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CONCERT PROGRAM
January 24-25, 2014
David Robertson, conductor
Brett Dean, viola
BRETT DEAN Testament (Music for 12 Violas) (2002)
(b. 1961)
Beth Guterman Chu, viola
Kathleen Mattis, viola
Chris Tantillo, viola
Caleb Burhans, viola
Eva Stern, viola
Morris Jacob, viola
Shannon Farrell Williams, viola
Wendy Richman, viola
Brett Dean, viola
Di Shi, viola
Leonid Gotman, viola
Christian Woehr, viola
Additional assistance provided by:
Emily Deans, viola
Margaret Dyer, viola
BRETT DEAN Viola Concerto (2004)
Fragment
Pursuit
Veiled and Mysterious
Brett Dean, viola
INTERMISSION
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3 in E-at major, op. 55, Eroica (1803)
(1770-1827)
Allegro con brio
Marcia funebre: Adagio assai
Scherzo: Allegro vivace
Finale: Allegro molto
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
David Rolcitson is thc Bcoloi Music Diicctoi and Conductoi.
Bictt Dcan is thc Sid and Jcan Giossman Gucst Aitist.
Thc conccit ol Iiiday, Januaiy 2+, is undciwiittcn in ait ly a gcncious gilt
liom Mi. and Mis. Bcnjamin V. Duiham, Ji.
Thc conccit ol Satuiday, Januaiy 25, is undciwiittcn in ait ly a gcncious gilt
liom Di. Phili and Mis. Sima Nccdlcman.
Join David Rolcitson lollowing thc Iiiday conccit loi a Q&A to lcain moic
alout thc iogiam. Sonsoicd ly Univcisity Collcgc at Vashington Univcisity
iolcssional and continuing cducation.
Pic-Conccit Convcisations aic sonsoicd ly Vashington Univcisity Physicians.
Thcsc conccits aic icscntcd ly thc Thomas A. Kooyumjian Iamily Ioundation,
and aic suoitcd in ait ly an awaid liom thc National Endowmcnt loi thc Aits.
Thcsc conccits aic ait ol thc Vclls Iaigo Advisois sciics.
Laigc iint iogiam notcs aic availallc thiough thc gcnciosity ol Dclmai
Gaidcns and aic locatcd at thc Customci Scivicc tallc in thc loyci.
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FROM THE STAGE
Beth Guterman Chu, Principal Viola, on violas on the program: As a violist this
is a ically cxciting iogiam, loi mc and loi thc wholc scction. Oichcstias
don't oltcn havc viola conccitos on thcii iogiams, and it is vciy iaic to havc
thc comosci ol a woik to actually ciloim thc woik with you. Thc days ol
having a comosci,musician on thc iogiam aic vciy iaic, although it uscd
to lc common: Mozait, Bccthovcn, Gcishwin, Shostakovichthcy all laycd
thcii own woiks.
!"#$%&"'$ calls loi 12 violas, with Bictt Dcan joining us on stagc. Duiing
ichcaisals wc'll lc allc to talk to him and hcai liom him what hc wants to
cxicss in thc music. !"#$%&"'$ includcs cxccits liom Bccthovcn's music
within thc tcxtuic ol thc iccc. Playing a ncw iccc with Bccthovcn's 'Eioica'
is cxciting, csccially sincc Bccthovcn was lnding ncw ways to maniulatc
thc oichcstia just as Dcan is lnding ncw tcchniqucs with thc viola."
Violists Chris Tantillo and Shannon Farrell Williams
!"#"$ &"'()*+*,
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TIMELINKS
1803
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 3 in E-at
major, op. 55, Eroica
Great Britain declares war
on Napoleons France
2002-04
BRETT DEAN
Testament (Music for 12
Violas)
Viola Concerto
U.S.-British coalition forces
go to war against Iraq
No comosci has so ioloundly inlucnccd suc-
cccding gcnciations ol musicians, oi Vcstcin
cultuic gcncially, as has Bccthovcn. This is moic
than a mattci ol Bccthovcn's uicly musical
achicvcmcntshis cxandcd iangc ol haimo-
nics and ihctoiical gcstuics, his insightlul dcvcl-
omcnt ol mclodic motils, and his cnlaigcmcnt
ol comositional scalc. Equally imoitant is
thc unicccdcntcd dcgicc ol diama Bccthovcn
liought to music, much ol this diama cvokcd
thiough comositional sccnaiios ol ciisis and
tiiumhant icsolution.
