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Current Events {1} Sérgio & Odair Assad, guitar duo, in recital – CAMA's Masterseries at the Lobero – Tuesday, February 14, 8 pm. Program Notes. {2} Anonymous 4 – 25th Anniversary Program – CAMA's Masterseries at the Lobero – Monday, March 5, 8 pm. {3} Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano, in recital – CAMA's Masterseries at the Lobero – Monday, March 26, 8 pm. Exclusive Radio Sponsor for CAMA's 2011-2012 Season |
Community Arts Music Association (CAMA) INTERNATIONAL SERIES 2011-2012 Season: Season of the Century! CAMA’s 2011-2012 International Series may be remembered as the orchestral Season of the Century with visits from three of the United States’ top orchestras: the Los Angeles Philharmonic with Gustavo Dudamel, the Boston Symphony Orchestra with guest conductor Ludovic Morlot, and the New York Philharmonic with Alan Gilbert. And the lineup remains international with a return visit from the United Kingdom’s distinguished Royal Philharmonic led by Charles Dutoit, and the Santa Barbara debut of the Seoul Philharmonic with Maestro Myung-Whun Chung. All International
Series concerts take place at All concert programs and artists are subject to change. More information on each concert below. |
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{1.} Claude Vivier: Orion Maurice Ravel: Daphnis and Chloe, Suite No. 2 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor Primary Sponsors: Sponsor: Gustavo is back! On the heels of his Santa Barbara debut in May 2011, Dudamel returns with the LA Phil and a program featuring Ravel and Tchaikovsky. Maestro Dudamel has an "astonishing natural command of the art of conducting" and"an infectious emotional energy that tends to win over jaded souls in audiences and orchestras alike… Under Salonen, the {LA} Philharmonic became the most interesting orchestra in America; under Dudamel, it shows no signs of relinquishing the title." (The New Yorker) Dudamel's "performances are ecstatic affairs, with musicians and audiences unable to resist his infectious joy." (Time Magazine) |
PLEASE NOTE: Pianist Yefim Bronfman, who was scheduled to play with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, has fractured a finger and been forced to withdraw from the performance. Bartók's Piano Concerto No. 3 will be replaced by Maurice Ravel's Suite No. 2 from Daphnis and Chloe. The remainder of the program remains unchanged. |
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{2.} Hector Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, K. 503 Richard Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde Béla Bartók: Miraculous Mandarin Suite Primary Sponsor: Sponsors: Co-Sponsor: The Boston Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1881, has performed throughout the United States, as well as in Europe, Japan, Hong Kong, South America, and China. It reaches audiences numbering in the millions through its performances on radio, television, and recordings. Composed of distinguished musicians from around the world, the BSO is counted among the United States' (and the world's) finest orchestras. On this tour, the BSO is led by French conductor Ludovic Morlot, Music Director Designate of the Seattle Symphony; and joined by American pianist Richard Goode, whose emotional power, depth and expressiveness can be heard in recitals, chamber and orchestral collaborations around the world. |
{3.} Zoltán Kodály: Galánta Dances Franz Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor Primary Sponsor: Sponsors: Co-Sponsors: Recognized as one of the United Kingdom's most prodigious orchestras, the Royal Philharmonic enjoys an international reputation for bringing audiences first-class performances across a diverse range of musical repertoire. This was the vision of the Orchestra's founder Sir Thomas Beecham, whose legacy is maintained today as the Orchestra thrives under the exceptional direction of Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Charles Dutoit. Joining the orchestra is pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet who continues to captivate audiences around the world with his thrilling performances, profound artistry, poeticmusicality and dazzling technical prowess. |
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{4.} Maurice Ravel: Ma mère l'oye ("Mother Goose") Suite Unsuk Chin: Šu, Concerto for Sheng and Orchestra Claude Debussy: La mer Maurice Ravel: La valse Sponsors: Co-Sponsor: The Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra was founded in 1948 and is Korea's oldest and most prominent orchestra. With the aim of becoming a world-class orchestra, the Seoul Philharmonic was re-launched as an incorporated foundation in 2005 and welcomed Maestro Myung-Whun Chung as its Music Director. Since then, top-class musicians from Korea and abroad have collaborated with the orchestra. The Seoul Philharmonic's composer-in-residence is Unsuk Chin who received the Grawemeyer Award – dubbed the "Nobel Prize for musicians" – in 2004, and the Arnold Schoenberg Prize in 2005. |
{5.} Antonín Dvořák: Carnival Overture, Op. 92 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 Primary Sponsor: Principal Sponsor: Sponsors: Co-Sponsors: The New York Philharmonic, the oldest symphony orchestra in the United States, was founded in 1842. Its 20th Century roster of Music Directors is perhaps the richest and most distinguished in the world including Mahler, Mengelberg, Walter, Toscanini, Rodzinsky, Stokowski, Mitropoulos, Bernstein (Conductor Laureate), Mehta, Masur (Conductor Emeritus) and Maazel. In the 2009-10 season, Alan Gilbert assumed the post of music director. "Gilbert is primed to become a luminary of the city's cultural life — not just because {he is} the first native New Yorker, the first Asian-American, and one of the youngest people to direct {the orchestra}, but because he could lead a quiet revolution." (New York Magazine) |
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Sponsors listed as of October 12, 2011.
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Community Arts Music Association of Santa Barbara, Inc. This project is funded in part by the Organizational Development Grant Program using funds provided by the City of Santa Barbara in partnership with the Santa Barbara County Arts Commission. {last site update: January 31, 2012} |