Program Notes

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Schumann's Cello Concerto
Thu, Nov 12, 2009
Fri, Nov 13, 2009
Sat, Nov 14, 2009

Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2
Fri, Nov 6, 2009
Sat, Nov 7, 2009
Sun, Nov 8, 2009

Friday 6.5: Beethoven's Symphony No. 8
Fri, Oct 30, 2009

Beethoven's Symphony No. 8
Wed, Oct 28, 2009
Sat, Oct 31, 2009

Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1
Thu, Oct 22, 2009
Fri, Oct 23, 2009
Sat, Oct 24, 2009

Itzhak Perlman plays Bach
Wed, Oct 14, 2009
Thu, Oct 15, 2009
Sat, Oct 17, 2009
Sun, Oct 18, 2009

Yefim Bronfman plays Brahms
Wed, Oct 7, 2009
Thu, Oct 8, 2009
Fri, Oct 9, 2009
Sat, Oct 10, 2009

MTT conducts Mahler's Symphony No. 5
Wed, Sep 30, 2009
Thu, Oct 1, 2009
Fri, Oct 2, 2009
Sat, Oct 3, 2009

MTT conducts Mahler: Origins and Legacies
Sat, Sep 26, 2009

MTT conducts Mahler: Origins and Legacies
Fri, Sep 25, 2009

MTT conducts Mahler: Origins and Legacies
Thu, Sep 24, 2009

MTT conducts Mahler: Origins and Legacies
Wed, Sep 23, 2009

MTT conducts Mahler's Symphony No. 1
Wed, Sep 16, 2009
Thu, Sep 17, 2009
Sat, Sep 19, 2009
Sun, Sep 20, 2009

MTT conducts Opening Night in the South Bay
Sat, Sep 12, 2009

Opening Night Gala with Lang Lang
Wed, Sep 9, 2009

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