rhode island philharmonic 2008/2009 season at a glance

September 26: Open Rehearsal
Larry Rachleff, conductor
Alban Gerhardt, cello
Dvorák Cello Concerto
Smetana The Moldau
Janacek Sinfonietta

September 27: Classical Opening Night
Larry Rachleff, conductor
Alban Gerhardt
, cello
Smetana The Moldau
Dvorák Cello Concerto
Janacek Sinfonietta  

October 17: Open Rehearsal
Larry Rachleff, conductor
Donnie Ray Albert, baritone
MahlerSongs of a Wayfarer
Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3
Wagner Prelude & Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde

October 18: Classical
Larry Rachleff, conductor
Donnie Ray Albert, baritone
Wagner Prelude & Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde
Mahler Songs of a Wayfarer
Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3

November 13: Rush Hour
Larry Rachleff, conductor
Jeremy Denk, piano
Varese Octandre
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 Tchaikovsky Suite No. 4 (Mozartiana)

November 15: Classical
Larry Rachleff, conductor
Jeremy Denk, piano
Varese Octandre
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4
Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin
Tchaikovsky Suite No. 4 (Mozartiana)

December 21: POPS-PHIL-PPAC
The Von Trapp Children
Francisco Noya, conductor

January 23: Open Rehearsal
Larry Rachleff, conductor
Jennifer Koh, violin
Brahms Violin Concerto
Adams The Chairman Dances; Foxtrot for Orchestra
Hindemith Concert Music for Strings and Brass

January 24: Classical
Larry Rachleff, conductor
Jennifer Koh, violin
Adams The Chairman Dances; Foxtrot for Orchestra
Hindemith Concert Music for Strings and Brass
Brahms Violin Concerto

February 26: Rush Hour
Larry Rachleff, conductor
Chief Justice Frank Williams, narrator
Britten Peter Grimes:
Four Sea Interludes
Copland Lincoln Portrait
Selections from
Shostakovich Symphony No. 9

February 28: Classical
Larry Rachleff, conductor
Alon Goldstein, piano
Chief Justice Frank Williams, Narrator Britten Peter Grimes:
Four Sea Interludes
Bartók Piano Concerto No. 3
Copland Lincoln Portrait
Shostakovich Symphony No. 9

March 19: Rush Hour
Larry Rachleff, conductor
RIPYO – side-by-side
Selections from

Bruckner Symphony No. 4

March 21: Classical
Larry Rachleff , conductor
Chee-Yun, violin
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
Bruckner Symphony No. 4

April 17: Open Rehearsal
Francisco Noya, conductor
Fabio Bidini, piano
TheProvidenceSingers
Beethoven Fantasia, Piano, Chorus & Orchestra
Schumann Symphony No. 3

April 18: Classical
Francisco Noya, conductor
Fabio Bidini, piano
TheProvidenceSingers
Golijov Last Rounds
Beethoven Fantasia, Piano, Chorus & Orchestra
Schumann Symphony No. 3

April 30: Rush Hour
Larry Rachleff
, conductor
Rachmaninoff Vocalise
Stravinsky The Rite of Spring

May 2:Classical Season Finale
Larry Rachleff
, conductor
Horatio Gutiérrez, piano
Rachmaninoff Vocalise
Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3
Stravinsky TheRite of Spring

All programs and artists are subject to change.

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