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2000-2001 Brochure

A Season That's
DYNAMIC

With Magnificent Music That's
PASSIONATE

And a Sizzling Line-up of Concerts that are POSITIVELY ENTERTAINING!

Check out our 2000-2001 season! Click on the brochure for a full schedule of events!



		Violinist Joshua Bell performs in TFO's 2000-2001 Season!

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	Last update:Mon, Jul 31, 2000

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2000-2001 MASTERWORKS
Jahja Ling, Music Director

1. RHAPSODIES IN MOTION
Jahja Ling, Conductor
Jeffrey Siegel, Piano
ALFVEN: Swedish Rhapsody No. 1
RACHMANINOFF: Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini
RAVEL: Rapsodie Espagnole
GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue
LISZT: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Virtuoso pianist Jeffrey Siegel returns as part of the Rhapsody program to perform a work which depicts the very spirit of America, Gershwin's immortal Rhapsody in Blue!
Thu., Sept. 28, 8 p.m. - Performing Arts Center, Tampa
Sat., Sept. 30, 8 p.m. - Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg
Sun., Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m. - Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater



		Jahja Ling, Music Director
		Jeffrey Siegel, Piano
		Joseph Silverstein, Guest Conductor
		Amy Schwartz, Violin
		Michael Christie, Guest Conductor
		Joshua Bell, Violin
		Eduardus Halim, Piano
		Anne Akiko Meyers, Violin
		Thomas Wilkins, Resident Conductor
		Cho-Liang Lin, Violin
		Orli Shaham, Piano
		Awadagin Pratt, Piano
		Jo-Michael Scheibe, Music and Artistic Director - The Master Chorale
		Jahja Ling, Music Director
		Jeffrey Kahane, Guest Conductor and Piano Soloist
		Alisa Weilerstein, Cello
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2. MAGNIFICENT MASTERS OF MUSIC
Joseph Silverstein, Guest Conductor
Amy Schwartz, Violin
MOZART: Symphony No. 33
MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto
ELGAR: Enigma Variations
TFO's brilliant yourng Concertmaster, Amy Schwartz will be featured playing Mendelssohn's bravura showpiece Violin Concerto.
Fri., Oct. 13, 8 p.m. - Performing Arts Center, Tampa
Sat., Oct. 14, 8 p.m. - Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg
Mon., Oct. 16, 7:30 p.m. - Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater

3. HAPPY 100TH AARON COPLAND
Michael Christie, Guest Conductor
James E. Tokley, Sr., Speaker
COPLAND: El Salon Mexico
COPLAND: Quiet City
COPLAND: Lincoln Portrait
COPLAND: Orchestral Variations
COPLAND: Rodeo
City of Tampa's Poet Laureate James E. Tokley, Sr. will be the guest speaker in the Copland birthday celebration, as he offers a stirring tribute to America's great president, narrating the Lincoln Portrait.
Thu., Nov. 9, 8 p.m. - Performing Arts Center, Tampa
Sat., Nov. 11, 8 p.m. - Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg
Sun., Nov. 12, 7:30 p.m. - Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater
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4. JOSHUA BELL PLAYS BERNSTEIN
Jahja Ling, Conductor
Joshua Bell, Violin
RANDS: Le Tambourin Suite No. 2
BERNSTEIN/arr. William D. Brohn:
"West Side Story" Suite for Violin and Orchestra
DVORAK: Symphony No. 8
Joshua Bell's name once again rose to national prominence performing Corigliano's score in the hit movie The Red Violin. For TFO, he will offer a world premiere performance of William D. Brohn's arrangement of music from Berstein's West Side Story.
Thu., Nov. 30 and Fri., Dec. 1, 8 p.m. - Performing Arts Center, Tampa
Sat., Dec. 2, 8 p.m. - Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg
Sun., Dec. 3, 7:30 p.m. - Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater
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5. TCHAIKOVSKY'S "SWAN LAKE" & MORE
Jahja Ling, Conductor
Eduardus Halim, Piano
Robert Smith, Trumpet
LISZT: Piano Concerto No. 1
SHOSTAKOVICH: Concerto No. 1 for Piano, Trumpet & Strings
TCHAIKOVSKY: Excerps from "Swan Lake"
Student of the famed Vladimir Horowitz, Tampa Bay favorite Eduardus Halim returns to perform Liszt's brilliantly virtuosic Piano Concerto No. 1.
Fri., Jan. 5, 8 p.m. - Performing Arts Center, Tampa
Sat., Jan. 6, 8 p.m. - Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg
Sun., Jan. 7, 7:30 p.m. - Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater

