Composer

Hector Berlioz’s second symphonic work takes us to Italy. Accompanying us will be Lord Byron’s romantic hero Harold, whose voice will be Amihai Grosz, the principal violist of the Berlin Philharmonic. Upon returning from the musical universe of Witold Lutosławski, we will hear Beethoven’s majestic Eroica, originally dedicated by the composer to Napoleon.

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Czech Philharmonic • Simon Rattle

Rudolfinum

A Thursday concert that moves from full cello focus with soloist Senja Rummukainen to a playful parade of the entire Malmö Symphony Orchestra's instruments, one by one. 

Elgars Cello Concerto

Malmö Concert Hall

Debussy’s 1894 impressionistic musical canvas was a turning-point in music. Beginning with a seductive solo flute, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune languidly blends and blurs harmonies in its depiction of a faun on a hazy afternoon.

London Symphony Orchestra/Alexandre Bloch

Barbican Centre

Principal Conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra Edward Gardner leads Tchaikovsky’s ever-popular Symphony No. 5. With soaring melodies, roaring brass, and balletic grace, the Fifth is a wild ride of heart-on-sleeve emotions. Also on the program: Pablo Ferrández makes his NSO debut in Lutosławski’s innovative Cello Concerto.

Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Ferrández plays Lutosławski

Kennedy Center

Students join forces with Connaught Brass in a powerful tribute concert honouring the legendary conductor and composer Elgar Howarth, former Director of Brass Ensembles at the Academy. Renowned trumpeter Håkan Hardenberger takes the podium to conduct, paying homage to his influential mentor.

Remembering Elgar Howarth

Royal Academy of Music

In the second part of Esa-Pekka Salonen's Artist in Residence, we meet the British conductor Nicolas Collon and the Swedish soprano Camilla Tilling, who, together with the Radio Symphony Orchestra, perform Salonen's great inspiration, Maurice Ravel's song cycle Shéhérazade with text from One Thousand and One Nights. Additionally, the Swedish premiere of Salonen's piece Gemini for large orchestra, followed by Witold Lutosławski's Concerto for Orchestra. The concert begins with Ravel's five pieces for children, Ma mère l’Oye (Mother Goose Tales).

Ravel, Salonen & Lutosławski

Berwaldhallen

Join the brilliant young players of Norfolk County Youth Orchestra for a thrilling evening of orchestral favourites conducted by Andrew Morley.

Norfolk County Youth Orchestra: Autumn Concert

Ormiston Victory Academy

Serbia’s Artist of the Century, violinist Stefan Milenkovich enjoys a prolific career internationally as soloist and recitalist. Established as one of the foremost violinists of his generation, Milenkovich appears regularly in some of the world’s most celebrated venues.


The multi-Grammy-nominated pianist Marta Aznavoorian is known for her spirited playing and vast emotional reach. She made her professional début at the age of 13 with the Chicago Symphony and has gone on to perform with orchestras throughout the United States and around the world.

Stefan Milenkovich & Marta Aznavoorian

Sunset Center

Hailed as “dazzling and inspired” by The New York Times, Leila Josefowicz returns to the NY Phil as soloist in Szymanowski’s Second Violin Concerto. In her NY Phil debut, conductor Marta Gardolińska (“an artist to be reckoned with,” The Guardian) leads the New York Premiere of Mason Bates’s Devil’s Radio and Lutosławksi’s Concerto for Orchestra, a virtuosic showcase for the full ensemble.

Leila Josefowicz Plays Szymanowski

David Geffen Hall

The Orchestra opens its exciting season with Composition Chair David Conte’s evocative Sinfonietta in a celebration of the long-time faculty member’s birthday. Prélude à l’après-midi d’une faune is one of Debussy’s most famous works while Iberia is a vibrant and evocative piece that vividly portrays Spanish scenes and atmosphere through his signature impressionistic style. This concert also features student guest conductor Chih-Yao Chang.

SFCM Orchestra with Edwin Outwater

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Beethoven opens his Violin Concerto with only a motif in the timpani – a far cry from the sound of the solo violin. This already heralds the innovative nature of this concerto: the virtuoso solo part is no longer the sole focus; the violin and orchestra meet as equal partners. Thus, Beethoven ultimately lays the blueprint for the great symphonic instrumental concertos of the 19th century. For the renowned violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann, the work is a showcase piece, with which he has already performed on the concert stage in all the world's major music centers.

