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2009/2010 Season
Main Concert Series
Michael Burgess

THE PHILHARMONIC ROCKS WITH MICHAEL BURGESS
October 2, 2009
Leonard BERNSTEIN
(1918-1990)		 West Side Story Selections - Orchestral
Andrew LLOYD-WEBBER
(b. 1948) 		"Love Changes Everything" from Aspects of Love
· Michael Burgess, tenor
Andrew LLOYD-WEBBER
(b. 1948) 		"Music of the Night " from
Phantom of the Opera
· Michael Burgess, tenor
The BEATLES Beatles! A Medley of Lennon and McCartney Favorites (arr. B.Healey) - Orchestral
Andrew LLOYD-WEBBER
(b. 1948) 		"All I ask of You " from Phantom of the Opera
· Michael Burgess, tenor
Claude-Michel SCHÖNBERG
(b. 1944)		 "Bring Him Home" from Les Misérables
· Michael Burgess, tenor
Claude-Michel SCHÖNBERG
(b. 1944)		 "Last Night of the World" from
Miss Saigon
· Michael Burgess, tenor
Björn ULVAEUS
(b. 1945) 		" Anthem" from Chess
· Michael Burgess, tenor
Andrew LLOYD-WEBBER
(b. 1948) 		Jesus Christ Superstar Medley - Orchestral
Includes: Superstar, Everything's Alright, King Herod's Song, I Don't Know How to Love Him
Andrew LLOYD-WEBBER
(b. 1948) 		"Gethsemane" from
Jesus Christ Superstar
· Michael Burgess, tenor
George GERSHWIN An American in Paris- Orchestral
Andrew LLOYD-WEBBER
(b. 1948) 		"Memory" from Cats
· Michael Burgess, tenor
Elton JOHN
(b. 1947) 		"Circle of Life" from The Lion King
· Michael Burgess, tenor

THE TORONTO WELSH MALE VOICE CHOIR

THE TORONTO WELSH MALE VOICE CHOIR SINGS FAVORITES AND FRANZ LISZT'S MASTERPIECE
November 20, 2009
TRADITIONAL Welsh Songs and favorites
·Toronto Welsh Male Voice Choir
Daniel PROTHEROE (1866-1934) Nidaros (Arr. Hilda Morgan)
·Toronto Welsh Male Voice Choir
Franz LISZT
(1811-1886) 		A Faust Symphony
· José Guadalupe Reyes, tenor
· Toronto Welsh Male Voice Choir
Guest Choir: Toronto Welsh Male Voice Choir
Guest tenor: José Guadalupe Reyes
Ontario Philharmonic
 
YI-JIA SUSANNE HOU

VIOLIN FIREWORKS WITH YI-JIA SUSANNE HOU
January 29, 2010
Edvard GRIEG
(1843-1907)		 Wedding Day at Troldhaugen op.65, no.6
Norma BEECROFT
(b. 1934)
Capriccio Canadese* (World premiere)
* commissioned by the Ontario Philharmonic
Peter TCHAIKOVSKY
(1840-1893)		 Violin Concerto in D major, op.35
·Yi-Jia Susanne Hou, solo violin
Jean SIBELIUS
(1865-1957)		 Symphony No.5 in E-flat major, op.82
Guest Soloist: Yi-Jia Susanne Hou, violin
Ontario Philharmonic

