January 2012: The Mighty “Eroica” at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

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Welcometo our first concerts of the new year! We’re delighted that you have chosen to begin your year with us. We step forward into the first month of 2012 with great music — Beethoven’s Violin Concerto and Eroica Symphony, Britten’s Violin Concerto, Dvorak’s Cello Concerto, Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony — all led by our very own Robert Spano and Donald Runnicles. Add the superb Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus, the Morehouse and Spelman College glee clubs, and a host of internationally renowned soloists — cellist Yo-Yo Ma, mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor, soprano Nicole Cabell, violinist James Ehnes and pianist Dejan Lazic — and you have a month which brings our audiences some of the very best that the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra has to offer.

Often I’m asked how we create individual concerts and complete seasons. In many American orchestras, concert programs are created solely by the music director, in keeping with his or her artistic vision. In Atlanta, we have a long-standing tradition of bringing lots of voices to the table: Our Music Director Robert Spano plays a leading role, but we also hear from Donald Runnicles (Principal Guest Conductor), Norman Mackenzie (Director of Choruses), Evans Mirageas (Vice President, Artistic Planning) John Sparrow (Vice President, Orchestral Initiatives and General Manager), Charlie Wade (Vice President, Marketing and Symphony Pops), Sandy Smith (Vice President, Development), Mark Kent (Senior Director, Education and Community Engagement), Ken Meltzer (ASO Insider, Program Annotator), Russell Williamson (Orchestra Personnel Manager), Rebecca Beavers (Principal Librarian), Julie Fish (Orchestra Manager) and me. Lots of intelligent voices, lots of creative insights, lots of brilliant ideas. Our conversations are lengthy, always animated, sometimes contentious and always focused on one essential question:

What great music and which accomplished artists will inspire, excite, move — and attract — the people of Atlanta?

The needs and desires of our audiences always come first with us, as they should — and we’re open to your ideas. I invite you to share them with me: [email protected].

I look forward to a new year filled with memorable performances of great music by great artists, designed just for you, our audience. Thank you for supporting your Atlanta Symphony Orchestra!

Wishing you all the best,

StanleyE.Romanstein,Ph.D.President


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Music Director Robert Spano, currently in his 11th season as music director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra,

is recognized internationally as one of the most imaginative conductors today. Since 2001, he has invigorated and expanded the Orchestra’s repertoire while elevating the ensemble to new levels of international prominence and acclaim.

Under Mr. Spano’s artistic leadership, the Orchestra and its audiences have together explored a creative mix of programming, including Theater of a Concert performances, which explore different formats, settings, and enhancements for the musical performance experience, such as the first concert-staged performances of John Adams’s Doctor Atomic in November 2008 and the production of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly in June 2011. The Atlanta School of Composers reflects

Mr. Spano’s commitment to nurturing and championing music through multi-year partnerships defining a new generation of

American composers, including Osvaldo Golijov, Jennifer Higdon, Christopher Theofanidis, Michael Gandolfi and Adam Schoenberg. Since the beginning of his tenure (to date), Mr. Spano and the Orchestra have performed more than 100 concerts containing contemporary works (composed since 1950).

Mr. Spano has a discography with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra of 19 recordings, six of which

have been honored with Grammy® awards. He has led the Orchestra’s performances at Carnegie Hall and

Lincoln Center, as well as the Ravinia, Ojai, and Savannah Music Festivals. Mr. Spano has led the New York and Los Angeles philharmonics, San Francisco, Boston, Cleveland, Chicago and Philadelphia symphony orchestras, as well as Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala, BBC Symphony and Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. In addition, he has conducted for Covent Garden, Welsh National Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Houston Grand Opera, and the 2005 and 2009 Seattle Opera Ring cycles. Mr. Spano was Musical America’s 2008 Conductor of the Year.

In March 2010, Mr. Spano began a three-year tenure as Emory University’s distinguished artist-in-residence, in which he leads intensive seminars, lectures, and presents programs on science, math, philosophy, literature and musicology.

In March 2011, Mr. Spano was announced as the incoming music director of the Aspen Music Festival. He was in residence in Aspen for the 2011 summer season as music director-designate and will assume the full role of music director in 2012.

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David Coucheron ConcertmasterWilliam Pu Associate Concertmaster

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Justin BrunsAssistant Concertmaster

Jun-Ching Lin Assistant Concertmaster

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David Arenz Principal The Atlanta Symphony Associates Chair*

Sou-Chun Su Associate Principal The Frances Cheney Boggs Chair*

Jay Christy Assistant PrincipalSharon BerensonDavid BraitbergNoriko Konno CliftDavid DillardEleanor KosekRuth Ann LittleThomas O’DonnellRonda RespessFrank Walton

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Reid Harris Principal The Edus H. and Harriet H. Warren Chair*

Paul Murphy Associate Principal The Mary and Lawrence Gellerstedt Chair *

Catherine Lynn Assistant PrincipalWesley CollinsMarian KentYang-Yoon KimYiyin LiLachlan McBaneJessica OudinArdath Weck

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Christopher Rex Principal The Miriam and John Conant Chair*

Daniel Laufer Associate Principal The Livingston Foundation Chair*

Karen Freer Assistant PrincipalDona Vellek Assistant Principal Emeritus

Joel DallowJere FlintJennifer HumphreysLarry LeMasterBrad RitchiePaul Warner

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Ralph Jones Principal The Marcia and John Donnell Chair *

Gloria Jones Associate PrincipalJane Little Assistant Principal Emeritus

Michael KenadyMichael KurthJoseph McFaddenDouglas SommerThomas Thoreson

Robert Spano Music Director The Robert Reid Topping Chair *

Donald RunniclesPrincipal Guest Conductor

The Neil and Sue Williams Chair *

Michael KrajewskiPrincipal Pops Conductor

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Christina Smith Principal The Jill Hertz Chair*Robert Cronin Associate PrincipalPaul BrittanCarl David Hall

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Elizabeth Koch Principal The George M. and Corrie Hoyt Brown Chair *

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Thomas HootenPrincipal The Madeline and Howell Adams Chair*

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Colin Williams Principal Stephen Wilson Associate PrincipalNathan ZgoncGeorge Curran

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Michael Moore Principal

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Mark Yancich Principal The Walter H. Bunzl Chair*

William Wilder Assistant Principal

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Thomas Sherwood Principal The Julie and Arthur Montgomery Chair*

William Wilder Assistant Principal The William A. Schwartz Chair*

Charles Settle

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Elisabeth RemyJohnson

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Peter Marshall †Beverly Gilbert †Sharon Berenson

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Jere Flint Staff Conductor; Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra

The Zeist Foundation Chair*

Norman MackenzieDirector of Choruses The Frannie and Bill Graves Chair


Timing is everything in music, and Donald Runnicles’s decision 12 years ago to become Principal Guest Conductor-designate of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and join Music Director-designate Robert Spano in a novel creative partnership has been serendipitous for all parties.

“I’m delighted and grateful to be part of what I consider to be a vital and groundbreaking collaboration,” Mr. Runnicles said at the time, and the creative partnership has certainly been a trailblazer, bringing dynamic programming and guests and today’s brightest young composers to Atlanta Symphony Hall and dramatically energizing the Orchestra’s presence in the community.

