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SEPTEMBER 8-10 Every Good Boy Deserves Favour

17 Pictures at an Exhibition

18 Pictures at an Exhibition

25 Symphony in the Gardens

30 Bach, Brahms & Beethoven

OCTOBER 15 Dvorak’s “New World” Symphony

16 Dvorak’s “New World” Symphony

22 Broadway Rocks!

NOVEMBER 10 Al Kapone at The New Daisy

19 From the Blue Danube...to the Pines of Rome

20 From the Blue Danube...to the Pines of Rome

DECEMBER 2-4 Nutcracker

9 Memphis Messiah

17 Home for the Holidays

JANUARY 7 Elvis® Birthday Pops

14 The Russians: Rachmaninoff to Tchaikovsky

15 The Russians: Rachmaninoff to Tchaikovsky

FEBRUARY 11 Romeo & Juliet with Gil Shaham

12 Romeo & Juliet with Gil Shaham

17 The Four Seasons & Mozart

25 Classical Mystery Tour: A Tribute to the Beatles

MARCH 1–2 Marcela Pinilla at the Rumba Room

10 A Tribute to Motown: The Contours

17 Beyond the Score®: The Rite of Spring

18 Beyond the Score®: The Rite of Spring

23 Mendelssohn, Schubert & Dvorak

APRIL 14 Mahler Symphony No. 2, Resurrection

MAY 3–4 Lucero at Stop 345

12 Symphony in the Gardens

19 Carmina Burana

20 Carmina Burana

Programs, prices, dates, times, venues and artists are subject to change.

n SATURDAY MASTERWORKS 8 p.m. at Cannon Center

n SUNDAY MASTERWORKS 2:30 p.m. at GPAC

n SATURDAY POPS 8 p.m. at Cannon Center

n FRIDAY CLASSIC ACCENTS 7:30 p.m. at Hutchison School

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Gil Shaham Victor Santiago Asuncion

Adrienne Park

Lilya Zilberstein

Jura MargulisMary Wilson Christin-Marie Hill

Susanna Perry Gilmore

PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITIONSaturday, September 17 | 8:00 p.m.Mei-Ann Chen, conductorSusanna Perry Gilmore, violinJose Francisco Salgado, astronomer

GANDOLFI The Garden of Cosmic SpeculationKORNGOLD Concerto for Violin and

Orchestra, Op. 35MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL Pictures at an Exhibition

DVORAK’S “NEW WORLD” SYMPHONYSaturday, October 15 | 8:00 p.m.International Conducting Competition WinnersJura Margulis, piano

HINDEMITH Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber

RAVEL Concerto in G major for Piano and Orchestra

DVORAK Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, From the New World

FROM THE BLUE DANUBE... TO THE PINES OF ROMESaturday, November 19 | 8:00 p.m.Mei-Ann Chen, conductorVictor Santiago Asuncion, pianoAdrienne Park, piano

STRAUSS On the Beautiful Blue DanubePOULENC Concerto in D minor for Two Pianos

and OrchestraSMETANA The Moldau, No. 2 from Ma vlastRESPIGHI The Pines of Rome

THE RUSSIANS: RACH TO TCHAIKOVSKYSaturday, January 14 | 8:00 p.m.Rossen Milanov, guest conductorLilya Zilberstein, piano

ABELS Global WarmingTCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 2 in

C minor, Op. 17, Little RussianRACHMANINOFF Concerto No. 3 in D minor for

Piano and Orchestra, Op. 30

ROMEO & JULIET WITH GIL SHAHAMSaturday, February 11 | 8:00 p.m.Mei-Ann Chen, conductorGil Shaham, violin

PROKOFIEV Romeo and JulietCHEN/HE Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto

THE RITE OF SPRINGSaturday, March 17 | 8:00 p.m.Mei-Ann Chen, conductor

STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring

Seeking to fully examine the genius behind classical music’s most cherished masterworks, Beyond the Score® is a comprehensive multimedia production that cultivates an enriched understanding of a particular work, weaving theater, animated visuals and live musical examples.

