The Philadelphia Orchestra doesn't announce its 2008-09 season for another week or two. But there are lots of clues out there already.
Carnegie Hall says the orchestra is visiting four times, and it's safe to assume the programs there are repeats of programs here. Charles Dutoit, in his first season as interim music director, arrives with pianist Martha Argerich in the Prokofiev and Shostakovich first piano concertos. Simon Rattle takes on Berlioz’s La damnation de Faust with soloists Magdalena Kožená (pictured), Giuseppe Sabbatini and Thomas Quasthoff. André Previn celebrates 80 by leading Strauss’ Symphonia domestica and, from the keyboard, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 24.
Guest conductors will be scrutinized for their music director potential. In addition to Rattle, Vladimir Jurowski returns. And young Canadian conductor Yannick Nezet-Seguin is making his debut with the Philadelphians.
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Any ideas of Jurowski's or Nézet-Séguin's concert programs in Philly? I suppose we'll find out soon enough.
FWIW, people may want to have a look at the London Philharmonic Orchestra's 2008-2009 season, where Jurowski will be in his 2nd season as their Principal Conductor and Nézet-Séguin begins as the LPO's Principal Guest Conductor:
http://www.lpo.org.uk/media/LPO_Season_08-09.pdf
Posted by Geo. | February 6, 2008 9:57 PM
Posted on February 6, 2008 21:57
I looked at that LPO 2008-2009 schedule last night and it looks like Jurowski still has to learn a lot of repertoire. He has several pieces that he seems to conduct every season (Tchaikovsky Manfred and 6th symphonies, Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances and one or two others). Although he also is conducting Brahms first symphony there later this season and Brahms 2nd next season.
I've read several raves about Yannick Nézet-Séguin in recent months and was extremely impressed with his recording of Bruckner's 7th. Being a big Bruckner fan, I'd be thrilled if he conducts a Bruckner symphony here next season. I guess we'll know soon enough.
Posted by Barry | February 7, 2008 12:43 PM
Posted on February 7, 2008 12:43
One key difference is that with the LPO, vs. an American orchestra, they don't have the subscription series of weekly concerts like us, where a given program is repeated 2 or 3 times in a week. Usually it's one concert of one program, and that's it, on to the next one. But that does seem odd to repeat the same warhorses in successive seasons, when switching it to a different Tchaikovsky symphony would do as well, it would seem.
Posted by Geo. | February 10, 2008 11:22 PM
Posted on February 10, 2008 23:22