Throughout his tenure in Atlanta, the career trajectory of the acclaimed maestro has soared. Mr. Runnicles’s first Orchestra recording, Orff’s Carmina Burana, was released in 2003 and subsequent releases of Mozart’s Requiem, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, and a Brittania album were all well received. His visits with the Chorus to perform with the esteemed Berlin Philharmonic were acclaimed and led to the

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Principal Guest Conductor Donald Runnicles makes his season debut and reflects on making history with Robert Spano for more than a decade

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Chorus’s burgeoning global reputation as a major force in the operatic and symphonic arenas. Not to mention that his conducting appearances at Atlanta Symphony Hall have been increasingly popular with Orchestra patrons. Mr. Runnicles’s involvement with the Atlanta Symphony organization has been tremendous, and this year his relationship with Orchestra will extend even further, as he will lead a reading session with the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra for the first time at the end of the month.

Over the past few years, Mr. Runnicles’s focus has shifted abroad as the music director of the Deutsche Oper Berlin and chief conductor of his homeland pride and joy, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

The move to Berlin, where he now resides, “constituted a huge shift in my personal life,” recalled Mr. Runnicles. “Yet I relish being at the helm of one of the most storied opera houses in the world, which annually performs all of the major German romantic operas — Wagner and Strauss, not to mention Mozart, Berlioz, Debussy and Janacek. The orchestra also gives

symphonic concerts and has a chamber music series. Life is busy and diverse!”

Yet his importance to the players and singers here is unquestioned and his two appearances during the 2011-12 season are indispensable: conducting the Beethoven “Eroica” Symphony No. 3 and Britten’s Violin Concerto, featuring the fine Canadian virtuoso James Ehnes, January 19-22; and with the Chorus, Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony No. 2, January 26/28.

Mr. Runnicles is especially looking forward to reuniting with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus, in his view “one of the finest in the world. There is a phenomenal discipline to their singing. To listen to their warm-up routine is still awe-inspiring!” Throughout his Atlanta tenure, his relationship with the Chorus has blossomed. In his 11 years as Principal Guest Conductor, Mr. Runnicles and the Chorus have annually performed in Atlanta, as well as with the Berlin Philharmonic on three separate occasions.

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Donald Runnicles leads the Orchestra Chorus and Berlin Philharmonic at the Berliner Philharmonie concert hall in 2004.

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Robert Spano, Music DirectorDonald Runnicles, Principal Guest Conductor

Delta Classical Series ConcertsThursday and Saturday, January 19 and 21, 2012, at 8 p.m. Sunday, January 22, 2012, at 3 p.m.

Donald Runnicles, Conductor James Ehnes, Violin

BENJAMIN BRITTEN (1913-1976) Violin Concerto, Opus 15 (1939) I. Moderato con moto II. Vivace III. Passacaglia: Andante lento James Ehnes, Violin

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Violin Concerto, Opus 15 (1939)

BENJAMIN BRITTEN was born in Lowestoft, england, on november 22, 1913, and died in Aldeburgh, england, on december 4, 1976. the first performance of the Violin concerto took place at carnegie hall in new York on March 28, 1940, with Antonio Brosa as soloist, and John Barbirolli conducting the new York Philharmonic. In addition to the solo violin, the concerto is scored for two piccolos, three flutes, two oboes, english horn, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, glockenspiel, triangle, side drum, tenor drum, bass drum, cymbals, harp and strings. Approximate performance time is thirty-one minutes.

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Britten in America

In 1938, english composer Benjamin Britten and his lifelong partner, tenor Peter Pears, received a visitor at their home in snape, near Aldeburgh. As Aaron

copland recalled:

We hit it off well together from the start. I had with me the proofs of (copland’s opera) The Second Hurricane. It didn’t take much persuasion to get me to play it from start to finish, singing all the parts of principals and chorus in the usual composer fashion. In return, Ben played me the first version of his Piano Concerto.

the following year, Britten and Pears left england for the united states. Britten was disappointed with the english public’s lack of acceptance of his works. Further, Britten, a committed pacifist, was distraught over the cloud of war that was enveloping europe. Poet W.h. Auden, whom Britten greatly admired, advised the young composer that America might provide an artistic and political haven. When copland learned of the news, he wrote to Britten: “dear Benjie, how perfectly extraordinary to think of you here on this side of the water! I can’t get used to the idea — but I will.”

After Britten arrived, he began to experience grave doubts about his decision. copland encouraged him to remain in the united states: “You owe it to england to stay here. After all, anyone can shoot a gun — but how many can write music like you?” But eventually, Britten’s love for his native land proved too strong. Britten and Pears returned to england in the spring of 1942. however, during his relatively brief American stay, Britten composed several important works, including his song cycles Les illuminations (1939) and Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo (1940), the Sinfonia da requiem (1940), his first string Quartet (1941) and, in collaboration with Auden, his first opera, Paul Bunyan (1941).


“without question my best piece”

Another work from this period is the Violin concerto, begun in england in 1938, and completed the following summer, while Britten was in canada. On september 29, 1939, Britten wrote to a friend: “…just completed the score of my Violin concerto … it is at times like these that work is so important — that humans can think of other things than blowing each other up! ... I try not to listen to the radio any more than I can help.”

By February of 1940, Britten became dangerously ill. Later, he commented: “Outwardly the ailment was infected tonsils. But the real cause was my mental perplexities.” Britten ran a fever as high as 107 degrees, and suffered from periods of delirium.

the premiere of the Britten Violin concerto took place at carnegie hall in new York on March 28, 1940. Britten’s friend, the spanish virtuoso Antonio Brosa, was the violin soloist. John Barbirolli conducted the new York Philharmonic. Britten, still suffering from the ravages of his illness, was barely able to attend the performance. the premiere was a great success. Britten reported a “wonderful reception” from the carnegie hall audience, and further noted: “toni played marvelously … the n.Y. times old critic (who is the snarkyest (sic.) & most coveted here) was won over, so that was fine.”

In a letter to his publisher, Ralph hawkes, Britten said of his Violin concerto: “so far it is without question my best piece. It’s rather serious, I’m afraid, but it’s got some good tunes in it!” It seems clear the Violin concerto is, at least in part, an expression of Britten’s anguish over what was transpiring throughout europe, and in his own life. But as with any great work of art, the Britten Violin concerto transcends the specific time and circumstances of its creation to resonate with all who love music, regardless of age or background.

Musical Analysis

I. Moderato con moto — the concerto opens with the timpani intoning a five-note rhythmic motif (punctuated by the cymbals) that will return in various forms throughout the concerto. A sighing figure in the strings and the bassoon’s repetition of the motif lead to the entrance of the soloist, and the introduction of the first movement’s flowing, initial principal melody, marked dolcissimo ed espressivo. the rhythmic motif, traded among the instruments of the orchestra, serves as accompaniment. A brief, vigorous cadenza for the soloist leads to the orchestra’s forte repetition of the melody. the soloist introduces the brusque, fanfare-like second principal melody, related to the five-note motif. the brief development opens quietly, with the soloist intoning the second melody. Muted strings, accompanied by the soloist’s repetition of the rhythmic motif, launch the recapitulation (Tempo primo). the timpani, playing the five-note motif, accompanies the soloist in the closing measures, which finally resolve to silence. the second movement follows without pause.