6. BEETHOVEN'S POWERFUL "EROICA"
Nicholas McGegan, Guest Conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, Violin
HANDEL: Concerto Grosso Op. 3, No. 2
MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 5
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica"
An artist of elegance, passion and compelling artistry, Anne Akiko Meyers will make her TFO debut this season playing Mozart's classically elegant Violin Concerto No. 5.
Thu., Jan. 18, 8 p.m. - Performing Arts Center, Tampa
Sat., Jan. 20, 8 p.m. - Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg
Sun., Jan. 21, 7:30 p.m. - Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater
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7. RACHMANINOFF'S PASSIONATE 2ND
Thomas Wilkins, Conductor
Lewis Sligh, Flute and Piccolo
GRIEG: Lyric Suite
VIVALDI: Concerto for Piccolo
CHAMINADE: Concertino in D Major, Op. 107
RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 2
Fri., Feb. 2, 8 p.m. - Performing Arts Center, Tampa
Sat., Feb. 3, 8 p.m. - Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg
Sun., Feb. 4, 7:30 p.m. - Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater

8. BRAHMS' LYRICAL 3RD
Jahja Ling, Conductor
Cho-Liang Lin, Violin
MENDELSSOHN: Overture to "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
BERG: Violin Concerto
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 3
Recently honored as Musical America's Instrumentalist of the Year for 2000, Cho-Liang Lin, affectionately known as "Jimmy," returns to play Berg's poignant 20th century Violin Concerto. Fri., Feb. 16, 8 p.m. - Performing Arts Center, Tampa
Sun., Feb. 18, 7:30 p.m. - Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater
Mon., Feb. 19, 7:30 p.m. - Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg

9. AMOROUS ADVENTURES IN MUSIC
Maximiano Valdes, Guest Conductor
Orli Shaham, Piano
MENDELSSOHN: Hebrides Overture
SCHUMANN: Piano Concerto
DEBUSSY: Iberia
RAVEL: Bolero
Recognized as exceptionally gifted at the age of five, twenty-four-year-old pianist Orli Shaham sebuts with TFO, playing Schumann's warm hearted piano concerto.
Fri., Feb. 23, 8 p.m. - Performing Arts Center, Tampa
Sat., Feb. 24, 8 p.m. - Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg
Sun., Feb. 25, 7:30 p.m. - Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater
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10. AWADAGIN PRATT PLAYS GRIEG
Thomas Wilkins, Conductor
Awadagin Pratt, Piano
STRAVINSKY: Four Norwegian Moods
GRIEG: Piano Concerto
NIELSEN: Symphony No. 4 "Inextinguishable"
Awadagin Pratt's intensely involving performances have attracted the praises of audiences and critics alike. This season he returns to perform one of the greatest piano pieces of all time, Greig's much loved Piano Concerto.
Thu., Mar. 22 and Fri., Mar. 23, 8 p.m. - Performing Arts Center, Tampa
Sat., Mar. 24, 8 p.m. - Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg
Sun., Mar. 25, 7:30 p.m. - Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater

11. BERLIOZ'S CELESTIAL REQUIEM
Jahja Ling, Conductor
The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay
Jo-Michael Scheibe, Music and Artistic Director
BERLIOZ: Requiem
Maestro Jahja Ling will lead TFO and The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay in Berlioz's magnificent requiem. An added concert highlight offers four brass choirs in different locations throughout the concert hall - a dramatic addition to this glorious religious benediction.
Fri., Apr. 6, 8 p.m. - Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater
Sat., Apr. 7, 2 p.m. - Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg
Sun., Apr. 8, 7:30 p.m. - Performing Arts Center, Tampa

12. MAHLER'S "SONG OF THE NIGHT"
Jahja Ling, Conductor
MAHLER: Symphony No. 7
"What are they to say of this primeval music, this foaming, roaring, raging sea of sound ... these dancing stars and breathtaking breakers." GUSTAV MAHLER
Fri., Apr. 27, 8 p.m. - Performing Arts Center, Tampa
Sat., Apr. 28, 8 p.m. - Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg
Sun., Apr. 29, 7:30 p.m. - Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater
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13. MOZART AT THE PIANO & MORE
Jeffrey Kahane, Guest Conductor and Piano Soloist
RAVEL: Mother Goose Suite
MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 23
BARBER: First Essay
BARBER: School for Scandal Overture
BARBER: Adagio for Strings
BARBER: Medea's Meditation and Dance of Vengeance
One of the few gifted performers to excel both as soloist and conductor, Jeffrey Kahane returns as Conductor and piano soloist performing Mozart's sprightly Piano Concerto No. 23.
Fri., May 11, 8 p.m. - Performing Arts Center, Tampa
Sat., May 12, 8 p.m. - Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg
Sun., May 13, 7:30 p.m. - Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater

14. MAESTROS HAYDN, TCHAIKOVSKY & STRAUSS
Jahja Ling, Conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, Cello
HAYDN: Symphony No. 88
TCHAIKOVSKY: Variations on a Rococo Theme
STRAUSS: Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life)
Alisa Weilerstein has performed world wide, most recently making her Paris recital debut at the Louvre Museum. Ms. Weilerstein will join in the crackling energy generated through Tchaikovsky's famous Variations on a Rococo Theme.
Fri., May 18, 8 p.m. - Performing Arts Center, Tampa
Sat., May 19, 8 p.m. - Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg
Sun., May 20, 7:30 p.m. - Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater

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