Beach Cities Symphony Concert Schedule

2012-2013  -  63rd Concert Season

Friday, October 26, 2012 

Felix Mendelssohn—Ruy Blas Overture

Joseph Haydn—Trumpet Concerto in E-flat,

John Cather, soloist

Johannes Brahms—Symphony No. 1


Friday, January 25, 2013 

“A Night at the Movies”

Richard Addinsell—Warsaw Concerto (from “Suicide

Squadron,”) Esther Keel, piano soloist

John Williams—“Schindler’s List,”

Rebecca Rutkowski, violin soloist

Also featuring music from “Psycho,” “Dances with

Wolves,” “Titanic,” “Ben Hur,” “Around the World in 80

Days,” and “Star Wars.”


Friday, March 22, 2013 

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart—Cosi fan tutti Overture

Ludwig van Beethoven—Piano Concerto No. 3,

Steven Vanhauwaert, piano soloist

Dimitri Shostakovich—Symphony No. 5


Friday, May 24, 2013 

AUDIENCE CHOICE

Artists of the Future Concerto Competition Winners

Anton Dvorák—Slavonic Dances

 

2011-2012  -  62nd Concert Season

Friday, October 28, 2011

Le Tombeau de Couperin                                                                     Maurice Ravel

Piano Concerto No. 3                                                                          Béla Bartók

                                    Anli Lin Tong, piano soloist

Suite from Swan Lake                                                                          Peter Ilyich Tchaikowsky

Friday, January 27, 2012

Polonaise from Eugene Onegin                                                    Peter Ilyich Tchaikowsky

Cello Concerto Op. 85                                                                       Edward Elgar

                                     Jerome Kessler, cello soloist

Symphony No. 8                                                                                Ludwig van Beethoven

Friday, March 23, 2012

Marriage of Figaro Overture                                                                Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Trombone Concerto                                                                   Barry Brisk

                                Andrew Malloy, trombone soloist

Symphony No. 9, from the New World                                      Antonín Dvořák

Friday, May 25, 2012

Music Teachers Association of California, South Bay Branch, Artists of the Future soloists

La Belle Hélène Overture                                                             Jacques Offenbach

Haydn Cello Concerto in C Major, Hob.VII, no. 1, first movement

Kristi Kim, cello, age 12 ( Teacher: Dorothy Muggeridge)

 

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 9 in Eb Major, K. 271, first movement

Erica Mineo, piano, age 13 (Teacher: Dr. Linda Mazich Govel)

 

Bruch Violin Concerto in G minor, Op. 26, third movement

Karen Su, violin, age 13 (Teacher: Elmer Su)

 

Rachmaninoff, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

Susan Wang, piano, age 16 (Teacher: Anli Lin Tong)

 

Poet and Peasant Overture                                                           Franz von Suppé

 

2010-2011  -  61st Concert Season

Friday, November 5, 2010

MUSIC OF YESTERDAY AND TODAY

Danniel Kessner: Singing Together

Antonín Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104

        Armen Ksajikian, Cello Soloist

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551, Jupiter

 

Friday, February 4, 2011

A NIGHT IN OLD VIENNA

Die Fledermaus Overture                                                      Johann Strauss, Jr.

Marietta's Song from Die Todte Stadt (the Dead City)           Wolfgang Erich Korngold
Czardas from Die Fledermaus                                                 Johann Strauss, Jr.
               Demetra George, soprano solo
 
Symphony No. 8 in B Minor (Unfinished)                               Franz Schubert
 
Emperor Waltz                                                                      Johann Strauss, Jr.
 
Voi che sapete, from the Marriage of Figaro                          Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Vienna, City of My Dreams                                                    Rudolph Sieczynski
Meine Lippen (my Lips)                                                         Franz Lehar
               Demetra George, soprano soloist
 
Tritsch-Tratsch (Chit-chat) Polka                                           Johann Strauss, Jr.
On the Beautiful Blue Danube                                                 Johann Strauss, Jr.

 

Friday, March 25, 2011

GERSHWIN, BY GEORGE!

Selections from Porgy and Bess

Piano Concerto in F

         Deborah Aitken, Piano Soloist

An American in Paris

 

Friday, May 27, 2011

Music Teachers Association of California, South Bay Branch, Artists of the Future soloists

Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor, 1st movement
Jessie Chen, age 16 (Elmer Su, teacher)


Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor, 3rd movement
Eleen Yeh, age 16 (Way-Chung Wong, teacher)


Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 11, 1st movement
Isabella Ma, age 14 (Anli Lin Tong, teacher)


Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major, 1st movement
Leonard Chong, age 13 (Elmer Su, teacher)

 

Bedrřch Smetana: The Moldau from Ma Vlast

 

2009-2010  -  60th Concert Season

Friday, November 6, 2009 

60th Anniversary Celebration

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

Friday, January 29, 2010 

Artist of the Future becomes Artist of the Present

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Overture to The Magic Flute

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2

     Esther Keel, Piano Soloist

Barry Brisk: Kaleidoscope, World Première

Friday, March 26, 2010

Music of Spain and Mexico, part of our cultural heritage

 

