22/23 CSO Season Catalog by Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

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C I N C I N N AT I SY M P H O N Y O RC H E S TR A Louis Langrée Music Director

Dear Friends, Sharing live music is a transformational experience, and we are excited to unveil the 2022-23 season, one which will explore and embrace every emotion as it unfolds on the stage of Music Hall. Opening the season is Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony, bringing the entire Orchestra, spectacular soloists, and the forces of the May Festival Chorus to lift us from despair into light and reassurance. We have programmed audience favorites like Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony and Holst’s The Planets, and together we will discover new works from Daníel Bjarnason, Mark Simpson and Courtney Bryan—three composers who have worked intimately with the CSO and who know us well. Dear friends of the Orchestra will join us, including Hélène Grimaud, Augustin Hadelich, Stephen Hough, Víkingur Ólafsson and Jean-Yves Thibaudet. Our very own Elizabeth Freimuth takes center stage as a soloist, and we will welcome several new and exciting artists whose energy will inspire new friendships. We take our inspiration from you, the audience, and are honored to bring you music that moves us and elevates us. Life is richer and more jubilant when we experience these musical moments together, and we can’t wait for you to join us next season. Musically Yours,

Louis Langrée, Music Director

MAHLER’S RESURRECTION SYMPHONY SEP 24, 2022 SAT 7:30 pm SEP 25, 2022 SUN 2 pm Louis Langrée conductor Joélle Harvey soprano Kelley O’Connor mezzo-soprano May Festival Chorus Robert Porco director G. MAHLER Symphony No. 2, Resurrection Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony is a transformative experience of liberating power, flowing from despair to reassurance. The May Festival Chorus, approaching its 150th anniversary, plus GRAMMYwinning mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor and the “pure, refined tone” (The New York Times) of soprano Joélle Harvey join Louis Langrée and the CSO for an epic 22/23 season opener.

TCHAIKOVSKY & ROUSE: FINAL SYMPHONIES SEP 30, 2022 FRI 11 am OCT 2, 2022 SUN 2 pm Louis Langrée conductor

P. I. TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, Pathétique C. ROUSE Symphony No. 6 Louis Langrée leads powerful farewells by two great symphonists. “I have put my whole soul into this,” Tchaikovsky said of his Sixth, a work full of drama and beauty. Christopher Rouse’s Sixth, which he knew would be his last, was commissioned by the CSO and posthumously premiered in 2019. Like Tchaikovsky’s Sixth, this is music that is highly personal and opts for intimacy, finishing in darkness. Said Rouse: “great forms and great concepts always have something new to offer.”

EXTRASENSORY OCT 14–16, 2022 FRI; SAT; SUN 6:30 pm & 8:30 pm Matthias Pintscher, conductor Daniel Wohl, composer and orchestrator Kate Nordstrum / Liquid Music, creative producer World Premieres by: Arooj Aftab and Daniel Wohl, co-composers Rafiq Bhatia, composer Josephine Decker, filmmaker Dev Hynes, composer Apichatpong Weerasethakul, filmmaker Inspired composer and filmmaker pairs create short-format films with new music performed by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra with conductor and CSO Creative Partner, Matthias Pintscher. Produced in collaboration with Liquid Music as part of the 2022 FotoFocus Biennial: World Record, EXTRASENSORY seeks to understand the natural world that can’t be touched, seen or measured. Often a composer responds to a director’s ideas in a film scoring capacity, or a filmmaker is given music to respond to visually, but EXTRASENSORY explores how stories can be told with music and film from equal footing. Presented by the CSO and FotoFocus as part of the 2022 FotoFocus Biennial: World Record. Supported by the David C. Herriman Fund of Greater Cincinnati Foundation.

LANGRÉE CONDUCTS ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA OCT 21, 2022 FRI 7:30 pm OCT 22, 2022 SAT 7:30 pm OCT 23, 2022 SUN 2 pm Louis Langrée conductor Hélène Grimaud piano

R. SCHUMANN Piano Concerto R. STRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra (“Thus Spake Zarathustra”) The famous ascending brass passage that opens Zarathustra is just the tip of this orchestral iceberg. Prepare yourself for a wild ride of big moments that show the range of the CSO musicians’ virtuosity. French pianist Hélène Grimaud—a virtuoso in her own right—reunites with Louis Langrée for Schumann’s Piano Concerto.

