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The elegance, the genius of Mozart.  His exquisite “Eine kleine Nachtmusik and Symphony No. 27. Experience the artistry of Victoria Chung, as she performs Jennifer Higdon’s evocative Oboe Concerto. Also Stravinsky’s delightful homage to Bach, “Dumbarton Oaks.”

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A Little Night Music

Randolph-Macon College

Perkinson Center for the Arts & Education

St. Christopher's School

Sea and stars swirl and coalesce, while works old and new converse with one another.


Ryan Bancroft & Joshua Bell

Davies Symphony Hall

Big and teaming with life, our season finale reaches for peaks. The fandango, a popular Spanish dance style, finds new life in Márquez’s lively violin concerto, which, from its inception, has been tied to one of the world’s most esteemed violinists, Anne Akiko Meyers. Aaron Copland’s final and monumental Symphony No. 3, which he began writing in a Mexican village in the 1930s, incorporates his famous Fanfare for the Common Man—and Jennifer Higdon’s Fanfare Ritmico reflects on the speed at which our lives move.

Anne Akiko Meyers Plays “Fandango”

Salt Palace Convention Center

In partnership with the International Trombone Festival and Texas Christian University, The FWSO’s season finale goes out with a blast, spotlighting the brass instruments of the orchestra. Music Director Robert Spano will lead the ensemble in a brand-new double concerto for trombone and piano by Texas Christian University alumnus Kevin Day as well as Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Jennifer Higdon’s river sings a song to trees. For the big finish: Mahler’s Symphony No. 5.

Season Finale: Jennifer Higdon, Kevin Day, and Mahler 5

Bass Performance Hall

Enjoy a musical journey as former ISO Music Director Mario Venzago returns to conduct the music of Robert Schumann. The stellar musicians of the ISO invite you to explore the Rhinelands in Schumann’s 3rd Symphony.  Violinist Karen Gomyo, whom the Chicago Tribune describes as “a first-rate artist of real musical command, vitality, brilliance and intensity,” performs Schumann’s ghostly Violin Concerto. Immerse yourself in the ethereal tones of Jennifer Higdon’s blue cathedral.

Venzago Returns!

Hilbert Circle Theatre

Join the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for a captivating performance as Robert Spano conducts a program filled with musical masterpieces. This event, part of the Delta Classical Series, will take place at the Atlanta Symphony Hall from March 20 to March 22, 2025. Tickets are on sale now, offering a unique opportunity to experience the brilliance of Aaron Copland's "Appalachian Spring Suite," Jennifer Higdon's GRAMMY-winning Harp Concerto, and Vaughan Williams' Symphony No. 5.

Under the baton of Music Director Laureate Robert Spano, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will bring to life Copland's evocative score, celebrating the American wilderness with its rugged mountains and boundless prairies. The concert will also feature ASO Principal Harpist Elisabeth Remy Johnson, showcasing her talent in Higdon's Harp Concerto. The evening will conclude with Vaughan Williams' Fifth Symphony, a serene and melodious piece written on the eve of war.

Don't miss this opportunity to immerse yourself in the beauty and power of classical music. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra's website.

Jennifer Higdon

Composer

Events

26 - 28 Apr, 2024

A Little Night Music · Richmond Symphony

16 - 18 May, 2024

Ryan Bancroft & Joshua Bell · San Francisco Symphony

24 - 25 May, 2024

Anne Akiko Meyers Plays “Fandango” · Utah Symphony

May 31 - Jun 2, 2024

Season Finale: Jennifer Higdon, Kevin Day, and Mahler 5 · Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra

3 - 5 Oct, 2024

Venzago Returns! · Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

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