1. MISSY MAZZOLI: Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres)

   JEAN SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto

   BÉLA BARTÓK: Concerto for Orchestra

SERGEI RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 3

EDWARD ELGAR: Enigma Variations

CAROLINE SHAW: The Observatory [CSO Co-Commission]

GEORGE GERSHWIN: Rhapsody No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra

GUSTAV HOLST: The Planets

ETHEL SMYTH: On the Cliffs of Cornwall

BENJAMIN BRITTEN: Violin Concerto

JEAN SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 2

DANIEL BJARNASON: Violin Concerto

EDVARD GRIEG: Peer Gynt [concert-staged production]

JULIA PERRY: Homunculus C.F.

PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto

SERGEI PROKOFIEV: Symphony No. 3

Romantic themes that stand the test of time? Check. Epic moments so powerful they give you goosebumps? Oh, absolutely. Pops Principal Guest Conductor Damon Gupton leads a spectacular orchestral mixtape featuring some of Tchaikovsky’s greatest hits, including Romeo & Juliet, selections from Swan Lake, and of course, the 1812 Overture.

QIGANG CHEN: The Five Elements

FRANZ LISZT: Piano Concerto No. 2

ZHOU TIAN: The Palace of Nine Perfections

MAURICE RAVEL: Rapsodie espagnole

RICHARD STRAUSS: Horn Concerto No. 1

SAMUEL ADAMS: Variations [World Premiere, CSO Co-Commission]

RICHARD STRAUSS: Death and Transfiguration

In 2018, Marvel Studios’ Black Panther quickly became a global sensation and cultural phenomenon, showing a new dimension of what superhero films could be. Rolling Stone raved, “The film lights up the screen with a full-throttle blast of action and fun. That’s to be expected. But what sneaks up and floors you is the film’s racial conscience and profound, astonishing beauty.” Now you can relive the excitement of T’Challa becoming king and battling Killmonger all while the Cincinnati Pops performs Ludwig Göransson’s Oscar-winning score live to picture

FELIX MENDELSSOHN: Die schöne Melusine ("The Fair Melusine")

ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD: Violin Concerto

ALEXANDER VON ZEMLINSKY: Die Seejungfrau ("The Mermaid")

ANTONIN DVORAK: Cello Concerto

RICHARD AYRES: No. 52 I. Saying Goodbye

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5

ANTONIN DVORAK: Cello Concerto

RICHARD AYRES: No. 52 I. Saying Goodbye

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5

DANIEL BJARNASON: New Work, Part I [US Premiere, CSO Co-Commission]

SERGEI RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 1

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 5

NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Russian Easter Overture
BILLY CHILDS: Saxophone Concerto [CSO Co-Commission]

MODEST MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Ravel)

GUSTAV MAHLER: Symphony No. 7

JMR and the Pops wrap up the 22/23 season with a Broadway musical reimagined for the concert hall! The brainchild of renowned writing team Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, Ragtime, which follows three pursuits of the American Dream, became an instant classic. Nominated for 13 Tony Awards and two GRAMMY Awards in 1998, the show beat out The Lion King for the Tony for Best Original Score. Now you can experience the celebrated smash hit in a whole new way—in concert with the Cincinnati Pops!

HECTOR BERLIOZ: Overture to Les Francs-Juges ("The Secret Court")

MARK SIMPSON: Piano Concerto [US Premiere, CSO Co-Commission]

CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS: Symphony No. 3, Organ

HECTOR BERLIOZ: Overture to Les Francs-Juges ("The Secret Court")

MARK SIMPSON: Piano Concerto [US Premiere, CSO Co-Commission]

CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS: Symphony No. 3, Organ

DARIUS MILHAUD: La création du monde ("The Creation of the World")

COURTNEY BRYAN: Piano Concerto [World Premiere, (orchestral version), CSO Co-Commission]
DUKE ELLINGTON: Night Creature

GEORGE GERSHWIN: An American in Paris