TOMASZ GOLKA

SCHEDULE

2018

February 10 & 11, 2018

Riverside Philharmonic   |   Riverside, CA
Tomasz Golka, conductor
CHARLES FERNANDEZ Animatus Eventus
JACQUES IBERT Concertino da Camera for Sax & Orchestra
(intermission)
TOMASZ GOLKA "Felix in Hollywood" (cartoon, 1923) [world premiere]
THOMAS J. PETERS "April Maze" (cartoon, 1930) [world premiere]
MARK WATTERS "Alice's Little Parade" (cartoon, 1923) [world premiere]
CHARLES FERNANDEZ "Mouse's Bride" (cartoon, 1928) [world premiere]

Francisco Cisneros, Alto Saxophone

April 20, 2018

The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew's  |   Los Angeles, CA
Tomasz Golka, conductor

Yi-Huan Zhao & Kevin Kumar, violins

O'CONNOR The American Seasons: Summer, Autumn
PIAZZOLLA The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires: Winter, Spring
(intermission)
NATHAN WANG Panda-monium [world premiere]
TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for strings

April 20, 2018

The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew's  |   Los Angeles, CA
Tomasz Golka, conductor

Yi-Huan Zhao & Kevin Kumar, violins

O'CONNOR The American Seasons: Summer, Autumn
PIAZZOLLA The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires: Winter, Spring
(intermission)
NATHAN WANG Panda-monium [world premiere]
TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for strings

May 26, 2018

Lake Charles Symphony Orchestra  |   Lake Charles, LA
Bohuslav Rattay, conductor

Tomasz Golka, violin

MOZART Violin Concerto #3 in G major

June 8, 2018

The Chamber Orchestra and Choir at St. Matthew's   |   Los Angeles, CA
Tomasz Golka, conductor

Lauren Eberwein, voice

ROSSINI Il barbiere di Siviglia: Overture
PUCCINI La Boheme: "Quando men vo"
PUCCINI Madama Butterfly: Humming Chorus
PUCCINI Tosca: "Vissi d'arte"
VERDI La traviata: "Noi siamo zingarelle"
VERDI Il trovatore: "Vedi le fosche notturne"
VERDI La traviata: "E strano... Sempre libera"
(intermission)
BIZET Carmen: Overture
BIZET Carmen: Chorus of cigarette girls & Habanera
GOUNOD Faust: "Vin ou bière"
GOUNOD Romeo et Juliette: "Je veux vivre"
MONIUSZKO Straszny Dwór: "Hej, zagrajcie siarczyscie"
BERNSTEIN (arr. Peress) West Side Story: Overture (beginning)
BERNSTEIN West Side Story: "Somewhere"
BERNSTEIN (arr. Peress) West Side Story: Overture (ending)

June 15, 2018

Coil Auditorium   |   Riverside, CA

Tomasz Golka, violin + Adam Golka, piano

BEETHOVEN Sonata for piano & violin #5 in F major "Spring"
BRAHMS Sonata #3 in d minor for violin & piano
other works TBA

July 3, 2018

Riverside Philharmonic   |   Riverside, CA
Tomasz Golka, conductor
R. STRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra (opening)
SMITH Star Spangled Banner
UNGAR Ashokan Farewell
GOLKA Garryowen Variations (world premiere)
WILLIAMS Liberty Fanfare
IVES/SCHUMAN Variations on America
FILLMORE Lassuss Trombone [conducted by R. Reeson]
STEINER The Caine Mutiny March
ALFORD Col. Bogey March
KORNGOLD Seahawk: Main Theme
KORNGOLD The Private Lives of Elizabeth & Essex: Victory March
KORNGOLD Captain Blood: Main Theme
arr. LOWDEN Service Song Medley
(intermission)
BARBER Adagio
WILLIAMS Schindler's List: Main Theme
WAGNER Ride of the Valkyries
VERDI Triumphal March
STRAUSS, Joh. Sr. Radetzky March
TCHAIKOVSKY Coronation March
SOUSA The Stars and Stripes Forever

September 15, 2018

Riverside Philharmonic  |  Tomasz Golka, Music Director | Riverside, CA

Maksim Velichkin, cello

Garik Terzian, cello

HAYDN Symphony #26 in d minor "Lamentatione"
GOLIJOV Last Round
RUBTSOV Andante dolente e scherzo
(intermission)
MOZART Symphony #40 in g minor

September 16, 2018

Riverside Philharmonic  |  Tomasz Golka, Music Director | Lake Arrowhead, CA

Maksim Velichkin, cello

Garik Terzian, cello

HAYDN Symphony #26 in d minor "Lamentatione"
GOLIJOV Last Round
RUBTSOV Andante dolente e scherzo
(intermission)
MOZART Symphony #40 in g minor