RHAPSODY ON A THEME OF PAGANINI OCT 29, 2022 SAT 7:30 pm OCT 30, 2022 SUN 2 pm Michael Francis conductor Behzod Abduraimov piano

A. PANUFNIK Sinfonia Sacra S. RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini C. IVES The Unanswered Question R. VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphony No. 6

Michael Francis leads Vaughan Williams’ war-torn Sixth Symphony 150 years after the English composer’s birth. Pianist Behzod Abduraimov shares his “prodigious technique and rhapsodic flair” (The New York Times) in Rachmaninoff’s variations on an iconic melody by legendary violinist-composer Paganini—a brilliant showcase of stunning moments and orchestral thrills. Panufnik’s trumpet fanfare signals the start of the program, while Ives’ somber trumpet ponders the “perennial question of existence.” S

SIBELIUS & BARTÓK CONCERTOS NOV 18, 2022 FRI 11 am NOV 19, 2022 SAT 7:30 pm Dalia Stasevska conductor Esther Yoo violin

Missy MAZZOLI Sinfonia for Orbiting Spheres J. SIBELIUS Violin Concerto B. BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra The talents of CSO musicians are on full display in Bartók’s Concerto, the epitome of an orchestra showpiece. Similarly, it’s “easy to see what all the fuss is about” (The Guardian) when guest soloist Esther Yoo performs Sibelius’ Violin Concerto. Principal Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra Dalia Stasevska leads the program, beginning with inventive music that composer Missy Mazzoli says is “in the shape of a solar system.”

RACHMANINOFF THIRD CONCERTO & ENIGMA VARIATIONS NOV 26, 2022 SAT 7:30 pm NOV 27, 2022 SUN 2 pm Elim Chan conductor Khatia Buniatishvili piano

S. RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3 E. ELGAR Enigma Variations Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto, an engine of lush melodies, churning energies and Russian romanticism, is performed by Khatia Buniatishvili, a “shining pianist at the height of her abilities.” Elgar’s Enigma Variations are sketches of his dear friends, each containing, as Elgar noted, “a distinct idea founded on some particular personality.” Elim Chan, “an impressive young conductor who makes an occasion of orchestral writing” (The New York Times), takes us through each heartfelt journey. SE

GERSHWIN & THE PLANETS DEC 2, 2022 FRI 7:30 pm DEC 3, 2022 SAT 7:30 pm

Giancarlo Guerrero conductor Michelle Cann piano Treble Voices of the May Festival Chorus Robert Porco director Caroline SHAW The Observatory [CSO Co-Commission] G. GERSHWIN Rhapsody No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra G. HOLST The Planets

Holst’s The Planets has a gravity all its own—from the merciless rhythms of Mars to the magnificence of Jupiter. Caroline Shaw’s The Observatory acts like a musical telescope—in her words, exploring “some very large spaces… chaos and clarity.” Michelle Cann, former CSO MAC Music Innovator and featured soloist on the 20th anniversary of Classical Roots, is known for delivering “knockout” performances (Philadelphia Inquirer), and shines in music by Gershwin. CSO Co-Commission by Caroline Shaw is made possible by Irwin and Melinda Simon.

SIBELIUS SYMPHONY NO. 2 JAN 6, 2023 FRI 11 am JAN 7, 2023 SAT 7:30 pm

Thomas Søndergård conductor Augustin Hadelich violin E. SMYTH On the Cliffs of Cornwall B. BRITTEN Violin Concerto J. SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2 It’s no surprise to Cincinnati audiences that “the essence of Hadelich’s playing is beauty” (The Washington Post). Experience the inimitable violinist’s return in Britten’s Violin Concerto along with esteemed Danish conductor Thomas Søndergård’s CSO debut. Themes of Sibelius’ Second Symphony coalesce into sparkling waves of sound for the work’s breathtaking finale.

