Series 1
With a heroic beginning, Series 1 journeys through some of the most seminal works of symphonic repertoire. New and seasoned music lovers, start your adventure here.
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6 Fridays • 11 am
6 Saturdays • 8 pm
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A HERO'S LIFE:
Strauss + Ravel
Fri Sep 18, 2020 | 11:00 am
Sat Sep 19, 2020 | 8:00 pm
Cancelled due to COVID-19
Louis Langrée, conductor
Hélène Grimaud, piano
We open the season with two stories of heroism: Mozart’s Overture to Idomeneo and the impassioned call of Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben.
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MOZART: Overture to Idomeneo
RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G MajorSTRAUSS: Ein Heldenleben ("A Hero's Life")
TCHAIKOVSKY + ADOLPHE
Fri Oct 30, 2020 | 11:00 am
Sat Oct 31, 2020 | 8:00 pm
Cancelled due to COVID-19
Louis Langrée, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violin
Tchaikovsky’s last symphony has it all.
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JULIA ADOLPHE: New Work [CSO Commission]
TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6, Pathétique
MAHLER SYMPHONY NO. 7
Fri Jan 8, 2021 | 11:00 am
Sat Jan 9, 2021 | 8:00 pm
Cancelled due to COVID-19
Matthias Pintscher, conductor, CSO Creative Partner
Leila Josefowicz, violin
Mahler’s Seventh reflects the depth, mystery and shimmering light of nocturnal worlds. Learn more.
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ANDREW NORMAN: New Violin Concerto for Leila Josefowicz
MAHLER: Symphony No. 7
WAGNER THE VALKYRIE
Fri Feb 5, 2021 | 11:00 am
Sat Feb 6, 2021 | 8:00 pm
Cancelled due to COVID-19
Karina Canellakis, conductor
Kian Soltani, cello
Heidi Melton, soprano
Stefan Vinke, tenor
John Relyea, bass
The first act of Wagner’s Die Walküre is total art. Learn more.
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LUTOSŁAWSKI: Cello Concerto
WAGNER: Act 1 of Die Walküre ("The Valkyrie")
PROKOFIEV + SIBELIUS
Fri Mar 19, 2021 | 11:00 am
Sat Mar 20, 2021 | 8:00 pm
Cancelled due to COVID-19
Hannu Lintu, conductor
Seong-Jin Cho, piano
Shades of romanticism linger and blinding brass break like sunlight over snowcaps in Sibelius’ First Symphony. Learn more.
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ANNA THORVALDSDOTTIR: Metacosmos
PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 2
SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 1
SHEHERAZADE3
Fri Apr 9, 2021 | 11:00 am
Sat Apr 10, 2021 | 8:00 pm
Cancelled due to COVID-19
Louis Langrée, conductor
Fatma Said, soprano
Three Shéhérazades conjure the magic sands of Arabian nights. Learn more.
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RAVEL: Shéhérazade; Ouverture de féerie
RAVEL: Shéhérazade (Three poems for Song and Orchestra)
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade
