

82 Ich habe genug and Brahms’ A German Requiem, with soprano Rosemary Joshua and bass-baritone Bryn Terfel. 4 The Inextinguishable, Brahms First Piano Concerto, with Rudolf Buchbinder as soloist, and a program of sacred music, comprising Bach’s Cantata No. 5, and Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, with Marcelo Lehninger at the podium (September 18-20).Ĭoncerts the weekends of October 16th and 23rd will feature Carl Nielsen’s Symphony No. The season opens with Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante, Villa-Lobos’ Bachianas brasileiras No. Nelsons will also lead performances of Sofia Gubaidulina’s Offertorium, featuring violinist Baiba Skride (November 6-8 and 11) and John Harbison’s Koussevitzky said (November 20-22).

In addition, Nelsons will conduct a host of new works, including a BSO commission by Latvian Composer Ēriks Ešenvalds (November 20-22), a new work for organ and orchestra by Michael Gandolfi (March 26-28 and 31), and the American premiere of Brett Dean’s trumpet concerto, Dramatis personae, featuring Håkan Hardenberger as soloist (November 13-15 and 18). Nelsons will also lead performances of Mahler’s Sixth Symphony (March 26-28 and 31), Bruckner’s Seventh (January 15-17), Prokofiev’s Symphony-Concerto, with Yo-Yo Ma as soloist (November 20-21), and Strauss’s Don Quixote, which will feature cellist Gautier Capuçon and the BSO’s principal viola Steven Ansell (January 8-10). Soprano Kristine Opolais and tenor Jonas Kaufmann will perform selections from Lohengrin, Manon Lescaut, and Cavalleria rusticana. Nelsons’ first appearance of the season will take place September 27 with a program of operatic favorites.

Nelsons will also conduct performances of Bartók’s Miraculous Mandarin (October 1-3), Rachmaninoff’s The Bells (November 20-22), and Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring (November 13-15 and 18). The Latvian-born conductor will lead music of Beethoven, Haydn, and Mozart, as well as symphonies by Tchaikovsky (October 1-3), Sibelius (November 6-8 and 11), and Shostakovich (April 2-4). As for the city’s younger organizations, Odyssey Opera, Boston’s newest opera company, will present a little-heard work in September.Īndris Nelsons will conduct ten weeks of concerts in his first season with the BSO ( bso.org). Sharing the spotlight are the Handel and Haydn Society and the Boston Early Music Festival, which both celebrate milestone anniversaries this season. The most anticipated events of 2014-2015 are Andris Nelsons’ concerts in his first full season as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

The upcoming Boston season brings another year of high expectations. Andris Nelsons will conduct his first concert as Boston Symphony Orchestra music director September 27 at Symphony Hall.