1st  Symphony Concert

Music and Congress Hall Lübeck

A Romantic classic meets two 20th-century masterworks in a concert of widescreen orchestral drama. From its thunderous opening chords to its heartbreaking slow movement, Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 is an emotional tour de force. Ukraine-born Vadym Kholodenko joins the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Conductor Laureate Tadaaki Otaka. Framing the concerto are two orchestral showpieces: Bacewicz’s vibrant Concerto for String Orchestra – whose motoric outer movements contrast with a sublime Andante – and the daring invention of Lutosławski’s folk-inspired Concerto for Orchestra.

Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto

Royal Albert Hall

In order to get to know the sound down to its most mysterious ramifications, Kaija Saariaho simply put it "under the microscope". In 2023, the great Finnish composer died in her adopted home of Paris. Together with violinist Carolin Widmann, the SWR Symphony Orchestra remembers this magician of intermediate and microtones.

Carolin Widmann | SWR Symphony Orchestra | Bas Wiegers

Museum Ludwig

Experience the sublime as Emanuel Ax takes the stage to perform Mozart with the Philadelphia Orchestra, under the baton of Finnish conductor Dalia Stasevska. This much-anticipated event will unfold at the Verizon Hall, soon to be rededicated as Marian Anderson Hall, showcasing a repertoire that includes Ravel's "Pavane for a Dead Princess," Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 17, Lutosławski's Symphony No. 4, and Ravel's "La Valse."

Join us for a series of performances that promise to captivate and inspire:
- Friday, May 9, 2025, at 2:00 PM
- Saturday, May 10, 2025, at 8:00 PM
- Sunday, May 11, 2025, at 2:00 PM

Dalia Stasevska, celebrated for her dynamic and passionate conducting, will lead the orchestra alongside Emanuel Ax, a pianist renowned for his lyrical and thoughtful interpretations. This collaboration is set to deliver a performance that will leave the audience in awe, from the delicate nuances of Mozart to the intense drama of Lutosławski.

This performance is available as part of the 2024-25 Subscription Package, offering magnificent programming and exclusive subscriber benefits. Don't miss this opportunity to witness the magic of Emanuel Ax and the Philadelphia Orchestra in an unforgettable musical journey.

For tickets and more information, visit EnsembleArtsPhilly.org or contact the ticket office at 215.893.1999. Experience the power of music and the thrill of live performance at its best.

Emanuel Ax Plays Mozart

Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

An hour with Elim Chan: In the series "Klassik Kompakt" the conductor makes her debut with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra with Lutosławski's "Concerto for Orchestra". Star cellist Steven Isserlis plays Haydn's Cello Concerto in C major.

Klassik Kompakt with Elim Chan and Steven Isserlis

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

The UC Berkeley Department of Music is committed to the health and safety of our students, staff, and patrons. Measures to protect concertgoers and musicians will be informed by state, local, and UC Berkeley Public Health policies and are subject to change.

UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra

University of California, Berkeley

Conductor Elim Chan makes her debut with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra on April 3 with works by Haydn, Lutosławski and Koide. Haydn's Cello Concerto in C major will be performed by star cellist Steven Isserlis.

Elim Chan & Steven Isserlis

### Event Description: Tan Dun's Water Concerto - LPO

**Event Title:** Tan Dun's Water Concerto - LPO

**Date and Time:** Saturday, 29 March 2025, 7:30 PM

**Venue:** Queen Elizabeth Hall, London

**Ticket Prices:** £7.50 - £45

**Event Overview:**
Experience an evening of extraordinary music with the London Philharmonic Orchestra as they present Tan Dun's Water Concerto. This event promises to be a captivating journey through modern classical music, featuring compositions that push the boundaries of traditional orchestral performance.

**Program:**
- **Arvo Pärt:** Symphony No. 1 "Polyphonic" (16 minutes)
- **Tan Dun:** Water Concerto (27 minutes)
- **Witold Lutosławski:** Symphony No. 3 (28 minutes)

**Performers:**
- **Conductor:** Eva Ollikainen
- **Percussionist:** Colin Currie

**Highlights:**
- **Colin Currie**, described by The Spectator as "the world’s finest and most daring percussionist," will perform Tan Dun's culture-crossing Water Concerto.
- **Eva Ollikainen** will lead the orchestra in rediscovering two modern classics by Arvo Pärt and Witold Lutosławski, showcasing the innovative spirit of composers who thrived even under challenging circumstances.

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Join us for an unforgettable evening of music that transcends cultural boundaries and explores new ways of listening.