Such diama was no mcic alstiaction.
Rathci, it iclccts Bccthovcn's own stiugglcs
with dcalncss, lonclincss, misaichcnsion, and
thc almost miiaculous lact that hc ncvcithclcss
continucd to comosc so liilliantly. Bccthovcn
acknowlcdgcd his tiials most cxlicitly in thc
lamous Hciligcnstadt Tcstamcnt," a lcttci ladcn
with anguish and dcsaii. That documcnt io-
vidcd thc insiiation loi comosci Bictt Dcan's
!"#$%&"'$, which ocns oui iogiam.
Although thc Hciligcnstadt Tcstamcnt" ic-
icscnts thc nadii ol Bccthovcn's siiitual jouincy,
it also maiks an imoitant tuining oint, as Bictt
Dcan olscivcs. Shoitly altci wiiting it, Bccthovcn
cmlaikcd on a sciics ol innovativc comosi-
tions that tiansloimcd his music and his lcgacy.
Among thc most icmaikallc ol thosc comosi-
tions is his Thiid Symhony, which concludcs
oui conccit. As its sultitlc, Hcioic Symhony,"
suggcsts, this was thc list symhonic cxicssion
ol thc gicat Bccthovcnian diama ol stiugglc and
tiiumh. It may also lc thc most moving.
BEETHOVENS LEGACY
BY PAUL SCHI AVO
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BRETT DEAN
!"#$%&"'$ )*+#,- ./0 12 3,/4%#5
VIOLIST AND COMPOSER Bictt Dcan, loin in
Biislanc, on Austialia's castcin coast, studicd
violin and viola in his nativc city, whcic hc won
scvcial young-aitist awaids. His iolcicncy as a
violist gaincd him a osition as a mcmlci ol thc
Bcilin Philhaimonic, with which hc laycd liom
1985 to 1999. Duiing his timc in Gcimany Dcan
lcgan wiiting music, initially loi cxciimcntal
llm and iadio iojccts. His caicci as a com-
osci quickly gaincd momcntum, and in 2000
hc icsigncd his chaii in thc Philhaimonic and
ictuincd to Austialia to locus on comosition.
Dcan ncvcithclcss maintains an intcina-
tional caicci, acaiing licqucntly as loth a
violist and a conductoi. Hc has scivcd as com-
osci-in-icsidcncc at thc Chcltcnham (England)
and Tiondhcim (Noiway) Music Icstivals, as wcll
as with thc Mcllouinc Symhony and Stuttgait
Radio Symhony Oichcstias. His woik has gai-
ncicd scvcial majoi awaids, most notally thc
icstigious Giawcmcyci Awaid, oltcn dcsciilcd
as thc Nolcl Piizc in music. In 2009 thc St. Louis
Symhony ciloimcd his comosition 6%04/,
which ays homagc to thc Italian icnaissancc
comosci Cailo Gcsualdo.
BEETHOVENS TESTAMENT Dcan wiotc !"#$%&"'$
as a tiilutc to Ludwig van Bccthovcn. Scoicd
loi 12 violas (Dcan has madc anothci vcision
ol thc iccc loi lull oichcstia), thc woik takcs
loth its titlc and insiiation liom thc so-callcd
Hciligcnstadt Tcstamcnt," namcd loi a villagc
ncai Vicnna whcic Bccthovcn scnt thc summci
and caily autumn ol 1802. Thc comosci was, at
this timc, giowing incicasingly dcsondcnt ovci
thc dctciioiation ol his hcaiing. By Octolci, no
longci allc to contain his dcsaii, Bccthovcn
wiotc out a will and a lcttci to his liothcis, giving
voicc to his anguish. Ah, how could I ossilly
admit an inlimity in thc onc scnsc that ought to
lc moic cilcct in mc than in othcis`" hc askcd
ihctoiically, adding that his inalility to hcai what
othci colc did diovc mc almost to dcsaii, a
littlc moic ol it and I would havc cndcd my lilc."
