Dearborn Symphony

Get ready for a grand tour of Europe with beloved travel expert Rick Steves as your guide. Rick Steves’ Symphonic Europe is a one-of-a-kind concert event that combines breathtaking symphonic music with stunning video from Rick’s acclaimed PBS travel series—projected above the orchestra in high-definition and synchronized live with the music.

From the noble beauty of Elgar and the rhapsodic sweep of Smetana’s The Moldau to the joyful grandeur of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy and the iconic charm of Strauss’s Emperor Waltz, each piece in this globe-trotting program evokes a different place, tradition, or cultural landmark. Rick Steves appears on screen throughout the concert, sharing personal insights and stories that deepen the audience’s connection to each work and destination.

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Rick Steves’ Symphonic Europe

Ford Community & Performing Arts Center

Emperor Waltzes

Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin

 America the Beautiful

Intermezzo and Farandole from L’Arlésienne

Overture to Nabucco

Stars and Stripes Forever

Morning Mood from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1

The Moldau

Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 

Ode to Joy from Symphony No. 9