Mahler’s Symphony No. 6

Assistant Conductor, Yale Philharmonia

Recognized for his “transcendent” and “impassioned” interpretations of Mahler (KDHX), Philharmonia principal conductor Peter Oundjian leads the composer’s towering Symphony No. 6.

New Haven Chamber Orchestra

Winter Concert

Ezra Calvino serves as Music Director of the New Haven Chamber Orchestra.

Program:

W.A. Mozart - Overture to Così fan tutte

Richard Strauss - Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 11 with soloist Oved Rico

Felix Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90 “Italian”

Mozart & Dvořák: The Music of Prague

Ezra Calvino conducts the Yale Philharmonia

The Philharmonia takes you to Prague with Mozart’s Don Giovanni Overture — premiered there in 1787 — and Dvorák’s Symphony No. 8, which was inspired by the Bohemian countryside. Conducted by Ezra Calvino ’26MMA.

Program:
Mozart: Overture from Don Giovanni, K.527

Villa-Lobos: Guitar Concerto, W. 501 with soloist Hao Yang
Dvorak: Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88

Yale Symphony Orchestra: Love and Death in 1830

Celebrate Valentine's Day with an exploration of love and death in the year 1830, featuring William Waite Concerto Competition Winner, Paul Ji.

Program:

Bellini - Overture to "i Capuleti ed i Montecchi"
Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 2 with Paul Ji
Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique

Personnel: Peter Oundjian, Thomas Nettle and Ezra Calvino, guest conductors.

Zhang Conducts Brahms and Tchaikovsky

Assistant Conductor, Yale Philharmonia

Noted for her “kinetic precision and clarity of vision” (The Seattle Times), Seattle Symphony Music Director Xian Zhang takes up the baton to lead Brahms’s Violin Concerto and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4. Featuring violinist Laurel Gagnon ’25MMA.

Program
Nokuthula Ngwenyama: Primal Message (version for strings, harp, celesta, percussion)
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Personnel
Xian Zhang, conductor
Laurel Gagnon, violin

New Music for Orchestra

Spotlighting orchestral works by student composers, this beloved tradition brings large-scale ideas to life with the full force of the Yale Philharmonia.

Program:

Comfort in a Whirlwind - Ben Rieke

Ad mare - Forrest Eimold

(un)aspirated - Maya Miro Johnson

Possession Sound - Theo Haber

Personnel:

Ezra Calvino & Thomas Nettle, conductors

A Night of Overtures

Music Director, New Haven Chamber Orchestra

Please join us for our first concert under the baton of our new Music Director, Ezra Calvino! We are pleased to present our Fall Concert on Tuesday, December 2nd. The concert will include a selection of overtures by Beethoven, Brahms, Mendelssohn-Hensel, Mozart, and Rossini. Those of you who live nearby and are comfortable attending the concert in person, please join us at 7:00PM at the Fair Haven School, 164 Grand Ave, New Haven.

Program

Brahms - Academic Festival Overture

Rossini - Overture to Semiramide

Beethoven - Overture to Egmont

Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel - Overture in C Major

Mozart - Overture to Don Giovanni

Siddhartha, She

Assistant Conductor, Yale Philharmonia

The Yale Philharmonia, YSM faculty artists, and Yale Choral Artists come together with singers from Yale Opera, the Yale Glee Club, and the Yale Voxtet for the East Coast premiere of Siddhartha, She, a major new work by “unusually skilled, communicative composer” (The Baltimore Sun) Christopher Theofanidis, with a libretto by Melissa Studdard.

Conducted by guest conductor Jeffrey Douma, this performance brings together performers across generations, disciplines, and ensembles — a collaboration that showcases the depth, range, and creative force of the Yale community on one stage.

Siddhartha, She is co-commissioned by the Aspen Music Festival and Yale Glee Club.

Personnel
Music by Christopher Theofanidis
Libretto by Melissa Studdard

Anne Patterson - Director and costume designer
Camilla Tassi and Adam Larsen - Projection designers

Cast
Siddhartha - Adriana Zabala
Kamala - Janna Baty
Gotama - Key'mon W. Murrah
Govinda - Julia Ernst
Abinaswar - Matthew Dexter
Dharuna - Rosario Armas
Aman - Scott La Marca
Shamana 1 - Jonathan Woody
Shamana 2 - Stephen Soph

Conductor - “Upward Mobility” by Ben Reike

Works by Pulitzer Prize and Grammy Award-winning composer Kevin Puts are paired with original pieces by first- and second-year composition students. The program features a mix of large ensembles and smaller chamber groups.

Britten, Elgar, and Beethoven’s Fifth

Assistant Conductor, Yale Philharmonia

Britten’s haunting Four Sea Interludes and Elgar’s elegant Cello Concerto set the stage for Beethoven’s Fifth — a sweeping emotional journey that begins with four of the most iconic notes in classical music. Conducted by Peter Oundjian, principal conductor and featuring violist Wanxinyi Huang ’24MM ’25MMA.

Program
Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a
Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85, arr. for viola by Lionel Tertis
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Personnel
Peter Oundjian, conductor
Wanxinyi Huang,viola

A Night at the Movies: Heroes

John Williams: “Raiders March” from Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

Charlie Chaplin and David Raskin: Smile from Chaplin

Jeremy Chase: “Caribou”

John Williams: “Viktor’s Tale” from The Terminal

John Williams: “With Malice Towards None” from Lincoln

John Williams: Theme from Schindler’s List

John Williams: Theme from Jaws

John Williams: Suite from Star Wars

Startles, Sonatas and Struggles

Joseph Haydn: Overture in D

Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 94, “Surprise”

Franz Schubert: Overture to Rosamunde

Schubert: Symphony No. 5