2011-12 Landmark Classic Masters

2011-12 Landmark Classic Masters

The music at the foundation of the orchestral repertoire, the music of the titans, the heart and soul of classical tradition.

Arrive early for our Symphony Preludes, an in-depth presentation about musical works to help make the most of your concert experience, starting at 7:15 pm in the Upper Circle lobby, free to all ticket holders.

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  • Saturday, October 1, 2011, 8:00 pm
  • Mozart & Beethoven
  • Encore Series
    Since making her ESO debut in 2005, Karen Gomyo has been invited back to delight ESO audiences four more times, each to enthusiastic acclaim. She performs the mighty Beethoven Violin Concerto, while Mozart’s intricate and melodic “Jupiter” Symphony is also featured. Composer in Residence Robert Rival’s orchestral overture Scherzo will complete the program.
  • Saturday, October 15, 2011, 8:00 pm
  • Mendelssohn's First Piano Concerto
  • Applause Series
    Mei-Ann Chen’s debut with the ESO last season was a triumph with both the orchestra and the audience. Russian pianist Ilya Yakushev is winning equally enthusiastic notices in North America, and will make his ESO debut performing Mendelssohn‘s First Piano Concerto. Calgary composer Allan Gordon Bell‘s magical work Serenity begins this Masters program.
  • Saturday, November 12, 2011, 8:00 pm
  • Jens Lindemann at the Masters
  • Encore Series
    Three Edmonton favourites come together in a rewarding and diverse program. Venerable Edmonton composer Malcolm Forsyth’s choral work A Ballad of Canada will receive its ESO premiere with the renowned voices of Richard Eaton Singers. Edmonton-raised Jens Lindemann returns, presenting a world premiere for trumpet and orchestra written for him by British composer Peter Meechan.
  • Saturday, November 26, 2011, 8:00 pm
  • Juliette Kang plays Brahms
  • Applause Series
    Following his celebrated tenure as ESO Concertmaster, James Keene became a vital teacher to a number of Edmonton’s finest violin prodigies – and Juliette Kang has gone on to become First Associate Concertmaster of the world-renowned Philadelphia Orchestra. After a long absence, she returns to perform the magnificent Violin Concerto of Johannes Brahms.
  • Saturday, January 14, 2012, 8:00 pm
  • Liszt & Strauss
  • Applause Series
    Since making his ESO debut as an emergency replacement in 2004, Kemal Gekić has returned several times, tackling many bravado showcases for piano. He takes on two such works – the tempestuous First Piano Concerto and the glittering paraphrase of Beethoven’s The Ruins of Athens, both by the extraordinary Franz Liszt.
  • Saturday, January 28, 2012, 8:00 pm
  • Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto
  • Encore Series
    Two classical masterpieces made popular in film will be performed under the direction of Gregory Vajda. Celebrated Georgian pianist Alexander Korsantia makes his ESO debut with Rachmaninoff‘s fiercely demanding Third Piano Concerto – made memorable in the movie Shine. The Adagietto movement from Mahler’s Fifth Symphony is a poignant and moving work, used in the film Death in Venice.
  • Saturday, February 25, 2012, 8:00 pm
  • Glorious Voices
  • Applause Series
    Young soprano Jeanine De Bique has already garnered an impressive array of prizes and acclaim. She makes her ESO debut singing the solo roles in Mendelssohn’s beautiful setting of Psalm 42, and in Poulenc’s famous Gloria. Four of Edmonton’s finest choirs are also part of this night of vocal splendour.
  • Saturday, March 10, 2012, 8:00 pm
  • Copland's Clarinet Concerto
  • Encore Series
    Allan Gilliland wrote his jazz-inspired concerto Dreaming of the Masters I as both a homage to great clarinet players of the past, and as a showcase for Leduc-born clarinet virtuoso James Campbell. Leonard Bernstein’s Fancy Free was a breathtaking Jerome Robbins ballet that inspired the acclaimed musical On the Town. Its vivacious score is matched with two works by Bernstein’s friend and legendary American composer Aaron Copland. James Campbell presents Copland’s famous Clarinet Concerto, while his Music for the Theater is also featured.
  • Saturday, March 31, 2012, 8:00 pm
  • Rolston plays Dvořák
  • Applause Series
    Edmonton native Shauna Rolston’s performances never fail to electrify her audiences, and she is a frequent and favourite guest of the ESO. A world premiere of a new work by ESO Composer in Residence Robert Rival, and Tchaikovsky’s impassioned final symphony – a towering and melodic work inspired by unrequited love – complete the program. Canadian conductor Julian Kuerti has amassed an impressive list of re-engagements by orchestras delighted with his performances.
  • Saturday, April 14, 2012, 8:00 pm
  • An Italian Guitar Concerto
  • Encore Series
    Canadian conductor Charles Olivieri-Munroe makes his Masters debut in a dazzling combination of Czech and Latin masterpieces. Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s concerto has become a standard in the canon, while Márquez’ vivacious dance is practically a second Mexican national anthem. Bach’s Chaconne continues to awe audiences, and the rich folk legacy of Bohemia comes to life in a symphonic poem by Dvořák – the last orchestral work written by the Czech master.
  • Saturday, May 5, 2012, 8:00 pm
  • Dreaming of Carnegie
  • Applause Series
    In a unique night, the ESO presents the same program they will take to the stage of New York’s acclaimed Carnegie Hall with several outstanding soloists who hail from Edmonton. John Estacio’s Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello was written for the ESO’s inaugural performance at the Winspear Centre in 1997. Allan Gilliland’s Dreaming of the Masters III was composed for Edmonton’s celebrated trumpet virtuoso Jens Lindemann. The ESO’s new Composer in Residence Robert Rival will also write a new work for this memorable concert.
  • Saturday, June 9, 2012, 8:00 pm
  • Angela Cheng plays Brahms
  • Encore Series
    Edmonton-raised pianist Angela Cheng frequently returns to the Winspear stage to celebrate. She helps conclude the season of Masters with the powerful First Piano Concerto of Brahms, one of the most involved and expressive works for piano and orchestra ever written. By the time he composed his Third Symphony, Brahms was the highly-regarded guardian of the classical tradition passed down from Beethoven, and his F Major Symphony is rich with melody and a profound harmonic palette.