NJPAC Series 6 Prudential Hall, NJPAC in Newark 4 concerts, Friday at 8 pm     MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN piano JÄRVI AND THE KEYBOARD Paris: Fantasy & Discovery, week 1 Friday, January 9 at 8 pm NEEME JÄRVI conductor MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN piano POULENC Les biches RAVEL Piano Concerto for the Left Hand SAINT-SAËNS Africa Fantasy SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, “Organ” Celebrate the French joie de vivre in the opening program of the 2009 Winter Festival. Applauded by The San Francisco Chronicle for his “breathtaking display of fiery virtuosity and interpretive subtlety,” Marc-André Hamelin treats you to a double bill of Ravel’s awe-inspiring Concerto for the Left Hand and Saint-Saëns’s Africa Fantasy, which offers an exciting tour of exotic lands and oriental undertones. Finally, Saint-Saëns’s “Organ” Symphony will blow the roof off with its sheer power and exploding colors.   KRISTJAN JÄRVI conductor IDYLLIC IMPRESSIONISM Paris: Fantasy & Discovery, week 3 Friday, January 23 at 8 pm KRISTJAN JÄRVI conductor MIKHAIL SIMONYAN violin DEBUSSY Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun MILHAUD Le boeuf sur le toit SAINT-SAËNS Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso RAVEL Daphnis and Chloe Suites Nos. 1 & 2 In the tranquil Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, Debussy portrays the hazy desires and dreams of a faun in the heat of the afternoon. Milhaud’s music is a raucous romp of popular Brazilian tunes that was originally written to be the score for a silent Charlie Chaplin film. Revel in the height of impressionism as the carnal tale of Daphnis and Chloe unfolds. With pirates, nymphs and bird songs all painted in a veil of impressionistic colors, this love story builds to an erotic tumult you won’t soon forget.   ARABELLA STEINBACHER violin RUSSIAN PASSION   Friday, March 6 at 8 pm ROSSEN MILANOV conductor ARABELLA STEINBACHER violin GLAZUNOV Concert Waltz No. 1 PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 2 RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances According to The Chicago Tribune, Rossen Milanov is “one who bears watching by anyone who cares about the future of music.” In this program of Russian dance music, Glazunov’s delightful Concert Waltz will leave you dancing in the aisles, while Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances will grab you with its pulsing drive, assertive rhythms and animated waltzes. With an undeniably Russian flare, Prokofiev’s magical violin concerto rounds out this celebration of Russian passion.   LOS ANGELES GUITAR QUARTET TCHAIKOVSKY’S PATHÉTIQUE   Friday, April 3 at 8 pm ANDREW GRAMS conductor LOS ANGELES GUITAR QUARTET VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Serenade to Music   ASSAD Interchange for Guitar Quartet and Orchestra   TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique” Enjoy the New York City-area premiere of Brazilian composer Sergio Assad’s new piece written specifically for the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. Tchaikovsky’s “Pathétique” Symphony is an unforgettable experience of human triumph and loss. The composer himself said, “I have put my whole soul into this work.” Hear Tchaikovsky’s final orchestral statement for yourself and discover what some consider to be his most autobiographical work.

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