Born
October 23, 1961, Brisbane,
Australia
Now Resides
Melbourne and Berlin
First Performance
June 11, 2003, in Berlin,
by violists of the Berlin
Philharmonic Orchestra
STL Symphony Premiere
This week
Scoring
12 violas
Performance Time
approximately 14 minutes
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Thc scntimcnts cxicsscd in thc Hciligcnstadt Tcstamcnt" might havc
aialyzcd Bccthovcn's cicativity. But as Bictt Dcan olscivcs, thc icalization
that his |Bccthovcn's| comlctc dcalncss was immincnt, iionically also maikcd
thc lcginning ol onc ol thc most cicativc hascs in his comositional lilc,
lcading quickly to thc 70/,-% Symhony, thc 'Razumovsky' Quaitcts and othci
thoioughly icvolutionaiy scoics. His timc in Hciligcnstadt, thcn, was a lcavc-
taking, an accctancc and a licsh stait."
DEANS TESTAMENT Thc singlc movcmcnt ol !"#$%&"'$ unlolds in thicc lioad
scctions. Thc ocning iclccts an idca that stiuck Dcan uon ic-icading thc
Hciligcnstadt Tcstamcnt," thc quictly lcvciish sound ol Ludwig's imagincd
quill wiiting manically on lcavcs ol aichmcnt aci." Hcic thc laycis usc
lows not ticatcd with iosin, thc sticky sulstancc stiing laycis iul on thc
haiis ol thcii lows to cicatc lcttci liiction against thc stiings. Dcan notcs that
a iosinlcss low glidcs with an cciic suilacc noisc ovci thc stiings ... Thiough
this way, thc main matciial loi thc iccc is icscntcd almost as il lchind a
gauzc, oi as il hamcicd itscll ly a hcaiing ailmcnt."
Vhat Dcan dcsciilcs as sounds ol hasty, licathlcss, lut almost silcnt
dcsciation," which maik this initial oition ol thc woik, givc way to dcc
lyiicism in thc ccntial cisodc. In addition to thc long, soiiowlul mclody sung
ly thc list layci, wc hcai quotations ol thc slow movcmcnt liom thc list ol
Bccthovcn's thicc Razumovsky" Stiing Quaitcts (o. 59).
Dcan notcs a scnsc ol imlicd anguish" in this music, and that quality
lccomcs cxlicit in thc lnal scction ol thc iccc. Now laying with lully iosincd
lows, thc cnscmllc tiansloims thc music ol thc ocning minutcssomctimcs
vchcmcntly, at othci timcs suggcsting quict iumination. Again thc music iclci-
cnccs thc list Razumovsky" Quaitct, this timc thiough lccting quotations ol
its lnalc. Thc iccc concludcs on an amlivalcnt notc, suscndcd," thc com-
osci statcs, somcwhcic lctwccn languoi and icsolvc."
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First Performance
April 15, 2005, in London,
Brett Dean performed as
solo violist, and Rumon
Gamba conducted the BBC
Symphony Orchestra
STL Symphony Premiere
This week
Scoring
solo viola
3 utes
2 piccolos
alto ute
2 oboes
English horn
2 clarinets
bass clarinet
2 bassoons
contrabassoon
3 horns
2 trumpets
2 trombones
tuba
timpani
percussion
harp
piano
celesta
strings
Performance Time
approximately 27 minutes
BRETT DEAN
Viola Conccito
A VIOLISTS VIOLA CONCERTO Sincc Bictt Dcan is
loth an accomlishcd viola layci and a laudcd
comosci, it sccms incvitallc that hc would
wiitc a conccito loi his instiumcnt. This hc did
in 200+, and hc laycd thc woik's list ciloi-
mancc in thc siing ol thc lollowing ycai. Thc
comosci olscivcs that thc viola lacks thc kind
ol liilliant, laigc-scalc, and diamatic conccitos
that loth thc violin and ccllo cnjoy. And yct, hc
adds, thosc who lay this cuiiously lcautilul,
somcwhat cnigmatic instiumcnt" ncvcithclcss
havc a aiticulai voicc that is uniqucly ouis, and
a vciy tclling and touching onc it is too." It is that
voicc, hcaid in a ncw contcxt, which Dcan icvcals
in his conccito.
Dcan initially iojcctcd a woik in two movc-
mcnts. But having comlctcd what aic now thc
conccito's sccond and thiid movcmcnts, hc lclt
that thcy icquiicd an intioduction, oi sccnc
sctting," as hc dcsciilcs it. Thc icsulting iclacc,
titlcd Iiagmcnts," has thc soloist icscnting
somc ol thc woik's motivic idcas in a mclody that
sccms to loat in a dclicatcly atmoshciic sound-
scac cicatcd ly thc oichcstia.
