CALGARY PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA 2017/2018 SEASON CELEBRATING TEN YEARS OF BRINGING THE WORLD S GREATEST ARTISTS TO CALGARY Naomi AND John Lacey Virtuoso Programme CALGARYPHIL.COM 403.571.0849
A MESSAGE FROM JOHN LACEY Hello dear friends and supporters of our wonderful Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. Another Season is upon us a time for reflection and celebration. For 61 years, I have attended the performances of the CPO. Sixty-one years ago, Naomi and I had just arrived from England, and in 1957 the Jubilee Auditorium had just opened and the Orchestra had a venue with all its acoustical problems to perform in. I well remember one of the first conductors, Henry Plucker, and even some of the Orchestra members. Grand times and we have grown from there to a fabulous musical force ready to perform the most inspiring music. What a wonderful achievement! There have been ups and downs, but I like to think that, partly because of Naomi s love and dedication to music and the members of the Orchestra, we have been able to smooth some of them. She was a dedicated worker with the Board, Cork & Canvas, the drive and inspiration behind the creation of the Friends of the CPO and Musical Heritage and a partner, participant and mentor of the Virtuoso Programme. A spark has gone out in Calgary. Her wonderful spirit is no longer with us and many miss her. Amazingly, I have been contacted by friends from more than 60 years ago and from around the world, all expressing their sorrow at her passing and the loss of that spark. This is why the 2017/2018 Season is so special. It is a celebration of all she would have wished to accomplish. The Orchestra is strong and performing magnificently and the Virtuoso Programme enters its tenth year what a tremendous achievement, and what a year! We try to bring you the best and I think the presence of Yo-Yo Ma is testament to that aim and the promise we made. This Season is not a time for mourning let s do what Naomi would have done enjoy and support the Orchestra and the arts in Calgary, have fun, and remember all those wonderful things that are here for us to enjoy. Please support this dream. John DONATE@CALGARYPHIL.COM 403.571.0286 2
Naomi Lacey Painting at the Bella Concert Hall THIS TENTH SEASON OF THE NAOMI & JOHN LACEY VIRTUOSO PROGRAMME IS DEDICATED TO NAOMI LACEY (1937 2017) 3
JAN LISIECKI piano a pianist who makes every note count THE NEW YORK TIMES Brahms & Mahler with Jan Lisiecki 29 September + 30 SEPTEMber 2017 8PM // Jack Singer Concert Hall KRONOS QUARTET string quartet classical music s Fab Four. ROLLING STONES 50 For The Future with Kronos Quartet 12 October 2017 8PM // Jack Singer Concert Hall Kronos Quartet also joins the Calgary Philharmonic for New World SyMPHONY & Kronos Quartet on 13 + 14 October 2017 8PM // Jack Singer Concert Hall 4
Rivka Golani stands at the head of today s supreme viola virtuosi white-hot in delivery, kaleidoscopic in tone colours, electrifying in rhythmic attack. FINANCIAL TIMES RIVKA GOLANI viola True North 28 October 2017 8PM // Jack Singer Concert Hall the extraordinary ease and sumptuousness of her tone, and a hovering, ecstatic quality in her singing. THE GUARDIAN ERIN WALL soprano Afghanistan: Requiem for a Generation 10 + 11 November 2017 8PM // Jack Singer Concert Hall Erin Wall also joins the Calgary Philharmonic for Mendelssohn Hymn of Praise on 19 + 20 January 2018 8PM // Jack Singer Concert Hall 5
did an excellent job of not just conveying the music, but in bringing a sense of tasteful drama to the text. MUSICAL TORONTO TYLER DUNCAN baritone Afghanistan: Requiem for a Generation 10 + 11 November 2017 8PM // Jack Singer Concert Hall He oozed confidence, crispness and know-how; he certainly knows about interacting with an orchestra THE TIMES (LONDON) ANDREW BROWNELL piano RUSH HOUR Blockbusters you know and Love 23 November 2017 6:30PM // Jack Singer Concert Hall andrew brownell also joins the calgary philharmonic for greatest classical hits on 25 november 2017 8PM // Jack Singer Concert Hall 6
BRETT POLEGATO baritone Brett Polegato invests the texts with tonal beauty and eloquence in collaboration with his expressive colleagues. GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE Handel s Messiah 1 + 2 December 2017 8PM // Jack Singer Concert Hall Mr. Jabłoński s fastidiousness was a virtue, and left one admiring the transparency of his textures and his ability to build interpretations that had a clear, logical shape. THE NEW YORK TIMES KRZYSZTOF JABŁOŃSKI piano MEndelssohn Hymn of Praise 19 + 20 JANuary 2018 8PM // Jack Singer Concert Hall 7
MARIANNE BEATE KIELLAND mezzo-soprano The mezzo-soprano is quite outstanding: strong, firm, sensitive in modulations, imaginative in her treatment of words, with a voice pure in quality, wide in range and unfalteringly true in intonation. GRAMOPHONE MEndelssohn Hymn of Praise 19 + 20 JANuary 2018 8PM // Jack Singer Concert Hall Graceful, analytical, meticulous, Buratto is a name to watch THE GUARDIAN LUCA BURATTO piano Romantic Rachmaninoff with Luca Buratto 16 + 17 February 2018 8PM // Jack Singer Concert Hall 8
NING FENG violin Ning Feng displayed a gorgeous light touch with faultless intonation and deft bowing married to a sweet tone. DAILY TELEGRAPH Tchaikovsky & Rachmaninoff 2 + 3 March 2018 8PM // Jack Singer Concert Hall Quint s warmth of tone centered the work, as did his control of the shifting attitudes, darkening and strengthening during gut-tightening ascents, yet capable of the most fragile pianissimo. THE KANSAS CITY STAR PHILIPPE QUINT violin Beethoven, Mendelssohn & Schumann 23 + 24 March 2018 8PM // Jack Singer Concert Hall 9
FEI-FEI DONG piano She displayed a natural musicality and beauty of tone enjoyed her fluid technique and her presence at the piano. CINCINNATI ENQUIRER Mozart & Bruckner 11 + 12 May 2018 8PM // Jack Singer Concert Hall She has the gift of making a phrase, and one mark of her magnetism and flair is the way she can hold tension over an exaggerated pause or tenuto. GRAMOPHONE SHARON KAM clarinet TAKE Flight: The Firebird & Cantus Articus 1 + 2 June 2018 8PM // Jack Singer Concert Hall 10
John Tessier can only be described as a Canadian treasure. WINNIPEG FREE PRESS JOHN TESSIER tenor ODe To Joy 15 +16 June 2018 8PM // Jack Singer Concert Hall Yeree Suh, a soprano, dazzled in a rapid-fire barrage of far-flung pitches and nonsensical words, as the ensemble served as both chorus and foil. THE NEW YORK TIMES YEREE SUH soprano ODe To Joy 15 +16 June 2018 8PM // Jack Singer Concert Hall 11
THE NAOMI & JOHN LACEY IRTUOSO PROGRAMME YO-YO MA cello Yo-Yo MA In Concert 7 december 2017 8PM JACK SINGER CONCERT HALL YO-YO MA In RECITAL 8 december 2017 8PM BElla Concert Hall He may be the greatest cellist in the world and, some would argue, the greatest cellist ever Yo-Yo Ma consolidated everything that came before, made it look effortless, and somehow found time to go past the cello and refashion himself into something bigger. He has invented a term for what he does, though he is too modest to apply it to himself except as a goal. He is the consummate citizen musician. THE WASHINGTON POST 205 8 AVENUE SE CALGARY, ALBERTA T2G 0K9 CALGARYPHIL.COM