Tan Dun's Water Concerto

Southbank Centre

Experience an evening of exceptional musical artistry with the debut performance of violinist Johan Dalene and pianist Sahun Sam Hong. Johan Dalene, a prodigious talent recognized as Gramophone’s 2022 Young Artist of the Year, brings his Stradivarius to life with a masterful touch that has captivated audiences worldwide. His performances are noted for their refreshingly honest musicality and deep engagement with both musicians and listeners. Accompanying him is the award-winning pianist Sahun Sam Hong, whose colorful style and riveting energy have earned him accolades on prestigious stages such as Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center.

The program for the evening features a rich and diverse selection of works, including Schumann's Sonata No. 1 in A Minor, Rautavaara's Notturno e Danza, Ravel's Tzigane, Lutoslawski's Partita for Violin and Piano, and Grieg's Sonata No. 2 in G Major. Each piece promises to showcase the duo's technical prowess and interpretative depth, offering a compelling journey through different musical landscapes.

Johan Dalene's career is marked by performances with leading orchestras and in celebrated recital halls globally. His recent highlights include debuts with the BBC Proms, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, and San Francisco Symphony. Equally passionate about chamber music, Dalene has collaborated with renowned artists and performed in prestigious venues such as New York’s Carnegie Hall and London’s Wigmore Hall.

Sahun Sam Hong, praised for his clarity, confidence, and wide range of rich colors, has been a prominent figure in the chamber music scene. His innovative transcriptions and performances at major festivals like Marlboro and MusicMenlo have solidified his reputation as a versatile and dynamic artist.

This performance promises to be a memorable evening, celebrating the extraordinary talents of Johan Dalene and Sahun Sam Hong through a thoughtfully curated program that spans a wide array of musical expressions.

Johan Dalene Violin & Sahun Sam Hong Piano

War Memorial and Performing Arts Center

The medieval verses of the Marian sequence Stabat mater seem like a symbol of mourning that has endured for ages. Once sung in unison and humbly, the Stabat mater has inspired generations of composers, including the Pole Karol Szymanowski in 1926, whose oratorio-like Stabat mater incorporated elements of Polish folk and church music. Geographically and thematically close to each other are Pēteris Vasks' political and personal mourning work of the Musica dolorosa , Arvo Pärt's meditation on the Shroud of Turin and Witold Lutosławski's short Lacrimosa from the image-rich death sequence of the Dies irae.

Stabat Mater

Sacred Heart Church Munich

Spotlight Artist Jan Lisiecki, one of the foremost interpreters of Chopin, brings to life the emotive depths of the composer’s First Piano Concerto. Revel in this romantic masterpiece, a blend of tender lyricism and technical brilliance. The concert concludes with Bruckner’s Symphony No. 1, a soul-stirring work that showcases the orchestra’s full dramatic range.

Lisiecki Plays Chopin

David Pecaut Square

Maurice Ravel's imaginative and even humorous La valse is a tribute to the waltz and Johann Strauss II. Originally, the working title for this music was "Vienne", then he changed it from the French spelling to German, "Wien", before finally deciding that the fitting title would be La valse. Ravel and Argentine Alberto Ginastera frame the program, the latter with fiery dance in the form of Malambo.

Waltz and malambo

Stockholm City Hall

One concert, two Queen Elisabeth Competition winners. Many listeners are familiar with Piet Jozef Swerts (winner of the Queen Elisabeth Competition 1987), who twice composed the required piece for the prestigious competition. The Antwerp Symphony Orchestra invited him to create a new symphonic work inspired by Flemish musical heritage. The result is a delightful homage to Josquin Desprez, keeping the music of the Flemish polyphonist alive.

Elisabeth Week: Hayoung Choi performs Lutosławski

Queen Elisabeth Hall

Approaching Mozart’s music with a presence that is “elegantly unruffled” (The New York Times), Conrad Tao illuminates the subtleties of his forebear’s dramatic Piano Concerto No. 20. For the young Polish composer Lutosławski, threads of local folk music and lessons from centuries past converge to make his Concerto for Orchestra an ear-tickling marvel of mid-century modernism. An interlude from Benjamin Britten’s breakthrough opera provides another angle of emotional mastery from a musician wise beyond his years. 

Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 featuring Tao and Heyward

Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

The Music Center at Strathmore

Severance Music Center is Cleveland’s home for symphonic music and other presentations, including Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Concert Hall and Reinberger Chamber Hall. We are strongly committed to making everyone feel welcome. The doors to Severance open three hours prior to most performances.

