The Richardson Symphony
2012-2013 Season Archive

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October 6, 2012
The Debut Concert
Maestro Clay Couturiaux
(with guest violinist Bella Hristova)

Ludwig van Beethoven: Overture to Egmont, Op. 84

Max Bruch: Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46
-Introduction
-Scherzo, Allegro
-Andante sostenuto
-Finale, Allegro guerriero
Bella Hristova, violin

INTERMISSION

Johannes Brahms: Symphony #2 in D, Op. 73
I. Allegro non troppo
II. Adagio non troppo
III. Allegretto grazioso
IV. Allegro con spirito

December 1, 2012
Holiday Classics
The Richardson Symphony
and Special Guest Tenor
Ben Utecht

February 16, 2013
The RSO presents
Cherish the Ladies

March 9, 2013
Great Russian Masterworks
featuring pianist Xuesha Hu,
winner of the 2013 Lennox International Competition

Anton Stepanovich Arensky (1861-1906):
Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky, Op. 35a

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975): Symphony #9 in E flat major, Op. 70
I. Allegro
II. Moderato
III. Presto
IV. Largo
V. Allegretto-Allegro

INTERMISSION

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953): Piano Concerto #3 in C major, Op. 26
I. Andante-Allegro
II. Theme and Variations
III. Allegro, ma non troppo
Xuesha Hu, pianist

April 6, 2013
Classical Fire!
featuring mezzo-soprano Magdalena Llamas

Richard Wagner (1813-1883): Siegfried Idyll (1870)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Symphony No. 33 in B-flat Major, K. 319 (1779; rev. 1785)
Allegro assai
Andante moderato
Minuetto
Finale (Allegro assai)

INTERMISSION

Manuel de Falla (1876-1946): El amor brujo (Love, the Magician) (1915)
I. Introductión y escena (Introductions and Scene)
II. En la cueva (In the Cave [Night-time])
III. Canción del amor dolido (Song of Love's Sorrow)
IV. El aparecido (The Apparition)
V. Danza del terror (Dance of Terror)
VI. El círculo mágico (The Magic Circle)
VII. A media noche – Los sortilegios (Midnight – Witchcraft)
VIII. Danza ritual del fuego (Ritual Fire Dance)
IX. Escena (Scene)
X. Canción del fuego fatuo (Song of the Will o' the Wisp)
XI. Pantomima (Pantomime)
XII. Danza del juego de amor (Dance of the Game of Love)
XIII. Final – Las campanas del amanecer (Finale – The Bells of Morning)
Magdalena Llamas, mezzo soprano

May 4,, 2013
The 51st Season Finale
with guest pianist Mariangela Vacatello

Ludwig van Beethoven (German, 1770-1827):
Piano Concerto #4 in G, Op. 58 (1807)
Allegro moderato
Andante con moto
Rondo - vivace
Mariangela Vacatello, piano

INTERMISSION

Jean Sibelius (Finnish, 1865-1957):
Symphony # 1 in e minor, Op. 39 (1898)
Andante ma non troppo -- Allegro energico
Andante
Scherzo -- Allegro
Finale