GRIEG: PEER GYNT In Concert JAN 13, 2023 FRI 7:30 pm JAN 14, 2023 SAT 7:30 pm

Louis Langrée conductor Pekka Kuusisto violin Camilla Tilling soprano (Solveig) May Festival Chorus Robert Porco director Concert Theatre Works Bill Barclay director Daníel BJARNASON Violin Concerto E. GRIEG Peer Gynt [concertstaged production]

A Norwegian fairy tale comes to life in Music Hall with a concert staging of Grieg’s enchanting score to Ibsen’s play, created and directed by Bill Barclay, former Director of Music at Shakespeare’s Globe. Louis Langrée leads the Orchestra and cast, including soprano Camilla Tilling and the May Festival Chorus. Bjarnason’s Violin Concerto opens the program with whimsical whistling by soloist Pekka Kuusisto, for whom the concerto was written.

TCHAIKOVSKY & PROKOFIEV JAN 21, 2023 SAT 7:30 pm JAN 22, 2023 SUN 2 pm Louis Langrée conductor Randall Goosby violin

J. PERRY Homunculus C.F. P. I. TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto S. PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 3 Julia Perry’s Homunculus C.F. starts off whisper-quiet, tinkering in a laboratory of percussion. The program’s crescendo builds with Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto and acclaimed American soloist Randall Goosby—an artist with “exquisite tone and sheer virtuosity” (The New York Times). The concert reaches its zenith in Prokofiev’s Third Symphony as the muscle of the Orchestra is unleashed to its brassy and boisterous max.

THE RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN JAN 25, 2023 WED 8 pm

Gabriel Kahane composer and voice Nathalie Joachim & Alex Sopp flute and voice Holcombe Waller guitar and synth Do you remember your brain before the internet? Before you became tethered to a tiny computer that travels on an infinite loop from nightstand to pocket to purse to your hand and back again? Were your dreams different? Did you wander the streets of a strange city, and did you delight in the terror of getting lost? In a new song cycle, Gabriel Kahane examines our cultural and economic obsessions with convenience and efficiency, and the debts that accrue as a result: debts to labor, to the planet, to privacy and, increasingly, to our free will. These CSO Proof performances are supported by The Haile Foundation, Irwin & Melinda Simon, and the American Orchestras’ Futures Fund, a program of the League of American Orchestras made possible by funding from the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation.

THIBAUDET PLAYS LISZT FEB 3, 2023 FRI 11 am FEB 4, 2023 SAT 7:30 pm Louis Langrée conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano

Qigang CHEN The Five Elements F. LISZT Piano Concerto No. 2 ZHOU Tian The Palace of Nine Perfections M. RAVEL Rapsodie espagnole Louis Langrée leads works inspired by a fusion of cultures. Qigang Chen and GRAMMYnominated Chinese-American composer Zhou Tian discover new sounds through the combination of Eastern and Western styles. Ravel, who cherished Liszt’s music, pulls from his Basque heritage for Rapsodie espagnole. French Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, celebrated for playing with “both clarity and freedom” (The New York Times), returns for Liszt’s jubilant Second Concerto. SE

DEATH & TRANSFIGURATION MAR 4, 2023 SAT 7:30 pm MAR 5, 2023 SUN 2 pm Louis Langrée conductor Elizabeth Freimuth horn

R. STRAUSS Horn Concerto No. 1 Samuel ADAMS Variations [World Premiere, CSO Co-Commission] R. STRAUSS Death and Transfiguration Richard Strauss conducted Death and Transfiguration at Music Hall in 1904. More than a century later, Louis Langrée and the CSO once again bring Strauss’ vivid musical image of the infinite to Music Hall. The program features Elizabeth Freimuth, the CSO’s Principal Horn, and an expansive world premiere by ascendant American composer Samuel Adams.

THE MERMAID MAR 17, 2023 FRI 7:30 pm MAR 18, 2023 SAT 7:30 pm Kevin John Edusei conductor Simone Lamsma violin

F. MENDELSSOHN Die schöne Melusine (“The Fair Melusine”) E. KORNGOLD Violin Concerto A. v. ZEMLINSKY Die Seejungfrau (“The Mermaid”) Mermaid tales inspired thrilling musical adventures from Mendelssohn and Zemlinsky. Mendelssohn’s work is brief but fiery, while Zemlinsky’s Die Seejungfrau takes us through the dramas of Hans Christian Andersen’s original Little Mermaid. Kevin John Edusei leads the CSO, and Simone Lamsma, whose playing is “absolutely stunning” (Chicago Tribune), returns to perform Korngold’s gorgeously cinematic Violin Concerto.