II. Vivace — the second movement serves as the concerto’s scherzo. set in triple meter, the opening section is in the character of an insistent (and often violent) danse macabre.


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the perpetual motion abates, yielding to a more reflective episode (l’istesso tempo), where the orchestra sternly replies to the soloist’s plaintive statements. A striking episode, juxtaposing the piccolos and tuba, heralds the soloist’s varied reprise of the danse macabre. the orchestra’s passionate forte restatement of the violin’s plaintive melody yields to an extended solo cadenza, prominently featuring the five-note rhythmic motif. Once again, the ensuing movement follows without pause.

III. Passacaglia: Andante lento — the final movement, the longest of the three, is the emotional centerpiece of the concerto. set in slow tempo, the finale is in the form of a passacaglia, a series of variations over a repeated bass figure. the trombones introduce the passacaglia’s dirge-like ascending and descending sequence. the ensuing variations explore an extraordinary range of moods and orchestral colors (particularly striking is the abrupt transition from a lilting Viennese waltz to a stern military march). In the hushed closing measures, the soloist’s eloquent pleas continue to the concerto’s uncertain denouement.

Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Opus 55 (“Eroica”) (1804)

LUDwIg VAN BEETHOVEN was baptized in Bonn, Germany, on december 17, 1770, and died in Vienna, Austria, on March 26, 1827. the first public performance of the “eroica” symphony took place in Vienna on April 7, 1805, at the theater an der Wien, with the composer conducting. the “eroica” symphony is scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, three horns, two trumpets, timpani and strings. Approximate performance time is forty-seven minutes.

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“Composed to celebrate the memory of a great man”

the story of Beethoven’s dedication of his third symphony, the “eroica,” is one the most compelling in the history of concert music. In the early part of

the 19th century, many idealists, Beethoven included, viewed napoleon Bonaparte as a staunch defender of liberty and democratic ideals. By the spring of 1804, Beethoven had completed his third symphony, which he entitled “Bonaparte.” According to Beethoven’s friend, Ferdinand Ries:

In this symphony Beethoven had Buonaparte in mind, but as he was when he was First consul. Beethoven esteemed him greatly at the time and likened him to the greatest of Roman consuls. I as well as several of his more intimate friends saw a copy of the score lying upon his table with the word “Buonaparte” at the extreme top of the title page, and at the extreme bottom, “Luigi van Beethoven,” but not another word. Whether and with what the space between the two was to be filled out, I do not know. I was


the first to bring to him the intelligence that Buonaparte had proclaimed himself emperor, whereupon he flew into a rage and cried out: “Is he then, too, nothing more than an ordinary human being? now he, too, will trample on all the rights of man and indulge only in his ambition. he will exalt himself above all others, become a tyrant!” Beethoven went to the table, took hold of its title page by the top, tore it in two, and threw it on the floor. the first page was rewritten and only then did the symphony receive the title Sinfonica eroica.

some biographers, including Maynard solomon (Beethoven, schirmer Books, new York, 1977), suggest that Beethoven’s actions may have also been motivated by career aspirations. during the relevant time frame, Beethoven contemplated, and ultimately rejected, the notion of relocating from Vienna to Paris.

With that scenario in mind, conductor Arturo toscanini’s remarks about the “eroica’s” first movement offer a useful perspective: “to some it is napoleon, to some it is Alexander, to me it is Allegro con brio (i.e., the movement’s tempo marking).” In other words, the significance of Beethoven’s third symphony, which the composer ultimately subtitled Sinfonica Eroica, Composed to Celebrate the Memory of a Great Man, rests not with its dedicatee, but with the revolutionary nature of the music itself.

Beethoven’s “New Road”

In 1802, Beethoven confided to his friend, Wenzel Krumpholz: “I am not satisfied with my works up to the present time. From today I mean to take a new road.” certainly there are many aspects of the “eroica” that establish a profound line of demarcation between the third and the composer’s first two symphonies — not to mention the symphonies of Beethoven’s great predecessors, haydn and Mozart. the extraordinary length of the opening movement, achieved in great part by an unprecedented expansion of the development and coda sections (as well as the transitional material between themes), is perhaps the most obvious example. Likewise, the use of an epic funeral march is a stunning departure from the lyricism found in most slow movements of the time.

still, it would be incorrect to characterize the “eroica” as a total rejection of the musical style of Beethoven’s earlier symphonies. the symphonies in c and d already offer hints of the rhythmic drive, pungent dynamic contrast, bold harmonic strokes and ingenious motive development that characterize the “eroica.” It should also be mentioned that Beethoven creates the “eroica’s” profoundly revolutionary atmosphere with an orchestra similar in size and instrumentation to that of a late haydn or Mozart symphony.

several private performances of the “eroica” were offered in Vienna in the winter of 1804-5. the first public concert featuring the third symphony occurred on April 7, 1805, at the theater an der Wien. While concertmaster Franz clement (the man who was the soloist in the premiere of Beethoven’s Violin concerto) conducted the bulk of the program, the composer himself led the performance of the “eroica.”


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the revolutionary character of Beethoven’s “eroica” symphony inspired a sense of awe, even of disorientation, on the part of the early audiences. It’s not surprising that critical reaction was divided. But while many questioned the attractiveness of the third symphony as a form of entertainment, few could deny its power and innovation. Indeed, symphonic music would never be the same after the “eroica.”

Beethoven himself recognized the importance of this work in his symphonic canon. Prior to the completion of the ninth symphony, Beethoven’s friend, christoph Kuffner, asked the composer which of the eight was his favorite. “Ah, ha!” Beethoven replied, “the ‘eroica.’” Kuffner responded, “I should have guessed the c-Minor (i.e., the Fifth).” “no,” Beethoven insisted, “the ‘eroica.’”

Musical Analysis

I. Allegro con brio — Beethoven introduces his musical “new road” in bracing fashion with two brusque chords, out of which emerges the cellos’ statement of the opening theme. A simple and plaintive second theme consists of three descending notes, traded among various instruments. Finally, the woodwinds introduce a sighing motif, described by British musicologist sir George Grove as “a passage of singular beauty — more harmony than melody.” An extraordinarily rich and varied development of the main themes ensues. At the height of the drama, the oboes introduce a new, lyrical motif. the recapitulation seems to begin when the horn, over mysterious, tremolo string accompaniment, intones the first four notes of the opening theme. however, the passage is silenced by an orchestral outburst that leads to the true recapitulation, introduced by the cellos (although the horn soon returns with its own restatement). the extended coda spotlights the opening theme, as well as a reprise of the development’s oboe motif. the conclusion of this complex movement is simplicity itself, as two abrupt chords reprise the spirit of the work’s opening measures.

