July 2008
5 Shanghai, China: In Memory of Leonard Bernstein; SYMPHONIC DANCES FROM WEST SIDE TORY; OVERTURE TO CANDIDE; DIVERTIMENTO
FOR ORCHESTRA; FANCY FREE, THREE DANCE EPISODES FROM ON THE TOWN; Shanghai Symphony Orchestra; Chen Xieyang, conductor;
Shanghai Concert Hall.
4, 5 Lisbon, Portugal: FANFARE FOR THE INAUGURATION OF JOHN F.
KENNEDY; SELECTIONS FROM MASS; SYMPHONIC DANCES
FROM WEST SIDE STORY; Chorus of the Teatro Nacional de Sao
Carlos; Orquesta Sinfonica Portuguesa; David Levi, conductor; Teatro
Nacional de Sao Carlos.
5 Chichester, UK: CHICHESTER PSALMS; The Bach Choir, Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra; John Rutter, conductor; Cathedral.
5 Leipzig, Germany: OVERTURE TO CANDIDE; Leipziger
Universitätsorchester; Juri Lebedev, conductor; Gewandhaus.
5 Wolftrap, VA: CANDIDE (CONCERT VERSION); Wolf Trap Opera
Company; Stephen Lord, conductor; Filene Center at Wolf Trap.
5 Frieburg, Germany: CHICHESTER PSALMS; Kantorei der Christuskirche
Freiburg; Jörg Endrebock, conductor; Martinskirche.
6 Salford, UK: SYMPHONIC DANCES FROM WEST SIDE STORY;
Salford Symphony Orchestra; Barrie McKinnon, conductor; University of
Salford.
6 Essen, Germany: EL SALON MEXICO (arranged by Leonard Bernstein);
Maki Namekawa and Dennis Russell Davies, pianos; Philharmonie.
7 – 12 London, UK: CANDIDE; English National Opera; Robert Carsen, director;
Rumon Gamba, conductor; Coliseum.
11 Singapore: ORCHESTRAL SUITE FROM A QUIET PLACE; Singapore
Symphony Orchestra; Wang Ya-Hui, conductor; Esplanade.
10 Tel Aviv, Israel: OVERTURE TO CANDIDE; Israel Philharmonic
Orchestra; Zubin Mehta, conductor; Mann Auditorium.
10 Ely, UK: CHICHESTER PSALMS; Cambridge Philharmonic Society;
Timothy Redmond, conductor; Cathedral.
19 Sapporo, Japan: CELEBRATION OF THE 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF LEONARD
BERNSTEIN’S BIRTH: OVERTURE TO CANDIDE; SERENADE;
PRELUDE, FUGUE AND RIFFS; SYMPHONIC DANCES FROM WEST
SIDE STORY; SYMPHONY NO. 2: THE AGE OF ANXIETY; PMF
Orchestra; Sapporo Symphony Orchestra members; Anne Akikio Mayers,
violin; Peter Schmidl, clarinet; Makoto Ozone, piano; Luis Biava, conductor;
Kentaro Kawase, conductor; Art Park.
31 Manchester, VT: PRELUDE, FUGUE AND RIFFS; Manchester Music Festival; Ari Rudiakov, conductor; Arkell Paviilion.
For a calendar of performances of West Side Story, please visit the official West Side Story web site.