Driving rhythms, vivid colors, and an electrical charge that could light up a city: Bernstein’s "West Side Story" and Gershwin’s "Cuban Overture" are symphonic favorites that explode with fire and passion. Rodrigo’s "Concierto de Aranjuez" is brought to life with the extraordinary depth and nuanc...

American music, restless and searching. Peter Oundjian is in his element in a program that sweeps from the virtuosity of Joan Tower’s Concerto for Orchestra to the lyricism of Leonard Bernstein’s "Serenade," captured by rising star Paul Huang. From the open skies of Copland’s "Appalachian Spring"...

From intimate storytelling to full orchestral color, this program proves we are more than the sum of our parts. Film composer Michael Abels’s "Emerge" finds musical meaning in a community reunited. Alexandra Dariescu brings the cinematic Piano Concerto by Leokadiya Kashperova back from obscurity....

A tour of England’s many musical characters: warmth in Anna Clyne’s "Within Her Arms," a loving ode to her late mother; sparkle and bite in Benjamin Britten’s Piano Concerto, championed by soloist Leif Ove Andsnes; and noble humanity in Edward Elgar’s "Enigma Variations," an affectionate series o...

Immerse yourself in the luminous world of French music. Debussy’s "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun" shimmers with summer heat. Dutilleux’s visionary cello concerto, "A whole distant world...," has been a lifelong passion for cellist Zuill Bailey. In "Color," Marc-André Dalbavie combines sounds...

Two DSO musicians step into the spotlight in a program of grace, elegance, and joy. Fanny Mendelssohn’s Overture—her only purely orchestral work—is paired with Robert Schumann’s “Rhenish” symphony, music alive with optimism, fire and a deep sacred glow. Flutist Hannah Hammel Maser and harpist Aly...

No warm‑ups, no safety nets. Mahler’s Sixth Symphony hits hard: from its relentless opening march, to its fragile and haunted slow movement, to the hammer-blows of fate at its close. Jader Bignamini leads the DSO through the storm, pushing players to their expressive limits. This is Mahler withou...

A journey to beginnings. In "ARCHORA," Anna Thorvaldsdóttir seeks the origins of life in music shaped by primordial forces. Katherine Balch’s violin concerto "Artifacts" is a fond tribute to the friendship between the composer and the DSO Concertmaster Robyn Bollinger. Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony ...

Storm clouds gather, then they break. Samuel Coleridge‑Taylor’s "Ballade" sweeps listeners on a wild orchestral journey. Pianist Fabian Müller makes his DSO debut with Mozart, whose music “feels like taking a bath in spiritual water.” And Markus Stenz takes us on a journey from darkness to light ...

Carlos Simon won’t take things lying down. His electrifying "Wake Up!," a concerto for orchestra, pulls us forward in our seats, ready for what lies ahead. Johannes Brahms’s virtuosic Violin Concerto offers a lifetime of discovery for the searching mind of soloist Augustin Hadelich. Opening the p...

Two anticipated debuts cap a program of cinematic sweep. Stella Chen, a prodigious violinist makes her DSO debut in Korngold’s lush concerto. Nicholas Collon, founder of the boundary-pushing Aurora Orchestra, brings nostalgia and bite to Rachmaninoff’s "Symphonic Dances" and the fireworks of Lott...

A living American lineage: Valerie Coleman has captivated audiences with her musical storytelling—her new Piano Concerto with soloist Michelle Cann will strike sparks. Conductor Andrew Grams infuses Florence Price’s Symphony No. 3 with warmth and love.

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We welcome the cool dawn with the playful energy of Lili Boulanger’s "Of a Spring Morning." Pianist Zoltán Fejérvári infuses Bartók’s serene Third Piano Concerto with the lilt of their shared native Hungarian tongue. And conductor Edward Gardner, acclaimed for his Stravinsky performances, returns...

A tour through Rome and beyond. Berlioz’s "Roman Carnival Overture" sets the night ablaze, followed by Saint-Saëns’s Fifth Piano Concerto, a favorite of soloist Jean‑Yves Thibaudet, with its vibrant colors and harmonies. Bach’s majestic C minor Passacaglia and Fugue is refracted through Respighi’...

Puccini’s "La bohème" comes vividly to life in a semi-staged production led by Music Director Jader Bignamini. This timeless story of love and friendship continues to move audiences with its humor, romance, and heartbreak.

With the orchestra front and center, this performance draws listeners dir...

A program that pulses with a restless, fiery spirit. In Dobrinka Tabakova’s "Orpheus' Comet," a grand fanfare emerges from fluttering orchestral textures. Daniil Trifonov brings electrifying virtuosity to Prokofiev’s ferocious Second Piano Concerto. Music Director Jader Bignamini and the DSO capt...

James Ehnes is a beloved figure on the DSO stage. His intimate, personal approach connects with audiences, and he finds deep richness in Elgar’s expansive Violin Concerto. Conductor Domingo Hindoyan seeks playfulness in Dvořák’s music, and this performance of the Seventh Symphony will balance fir...

Rising Polish conductor Anna Sułkowska-Migoń is taking the world by storm. She makes her DSO debut in a program with rich Slavic roots. Grażyna Bacewicz’s short overture pulses with urgency and energy, followed by the poetic brilliance of Chopin’s Second Piano Concerto. Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symph...

Live music has a magical power: time can seem to slow, speed, or shudder. Wagner’s luminous "Lohengrin" Prelude captures radiant stillness, while Paul Lewis brings trademark clarity and patience to Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto. John Adams, inspired by the expressiveness of Wagner’s music, pro...

The spark of rebellion. Cherubini’s music, shaped by the French Revolution, dashes with the energy of a restless crowd. Beethoven’s "Creatures of Prometheus" reflects his own radical spirit, while his bold Violin Concerto holds a special place for Nemanja Radulović: “It played a profound role in ...

Richard Strauss’s "Ein Heldenleben" is an unmissable spectacle. Jader Bignamini and the DSO take their roles as its swaggering, expressive heroes. The first half sparkles with the infectious rhythms of Michael Abels’s "Delights and Dances," followed by the elegance and wit of Tchaikovsky’s "Varia...