Thc scicnity ol this ocning vanishcs with
thc stait ol thc sccond movcmcnt. Tiuc to its titlc,
Puisuit," this oition ol thc conccito sccms to
cast thc solo instiumcnt as a haiiicd individual
lccing a mol icicscntcd ly thc oichcstia. Thc
action auscs liicly loi a cadcnza solo, whcic
somc dclicatc, high-itchcd lguics suggcst liid
calls, lut thc oichcstia cvcntually ictuins to thc
chasc. Thc concluding momcnts suggcst thc solo
instiumcnt cscaing into thc cthci.
Thc lnalc liings anothci maikcd changc
ol tonc. Hcic thc music is staik and clcgiac, thc
viola singing soiiowlully in anothci stiangcly
lcautilul sonic cnviionmcnt iovidcd ly thc
oichcstia. At lcngth, thc music giows moic
activc, cvcn agitatcd, and icvisits idcas hcaid
cailici. Evcntually calm ictuins to thc iocccd-
ings, and thc solo instiumcnt continucs its clcgy.
In what sccms a sign ol icconciliation, it is joincd
at last ly somc ol thc oichcstial instiumcnts,
notally thc English hoin.
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LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Symhony No. 3 in E-lat majoi, o. 55, Eioica"
A REVOLUTIONARY SYMPHONY Vith his
Symhony No. 3, Eioica," Bccthovcn liought
into lcing a ncw musical gcnic, thc Romantic
symhony. Bccthovcn's list two symhonics
had cxtcndcd thc classical ioccduics ol Mozait
and Haydn, and thc comosci, now in his caily
30s, might wcll havc continucd wiiting in that
vcin. But thc woild ol thc nasccnt 19th ccntuiy
was not thc samc onc in which his illustiious ic-
dcccssois had livcd and woikcd. Thc aiistociacy
that had icsidcd ovci music-making and most
cvciything clsc in Euioc sincc thc cnd ol thc
Rcnaissancc was undci sicgc loth olitically and
intcllcctually. Rcvolutions in Amciica and Iiancc
had tuincd thc thcoiics ol thc Enlightcnmcnt
into iactical icality, and a hcady scnsc ol ncw
ossililitics was in thc aii. It was a timc ol idcal-
ism and, in a lioad scnsc, ol hcioism.
Bccthovcn was stiongly allcctcd ly thcsc ncw
cuiicnts. Hc alaudcd thc Iicnch Rcvolution
and icmaincd an aidcnt dcmociat thioughout
his lilc. Numcious anccdotcs iccount his iclusal
to dclci to mcmlcis ol thc nolility, cvcn thosc
who wcic his ations. It is not suiiising, thcic-
loic, that hc should havc lanncd a woik honoi-
ing a oulai hcio likc Naolcon, which was his
oiiginal intcntion in wiiting his Thiid Symhony.
(Vc must iccall that whcn thc comosci lcgan
woik on this iccc, caily in 1803, thc liilliant
gcncial and Iiist Consul was widcly ciccivcd
as thc dclcndci ol thc Iicnch Rcvolution and an
cmlodimcnt ol a ncw and hoclul olitical oidci.
Naolcon thc cmcioi and scouigc ol Euioc
was still in thc lutuic.)
Noi is it staitling that Bccthovcn should havc
outgiown thc comaiativcly icstiaincd musical
loims and languagc ol thc icvious gcnciation.
By thc tuin ol thc ccntuiy, thc comosci had
lcgun moving towaid laigci, moic otcnt modcs
ol cxicssion. His Sccond Symhony and Thiid
Piano Conccito sccm to stiain thc loundaiics
ol thcii Classical-ciiod modcls. Thcsc icccs,
howcvci, haidly loictold thc cxtiaoidinaiy lca
takcn in thc Eioica." Its lcngth alonc, ncaily
twicc that ol most Mozait oi Haydn symhonics,
Born
December 16, 1770, Bonn
Died
March 26, 1827, Vienna
First Performance
April 7, 1805, in Vienna,
the composer conducted
an orchestra assembled
especially for the concert
STL Symphony Premiere
March 4, 1909, Max Zach
conducting
Most Recent STL Symphony
Performance
February 7, 2010, David
Robertson conducting
Scoring
2 utes
2 oboes
2 clarinets
2 bassoons
3 horns
2 trumpets
timpani
strings
Performance Time
approximately 47 minutes
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lai cxcccdcd any similai woik. Yct it was not so much its outci dimcnsions as its
innci lilc, its ticmcndous owci and ioulsivc diivc, that laccd thc Eioica"
lcyond thc alc ol thc comaiativcly modcst music ol thc 18th ccntuiy.