II. Marcia funebre: Adagio assai — When Beethoven learned of napoleon’s death in 1821, he observed, “I have already composed the proper music for that catastrophe.” here, the composer was referring to the second movement of the “eroica,” a grand funeral march. the violins, followed by the oboes, intone the opening, minor-key theme. the violins then offer a second theme that begins in the major key, but quickly reverts to the minor. the tragic weight of the movement is briefly dispelled by the maggiore central section, which begins with an ascending and descending oboe melody, leading to a pair of grand orchestral exclamations. soon, pathos returns with a reprise of the opening section, as the motifs are further developed. In the poignant coda, the violins play a sotto voce statement of the opening theme that becomes increasingly fragmented before fading to silence.

III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace — the mood of the “eroica” symphony is immediately transformed from despair to joy with the arrival of this ebullient Scherzo. Over tripping string accompaniment, the oboes and first violins sing the playful opening theme, finally played in grand fashion by the full orchestra. the ensuing Trio, which prominently features the horns, leads to a return of the Scherzo’s opening. the brief coda begins softly, but quickly builds to a fortissimo conclusion.


IV. Finale: Allegro molto — According to carl czerny, Beethoven moved audiences to tears through the sheer beauty and creativity of his keyboard improvisations. that extraordinary talent serves Beethoven well in the Finale of his “eroica” symphony, a brilliant theme and variations movement. the Finale begins with a grand orchestral introduction, followed by the strings’ pizzicato introduction of the thirteen-note principal theme. A series of remarkably diverse variations ensues, the third featuring the oboes introducing a melody that will return in different guises throughout the Finale. It is a melody that was a particular favorite of Beethoven, one that makes appearances in the Contredanses, WoO 14 (1802), the “eroica” Piano Variations, Opus 35 (1802), and his ballet, The Creatures of Prometheus, Opus 43 (1801). the entire Finale closes in thrilling fashion, with a headlong rush into a Presto coda, featuring yet another version of the “Prometheus” melody.


DONALD RUNNICLES, Conductor

P rincipal Guest conductor donald Runnicles is currently celebrating his 10th year of artistic

partnership with Music director Robert spano in leading the Atlanta symphony Orchestra. Mr. Runnicles is one of today’s most consistently acclaimed conductors of both opera and symphonic repertoire.

In 2009, he became general music director of the deutsche Oper Berlin and chief conductor of the BBc scottish Orchestra, based in Glasgow. he continues as music director of the Grand teton Music Festival, a summer orchestral festival in Jackson hole, Wyoming, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2011. Mr. Runnicles was music director and principal conductor of the san Francisco Opera from the 1992-93 season until the 2008-09 season. during his tenure, he conducted nearly 60 different titles, including the world premiere of John Adams’s Doctor Atomic and the u.s. premieres of St. Francoise d’Assise.

Mr. Runnicles’s acclaimed recordings with the Atlanta symphony Orchestra include a concert disc with soprano christine Brewer singing strauss and Wagner, and a new strauss disc recorded live in Atlanta symphony hall. With the Orchestra, Mr. Runnicles also has recorded the Mozart Requiem, Orff’s Carmina Burana, Beethoven’s ninth symphony and a Brittania album. In december 2003, Mr. Runnicles and the Orchestra chorus made their debut with the Berlin Philharmonic in Britten’s War Requiem. Following the performance, der tagesspiegel wrote: “the world has really turned a bit topsy-turvy when our fabulous Berliner Philharmoniker turn around in their orchestra seats to applaud an American amateur chorus.” Mr. Runnicles and the chorus performed the Berlioz Requiem with the German orchestra in May 2008, and in most recently, in december 2009, Mr. Runnicles and the chorus performed Brahms’s Ein deutsches Requiem. Mr. Runnicles has ongoing musical relationships with today’s finest orchestras and opera companies.

Donald Runnicles

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JAMES EHNES, Violin

H ailed as “the Jascha heifetz of our day” (canada's Globe and Mail), violinist James

ehnes is considered one of the most dynamic and exciting performers in classical music. he has performed in more than 30 countries on five continents, appearing regularly with many of the world’s most well-known orchestras and conductors.

In the 2011-12 season, James continues to balance concerto concerts, chamber music and recitals as well as adding a new role to his repertoire — artistic director of the seattle chamber Music society. Once again, performances take him throughout the united states, england, scotland, Germany, Austria, spain, Portugal, sweden, the netherlands, denmark and norway.

In the united Kingdom, James performs with the Royal Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal scottish national Orchestra and city of Birmingham symphony Orchestra. he returns to Vienna, Austria, to perform Prokofiev’s Violin concerto no. 1 with the tonkünstler Orchestra; will do Walton’s Violin concerto with the hamburg, Germany, and Oslo, norway, philharmonic orchestras; Beethoven’s Violin concerto in copenhagen; the hague and heerlen in the netherlands; Bernstein’s Serenade with the Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa; and Barber’s Violin concerto with the swedish chamber Orchestra.

James’ u.s. dates include concerts with the houston, st. Louis, Baltimore, Pasadena, utah, new World, Minnesota, Atlanta and and sarasota, Fla., orchestras, as well as the Oklahoma city Philharmonic. In canada, he performs with the Manitoba chamber Orchestra, the hamilton Philharmonic and the Montreal and torontos symphonies. he appears with the Philadelphia Orchestra and charles dutoit several times throughout the season, playing Mendelssohn’s Violin concerto in Philadelphia, strathmore and at new York’s carnegie hall.

James appears in recital at London’s Wigmore hall; in Bilbao, spain; san Francisco’s herbst theater; for the chamber Music society of detroit; in edmonton, Regina, Brandon and Kingston. An avid chamber musician, James will once again perform at the seattle chamber Music society’s winter and summer festivals, and will spend an extensive amount of time with his string quartet, the ehnes Quartet, performing in Miami, Macon, seattle and Montréal.

James will add to his discography with the fall release of two new recordings: a disc of Bartok’s two Violin Concertos and the Viola Concerto with the BBc Philharmonic and Gianandrea noseda (chandos) and tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, Serenade Melancolique, Valse Scherzo and Souvenir d’un lieu cher with the sydney symphony and Vladimir Ashkenazy (Onyx). his most recent release, featuring the Mendelssohn Violin concerto and Octet (OnYX), has been earning raves worldwide: “dazzling” (classic FM), “a pure delight” (BBc Music Magazine), “outstanding and unreservedly recommended” (daily telegraph), “It just doesn’t get any better than this” (MusicWeb International).

James Ehnes


James ehnes was born in 1976 in Brandon, Manitoba, canada. he began violin studies at age 4 and, at nine became a protégé of the noted canadian violinist Francis chaplin. he studied with sally thomas at the Meadowmount school of Music and, from 1993 to 1997, at the Juilliard school, winning the Peter Mennin Prize for Outstanding Achievement and Leadership in Music upon his graduation. ehnes first gained national recognition in 1987 as winner of the Grand Prize in strings at the canadian Music competition. the following year he won the First Prize in strings at the canadian Music Festival, the youngest musician ever to do so. At age 13, he made his orchestral solo debut with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal. he has won numerous awards and prizes, including the first-ever Ivan Galamian Memorial Award, the canada council for the Arts’ prestigious Virginia Parker Prize, and a 2005 Avery Fisher career Grant. In October 2005, James was honoured by Brandon university with a doctor of music degree (honoris causa) and in July 2007 he became the youngest person ever elected as a fellow to the Royal society of canada. On July 1, 2010, the Governor General of canada appointed James a Member of the Order of canada.

