Vieuxtemps - Violin Concerto No. 5
Mayuko Kamio, violin (U.S. debut)
Shostakovich - Symphony No. 4

Sparkling French Romanticism abounds in Vieuxtemps' endearing Violin Concerto No. 5, with the astonishing virtuosity of 13 year old prodigy Mayuko Kamio. Profound and deeply personal, the gargantuan 4th Symphony of Shostakovich evokes the composer's hero, Gustav Mahler, in this epic work. Emotionally bracing, the symphony is a kaleidoscope of human feelings conveyed through music. Fear of reprisals from Stalin kept it under wraps for 30 some years before its 1961 premiere.

Sponsor: K-MOZART Classical 105.1 FM Co-sponsors: Evelyn Lewis Bray, Helen Lindhurst, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Whiting

November 11, 2000 Saturday, 8pm

Mozart - Symphony No. 32
Schickele - Cello Concerto, In Memoriam FDR (World Premiere)
Paul Tobias, cello
Schubert - Symphony No. 3
Moncayo - Huapango

Vienna and the Americas. Seasoned Mozart (Symphony No. 32) and sublime Schubert (Symphony No. 3) take their place along with a different side of Peter Schickele in the world premiere of his Cello Concerto, In Memoriam FDR. Schickele, best known for his musical alter ego P.D.Q. Bach, demonstrates his flair for Americana in this new work. And you'll want to dance in the aisles with the rousing Huapango of Mexican composer Jos Pablo Moncayo.

Major Sponsor:
The Women's Committee of The Pasadena Symphony
Co-sponsors:
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Meyerman,
Elaine and James Mramor,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Norman,
Constance G. Zahorik

January 20, 2001 Saturday, 8pm

Rossini - Overture to Cinderella
Prokofiev - Violin Concerto No. 2
Jennifer Frautschi, violin
Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 3, "Scottish"

Rossini's enchanting overture to the opera La Cenerentola (Cinderella), Mendelssohn's effervescent Symphony No. 3, plus the warm glow of Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 2. Jennifer Frautschi, a Pasadena native, is the talented soloist in the Prokofiev.

Major Sponsor: The Women's Committee of The Pasadena Symphony
Co-sponsors: Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hezlep III,
Mr. and Mrs. Millard Jacobs, Mr. and Mrs. Francis D. Logan,
Dr. and Mrs. Warren Schlinger

February 03, 2001 Saturday, 8pm

Strauss - Death and Transfiguration Four Last Songs
Ana Maria Martinez, soprano
Schumann - Symphony No. 2

Romanticism in full bloom. Rapturous Strauss with the gorgeous tone poem Death and Transfiguration and the glorious Four Last Songs. The lyrical Symphony No. 2 of Robert Schumann rounds out the program. Soprano Ana Maria Martinez has been enthralling audiences in Europe and may well be the world's next vocal superstar.

Co-sponsors: Polly Cheng/Coldwell Banker - San Marino, Roger Engemann & Associates, Inc., Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Maarse, Linda and John Seiter

Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin
Shostakovich - Piano Concerto No. 1
Dmitri Ratser, piano
Barber - Adagio for Strings
Mozart - Symphony No. 36, "Linz"

Mature Mozart, with the Symphony No. 36 ("Linz"). Ravel pays homage to his musical heritage in the nostalgic Le Tombeau de Couperin, while Shostakovich is at his most playful in his First Piano Concerto. Samuel Barber's heart-warming Adagio for Strings is a gem of American music.

Co-sponsors: Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Erskine, The Capital Group Companies, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Stanfill

March 31, 2001 Saturday, 8pm

Verdi - Requiem
Camellia Johnson, soprano Kimball Wheeler, mezzo-soprano
Don Frazure, tenor Kyle Ketelsen, bass
Pacific Chorale, John Alexander, Artistic Director

A work with few peers, Verdi's majestic Requiem is his crowning achievement. Extravagantly grandiose, the Requiem is loved for its soaring melodies and uplifting expression of eternal peace.

Major Sponsor: RUSNAK/Pasadena
Co-sponsors: Mr. Gerald Fishbein, Marge Leighton,
Mountain View Foundation, Barbara Mann Steinwedell

May 05, 2001 Saturday, 8pm Beethoven - Egmont Overture
Piano Concerto No. 2 Symphony No. 3, 'Eroica'
Martin Kasik, piano

Three favorites from beloved Beethoven, the thrilling Egmont Overture, the elegant Piano Concerto No. 2 and the gripping Symphony No. 3, the 'Eroica.'

Sponsor: Avery Dennison
Co-sponsors: Charlotte and Richard Grantham, Mr. William T. Reynolds, Mr. and Mrs. David W. Stover

June 09, 2001 Saturday, 8pm Ginastera - Variaciones Concertantes
Glass - Concerto for Two Timpani (West Coast Premiere)
Jonathan Haas & Thomas Raney, timpani
Lutoslawski - Concerto for Orchestra

Enjoy masterpieces from the last half of the 20th century. Lutoslawski's colorful Concerto for Orchestra, Ginastera's spicy Variaciones Concertantes, and the West Coast premiere of Philip Glass' breathtaking Concerto for Two Timpani. Glass' music never fails to fascinate audiences.

Co-sponsors: Anonymous,
Mrs. Robert F. Niven, Mrs. Vern Sutliff