Hahn Plays Brahms

Severance Music Center

The great Polish composer Witold Lutosławski (1913-1994) wrote his Cello Concerto for the famous Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, and it was premiered in London in 1970. It’s a witty and beguiling piece which begins with a five-minute cello solo which is then noisily interrupted by interjections from the brass. Our soloist is a current BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist, the Colombian cellist Santiago Cañón-Valencia.



Nesterowicz conducts Lutosławski and Stravinsky

BBC Maida Vale Studios

Rachmaninov’s majestic First Symphony churns with youthful romantic fervor and ethereal mystery — perfect for a December outing. Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, inspired by Norway’s national folk hero, includes the instantly familiar dream-like fantasy of “The Hall of the Mountain King.” Johannes Moser brings his “remarkably visceral and vivid playing” (Gramophone) to Lutosławski’s wild and enchanting Cello Concerto.

Grieg & Rachmaninov

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Mozart wrote in a letter to his father that death is »the true, best friend of man« – which for Manfred Honeck is a »profound and significant statement«. The internationally sought-after conductor is known for his unmistakable and trend-setting style – and is also a charismatic and passionate artist who loves emotional depth: »If I had the choice between technical precision and emotional music, I would always choose the music.« The former violist of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, who once began his conducting career as Claudio Abbado’s assistant, has been a regular guest of ours for more than 30 years. This led to an intimate friendship – and as a result, he is now officially performing his first concert as our new honorary conductor. We are delighted to be performing one of his favourite programmes with him on Eternity Sunday, which is very moving and will certainly give food for thought: The equally »mysterious and divine moments« in Mozart's last work – the otherworldly beautiful requiem from 1791, which the composer worked on until his early death at the age of just 35 and was unable to complete. Manfred Honeck breaks the ritualistic confessional music abruptly at precisely that point after eight bars in the »Lacrimosa« – and complements and combines it in an incredibly comforting way with other poignant sound creations, texts from powerful biblical passages, letters by Mozart, poems, Gregorian chorales and the urging ringing of bells.

Manfred Honeck: Mozart's Requiem

Bamberg Concert Hall

Kyung-A Yoo’s BeautyFull series opens its fourth season with chamber music from Eastern Europe. The program includes Bartók’s magnificent work “Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion,” Janacek’s Violin Sonata, and Lutosławski’s “Variations on a Theme” by Paganini. Featured performers include Dr. Yoo on piano, Charlie Tauber on piano, Marcus Reddick on percussion, and Joshua Smith on percussion.

Joan Stockstill Godsey Concert Series: “BeautyFull Reconnection: Music From Eastern Europe”

Mercer University

A ‘concerto for birds and orchestra’, Rautavaara’s ‘Cantus Arcticus’ blends recorded birdsong from the Arctic Circle with hauntingly beautiful orchestral music. This is followed by Lutosławski’s compelling and atmospheric Fourth Symphony which packs a dazzling variety of sounds into a brief but eventful two movements. Folk-inspired ‘Suita Rustica’ by Kaprálová draws on traditional Moravian melodies to create a colourful and energetic tribute to her Czech heritage. The evening ends with Martinů’s big-hearted Fourth Symphony, written in America in 1945, an optimistic work brimming with lyrical melodies.

FSO - Martinů, Lutosławski, Rautavaara, Kaprálová

Smith Square Hall

Winter Concert November 2024

When night falls, so too does silence – and that’s when music can weave its darkest spells. In the middle of the 20th century, composers Benjamin Britten and Witold Lutosławski were kindred creative spirits, and each crafted ravishing, dream-haunted tapestries of song for a handful of instruments and the tenor voice of Peter Pears.

Perth Concert Series: Bbc Scottish Symphony Orchestra - Mark Padmore Sings Britten

Perth Concert Hall

Perth Concert Series: Mark Padmore Sings Britten

When night falls, so too does silence – and that’s when music can weave its darkest spells. In the middle of the 20th century, composers Benjamin Britten and Witold Lutosławski were kindred creative spirits, and each crafted ravishing, dream-haunted tapestries of song for a handful of instruments and the tenor voice of Peter Pears. One of Britain’s greatest living tenors, Mark Padmore, assumes his mantle today, at the dark heart of this typically imaginative programme from Ryan Wigglesworth. Mozart opens the evening in a blaze of sunlight, and Schumann’s most personal symphony brings it to a close: strong emotions, spoken with love.

