Announcing the 23/24 CSO Season!
Sharing live music is a transformational experience, and we are excited to unveil the 2023-24 season, one which will explore and embrace every emotion in Louis Langrée’s final season as Music Director, featuring bold international collaborations and tributes to special moments from his tenure as it unfolds on the stage of Music Hall.
BEETHOVEN’S FIFTH
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.
Sat
Apr 1
7:30 pm | Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church
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In this issue of Fanfare Magazine, we dive into the stories behind our March and April concerts and learn more about the changing landscape of the concert experience. In Ken Smith’s story, we hear from Louis Langrée, composer Samuel Adams, guest conductor Kevin John Edusei and cellist Sterling Elliott. In Steven Rosen’s piece, he explores the intersection between films and live music and its recent surge in popularity through the perspectives of John Morris Russell, Matthias Pintscher and Keitaro Harada. In Wajeeh Khan’s story, we highlight our Young People’s Concerts and how they inspire the next generation of musicians and fans.
The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) and Cincinnati Pops announced details for the 2023-24 season, Louis Langrée’s eleventh and final season as Music Director of the Orchestra.
The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) announced internationally-renowned gospel music trailblazer Donald Lawrence as the headlining artist for its Classical Roots concert on Friday, April 14, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. at Music Hall. Lawrence will make his CSO debut alongside his band, the Classical Roots Community Choir directed by Jason Alexander Holmes, and the CSO led by conductor John Morris Russell.
The National Instrumentalist Mentoring and Advancement Network (NIMAN) and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) have announced the Inaugural National Pathways Festival and Annual Convening will be held on March 18 & 19 at Cincinnati Music Hall.
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