ease 

of expression and joyful talent that come 

along only once in a generation. 

Chad began his violin studies at the age of 

four in Minneapolis with Nancy Lokken and 

continued with Sally O’Reilly at the University 

of Minnesota, then studied with David 

Russell, David Cerone, Joel Smirnoff and 

William Preucil at the Cleveland Institute of 

Music. In April 2008, he won first prize in the 

Young Artists Division of the Yehudi Menuhin 

International Violin Competition. In the Fall of 

2011, he matriculates at The Curtis Institute 

of Music for study with Pamela Frank and 

Joseph Silverstein. 

In addition to his solo engagements, Chad 

performs in a trio with his two sisters; they 

appeared live on From the Top in 2007 and 

have been featured twice on The Early Show, 

on WCLV radio, and on WVIZ TV in Cleveland. 

Chad is also active in the Boy Scouts of 

America, having advanced to the rank of 

Eagle Scout. He plays the 1713 Antonio 

Stradivari Cooper; Hakkert; ex Ceci violin, 

courtesy of Jonathan Moulds. 

Hector Berlioz 

b. La Côte-St-André, Isère / December 11, 1803 

d. Paris, France / March 8, 1869 

The Damnation of Faust, Op. 24: 

Hungarian March, “Rakoczy March” 

Of all the memorable moments produced 

by The Damnation of Faust by the great 

French composer Hector Berlioz, possibly the 

most famous is the Rákóczy March (often 

referred to as the Hungarian March). This 

work is a famous Hungarian folk piece that 

Berlioz arranged for use at a concert in the 

Hungarian capital of Pest, to great effect on 

the patriotic audience. Berlioz forces the 

March into Damnation of Faust, causing 

Goethe’s protagonist to randomly pop up in 

Hungary – where he is singularly unmoved 

by the tune that caused so much patriotic 

fervour in reality. 

Edouard Lalo 

b. Lille, France / January 27, 1823 

d. Paris, France / April 22, 1892 

Symphonie espagnole 

for Violin and Orchestra 

Debuted in Paris by virtuoso Spanish violinist 

Pablo de Sarasate one month before Bizet’s 

Carmen received its premiere in that same 

city, Lalo’s Symphonie espagnole (often 

tagged with “for Violin and Orchestra” just to 

make sure everyone knows that it is actually 

a concerto, sort of) effectively launched the 

trend of French composers’ fascination for 

Spain and Spanish melodies. 

The relationship between Lalo and Sarasate 

was a fortunate one for Lalo; he owes 

Sarasate for much of his inspiration and fame 

as a composer. Sarasate came along when 

Lalo was essentially inactive as a composer 

of orchestral material, having spent much of 

his career as a teacher and writer of chamber 

music. With a flamboyant Spanish style and 

fiery Spanish spirit, Sarasate and his playing 

galvanized Lalo, himself a violinist, to write 

full-scale music for violin and orchestra – and 

awakened in Lalo a love for the music of 

Sarasate’s native Spain. 

In addition to his now-forgotten Violin 

Concerto, Lalo wrote the Symphonie 

espagnole with Sarasate in mind. Not quite 

a symphony, and not quite a concerto (it has 

landed fully in the camp of “concerto” in 

modern times, and featured as such in the 

repertoire of most major violinists), the piece 

is nevertheless brilliant in its construction 

and its spirit. 

The first movement, the most symphonic of 

the five movements, gets to work right away 

in introducing Spanish themes and rhythmic 

devices. The violin jumps in early and hardly 

steps out again for the rest of the piece. Good 

thing, too – Lalo’s writing for the solo violin is 

nothing short of brilliant; fiery and virtuosic, 

but extraordinarily musical and melodic – no 

mere showpiece for the violin. 

The Scherzo canters along expectedly, with 

beautiful, arching violin heard over pizzicato 

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strings, evoking the sound of Spanish 

guitars floating gently through the air on a 

sultry night in Seville. The colourful, deeply- 

Spanish Intermezzo provides a transition to a 

brooding, passionate Andante, music that one 

might recognize from the hills of Andalusia. 

Finally, the Rondo finale stomps in like a 

Flamenco dancer, dazzling orchestral colour 

washing over the audience until – after a 

moment’s pause to build anticipation and let 

the soloist muster their strength for the grand 

finale – the musical fireworks end in a rush of 

colour and Spanish passion. Bravo, Lalo! 

Franz Liszt 

b. Doborjan, Hungary / October 22, 1811 

d. Bayreuth, Germany / July 31, 1886 

Mephisto Waltz No. 1 

Another take on the legend of Faust is 

Liszt’s Mephisto Waltzes, based on Nikolaus 

Lenau’s version of the Faust story, written 

shortly after Goethe’s great drama. 

In Mephisto Waltz No. 1, known originally 

under the title The Dance in the Village Inn, 

Mephistopheles and Faust come to a village 

where people are joyfully dancing. Faust is 

attracted to the daughter of the Inn’s landlord, 

while Mephistopheles, unhappy with the 

music being played, grabs a violin and plays – 

picking up the pace with some rather devilish 

music. The dancers are bewitched through 

the sinister music, and surrender 

to love (lust), before Mephistopheles leads 

the people away to the woods. 

George Enesco 

b. Liveni Virnav, Romania / August 19, 1881 

d. Paris, France , May 4, 1955 

Rumanian Rhapsody, Op. 11: No. 1 

Romania’s most important composer – 

indeed, its most important musician – George 

Enesco was a writer, conductor, violinist, 

and teacher (with no less a luminary than 

the great Yehudi Menuhin counted amongst 

his pupils). Composed in Paris in 1901, the 

Rumanian Rhapsody remains Enesco’s most 

popular and famous piece. The Romanian 

Rhapsody No. 1 is a medley of Romanian 

folk-dance themes, the first of which is a 

drinking song called I Have a Coin and I 

Want a Drink; the rest of the tunes in the 

work remain anonymous. As the piece rolls 

on, the pace becomes more and more lively, 

until it climaxes in a deliciously frenetic, 

nearly chaotic, finale of unbridled joy. Though 

Enesco claimed that the piece was “just a few 

tunes thrown together without thinking about 

it,” it is clear that the structure and quality 

of this work was carefully constructed – and 

remains a testament to a great talent and a 

national treasure. 

Maurice Ravel 

b. Ciboure, France / March 7, 1875 

d. Paris, France / December 28, 1937 

Boléro 

Maurice Ravel was one of the very greatest of 

French composers – a brilliant orchestrator, 

a bold innovator, and creator of a distinctive 

style that remains as popular today as it was 

in Ravel’s time. A great delighter of audiences 

is his famous and much loved ode to musical 

absurdity, Boléro. 

Boléro was commissioned by the dancer Ida 

Rubinstein, who debuted the piece in 1928 

at the Paris opera. Though described by the 

composer as “a piece for orchestra without 

music” Boléro through the years has exerted 

an unshakable hold on the imagination 

of countless concertgoers. Perhaps it is 

the simplicity, the unabated energy, or the 

sensual nature of the piece that attracts; an 

exercise in crescendo, Boléro teases and 

feints, offering one unfulfilled crescendo after 

another while constantly building toward the 

final shattering climax. 

The work itself features two dance tunes 

alternating repeatedly while being passed 

through a constantly changing set of 

instruments, revealing beautiful differences 

in tonal colour and continuously refreshing 

the tunes themselves. As much as some 

critics have charged that Boléro is a musical 

joke (and perhaps it is) it is an extremely 

compelling exercise, one that gives great 

insight into Ravel’s magnificent talent 

for orchestration. Boléro may be a guilty 

pleasure, but it is a very sweet one indeed. ■ 


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“Yanofsky is something 

else, with a bright, 

pitch-perfect voice...” 

–The Washington Post 

NIKKI YANOFSKY 


SPEC IALS / OR PH EUM TH EATR E, 8PM 

wednesday, october 5 



Nikki Yanofsky with the VSO 

Cheek to Cheek 

Sweet Georgia Brown 

Bienvenue dans ma vie 

I’ve Got a Crush on You 

Accentuate the Positive 

Grey Skies 

Baby, I Love You 

No More Blues 

Mr. Paganini 

INTERMISSION 

PRESENTS 

Heart of the Matter 

Lullaby of Birdland 

Plus je t’embrasse 

Nature Boy 

Airmail Special 

Oh! Darling 

Someone to Watch Over Me 

I’ve Got Rhythm 


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and five Conservatory Prizes from the 

Conservatoire de musique de Montréal, Pierre 

Simard studied with Raffi Armenian, Frederik 

Prausnitz, JoAnn Falletta and Marin Alsop. 

The VSO’s Assistant Conductor position is 

made possible with the support of the Canada 

Council for the Arts. 

PIERRE SIMARD 


This is Pierre Simard’s second season 

as Assistant Conductor of the Vancouver 

Symphony Orchestra. He is also Artistic 

Director of both the Vancouver Island 

Symphony (BC) and the Orchestre 

Symphonique de Drummondville (QC). 

Having served as Associate Conductor with 

the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, he also 

performs as guest conductor with major 

orchestras in Milwaukee, Toronto, Ottawa 

(National Arts Centre), Victoria, Hamilton, 

Okanagan, Hot Springs (AR), Trois-Rivières, 

Québec’s Les Violons du Roy and Montreal’s 

Orchestre Métropolitain. Pierre Simard was 

awarded the Canada Council’s Jean-Marie 

Beaudet Award in Conducting, recognizing his 

work on a national scale. He is also grantee 

of the Québec Music Council, the Québec Arts 

Council and the Montreal Mayor’s Foundation. 

