Spring 2016
- Friday–Saturday, Feb 12–13, 8pm, Hertz Hall, $16/12/5
UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra – “Suite Romance”
David Milnes, conductor
Tchaikovsky, Suite from Sleeping Beauty
Prokofiev, Suite from Cinderella
Lutoslawski Concerto for Orchestra
Tickets required: $16 General admission (all seats unreserved)
Ticket info: Tickets go on sale March 9. Buy tickets online, or by calling 510-642-9988.
Fall 2015
- Friday – Saturday, October 30-31, 8-10pm, Hertz Hall
UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra: Sibelius, Saariaho, Ravel
David Milnes, conductor
SIBELIUS, Symphony No. 4
Kaija SAARIAHO, Leino Songs (2007), with soprano Ann Moss
RAVEL, Daphnis et Chloé - Friday – Saturday, December 11-12, 8-10pm, Hertz Hall
UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra: Nielsen, Symphony 4: Strauss, Don Quixote
David Milnes, conductor
Nielsen, Symphony No. 4
Strauss, Don Quixote with Leighton Fong, cello soloist
Fall 2014
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday; October 2, 3, and 4; 8pm; Hertz Hall
UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra
David Milnes, conductor
Cindy Cox – Las Aguas del Sur
Sibelius – Symphony No. 7
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 6
Friday and Saturday, October 24 & 25, 8pm, Hertz Hall
Carmina Burana
University Chorus, Chamber Chorus, and Chamber Orchestra
Marika Kuzma, director
Orff – Carmina Burana (piano-percussion version)
J.S. Bach, music that led to the B minor Mass: Sanctus, BWV 238;
Cantata BWV 12 Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen;
Cantata BWV 29 Wir danken dir
Wednesday, October 29, 12:15-1:00pm, Hertz Hall, free
Noon Concert: UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra
David Milnes, conductor
Rachmaninoff – Symphonic Dances
Friday and Saturday, October 31 & November 1, 8pm, Hertz Hall
UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra
David Milnes, conductor
Melody Huang, cello soloist
Rachmaninoff – Symphonic Dances
Prokofiev – Sinfonia Concertante
Thursday, November 13, 7pm, Hertz Hall, free
Concerto Auditions
Student musicians and members of the orchestra perform excerpts with piano accompaniment for a chance to perform with the UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra in Spring 2015.
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday; December 11, 12, and 13; 8pm; Hertz Hall
UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra
David Milnes, conductor
Ligeti – Atmospheres
LKutoslawski – Symphony No. 4
Strauss – An Alpine Symphony
END FALL 2014
Spring 2014
- Sunday, May 25, 3pm, Hertz Hall, free* (donations welcome)
UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra Bon Voyage Concert
David Milnes, conductor
The orchestra will perform in Vienna, Prague, Budapest and Bratislava for four concerts this summer.
Fall 2013
- Friday & Saturday, September 27 & 28, 8pm, Hertz Hall
Bernard Rands: Chains Like the Sea
Henri Dutilleux: Le temps d’horloge
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 4, with Ann Moss, soprano
- Friday, & Saturday, October 25 & 26, 8pm, Hertz Hall
Sunday, October 27, 3pm, Hertz Hall *
Krzysztof Penderecki: De Natura Sonoris No. 2
Benjamin Britten: Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”
* Note: Costumes are welcome at the HALLOWEEN CONCERT on Sunday
- Friday & Saturday, December 13 & 14, 8pm, Hertz Hall
Sunday, December 15, 3pm, Hertz Hall
Toru Takemitsu: A flock descends Into the pentagonal garden
Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3, with Ann Yi, piano
Camille Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3, (“Organ”), Davitt Moroney, soloist
Spring 2013
- Friday & Saturday, February 15 & 16, 8pm, Hertz Hall
Bartòk: Concerto for Orchestra
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 - Friday & Saturday, March 15 & 16, 8pm, Hertz Hall
Reynold Tharp: Wide sea, changeful heaven
Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8
- Wednesday, March 20, 12:15pm, Hertz Hall
Reynold Tharp: Wide sea, changeful heaven
Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements - Friday & Saturday, May 10 & 11, 8pm, Hertz Hall
with members of the University Chorus, Marika Kuzma, director
Ernest Bloch: Schelomo with Mosa Tsay, cello soloist
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (“Choral”)
Fall 2012
- Friday & Saturday, September 21 & 22, 8pm, Hertz Hall
(Note: change in repertoire for this event)
Brahms: Symphony No. 4 - Wednesday, October 12, 12:15pm, Hertz Hall
(Note: change in repertoire for this noon concert)