James ehnes plays the “Marsick” stradivarius of 1715. he lives in Bradenton, Fla., with his wife, Kate.

support

Mrs. Thalia N. Carlos**Delta Air Lines

The Mabel Dorn Reeder FoundationThe Zeist Foundation, Inc.

Fulton County Arts Council

National Endowment for the Arts

UPS

GE Asset ManagementAbraham J. & Phyllis Katz FoundationMr. & Mrs. Charles H. McTier

Turner Broadcasting SystemThe Vasser Woolley Foundation, Inc.Woodruff Arts Center

Madeline & Howell Adams, Jr.Mrs. Anne Cox Chambers

The Coca-Cola CompanyMrs. William A. Schwartz

$50,000+

$500,000+

$250,000+

$100,000+

$75,000+

$35,000+

$25,000+

*We are grateful to these donors for taking the extra time to acquire matching gifts from their employers. **Deceased.

AnonymousAT&T Real Yellow PagesGE EnergyThe Graves FoundationInterContinental Hotels Group

The Charles Loridans Foundation, Inc.

The Reiman FoundationMr. Thurmond SmithgallRobert SpanoSusan & Thomas Wardell

SunTrust BankSunTrust FoundationSunTrust Bank

Trusteed Foundation – Walter H. and Marjory M. Rich Memorial Fund

Georgia Natural GasMassey Charitable Trust

Porsche Cars North AmericaPublix Super Markets Charities

Patty & Doug ReidSutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

Jim & Adele AbrahamsonSusan & Richard AndersonStephanie & Arthur BlankMr. & Mrs. C. Merrell CalhounMr. & Mrs. Bradley Currey, Jr.Marcia & John DonnellCatherine Warren DukehartGeorgia Council for the ArtsAnn & Gordon Getty Foundation

John H. & Wilhelmina D. Harland Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Lucy R. & Gary Lee, Jr.MetLife FoundationThe Sara Giles Moore FoundationTerence L. & Jeanne P. Neal*Victoria & Howard PalefskyMr. & Mrs. Solon P. Patterson*

Printpack Inc. & The Gay & Erskine Love Foundation

Ryder System, Inc.Mrs. Charles A. Smithgall, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. K. Morgan Varner, IIIAdair & Dick WhiteAnn Marie & John B. White, Jr.*Sue & Neil Williams

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the generous gifts of individuals, corporations, foundations, government and other entities whose contributions help the Orchestra fulfill its mission to be a vigorous part of the cultural fabric of our community. The following list represents the cumulative total of philanthropy of $1,750 and above to the Orchestra’s fundraising campaigns, events and special initiatives from 2011.

(Please note that donor benefits are based solely on contributions to the annual fund.)


$15,000+

$10,000+

$5,000+

Pinney L. Allen & Charles C. Miller III

The Antinori FoundationLisa & Joe BankoffMr. & Mrs. David EdmistonIn memory of Polly Ellis

by Admiral James O. Ellis, Jr.

Mr. Donald F. FoxCharles & Mary GindenD. Kirk Jamieson,

Verizon WirelessAnn A. & Ben F.

Johnson III*Sarah & Jim KennedySteve & Eydie Koonin

Carrie & Brian KurlanderMichael & Cindi LangDonna Lee

& Howard C. EhniMeghan & Clarke

MagruderSuzanne & Bill PlybonDr. Stanley & Shannon

Romanstein

Lynn SchinaziJoyce & Henry SchwobIrene & Howard SteinMary Rose TaylorMike & Liz TroyRay & John UttenhoveMr. & Mrs. Edus H.

Warren, Jr.

AnonymousAGCO Corporation,

Lucinda B. SmithMark & Christine ArmourThe Balloun FamilyMr. David BoatwrightThe Boston Consulting

GroupThe Breman Foundation,

Inc.The John & Rosemary

Brown Family FoundationThe Walter & Frances

Bunzl Foundation

Cynthia & Donald CarsonDr. John W. CooledgeTrisha & Doug CraftCari Katrice DawsonEleanor & Charles

EdmondsonRosi & Arnoldo FiedotinMr. & Mrs. Lawrence L.

Gellerstedt IIIMary D. GellerstedtGMT Capital CorporationNancy D. GouldJoe Guthridge

& David Ritter*

Jan & Tom HoughMr. Tad HutchesonRoya & Bahman IrvaniAnne Morgan & Jim KelleyMr. & Mrs. Donald

R. KeoughJames H. LandonMr. & Mrs. John M. LawThe Livingston

Foundation, Inc.Mike’s Hard LemonadeMorgens West FoundationPrimerica

Margaret & Bob ReiserBill & Rachel Schultz*Mr. John A. Sibley IIISiemens Industry, Inc.John SparrowCarol & Ramon Tome

Family Fund*Trapp FamilyTurner Foundation, Inc.Mark & Rebekah

WassermanNeal & Virginia WilliamsSuzanne Bunzl Wilner

The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc.

Atlanta Federation of Musicians

Jeff & Ann Cramer*

Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Hill, Jr.JBS Foundation

The Hellen Plummer Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Anonymous (2)John** & Helen Aderhold*Aadu & Kristi Allpere*Ms. Julie M. AltenbachThe ASCAP Foundation

Irving Caesar FundMrs. Suzanne Dansby

Bollman & Mr. Brooks Bollman

Bubba Brands, Inc.Dr. Robert L. & Lucinda

W. BunnenCharles Campbell & Ann

Grovenstein-Campbell

Mary Helen & Jim DaltonRichard A. & Lynne N. DorfmanChristopher & Sonnet

EdmondsDr. & Mrs. Carl D. FacklerDavid L. ForbesJames F. FraserThe Fraser-Parker

Foundation, Inc.Betty Sands FullerSally & Carl GableDick & Anne GoodsellThe Robert Hall Gunn, Jr.

Fund

The Jamieson FamilyPhilip I. KentGeorge H. LanierThe Sartain Lanier Family

Foundation, Inc.Pat & Nolan LeakeLinks Inc., Azalea City

ChapterBelinda & Gino MassafraLinda & John MatthewsJohn F. & Marilyn

M. McMullanPenelope & Raymond

McPhee*

Dr. & Mrs. Mark P. Pentecost, Jr.

Margaret H. PetersenHamilton & Mason Smith*Sandy & Paul SmithPeter James StellingMrs. C. Preston StephensTriska Drake & G.

Kimbrough Taylor, Jr.Charlie Wade &

M.J. ConboyRussell Williamson

& Shawn Pagliarini

$7,500+

$17,500+

Anonymous (2)The Arnold

Foundation, Inc. Kelley O. & Neil H.

BermanMr. & Mrs. Paul J.

Blackney

Janine Brown & Alex J. Simmons, Jr.