A passionate defender of orchestral 

repertoire, Pierre Simard devotes himself 

to reinventing the concert form, combining 

his fresh ideas, fantasy and humour with 

music. Holder of a Master’s Degree in 

Conducting from the Peabody Institute 


Nikki Yanofsky is a seventeen-year-old 

musical prodigy. Since her debut at the 2006 

Montreal International Jazz Festival, where 

she won the hearts of the 100,000+ people in 

the audience, Nikki has never looked back. 

Accomplishments early in her career were 

plentiful, including recordings, performances 

and accolades. At thirteen, she was the 

youngest singer ever on a Verve Records 

Release with “Airmail Special,” released 

on the Ella Fitzgerald tribute album We All 

Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of Song. 

On her fourteenth birthday, she began a 

collaboration with Marvin Hamlisch with a 

performance at Carnegie Hall and continued 

on a North American tour performing with 

many esteemed orchestras. 

In the winter of 2010, Nikki was a featured 

artist at the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic 

Winter Games held in Vancouver, performing 

Canada’s national anthem at the Opening 

Ceremonies of the Olympics, and appearing 

before a worldwide audience of 3.2 billion 

people. Nikki was also chosen to sing 

I Believe, the anthem for Canadian spirit 

during the Winter Olympic Games. This song 

quickly became a #1 hit in Canada. ■ 

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PIERRE SIMARD 


CHRISTOPHER 

GAZE 

HANNAH HAN 

PAC I FIC AR BOU R TEA & TRUMPETS / OR PH EUM TH EATR E, 2PM 

thursday, october 6 

Pierre Simard conductor* 


◆ Hannah Han piano 

Overtures & Intermezzi 

OFFENBACH Orpheus in the Underworld: Overture 

STRAUSS Gypsy Baron: Overture 

◆ TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 

I. Allegro non troppo 

MENDELSSOHN A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61: Intermezzo 

VON SUPPE Light Cavalry: Overture 

STRAUSS A Night in Venice: Overture 

TEA & COOKIES Don’t miss tea and cookies served in the lobby one hour 

before each concert, compliments of Tetley Tea and LU Biscuits. 

*For a biography of Pierre Simard please refer to page 20. 


TEA & TRUMPETS SERIES SPONSOR 

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Best known as Artistic Director of Vancouver’s 

Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival, 

Christopher Gaze has performed in England, 

the USA and across Canada. Born in England, 

he trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre 

School before coming to Canada in 1975 

where he spent three seasons at the Shaw 

Festival. He moved to Vancouver in 1983 and 

in 1990 founded Bard on the Beach which 

he has since nurtured to one of the most 

successful not-for-profit arts organizations 

in North America, with attendance exceeding 

91,000. In addition to performing and 

directing for Bard, Christopher’s voice is heard 

regularly in cartoon series, commercials and 

on the radio. As well as Tea & Trumpets, he 

also hosts Vancouver Symphony’s popular 

Christmas concerts. 

As an Olympic ambassador, Christopher was 

honoured to run with the Olympic flame for 

the 2010 Games. A gifted public speaker, 

Christopher frequently shares his insights 

on Shakespeare and theatre with students, 

service organizations and businesses. 

Hannah Han piano 

Born in Calgary, Alberta, Hannah began 

studying music at the age of five. She started 

her piano studies with Edward J. Parker 

and throughout the years, she also received 

lessons from Ian Parker. Besides completing 

both her ARCT Performer and Teacher’s, she 

has also competed in many music festivals 

such as the Guild Festival, Kiwanis, CDMF 

and the Burnaby Clef and won numerous 

awards including the silver medal from RCM 

Examinations. When Hannah was nine years 

old, she was selected to perform for Alexina 

Louie at the UBC Recital Hall. Then in 2008, 

she was invited as a guest soloist to perform 

at the I’Park Mall in South Korea. Recently, 

in 2010, Hannah performed as a part of the 

Symphonic Hall of Fame with the VSO. 

Besides a love for music, Hannah shares a 

passion for languages. Apart from English, 

she is able to speak French, Korean and some 

Japanese. Her future goal is to study music 

and become a concert pianist. ■ 

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JEFF TYZIK 

KALEIDOSCOPE 


LON DON DRUGS VSO POPS / OR PH EUM TH EATR E, 8PM 

friday & saturday, october 7, 8 



Michelle Johnson 

Sally Stewart 

Cushney Roberts 

Mark Speights 

California Dreamin’: 

Classics of the Boomer Generation 

Pops classics from the Baby Boom generation. Kaleidoscope and 

Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik take you down memory lane 

with sizzling orchestral arrangements of groovy songs you loved, like 

California Dreamin’, I Heard it Through the Grapevine, I Feel The Earth Move, 

Close To You, and many more Boomer classics! 

CONCERT SELECTIONS TO BE ANNOUNCED FROM THE STAGE. 


VSO POPS SERIES SPONSOR 

RADIO SPONSOR 

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Grammy Award winner Jeff Tyzik is 

recognized as one of America’s most 

innovative pops conductors. Tyzik is known 

for his brilliant arrangements, original 

programming, and engaging rapport with 

audiences of all ages. Now in his 17th 

season as Principal Pops Conductor of the 

Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Tyzik also 

currently serves as Principal Pops Conductor 

of the Oregon Symphony and the Vancouver 

Symphony Orchestra. 

A native of Hyde Park, New York, Tyzik began 

his life in music at nine years of age, when 

he first picked up a cornet. He studied both 

classical and jazz throughout high school, 

and went on to earn both his bachelor’s and 

master’s degrees from the Eastman School 

of Music, where he studied composition/ 

arranging with Radio City Music Hall’s Ray 

Wright and jazz studies with the great band 

leader Chuck Mangione, both of whom 

profoundly impacted him as a musician. 

Tyzik currently serves on the Board of 

Managers of the Eastman School of Music, 

and as a board member of the Hochstein 

School of Music and Dance. He lives in 

Rochester, New York, with his wife Jill. 


Formed in Las Vegas in response to a 

continuous clamouring for musical programs 

with a strong focus on the soundtrack of 

the lives of The Baby Boomer Generation, 

Kaleidoscope takes on the unenviable task of 

credibly covering what was the vast, varied 

and ever-evolving musical repertoire of the 

mid-Sixties to the early Seventies. 

Folk-Rock, Pop-Rock, Soul, Psychedelic-Rock, 

Blue-Eyed Soul, Songs of Love & Peace, a 

New Era of Standards and so much more. 

One can only begin to describe what’s in 

store from a show by Kaleidoscope by naming 

some of the artists that gave voice to this 

era of music which defies categorization: 

The Mamas & The Papas, Simon and 

Garfunkel, Petula Clark, The Byrds, The 

Supremes, The Carpenters, The Beatles, The 

Righteous Brothers, Aretha Franklin, The 

Doobie Brothers, Marvin Gaye, Neil Diamond; 

need we say more Kaleidoscope wows its 

audiences with the best songs from some of 

the best artists ever. Despite the extraordinary 

individual achievements of vocalists Michelle 

Johnson, Sally Stewart, Cushney Roberts 

and Mark Speights, Kaleidoscope is a perfect 

example in which “The Whole is Greater Than 

the Sum of Its Parts.” 

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& MEMBERS OF THE VSO 


BAC H & BEYON D / C HAN C ENTR E FOR TH E PER FORMI NG ARTS AT U BC, 8PM 

friday & saturday, october 14, 15 

NORTH SHOR E C LASSICS / C ENTEN N IAL TH EATR E, 8PM 

monday, october 17 

◆ 

▲ 




BACH Suite No. 4 in D Major, BWV1069 

I. Ouverture 

II. Bourrée I & II 

III. Gavotte 

IV. Menuet I & II 

V. Réjouissance 

◆ ▲ BACH Cantata No. 51, Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen! 

◆ 

INTERMISSION 

MOZART Exsultate, Jubilate, K165 

I. Exsultate, jubilate 

II. Tu virginum corona, tu nobis pacem dona 

III. Alleluja 

HAYDN Symphony No. 47 in G Major 

I. Allegro 

II. Un poco adagio, cantabile 

III. Menuet & Trio 

IV. Finale: Presto assai 


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The presentation of the Bach & Beyond Series is made possible, 

in part, through the generous assistance of the Chan Centre for 

the Performing Arts of the University of British Columbia.

TRACY DAHL 

LARRY KNOPP 





With her 2006 debut at La Scala as Zerbinetta 

in Ariadne auf Naxos, Canada’s premier 

coloratura soprano Tracy Dahl has taken 

another milestone in a career that has 

brought her together with such opera houses 

as the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco 

Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Santa Fe Opera, 

Canadian Opera Company, and the Chatelet 

in Paris, to name a few. Her “superlative 

coloratura” (Globe and Mail), “deliciously 

accurate, stratospheric” (Opera), is regularly 

singled out by critics. “Her extreme high 

notes, and she threw in a lot of them, are 

easy and spectacular.” (Boston Globe). In 

2009 she was awarded the prestigious Opera 

Canada Award. 

Her discography includes A Disney 

Spectacular with the Cincinnati Pops 

(Telarc), Glitter and Be Gay with the Calgary 

Philharmonic (CBC), A Gilbert and Sullivan 

Gala with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra 

(CBC), and Love Walked In, a Gershwin 

collection with the Bramwell Tovey Trio (Red 

Phone Box Company). 


Larry Knopp began his career as Acting 

Principal Trumpet of the Edmonton Symphony 

Orchestra at the age of twenty. He has also 

held positions as Principal Trumpet with 

Orchestra London, the Hamilton Philharmonic, 

and the Malaysia Philharmonic Orchestra, 

and is currently Principal Trumpet of the 

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, as well 

as the National Broadcast Orchestra. Larry 

has performed and recorded with the 

Boston Symphony Orchestra, the New York 

Philharmonic, as well as The Three Tenors. 

Larry completed his Master’s degree at 

Northwestern University, where he played 

in the Chicago Civic Orchestra, and studied 

with Vincent Cichowicz. He has finished the 

academic work for his Doctoral degree at the 

Eastman School of Music where he studied 

with Barbara Butler. 