Mark Padmore Sings Britten

Glasgow City Hall

Students in Colburn’s Music Academy are selected from the finest young musicians, ages 12-18, from around the globe. Guided and mentored by world-class faculty, Music Academy students develop their artistic voice as they prepare to enter top conservatories and for future professional success. This special showcase concert, presented for the first time this season, features performances by some of today’s most remarkable young artists.

Music Academy Showcase

Colburn School

Immerse yourself in HGO Composer-in-Residence Joel Thompson’s “shifting palette of grooves, colors, and moods” (Bachtrack) in To See the Sky. Sibelius’s Symphony No. 7 unleashes an infinite universe of emotional power in just 20 minutes. Feel the full force of the Orchestra’s dazzling virtuosity in Lutosławski’s Concerto for Orchestra.

Orchestral Fireworks

Alice Pratt Brown Hall

Jakub Hrůša & Joshua Bell

Munich Residence

Join us for an unforgettable evening of chamber music at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, featuring the exceptional talents of clarinetist Sebastian Manz and pianist Danae Dörken. This captivating duo will take the stage on Thursday, October 17, 2024, at 7:30 pm in the intimate setting of the Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio at CMS.

The program promises a journey through the rich landscape of chamber music, showcasing works from the Romantic period to the 20th century. Audiences will be treated to Niels Gade's "Fantasiestucke for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 43," André Messager's "Solo de concours for Clarinet and Piano," Witold Lutosławski's "Dance Preludes for Clarinet and Piano," and Giuseppe Verdi's "Concert Fantasia on Motives from Rigoletto for Clarinet and Piano." The evening will also feature Jörg Widmann's "Funf Bruchstucke Five Fragments for Clarinet and Piano," Joseph Horovitz's "Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano," and Gioachino Rossini's "Introduction, Theme, and Variations for Clarinet and Piano."

Sebastian Manz, celebrated for his beautiful intonation and technical prowess, and Danae Dörken, known for her breathtaking technique and musical depth, promise to deliver performances that will resonate long after the final note. This event is not just a concert but an exploration of the artistry and chemistry between two of the most exciting musicians in the classical music world today.

The concert will last approximately 2 hours, including an intermission, allowing the audience to fully immerse themselves in the beauty of chamber music. Don't miss this opportunity to experience the magic of Sebastian Manz and Danae Dörken live in concert. Tickets are not yet on sale but keep an eye out for this must-see event in the heart of New York City.

Sebastian Manz & Danae Dörken

Samuel B. & David Rose Building

Join City of London Sinfonia and science communicator, atmospheric physicist, and author Dr Simon Clark on a journey across the globe from pole to pole, taking in the freezing desolation of the tundra, the vast expanse of the oceans, and the humid claustrophobia of the tropics. The soundtrack to your adventure will be a selection of classical pieces representing the cloud formations we encounter as we make our way from the Antarctica to the Arctic.

Music from Pole to Pole: Cloud Formations from Antarctica to the Arctic

The multi-talented musician has stretched notions of performance well beyond his solo clarinet playing and conducting. Here he is joined by members of his family for a largely dance-based programme.

Martin Fröst Family Trio

Wigmore Hall

Join this dynamic group for a celebration of today’s music for strings at its most thrilling and varied, including the meditative Third Symphony by Philip Glass.

Scottish Ensemble Performs Philip Glass

Musical Tapas

Lincoln City Cultural Center

Three pioneering musical languages dramatically contrast in this expedition of the concerto form. Guided by conductor Elim Chan, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra meets two dazzling soloists.

Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Elim Chan

Usher Hall

Guided by conductor Elim Chan, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra meets two dazzling soloists.

Our summer at St. Mary’s Catholic Church comes to a close with a program in which Principal Horn Jessica Danz showcases her instrument’s elegance in Mozart’s Horn Concerto No. 4—jubilant, playful, and filled with the reminiscent sounds of hunting calls. Danz then conquers Villanelle, written by Dukas as a challenging exam piece for horn, sharing the soul and virtuosity of the instrument. The evening begins with Lutoslawski’s Overture, where the sharp sounds of the strings fill the intimate venue with an intensity that directly contrasts with the work that follows, Françaix’s light and delightful Sérénade. Haydn’s Symphony No. 90 brings the concert to a rousing “end”—only to quietly resume after four measures of silence, giving Haydn the last word with this classic joke.