City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs

Gary & Nancy FayardMr. & Mrs. Paul

R. Garcia

Jane & Clay JacksonAmy & Mark KistulinecKarole & John LloydKelly Loeffler & Jeffrey

C. SprecherMr. Kenneth &

Dr. Carolyn Meltzer

Loren & Gail StarrAlison M. & Joseph

M. ThompsonPatrick & Susie

ViguerieCamille Yow

$3,500+AnonymousMr. & Mrs. Dennis ChorbaMr. James L. Davis

& Ms. Carol Comstock*Jere & Patsy Drummond

Ellen & Howard FeinsandFour Seasons Hotel AtlantaHerbert & Marian

Haley FoundationSteven & Caroline Harless

Sally W. HawkinsMr. & Mrs. John

E. HellriegelMr. & Mrs. Daniel

H. Hollums

JoAnn Hall HunsingerPaul & Rosthema KastinDr. & Mrs. James T. Laney*Mr. & Mrs. William C. Lester*Deborah & William Liss


*We are grateful to these donors for taking the extra time to acquire matching gifts from their employers. **Deceased.

$2,250+

$1,750+

Anonymous (3)Mrs. Kay Adams*

& Mr. Ralph PaulkMr. & Mrs. Phillip

E. Alvelda*Paul & Marian AndersonJack & Helga BeamMs. Laura J. Bjorkholm

& Mr. John C. Reece IIRita & Herschel BloomEdith H. & James E. Bostic,

Jr. Family FoundationMargo Brinton & Eldon ParkJacqueline A. & Joseph E.

Brown, Jr.Dr. & Mrs. Anton J. BueschenMajor General & Mrs.

Robert M. BunkerDr. Aubrey M. Bush

& Dr. Carol T. BushThe Buss Family

Charitable FundMs. Marnite B. CalderMr. & Mrs. Beauchamp

C. CarrRalph & Rita ConnellChip & Darlene ConradMr. & Mrs. Thomas

G. CousinsMr. Robert Cronin

& Ms. Christina SmithSally & Larry DavisDrs. Carlos del Rio

& Jeannette Guarner

Gregory & Debra DurdenMs. Diane DurginThe Robert S. Elster

Foundation John & Michelle FullerMr. & Mrs. Edward

T. GarlandDr. Mary G. George

& Mr. Kenneth MolinelliBen & Lynda GreerDr. & Mrs. Alexander GrossPaul B., Paul H.,

& M. Harrison HackettDarlene K. HensonMr. Thomas Hooten

& Ms. Jennifer MarottaMr. & Mrs. Harry C. HowardRichard & Linda HubertDr. William M. HudsonMr. & Mrs. William C.

Humphreys, Jr.Dr. & Mrs. James M. HundDorothy Jackson**Ms. Cynthia JenessMr. & Mrs. Robert

A. JohnsonMr. W. F. & Dr. Janice

JohnstonDr. Maurice J. Jurkiewicz**Hazel & Herb KarpMr. & Mrs. John H. KauffmanMr. & Mrs. L. Michael KellyDick & Georgia Kimball*

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. KingDr. & Mrs. Scott I. LampertDr. Fulton D. Lewis III & Mr.

Stephen Neal RhoneyMr. & Mrs. J. David LifseyMr. & Mrs. Paul A. Lutz*Mr. & Mrs. Frederick

C. MabryBarbara & Jim MacGinnitieThe Devereaux F.

& Dorothy McClatchey Foundation, Inc.

Mr. & Mrs. Albert S. McGhee

Birgit & David McQueenGregory & Judy MooreMs. Lilot S. Moorman

& Mr. Jeffrey B. BradleyDr. & Mrs. R. Daniel NableMr. & Mrs. Robert OliveMs. Rebecca OppenheimerMr. & Mrs. Andreas PenningerSusan PerdewElise T. PhillipsMr. & Mrs. Rezin Pidgeon, Jr.Dr. & Mrs. W. Harrison

Reeves, Sr.Mr. & Mrs. Richard

L. RodgersMr. & Mrs. George

P. RodrigueJohn & Kyle RogersDr. Paul J. Seguin

Elizabeth S. SharpAngela & Morton SherzerKay R. ShirleyBeverly & Milton ShlapakHelga Hazelrig SiegelLewis SilverboardSydney SimonsBaker & Debby SmithAmy & Paul SnyderMr. & Mrs. Raymond F.

Stainback, Jr.Lynne & Steven Steindel*John & Yee-Wan StevensMr. & Mrs. George B.

Taylor, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Mark TaylorAnnie York-Trujillo & Raul

F. TrujilloMr. William C. VossMr. & Mrs. Randolph O.

WatsonDr. & Mrs. Roger P. WebbDr. & Mrs. James O.

Wells, Jr.David & Martha WestMr. & Mrs. Peter

L. WhitcupMary Lou WolffJan & Beattie WoodMr. & Mrs. John C. Yates

AnonymousMr. & Mrs. Stephen D. AmboDr. David & Julie BakkenMr. & Mrs. Ron BellDr. & Mrs. Joel E. BerensonLeon & Linda BorchersMr.** & Mrs. Eric L. BrookerMr. & Mrs. Russell E. ButnerMr. & Mrs. Walter K. CanipeSusan & Carl CoferMr. & Mrs. R. Barksdale

Collins*Dr. & Mrs. William T. CookJean & Jerry CooperMr. & Mrs. Brant Davis*Mrs. H. Frances DavisPeter & Vivian de KokElizabeth & John DonnellyXavier Duralde

& Mary BarrettCree & Frazer DurrettDr. Francine D. Dykes

& Mr. Richard Delay

Mary Frances EarlyRee & Ralph EdwardsHeike & Dieter ElsnerGeorge T. & Alecia

H. EthridgeBill & Susan GibsonCarol & Henry GradyMary C. GramlingMr. Lewis H. Hamner IIIThomas HighIn memory of Carolyn

B. HochmanStephanie & Henry HowellMary B. & Wayne JamesAaron & Joyce JohnsonVeronique & Baxter JonesLana M. JordanMr. Thomas J. JungDr. Rose Mary KolpatzkiMr. & Mrs. David KrischerThomas C. LawsonMr. & Mrs. Craig

P. MacKenzie

Kay & John MarshallMartha & Reynolds

McClatcheyCaptain & Mrs. Charles

M. McCleskeyVirginia K. McTagueAngela & Jimmy MitchellMrs. Gene Morse**Barbara & Sanford OrkinDr. & Mrs. Keith

D. OsbornDr. & Mrs. Bernard

H. PalayMr. & Mrs. Emory

H. PalmerMr. Robert PetersonDr. & Mrs. Frank

S. Pittman IIIThe Reverend Neal

P. Ponder, Jr.Provaré Technology, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. David M.

Ratcliffe

Ms. Susan Robinson & Ms. Mary Roemer

The Gary Rollins FoundationJohn T. RuffDr. & Mrs. Rein SaralAlida & Stuart SilvermanAlex & Betty Smith

Foundation, Inc.Johannah SmithMr. & Mrs. Gabriel SteagallKay & Alex SummersElvira TateMr. & Mrs. William

M. TippingDrs. Jonne & Paul WalterAlan & Marcia WattDrs. Julius & Nanette WengerMr. & Mrs. William White*Hubert H. Whitlow, Jr.Mrs. Frank L. Wilson, Jr.Charlie & Dorothy Yates

Family FundHerbert & Grace Zwerner

$3,500+ continued

Dr. & Mrs. James T. LowmanRuth & Paul MarstonMr. & Mrs. Harmon B.