Brahms: Symphony No. 4 - Saturday, October 27, 8pm, Hertz Hall
(Note: change in repertoire for this event)
Cindy Cox: las aguas del sur (premiere)
Jean Ahn: Lu-lu, Lu-lu (2010)
Varèse: Arcana
Debussy: La Mer
Williams: Symphonic Suite from “Star Wars” - Wednesday, October 31, 12:15pm, Hertz Hall
(Note: change in repertoire for this noon concert)
Varèse: Arcana
Debussy: La Mer - Friday & Saturday, December 7 & 8, 8pm, Hertz Hall
(Note: change in repertoire for this event)
Wagner/arr. Vlieger: The Ring: An Orchestral Adventure
Kurtág: Stele
Spring 2012
- Friday & Saturday, February 17 & 18, 8pm, Hertz Hall
Bartok: Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta
Stravinsky: Symphonies of WInd Instruments
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 - Fruday & Saturday, March 16 & 17, 8pm, Hertz Hall
Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
Debussy: Nocturnes
Holst: The Planets (with University Chorus members) - Wednesday, March 14, 12:15pm, Hertz Hall
Weber: Bassoon Concerto, Drew Gascon, soloist
Debussy: Nocturnes - Saturday, April 21, 10:30am-4pm, Hertz Hall
Cal Day Performances: Winners of the Annual concerto competition perform
Milhaud: Cinema-Fantaisie, Joe Neeman, violin
Chausson: Poeme, Casey Nosiglia, violin
Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto No. 3, Wooho Park, violin
Liszt: Totentanz, Lisa Wu, piano - Friday & Saturday, May 4 & 5, 8pm, Hertz Hall
Mahler: Symphony No. 9
Fall 2011
- Wednesday, September 28, 12:15pm, Hertz Hall
Ligeti: Lontano
Korngold: Violin Concerto, Ernest Yen, soloist - Friday/Saturday, September 30 & October 1, 8pm, Hertz Hall
Ligeti: Lontano
Schumann: Symphony No. 2
Korngold: Violin Concerto, Ernest Yen: soloist - Friday/Saturday, October 28 & 29, 8pm, Hertz Hall
Liszt: Les Preludes
Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre
Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra
Rama Gottfried: Envelopes for Orchestra - Friday/Saturday, December 9 & 10, 8pm, Hertz Hall
Penderecki: De Natura Sonoris No. 1
Sibelius: The Oceanides
Bruckner: Symphony No. 5
Spring 2011
- Friday/Saturday, February 11 & 12, 8pm, Hertz Hall
Dimitri Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 (Brady Anderson, soloist)
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 - Friday/Saturday, March 11 & 12, 8pm, Hertz Hall
Philippe Leroux: De la disposition; L’unique trait de pinceau (David Wegehaupt, soloist)
Ottorino Respighi: Pines of Rome - Wednesday, March 16, 12:15pm, Hertz Hall
Philippe Leroux: De la disposition; L’unique trait de pinceau (David Wegehaupt, soloist) - Wednesday, April 6, 12:15pm, Hertz Hall
Andrew Imbrie Festibal: Birthday Celebration
Sivan Eldar: Crumb Child (2009) (Ashraff Attalia, clarinet soloist)
Andrew Imbrie: Violin Concerto (Ariana Kim, soloist) - Saturday, April 16, 11am, Hertz Hall
Georg Friedrich Handel: The Trumpet Shall Sound (Lawrence Chu, baritone)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 (Stephanie Chow, soloist)
Ottorino Respighi: Pines of Rome - Friday, April 29, 12:15pm, Hertz Hall
Stravinsky: L’Histoire du Soldat (The Soldier’s Tale)
Chamber Orchestra (Hoh Chen, conductor) with members of the University Symphony Orchestra and dancers from the UC Berkeley community - Friday/Saturday, May 6 & 7, 8pm, Hertz Hall
Brahms: Alto Rhapsody
Mahler: Symphony No. 3
Featuring the University Chorus and the Pacific Boychoir
Fall 2010
- Friday/Saturday, Saturday 24 & 25, 8pm, Hertz Hall
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
Sibelius: Finlandia
Dvorák: The Noon Witch
Chabrier: España - Friday/Saturday, October 29 & 30, 8pm, Hertz Hall
Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier Suite
Sergio Prokofiev: Symphony No. 7
Paul Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
- Friday/Saturday, December 10 & 11, 8pm, Hertz Hall
Igor Stravinsky:
Concerto in D for Strings
Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments (Michael Orland, soloist)
Petrouchka
Spring 2009
- Friday & Saturday, February 27 & 28, 8pm
Edmund Campion, Practice
Messiaen, Turangalila Symphony - Wednesday, March 18, 12:15pm, Hertz Hall
Schumann, Cello Concerto in A minor: Kevin Yu, soloist
Nielsen, Concerto for flute and orchestra: Kelsey Seymour, soloist - CalDay, April 18, 11am-1pm
Jean Ahn, Berkeley Fanfare
Barber, Knoxville: Summer of 1915: Melanie Anderson, soprano soloist
Ravel, Piano Concerto for Left Hand: Young Ho Na, soloist - Friday and Saturday, May 8 & 9, 2009, 8pm
Prokofiev, Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Jessica Ling, soloist (Friday)