BEETHOVEN’S FIFTH MAR 24, 2023 FRI 11 am MAR 25, 2023 SAT 7:30 pm MAR 26, 2023 SUN 2 pm Anna Rakitina conductor Sterling Elliott cello

A. DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto Richard AYRES No. 52, I. Saying Goodbye L. v. BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5

Russian conductor Anna Rakitina leads works by two composers who have lived with hearing loss—Beethoven, whose hearing struggle began a decade before the premiere of his Fifth Symphony, and British composer Richard Ayres, whose No. 52 explores, in the composer’s words, “one specific subject: Ludwig van Beethoven’s hearing loss and its effect on him.” Soloist Sterling Elliott, in his CSO debut, brings “impeccable technique and musicality” to Dvořák’s Cello Concerto. R

SURREALIST EL TROPICAL MAR 29–30, 2023 WED 8 pm; THU 8 pm Rosie Herrera Dance Theatre Rosie Herrera choreographer Clyde Scott video and production designer Luke Kritzeck lighting and production designer Choreographer Rosie Herrera wants you to imagine that, after a night of gleefully overindulging in absinthe cocktails, filmmaker Federico Fellini stumbles down an alley in old Havana. A door cracks open and music washes over him like a sticky sunrise in September. He steps inside into a primordial soup of neon and sound and tropical heat. A wild undercurrent pulses through the room, whispering that anything (and everything) might happen.

SHOSTAKOVICH SYMPHONY NO. 5 APR 7, 2023 FRI 7:30 pm APR 8, 2023 SAT 7:30 pm Louis Langrée conductor Stephen Hough piano

Daníel BJARNASON New Work, Part I [U.S. Premiere, CSO Co-Commission] S. RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 1 D. SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5 If there is any symphony that operates like a “double agent,” it is Shostakovich’s Fifth. Having found himself targeted by Stalin, Shostakovich composed himself out of a dangerous situation−with immensely gripping results. Stephen Hough returns for Rachmaninoff and Louis Langrée conducts the first part of a new multi-year work by Icelandic composer Daníel Bjarnason.

CSO Co-Commission by Daníel Bjarnason is made possible by Ann and Harry Santen. R

CLASSICAL ROOTS APR 14, 2023 FRI 7:30 pm John Morris Russell conductor Classical Roots Community Mass Choir William H. Caldwell Resident Conductor

Love and community ring throughout Music Hall when the CSO and the Classical Roots Community Mass Choir celebrate a much-beloved Queen City tradition. JMR leads a program that’s guaranteed to inspire—an evening of powerful performances that will fill your heart with joy and bring you to your feet!

Season Special

PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION APR 15, 2023 SAT 7:30 pm APR 16, 2023 SUN 2 pm Ramón Tebar conductor Steven Banks saxophone

N. RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Russian Easter Overture Billy CHILDS Saxophone Concerto [CSO Co-Commission] M. MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. M. Ravel)

Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition is an epic musical stroll through an eclectic gallery of paintings, from a drawing of unhatched dancing chickens to an image of towering city gates. Originally for piano, Ravel’s version for orchestra adds a bursting palette of instrumental color. Saxophonist Steven Banks, who “has the potential to be one of the transformational musicians of the 21st century,” plays a new concerto by GRAMMY-winning pianist and composer Billy Childs. R

MAHLER SYMPHONY NO. 7 APR 21, 2023 FRI 11 am APR 22, 2023 SAT 7:30 pm Matthias Pintscher conductor G. MAHLER Symphony No. 7 If Mahler’s symphonies are like worlds, the Seventh is like the universe in a single night. Patterned in gigantic symmetry, the opening and closing movements are packed with enormous sounds, each like symphonies in themselves. The interior music is lighter by contrast, pivoting at the center with a ghostly dance. CSO Creative Partner Matthias Pintscher returns to conduct the huge orchestral forces needed for Mahler’s duskto-dawn universe, from clanging cowbells to titanic brass. Sponsored by Peter Landgren and Judith Schonbach Landgren.

