David Alan Miller, conductor

Saili Oak, Hindustani vocalist

Lucy Fitz Gibbon, soprano

Hila Plitmann, soprano

Vicky Chow, piano

DAVID DEL TREDICI: Adventures Underground from Alice in Wonderland
STEVEN BURKE: The Betrayal of Three Oranges (World Premiere)
REENA ESMAIL: Meri Sakhi ki Avaaz | My Sister's Voice (World Premiere)
LOREN LOIACONO: Concerto for Piano & Orchestra (World Premiere)

Come early for a special concert prelude with David Alan Miller and Festival guest artists, David Del Tredici, Reena Esmail, and Loren Loiacono. 

David Alan Miller, conductor
Kevin Cole, piano

GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue

GERSHWIN: Piano Concerto in F

GERSHWIN: Second Rhapsody

GERSHWIN: Variations on "I Got Rhythm"

GERSHWIN: An American in Paris

The fascinating rhythms of George Gershwin will fill the air when Kevin Cole joins David Alan Miller at the Palace.  Kevin Cole plays Gershwin’s four works for piano and orchestra – the jazz-inspired Concerto in F, the delightful “I Got Rhythm” Variations, and, of course, the immortal “Rhapsody in Blue,” paired with the elegant, exquisite “Second Rhapsody.”    Who could ask for anything more?

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Gemma New, conductor

Arnaud Sussmann, violin

James Harp, organ

Salina Fisher:  Tupaia - World Premiere
Beethoven: Violin Concerto
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 “ The Organ Symphony”

There is no other symphony like it.  More than a century after its premiere, it remains unrivaled in its scope and majesty. Saint-Saens' thundering "Organ Symphony" will showcase “Goldie,” the mighty Wurtilzer, as it roars through Proctors in Schenectady.   This very special concert at Proctors also features Beethoven’s towering Violin Concerto with young French violinist Arnaud Sussman, who has swiftly garnered acclaim the world over.   Guest Conductor Gemma New will showcase a Tupaia by her country-woman, New Zealand’s Salina Fisher.   

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Albany is today recognized as the capital of America’s new music, thanks to the dedication of David Alan Miller and the Albany Symphony.  “Intrepid” says the New York Times of this creative partnership.   “Adventurous” raves NPR Classical.

Bid “Bon Voyage” to David and the Orchestra as they perform the four brilliant new American works they will take to the nation’s capital in their Kennedy Center debut: Joan Tower’s “Still/Rapids” and Michael Torke’s “Three Manhattan Bridges,” performed by dazzling pianist Joyce Yang.  Tuba virtuoso Benjamin Pierce makes his Albany Symphony debut in Michael Daugherty’s “Reflections.”   And 150 young singers from the Capital Region join David  for Dorothy Chang’s sweeping “The Mighty Erie Canal.”

David Alan Miller, conductor

Troy Public Elementary School All-City Choir

Joyce Yang, piano

Ben Pierce, tuba

Joan Tower: Still/Rapids for Piano and Orchestra
Michael Daugherty: Reflections on the Mississippi
Dorothy Chang: The Mighty Erie Canal
Torke: Three Manhattan Bridges

David Alan Miller, conductor

 Inbal Segev, cello

Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet
Christopher Rouse: Cello Concerto
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 7

A love forbidden.  And a love immortal. Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy “Romeo & Juliet" inspired Tchaikovsky’s most passionate music – “Romeo and Juliet”.  Share it with that special someone on Valentine’s Weekend!  Plus, Prokofiev’s touching, final Symphony No. 7.   David Alan Miller also leads the meditative Cello Concerto by Grammy®-award-winning composer Christopher Rouse.     

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David Alan Miller, conductor

 Inbal Segev, cello

Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet
Christopher Rouse: Cello Concerto
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 7

A love forbidden.  And a love immortal. Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy “Romeo & Juliet" inspired Tchaikovsky’s most passionate music – “Romeo and Juliet”.  Share it with that special someone on Valentine’s Weekend!  Plus, Prokofiev’s touching, final Symphony No. 7.   David Alan Miller also leads the meditative Cello Concerto by Grammy®-award-winning composer Christopher Rouse.     

