2012-2013 Season Highlights

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A Season of Brilliant Nights

The Bach Variations: A Philharmonic Festival

March 6-April 6
An extraordinary festival celebrating the composer The New York Times called "The Greatest." Highlights include piano concertos with András Schiff (Apr. 3-6), violin concertos with Isabel Faust (Mar. 20-23), and one of the crowning achievements in all of music, the Mass in B Minor conducted by Alan Gilbert (Mar. 13-16).

Emanuel Ax: Artist-in-Residence

October 4-6, April 24-27, June 20-22
The acclaimed pianist joins us for three weeks of full-orchestra performances (all conducted by Alan Gilbert), chamber masterworks and more.

Christopher Rouse: Composer-in-Residence

April 17-20, Feb 21-22, June 20-22
One of America's "loftiest, most passionate and most sincere composers" (critic Justin Davidson) contributes a World Premiere, Phantasmata (Feb 21-22), and Seeing with soloist Emanuel Ax, for whom it was written (June 20-22). Alan Gilbert conducts all performances.