Beyond the Score® is a production of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

MAHLER 2, RESURRECTION Saturday, April 14 | 8:00 p.m.Mei-Ann Chen, conductorMary Wilson, sopranoChristin-Marie Hill, mezzo sopranoMemphis Symphony ChorusUniversity of Memphis University Singers

MAHLER Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Resurrection

CARMINA BURANASaturday, May 19 | 8:00 p.m.Mei-Ann Chen, conductorMemphis Symphony Chorus

ORFF Carmina Burana

MASTERWORKS SERIES8 concerts at Cannon Center for the Performing Arts | Saturdays at 8:00 p.m.

Gil Shaham Victor Santiago Asuncion

Adrienne Park

Lilya Zilberstein

Jura MargulisSusanna Perry Gilmore

PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITIONSunday, September 18 | 2:30 p.m.Mei-Ann Chen, conductorSusanna Perry Gilmore, violinJose Francisco Salgado, astronomer

GANDOLFI The Garden of Cosmic SpeculationKORNGOLD Concerto for Violin and

Orchestra, Op. 35MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL Pictures at an Exhibition

DVORAK’S “NEW WORLD” SYMPHONYSunday, October 16 | 2:30 p.m.International Conducting Competition WinnersJura Margulis, piano

HINDEMITH Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber

RAVEL Concerto in G major for Piano and Orchestra

DVORAK Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, From the New World

FROM THE BLUE DANUBE... TO THE PINES OF ROMESunday, November 20 | 2:30 p.m.Mei-Ann Chen, conductorVictor Santiago Asuncion, pianoAdrienne Park, piano

STRAUSS On the Beautiful Blue DanubePOULENC Concerto in D minor for Two Pianos

and OrchestraSMETANA The Moldau, No. 2 from Ma vlastRESPIGHI The Pines of Rome

THE RUSSIANS: RACH TO TCHAIKOVSKYSunday, January 15 | 2:30 p.m.Rossen Milanov, guest conductorLilya Zilberstein, piano

ABELS Global WarmingTCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 2 in

C minor, Op. 17, Little RussianRACHMANINOFF Concerto No. 3 in D minor for

Piano and Orchestra, Op. 30

ROMEO & JULIET WITH GIL SHAHAMSunday, February 12 | 2:30 p.m.Mei-Ann Chen, conductorGil Shaham, violin

PROKOFIEV Romeo and JulietCHEN/HE Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto

THE RITE OF SPRINGSunday, March 18 | 2:30 p.m.Mei-Ann Chen, conductor

STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring

Seeking to fully examine the genius behind classical music’s most cherished masterworks, Beyond the Score® is a comprehensive multimedia production that cultivates an enriched understanding of a particular work, weaving theater, animated visuals and live musical examples.

Beyond the Score® is a production of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

CARMINA BURANASunday, May 20 | 2:30 p.m.Mei-Ann Chen, conductorMemphis Symphony Chorus

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BROADWAY ROCKS!Saturday, October 22 | 8:00 p.m.Steven Reineke, guest conductorMemphis Symphony Chorus

Four Broadway vocalists will join the orchestra on stage to perform favorite legendary theatrical rock tunes. Get ready to roll with the rock- inspired sounds of Broadway hits such as Tommy, Jesus Christ Superstar, Hairspray, Phantom of the Opera and Mamma Mia.

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYSSaturday, December 17 | 8:00 p.m.Stilian Kirov, conductorMemphis Symphony Chorus

It’s time to feel merry and glad! Let the MSO put a musical yuletide log on the fire and keep you warm with carols and songs that will help you reminisce about holiday cheer and good will to all as we celebrate that most wonderful time of the year.

ELVIS® BIRTHDAY POPSSaturday, January 7 | 8:00 p.m.Steven Reineke, guest conductorTerry Mike Jeffrey & Band

This annual birthday tribute known the world over brings back Terry Mike Jeffrey and his band for a great performance of some of the music that not only turned Elvis king, but has kept his reign everlasting!

CLASSICAL MYSTERY TOUR: A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLESSaturday, February 25 | 8:00 p.m.

The Beatles wrote music that transcended all genres, so that in every sense they gave the world “classic rock.” Now it’s possible to hear the Beatles “live” with full symphonic sound as the critically acclaimed “Classical Mystery Tour” comes to Memphis.

A TRIBUTE TO MOTOWN: THE CONTOURSSaturday, March 10 | 8:00 p.m.