October 3, 2018

Orquesta Sinfonica de la Universidad de Chihuahua  |  Tomasz Golka, conductor | Chihuahua, México

Maria Callas in Concert | The Hologram Tour

ROSSINI La gazza ladra: Overture
GOUNOD Romeo et Juliette: "Ah! Je veux vivre"
VERDI Macbeth: "Vieni! T'affretta"
BIZET Carmen: Prelude, Habañera, Card Scene
VERDI Macbeth: Sleepwalking Scene
CATALANI La Wally: "Ebben? ... Ne andrò lontana"
THOMAS Hamlet: "A vos jeux, mes amis"
PUCCINI Tosca: "Vissi d'arte"
BELLINI Norma: "Casta Diva"

October 5, 2018

Orquesta Sinfonica de la Universidad de Chihuahua  |  Tomasz Golka, conductor | Juarez, México

Maria Callas in Concert | The Hologram Tour

ROSSINI La gazza ladra: Overture
GOUNOD Romeo et Juliette: "Ah! Je veux vivre"
VERDI Macbeth: "Vieni! T'affretta"
BIZET Carmen: Prelude, Habañera, Card Scene
VERDI Macbeth: Sleepwalking Scene
CATALANI La Wally: "Ebben? ... Ne andrò lontana"
THOMAS Hamlet: "A vos jeux, mes amis"
PUCCINI Tosca: "Vissi d'arte"
BELLINI Norma: "Casta Diva"

October 7, 2018

Sinfónica de la Escuela Superior de Música y Danza de Monterrey  |  Tomasz Golka, conductor | Monterrey, México

Maria Callas in Concert | The Hologram Tour

ROSSINI La gazza ladra: Overture
GOUNOD Romeo et Juliette: "Ah! Je veux vivre"
VERDI Macbeth: "Vieni! T'affretta"
BIZET Carmen: Prelude, Habañera, Card Scene
VERDI Macbeth: Sleepwalking Scene
CATALANI La Wally: "Ebben? ... Ne andrò lontana"
THOMAS Hamlet: "A vos jeux, mes amis"
PUCCINI Tosca: "Vissi d'arte"
BELLINI Norma: "Casta Diva"

October 11, 2018

Orquesta Filarmónica del Desierto  |  Tomasz Golka, conductor | Saltillo, México

Maria Callas in Concert | The Hologram Tour

ROSSINI La gazza ladra: Overture
GOUNOD Romeo et Juliette: "Ah! Je veux vivre"
VERDI Macbeth: "Vieni! T'affretta"
BIZET Carmen: Prelude, Habañera, Card Scene
VERDI Macbeth: Sleepwalking Scene
CATALANI La Wally: "Ebben? ... Ne andrò lontana"
THOMAS Hamlet: "A vos jeux, mes amis"
PUCCINI Tosca: "Vissi d'arte"
BELLINI Norma: "Casta Diva"

October 12-14, 2018

Boulder International Chamber Music Competition   |   Boulder, CO

Tomasz Golka, composer-in-residence

A commissioned work by Tomasz Golka "True Green," is the obligatory composition for this competition

November 17, 2018

Orquesta Sinfonica de Puerto Rico  |  Tomasz Golka, conductor | San Juan, Puerto Rico

Maria Callas in Concert | The Hologram Tour

ROSSINI Il Signor Bruschino: Overture
GOUNOD Romeo et Juliette: "Ah! Je veux vivre"
VERDI Macbeth: "Vieni! T'affretta"
BIZET Carmen: Prelude, Habañera, Card Scene
VERDI Macbeth: Sleepwalking Scene, Waltz (Act 3)
CATALANI La Wally: "Ebben? ... Ne andrò lontana"
THOMAS Hamlet: "A vos jeux, mes amis"
PONCHIELLI La Gioconda: "Suicidio!"
PUCCINI Tosca: "Vissi d'arte"
BELLINI Norma: "Casta Diva"

December 15, 2018

Riverside Philharmonic   |   Riverside, CA
Tomasz Golka, conductor
JESSEL Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
CLARKE Combined Carols (version for string orchestra) 
ROTHSTEIN Variations on "Ki Anu Amechu"
J. STRAUSS II Unter Donner und Blitz Polka, Op. 324 [ conducted by P. Piazza]
TCHAIKOVSKY Swan Lake: Scène & Waltz
(intermission)
ANDERSON A Christmas Festival
MARTIN/BLANE/arr. GOLD Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
SHERMAN/arr. LOWDEN Medley from Mary Poppins
GUARALDI/arr. PUGH A Charlie Brown Christmas
FINNEGAN Christmas Carol Sing-along
(encore: ANDERSON Sleigh Ride)