It begins with four notes that changed music forever. Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony storms the stage in a defiant journey from darkness to triumphant light. Hannah Kendall’s Spark Catchers gives voice to working women in 1800’s London factories, while Michael Daugherty paints the labor and fire of Detroit steel. Together, these works blaze with resilience, struggle, […]
Think a piano can’t roar like an orchestra? Brahms’ Second Concerto proves otherwise—epic in scale, thunderous in power, yet tender in its most lyrical moments. Tchaikovsky’s Francesca da Rimini plunges into Dante’s whirlwind of forbidden love and despair, music as fevered as it is heartbreaking.
The heat of Spain ignites the stage in Bizet’s Carmen, a story of love, rebellion, and freedom told through some of the most iconic music ever written. Star guitarist JIJI joins the Philharmonic for Rodrigo’s beloved Concierto de Aranjuez, its famous Adagio one of the most moving moments in all of music.
Every great composer has a moment when the world first takes notice. For Grieg, it was the Piano Concerto, composed at just 24 and overflowing with Romantic passion. Shostakovich was even younger—only 19—when his astonishing First Symphony launched him to international fame. When genius strikes young, it sets the world on fire.
Wynton Marsalis is a jazz pioneer and American icon. No fluff here; it's 100% New Orleans swagger and trumpet thrills. Sergei Rachmaninoff emigrated from Russia and found the American dream. Â His third symphony captures powerful American vibes and a wistful feeling for his distant homeland.
America@250 shines a spotlight on two titans of American music. Leonard Bernstein’s Candide Overture dazzles, while George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess delivers songs that have become part of our cultural DNA. This is the music of a nation finding its voice — bold, soulful, and unforgettable.
