Tucson Symphony Orchestra 2014-15 season
Classics
Performances are at Tucson Music Hall, 260 S. Church Ave.
• Sept. 26 and 28 — Bernstein, Copland, Gershwin: American Essentials with George Hanson conducting; Alain Lefèvre, guest pianist. Program:
Bernstein's "On the Town: Three Dance Episodes"; Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F; Copland's Symphony No. 3.
• Oct. 24 and 26 — Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with conductor José Luis Gomez; Chee-Yun, guest violinist. Program: Grieg's Norwegian Dances (TSO PREMIERE); Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto; Nielsen's Symphony No. 2, “The Four Temperaments” (TSO PREMIERE).
• Nov. 14 and 16 — Rachmaninoff & Dvořák: The Power of Romance, with conductor Peter Bay; Jon Nakamatsu, guest pianist. Program: Torke's "Javelin" (TSO PREMIERE); Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3; Dvořák's Symphony No. 7.
• Dec. 5 and 7 — Brahms and Prokofiev with George Hanson conducting; Vadim Gluzman, guest violinist. Program: Coleman: Commission (WORLD PREMIERE); Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 2; Brahms's Symphony No. 1.
• Jan. 16 and 18 — The Symphony and Song with George Hanson conducting; guest vocalists sopranos Katie van Kooten and Heidi Grant Murphy, and mezzo-soprano Angela Brower, with the TSO Chorus. Program: Poulenc's "Gloria"; Strauss's "Don Juan"; and Strauss's "Der Rosenkavalier: Presentation of the Rose/Final Trio." Part of the 2015 Tucson Desert Song Festival.
• Feb. 13 and 15 — Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5, with David Alan Miller conducting; TSO principal timpanist Kimberly Toscano soloing. Program: Beethoven's "Egmont" Overture; Kraft's Concerto for Timpani and Orchestra (TSO PREMIERE); Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5.
• March 13 and 15 — Mahler Symphony No. 3 with George Hanson conducting; TSO Chorus and Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus featured. Program: Mahler's Symphony No. 3 (TSO PREMIERE). Note: This will be Hanson's final performance at TSO music director/conductor.
• April 10 and 12 — Haydn and Bruckner with David Danzmayr conducting; Josh Roman, guest cellist. Program: Haydn's Cello Concerto; Bruckner's Symphony No. 4.
MasterWorks
Performances are at Catalina Foothills High School, 4300 E. Sunrise Drive.
• Oct. 18 and 19 — Barber and Copland: American Souvenirs with George Hanson conducting; TSO Concertmaster Lauren Roth soloing. Program: Barber's "Souvenirs"; Menotti's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (TSO PREMIERE); Kernis's "Musica Celestis"; Copland's "Appalachian Spring."
• Nov. 8 and 9 — Rossini, Fauré & Schubert: European Romance with Stillian Kirov conducting. Program: Rossini's Overture to "Il barbiere di Sivigilia" (The Barber of Seville); Fauré's "Pelléas et Mélisande" Suite; Bartók's Romanian Folk Dances; Mozart's Divertimento in D major; Schubert's Symphony No. 5.
• Jan. 10 and 11 — Brahms and Mozart with Keitaro Harada conducting. Program: Mozart's Symphony No. 32, “Overture” (TSO PREMIERE); De Falla's "El amor brujo" Ballet Suite; Brahms's Serenade No. 1.
• Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 — Mozart and Mahler Celebrate Family and Earth with George Hanson conducting; guest vocalists mezzo-soprano Tamara Mumfordand tenor Anthony Dean Griffey. Program: Mozart's Symphony No. 35, "Haffner";
Mahler's "Das Lied von der Erde" (arr. Schoenberg)(TSO PREMIERE). (Part of the 2015 Tucson Desert Song Festival.)
• March 7 and 8 — Mendelssohn & Schumann with George Hanson conducting; Sean Chen, guest pianist. Program: Beethoven's String Quartet "Lento assai" (arr. Bernstein) (TSO PREMIERE); Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto No. 1; Schumann's Symphony No. 2.
SuperPops
Performances at Tucson Music Hall.
• Nov. 29 and 30 — Disney "Fantasia" Live.
• Feb. 7 and 8 — The Ultimate Symphonic Rock Show.
• Feb. 28 and March 1 — The Texas Tenors.
• March 28 and 29 — Ethan Bortnick.
Specials
Venues as noted.
• Dec. 13 and 14 — Messiah and Bach, Catalina Foothills High.
• Dec. 20 and 21 — Magic of Christmas, Tucson Music Hall.
• March 21 — The Canadian Brass, Tucson Music Hall.
