The inaugural season with new conductor and musical director Scott Terrell boasts a promising lineup of guest soloists, along with productions of classical works, popular music, family concerts and more. Subscriptions and single tickets are available by calling (859) 233-4226 or by visiting www.lexphil.org.
MasterClassics Series:
See and hear internationally acclaimed guest artists. All concerts are at Fridays at 8 p.m. in the Singletary Center for the Arts.
Dame Evelyn Glennie, percussion
Sept. 25. Watch in awe as the most successful percussion soloist in the world plays a tour de force concerto by Joseph Scwantner. Program: Brahms - "Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80"; Joseph Schwantner -
"Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra"; Vivaldi -
"Piccolo Concerto C Major"; Dvorak -
"Carnival Overture, Op. 95."
Joshua Roman, cello
Oct. 16. Hear drum-inspired works of Mozart and Haydn surrounding the virtuosic Rococco Variations of Tchaikovsky, performed by Joshua Roman, who was recently featured with the online phenomenon of the YouTube Symphony Orchestra. Program: Mozart -
"Serenade for Orchestra No. 6 in D major K. 239"; Tchaikovsky - "Variations on a Rococo Theme"; Arensky -
"Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky, Op. 35a"; Haydn -
"Symphony No. 103 in E-flat Major."
Joyce Yang, piano
Nov. 13. Joyce Yang received the silver medal at the Twelfth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition at just 19 years old. Program: Korngold - "Much Ado About Nothing, Op. 11"; Beethoven -
"Piano Concerto No. 3 in c minor, Op. 37"; Mozart -
"Symphony No. 38 in D major."
Jefferson Johnson, guest conductor
Dec. 11. A holiday classic and a Lexington tradition. Featuring the Lexington Singers and guest soloists. Program: Handel -
"Messiah."
Esther Heideman, soprano
Jan. 22, 2010. Hearken back to a simpler time of Americana as Metropolitan Opera star Esther Heideman sings the beautiful and nostalgic song cycle "Knoxville: Summer of 1915." Program: John Corigliano -
"Elegy for Orchestra"; Barber -
"Knoxville: Summer of 1915"; Beethoven -
"Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36."
Arnaud Sussman, violin
Feb. 12. Avery Fisher Career Grant winner Arnaud Sussman will perform one of the pillars of violin concertos, while the orchestra takes center stage with a pillar of the orchestral repertoire.
Program: Robert Beaser -
"Folk Songs"; Bruch -
"Violin Concerto No. 1 in g minor, Op. 26"; Brahms -
"Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73."
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
March 5. Anne-Marie McDermott performs over 100 concerts per year, and frequently collaborates with violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg (who has a guest performance in April, 2010). Program: Dvorak - "Serenade for Winds in d minor, Op. 44"; Ravel - "Piano Concerto in G Major"; Mendelssohn - "Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90."
Family Series: Youth Arts Day.
3 p.m., Oct. 25. Singletary Center. A side-by-side concert with members of the Central Kentucky Youth Orchestra.
Family Series: Candy Cane Concert.
3 p.m., Dec. 13. With guest conductor Ryan Shirar and the Diana Evans Dancers.