Tickets go on sale today for the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra’s Masterworks season.
Twelve different programs will stretch from October until next June. Music lovers can anticipate a season filled with color, drama and brilliance featuring superstar performers such as André Watts and William Wolfram, and the return of fan favorites Gerard Schwarz, JoAnn Falletta, and Naoto Otomo all showcasing beloved repertoire and masterworks by Bernstein, Gershwin, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, and much more. The season opens in October with “Tao Rachs!” featuring the return of 21-year-old pianist Conrad Tao playing selections from Brahms, Rachmaninoff, and Liszt conducted by Gerald Schwartz.
Two of the events will incorporate video into the performance. October’s presentation of “The Planets” will feature footage and animation from NASA’s space exploration. April’s program entitled “Ocean Dreams”, will mix the orchestra with Hawaiian chanting and undersea footage. Jonathan Parrish is the Executive Director of the Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra.
The complete schedule and tickets can be found at HawaiiSymphonyOrchestra.org.
Season Opener – Masterworks 1: Tao Rachs!
Saturday, October 1 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, October 2 at 4 pm
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Conrad Tao, piano
Brahms – Symphony No. 3
Rachmaninoff – Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Liszt – Les préludes
Masterworks 2: The Planets
Sunday, October 30 at 4 pm
Sarah Ioannides, conductor
Ray Chen, violin
Wagenaar – Overture to Taming of the Shrew
Bruch – Violin Concerto No. 1
Holst – The Planets
Masterworks 3: Kennard Plays Liszt
Sunday, November 13 at 4 pm
Ward Stare, conductor
Sean Kennard, piano
Wagner – Overture to Rienzi
Liszt – Piano Concerto No. 1
Sibelius – Symphony No. 5
Masterworks 4: Augustin Plays Lalo
Saturday, November 19 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, November 20 at 4 pm
Marcelo Lehninger, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violin
Mozart – Overture toThe Magic Flute
Lalo – Symphonie espagnole
Beethoven – Symphony No. 4
Masterworks 5: Ode to Joy
Thursday, December 29 at 7:30 pm and Friday, December 30 at 7:30pm
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Strauss – Death & Transfiguration
Beethoven – Symphony No. 9, Choral
Masterworks 6: Made In America
Sunday, January 8 at 4 pm
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
William Wolfram, piano
Barber – The School for Scandal Overture
Gershwin – Piano Concerto in F major
John Corigliano – Phantasmagoria Suite
Bernstein – West Side Story Symphonic Dances
Masterworks 7: Brahms Double Concerto
Saturday, February 4 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, February 5 at 4 pm
Xian Zhang, conductor
Ignace Jang, violin
Mark Votapek, cello
Rachmaninoff – Vocalise
Brahms – Violin & Cello Concerto in A minor
Tchaikovsky – Suite from Sleeping Beauty
Tchaikovsky – Marche Slave
Masterworks 8: Schubert “The Great”
Saturday, February 18 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, February 19 at 4 pm
Rune Bergmann, conductor
Joseph Swenson, violin
Barber – Violin Concerto
Schubert – Symphony No. 9, “The Great”
Masterworks 9: Beethoven & Schumann
Sunday, March 19 at 4 pm
Jun Märkl, conductor
Zhang Zuo, piano
Beethoven – Overture to Fidelio
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 1
Schumann – Symphony No.3, Rhenish
Masterworks 10: Ocean Dreams
Saturday, April 1 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, April 2 at 4 pm
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
JinJoo Cho, violin
Zemlinsky – The Little Mermaid
Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto
Anders Paulsson – Kumulipo Reflections (World Premiere)
Masterworks 11: Romeo & Juliet
Saturday, May 13 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, May 14 at 4 pm
Ken Lam, conductor
Sayaka Shoji, violin
Vaughan Williams – Five Variants of “Dives and Lazarus”
Respighi – Concerto Gregoriano
Prokofiev – Romeo & Juliet Suite
Masterworks 12: Season Finale with Otomo & Watts
Saturday, June 10 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, June 11 at 4 pm
Naoto Otomo, conductor
André Watts, piano
Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 2
Ravel – Mother Goose Suite
Stravinsky – The Firebird
For more information, call the Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra Box Office (808) 94-MUSIC – (808) 946-8742 from Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
