20102011 SEASON GUIDE - Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
20102011 SEASON GUIDE - Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
20102011 SEASON GUIDE - Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
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SUMMARY & PRICING<br />
MASTERWORKS : B<br />
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Dvorák Cello Concerto<br />
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9 I 8:00 PM<br />
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Alban Gerhardt makes his WSO debut with Dvorák’s Cello Concerto, the<br />
most famous and beloved cello concerto in the literature. Born in Berlin,<br />
Gerhardt is one of the world’s most sought-after cellists. See Page 17<br />
Mozart & Strauss<br />
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13 I 8:00 PM<br />
Romanian conductor Cristian Mandeal conducts the WSO in this<br />
program of Mozart and Richard Strauss. Profoundly spiritual, brilliantly<br />
constructed and memorably themed. See Page 19<br />
Evelyn Glennie<br />
SATURDAY, JANUARY 29 I 8:00 PM<br />
One of the most eclectic and innovative musicians on the scene today,<br />
Dame Evelyn Glennie is the first person in musical history to successfully<br />
create and sustain a full-time career as a solo percussionist. See Page 22<br />
Anton Kuerti Plays Beethoven 4<br />
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19 I 8:00 PM<br />
World-renowned Anton Kuerti is a legend among Canada’s pianists and a<br />
master interpreter of the music of Beethoven. Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto<br />
is an unforgettable journey of poetry, intimacy and joy. See Page 25<br />
Prokofiev & Rachmaninov<br />
SATURDAY, MARCH 19 I 8:00 PM<br />
We welcome one of the world’s rising stars in the piano world, Yuja<br />
Wang, in her WSO debut. Her playing combines the fearless imagination<br />
of youth with the discipline and precision of a mature artist. See Page 27<br />
St. John Passion<br />
SATURDAY, APRIL 23 I 8:00 PM<br />
Our Easter offering of J.S. Bach’s St. John Passion features an all-star cast of<br />
singers including Karina Gauvin, one of Canada’s leading sopranos in Baroque<br />
music, as well as internationally renowned British conductor Jane Glover.<br />
See Page 21<br />
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