Larry has performed as a soloist and recitalist 

on television as well as CBC local and national 

radio, including solo performances with the 

Edmonton Symphony, Orchestra London, 

the Hamilton Philharmonic, the Vancouver 

Symphony, the CBC Vancouver Orchestra, and 

the Malaysia Philharmonic Orchestra. 

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Johann Sebastian Bach 

b. Eisenach, Germany / March 21, 1685 

d. Leipzig, Germany / July 28, 1750 

Suite No. 4 in D Major, BWV 1069 

By Bach’s time, virtually every important 

German composer had created independent 

suites for orchestra. Some of his four 

surviving examples may date from his 

years in service to Prince Leopold of Cöthen 

(1717-1723), others from the subsequent 

period in Leipzig. 

The opening movement of a Baroque suite 

typically being the freest in form (as opposed 

to the more formalized dance movements), 

the Overture of Suite No. 4 is the longest and 

most intricately wrought section. The suite 

includes two sets of dances in pairs. In such 

groupings the second dance appears as a 

contrasting central “trio” section between 

appearances of the first. Bach opens the 

dance-movement section of the suite with 

a set of bourrées, a lively French folk dance 

which originated during his era and was later 

adopted as a more formal court dance. 

Bourrée No. 1 is brisk and joyful, the second 

a bit more subdued, almost shadowy. Next 

up is a single example of the gavotte, another 

French folk and court dance that emerged 

during Bach’s lifetime. This one has a refined 

bearing. The following pair of minuets 

continues this air of restraint. The second is 

more lightly scored than the first. The suite 

concludes with Réjouissance (Rejoicing), a 

bracing, almost rowdy finale. 

Johann Sebastian Bach 

b. Eisenach, Germany / March 21, 1685 

d. Leipzig, Germany / July 28, 1750 

Cantata No. 51, 

Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen! 

Bach composed a huge number of cantatas, 

works for a combination of voices and 

instruments. More than 200 survive. They 

cover an enormous range of styles, forms and 

purposes: jubilant, mournful and humorous; 

sacred and secular; straightforward and 

complex; brief and lengthy, and make up 

a vast treasure-house of sublime music. 

Cantata No. 51, Jauchzet Gott in allen 

Landen! (Praise God in Every Land!) dates 

from roughly 1730, when Bach was living 

in Leipzig. It is a sacred piece, intended for 

performance on the fifteenth Sunday after 

Trinity. Its joyous nature has led to its being 

one of his most popular cantatas. Both the 

soprano soloist and the orchestra’s trumpet 

player are called upon to perform great feats 

of virtuosity. 

Wolfgang 

Amadeus Mozart 

b. Salzburg, Austria / January 27, 1756 

d. Vienna, Austria / December 5, 1791 

Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165 

Mozart set out on what proved to be his third 

and final visit to Italy in October 1772. He 

bore with him the first sketches for Lucio 

Silla, an opera he had been commissioned 

to write for the upcoming carnival season 

in Milan. The premiere on December 26 at 

the Regio Ducal Teatro found great favour. 

Much credit for this was due to a renowned 

castrato, Venanzio Rauzzini, who performed 

the important role of Cecilio. Mozart admired 

the brilliance and agility of his voice, and 

gladly agreed to compose a work showcasing 

them. Rauzzini premiered the motet, 

Exsultate, jubilate on January 17, 1773. 

The author of the non-liturgical Latin text 

is unknown. 

Nothing save brilliance and energy radiates 

from the outer sections. An orchestral 

introduction, delightfully coloured by oboe 

and horn flourishes, precedes the opening 

aria, Exsultate, jubilate (Rejoice, shout, O you 

blessed souls). After a compact recitative, 

the second and considerably longer aria, Tu 

virginum corona, tu nobis pacem dona (Crown 

of all virgins, grant us peace) is launched 

on its gentle, consoling way. Mozart aptly 

pares back the scoring to strings and organ. 

The full ensemble is restored to support the 

enchanting concluding Alleluja, which leans 

toward popular music style. One of Mozart’s 

most well-known vocal compositions, it is 

frequently performed on its own. 

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Joseph Haydn 

b. Rohrau, Lower Austria / March 31, 1732 

d. Vienna, Austria / May 31, 1809 

Symphony No. 47 in G Major 

By the time Haydn composed this 

symphony in 1772, he had been working 

for a wealthy, aristocratic Hungarian family, 

the Esterházys, for just over a decade. 

Isolated from the world due to his strict 

contract with them, he used their private 

orchestra to perform experiments in 

symphonic composition. It was at that time 

that his symphonies began to become more 

individual and original. A prime example 

was another piece he created that year. 

In the finale of the well-known “Farewell” 

Symphony (No. 45), the orchestra grows 

gradually smaller as the players 

leave the stage. 

Symphony No. 47 conceals the ingenuity 

of its construction under a highly appealing 

surface. The first movement opens with a 

lively, march-like theme announced by the 

horns. The nonchalant second theme stands 

in strong contrast. The march theme becomes 

increasingly dark and forceful, only to be 

banished in the end by the light-hearted 

second tune. Haydn constructed the variations 

that make up the second movement so that 

the theme and its accompaniment could trade 

places back and forth between upper and 

lower voices. 

“Symphony No. 47 

conceals the ingenuity of its 

construction under a highly 

appealing surface.” 

The following minuet is even more 

ingenious. In the main, outer sections, and 

the central trio, the music is heard first 

forwards, then precisely in reverse. Haydn 

devised both themes of the finale from the 

same thematic materials. This quick, witty 

movement contains echoes of East 

European folk music. ■ 

Program Notes © 2011 Don Anderson 

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SPECTRA EN ERGY KI DS KONC ERTS / OR PH EUM TH EATR E, 2PM 

sunday, october 16 



Inspector Tovey Investigates Rhythm 

TOVEY Cool Cats Rhyme Time 

SOUSA Liberty Bell March 

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5, I. Allegro con brio 

STRAUSS Perpetuum Mobile 

ANDERSON Belle of the Ball 

TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, Pathétique 

STRAUSS Pizzicato Polka 

ANDERSON Sandpaper Ballet 

Inspector Tovey investigates the musical concept of rhythm, 

with help from the Granville Street Irregulars. 

VSO Instrument Fair The Kids’ Koncerts series continues with the popular VSO 

Instrument Fair, which allows music lovers of all ages (but especially kids!) to touch 

and play real orchestra instruments in the Orpheum lobby one hour before concert 

start time. All instruments are generously provided by Tom Lee Music. 


KIDS’ KONCERTS SERIES 

CO-SPONSOR 

PREMIER EDUCATION PARTNER 

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The VSO’s Kids’ Koncerts have been endowed by a 

generous gift from the William & Irene McEwen Fund.





Inspector Tovey was inspired by the masterly 

detective Sherlock Holmes, whose band of 

supporters included the famous Baker Street 

Irregulars. These irregular detectives were 

young boys and girls who helped the great 

detective as he solved the most difficult 

mysteries of his age. Like Mr. Holmes, 

Inspector Tovey needs a group of young boys 

and girls to lend their support in his search 

for the ultimate truths of rhythm, melody and 

harmony. Inspector Tovey is very grateful to 

the young musicians who are accompanying 

him on his search today – and we will reveal 

their secret identities during the performance! 

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VALERY GERGIEV 

ALEXANDER 

TORADZE 



thursday, october 20 



Stradivarius Ensemble of the 

Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra 

R. STRAUSS Metamorphosen 

SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 35 

I. Allegretto 

II. Lento 

III. Moderato 

IV. Allegro con brio 

INTERMISSION 

TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade in C Major, Op. 48 

PRESENTS 

I. Pezzo in forma di sonatina: Andante non troppo – Allegro moderato 

II. Valse: Moderato – Tempo di valse 

III. Élégie: Larghetto elegiaco 

IV. Finale (Tema russo): Andante – Allegro con spirito 


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Valery Gergiev’s inspired leadership as Artistic 

and General Director of the Mariinsky Theatre 

since 1988 has taken Mariinsky ensembles 

to 45 countries and has brought universal 

acclaim to this legendary institution, now in 

its 228th season. At home in St. Petersburg, 

his leadership has resulted in the new and 

superb Mariinsky Concert Hall, which opened 

in November 2006, and the Mariinsky Label, 

which was launched in 2009. 

Presently Principal Conductor of the London 

Symphony Orchestra and The World Orchestra 

of Peace, Valery Gergiev is also founder and 

Artistic Director of the Stars of the White 

Nights Festival and New Horizons Festival in 

St. Petersburg, the Moscow Easter Festival, 

the Gergiev Rotterdam Festival, the Mikkeli 

International Festival, and the Red Sea 

Festival in Eilat, Israel. 

Maestro Gergiev is the recipient of a Grammy 

Award, the Dmitri Shostakovich Award, 

Golden Mask Award, People’s Artist of 

Russia Award, the World Economic Forum’s 

Crystal Award, Sweden’s Polar Music Prize, 

Netherlands’s Knight of the Order of the 

Dutch Lion, Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun, 

Valencia’s Silver Medal, the Herbert von 

Karajan prize and France’s Royal Order of the 

Legion of Honour. 

The Mariinsky Theatre 

Stradivarius Ensemble 

The Mariinsky Theatre Stradivarius Ensemble 

comprises a group of musicians performing 

on the most famous and unique-sounding 

string instruments in the world. The ensemble 

was established on the initiative of Valery 

Gergiev, Artistic and General Director of the 

Mariinsky Theatre. The Stradivarius Ensemble 

is made up of the best musicians and leading 

soloists of the Theatre’s Symphony Orchestra. 