Haydn, Mozart & More

Saint Mary's Catholic Church

Friday 23rd subscription - Pablo Ferrández - Roberto González-Monjas

Opera Palace of A Coruña

**Myth and Magic: An Evening with Thomas Adès and the London Symphony Orchestra**

**Date & Time:** Thursday 30 May 2024, 7:00 PM  
**Venue:** Barbican, London  
**Duration:** Approximately 2 hours 15 minutes (including a 20-minute interval)  
**Tickets:** £70, £55, £39, £25, £18 (+£4 booking fee per online/phone transaction)  
**Wildcard Tickets:** £12/£16 (+booking fee, seat allocated on the day)  
**Booking:** Available online at lso.co.uk or barbican.org.uk, by phone, or in person at the Barbican Centre

Dive into an evening of enchantment and innovation with "Myth and Magic," featuring the illustrious Thomas Adès conducting the London Symphony Orchestra. This captivating concert showcases a blend of classical and contemporary, with performances of Igor Stravinsky's "Orpheus" and "Agon," Witold Lutosławski's "Partita for Violin and Orchestra," and the UK premiere of Thomas Adès' "Air Homage to Sibelius Violin Concerto."

Renowned violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter joins the orchestra, bringing her exceptional talent to a program that promises to weave threads of the past into a radiant future. The evening is a celebration of musical storytelling, with compositions that explore the boundaries of orchestral music and invite the audience into a world of mythological tales and magical sounds.

Don't miss this opportunity to experience the synergy of Thomas Adès, Anne-Sophie Mutter, and the London Symphony Orchestra in a performance that promises to be both refined and refreshing. Book your tickets now for a night of unforgettable music at the heart of London.

Myth and Magic – Thomas Adès

Lutosławski’s interpretation of music for a funeral, and Bryce Dessner's Réponse Lutoslawski, inspired by the Musique funèbre, open this enlightening and introspective program.

Cso Proof: Réponse

Cincinnati Music Hall

Alisa Weilerstein plays the Seattle Symphony premiere of Lutos³awski’s Cello Concerto, a transcendent work composed in 1970. The trailblazing Shiyeon Sung, who has made headlines as the first female conductor from South Korea to reach the international stage, leads the orchestra through the program, which also includes Dvořák’s luminous Sixth Symphony

Dvořák Symphony No. 6

Benaroya Hall

Who would have thought that 13th-century monks could dream up such naughty poems? But they did. And the discovery of their dusty manuscripts sent the 20th-century composer Carl Orff down the proverbial rabbit hole. He dreamed up a hair-raising cantata in Carmina Burana—and the rest is history. Soloists Janai Brugger, Miles Mykkanen, and Anthony Clark Evans join the internationally acclaimed Atlanta Symphony Chorus to sing this curiously beguiling homage to springtime and earthly pleasure. The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra welcomes the debut of Polish conductor Krzysztof Urbański. The program includes the irresistibly tuneful—and rarely-performed—Concerto for Orchestra by his fellow countryman Witold Lutosławski.



Carmina Burana

Atlanta Symphony Hall

Geradezu manisch beginnt Witold Lutosławskis klanggewaltiges »Konzert für Orchester« mit den immer gleichen Paukenschlägen über 38 Takte hinweg, und Samuel Barbers Violinkonzert endet in einem rasend schnellen, mechanistischem Perpetuum mobile. Eine atemraubende Tour de Force in Tönen. Gut, dass da die Dirigentin dieses Programms vom Leistungssport kommt – dem hatte sich die Polin Marta Gardolinska jedenfalls gewidmet, bevor die Musik ihre Profession wurde. »Unsere Arbeit ist der von Sportlern sehr ähnlich«, sagt sie. »Sie ist sehr intensiv, und für ein langes Konzert braucht man einfach viel Körperkraft.« Doch bevor sie das hr-Sinfonieorchester durch das kratzbürstige Barber-Finale steuert, wird erst einmal kräftig spätromantisch eingeseift. Als sein »Seifenkonzert« hat Samuel Barber sein Violinkonzert ja selbst bezeichnet, aber nicht wegen des lyrisch-gesanglichen Schäumens der ersten beiden Sätze. Vielmehr weil es finanziert wurde von einem amerikanischen Industriellen, dem Produzenten der Fels-Naptha-Haushaltsseife. Als Solistin kann man hier die junge Geigerin Maria Ioudenitch erleben, die derzeit bei Christian Tetzlaff an der Kronberg Academy studiert.