SAINT-SAËNS ORGAN SYMPHONY MAY 5, 2023 FRI 7:30 pm MAY 6, 2023 SAT 7:30 pm MAY 7, 2023 SUN 2 pm Louis Langrée conductor Víkingur Ólafsson piano

H. BERLIOZ Overture to Les francsjuges (“The Secret Court”) Mark SIMPSON Piano Concerto [U.S. Premiere, CSO Co- Commission] C. SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, Organ Louis Langrée and the CSO explore works that have sounds all their own. Berlioz’s music from an unfinished opera adds voices in extreme ranges. Through darkest doubt and brightest love, the music expresses Saint-Saëns’ entire being and his skill as an organist with moments that pull out all the stops. Pianist Víkingur Ólafsson, “an arresting artist who…creates unique aural landscapes” (LA Times), debuts with music by Mark Simpson. SE

CSO Co-Commission by Mark Simpson made possible by Ann and Harry Santen. S

AN AMERICAN IN PARIS MAY 12, 2023 FRI 11 am MAY 13, 2023 SAT 7:30 pm Louis Langrée conductor Courtney Bryan piano and composer

D. MILHAUD La création du mond (“The Creation of the World”) Courtney BRYAN Piano Concerto [World Premiere, (orchestral version), CSO Co-Commission] D. ELLINGTON Night Creature G. GERSHWIN An American in Paris (ed. Clague)

Louis Langrée and the CSO end the 22/23 season with jazz-infused musical visions. New Orleans native Courtney Bryan, “a pianist and composer of panoramic interests” (The New York Times), premieres her new concerto. Milhaud’s opening music evokes African folk mythology while Duke Ellington, who was botha prolific composer and famed jazz pianist, summons musical images of night creatures. Gershwin closes the program by dropping you into the sights and sounds of Parisian streets. The CSO Co-Commission by Courtney Bryan is made possible by Kari and Jonathan Ullman.

Season Support

Platinum Baton Circle | $50,000+ ArtsWave • Charles H. Dater Foundation • The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation • David C. Herriman Fund of Greater Cincinnati Foundation The E.B., E.W., and F.R. Luther Charitable Foundation, Fifth Third Bank and Narley L. Haley, Co-Trustees • Louise Dieterle Nippert Musical Arts Fund of the Green Acres Foundation • Margaret McWilliams Rentschler Fund of Greater Cincinnati Foundation • The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation • Harold C. Schott Foundation / Francie and Tom Hiltz, Trustees • Marge and Charles J. Schott Foundation National Endowment for the Arts • Ohio Arts Council • PNC Bank Western & Southern Financial Group • Anonymous

Gold Baton Circle | $25,000-$49,999 The Cincinnati Symphony Club • Coney Island • Fifth Third Bank Fifth Third Foundation • Jeffrey & Jody Lazarow and Janie & Peter Schwartz Family Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation • George and Margaret McLane Foundation The Procter & Gamble Company • The Ladislas & Vilma Segoe Family Foundation United Dairy Farmers & Homemade Brand Ice Cream • The Wohlgemuth Herschede Foundation • Anonymous

Conductor’s Circle | $10,000-$24,999 Bartlett Wealth Management • CCI Design / Tom & Molly Garber • Chemed Corporation • The Crosset Family Fund of Greater Cincinnati Foundation Drive Media House • Graeter's Ice Cream • HORAN • Jewish Federation Of Cincinnati • Johnson Investment Counsel • Kelly Dehan and The Dehan Family League of American Orchestras • Kroger Company • Peter E. Landgren and Judith Schonbach Landgren Mariner Wealth Advisors • Messer Construction Company Ohio National Financial Services • Oliver Family Foundation • The Daniel and Susan Pfau Foundation • Taft, Stettinius, and Hollister LLP • U.S. Bank Foundation Private Wealth Management U.S. Bank • Wodecroft Foundation • Anonymous

Concertmaster’s Circle | $5,000-$9,999 AARP Ohio • Frost Brown Todd LLC • Levin Family Foundation • The Willard & Jean Mulford Charitable Fund • PricewaterhouseCoopers • Pyro-Technical Investigations, Inc. Queen City (OH) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated • Thompson Hine LLP Scott and Charla Weiss • YOT Full Circle Foundation