Their performances of popular and dearlyloved 

classical works sound completely 

different to concerts thanks to the incredibly 

rich and unbelievably beautiful timbres of 

the instruments made by Amati, Stradivarius, 

Guarneri, Guandini and Gofriller. 

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Alexander Toradze is universally recognized 

as a masterful virtuoso in the grand Romantic 

tradition. He has enriched the Great Russian 

pianistic heritage with his own unorthodox 

interpretative conceptions, deeply poetic 

lyricism, and intensely emotional excitement. 

Born in 1952 in Tbilisi, Georgia, Alexander 

Toradze graduated from the Tchaikovsky 

Conservatory in Moscow and soon became 

a professor there. In 1983, he moved 

permanently to the United States and in 

1991, he was appointed as the Martin 

Endowed Chair Professor of Piano at Indiana 

University South Bend, where he has created 

a teaching environment that is unparalleled 

in its unique concept. The members of the 

multi-national Toradze Piano Studio have 

developed into a worldwide touring ensemble 

that has gathered great critical acclaim on 

an international level. In the 2002-2003 

season, the Studio appeared in New York 

performing the complete cycle of Bach solo 

concerti, as well as Scriabin’s complete 

sonata cycle. The Studio has also performed 

projects detailing the piano and chamber 

works of Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Dvořák 

and Stravinsky, in Rome, Venice and Ravenna 

in Italy; the Klavier Festival Ruhr and Berlin 

Festivals in Germany; and in Boston, Chicago 

and Washington DC. 

Richard Strauss 

b. Munich, Germany / June 11, 1864 

d. Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany / Sept. 8, 1949 

Metamorphosen 

The late-Romantic composer Richard Strauss 

was a disciple of Wagner and Liszt, following 

in the footsteps of the latter composer by 

expanding the symphonic poem concept and 

creating the orchestral tone poem. Though 

not strictly a tone poem, the Metamorphosen 

is a study for strings, and a setting of late 

poetry by Goethe. Strauss wrote the piece 

in the last months of the Second World War, 

in deep mourning for the destruction of 

German culture in general, and specifically, 

the Munich Opera House and the Goethehaus. 

Though a strikingly-original masterpiece, and 

Strauss’s greatest late-career achievement,

the Metamorphosen is as notable for 

Strauss’s extensive use of the funeral march 

theme from Beethoven’s Eroica symphony, 

as a motif for his memorial to lost German 

culture. The theme is alluded to early in the 

work, then directly quoted in the powerful and 

moving closing bars, marked on the score 

with the words In Memoriam. 

Dmitry Shostakovich 

b. St. Petersburg, Russia / September 25, 1906 

d. Moscow, Russia / August 9, 1975 

Piano Concerto No.1 in C minor, Op. 35 

The extraordinary life and times of Dmitry 

Shostakovich forged him into one of the 

great composers of the Russian school of 

music; in fact, one of the great composers 

of any kind, anywhere. Though known much 

more for his epic symphonies, Shostakovich 

was also a great writer of concerti for solo 

instruments and orchestra. And although he 

was a bit of a late bloomer as a piano player 

by the standards of other famous musical 

prodigies (he only started lessons at the age 

of nine), Shostakovich very quickly became 

a master of the instrument. As a student, he 

pursued piano studies and composition with 

equal fervour, until the second place finish at 

the 1927 International Chopin Competition 

convinced him to focus on composition. 

According to the diaries of Shostakovich’s 

pupil Evgeny Makarov, the Piano Concerto 

No.1 had its genesis as a trumpet concerto, 

only gradually metamorphosing into what 

we now know as a concerto for piano and 

orchestra, with a large trumpet part. The 

concerto is brilliant, in many ways not a 

product of Soviet Russia, though firmly 

Shostakovich. The concerto’s mixture of 

lyricism and frivolity makes it a cousin 

of Ravel’s G major and Prokofiev’s Fifth 

Piano Concerto. There is also more than 

a hint of Gershwin’s Concerto in F in the 

slow movement, and even of Stravinsky’s 

Petroushka in the fast first and final 

movements. Often Shostakovich quotes 

other pieces, including his own works, 

mixing genres in a totally modern way while 

still adhering to the confines of “socialist 

realism” expected during this time. In the 

second movement, Shostakovich presents 

a parody of a theme from his ballet The 

Golden Age, sometimes in a jazzy version. He 

includes excerpts from his opera Christopher 

Columbus and presents an uproarious 

reading of Beethoven’s Rondo a capriccio 

in the final movement. An explanation for 

this wide variation in style can be found in 

that for the six years previous to writing this 

concerto, Shostakovich had been composing 

almost exclusively for stage and screen; the 

impact of which is heard dramatically in this 

concerto’s willingness to quote or paraphrase 

this wide range of pre-existing music, and in 

its restless shifting from one style to another. 

Shostakovich himself gave the premiere of 

this work on October 15th, 1933, with the 

Leningrad Philharmonic. 

Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky 

b. Kamsko-Votkinsk, Russia / May 7, 1840 

d. St. Petersburg, Russia / November 6, 1893 

Serenade for Strings in C, Op. 48 

Tchaikovsky is clearly the most popular and 

well known of all Russian composers, though 

this was not always the case in his lifetime. 

Suffering through many crises both real and 

imagined, Tchaikovsky’s music was fueled 

by an energy and angst that few composers 

before or since could match. His mastery of 

texture, melody and orchestral colour shines 

through in the exceptional Serenade for 

Strings, completed in 1881. 

The work probably began its life as either a 

symphony or a string quartet, before evolving 

into a serenade for strings; but one with a 

symphonic structure and scope. Tchaikovsky 

deeply admired Mozart, who he believed 

to be the greatest composer to ever live, 

and in Tchaikovsky’s words, this Serenade 

“is my homage to Mozart; it is intended to 

be an imitation of his style, and I should 

be delighted if I thought I had in any way 

approached my model.” There is indeed much 

of Mozart in the spirit of this work, though it 

is firmly cast in the Romantic style, dripping 

with texture and richness throughout. 

A slow, emotional, measured introduction 

makes an emphatic statement, leading into 

a cheeky Allegro, whizzing up and down 

the orchestral scale but always in control 

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– Tchaikovsky deftly demonstrating the 

possibilities of orchestral colour available to 

a string orchestra. The Valse section mirrors 

the Minuets of Mozart’s time, though this is a 

dance movement that reminds the listener of 

Tchaikovsky’s utter mastery of ballet. 

Each section of the orchestra plays with 

the dance melodies, passing them back 

and forth in masterful counterpoint, before 

the movement gives way to a sentimental 

Elegy. The movement builds in intensity 

before giving way once again to the gentle, 

thoughtful Elegiac theme, ending the 

movement in a nostalgic whisper, like a 

setting sun. 

The Finale is all-Russian in its conception 

and feeling. Featuring two Russian folk 

tunes – including a vigorous dance – that are 

played with and elaborated upon, the Finale 

moves ahead briskly toward a recapitulation 

of the opening theme presented boldly and 

emotionally. In a brilliant twist, the Andante 

theme melts back into the dance theme, 

bringing the work to an energetic and 

immensely satisfying conclusion. ■ 


The VSO Celebrates the Lives of 

Zena Wagstaff and Robert Gordon Brodie 

ZENA WAGSTAFF passed peacefully on July 4, 2011. 

She is survived by her sister Helen, nieces Diana and 

Lorri, and great-nieces Catherine and Melissa. An 

accomplished violinist and member of the Vancouver 

Symphony Orchestra for 50 years, Zena was also 

prominent in Vancouver’s music scene through 

Zena’s Musical Staff. She was inducted into the BC 

Entertainment Hall of Fame in 1997 for her services to 

the music industry. Our ‘queen’ had exquisite taste 

and class and will be very much missed. 

Zena Wagstaff 

ROBERT GORDON BRODIE passed peacefully on May 6, 2011. Robert leaves 

behind his loving wife Suzanne and daughters Taryn, Dallas (David Ash) and Fiona 

(Peter Rose), and his five grandchildren whom he loved so dearly: Alana, Andrew, 

Charlie, Katie and Madeleine. Robert also leaves behind his 

brother Mac (Nancy) and his sister-in-law Jone (Russ 

Fraser). He was predeceased by his brother Hall. Robert 

was President and Chairman of the Vancouver Symphony 

Society (1972-4), and during his tenure, the VSO realized 

great success including its first ever international concert 

tour. In 1977 the VSO moved into the Orpheum, which 

was saved in part due to Bob’s on stage appeals. Robert 

was also founding Chairman of the Vancouver Symphony 

Foundation (1992-2000) and in 1993 he received the 

125th Confederation Medal of Canada for “significant 

contributions to compatriots, community and Canada.” 

Robert Gordon Brodie 

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TILL FELLNER 


MASTERWOR KS DIAMON D / OR PH EUM TH EATR E, 8PM 

saturday & monday, october 22, 24 


▲ Till Fellner piano 

◗ Vancouver Bach Choir 

◗ CHATMAN Earth Songs 

I. Light Upon the Earth 

II. Earth and Sky 

III. The Butterfly 

IV. The Waterfall 

V. Dance of the Raindrops 

VI. Smile, O Voluptuous Cool Breath’d Earth 

▲ BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 19 

I. Allegro con brio 

II. Adagio 

III. Rondo: Molto allegro 

INTERMISSION 

MOZART Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K550 

I. Molto allegro 

II. Andante 

III. Menuetto and Trio 

IV. Allegro assai 

PRE-CONCERT TALKS free to ticketholders at 7:05pm. 


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VANCOUVER BACH CHOIR 




Till Fellner piano 

Pianist Till Fellner plays with scrupulous 

musicianship, purity of style, and sparkling 

keyboard command – qualities that have 

earned him plaudits throughout Europe, and 

in the United States and Japan. His readings 

of the works of Bach and Beethoven in 

particular have already placed him among 

the elect in this repertoire, and the inspired 

ingenuity of his performances of such 20th 

century masters as Gyórgy Kurtág and Elliott 

Carter have earned him many accolades. 