Isaac Albeniz: Catalonia

     Mariachi Students – Middleton St. Elementary School

 

Joaquin Rodrigo: Fantasia para un Gentil Hombre

     Rhondda Dayton, Flute Soloist

Emmanuel Chabrier: España

Jeronimo Jimenez:  Las Bodas de Luis Alonza (the Marriage of Luis Alonza) 

        Middleton Elementary School students unaccompanied

 

Jose Pablo Moncayo: Huapango 

        The orchestra and students will play together on this piece

Friday, May 28, 2010

Music Teachers Association of California, South Bay Branch, Artists of the Future soloists

Oberon Overture                                                          Carl Maria von Weber

Piano Concerto in C, K. 246, first movement                          Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Megan Chang, piano soloist

 

Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 22, first movement                        Camille Saint-Saëns

Jinyoung Choi, piano soloist  

 

Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35, Finale                                         Peter Ilyich Tchaikowsky

Eleanor Dunbar, violin soloist 

 

 Piano Concerto in B-flat, K. 450, first movement                     Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Sabrina Kozak, piano soloist 

 

Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 19, first movement         Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Lillian Liao, violin soloist.

Bacchanale from Samson and Delila                                           Camille Saint-Saëns

 

2008-2009  -  59th Concert Season

October 24, 2008

American Salute - Morton Gould

Concerto for Trumpet - James Covell

        John Cather, trumpet soloist

A Memory of Marianne -  Matt Doran

Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo - Aaron Copland

  January 23, 2009

Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun - Claude Debussy

Songs of a Wayfarer - Gustav Mahler

        Erin Wood, soprano soloist

Fanfare for Winds, Brass, and Percussion - Grigore Nica

Symphony in D minor - César Franck

  March 20, 2009

Prometheus Overture - Ludwig van Beethoven

Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

        Bradley Cohen, clarinet soloist

Symphony No. 2 "The Four Temperaments" - Carl Nielsen

 May 22, 2009

Overture to La Forza del Destino, Verdi

 Music Teachers Association of California, South Bay Branch, Artists of the Future soloists:  

Tzigane, Ravel, Kristie Su violin soloist 

Piano Concerto No. 4, 1st movement, Beethoven, Katherine Daly piano soloist
Piano Concerto No. 2, 1st movement, Shostakovich, Jason Griffin piano soloist
Piano Concerto in A minor, 1st movement, Grieg, Nathan Ben-Yehuda piano soloist

Night on the Bald Mountain, Mussorgsky

 

2007-2008  -  58th Concert Season

October 26, 2007

Nicholas Sobko: Scenes from The Enchanted Castle

Ludwig van Beethoven: Two Romances for Violin and Orchestra

        Rebecca Rutkowski, violin soloist

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2, Resurrection (4th and 5th movements)

        Rhonda Dillon, soprano soloist

        Nancy O’Brien, alto soloist

        Combined choruses from El Camino College

        Backstage musicians from El Camino College Orchestra

January 25, 2008

Charles Gounod: Ballet Music from Faust

George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue

        Anli Lin Tong, piano soloist

Maurice Ravel: Pavane for a Dead Princess

Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite

April 4, 2008

Gabriel Fauré: Pavane

Max Bruch: Violin Concerto in G minor

        Roberto Cani, violin soloist

Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 3, Rhenish

May 23, 2008

MTAC South Bay Branch Artists of the Future soloists

Symphonie Espagnole                                                                 Eduoard Lalo

                                Eleanore Dunbar, Violin Soloist, age 12

Allegro maestoso                                                                  Niccolo Paganini                          

                                Jessie Chen, Violin Soloist, age 13

Concerto No. 1 in E flat                                                                   Franz Liszt

                                Monica Liu, Piano Soloist, age 17

Concerto No. 3, Opus 26, first movement                              Sergei Prokofiev

                                Ji Min Lee, Piano Soloist, age 15

Richard Wagner: Prelude from Die Meistersinger

2006-2007  -  57th Concert Season

October 27, 2006

The Hebrides Overture in B minor                                                           Felix Mendelssohn

Viola Concerto                                                                                       Béla Bartók

     Paul Coletti, viola soloist

Symphony No. 6, Pathetique                                                                  Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

                                               

January 26, 2007

Introduction from Khovantchina                                                               Modest Mussorgsky

Violin Concerto                                                                                       Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

        Roberto Cani, violin soloist

La Mer                                                                                                    Claude Debussy

    

 March 23, 2007

Elegy                                                                                                      Joel Feigin

Prelude and Love Death, from Tristan and Isolde                                    Richard Wagner

       Erin Wood, soprano soloist

 

Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Flat Major, Opus 83                                       Johannes Brahms

        Georgi Slavchev, piano soloist

                                   

May 25, 2007

Serenade for Orchestra  (world première)                                                Barry Brisk

