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Ortiz & Beethoven: Sep 11-13, 2026
Music that celebrates joy, resilience, and the best of humanity? Yes please!


Mahler Symphony no. 2 "Resurrection": May 29-31, 2026
Mahler's 2nd "Resurrection" Symphony is played so often you'd think the subtitle was a marketing ploy!


Berlioz, Brahms & Mussorgsky/Ravel: May 15-17, 2026
Celebrating Hungary and experiencing visual art on display is easy to do with this powerful music!


Beethoven, Clyne & Stravinsky: May 1-3, 2026
Banshees, Dinosaurs, and the Department of War. What could go wrong?


Britten, Debussy, Price & Gershwin: Apr 24-26, 2026
Music about the sea and the soul. Britten's Four Sea Interludes, Debussy's La Mer, Price's Piano Concerto, and Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.


Handel, Haydn, Mazzoli & Vaughan Williams: Apr 18&19, 2026
War and Peace - a contemplative program of music by Handel, Haydn, Mazzoli, and Vaughan Williams.


Ortiz, Montero & Rimsky-Korsakov: Apr 10–12, 2026
Two Gabby's and a Nikolai... Rimsky-Korsakov missed the 'first name Gabriela' requirement for this program but he gets to stay.


Verdi, Theofanidis & Prokofiev: Mar 20–22, 2026
Exploring doomed and joyous relationships with Verdi, Theofanidis, and Prokofiev!


Lang Lang! Simon, Elgar & Beethoven: Mar 14, 2026
Lang Lang! "Fate", "Enigma", and Beethoven's 1st (or maybe 2nd or 3rd) piano concerto for the win!


Farrenc, Korngold & Beethoven: Mar 6–8, 2026
'Farrenc-ly' my dear, this program is nomnom. Music by Farrenc, Korngold, and Beethoven!


Mussorgsky, Shostakovich & Rachmaninoff: Feb 20–22, 2026
Super cool music from Russian composers? Sign me up!


Bacewicz, Shostakovich & Tchaikovsky: Feb 6–8, 2026
Themes of meeting a moment of oppressed expression and authenticity abound in this program of Bacewicz, Shostakovich, and Tchaikovsky.


Adams, Dvořák, Kreisler, Williams, Gardel & Mussorgsky/Ravel: Jan 27 & Feb 1, 2026
Colorado Symphony is playing Carnegie Hall! NY premiere of John Adams' Frenzy, solo pieces for violin by Kreisler, Dvorak, Williams, and Gardel, and Mussorgsky/Ravel's Pictures at an Exhibition. What a barn burner!


Thompson, Adams, Frank & Mozartx3: Jan 23–25, 2026
Mozart and Now = Nowzart! Enter a world of discovery with 3 new voices and 3 pieces by a wunderkind from the 1700s.


Chabrier, Rachmaninoff, Debussy & Stravinsky: Jan 9–11, 2026
Travel, jazz, springtime, and a creepy puppet show... What could go wrong?!


Handel Messiah "Awakening": Dec 19-21, 2025
George Frederick Handel's Messiah is an epic masterwork with tons of beloved bangers. Read, watch, and learn!


Smetana, Piazzolla & Brahms: Nov 21–23, 2025
Music about place, both geographical and cultural. Smetana's Moldau, Piazzolla's Seasons of Buenos Aires, and Brahms' 2nd Symphony. Yum.


Mozart & Mendelssohn: Nov 7–9, 2025
W. A. Mozart and Felix Mendelssohn had a lot in common - both young talents with an affinity for the music of Bach, and a thirst for self expression through music composition. Learn about Mozart's 4th violin concerto and Mendelssohn's "Lobgesang"!


Mahler: Oct 17–19, 2025
All of Living and Dying in one symphonic work? Must be Mahler! His "cursed" 9th symphony really is all that and a bag of chips.


A chat with Violinist Megan Prokes on preparing for Mahler's 9th Symphony
I chatted with violinist Megan Prokes about preparing to rehearse and perform the music of Gustav Mahler.
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