DRAMA, DIRGE, DANCE A scnsc ol cncigy and icstlcss invcntion civadc thc
long ocning movcmcnt. Bccthovcn sccms so lull ol cicativc lic that thc usual
list-movcmcnt dcsign can scaiccly contain his thoughts, and wc lnd him con-
tinually ovcistcing its nominal loundaiics. As a icsult, this oition ol thc
symhony has alout it thc lccling ol an cic diama. That quality is icscnt as
wcll, though in dillcicnt loims, in thc movcmcnt that lollows, a luncial maich
that scnds chills down thc sinc, its consoling ccntial cisodc notwithstand-
ing. Thc cnsuing schcizo givcs us a nimllc, dancclikc movcmcnt with a hoin
call" contiasting scction.
Thc lnalc lcgins as a sct ol vaiiations on a mclody icscntcd ly thc oloc
and oichcstia in altcinating hiascs. Bccthovcn always lavoicd thc thcmc-and-
vaiiations ioccduic and woikcd it mastcilully, lut his invcntivcncss now
iovcs too gicat loi its comaiativcly conlncd aichitcctuic. Bcloic long, thc
suljcct sills out ol thc stiict vaiiation loimat into scvcial uncxcctcd dcvclo-
mcnts, concluding with a iousing coda.
HEROIC ACHIEVEMENT Bccthovcn maintaincd that this was his lncst sym-
hony, and whilc it is dillcult to choosc among his woiks in this gcnic, thcic
is icason to agicc. Nowhcic, cvcn in his Iilth and Ninth Symhonics, was thc
comosci moic succcsslul in wclding a widc aiiay ol thcmatic idcas into a
cohcsivc wholc, in dcvcloing thosc idcas to lll out an cxansivc scoic, oi in
cxtiacting liom thcm an aiicsting musical diama.
Iiom this oint ol vicw, thc wcll-known account ol how thc comosci
angiily changcd thc titlc ol his scoic liom 8+/'%9%0$" to thc anonymous
:,'./',% "0/,-% (Hcioic Symhony") altci lcaining that Naolcon had dcclaicd
himscll cmcioi haidly lcais ictclling. Today, thc conncction lctwccn this
music and thc Coisican gcncial is not aiticulaily aaicnt. Likc all ait,
thc Thiid Symhony ically tclls us ol thc aitist who conccivcd it. Bccthovcn
himscll, who ovcicamc thc advcisity ol his giowing dcalncss to comosc thc
woik, can iightly lc considcicd thc hcioic lguic to which its titlc alludcs.
Piogiam notcs 201+ ly Paul Schiavo
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David Robertson returns to
the conduct the St. Louis
Symphony on March 21-22.
DAVID ROBERTSON
BEOFOR MUSIC DIRECTOR AND CONDUCTOR
A consummatc musician, mastcilul iogiam-
mci, and dynamic icscncc, David Rolcitson
has cstallishcd himscll as onc ol today's most
sought-altci Amciican conductois. A assionatc
and comclling communicatoi with an cxtcnsivc
oichcstial and ociatic iccitoiic, hc has loigcd
closc iclationshis with majoi oichcstias aiound
thc woild thiough his cxhilaiating music-making
and stimulating idcas. In lall 2013, Rolcitson
launchcd his ninth scason as Music Diicctoi
ol thc 13+-ycai-old St. Louis Symhony. Vhilc
continuing as Music Diicctoi with St. Louis,
in Januaiy 201+, Rolcitson assumcs thc ost
ol Chicl Conductoi and Aitistic Diicctoi ol thc
Sydncy Symhony Oichcstia in Austialia.
