ST RAT H MOR E

MUSIC CENTER: STRATHMORE PRESENTS
CLASSICS
Bin Huang, violin
Sa Chen, piano
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2007, 8PM
Sponsored by Lien and Bing Yao
Order now for an evening of virtuoso
performers in recital! The extraordinary,
international award-winning violinist Bin
Huang is “a talent that leaves listeners
flabbergasted” (The Baltimore Sun) and
Van Cliburn prize winner Sa Chen won
praise from such masters as Emmanuel Ax
and Joseph Kalichstein.
Opera Lafayette
Ryan Brown, conductor and artistic director
Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, tenor
The New York Baroque Dance Company,
Catherine Turocy, artistic director and
choreographer
François Rebel and François Françoeur,
Zélindor, roi des Sylphes
Jean-Philippe Rameau,
Selected Scenes from Platée
Jean-Féry Rebel, Le Cahos
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2007, 8PM
“Alive with more drama and
intensity than you’re likely to find in any formal
opera house” (The Washington Post). This
Washington-based period instrument
ensemble has inspired glowing critical
acclaim for its performances of operatic
gems. In its Strathmore debut concert, the
company joins with The New York Baroque
Dance Company to recreate the splendid
18th-century French celebrations at
Versailles staged for the marriage
of the Dauphin, including the
modern world premiere of the
opera-ballet Zélindor.
ENJOY A FASCINATING
PRE-CONCERT LECTURE—
see page 23 for details.
La Scala Philharmonic
Riccardo Chailly, music director
Riccardo
Chailly
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2007, 8PM
Don’t miss the long-awaited Washington
area premiere of this internationally
acclaimed orchestra, founded in 1982 by
the great Claudio Abbado. In its first U.S.
tour in 20 years, the orchestra plays
beloved works by great Italian composers.
Presented in partnership with Washington
Performing Arts Society and BSO at
Strathmore.
The New York Baroque Dance Company
STAN BAROUH
Washington Bach
Consort
Bach: Christmas Oratorio
J. Reilly Lewis, music director
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2007, 8PM
This superb ensemble sings you into
the season with Bach’s Christmas
Oratorio—actually a series of six
cantatas loaded with a cornucopia of
treats for the listener, including an
echo aria for soprano and oboe, a
pastoral sinfonia, and exuberant fullorchestra
choruses, all written by Bach
at the height of his musical mastery.
State Symphony of Mexico
The 5 Browns
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2007, 7PM
“One family, five pianos, and 50 fingers add
up to the biggest classical music sensation in
years” (New York Post). The irresistible story
of these five extraordinarily gifted musical
siblings has been seen on “Oprah,”
“60 Minutes,” and “Good
Morning America.” Now you
can hear (and talk with)
The 5 Browns in this
concert that includes
piano arrangements of
Gershwin’s Rhapsody in
Blue, Copland’s Simple
Gifts, Liszt’s Hungarian
Rhapsody No. 6,
Stravinsky’s Firebird
Suite, and more.
Washington Bach Consort
State Symphony
of Mexico
Enrique Bátiz, music director
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2008,
8PM
Founded in 1971, this orchestra has
become a major force in modern
Mexican culture, playing throughout
the diverse and far-flung regions of
its own country and touring the
United States and Europe. Discover
a world-class orchestra distinguished
by “beauty of sound, brilliant technique,
a fine sense of harmony and
strong temperament” (Salzburger
Nachrichten), in a program that
includes de Falla’s Three-Cornered
Hat, Rodrigo’s In Search of the
Beyond, Albeniz’s Three Pieces of
“Iberia,” and more.
The 5 Browns
JIM SAAH
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