THE TORONTO MENDELSSOHN CHOIR

WORLD'S GREATEST OPERA CHORUSES WITH THE TORONTO MENDELSSOHN CHOIR
Including Verdi's Triumphal March and Va pensiero and Wagner's Bridal Chorus
March 5, 2010
Ruggiero LEONCAVALLO
(1858-1919)		 PAGLIACCI - Orchestral Prelude
Bell Chorus - I zampognari
·Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Giuseppe VERDI
(1813-1901)
NABUCCO Gli arredi festivi
Chorus of the Hebrew slaves - Va, pensiero
·Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Hector BERLIOZ
(1803-1869) 		Roman Carnival Overture
·OP and DYO
Amelia Cristina GUIZAR
(b. 1950)		 Misa de Gloria (World premiere)
·Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Giuseppe VERDI
(1813-1901) 		AIDA Triumphal March - Gloria all'Egitto
·Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Giuseppe VERDI
(1813-1901) 		IL TROVATORE Anvil Chorus - Vedi! le fosche
Soldiers' Chorus - Squilli, echeggi (blast, resonate)
·Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Richard WAGNER
(1813-1883) 		LOHENGRIN Bridal Chorus
- Treulich geführt ziehet dahin
·Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Richard WAGNER
(1813-1883) 		DIE MEISTERSINGER Prelude
·OP and DYO
Modest MUSSORGSKY
(1839-1881) 		BORIS GODUNOV Coronation Scene
·Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Guest Choir: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
The Durham Youth Orchestra joins the Ontario Philharmonic
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YOUNG PERSON'S GUIDE TO THE ORCHESTRA
April 28, 2010
Benjamin BRITTEN
(1913-1976)		 Young Person's Guide to the
Orchestra Op.34
Danny ELFMAN
(b. 1953)
The Simpsons Theme
Jerry GOLDSMITH
(1929-2004) 		Star Trek Through the Years
(arr. Calvin Custer)
Includes: TV Theme, Deep Space 9, The Inner Light, Star Trek Generations,
Star Trek Voyager, Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Gustav HOLST
(1874-1934) 		Jupiter from The Planets
Guest narrator: Terry Johnston
Ontario Philharmonic
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2008/2009 Season
Main Concert Series

Music from "The Red Violin"
October 3, 2008
John CORIGLIANO
(b. 1938) 		The Red Violin, Chaconne
· Philippe Quint, violin
 
Johannes BRAHMS
(1833-1897)
Symphony No.3 in F major, op.90
 
Samy MOUSSA
(Canadian composer, b. 1985) 		Cyclus
(Ontario premiere)
 
Erich KORNGOLD
(1897-1957)
Violin Concerto in D major, op. 35

· Philippe Quint, violin
   

Beethoven's Apotheosis of the Dance
November 21, 2008
Richard STRAUSS
(1864-1949) 		Don Quixote, op.35
· Eric Picard, cello
 
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
(1841-1904) 		Symphony No.7 in A major, op.93
   

Mahler's Magic Horn
February 13, 2009
Richard STRAUSS
(1864-1949) 		Four Last Songs
· Hasmik Papian, soprano
 
Gustav MAHLER
(1860-1911) 		Symphony No.4 in G major
· Hasmik Papian, soprano
   

Operafest with Puccini
March 6, 2009
Giuseppe VERDI
(1813-1901) 		Nabucco Overture
Giacomo PUCCINI
(1858-1924)		 Tosca - Act I, Introduction
Cavaradossi: Recondita armonia
· Dante Alcala, tenor
 Act II - Tosca : Vissi d'arte
· Natalia Voronkina, soprano
 Act III - Cavaradossi: E lucevan le stelle
· Dante Alcala, tenor
Amilcare PONCHIELLI
(1843-1886) 		Dance of the Hours - Act III, scene 2
from La Gioconda
Giacomo PUCCINI
(1858-1924)		 La Bohème - Act I, Rodolfo: Che gelida manina
Mimi: Mi chiamano Mimi
Mimi and Rodolfo: O soave fanciulla
· Natalia Voronkina, soprano / Dante Alcala, tenor
Giacomo PUCCINI
(1858-1924) 		Madama Butterfly - Dovunque al mondo
· Dante Alcala, tenor
Butterfly : Un bel di vedremo
· Natalia Voronkina, soprano
 
Richard STRAUSS
(1864-1949) 		Salome's Dance op.54
 
Giuseppe VERDI
(1813-1901) 		La Traviata - Act I, Violetta's scene and aria -
Finale: è strano! / Follie! Delirio vano è questo
· Natalia Voronkina, soprano
Luigi DENZI
(1846-1922) 		Funiculi, funicula
· Dante Alcala, tenor
Giacomo PUCCINI
(1858-1924) 		Turandot - Intro (from Act III scene 2)
Turandot: In Questa Reggia
· Natalia Voronkina, soprano
Calaf: Nessun Dorma
· Dante Alcala, tenor

Around the World with Disney
May 1, 2009
Act I

 Disney Classics Overture
Tarzan Suite
The Little Mermaid Orchestral Suite
Hercules Suite
Mary Poppins Fantasy
Beauty and the Beast Suite
Act II


 Rescuers Down Under
Aladdin Orchestral Suite
Mulan Suite
Hunchback Suite
Lion King Song Suite