This season sees the completion of Mr. 

Fellner’s traversal of the complete Beethoven 

piano sonatas; the critically acclaimed 

cycle is being presented in New York at the 

Metropolitan Museum of Art; in Washington, 

DC as a co-presentation with the National 

Gallery, the Embassy Series and the Austrian 

Cultural Forum; as well at the Konzerthaus 

in Vienna; Wigmore Hall in London; the Salle 

Gaveau in Paris; and Toppan Hall in Tokyo. 

Till Fellner was a student of Helene Sedo- 

Stadler and has studied privately with Alfred 

Brendel, Meira Farkas, Oleg Maisenberg, and 

Claus-Christian Schuster. 

Vancouver Bach Choir 

The Vancouver Bach Choir gave its first 

concert at the Orpheum in December 1930. 

During its long history, the choir has sung 

with such world-renowned conductors as 

Bruno Walter, Sir Ernest MacMillan, Zubin 

Mehta, Sir Arthur Bliss, Meredith Davies, 

Kazuyoshi Akiyama, Simon Streatfeild, 

Andrew Davis and Simon Preston. Leslie Dala 

was appointed Music Director in July 2010, 

following Bruce Pullan who had been music 

Director for twenty-seven years. 

Since 1930, the Vancouver Bach Choir’s 

Canadian reputation has grown through 

numerous broadcasts by the Canadian 

Broadcasting Corporation, an Eastern 

Canadian tour in 1974 and the cross-Canada 

viewing of a television film of the Easter 

music from Handel’s Messiah. 

In Vancouver the Vancouver Bach Choir 

presents a series of concerts each season 

and has been responsible for the British 

Columbia premiere of a number of major 

works including Rossini’s Stabat Mater, 

Fanshawe’s African Sanctus, Lloyd Webber’s 

Requiem, Paul McCartney’s Liverpool 

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Oratorio, Berlioz’ Messe Solennelle and 

Penderecki’s Polish Requiem. The choir has 

also commissioned and premiered extended 

works by Canadian composers John Estacio 

and Christos Hatzis as well as many shorter 

pieces by other Canadian composers. 

Stephen Chatman 

b. Faribault, Minnesota, USA / February 28, 1950 

Earth Songs 

Stephen Chatman, Professor and Head, 

Composition Division at the University of 

British Columbia since 1976, is recognized 

internationally as a composer of choral, 

orchestral, and piano music. 

His approximately 100 choral works have 

sold more than 400,000 printed copies. 

Recorded works include three choral 

collections performed by the Vancouver 

Chamber Choir. His orchestral works, 

commissioned by the Vancouver, Toronto and 

Edmonton symphonies, among others, have 

been performed and recorded by the B.B.C. 

Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Radio Orchestra, 

Hong Kong Philharmonic, San Francisco, 

Montréal, Calgary, and Winnipeg symphonies, 

among others. 

He studied at the Oberlin Conservatory and 

the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. 

Stylistically, many of his pre-1982 works are 

complex, virtuosic, and atonal. In 1982, he 

began composing choral music influenced by 

various traditional musical styles, signalling 

his gradual departure from modernism and a 

path toward post-modernism, spirituality, and 

a wider audience. 

He composed Earth Songs in 2007 and 2008. 

It was commissioned by the University of 

British Columbia for a gala concert honouring 

its centenary. Alain Trudel conducted the 

premiere in Vancouver on September 28, 

2008, leading the UBC Singers and the CBC 

Radio Orchestra. “Early on,” Chatman said, 

“I wanted to involve the university singers, 

so I knew I wanted to write for choir and 

orchestra. But for some time I’ve had some 

ideas of writing something that deals with 

ecology. This is one of the greatest challenges 

of our times, both locally and globally. But 

ecology, earth and water are also very much 

what this place is all about. So Earth Songs 

was a natural fit in terms of what I think the 

piece could mean…It celebrates the universal 

spirit of and beauty of the natural world and 

is meant to inspire the global community to 

respect, restore and protect the natural and 

human world.” 

Chatman chose texts in a variety of 

languages. The dynamic first song, Light Upon 

the Earth, sets words from the Biblical book 

of Genesis, translated into Latin. The radiantly 

beautiful second song, Earth and Sky, used an 

environmentally-conscious poem that George 

McWhirter, Vancouver’s Poet Laureate, wrote 

especially for Chatman to set here. Next is an 

aptly fast, delicate setting of 

The Butterfly, by the British poet, Robert 

Stephen Hawker. Chatman envelopes The 

Waterfall by the medieval Chinese poet, 

Zhang Jiuling, in exotic orchestral textures 

that include several authentic Chinese folk 

instruments. Dance of the Raindrops, with 

a text by Chatman himself, begins quietly 

but rises to an ecstatic climax. Earth Songs 

concludes thoughtfully with Chatman’s 

uplifting setting of Walt Whitman’s Smile 

O Voluptuous Cool-Breath’d Earth. 

Ludwig van Beethoven 

b. Bonn, Germany / baptized December 17, 1770 

d. Vienna, Austria / March 26, 1827 

Piano Concerto No. 2 

in B-flat Major, Op. 19 

Beethoven arrived in Vienna at the end of 

1792. He established his reputation through 

his piano playing, and by composing solo 

works for his own performance. He also 

revised several existing creations, including 

this concerto. The earliest version may date 

back as far as 1788. After several revisions, 

the final version was published in 1801. 

Because it came into print after the Concerto 

“No. 1” in C Major that he had composed in 

1795, it is known as “No. 2.” 

The first movement opens with arresting 

call to attention, followed by a vigorous 

first theme and a relaxed second. The 

slow movement is rather formal but still 

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expressive, with a particularly poetic 

concluding section. The finale is a bright, witty 

romp, with a cuckoo-like falling interval in the 

main rondo theme. The intervening episodes 

include a zesty minor-key excursion into 

Hungarian/Gypsy territory. 

Wolfgang 

Amadeus Mozart 

b. Salzburg, Austria / January 27, 1756 

d. Vienna, Austria / December 5, 1791 

Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550 

Mozart could not have known that the three 

symphonies he composed between June 26 

and August 10, 1788 would be his last. They 

are quite different from each other: Symphony 

No. 39 is one of his most elegant creations, 

its successor among his most pathetic. 

And appropriately, No. 41 is the grandest 

and most joyous of all his symphonies. 

Uncertainty surrounds their being performed 

during Mozart’s lifetime. Circumstantial 

evidence points to one or more of them being 

programmed on several occasions, such as 

a subscription concert at the Vienna Casino 

later in 1788, or during the concert tours that 

took him to Germany in 1788 and 1789. 

In the opening movement of Symphony 

No. 40, an overriding mood of resignation 

undercuts the music’s plentiful energy. The 

second theme resembles nothing so much 

as a series of sighs. The symphony’s sole 

oasis of repose arrives in the placid second 

movement. The ensuing minuet lies as far 

from the ballroom as may be imagined. 

Its almost menacing outer panels make it 

perhaps the most disturbing example of its 

kind. The central trio section offers the barest 

glimpse of happier times. The forward drive 

of the first movement returns in the 

finale, with a more insistent edge added. 

Considerable momentum is generated, but 

the atmosphere of gloomy defiance persists 

to the very last bar. ■ 


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DANIEL MÜLLER-SCHOTT 


MASTERWOR CONCERT KS SI LVER PROGRAM 

/ OR PH EUM TH EATR E, 8PM 

▲ 

saturday & monday, october 29, 31 



▲ 

DVOŘ ÁK Three Slavonic Dances: Op. 46, No. 8 and No. 3; Op. 72, No. 7 

SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 126 

I. Largo 

II. Allegretto 

III. Allegretto 

INTERMISSION 

DVOŘ ÁK Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88 

I. Allegro con brio 

II. Adagio 

III. Allegretto grazioso 

IV. Allegro ma non troppo 


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DOUGLAS BOYD 


Douglas Boyd’s international reputation as 

a conductor is on the rise. Now in his ninth 

season as Music Director of the Manchester 

Camerata, Boyd continues to transform the 

orchestra into one of England’s finest. Like 

so many of Boyd’s performances, his debut 

with the Camerata at London’s fabled Proms 

concerts was praised for clarity, vibrancy and 

musicality. 

Boyd is now in his sixth and final year as 

Artistic Partner of the St. Paul Chamber 

Orchestra, with whom he performs, records 

and tours regularly, including an acclaimed 

performance at Carnegie Hall. Boyd was 

recently appointed Principal Guest Conductor 

of the Colorado Symphony and also holds this 

title with the City of London Sinfonia. 

Boyd’s recording of the Bach Concerti for 

Deutsche Grammophon marked his recording 

debut as director/soloist. His live recordings 

as a conductor with Manchester Camerata of 

Beethoven, Mahler and Mozart symphonies 

have received universal critical acclaim. Boyd 

also recorded the works of George Tsontakis 

(KOCH International Classics) with the St. 

Paul Chamber Orchestra. The Second Violin 

Concerto on the Tsontakis recording received 

both a 2008 Grammy Award nomination and 

the prestigious Grawemeyer Award. 


One of the finest cellists in the world 

today, Daniel Müller-Schott electrifies 

audiences everywhere with his cool passion 

and technical brilliance. Often cited for 

insightful and imaginative interpretations 

of the standard repertoire, he is also deeply 

committed to the music of our time. In North 

America, Mr. Müller-Schott has appeared with 

The Philadelphia Orchestra, the Los Angeles 

Philharmonic (Hollywood Bowl) and the New 

York Philharmonic to name a few. 

An enthusiastic recitalist, Daniel Müller-Schott 

appears regularly in many of the world’s 

great venues, among them the Munich 

Philharmonie, Salzburg Mozarteum, Wigmore 

Hall, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Vancouver 

Recital Society and the Zurich Tonhalle. 