Miller III

Walter W. MitchellLeslie & Skip PetterMr. & Mrs. Joel F. Reeves

S.A. RobinsonNancy & Henry ShufordIn memory of Willard ShullElliott Sopkin

Ms. Kimberly Tribble & Mr. Mark S. Lange

Burton TrimbleH. & T. Yamashita*

support


Henry Sopkin CircleHonoring the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s first Music Director, the Henry Sopkin Circle recognizes our friends who have planned bequests and other gifts to benefit the Orchestra’s future. We remain grateful to all Henry Sopkin Circle members – past and present – for their generosity, trust, and vision.

Madeline & Howell E. Adams, Jr.

Mr.* & Mrs. John E. Aderhold

William & Marion AtkinsDr. & Mrs. William BauerNeil H. BermanFred & Bettye BettsMr.* & Mrs. Sol BlaineW. Moses BondRobert* & Sidney BoozerElinor A. BremanWilliam Breman*James C. Buggs, Sr.Mr. & Mrs. Richard

H. BurginHugh W. BurkeWilber W. CaldwellMr. & Mrs. C. Merrell CalhounCynthia & Donald CarsonMargie & Pierce ClineDr. & Mrs. Grady

Clinkscales, Jr.Dr. John W. CooledgeJohn R. DonnellCatherine Warren DukehartMs. Diane DurginKenneth P. DutterArnold & Sylvia EavesElizabeth Etoll

Rosi & Arnoldo FiedotinDr. Emile T. FisherA. D. Frazier, Jr.Betty & Drew* FullerCarl & Sally GableWilliam H. GaikMr.* & Mrs. L. L.

Gellerstedt, Jr.Ruth Gershon & Sandy CohnMicheline & Bob GersonMr. & Mrs. John T. GloverRobert Hall Gunn, Jr.Billie & Sig* GuthmanBetty G.* & Joseph F.* HaasJames & Virginia HaleMiss Alice Ann Hamilton*Dr. Charles H. Hamilton*John & Martha HeadMs. Jeannie HearnRichard E. HodgesMr. & Mrs. Charles K.

Holmes, Jr.Mr.* & Mrs. Fred A.

Hoyt, Jr.Dr. & Mrs. James

M. HundMary B. JamesCalvert JohnsonHerb & Hazel KarpAnne Morgan

& Jim KelleyBob Kinsey

James W. & Mary Ellen* Kitchell

Paul Kniepkamp, Jr.Miss Florence KopleffOuida Hayes LanierMr. & Mrs. William LesterLiz & Jay* LevineJane LittleMrs. J. Erskine Love, Jr.Nell Galt & Will D. MagruderK Maier John W. Markham, IIIDr. Michael S. McGarryMr. & Mrs. Richard McGinnisJohn & Clodagh MillerMr. & Mrs. Bertil

D. NordinRoger B. OrloffDr. Bernard

& Sandra PalayBill PerkinsMr. & Mrs. Rezin E.

Pidgeon, Jr.Janet M. PierceReverend Neal P. Ponder, Jr.William L. & Lucia

Fairlie PulgramThe Reiman FoundationVicki J. & Joe A. RiedelDr. Shirley E. RiversMr. & Mrs. Martin

H. Sauser

Mr. Paul S. Scharff & Ms. Polly G. Fraser

Edward G. Scruggs*Dr. & Mrs. George P. SessionsMr. & Mrs. H.

Hamilton SmithMrs. Lessie B. SmithgallElliott SopkinElizabeth Morgan SpiegelPeter James StellingBarbara Dunbar Stewart* C. Mack* & Mary

Rose TaylorJennings Thompson IVMargaret* & Randolph

ThrowerKenneth & Kathleen TiceSteven R. TunnellMary E. Van ValkenburghMr. & Mrs. John B.

White, Jr.Adair & Dick WhiteHubert H. Whitlow, Jr.Sue & Neil WilliamsMrs. Frank L. Wilson, Jr.Joni WinstonGeorge & Camille WrightMr.* & Mrs. Charles

R. YatesAnonymous (12)

*Deceased

Patron Partnership Thomas J. Jung, Chair

The Patron Partnership of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is the society of donors who have given $1,750 or more and comprise a vital extension of the Orchestra family through their institutional leadership and financial support.

Appassionato Meghan Magruder, Appassionato Chair

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is privileged to receive annual contributions from individuals throughout the Southeast. Appassionato was inaugurated in 2000 and welcomes annual givers of $10,000 and above. Appassionato members provide the Symphony with a continuous and strong financial base in support of our ambitionous aritistic and education initiatives.

additional supportBlonder Family Foundation William McDaniel Charitable

FoundationWilliam Randolph Hearst

Endowed Fund


Classical Series Title SponsorClassic Chastain Title Sponsor

Family and SuperPOPS Presenting Sponsor

RICHARD ANDERSONChief Executive Officer

Holiday Title Sponsor

MUHTAR KENTChairman of the Board

and Chief Executive Officer

DARRYL HARMONSoutheast Regional President

Atlanta School of Composers Presenting Sponsor

PHILIP I. KENTChairman and

Chief Executive Officer

Supporter of the AtlantaSymphony Orchestra Chorus

JERRY KARRSenior Managing Director

This program is supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. GCA also receives support from its partner agency, the National Endowment for the Arts

Major funding for this organization is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council.

Major support is provided by the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs.

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra programs are supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

corporate & government support


2011-2012 boardBelinda Massafra

PresidentSylvia Davidson

President ElectSuzy Wasserman,

Leslie Petter, Camille Yow Advisors

Elba McCue Secretary

Sabine Sugarman Treasurer

Camille Kesler VP Administration

Dawn Mullican VP Public Relations

Paula Ercolini VP Youth Education

Ruth & Paul Marston VP Membership

Gayle Lindsay Parliamentarian

Ann Levin & Gail Spurlock Historians

Judy Schmidt Nominating Committee Chair

Amy Mussara, Chair, Decorators’ Show House & Gardens

Natalie Polk & Hillary Inglis Co-Chairs, Decorators’ Show House & Gardens

Janis Eckert, Nancy Fields & Gail Spurlock Chairs, ASA Fall Meeting

Poppy Tanner Chair, ASA Night at the ASO

Glee Lamb & Adele Abrahamson Chairs, ASA Spring Luncheon

Pat King ASA Notes Newsletter Editor

Jamie Moussa Chair, ASA Annual Directory

Nancy Levitt Ambassadors’ Desk

Helen Marie Rutter Bravo Chair

Elba McCue Concerto Chair

Joan Abernathy Encore Chair

Liz Cohn & Betty Jeter Ensemble Chairs

Karen Bunn Intermezzo Chair

Whitley Greene Vivace Chair

Atlanta Symphony AssociatesThe volunteer organization of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

BRAVO! CRUISIN’ CASINO NIGHT. Members of Bravo!, the young professional volunteer group of the Orchestra, tried their luck at casino game tables while enjoying the smooth sounds of Yacht Rock DJ. From left to right, Ashley Jones, Andy Nickerson, Joe Fischer, and Jonathon Javetz. For more information on Bravo! and other events like these please contact Volunteer Project Manager, Sarah Levin at 404-733-4921


Patron Circle of StarsBy investing $15,000 or more in The Woodruff Arts Center and its divisions — the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, High Museum of Art and Young Audiences — these outstanding Annual Corporate Campaign donors helped us raise more than $8.9 million last year. Thank you!