Prokofiev, Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, April Paik, soloist (Saturday)
Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 5 (Friday & Saturday)
Fall 2008
- Friday & Saturday, October 10 and 11
Paul Hindemith, Mathis der Maler
Arnold Schoenberg, Verklärte Nacht
Johannes Brahms, Symphony No. 2 - Friday & Saturday, November 14 and 15
Dmitri Shostakovich, Symphony No. 1
Gyorgi Ligeti, San Francisco Polyphony
Alexander Scriabin, Poems of Ecstasy - Wednesday, December 3, 12:15pm, Hertz Hall
Britten, Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
Scriabin, Poem of Ecstasy - Friday & Saturday, October 10 and 11
Paul Hindemith, Mathis der Maler
Arnold Schoenberg, Verklärte Nacht
Johannes Brahms, Symphony No. 2
Spring 2008
- Friday & Saturday, February 29 and March 1
Bartók, Miraculous Mandarin Suite
Copland, Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo
Chausson, Poème, op. 25: April Paik, violin soloist
Barber, Violin Concerto, op. 14: Christy Kyong, soloist - Wednesday, March 19, 12:15pm, Hertz Hall
The Elizabeth Elkus Memorial Concert
Schnittke, Cello Concerto No.1 with cello soloist Gabriel Trop - CalDay, Saturday, April 21
Schnittke, Cello Concerto No. 1, soloist Gabriel Trop
Gordeli, Flute Concerto, soloist Kelsey Seymour
Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto No. 1, soloist Ernest Yen - Friday and Saturday, May 9 and 10
Ravel, Tzigane (violin soloist Jessica Ling)
Richard Strauss, Alpine Symphony
Johann Strauss, Jr, The Blue Danube Waltz
Jean Ahn, Salt (2007)
Fall 2007
- Wednesday, September 26, 12:15pm, Hertz Hall
Rachmaninoff, Symphonic Dances - Friday & Saturday, September 28 & 29, 8pm, Hertz Hall
Program:
Sibelius, Tapiola
Rachmaninoff, Symphonic Dances
Cindy Cox, Cathedral Spires - Friday & Saturday, October 26 & 27, 8pm, Hertz Hall
Program:
Beethoven, Symphony No. 7
Stravinsky, Symphonies of Wind Instruments
Varèse, Octandre
Bartok, Divertimento for string orchestra - Friday & Saturday, December 7 & 8, 8pm, Hertz Hall
Bruckner, Symphony No. 4
R. Strauss, Don Juan
Yiorgos Vassilandonakis, The Flyer (with film by David Green)
Spring 2007
- Mahler, Symphony No. 6
- Yiorgos Vassilandonakis, thalassinó
- Shostakovich, Violin Concerto No. 1 (soloist Marina Sharifi)
- John Williams, Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra (soloist Alexander Kramer)
- Tchaikovsky, Variations on a Rococo Theme (soloist Ting Chin, cello)
- Loretta Notareschi, In una voce grave e pericolosa (2006)
- Vaughan Williams, Dona Nobis Pacem
- John Thow, Of Eros and Dust
Fall 2006
- Britten, Sinfonia da Requiem
- Lutoslawski, Concerto for Orchestra
- Elgar, Enigma Variations
- Sibelius, Symphony No. 4
- Debussy, La Mer
- Mason Bates, Rusty Air in Carolina
Spring 2006
- Shostakovich, Symphony No. 9
- John MacCallum, Alloy for orchestra and electronics
- Prokofiev, Symphony No. 5
- Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 1
- Richard Strauss, Ein Heldenleben
- Barber, Violin Concerto
- Cimarosa, Concert for two flutes
- Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E minor
Fall 2005
- Ravel, Ma Mère L’Oye (Cinq pieces enfantines)
- Varèse, Arcana
- Ligeti, Atmosphères
- Ravel, Daphnis et Chloé
- John Adams, Short Ride in a Fast Machine
- Berg, Three Orchestra Pieces
- Rachmaninoff, Isle of the Dead
- Sibelius, Symphony No. 7
Spring 2005
- Edmund Campion, Hold That Thought
- Mozart, Sinfonia Concertante for violin and viola (soloists, Quelani Penland & Andrew Strauss)
- Fauré, Pavane
- Mahler, Six Songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn (soloist Christina Schiffner)
- Schoenberg, Five Pieces for Orchestra
- Shostakovich, Concerto for Cello No. 1 (soloist Aaron Lay)
- Debussy, Jeux
- Schubert, Symphony No. 7
- Chopin, Piano Concerto No. 1 (soloist Jessie Lee)
- Haydn, Mass in Time of War
- Stravinsky, Firebird Suite
Fall 2004
- Webern, Passacaglia for Orchestra
- Bernstein, Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story”
- Nielsen, Symphony No. 4
- Lutoslawski, Symphony No. 3
- Beethoven, Symphony No. 3
Spring 2004
- Walton, Concerto for viola and orchestra (soloist Jacob Hansen-Joseph)
- Mahler, Symphony No. 4
- J.S. Bach, Concerto for violin, oboe and strings
- Proto, A Carmen Fantasy for double bass and orchestra
- Brahms, Symphony No. 3
- Rossini, Overture to William Tell
- Shostakovich, Symphony No. 11
Fall 2003
- Beethoven, Symphony No. 6
- Bach, Harpsichord Concerto in D major
- Reynold Tharp, Cold Horizon
- Debussy, Prèlude à “L’Après-Midi d’un faune”
- Berlioz, Harold en Italie