2007/2008 Season
Main Concert Series

Brahms with Kolja Blacher
September 28, 2007
Bedrich SMETANA
(1824-1884)		 Three Dances from The Bartered Bride
1. Polka
2. Furiant
3. Dance of the Comedians
Johannes BRAHMS
(1833-1897) 		Violin Concerto in D Major, op.77
· Kolja Blacher, soloist
Alexander BORODIN
(1833-1887) 		Symphony No.2 in B Minor
   

A Night at the Opera
November 8, 2007
Richard WAGNER
(1813-1883)		 Flying Dutchman – Overture
Charles GOUNOD
(1818-1893) 		Roméo & Juliette–Act II, L’amour...
Ah lève-toi soleil
· Eduardo Calcaño, tenor
Georges BIZET
(1838-1875) 		Carmen – Act II, Votre toast je
peux vous le rendre
· Guillermo Ruiz, baritone
Giuseppe VERDI
(1813-1901) 		Aida – Se quel guerrier io
fossi...Celeste Aida
· Eduardo Calcaño, tenor
Richard WAGNER
(1813-1883)		 Tannhauser – Act II, Festmarsch
(Entry of the Guests)
Giuseppe VERDI
(1813-1901) 		La Forza del Destino – Act 4 Duet:
Le minaccie, i fieri accenti
· Eduardo Calcaño (tenor) and
Guillermo Ruiz (baritone)
Giuseppe VERDI
(1813-1901) 		Trovatore – Ah si, ben mio (2’50),
Di quella pira (1’55)
· Eduardo Calcaño, tenor
Richard WAGNER
(1813-1883)		 Tristan and Isolde –
Prelude and Liebestod
Giuseppe VERDI
(1813-1901) 		Rigoletto – Act III, ...Cortigiani,
vil razza dannata
· Guillermo Ruiz, baritone
Pietro MASCAGNI
(1863-1945)		 Cavalleria Rusticana - Mamma, quel
vino è generoso
· Eduardo Calcaño, tenor
Richard WAGNER
(1813-1883		 Lohengrin – Prelude to Act II
(Toscanini ending)
Georges BIZET
(1838-1875) 		Les Pecheurs de Perles -
Au fond du temple saint
· Eduardo Calcaño (tenor) and
Guillermo Ruiz (baritone)
   

Slavic Spirit
January 19, 2008
Mathieu LUSSIER Le Vent des Andes
· commissioned by the Ontario Philharmonic.
Sergei PROKOFIEV
(1891-1953)		 Piano Concerto no.2 in G minor, op.16
· Shoko Inoue, soloist
Antonin DVORAK
(1841-1904)		 Symphony No.8 in G major, op.88
‘The English’
   

Baroque Gems
February 23, 2008
George F. HANDEL
(1685-1759)		 Water Music (Trumpet Suite No. 2)
Tomaso ALBINONI
(1674-1745)		 Adagio
(arranged by Remo Giazotto)
J. S. BACH
(1685-1750)		 Suite No.2 in B minor, BWV 1067
· Massimo Mercelli, solo flute
Antonio VIVALDI
(1678-1741)		 Concerto for 2 Trumpets in
C major, op.46 no.1
Antonio VIVALDI
(1678-1741)		 Flute Concerto ‘The Sea Tempest’ RV433
·Massimo Mercelli, solo flute
Antonio VIVALDI
(1678-1741) 		Flute Concerto ‘The Goldfinch’ RV428
·Massimo Mercelli, solo flute
George F. HANDEL
(1685-1759)		 Royal Fireworks Music
   

Rimski's Illustrious Disciples
April 12, 2008
THE COLOUR OF PERCUSSION Dialogue with a panel of OP’s percussionists, Music Director Marco Parisotto and host Monica Anguiano.
Ottorino RESPIGHI
(1879-1936)		 Pini di Roma (Tone Poem)
Igor STRAVINSKY
(1882-1971)		 The Rite of Spring
Scenes of Pagan Russia in Two Parts
   

The Nutcracker - Great Ballet Suites
May 3, 2008

Peter TCHAIKOVSKY
(1840-1893)		 Nutcracker Suite Op.71a
Bela BARTOK
(1881-1945) 		Viola Concerto, Sz 120 (op. post)
· Alexander Zemtsov, solo viola
Leo DELIBES
(1836-1891) 		Coppelia, Suite from the Ballet
Leo DELIBES
(1836-1891) 		Sylvia or ‘The Nymphs of Diana’,
Suite from the Ballet

