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