Also an avid chamber musician, 

Mr. Müller-Schott has collaborated with 

Nicholas Angelich, Jonathan Biss, Renaud 

Capuçon, Julia Fischer, Jonathan Gilad, 

Viviane Hagner, Daniel Hope, Steven Isserlis, 

Robert Kulek, Olli Mustonen, Anne-Sophie 

Mutter, Sir André Previn, Christian Tetzlaff, 

Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Lars Vogt, as well 

as the Ebne, Fauré and Vogler quartets. He 

has also appeared and recorded extensively 

with Canadian pianist, Angela Hewitt. 

Antonín Dvořák 

b. Nelahozeves, Bohemia / September 8, 1841 

d. Prague, Bohemia / May 1, 1904 

Three Slavonic Dances: 

Op. 46, No. 8 and No. 3; Op. 72, No. 7 

Dvořák overcame a lengthy, unpromising 

apprenticeship to become an internationally 

respected and beloved composer. He lived 

in a rustic backwater for decades, barely 

making ends meet by performing everyday 

musical tasks such as working as an organist, 

choir master, and viola player in a folk band. 

In 1874, at thirty-three, he applied for a grant 

that the Austrian government made available 

to young, impoverished composers. The 

works he submitted deeply impressed the 

panel of judges, headed by Johannes Brahms. 

He went on to win the prize several times. 

His initial win launched a close friendship 

with Brahms, one result of which was 

a strong recommendation to Brahms’s 

Berlin publisher, Fritz Simrock. Simrock 

commissioned Dvořák to compose a set of 

Slavonic Dances, to be patterned on Brahms’s 

popular Hungarian Dances. People throughout 

Europe immediately fell in love with these 

sprightly, and to their ears, exotic pieces. 

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Unlike the Brahms dances, they were based 

on original themes in folk style, rather than 

authentic native melodies. You will hear 

No. 8, a lively furiant, and No. 3, a cheeky 

polka. Dvořák composed a second set of 

Slavonic Dances in 1886. In them, he cast his 

net more widely, including dance forms from 

outside his native Bohemia. From that set, you 

will hear No. 7, a vivacious Serbian kolo. 

Dmitry Shostakovich 

b. St. Petersburg, Russia / September 25, 1906 

d. Moscow, Russia / August 9, 1975 

Cello Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 126 

During the gap of seven years that separated 

the creation of Shostakovich’s two cello 

concertos, a serious decline in his health 

resulted in his music acquiring an increasing 

spareness, both in emotion and texture. This 

trend intensified even further throughout the 

remaining decade of his life. 

Both his cello concertos were written for, 

dedicated to, and premiered by a close 

friend: the eminent Russian soloist, Mstislav 

Rostropovich. Shostakovich composed No. 

2 from March to April, 1966. The premiere 

took place in Moscow on September 25 of 

that year, at a concert celebrating his sixtieth 

birthday. Yevgeny Svetlanov conducted the 

USSR State Symphony Orchestra. 

Concerto No. 1 is a vibrant, often humorous 

virtuoso display piece. No. 2 is subdued 

in nature, and it gives the orchestra a 

role virtually equal in importance to the 

solo instrument. Never as popular as its 

predecessor, it awaits discovery as the 

fascinating creation it is. 

It opens in an atmosphere of deep meditation, 

a mood which even the usually consoling 

participation of a harp can do little to soothe. 

The entrance of the xylophone announces 

an animated central panel that provides only 

brief relief from the dark atmosphere. 

The main theme of the scherzo-like second 

movement is a sweet Ukrainian street song: 

Pretzels, Buy My Pretzels. At a New Year’s 

party earlier that year, Shostakovich had 

put it forward as one of his favourite tunes. 

Perhaps it reminded him of the innocent days 

of his youth, although here, filtered through 

the prism of experience, it takes on a bitter 

character. 

Horn fanfares usher in the finale, which 

follows on without a pause. The most 

enigmatic and daring section of the concerto, 

it intermingles many disparate elements: a 

solo cadenza accompanied by a tambourine; 

dialogues between the soloist and several 

orchestral principals; passages of manic 

violence, and others that unsuccessfully 

pursue repose. 

Antonín Dvořák 

b. Nelahozeves, Bohemia / September 8, 1841 

d. Prague, Bohemia / May 1, 1904 

Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88 

Dvořák overcame a lengthy, unpromising 

apprenticeship to become an internationally 

respected and beloved composer. He lived 

in a rustic backwater for decades, barely 

making ends meet by performing everyday 

musical tasks such as working as an organist, 

choir master, and viola player in a folk band. 

In 1874, at thirty-three, he applied for a 

grant that the Austrian government made 

available to young, impoverished composers. 

The works he submitted deeply impressed 

the panel of judges, headed by Johannes 

Brahms. He went on to win the prize several 

times, thus lightening his financial burden 

and sustaining his dream of a career as a 

composer. 

His initial win launched a close friendship 

with Brahms, one result of which was 

a strong recommendation to the senior 

composer’s Berlin publisher, Fritz Simrock. 

Simrock published the Moravian Duets 

that had helped win Dvořák the prize the 

first time. He then commissioned a set of 

Slavonic Dances. People throughout Europe 

immediately fell in love with those eight 

sprightly, and to their ears, exotic pieces. 

What won Dvořák his place of honour in 

musical history was his unsurpassed ability 

to subject his folk-flavoured inventions to the 

discipline of classical composition. His finest 

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creations offer a virtually irresistible blend of 

art and craft, of emotion and intellect. They 

also surmount any considerations of national 

origin. They are works of art that speak 

directly to the hearts of listeners everywhere. 

He composed the eighth of his nine 

symphonies during the summer and autumn 

of 1889, in the idyllic surroundings of his 

country estate at Vysoká. Its contented, 

pastoral nature mirrors that location. He 

conducted the premiere himself, in Prague on 

February 2, 1890. Over the next few months, 

he directed further performances as gestures 

of thanks to the Universities of Cambridge 

and Prague for the degrees they bestowed 

upon him. Those occasions bore a tinge of 

irony, since the Eighth is the least “academic” 

of his symphonies. The innovative approach 

to form that is one of its major characteristics 

reflects his stated desire to make it “different 

from the other symphonies, with individual 

thoughts worked out in a new way.” 

It begins with a rather melancholy 

introduction, but this mood is quickly swept 

away by a genial, birdlike theme on the flute. 

The first movement proper then opens at 

a gallop. Aside from a moment of anxiety 

towards the end, all here is bright and 

happy. The rustic atmosphere (and bird calls) 

continue in the slow second movement. 

Author Alec Robertson writes that “it could 

stand as a miniature tone poem of Czech 

village life described by a highly sensitive 

man.” 

Rather than violate the tranquil mood with 

a boisterous scherzo, Dvořák presents a 

graceful, nostalgic dance piece, truly one 

of his loveliest creations. Trumpets herald 

the finale. Like the matching portion of 

Beethoven’s Eroica, it is one of the few 

symphonic finales in the form of a theme 

and variations. The warm-hearted theme is 

introduced by the cellos. The initial variations 

build to a joyous climax, followed by a tranquil 

passage and a final injection of energy to 

bring the symphony home. ■ 


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Mr. Jaime Peschiera 

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Ross & Beryl Petty 

Ms. Patricia Phillips 

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Marjorie Picard 

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In Memory of May Pimlott 

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Jennifer Polci 

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Sharon Riches 

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Tim Roark & Pat Wolczuk* 

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John Roeder 

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Marilyn & John Ross 

Susan Ross 

Dr. & Mrs. Brien Roy 

Mrs. Michelyne Roy 

Steven Rudy 

Hans Ruger 

Mr. R. Bruce Russell 

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J.M. Ryder 

In Memory of Ellen Sacre 

Lindsay Salt 

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L.S. Sawatsky 

Ms. Brenda Sawyer 

Miss Marguerite Sawyer 

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Semi Weightlifting Club 

Dianne & Nick Sharfe 

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Shirley Sexsmith 

Anne & David Seymour 

Ms. Shirley M. Sharf 

Ann & Robert Shinkle 

H.L. Shore 

Mr. & Mrs. James W. Shrimpton 

Karen Shuster 

Rebecca Siah 

Barbara & Roman Siedlaczek 

Dr. & Mrs. Cecil Sigal 

Michael Sims 

Alastair & Sylvia Sinclair 

Betty Sing* 

Ms. Marie Singh 

Grace Skinner 

Ms. Holly Slaney 

Bob & Doris Smit 

Carol Smith 

Ms. Carol Smith 

Douglas Gwynn Smith 

Erwen & Patricia Smith 

Stanis & Joanne Smith 

Dr. Jack Sniderman 

Ms. Rebecca Soberon-Blake 

Ms. Eva Solt 

John & Constance Southcott 

Mariluz Souto 

Chris Spencer 

Ms. Georgina Spies 

Pam Spouge 

Paul Stagg 

Ms. Mary Stark 

Ruth & Nick Stebbing 

Peter M. Steele* 

Kim Sterling-Klor 

T. W. Stevens 

Peter & Pat Stigings 

Penni Stock 

Ms. Andrea Stolte 

M. Stone* 

Elizabeth Stout 

Mr. James W. Stout 

Beverley Straight 

Bill & Margo Strain & the Staff 

at Villa Electric In Memory 

of Shirley Bradner 

Ms. Hilary Strauss 

Ms. Rhoda Stromberg 

Irene & Irv Strong 

Mr. Stephen Stuckey 

D. & L. Sturgess 

Ms. Elena Surcheva 

Ms. Elizabeth Surowiec 

Wendy K. Sutton 

Elke Swantje 

Paul Swartz 

Mr. & Mrs. C. Roy Sworder 

Mrs. Xenia M. Syz 

S.A. Szabo 

Mrs. Alison Taylor 

Ms. Anne Taylor 

Ian & Claudette Taylor 

In Memory of Christopher 

E. Taylor & Janice Critchley 

Robert & Ida Taylor 

Norman & Margaret Taylor 

Tom & Margaret Taylor 

Mr. Howard & 

Mrs. Barbara Teasley 

Paddy Tennant 

Mollie Thackeray 

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Thaler 

Edith L. Thomas 

Ms. Jean K. Thompson 

Ms. Judy Thomsen 

Anona Thorne 

Ms. Deirdre Thornton 

Marilyn Thorsteinsson 

Dr. & Mrs. David Tobias 

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Ms. Clara Tong 

Ms. Jennifer R. Toone & 

Mr. Derek A. Applegarth 

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P. Tracy 

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Mr. Rémi Tremblay 

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Tseng Family 

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Margaret Watson 

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Professor R.J.A. Wilson 

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In Memory of Shirley 

Annette Woodward 

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Olga & Leon Woolf 

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*Generous Friends donors who 

have further demonstrated their 

support by making an additional 

gift to the VSO’s Support the 

Power of Music endowment 

campaign. 

