Subscription Concerts | Nonsubscription Concerts Calendar of Events | Parking All concerts begin at 8:00PM All Concerts performed at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium October 21, 2000 Saturday, 8pm 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 fourteen 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 Program Notes

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 José Pablo Moncayo. 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 Program Notes

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. 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 Program Notes

February 03, 2001 Saturday, 8pm Strauss - Death and Transfiguration Strauss - Four Last Songs Linda Mabbs, 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 Linda Mabbs has been enthralling audiences in Europe and the United States. Co-sponsors: Polly Cheng/Coldwell Banker - San Marino Roger Engemann & Associates, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Maarse Linda and John Seiter Program Notes

March 03, 2001 Saturday, 8pm 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 Program Notes

March 31, 2001 Saturday, 8pm Verdi - Requiem Camellia Johnson, soprano Kimball Wheeler, mezzo-soprano Vincent Cole, 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. Sponsor: RUSNAK/Pasadena Co-sponsors: Mr. Gerald Fishbein Marge Leighton, Mountain View Foundation Barbara Mann Steinwedell Program Notes

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 Program Notes

June 09, 2001 Saturday, 8pm Ginastera - Variaciones Concertantes Glass - Concerto Fantasy for Two Timpanists and Orchestra (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 Program Notes

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