MTAC South Bay Branch Artists of the Future Competition Winners

    Pablo de Sarasate, Zigeurnerweisen: Joseph Lee (age 15) violin soloist

    Henryk Wieniawski, Polonaise de Concert in D: John Heffernan (age 15) violin soloist

    Robert Schumann, Concerto in A minor, 1st Movement: Emmelyn Hsieh (age 15) piano soloist

    Camille Saint-Saëns, Concerto No. 2, Opus 22, 1st Movement: Sharon Kwon (age 14) piano soloist

Romanian Rhapsody No. 1                                                                      Georges Enesco

 

2005-2006  -  56th Concert Season

October 21, 2005

Concert Suite, World Première                                                  Burton Goldstein

Suite Algérienne                                                                         Camille Saint-Saëns

Piano Concerto No. 5 in E Flat Major, Opus 73 (Emperor)                    Ludwig van Beethoven

                                                Sebastien Koch, piano soloist

                                               

January 27, 2006

Suite from “The plow that broke the plains”                                Virgil Thomson

Clarinet Concerto                                                                      Aaron Copland

                                                Bradley Cohen, clarinet soloist

Symphony No. 2, Romantic                                                       Howard Hanson

    

 March 24, 2006

Euryanthe Overture                                                                    Carl Maria von Weber

Violin Concerto in D, Opus 47                                                      Jean Sibelius

                                                Elmer Su, violin soloist             

Symphony No. 7 in A, Opus 92                                                     Ludwig van Beethoven

                                   

May 12, 2006

Barber of Seville Overture                                                          Gioachino Rossini

Music Teachers Association of California, South Bay Branch, Artists of the Future soloists:

Goldmark Concerto for Violin in A minor, first movement: Kristie Su (age 10)

Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2 in F, first movement: Rachel H. Chung (age 13)

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp, first movement: Ian Counts (age 16)

Kabalevsky Piano Concerto Opus 50, first movement: Kathryn Wu (age 14)

Capriccio Espagnol, Opus 34                                                        Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

 

2004-2005  -  55th Concert Season

October 29, 2004

Fidelio Overture, Opus 72B………………………………………………L. van Beethoven

Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra…………………………………………..A. Artunian

John Cather, trumpet soloist

Symphony No. 4 in G Major ……………………………………………………G. Mahler

Jessica Tunick, soprano

January 21, 2005

Serenade for Winds, Opus 7……………………………………………………….R. Strauss

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini……………………………………….....S. Rachmaninoff

Sylvia Ho, piano soloist

Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2………………………………………………...S. Prokofiev

March 25, 2005

Don Giovanni Overture, K. 527 …………………………………………….W. A. Mozart

Piano Concerto in F Major, Opus 103……………………………………….C. Saint-Saëns

Sebastien Koch, piano soloist

Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Opus 70 ………………………………………….A. Dvorák

 May 13, 2005

Carmen Suite No. 1 …………………………………………………………….G. Bizet

Music Teachers Association of California, South Bay Branch, Artists of the Future soloists:  

 Tchaikowsky Piano Concerto No.1 in Bb, Third Movement        Eric A. Chang

 Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5, K. 219, First Movement                 Jessie Chen

 Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1, Opus 15, Third Movement         Khoa Huynh

Mozart Concerto for Flute in G, K. 313, First Movement         Kei Yoshimatsu

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice ………………………………………………………..P. Dukas

 

2003-2004  -  54th Concert Season

October 24, 2003  

Antonio Salieri, Concerto for Flute and Oboe
Rhondda Dayton, flute soloist
Larry Tunick, oboe soloist

Anton Bruckner, Symphony No. 4, Romantic

January 23, 2004

    Grigore Nica, Elegia for Violin and Orchestra
Rebecca Rutkowski, violin soloist

    Frédéric Chopin, Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Opus 21
Anli Lin Tong, piano soloist

    Richard Wagner: Ring of the Nibelungen, four excerpts
         Rhinegold: Entry of the Gods into Valhalla
        Valkyrie: Wotan’s Farewell and Magic Fire Music
        Siegfried: Forest Murmurs
        Twilight of the Gods: Siegfried’s Rhine Journey

March 12, 2004

    George Gershwin, Cuban Overture

    Edward MacDowell, Piano Concerto No. 2
Akiko Dohi, piano soloist

    William Grant Still, Afro-American Symphony

May 28, 2004  

Ludwig van Beethoven, Consecration of the House Overture    

Leroy Southers, Serenade (world première)

Franz Liszt, Les Preludes     

   Music Teachers Association of California, South Bay Branch, Artists of the Future soloists:  

Piano Concerto No. 8 in C Major, K. 246 (first movement)      W. A. Mozart

Janet Lee, soloist

 

Piano Concerto in A minor, Opus 16 (first movement)           Edvard Grieg

Monica Liu, soloist

 

Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Major, "Youth" (third movement)     Dmitri Kabalevsky

Michelle Hong, soloist

 

Symphonie Espagnole, Opus 21                                       Edouard Lalo

Chiai Tajima, violin soloist

    

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