For more information about the friends of the vancouver symphony 

and the benefits associated with this program please contact Ann Byczko 

at 604.684.9100 extension 237 or email ann@vancouversymphony.ca 

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LANG LANG 

JEAN-MARIE ZEITOUNI 



friday, november 4 


◆ Lang Lang piano 

Presenting Sponsor of Lang Lang at the Vancouver Symphony 

Lang Lang plays Beethoven 

BEETHOVEN Fidelio: Op. 72, Overture 

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major, Op. 60 

I. Adagio – Allegro vivace 

II. Adagio 

III. Allegro vivace 

IV. Allegro ma non troppo 

INTERMISSION 

◆ BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 73, Emperor 

I. Allegro 

II. Adagio un poco mosso 

III. Rondo: Allegro 


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Jean-Marie Zeitouni, recently named music 

director of the Columbus Symphony, has 

emerged as one of Canada’s brightest 

young conductors whose eloquent yet fiery 

style in repertoire ranging from Baroque to 

contemporary music results in regular reengagements 

across North America. 

His association with Les Violons du Roy 

goes back ten years, first as Conductor-in- 

Residence, then as Associate Conductor, and 

since 2008 as Principal Guest Conductor. 

Over the years, he has led the ensemble in 

more than 200 performances in the province 

of Québec, across Canada and in Mexico. 

In 2006, he recorded his first CD with Les 

Violons du Roy entitled Piazzolla which 

received a JUNO ® Award for Classical Album 

Of The Year in the category Solo or Chamber 

Ensemble in 2007. 

Jean-Marie Zeitouni graduated from the 

Montreal Conservatory in conducting, 

percussion and theory. He studied with 

Maestro Raffi Armenian. 

Lang Lang piano 

Heralded as the “hottest artist on the classical 

music planet” by the New York Times, the 

star, twenty-eight year-old Lang Lang has 

played sold out recitals and concerts in 

every major city in the world and is the first 

Chinese pianist to be engaged by the Vienna 

Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic and all the 

top American orchestras. 

His biography, Journey of a Thousand Miles, 

published by Random House in eleven 

languages, was released to critical acclaim. 

As part of his commitment to the education 

of children, he released a version of his 

autobiography specifically for younger 

readers, entitled Playing with Flying Keys. 

Lang Lang’s break into stardom came at 

age seventeen, when he was called upon for 

a dramatic last-minute substitution at the 

“Gala of the Century,” playing a Tchaikovsky 

concerto with the Chicago Symphony. 

Following this gigantic debut, he performed 

successful concerts around the world. The 

Times in London remarked: “Lang Lang took 

a sold-out Albert Hall by storm... This could 

well be history in the making.” 

In February 2010, Lang Lang joined Sony 

Music Entertainment as an exclusive 

recording artist; his first album with Sony 

features a live recording of his 2010 recital at 

Vienna’s legendary Musikverein. 

Ludwig van Beethoven 

b. Bonn, Germany / baptized December 17, 1770 

d. Vienna, Austria / March 26, 1827 

Fidelio, Op. 72, Overture 

“Of all my children, this is the one that 

caused me the worst birth pangs, the one 

that brought me the most sorrow, and for 

that reason, it is the one most dear to me.” 

So wrote Beethoven of his only opera, Fidelio, 

originally titled Leonore. Its creation and 

revisions spanned an entire, difficult decade. 

He ended up composing no less than four 

overtures to introduce it. For various reasons 

the first three proved unsuitable, although 

the Leonore Overtures 2 and 3 have become 

popular concert fare. 

He created the fourth prelude, the one to be 

heard at this concert, in 1814 for the début 

of the opera’s final version. Known as the 

Fidelio Overture, it has been used to introduce 

virtually every production of the opera since 

that time. This concise, compelling work 

provides an aptly stirring introduction to this 

noble tale of devotion and heroism. Possibly 

based on actual events from the “Reign of 

Terror” that followed the French Revolution, 

Fidelio’s libretto is a “rescue” story, a genre 

popular throughout Europe during this period. 

Leonore disguises herself as a boy, Fidelio, 

and frees her unjustly imprisoned husband. 

Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major, Op. 60 

Beethoven completed Symphony No. 3, the 

mighty “Eroica,” in 1803. He began his next 

symphonic project shortly thereafter, but an 

overcrowded work schedule and uncertainty 

regarding the new piece’s structure caused 

him to set it aside. In 1808, it would become 

Symphony No. 5. He then successfully 

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ought Symphony No. 4 to term. He did most 

of the work on it in 1806, another busy year 

which witnessed the creation of the Violin 

Concerto, Piano Concerto No. 4 and the three 

“Razumovsky” string quartets, Op. 59, as 

well as the first, unsuccessful revision of his 

opera, Fidelio. 

That autumn he visited his patron Prince 

Lichnowsky at his summer estate near 

Troppau. There he met another great music 

lover, the Prince’s neighbour, Count Franz von 

Oppersdorf. An ardent admirer of Beethoven’s, 

the Count invited him and the Prince to his 

castle. He had his private orchestra perform 

Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2 during their 

stay, then commissioned a new symphony 

from him. The fee of 500 florins gave him 

six months’ exclusive rights to it. Symphony 

No. 4 is dedicated to him; he would later 

commission No. 5, as well. It is probable 

but not proven that the Count’s orchestra 

gave the Fourth its première. The first fully 

documented reading was a private one that 

took place in Vienna in March 1807. 

A prominent element in Beethoven’s sense 

of humour was a love of creating false 

expectations. This led him to begin this 

symphony, in essence a light-hearted work, 

with an introduction forecasting the exact 

opposite. Gloomy and questioning, it appears 

to be prefacing a dark, dramatic composition. 

This makes the arrival of the main allegro, 

which disperses these clouds with music 

of joyous abandon, all the more effective. 

Throughout the movement, Beethoven 

regularly offers the musical equivalent of 

pokes in the ribs, through displaced accents 

and sudden shifts in dynamics. 

The slow movement glows with warmth. 

Beethoven keeps it moving by underpinning it 

with a gentle but steady rhythmic pulse. The 

ensuing menuetto is in fact a rough-hewn 

rustic scherzo, its title a typical Beethoven jibe 

aimed at tradition. The rambunctious opening 

and the languid central trio sections coming 

round and round in playful succession, a 

practice he would repeat in Symphonies 7 

and 9. The finale, an exhilarating exercise in 

forward-pressing perpetual motion, surpasses 

all that has preceded it for sheer excitement 

and high spirits. 

Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, 

Op. 73, Emperor 

Beethoven composed this monumental 

concerto between 1808 and 1809, against 

the backdrop of French dictator Napoleon 

Bonaparte’s rise to the zenith of his power. 

Beethoven had once admired the “Little 

Corporal” for his early devotion to the 

humanitarian ideals of the French Revolution. 

Once Bonaparte crowned himself Emperor 

of France in 1804, however, Beethoven’s 

attitude changed instantly to scorn. He struck 

Napoleon’s name from the title page of his 

Third Symphony, a work he had planned to 

dedicate to him. 

In May 1809, French troops besieged and 

captured Vienna. During the period when 

Beethoven was at work on this concerto, their 

regular artillery bombardments were chipping 

away at the last shreds of his hearing. He 

fled to the basement of his brother’s house 

and covered his head with pillows. Part of his 

thinking in making this concerto so heroic in 

nature may have been to thumb his nose at 

Bonaparte, to take a musical stand against 

the tyranny that the dictator represented. 

“Its magic remains 

undimmed, no matter how 

many times you hear it.” 

The opening movement is bold and sweeping, 

a confident statement of power and 

celebration. In its own, serene and lyrical 

way, the slow second movement is every 

bit as assured as the first. A simple bridge 

passage connects it to the third movement. 

Its magic remains undimmed, no matter how 

many times you hear it. The piano quietly 

anticipates the theme of the rondo finale, 

before that exuberant, dancing melody bursts 

in with full vigour. ■ 


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vancouver symphony partners 

The Vancouver Symphony gratefully acknowledges the generosity of the following 

Corporations, Foundations, and Government Agencies that have made a financial contribution 

through sponsorship and/or a charitable donation for the 2011/2012 season. 

SERIES SPONSORS 

CONCERT AND SPECIAL EVENT SPONSORS 

 

 

IMPORTANT: 

For Usage below 1-1/2” wide 

KINGSWOOD CAPITAL CORPORATION 

KINGSWOOD CAPITAL CORPORATION 

Platinum Baton Club Sponsors of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra 

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EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM SPONSORS AND PARTNERS 

PREMIER EDUCATION PARTNER 

JEMINI 

FOUNDATION 

MEDIA PARTNERS 

$150,000+ 

TELUS 

Vancouver Sun 

$50,000+ 

City of Burnaby Parks, 

Recreation and Cultural 

Services 

Goldcorp Inc. 