Perpetuum mobile

Bertramstraße 8

Brahms’ German Requiem, which explores the grief and yearning experienced after the loss of a loved one, opens with a hushed and somber sound before transitioning to a comforting and ultimately triumphant mood. As is suggested by its title, the work is unique in its use of the German language, utilizing biblical text hand-selected by the composer rather than the traditional Catholic Latin text. 

Brahms' German Requiem

UAB’s Alys Stephens Center

Experience the “brilliant and incisive” (Chicago Tribune) Gil Shaham in Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, ever popular for its mix of vigor and finesse. Richard Strauss’ tone poem explores the ultimate mystery of death and what might lie beyond. Lutosławski’s 1954 Concerto for Orchestra is a symphonic showpiece that draws on Polish folk songs and Baroque forms.

Gil Shaham Plays Mendelssohn

Symphony Center

Curtis Institute of Music students perform over 100 free recitals during the school year, held on most Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings. Admission requires advance registration and is complimentary.

Gipps, Fauré, and Mendelssohn

Curtis Institute of Music Lenfest Hall

Sound becomes color in the world premiere of composer Pius Cheung’s marimba concerto alongside Lutosławski’s Concerto for Orchestra.

We luxuriate in endless shades of sound in a program that centers around the world premiere of internationally renowned and Eugene-based composer Pius Cheung’s Hibiki (Colors of Resonance), performed by marimba virtuoso Eriko Daimo. The textures and timbres of the orchestra are on full display as they perform Hildur Guðnadóttir’s meditative People Get Faces and Claude Debussy’s fantastical and poetic Prélude, before each section of the orchestra is celebrated in Witold Lutosławski’s Concerto for Orchestra.

Colors of Resonance

Hult Center for the Performing Arts

The first of three Sinfonietta Nova concerts will feature London Sinfonietta's Jonathan Morton. The concert will take you on a journey through the raw and palpable power of Krzysztof Penderecki, the eerie and unsettling undercurrent of the Oscar-winning soundtrack 'There Will Be Blood' to the unistic and deeply layered style of composer Zygmunt Krauze, who will sit at the piano.

Sinfonietta Nova

Łaźnia Nowa Theater

Grammy-winning conductor Cristian Măcelaru joins the CSO for music of two Slavic luminaries. Cellist Kian Soltani brings his expressive and charismatic presence to Lutosławski’s Cello Concerto, frequently interpreted as an escalating struggle between the seemingly heroic soloist and the orchestra representing totalitarian authority. The acclaim and popularity of his Symphony No. 11 helped Shostakovich, who had weathered criticism and persecution from the Soviet regime, win back State approval. It offers a depiction of the 1905 Russian Revolution, from the first shots of Bloody Sunday to funeral marches lamenting those who were lost.

Shostakovich: 1905

There’s a special kinship between Scotland and Poland – two nations with stirring histories and dauntless spirits. Grażyna Bacewicz stood her own ground in a time of tyranny, writing music as characterful as it is defiant. Karol Szymanowski imagined new realms of musical sensuality, and the dazzling young South Korean violinist Bomsori Kim is passionate about his silken, shimmering First Violin Concerto. Then, to finish, Witold Lutosławski launches fabulous musical fireworks into the grey skies of communist Poland. Fiery, playful, and utterly original his Concerto for Orchestra is one of post-war music’s true showstoppers, and it’s a special favourite of guest conductor Marta Gardolińska. She won’t hold back today.

Afternoon Performance: Muzyka Polska!

Selected through a rigorous and competitive audition process, top students from the Community School with perform works by Chopin, Prokofiev, Lutosławski, and more.

Community School Winter Honors Recital

One California Plaza

Study concert with brass students under Jesper Juul, Jakob Keiding, Jonas Wiik, and Nikolaj Viltof

Study concert with brass ensembles

New Hall

Marco Chen (G.P.D. '24) presents a clarinet recital.

Student Recital: Marco Chen, Clarinet

Boston Conservatory at Berklee

Guided by the fantastic talents of Principal Viola MingYu Hsu and Principal Cello Mark Gibbs, embark on an exhilarating musical adventure to find out just how far the incredible power of symphonic music can take you. Paired with Mason’s A Joyous Trilogy, a work that embodies cheerfulness, and Lutosławski’s audacious and wonderfully rewarding Concerto for Orchestra, this concert’s program will fuel your mind with powerful sound!

Explore Your Imagination

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

Accordo is a string ensemble composed of present and former principal string players of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and Minnesota Orchestra. The group has been named “Best Chamber Ensemble” by the Minneapolis Star Tribune and “the dream team of chamber music” by Minnesota Monthly. Accordo has been performing since 2008 to consistently well sold and enthusiastic audiences.