2006/2007 Season
Main Concert Series

YOUR FAVORITE TCHAIKOVSKY
September 30, 2006

Piotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY
(1840-1893)		 Piano Concerto 1, Op.23 in B-flat minor
· Alexander Markovich, soloist
Piotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY
(1840-1893)
 Symphony No.4. Op.36, F Minor, Op.36

 

 

  

THE PASSION OF ITALY – OPERATIC SPLENDOURS
October 28, 2006
Gioacchino ROSSINI
(1792-1868)		 The Barber of Seville - Overture
Figaro - Largo al factotum, Act I no.4
· Guillermo Ruiz, baritone
Giacomo PUCCINI
(1858-1924) 		Gianni Schicchi: Lauretta - O mio babbino caro
· Marie-José Lord, soprano
Pietro MASCAGNI
(1863-1945)		 Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo sinfonico
Giuseppe VERDI
(1813-1901) 		La Traviata: Act II, Scene and Duet (Violetta and Germont)
· Marie-José Lord, soprano / Guillermo Ruiz, baritone
Giacomo PUCCINI
(1858-1924) 		Tosca: Act II
· Marie-José Lord, soprano / Guillermo Ruiz, baritone
Giuseppe VERDI
(1813-1901) 		La Forza del Destino - Overture
Giuseppe VERDI
(1813-1901) 		Otello: Act II, Iago - Vanne! La tua meta gia vedo/Credo in un dio crudel
· Guillermo Ruiz, baritone
Giacomo PUCCINI
(1858-1924) 		Madama Butterfly: Intermezzo, Act III
Butterfly – Un bel di vedremo
· Marie-José Lord, soprano
Gioacchino ROSSINI
(1792-1868)		 William Tell Overture

 

 

  

MESSIAH – A WORLD TRADITION
December 17, 2006
George Frederic HANDEL
(1685-1759) 		Messiah
· Marie-José Lord, soprano
· Maria Soulis, contralto
· Jose Guadalupe Reyes, tenor
· Andrew Tees, baritone
· Bell'arte SIngers, chorus

 

 

ORIENTAL FANTASY
January 27, 2007
Mily BALAKIREV
(1837-1910)		 Islamey, Oriental Fantasy
Bela BARTOK
(1881-1945)		 Miraculous Mandarin Suite
Dadawa Song Selections
· Dadawa, soprano
LIU Tianhua Serene Night
(arr.Huang Yijun)
Igor STRAVINSKY
(1881-1945)		 The Firebird, Suite 1919
   

MAGNIFICENT MAHLER
March 3, 2007
Richard WAGNER
(1813-1883)		 Tannhäuser Overture
   
Gustav MAHLER
(1860-1911)		 Symphony No.5 in C# Minor
   

ODE TO JOY
April 21, 2007
Wolfgang A. MOZART
(1756-1791)		 Sinfonia Concertante
· Igor and Vesna Gruppman, violin & viola
   
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827) 		Symphony No. 9, op.125 in D minor “Ode to Joy”
· Kristine Dandavino, soprano
· Maria Soulis, contralto
· Jose Guadalupe Reyes, tenor
· Guillermo Ruiz, baritone
· Bell'arte SIngers, chorus
   

BEETHOVEN SPECTACULAR
May 12, 2007
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827) 		Symphony No.1
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827) 		Piano Concerto no.3
· Anton Kuerti, soloist
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
(1770-1827) 		Piano Concerto no.5
· Anton Kuerti, soloist
   


2005/2006 Season
Main Concert Series

MEXICAN FIESTA
September 24, 2005
Orchestral Sequence (arr. Manuel Enriquez)
R.FUENTES/S.VARGAS
S. BRISENO
P.GUIZAR		 Camino Real of Colima
El Sinaloense
Guadalajara
Maria GREVER
(1894-1951) 		Jurame
Consuelo VELASQUEZ
(1916-2005)		 Besame Mucho
Augustin LARA
(1897-1970) 		Solamente una vez
• José Guadalupe Reyes, tenor
Aaron COPLAND
(1900-1990)		 El Salon Mexico
Armando MANZANERO
(b. 1935) 		Por Debajo de la Mesa (From Under the Table)
• José Guadalupe Reyes, tenor
Augustin LARA
(1897-1970) 		Granada
• José Guadalupe Reyes, tenor
Manuel De FALLA
(1876-1946)		 The Three-Cornered Hat Suites Nos.1 & 2
Tomas MENDEZ
(1927-1995) 		Cucurrucucu Paloma
• José Guadalupe Reyes, tenor
Alvaro CARILLO
(1921-1969) 		Sabor a mi
• José Guadalupe Reyes, tenor
Juventino ROSAS
(1868-1894)		 Vals Sobre las Olas
Bobby CAPO
(1922-1989) 		Piel Canela
• José Guadalupe Reyes, tenor
Pablo MONCAYO
(1912-1958)		 Huapango
* Guest Host/Narrator: Monica Anguiano
 