Jemini Foundation 

$30,000+ 

BMO Harris Private Banking 

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP 

CIBC 

Holland America Line Inc. 

HSBC Bank Canada 

Industrial Alliance Pacific 

London Drugs 

Pacific Arbour Retirement 

Communities 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 

$20,000+ 

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP 

The Chan Endowment 

Fund of UBC 

Chan Foundation 

Concord Pacific Group Inc. 

Deloitte & Touche LLP 

Ernst & Young LLP 

OriginO 

RBC Foundation 

Spectra Energy 

TD Canada Trust 

Wesbild Holdings Ltd. 

YVR - Vancouver Airport 

Authority 

$10,000+ 

Atiga Investments Inc. 

BA Blacktop Ltd. 

Canadian Western Bank 

Canron Western 

Constructors Ltd. 

Corus Entertainment 

Craftsman Collision Ltd. 

Deans Knight Capital 

Management Ltd. 

Keir Surgical 

Kingswood Capital Corporation 

KPMG 

Odlum Brown Limited 

Park Royal Shopping Centre 

Peter Kiewit Sons Co. 

Polygon Homes Ltd. 

Raymond James Ltd. 

Stikeman Elliott LLP 

Tiffany & Co. 

Tom Lee Music 

University Canada West 

Vincor International Inc. 

$5,000+ 

Allied Holdings Ltd. 

Anthem Properties Group Ltd. 

Commonwealth Insurance 

Company 

Genus Capital Management 

Grosvenor 

Harris Rebar 

Hatch Mott MacDonald 

Lazy Gourmet Inc. 

LMS Reinforcing Steel Group 

McCarthy Tétrault Foundation 

Marin Investments Limited 

Michael O’Brian 

Family Foundation 

MMM Group Limited 

Dr. Tom Moonen Inc. 

PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc. 

The Portables 

PresiNET Systems Corp. 

SOCAN Foundation 

Terus Construction Ltd. 

The Titanstar Group 

of Companies 

The James and Kathleen Winton 

Foundation 

$2,500+ 

Concord National Inc. 

Gateway Casinos 

LU Biscuits 

Larkspur Foundation 

Norburn Lighting & Bath Centre 

$1,000+ 

ABC Recycling Ltd. 

Bing Thom Architects Foundation 

Charton Hobbs Inc. 

Encore Software Inc. 

The Hamber Foundation 

HUB International 

Insurance Brokers 

Lantic Inc. 

Anonymous (1) 

For more information about vso corporate partners programs please contact: 

Jennifer Polci at 604.684.9100 extension 239 or email jennifer@vancouversymphony.ca 

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at the concert 

CONCERT COURTESIES 

For your enjoyment, and the enjoyment of 

others, please remember concert etiquette. 

Talking, coughing, leaning over the balcony 

railings, unwrapping cellophane-wrapped 

candies, and the wearing of strong perfume 

may disturb the performers as well as other 

audience members. 

LATECOMERS 

Ushers will escort latecomers into the 

auditorium at a suitable break in the 

performance chosen by the conductor. 

Patrons who leave the auditorium during the 

performance will not be re-admitted until a 

suitable break in the performance. 

HEARING-ASSIST SYSTEMS 

Hearing-impaired patrons may borrow 

complimentary Sennheiser Infrared Hearing 

System headsets, available at the coat-check 

in the Orpheum Theatre only, after leaving 

a driver’s licence or credit card. 

CELL PHONES, PAGERS, DIGITAL WATCHES 

Please turn off cell phones and ensure 

that digital watches do not sound during 

performances. Doctors and other professionals 

expecting calls are asked to please leave 

personal pagers, telephones and seat locations 

at the coat-check. 

CAMERAS, RECORDING EQUIPMENT 

Cameras and audio/video recording 

equipment of any kind are strictly prohibited 

in all venues and must be left at the coat-check 

in the main lobby. Under no circumstances 

may photographs, video recordings or audio 

recordings be taken during a performance. 

SMOKING 

All venues are non-smoking. 

PROGRAM, GUEST ARTISTS AND/OR 

PROGRAM ORDER ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. 

vancouver symphony administration 604.684.9100 

Jeff Alexander, President & Chief Executive Officer 

Finance & Administration: 

Mary-Ann Moir, Vice-President, Finance & 

Administration 

Debra Marcus, Director of Information Technology 

& Human Resources 

Ann Surachatchaikul, Accountant 

Ray Wang, Payroll Clerk & IT Assistant 

Marketing, Sales & Customer Service: 

Alan Gove, Vice-President, Marketing & Sales 

Shirley Bidewell, Manager of Gift Shop & Volunteers 

Estelle and Michael Jacobson Chair 

Stephanie Fung, Marketing Projects Manager 

Anna Gove, Editor & Publisher, Allegro Magazine 

Katherine Houang, Group Sales & Special Ticket Services 

Kenneth Livingstone, Database Manager 

Cameron Rowe, Director of Audience & Ticket Services 

Jaime Moore Hirsbrunner, Marketing Assistant & 

Assistant to the President and CEO 

Customer Service Representatives: 

Jason Ho Thalia McWatt 

Shawn Lau Karl Ventura 

Development: 

Leanne Davis, Vice-President, Chief Development Officer 

Ryan Butt, Development Officer, Corporate & Donor Relations 

Ann Byczko, Development Officer, Annual Giving 

Sandy Ewart, Development Assistant 

Jennifer Polci, Director, Corporate & Major Gifts 

William Wong, Development Coordinator 

Artistic Operations: 

Joanne Harada, Vice-President, Artistic Operations 

& Education 

DeAnne Eisch, Orchestra Personnel Manager 

Aaron Hawn, Digital Projects Coordinator 

& Library Assistant 

Susan Hudson, Education Manager 

Ken & Patricia Shields Chair 

David Humphrey, Operations Manager 

Karen Jeffery, Artistic Operations Assistant 

& Assistant to Maestro Tovey 

Minella F. Lacson, Librarian 

Ron & Ardelle Cliff Chair 

Pearl Schachter, Artistic Operations & Education Assistant 

The Stage Crew of the Orpheum Theatre are members of Local 

118 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. 

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra is a proud member of 

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vancouver symphony society board of directors 

Executive Committee 

Arthur H. Willms, Chair 

President (Ret.), Westcoast Energy 

Alan Pyatt, Vice Chair 

Chairman, President and CEO (Ret.) 

Sandwell International Inc. 

Colin Erb, Treasurer 

Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP 

Dave Cunningham, Secretary 

VP Government Relations, TELUS 

Patricia Shields, Member-at-Large 

Education Consultant 

Larry Berg 

President & CEO 

Vancouver International Airport Authority 

Joan Chambers 

Partner, Blakes 

Dr. Peter Chung 

Executive Chairman, Eminata Group 

Charles Filewych 

Co-Chief Executive Officer 

Corinex Communications Corp. 

Michael L. Fish 

President, Keir Surgical 

Lindsay Hall 

Executive Vice-President and CFO 

Goldcorp, Inc. 

Diane Hodgins 

Director, Century Group Lands Corporation 

Olga Ilich 

President, Suncor Development Corporation 

Gordon R. Johnson 

Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais 

Michael E. Riley, CA 

Corporate Director 

Denise Turner 

Executive Vice President 

TitanStar Group of Companies 

Michael Webb 

SVP, Human Resources 

HSBC Bank Canada 

Fred Withers 

Chief Development Officer 

Ernst & Young 

Musician Representatives 

Christie Reside, Principal Flute 

Aaron McDonald, 

Principal Timpani 

Honourary Life Vice-Presidents 

Ronald Laird Cliff, C.M. 

Nezhat Khosrowshahi 

Gerald A.B. McGavin, C.M., O.B.C. 

Ronald N. Stern 

vancouver symphony foundation board of trustees 

Ronald Laird Cliff, C.M., Chair 

Marnie Carter 

John Icke 

Judi Korbin 

Hein Poulus, Q.C. 

Robert T. Stewart 

Arthur H. Willms 

Tim Wyman 

vso school of music society 

Board of Directors 

Gordon R. Johnson, Chair 

Hein Poulus, Q.C. 

Gerry Sayers 

Patricia Shields 

George Taylor 

Administration 

Jeff Alexander 

President & CEO 

Shaun Taylor 

Executive Director 

Edwin Kwong 

Business Manager & 

Office Administrator 

Louise Ironside 

Registrar & Communications 

Coordinator 

Lindy Gray 

Front Desk Administrator 

vancouver symphony volunteer council 2011/2012 

Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anne Janmohamed 

Vice-Chair/Treasurer . . . Sheila Foley 

Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . Nancy Wu 

Immediate Past Chair. . . Estelle Jacobson 

Scheduling 

Concerts (all venues) . . . Shirley Bidewell 

Gift Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbara Morris 

Helen Dubas 

Lotteries in Malls . . . . . . Gloria Davies 

Reception Shifts. . . . . . . Gloria Davies 

Tea & Trumpets . . . . . . . Shirley Featherstone 

Marlene Strain 

Special Events 

Symphony of Style 2011 . . . Nancy Wu 

Anne Janmohamed 

Holland America 

Luncheon 2011 . . . . . . . . . . Sheila Foley 

Education & Community 

Musical Encounters . . . . . . . Isabella Morrow 

Hospitality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maria Estrope 

Scholarship . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pat Hoebig 

Membership 

Volunteer Hours . . . . . . . . . Angelina Bao 

Manager, Gift Shop 

and Volunteer Resources 

Shirley Bidewell 

Tel 604.684.9100 ext 240 

shirley@vancouversymphony.ca 

Assistant 

Gift Shop Manager 

Michelle Beldi 

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