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2008-2009 Season
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| CAMA’s INTERNATIONAL SERIES presents some of the world’s finest classical orchestras and soloists. Long held at Santa Barbara’s Arlington Theatre, the series returns to the newly restored Granada Theatre for the 2008-2009 season. Highlights of this season include: a recital by four-time Grammy® Award-winning mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli in her first Santa Barbara appearance; the return of the San Francisco Symphony with Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas; and a performance of all six Bach Brandenburg Concertos by England’s Academy of Ancient Music with its new Music Director, Richard Egarr. All International
Series concerts are at 8 p.m. at the Granada Theatre, All concert programs and artists are subject to change. |
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008, 8 pm JERUSALEM SYMPHONY Sternberg: The Twelve Tribes of Israel The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra was founded in the 1940s as Israel’s national radio orchestra. Its repertoire ranges from the masterpieces of the past to rare works by 19th and 20th-century composers. Leon Botstein is President of Bard College in New York, Editor of The Musical Quarterly, and Music Director of the Jerusalem Symphony and American Symphony orchestras. Grammy®-nominated American violinist Robert McDuffie has appeared as soloist with many of the world’s major orchestras. Robert McDuffie is “a musician of probing intelligence, a violinist of authority, and a force of great vitality.” {San Francisco Chronicle} Principal Sponsor: |
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Saturday, January 24, 2009, 8 pm SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY Tilson Thomas: “Street Song” Founded in 1911, the San Francisco Symphony is renowned for its artistically adventurous programming and gifted musicians. Michael Tilson Thomas, Music Director since 1995, has brought new audiences to the San Francisco Symphony’s home at Davies Symphony Hall with innovative programming, including works by American composers. Maestro Tilson Thomas’ recordings of Mahler, Prokofiev and Stravinsky with the San Francisco Symphony have won eight Grammy® Awards. “One of the world’s most immaculate ensembles” {The Guardian (U.K.)} Principal Sponsor: Judith L. Hopkinson
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Thursday, February 19, 2009, 8 pm CECILIA BARTOLI Program: For more than two decades, four-time Grammy® Award-winning mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli has brought classical music close to the hearts of millions of people throughout the world with her performances in operatic roles, concert programs and recording projects. Her stage appearances include the top opera houses and festivals such as the Metropolitan Opera, the Royal Opera House Covent Garden and La Scala. Ms. Bartoli’s Santa Barbara recital features repertoire associated with the legendary singer Maria Malibran whose 200th birthday is celebrated in 2008. Principal Sponsor: |
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 8 pm ACADEMY OF Bach: Brandenburg Concertos (complete) The Academy of Ancient Music, founded in 1973 by Christopher Hogwood, is one of the world’s first and most renowned period-instrument orchestras, giving concerts across six continents and creating over 250 recordings. Succeeding Hogwood as Music Director in 2006, Richard Egarr performs as keyboardist and conductor of the Academy. He also enjoys a solo career on organ, harpsichord, early and modern piano; and in chamber music he forms a duo with violinist Andrew Manze. “The zesty interaction of the AAM’s players is unflaggingly alert, playful and dramatic.” {Gramophone} Sponsor: The CAMA Women’s Board |
Thursday, March 26, 2009, 8 pm ESTONIAN NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Pärt: Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten Giving its first performance in 1926, the Grammy® Award-winning Estonian National Symphony Orchestra has performed with many of the world's leading conductors, including Neeme Järvi (Principal Conductor from 1963 to 1979). This season the orchestra undertakes its debut American tour under the direction of Estonian Maestro Eri Klas. Korean-born Van Cliburn 2005 Silver Medalist Joyce Yang is featured as soloist in Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3, a work she performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra at age twelve. Joyce Yang is “a brilliant pianist and a million-volt presence onstage.” {Dallas Morning News} Principal Sponsor: Elaine Stepanek |
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Saturday, May 2, 2009, 8 pm LOS ANGELES Kodály: Concerto for Orchestra As with CAMA, the Los Angeles Philharmonic celebrates its 90th Season in 2008-2009. The Philharmonic is today recognized as one of the world’s most compelling orchestras. Music Director of the Houston Symphony since 2001, Hans Graf regularly guest-conducts some of the world’s great orchestras. Russian-born Kirill Gerstein is First Prize-winner at the 2001 Arthur Rubinstein Piano Competition. With background since childhood in both jazz and classical music, he enjoys an international performance career. “If ever an orchestra was riding the crest of a wave, it is the Los Angeles Philharmonic.” {The Times (London)} Principal Sponsor: |