Accordo

Westminster Presbyterian Church

Garrick Ohlsson Plays Rachmaninoff

The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park

In his NY Phil debut, conductor Jonathon Heyward leads the Orchestra in Lutosławski’s Concerto for Orchestra, a virtuosic showcase for the whole ensemble. Christian Tetzlaff joins for Brahms’s beloved Violin Concerto, a work of almost symphonic proportions. Canadian composer Zosha Di Castri describes her piece Lineage as reimagining “places and traditions I’ve only known second-hand.” 

Brahms, Di Castri, and Lutosławski

Lincoln Center

Internationally acclaimed for her emotionally charged performances, technical command and interpretive depth, Karina Canellakis returns to the Meyerson stage to bring us Dvořák’s orchestral poem, The Wood Dove, a dark poem focused on a woman who poisoned her husband to marry another man. Over four musical scenes, Dvořák describes a story where a woman poisons her husband and marries another man. And then, day after day, a dove sits on the dead husband’s grave singing a sad song, evoking so much guilt that the wife in the story jumps into a river and drowns. This story comes from the poem of the same name from Kytice, a collection of ballads by Karel Jaromír Erben.

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto

Meyerson Symphony Center

Making her BSO debut, violinist Nicola Benedetti joins conductor Karina Canellakis in her Symphony Hall debut for Karel Szymanowski’s scintillating Violin Concerto No. 2 from 1933, his last major work. His compatriot Witold Lutosławski’s folk-music influenced Concerto for Orchestra (1954) helped establish his international reputation. Antonín Dvořák’s nature-inspired tone poem Wood Dove has not been played by the BSO since 1905.

Karina Canellakis conducts Dvořák, ﻿Lutosławski, and Szymanowski with ﻿Nicola Benedetti, violin

Boston Symphony Hall

Sheku Kanneh-Mason — who rose to worldwide fame after performing at the royal wedding of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry — has quickly become one of the most eloquent and charismatic presences on the classical music scene. Accompanying the BBC Young Musician winner is sibling Isata Kanneh-Mason, whose stunning debut album was just released on Decca Classics. Poignant sonatas by Lutosławski and Barber are at the heart of this once-in-a-lifetime recital.

Sheku Kanneh-Mason recital

This program will feature great musicians of the orchestra in a more intimate setting, playing pieces from the 20th and 21st centuries.

Boats against the Current

Henry W. Coil Sr. and Alice Edna Coil School for the Arts

We welcome back Hilary Hahn to perform Brahms’ epic Violin Concerto. The Polish composer Witold Lutosławski used folk melodies to intriguing effect in his Concerto for Orchestra, making instrumental colors the engine of a virtuosic vehicle for the entire ensemble.

Hilary Hahn Plays Brahms

Conductor Karina Canellakis leads the SF Symphony and cellist Alisa Weilerstein in a concert featuring Richard Strauss’ stunning Don Quixote for solo cello and orchestra. One moment brilliant and triumphant, the next farcical, sometimes sad, the music paints a nuanced portrait of Cervantes’ complicated and compelling title character. The program also features Lili Boulanger’s D’un soir triste, a brooding work she wrote shortly before her death at age 24, and Witold Lutosławski’s Concerto for Orchestra, brimming with folk-inspired melodies and sweeping musical gestures.

Canellakis & Weilerstein

Davies Symphony Hall

The USC Thornton Symphony performs Tchaikovsky's “Pathétique” Symphony and Witold Lutoslawski's Cello Concerto.  The ensemble, led by Artistic Leader and Principal Conductor of the USC Thornton Orchestras Carl St.Clair, features student-soloist and cellist Stella Cho, winner of the USC Thornton Concerto Competition.

Composer

Witold Lutosławski

Events

Upcoming events

Jan 31 - Feb 1, 2026

Ravel "La Valse" · Dresdner Philharmonie

Feb 4, 2026

Bohemian Rhapsodies · London Philharmonic Orchestra

Feb 26, 2026

The Hallé Presents… Jonny Greenwood · The Bridgewater Hall

Feb 26, 2026

The Hallé Presents: Jonny Greenwood · The Hallé

26 - 28 Feb, 2026

Sibelius Symphony No. 5 · Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Past events

10 - 12 Dec, 2025

Czech Philharmonic • Simon Rattle · Czech Philharmonic

Dec 4, 2025

Elgars Cello Concerto · Malmö Symphony Orchestra

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