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David Alan Miller, Conductor

Richard O’Neill, Viola

Schumann: Overture, Scherzo and Finale
Christopher Theofanidis: Viola Concerto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5

No other musical statement can match its raw power and bracing energy.  Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony begins the New Year conducted by David Alan Miller.  Plus, the energetic Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Robert Schumann’s symphonic experiment and a masterwork too-rarely encountered.  A new Viola Concerto by Christopher Theofanidis, played by today’s master of the instrument Richard O’Neill. 

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David Alan Miller, conductor

Richard O’Neill, viola

Schumann: Overture, Scherzo and Finale
Christopher Theofanidis: Viola Concerto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5

No other musical statement can match its raw power and bracing energy.  Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony begins the New Year conducted by David Alan Miller.  Plus, the energetic Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Robert Schumann’s symphonic experiment and a masterwork too-rarely encountered.  A new Viola Concerto by Christopher Theofanidis, played by today’s master of the instrument Richard O’Neill. 

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David Alan Miller, conductor

Felicia He, piano

William Hughes, french horn

MOZART: Der Schauspieldirektor (The Impresario) , Overture and Selections
MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 25
MOZART: Horn Concerto No. 4
MOZART: Symphony No. 38, “Prague”

In one remarkable year, 1786, masterwork after masterwork would flow from the pen of Mozart:  the “Prague” Symphony, “The Marriage of Figaro”, and three of music’s greatest Piano Concertos.  David Alan Miller explores the astonishing output of Mozart’s miraculous year.    In two different programs over one weekend at Troy Music Hall, you’ll come face to face with the genius of Mozart – a genius that proclaimed itself early, developed swiftly, and vanished all too soon.  

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David Alan Miller, conductor

David Fung, piano

Wei Luo, piano

MOZART: Marriage of Figaro, Overture and Selections
MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 23
MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 24

In one remarkable year, 1786, masterwork after masterwork would flow from the pen of Mozart:  the “Prague” Symphony, “The Marriage of Figaro”, and three of music’s greatest Piano Concertos.  David Alan Miller explores the astonishing output of Mozart’s miraculous year.    In two different programs over one weekend at Troy Music Hall, you’ll come face to face with the genius of Mozart – a genius that proclaimed itself early, developed swiftly, and vanished all too soon.  

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David Alan Miller, conductor

Charles Busch, narrator

DUKAS: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
DAVID DEL TREDICI: “Rip van Winkle” for Narrator and Orchestra
STRAVINSKY: The Rite of Spring

More than a century has passed since its violent, scandalous premiere.  And still, Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring” continues to surprise and provoke, excite and enthrall.   David Alan Miller leads his first Albany performance of Stravinsky’s savage masterpiece.   Also, Dukas’ enchanted “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” as animated by Mickey Mouse in “Fantasia.”   Plus, a modern musical legend by David Del Tredici, set on the banks of the Hudson:  “Rip van Winkle.”

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David Alan Miller, conductor

Simone Porter, violin

KORNGOLD: Suite from The Sea Hawk
LOIACONO: Bossa Shift (Orchestra Premiere)
KORNGOLD: Violin Concerto
WILLIAMS: Star Wars Suite

The Albany Symphony and David Alan Miller begin the new season with an out-of-this world favorite – John Williams’ “Star Wars” Suite!   Plus, music of another Hollywood master, Erich Wolfgang Korngold – his swashbuckling Overture to the Errol Flynn classic “The Sea Hawk.”   The brilliant, young Simone Porter plays Korngold’s colorful Violin Concerto.   All this, plus an exciting new work by Loren Loiacono – “Bossa Shift.”

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This performance is made possible through generous support of M&T Bank.