This is the place for news and stories about the people behind the music. Fanfare Cincinnati is the official program book magazine of your Orchestra, published in partnership with Cincinnati Magazine.
ON THE COVER The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra was born 125 years ago in January 1895, and this month’s concerts and events are a celebration of that milestone and of those who have built a legacy of excellence that will endure long into the future.
ON THE COVER Cincinnati Pops Conductor John Morris Russell invites you to experience Cincinnati’s favorite holiday music tradition, Dec. 13–15, in a Music Hall beautifully adorned for the season. Tony-nominated star Megan Hilty, along with choirs, dancers and Santa himself, will help spread the holiday joy.
ON THE COVER Thomas Wilkins returns to Music Hall to lead the CSO in its “American Life” concerts Nov. 15–16, which feature five works by African-American composers past and present. Pianist Louis Schwizgebel performs Florence Price’s Piano Concerto in One Movement.
ON THE COVER Louis Langrée leads the CSO in the world premiere of the Symphony No. 6 by Christopher Rouse, music commissioned by the Orchestra for this 125th Anniversary season, Oct. 18–19.
ON THE COVER Anne-Sophie Mutter is a musical phenomenon. For more than 40 years the virtuoso has been a fixture in all of the world’s major concert halls, making her mark on the classical music scene as soloist, mentor and visionary. The four-time Grammy® Award winner performs Beethoven’s Violin Concerto Sept. 28–29.
ON THE COVER John Morris Russell (JMR) conducts the Cincinnati Pops on July 4 at Riverbend for the Orchestra’s annual Red, White and BOOM concert spectacular! Joining him at center stage will be Tony-nominated vocalist Montego Glover, the Six-String Soldiers of the U.S. Army Field Band and the Cincinnati Pops Chorale.
ON THE COVER Grammy-winning Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov has made a spectacular ascent in the classical music world as a solo artist, champion of the concerto repertoire, chamber and vocal collaborator, and composer. He makes his CSO debut May 3–4 performing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5.
ON THE COVER Esther Yoo, the violinist recently listed as one of Classic FM’s Top 30 Artists under 30 and acclaimed for her “dark, aristocratic tone” (Gramophone) and “balanced grace” (The Herald), will make her CSO debut Mar 30–31, performing Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto.
ON THE COVER CSO Music Director Louis Langrée will take audiences on a journey from America to France and back again with a program of works including Gershwin’s An American in Paris, Varèse’s Amériques, Barber’s Violin Concerto and Ravel’s Tzigane Mar 15–16.