An evening of passion from a kaleidoscope of musical perspectives at Yale’s intimate Morse Recital Hall. Join the Yale Philharmonia under the baton of Stefano Boccacci as they take audiences through a journey of the spectrum of human struggle and joy.

The program will include:

Piazzolla’s lush and vibrant Tangazo: Variations on Buenos Aires, a fusion of tango and classical music traditions with jazz.

Schumann’s famous Piano Concerto in A Minor.Vitaly Starikov, soloist

Brahms’ luxurious, ambitious, and deeply romantic masterpiece, Symphony No. 1. in C minor

Joan Tower - World premiere
Benjamin Britten - Violin Concerto, Op. 15
Hector Berlioz - Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Peter Oundjian, principal conductor

Augustin Hadelich, soloist

Stefano Boccacci, assistant conductor

Joan Tower - Suite from Concerto for Orchestra
Benjamin Britten - Violin Concerto, Op. 15
Hector Berlioz - Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Peter Oundjian, principal conductor
Augustin Hadelich, soloist
Stefano Boccacci, assistant conductor

Sibelius - Finlandia, Op. 26
Magnus Lindberg - Clarinet Concerto (2002)
Sibelius - Symphony No. 5, Op. 82

Rune Bergman, guest conductor

Nicole Martin, soloist

Stefano Boccacci, assistant conductor

Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 7 “Lied der Nacht“

Peter Oundjian, principal conductor

Stefano Boccacci, assistant conductor

Edvard Grieg - Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, (conducted by Stefano Boccacci)

Gustav Mahler - Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen

Richard Strauss - Eine Alpensinfonie

Peter Oundjian, principal conductor

Kara Morgan, mezzo-soprano

Stefano Boccacci, guest conductor

A performance of music by faculty composer Martin Bresnick, who creates "music that seems at once ancient, elegiac and awesomely new" (The New York Times), and works by the School’s composition students. New Music New Haven Series.

Zihan Wu: Oiseau Mécanique
Forrest Eimold: Selection(s) from La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc
Arseniy Gusev: Five Madrigals
Luke Haaksma: breathing room
Emily Liushen: par des chemins qui hantent les lointains
Brittney Benton: piano trio
Dayton Hare: string theory
Martin Bresnick: A Message from the Emperor

Mozart - Symphony no. 35 in D major "Haffner"

Martinu - Rhapsody-Concerto for viola and orchestra with soloist Brian Isaacs

Tchaikovsky - Symphony no. 6 in B minor "Pathétique"

Peter Oundjian, principal conductor

Stefano Boccacci, assistant conductors
Sam Hollister

Smetana - The Bartered Bride’s Overture

Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major

Shostakovich - Symphony No. 6 in B minor

Rossen Milanov, principal conductor

Stefano Boccacci, assistant conductors

Sam Hollister

Stefano Boccacci and Sam Hollister lead the Yale Philharmonia in a performance of orchestral music by the Yale Composers.

Valerie Coleman - Umoja (Anthem of Unity)

Adolphus Hailstork - JFK: The Last Speech

Joan Tower - Concerto for Orchestra

Peter Oundjian, principal conductor

Stefano Boccacci, assistant conductors
Sam Hollister

The Yale Philharmonia performs Lorin Maazel’s orchestral arrangement of Wagner’s Epic Ring cycle, The Ring Without Words.

Giancarlo Guerrero, guest conductor

Stefano Boccacci, assistant conductors
Sam Hollister

Boccacci made his debut with the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra in Vilnius in September 2021, conducting works by Puccini and Bartók under the mentorship of German conductor Sebastian Lang-Lessing