In 2012-13, Rolcitson lcd thc St. Louis
Symhony on two majoi touis: his list Euiocan
toui with thc oichcstiaits list Euiocan
cngagcmcnts sincc 1998in lall 2012, which
includcd ciitically-acclaimcd acaianccs at
London's BBC Pioms, at thc Bcilin and Luccinc
Icstivals, and at Paiis's Sallc Plcycl; and a siing
2013 Caliloinia toui which includcd a thicc day
icsidcncy at thc Univcisity ol Caliloinia-Davis
and ciloimanccs at thc Mondavi Ccntci loi
thc Pciloiming Aits and vcnucs in Costa Mcsa,
Palm Dcscit and Santa Bailaia. Highlights ol his
2013-1+ scason with St. Louis includc thc iccoid-
ing ol a St. Louis Symhony co-commission, John
Adams' Saxohonc Conccito. Noncsuch Rccoids
will iclcasc thc disc lcatuiing thc conccito, along
with thc oichcstia's ciloimancc ol Adams' 6,$;
</,0, in 201+. In addition, Rolcitson and thc
Symhony ciloimcd a histoiic ciloimancc ol
Biittcn's ="$"0 >0,&"# at Caincgic Hall, on thc latc
comosci's 100th liithday in Novcmlci.
Rolcitson is a licqucnt gucst conduc-
toi with majoi oichcstias and ocia houscs
aiound thc woild. In thc 2013-1+ scason, in
addition to launching his list ycai at thc hclm
ol thc Sydncy Symhony Oichcstia, David
Rolcitson conductcd thc U.S. icmicic ol Nico
Muhly's !?/ 8/;# in a ncw ioduction at thc
Mctioolitan Ocia.
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BRETT DEAN
SID AND JEAN GROSSMAN GUEST ARTIST
Bictt Dcan studicd in Biislanc lcloic moving to
Gcimany in 198+, whcic hc was a cimancnt
mcmlci ol thc Bcilin Philhaimonic Oichcstia
loi 1+ ycais. Hc lcgan comosing in 1988, ini-
tially conccntiating on cxciimcntal llm and
iadio iojccts and as an imiovising ciloimci.
Dcan's icutation as a comosci continucd to
dcvclo, and it was thiough woiks such as his
claiinct conccito @0,"4A# *+#,- (1995), which
won an awaid liom thc UNESCO Intcinational
Rostium ol Comoscis, and 6%04/ (1997) loi
stiings, samlci, and tac, insiicd ly thc music
ol Cailo Gcsualdo, that hc gaincd intcinational
iccognition. In 2000 Dcan ictuincd to his nativc
Austialia to conccntiatc on his comosition.
In 2009, Dcan won thc Giawcmcyci Awaid
loi music comosition loi his violin conccito !B"
C/#$ @0$ /. C"$$"0 D0,$,'E and icccivcd thc Elisc L.
Stocgci Piizc liom thc Chamlci Music Socicty ol
Lincoln Ccntci, Ncw Yoik, in 2011. His list ocia,
84,##, was commissioncd and givcn its icmicic in
2010 ly Ocia Austialia in Mcllouinc, and has
sincc icccivcd luithci ciloimanccs in Sydncy,
Hamluig, and at thc Edinluigh Intcinational
Icstival. Rcccnt commissions includc !B" C%#$
F%;# /. :/-0%$"#, a laigc-scalc choial-oichcstial
woik loi thc Bcilin Rundlunkchoi, Mcllouinc
Symhony, and Los Angclcs Philhaimonic, ic-
micicd in 2013.
In thc 2013-1+ scason a ncw tiumct con-
ccito, F0%&%$,# ="0#/'%", icccivcs its icmicic
ly soloist Hkan Haidcnlcigci at thc Gialcncgg
Icstival and with thc Lcizig Gcwandhaus,
Danish National Symhony, and City ol
Biimingham Symhony oichcstias. Emanucl
Ax icmicics a solo iano woik this scason, co-
commissioncd ly Los Angclcs Philhaimonic,
Caincgic Hall, Cal Pciloimanccs, and Chicago
Symhony Picscnts. Othci icmicics in 2013-1+
includc a woik loi soiano and stiing quaitct
commissioncd ly Biittcn Sinlonia, Santa Ic
Chamlci Music Icstival, and thc Austialian
Stiing Quaitct, and a iccc loi wind cnscmllc
loi thc Univcisity ol Louisvillc as ait ol Dcan's
Giawcmcyci icsidcncy.
Brett Dean makes his St.
Louis Symphony debut as a
soloist this week.
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THE VIOLAS VOICE:
BETH GUTERMAN CHU, PRINCIPAL VIOLA
Thc viola has a vciy sccilc voicc
that not many oichcstial instiumcnts
osscss. It's a vciy soullul, mclancholy
instiumcnt, which may lc onc icason
why Bcnjamin Biittcn had it down
so wcll. A lot ol comoscis wiotc loi
thc viola whcn dcath was at thc dooi.