Combine a high-energy show jam-packed with perfect harmonies, smooth choreography — plus the timeless grooves of Motown — and you have a night that promises to take you higher and higher. The Contours will perform timeless hits from great artists such as The Temptations, The Four Tops, Stevie Wonder, and The Miracles. Consider it signed, sealed, delivered.

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Paul & Linnea Bert CLASSIC ACCENTS SERIES3 concerts at Wiener Theater on the campus of Hutchison School | Fridays at 7:30 p.m.

BACH, BRAHMS & BEETHOVENFriday, September 30 | 7:30 p.m.Mei-Ann Chen, conductor

The Classic Accents Series opens with some of the most sublime music by the “Three B’s” — great composers whose lives spanned two centuries, but whose works reign over the entire classical world. This concert includes Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, and Brahms’ Variations on a Theme by Haydn, as well as Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4.

THE FOUR SEASONS & MOZARTFriday, February 17 | 7:30 p.m.Mei-Ann Chen, conductorRandal Goosby, violin

This concert spans the globe, from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons to Milhaud’s “La Creation du monde,” and ending with Mozart’s great and passionate Symphony in G minor. Also not to be missed: young Memphis violinist Randal Goosby!

MENDELSSOHN, SCHUBERT & DVORAK Friday, March 23 | 7:30 p.m.Mei-Ann Chen, conductor

The Classic Accents Series closes with an intriguing mix of old-world music. Hear a performance that evokes sounds from the Scottish Hebrides (Felix Mendelssohn) and the English Renaissance (Vaughan Williams) to the late Romantic period (Antonin Dvorak) or a time when minuets ruled (Franz Schubert).

Randal Goosby

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A radical musical series the Commercial Appeal called “a fresh, creative powerhouse,” Opus One features performances by MSO musicians in venues that embody the soul of Memphis but are not usually associated with classical music. Audiences socialize and listen to the orchestra transform rock, jazz, blues, alternative and Latin music. MSO musicians push familiar classics to a more dynamic level — giving the audience an electrifying perspective of the versatility and strength of classical music.

AL KAPONEThursday, November 10 | 7:30 p.m. The New Daisy | 330 Beale Street

Two great Memphis styles meet on Beale Street for the first time as the MSO adds a classical punch to hip-hop and rap from artist Al Kapone.

MARCELA PINILLAThursday, March 1 | 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 2 | 7:30 p.m. Rumba Room | 303 S. Main Street

Sensual sounds from Latin-Jazz singer Marcela Pinilla and the MSO combine at Memphis’ salsa hotspot, the Rumba Room.

LUCEROThursday, May 3 & Friday, May 4 | 7:30 p.m. Stop 345 | 345 Madison Avenue

Lucero joins forces with the MSO to fuse orchestrated Americana with Southern rock twang.

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EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOURSeptember 8-10 | 8:00 p.m.

Playhouse on the SquareMei-Ann Chen, conductor

Tom Stoppard’s black comedy about Soviet dissidents features the orchestra in this collaborative return engagement with Playhouse on the Square.

Tickets: $35 ($10 discount for MSO subscribers. Call Playhouse on the Square at 901-726-4656 for tickets. Tickets not available through MSO.)

SYMPHONY IN THE GARDENS Sept. 25, 2011 & May 12, 2012 Dixon Gallery & Gardens

Enjoy two magical evenings in the splendor of the Dixon Gardens with the Memphis Sym-phony Orchestra. Food, beverages, lawn chairs, and creative picnics are welcome. Come early to enjoy the Dixon Gallery.

BALLET MEMPHIS PRESENTSNUTCRACKER with special guest Memphis Symphony OrchestraDecember 2-4 The Orpheum

Setting the holiday scene and giving generations an experience like none other, Ballet Memphis’ nationally touring Nutcracker continues to be the festive hometown favorite with sets, costumes and a professional cast in the most exquisite setting.

Tickets: $5, $22, $43, $72 (Call Ballet Memphis at 901-737-7322 for tickets. Tickets not available through MSO.)

MEMPHIS MESSIAHDecember 9, 2011 | 8:00 p.m.Cannon Center for the Performing ArtsWilliam Skoog, conductor

Hear this beloved oratorio given in concert as a benefit for the Orphanos Foundation. The Rhodes MasterSingers Chorale joins the MSO for this seasonal favorite.

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