NORDIC EXPRESSONS
November 5, 2005
Jean SIBELIUS
(1865-1957)		 Finlandia, Op.26
Carl NIELSEN
(1865-1931) 		Flute Concerto (1926)
• Maarika Jarvi, flute
Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH
(1906-1975)		 Symphony No.5 in D Minor, op.47

 

LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS
November 26, 2005
Edward ELGAR
(1857-19346)		 Pomp and Circumstance March in G, Op.39 No.4
Camille SAINT-SAENS
(1835-1921) 		Violin Concerto No.3 in B Minor, op.61
• Matthieu Arama, violin
Edward ELGAR Pomp and Circumstance March in D, Op.39 No.1
Malcolm ARNOLD
(b. 1921)		 Tam O’Shanter Overture, op.51, after poem by R.Burns
GILBERT & SULLIVAN From “The Pirates of Penzance”
- "Oh, Better Far to Live and Die"(I am a Pirate King)
- “I am the very model of a Major-General”
• Alexander Dobson, baritone
Ralph VAUGHN-WILLIAMS
(1872-1958)		 Fantasia on Greensleeves
William WALTON
(1902-1983)		 Crown Imperial March
Gustav HOLST
(1874-1934)		 Jupiter from “The Planets”
Hubert Hastings PARRY
(1848-1918)		 Jerusalem
Thomas ARNE
(1710-1778) 		Rule Britannia (arr. Sargent)
• Alexander Dobson, baritone
   

MYSTICAL SOUNDS
January 21, 2006
Felix MENDELSSOHN
(1809-1847) 		Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op.64
• Eugenia Ryabinina, violin
Anton BRUCKNER
(1824-1896)		 Symphony No.7 in E Major
   

PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION
February 25, 2006
Jamie ALEXANDER Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra
Greg HAWCO Wabana, Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra
Edouard LALO
(1823-1892)		 Cello Concerto in D Minor
• Eric Picard, cello
Modest MUSSORGSKY
(1839-1881)		 Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. By Ravel)
   

THE BEST OF FRANK SINATRA - BLUE EYES AND BROADWAY!
May 13, 2006

Act I: Ol' Blue Eyes is Back!
Night And Day
Someone To Watch Over Me
Witchcraft
Stardust
Fever
Duke Ellington, A Medley For Orchestra
One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)
Begin The Beguine
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
I've Got You Under My Skin
New York, New York

Act II: Down 42nd Street (A Taste of Broadway)
Theme from "The Carousel Waltz"
It Might As Well Be Spring (State Fair)
Beat Out 'Dat Rhythm On A Drum (Carmen Jones)
One Of The Good Guys (Closer Than Ever)
Children Will Listen (Into The Woods)
Not While I'm Around (Sweeney Todd)
Fandango
I, Don Quixote (Man of la Mancha)
Dulcinea (Man of la Mancha)
The Impossible Dream (Man of la Mancha)
• Michael Hope, vocalist
 

JAZZ IT UP
June 28, 2006
Leonard BERNSTEIN
(1918-1990)		 On The Town: Three Dance Episodes
Bill MAHAR/GERSHWIN
Bill MAHAR/MANDEL
Bill MAHAR /DUKE ELLINGTON
Bill MAHAR 		Porgy And Bess Medley
The Shadow of Your Smile
Black And Tan Fantasy

Tholean Web
• Bill Mahar Jazz Quintet
George GERSHWIN
(1898-1937)		 Catfish Row (Symphonic Suite from Porgy and Bess)
Bill MAHAR
BIll MAHAR 		Le Conte Des Petites Croix
Mingusian Grinder
• Bill Mahar Jazz Quintet
Duke ELLINGTON
(1899-1974)		 Harlem