CHAIRMAN’S COuNCIl

★★★★★★★★★★★★$500,000+

the coca-cola company Georgia Power Foundation, Inc.

uPs

★★★★★★★★★★★$450,000+cox Interests Atlanta Journal-Constitution,

James M. Cox Foundation, Cox Radio Group Atlanta, WSB-TV

Hon. Anne Cox Chambers

★★★★★★★★★★$300,000+deloitte LLP, its Partners

& employees

★★★★★★★★★$200,000+At&t the community Foundation

for Greater Atlanta, Inc. ernst & Young, Partners

& employeesthe home depot Foundation Jones day Foundation

& employees Pwc Partners & employees Mabel dorn Reeder Foundationsuntrust Bank employees

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“We really enjoy working with Donald,” said Nick Jones, a longtime member of the Chorus and the Orchestra’s former Program Annotator. “[His] fluid conducting style, his songful interpretations, his idiosyncratic left-handed baton … we love

his piercing Scottish gaze and his lilting brogue. We accompanied him to Germany three times, allowing us to build a terrific relationship with the Berlin Philharmonic. And of course, we joyfully anticipate each time he works with us in Atlanta.”

Reminiscing about the Chorus’s performance of the Berlioz Requiem with the Berlin players in 2008, Mr. Runnicles said, “When the Chorus began to sing without accompaniment, the orchestra all turned around. The collective look on their faces was one of the most moving things I have ever seen.” Most recently, Mr. Runnicles and the Chorus performed Brahms’s A German Requiem with the German orchestra in 2009.

And the creative partnership? “It’s hard to believe 10 years of collaborating with

Robert and this Orchestra have gone by so quickly,” Mr. Runnicles said. “It’s been a unique, joyous, utterly inspiring synergy that Robert and I have enjoyed, and I’ve loved and treasured the partnership. The challenges and achievements over the years have been considerable. What a joy and privilege to belong to the Atlanta family.”

For more than a decade, Mr. Spano and Mr. Runnicles have helped shape musical perspective and programming within the Atlanta Symphony and throughout the country. Under their leadership, the Orchestra has been acknowledged as a hub of creativity through performances, presentations, and learning forums, all inspired by the work of this dynamic artistic team.

“The excitement and fulfillment of working with Robert and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra deepens for me each year,” explained Mr. Runnicles.

And the feeling is mutual. Of the creative partnership, Mr. Spano said, “To have been able to have this journey here with Donald has been one of the joys of my life. We have a wonderful professional friendship and I’m very blessed.”

“With Robert and with Donald, it’s sometimes easy to forget — until we read about them in the New York Times or some other place — that these are two international superstars who are completely at home here in Atlanta,” said Atlanta Symphony Orchestra President Stanley E. Romanstein. “We’re incredibly fortunate to have him.”

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Meet Monica Caldwell, a sophomore at Shiloh High School. The 15-year-old violist is in her third year as a member of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s Talent Development Program and her second season with the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra. Monica attributes her success as a musician to what she has gained through these student musician training programs.

when did you start playing the viola? When I was in sixth grade, I joined my school orchestra and I had no idea what a viola was — or that it even existed! I actually had my mind set on playing the bass, but after trying it I decided I wanted to play the cello instead. I thought I had finally made up my

mind, but as soon as the orchestra teacher played a few notes on the viola, I was intrigued and quickly changed my decision. It was love at first sight!

what made you decide to become involved with the Orchestra’s student musician training programs? In my seventh grade year, I was improving on my instrument much faster than my peers. I would spend hours practicing and the extra time I dedicated to my viola became evident very quickly through the

improved quality of my playing. At that point, my music teacher recommended me for the Talent Development Program (TDP). I was really excited about the opportunity, but I had no idea how significantly it would impact my life and what kind of musician I was yet to become.

So, how has it impacted you? My whole perception of playing the viola is completely different than when I began in my small sixth-grade orchestra. After being accepted into the TDP program, I began studying privately with Atlanta Symphony violist Lachlan McBane. He has encouraged me to always be very thoughtful about what I’m playing. Nothing about playing an instrument is careless, and everything in music has meaning. I started incorporating that concept into my music, and my playing has never been the same since.

I’ve also been incredibly fortunate to have a wonderful mentor, harpist Angelic Hairston, who graduated from the Talent Development Program last spring. As an older member of the program, Angelica was one of the first students to reach out to me, and I was incredibly inspired by how much she had already accomplished at such a young age. I hope to accomplish just as much as she did in her five years in TDP! She’s now studying music in Canada, but I still make time to keep in touch with her. Even though she’s far away, she still encourages me to take my music to the next level.

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Do you hope to mentor younger students? Yes! I aspire to be a performer, but I also hope to inspire someone the way I was first inspired to play the viola and pursue a career in music.

One of the “perks” of being a member of the TDP is the opportunity to study at prestigious summer music festivals. what have your experiences been like? During the past two summers, I have attended Interlochen Arts Academy and Credo Chamber Music Camp at Oberlin Conservatory. My quick musical progress simply would not have been possible without these summer programs. I had the opportunity to study with two of the best viola teachers in the world — David Holland and Peter Slowik — and they truly shaped my technique and helped me develop my mature sound. Sometimes I would get a little homesick, but I knew that being away from home, and away from so many distractions, was the best way for me to focus on my musical development.

And you’re also a member of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra? Yep! Last year was my first season with the Youth Orchestra. It was a great experience and really pushed me musically and mentally because the music was so challenging! I remember sightreading through a piece of music at the first rehearsal and not being able to play any of it, and I realized that I

had a lot of work to do to keep up with such an amazing group of students!

what do you like most about the Youth Orchestra? Viola sectionals are always the highlight of rehearsal for me. It’s always interesting having a room full of 14 violists! Our coach is Cathy Lynn, an Atlanta Symphony violist, and she always gives us “hot viola tips.” Her guidance helps us work through the hardest sections of the repertoire so we can be at our very best when we perform on the Atlanta Symphony Hall stage!

Additionally, I truly appreciate being able to play in a full orchestra on a regular basis — it’s an opportunity that I don’t have with my school music program. I also benefit from being around my Youth Orchestra colleagues because we share a love of music and a similar motivation and drive.

If your life could turn out just the way you wanted, what would you be doing in 10 or 15 years?I would love to have graduated from a prestigious music school and be a professional musician with a nationally-recognized orchestra. I haven’t really thought about the specifics because I still have three years to figure everything out! But this is what I do know: My life without music would be a life without passion, and I can’t ever imagine not having music, or the viola, in my life. I’m incredibly grateful to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for making my career as a violist possible!

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