Commission Underwriters Ann and Harry Santen • Irwin and Melinda Simon • James and Linda Miller Connie Bergstein Dow and Buzz Dow

CSO SERIES 1

7 Concerts | FRI 11 am; SAT 7:30 pm *Dates & times unless otherwise noted

TCHAIKOVSKY & ROUSE: FINAL SYMPHONIES SEP 30 & OCT 2, 2022* FRI 11 am; SUN 2 pm* Louis Langrée conductor

SIBELIUS & BARTÓK CONCERTOS NOV 18-19, 2022 FRI 11 am; SAT 7:30 pm Dalia Stasevska conductor Esther Yoo violin

SIBELIUS SYMPHONY NO. 2

JAN 6-7, 2023 FRI 11 am; SAT 7:30 pm Thomas Søndergård conductor Augustin Hadelich violin

THIBAUDET PLAYS LISZT FEB 3-4, 2023 FRI 11 am; SAT 7:30 pm Louis Langrée conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano

BEETHOVEN’S FIFTH

MAR 24-26,2023 FRI 11 am; SAT 7:30 pm; SUN 2 pm Anna Rakitina conductor Sterling Elliott cello

MAHLER SYMPHONY NO. 7 APRIL 21-22, 2023 FRI 11 am; SAT 7:30 pm Matthias Pintscher conductor

AN AMERICAN IN PARIS MAY 12-13, 2023 FRI 11 am; SAT 7:30 pm Louis Langrée conductor Courtney Bryan piano

Programs, dates, times and artists subject to change.

CSO SERIES 2

7 Concerts | FRI 7:30 pm; SAT 7:30 pm Includes 1 Choose-Your-Own

LANGRÉE CONDUCTS ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA

OCT 21-23, 2022 FRI 7:30 pm; SAT 7:30 pm; SUN 2 pm Louis Langrée conductor Hélène Grimaud piano

GERSHWIN & THE PLANETS

DEC 2-3, 2022 | FRI 7:30 pm; SAT 7:30 pm Giancarlo Guerrero conductor Treble Voices of the May Festival Chorus

GRIEG: PEER GYNT IN CONCERT JAN 13-14, 2023 FRI 7:30 pm; SAT 7:30 pm Louis Langrée conductor Pekka Kuusisto violin Camilla Tilling soprano May Festival Chorus

THE MERMAID

MAR 17-18, 2023 FRI 7:30 pm; SAT 7:30 pm Kevin John Edusei conductor Simone Lamsma violin

SHOSTAKOVICH SYMPHONY NO. 5 APR 7-8, 2023 | FRI 7:30 pm; SAT 7:30 pm Louis Langrée conductor Stephen Hough piano

SAINT-SAËNS ORGAN SYMPHONY MAY 5-7, 2023 | FRI 7:30 pm; SAT 7:30 pm; SUN 2 pm Louis Langrée conductor Víkingur Ólafsson piano

Programs, dates, times and artists subject to change.

CSO SERIES 3

7 Concerts | SAT 7:30 pm; SUN 2 pm Includes 1 Choose-Your-Own

MAHLER’S RESURRECTION SYMPHONY SEP 24-25, 2022 SAT 7:30 pm; SUN 2 pm Louis Langrée conductor Joélle Harvey soprano Kelley O’Connor mezzo May Festival Chorus

RHAPSODY ON A THEME OF PAGANINI OCT 29-30, 2022 SAT 7:30 pm; SUN 2 pm Michael Francis conductor Behzod Abduraimov piano

RACHMANINOFF THIRD CONCERTO & ENIGMA VARIATIONS NOV 26-27, 2022 SAT 7:30 pm; SUN 2 pm Elim Chan conductor Khatia Buniatishvili piano

TCHAIKOVSKY & PROKOFIEV JAN 21-22, 2023 | SAT 7:30 pm; SUN 2 pm Louis Langrée conductor Randall Goosby violin

DEATH & TRANSFIGURATION MAR 4-5, 2023 SAT 7:30 pm; SUN 2 pm Louis Langrée conductor Elizabeth Freimuth horn

PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION APR 15-16, 2023 SAT 7:30 pm; SUN 2 pm Ramón Tebar conductor Steven Banks saxophone

Programs, dates, times and artists subject to change.

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