Baitk, Shostakovich, Biahmsthcy all
wiotc last oi latc woiks loi thc viola.
Thcic's somcthing dcathly in thc sound.
Thc viola is not as icicing as thc
violin, not as manly as thc ccllo. As a solo
voicc, thc viola has a haidci timc iojcct-
ing lccausc so many othci instiumcnts
havc similai timlic.
I think onc icason why comoscis
didn't wiitc viola conccitos in thc ast
is that violists ol that timc wcic not as
iolcicnt as wc aic now. Although many
comoscis wcic violistsBach, Mozait,
Dvok, Hindcmith. Mozait wiotc his Sinlonia conccitantc loi Violin and
Viola altci his mothci dicd. Hc givcs thc viola thc most oignant aits ol thc
convcisation."
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A BRIEF EXPLANATION
You don't nccd to know what andantc" mcans oi what a glockcnsicl is to
cnjoy a St. Louis Symhony conccit, lut it's always lun to know stull. Ioi
cxamlc, what is a schcizo"`
Scherzo: in Italian, schcizo jokc, and it is oltcn indicativc ol a comic
comosition, onc that shilts thc tonc altci somcthing moic diic, csccially
in Bccthovcn's Thiid Symhony, in which thc luncical sccond movcmcnt is
lollowcd ly thc livclici thiid, thc Schcizo
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YOU TAKE IT FROM HERE
Il thcsc conccits havc insiicd you to lcain moic, hcic aic suggcstcd souicc
matciials with which to continuc youi cxloiations.
boosey.com/cr/composer/Brett+Dean
Thc comosci's agc at thc wclsitc ol his
ullishci, Booscy & Hawkcs
Maynard Solomon, Beethoven
Schirmer Books
A sychoanalytic liogiahy including somc
iovocativc discussion ol thc Hciligcnstadt
Tcstamcnt"
Thomas Sipe, Beethoven: Eroica Symphony
Cambridge Music Handbooks
A cogcnt look-lcngth discussion ol thc
symhony liom multilc ciscctivcs
Rcad thc iogiam notcs onlinc at stlsymphony.org/planyourvisit/programnotes
Kcc u with thc lackstagc lilc ol thc St. Louis Symhony, as chioniclcd ly
Symhony stallci Eddic Silva, via stlsymphony.org/blog
Thc St. Louis Symhony is on
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DONOR SPOTLIGHT
PNC
Sincc its cntiy into thc St. Louis maikct in 2010, PNC Bank has lccn a gcn-
cious suoitci ol St. Louis Symhony cducation and lamily iogiams. Vc
icccntly visitcd with PNC's ncw icsidcnt loi thc St. Louis maikct, Michacl
Scully, to gct his thoughts alout thc aitncishi and his vision loi thc lutuic.

How does PNCs support for the STL Symphony t
into your larger community-wide funding strategy?
PNC knows that thc aits aic an cconomic diivci:
cicating jols, loosting touiism, and gcnciating
millions in icvcnuc. That's why PNC intioduccd
PNC Aits Alivc in St. Louis. Thc comany knows
that acccss to thc aits can makc a iolound dillci-
cncc in thc livcs ol individualscsccially undci-
scivcd youth and thcii lamilics. Thc aits dcvclo
cicativity, innovation, and collaloiationskills
loi thc woikloicc ol tomoiiow. Iinally, PNC
lclicvcs that thc aits aic vital in caily childhood
cducation, suoiting gicatci acadcmic achicvc-
mcnt. PNC Aits Alivc aligns with thc comany's
othci signatuic iogiam, PNC Giow U Gicat,
a multi-ycai initiativc to hcl icaic childicn
aiticulaily undciscivcd childicnliom liith to
agc lvc loi succcss in school and lilc.

What value is generated through PNC-supported Symphony programs?
PNC has challcngcd aits gious acioss St. Louis to think lig aiound thc idca
ol incicasing aits acccssilility, aiticulaily among undciscivcd and divcisc
audicnccs and thc Symhony has dclivcicd. Thc 2013-1+ Iamily Conccits aic
intciactivc and collaloiativc with somc ol St. Louis's most icnowncd cultuial
institutions. Thc uniquc collaloiations ollci iogiam activitics that cictu-
atc thc conccit cxciicncc lcyond Powcll Hall into muscum gallciics and
school classiooms.
