John Adams – Upcoming Concerts

John Adams – "The Chairman Dances" from Nixon in China
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Narong Prangcharoen – Pubbanimitta for suona and orchestra
Unsuk Chin – snagS&Snarls for soprano and orchestra

Octave 9 comes alive with an eclectic variety of music, from familiar names to new discoveries.

Johann Sebastian Bach – Concerto for Two Keyboards in C minor, BWV 1062
John Adams – Hallelujah Junction
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – String Sextet in D minor, Op. 70 "Souvenir de Florence"

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Ballade, Op. 33 "Ballade in A minor"
George Gershwin – An American in Paris
Ludwig van Beethoven – “Turkish March” from The Ruins of Athens, Op. 113
John Adams – The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue

John Adams – The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra
Arturo Marquez – Danzón No. 9 (Seattle premiere)
Leonard Bernstein – "Symphonic Dances" from West Side Story

An imaginative program of Henry Purcell as arranged by Benjamin Britten; a suite of dances by composers spanning continents & centuries; & the DSQ’s own unique arrangements of traditional Nordic folk music.

Conrad Tao & John Adams – Improvisation / China Gates
Jason Eckardt – Antennaria plantaginifolia, "Pussytoes"
Johann Sebastian Bach & Conrad Tao – Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein, BWV 641 / Improvisation
Robert Schumann – Kinderszenen ("Scenes from Childhood"), Op. 15
Conrad Tao – Keyed In (Boston premiere)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110

John Adams conducts the SSO in this program of 3 of his own works: Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes?, featuring pianist Jeremy Denk; the Hollywood-inspired City Noir; & Short Ride in a Fast Machine.

John Adams conducts the SSO in this program of 3 of his own works: Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes?, featuring pianist Jeremy Denk; the Hollywood-inspired City Noir; & Short Ride in a Fast Machine.