Article: MSO'S UPCOMING SEASON HAS PLENTY OF PERSONALITY; In tune with the season Classical Here is the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Classical Subscription Series for 1996-'97: Conductor Stanislaw Skrowaczewski; Bach Skrowaczewski Toccata and Fugue in D minor, Lutoslawski Concerto for Orchestra, Beethoven Symphony No. 7 (Sept. 12 to 14). Guest conductor Sian Edwards, violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg: Verdi "Nabucco" Overture, Bolcom Violin Concerto, Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 3 (Sept. 20 to 22). Guest conductor Hans Graf, violinist Silvia Marcovici; Wagner "Flying Dutchman" Overture, Bartok Violin Concerto No. 2, Schumann Symphony No. 2 (Oct. 10 to 12). Resident conductor Neal Gittleman, pianist Janina Fialkowska; Harbison "The Most Often Used Chords," Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1, Sibelius Symphony No. 5 (Oct. 18 to 20). Guest conductor Carlos Kalmar, violinist Christian Tetzlaff; Weber "Der Freischutz" Overture, Beethoven Violin concerto, R. Strauss "Aus Italien" (Nov. 15 to 17). Guest conductor Gilbert Varga, pianist Barry Douglas; Mozart "The Abduction from the Seraglio" Overture, Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1, Brahms Schoenberg Piano Quartet (Nov. 21 to 23). Guest conductor George Manahan, pianist Alicia de Larrocha, the Milwaukee Symphony Chorus (Lee Erickson, director); Ives "Thanksgiving Day," de Falla "Nights in the Gardens of Spain," Saint-Saens Symphony No. 3 ("Organ") (Nov. 29 to Dec. 1). Skrowaczewski, pianist Andreas Haefliger; Mozart "Don Giovanni" Overture and Piano Concerto No. 1, Bruckner Symphony No. 4 (Jan. 10 and 11, 1997). Guest conductor Janos Furst, violinist Dmitri Sitkovetsky; Bartok "Dance Suite," Sibelius Violin Concerto, Nielsen Symphony No. 4 ("The Inextinguishable") (Jan. 17 and 18, 1997). Guest conductor Marek Janowski; R. Strauss "Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks," Haydn Symphony No. 103 ("Drum Roll"), Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 (Jan. 23 to 25, 1997). Guest conductor Kazimir Kord, violinist Midori; Shostakovich Violin concerto No. 1, Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5, American music to be announced (Feb. 14 to 16, 1997). Guest conductor Eiji Oue, pianist Stephen Prutsman; Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 ("Emperor"), Mahler Symphony No. 1 ("Titan") (Feb. 21 to 23, 1997). Gittleman, Milwaukee Symphony Chorus; Revueltas "Sensemaya," Villa-Lobos' "Uirapuru" and Choros No. 10, Sierra "Tropicalia" (March 14 to 16, 1997). Skrowaczewski, cellist Matt Haimovitz; Berlioz "Le Corsaire" Overture, Haydn Cello Concerto No. 1, R. Strauss "Ein Heldenleben" (March 27 to 29, 1997). Guest conductor Jerzy Semkow, pianist Andre Watts; Glinka "Ruslan and Ludmilla" Overture, Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3, Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 (April 18 to 20, 1997). Guest conductor Raymond Leppard, soprano Wendy Nielsen; Britten "Sinfonia da Requiem" and "Les Illuminations," Ravel "Sheherazade" and "Rapsodie Espagnole" (May 9 to 11, 1997). Guest conductor Jun'ichi Hirokami, violinist Gil Shaham; Rossini's "Semiramide" Overture, Korngold Violin Concerto, Brahm

The programming of a symphony orchestra season takes place in the real world, not an ideal one.

Countless complications involving the scheduling, availability and repertoire of guest artists work against programming to develop the orchestra, advance a conductor's personal agenda or instruct the audience.

"Anyone who followed the process from beginning to end would be surprised at how it works," said Steven Ovitsky, executive director of the Milwaukee Symphony, in announcing the 1996-'97 season. "We probably changed programs and artists four times as we went along.

"The days are gone when the music director would hand down the season on stone tablets. Now, the executive director and the music ...

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