Why should other organizations support the St. Louis Symphony?
Thc St. Louis Symhony ioduccs thc lcst aitistic ioduct ossillc acioss
an imicssivc vaiicty ol ollciings. It consistcntly dclivcis outstanding ciloi-
manccs not only in Powcll Hall, lut thiough majoi touis and wcckly iadio
lioadcastsit is known acioss thc community, thc U.S., and intcinationally.
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Michael Scully
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AUDIENCE INFORMATION
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Monday-Satuiday, 10am-6m; Vcckday
and Satuiday conccit cvcnings thiough
intcimission; Sunday conccit days
12:30m thiough intcimission.
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Sccial discount tickct iogiams aic
availallc loi studcnts, scniois, and
olicc and ullic-salcty cmloyccs.
Visit stlsymhony.oig loi moic
inloimation.
POLICIES
You may stoic youi cisonal
lclongings in lockcis locatcd on thc
Oichcstia and Giand Tici Lcvcls at a
cost ol 25 ccnts.
Inliaicd listcning hcadscts aic availallc
at Customci Scivicc.
Camcias and iccoiding dcviccs aic
distiacting loi thc ciloimcis and
audicncc mcmlcis. Audio and vidco
iccoiding and hotogiahy aic stiictly
iohilitcd duiing thc conccit. Pations
aic wclcomc to takc hotos lcloic thc
conccit, duiing intcimission, and altci
thc conccit.
Plcasc tuin oll all watch alaims, ccll
honcs, agcis, and othci clcctionic
dcviccs lcloic thc stait ol thc conccit.
All thosc aiiiving altci thc stait ol thc
conccit will lc scatcd at thc disciction
ol thc Housc Managci.
Agc loi admission to STL Symhony
and Livc at Powcll Hall conccits
vaiics, howcvci, loi most cvcnts thc
iccommcndcd agc is lvc oi oldci. All
ations, icgaidlcss ol agc, must havc
thcii own tickcts and lc scatcd loi all
conccits. All childicn must lc scatcd
with an adult. Admission to conccits is
at thc disciction ol thc Housc Managci.
Outsidc lood and diink aic not
cimittcd in Powcll Hall. No lood oi
diink is allowcd insidc thc auditoiium,
cxcct loi sclcct conccits.
Powcll Hall is not icsonsillc loi
thc loss oi thclt ol cisonal iocity.
To inquiic alout lost itcms, call
31+-286-+166.
POWELL HALL RENTALS
Sclcct clcgant Powcll Hall loi youi ncxt
sccial occasion.
Visit stlsymhony.oig,icntals
loi moic inloimation.
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WHEELCHAIR LIFT
BALCONY LEVEL
(TERRACE CIRCLE, GRAND CIRCLE)
GRAND TIER LEVEL
(DRESS CIRCLE, DRESS CIRCLE BOXES,
GRAND TIER BOXES & LOGE)
MET BAR
TAXI PICK UP
DELMAR
ORCHESTRA LEVEL
(PARQUET, ORCHESTRA RIGHT & LEFT)
KEY
WIGHTMAN
GRAND
FOYER
TICKET LOBBY
CUSTOMER
SERVICE
LOCKERS
WOMENS RESTROOM
MENS RESTROOM
ELEVATOR
BAR SERVICES
HANDICAPPED-ACCESSIBLE
FAMILY RESTROOM
POWELL HALL
B
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WHEELCHAIR LIFT
BALCONY LEVEL
(TERRACE CIRCLE, GRAND CIRCLE)
GRAND TIER LEVEL
(DRESS CIRCLE, DRESS CIRCLE BOXES,
GRAND TIER BOXES & LOGE)
MET BAR
TAXI PICK UP
DELMAR
ORCHESTRA LEVEL
(PARQUET, ORCHESTRA RIGHT & LEFT)
KEY
WIGHTMAN
GRAND
FOYER
TICKET LOBBY
CUSTOMER
SERVICE
LOCKERS
WOMENS RESTROOM
MENS RESTROOM
ELEVATOR
BAR SERVICES
HANDICAPPED-ACCESSIBLE
FAMILY RESTROOM
Please make note of the EXIT signs in the auditorium. In the case of an emergency,
proceed to the nearest EXIT near you.

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