A Night at the Symphony with the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra 2013-2014 Season Announcement

[ Press release] May 14, 2013 – Maestro David Currie and the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra are pleased to announce the OSO’s exciting 2013-2014 season, A Night at the Symphony. A season high on drama, mystery and passion, with works by Gershwin, Britten, Kancheli, Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev on the program, and a number of inspiring solo artists to be featured, it is one Ottawa audiences will not want to miss. The season will open on October 7, 2013 with An American in Paris, a one-night-only escape through the music of Gershwin and Ravel, to when Paris and les années folles were all the rage. Audiences will be transported back in time to experience the energy, the romance and the excitement of the era. On November 25, 2013, the OSO will honour the 100th anniversary of the birth of English composer Benjamin Britten with Britten’s Britain, a concert celebrating the music of twentieth-century England, while the third concert of the season, Death and Transfiguration (February 17, 2014), will see the OSO exploring the divide between life and death through the works of Strauss, Liszt and Kancheli. This concert will also feature the Ottawa Choral Society. From life and death to Faith and Fate – on March 24, 2014, Ottawa audiences can join the OSO in exploring the music that delves into the mysteries of Fate and the power of the Divine. And finally on May 12, 2014 celebrate life, passion and the endurance of humankind with one last, rousing performance by the OSO, Whirlwind, featuring the exciting and triumphant music of the Carmen Fantasy and Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5. All concerts will be held at 8 p.m. in Southam Hall at the National Arts Centre. Subscribe and save! Subscription packages start at 3 concerts, for all seating levels. Visit our website at www.ottawasymphony.com for details, or contact our Box Office at 613-231-7802 ext. 200 or ticket@ottawasymphony.com to purchase a subscription. 2013-2014 season programAN AMERICAN IN PARIS – October 7, 2013 Gershwin An American in Paris Ravel Concerto for the Left Hand Stéphane Lemelin, piano Ravel Concerto in G Stéphane Lemelin, piano Gershwin Catfish Row (Suite from Porgy and Bess) BRITTEN’S BRITAIN – November 25, 2013 Jean-Philippe Tremblay, Guest Conductor Walton Varii Capricci Britten Sinfonia da Requiem Elgar Sea Pictures Julie Nesrallah, Mezzo Soprano Britten Variations and Fugue on a theme of Purcell DEATH AND TRANSFIGURATION – February 17, 2014 In partnership with the Ottawa Choral Society Strauss Death and Transfiguration Liszt Totentanz David Jalbert, piano Kancheli Styx Paul Casey, Viola FAITH AND FATE – March 24, 2014 Richard Hoenich, Guest Conductor Bach Organ Fugue and Prelude in D minor “Nun Komm” der Heiden Heiland (arr. Mordechai Rechtman) Murphy Murmuration Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 WHIRLWIND – May 12, 2014 Rival Whirlwind Sarasate Carmen Fantasy Yehonatan Berick, Violin Prokofiev Symphony No. 5