Masterworks

Masterworks is the series for keen spirits, romantic hearts, and curious minds. Music Director Joseph Caballé-Domenech and a host of worldwide soloists join the Philharmonic in a year of unparalleled brilliant music.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Philharmonic Pops
Serious fun. Serious entertainment!
Philharmonic Pops offers something for everyone in unforgettable concerts built for first dates, longtime romantics, and good friends looking for adventure.
This intimate gathering for Catch Me If You Can: The Music of John Williams is only offered to Maestro’s Circle and Spotlight Society members in recognition of their wonderful encouragement. Maestro’s […]
Feel the music of John Williams—a legendary sound that stirs hearts, sparks imagination, and transcends cinema in a spectacular night of symphonic magic. The evening will be hosted by Tim […]
Tom Cruise soars on the big screen with the entire Philharmonic for a journey of courage and sacrifice at full throttle.
This intimate gathering for Christmas Symphony with the Colorado Springs Chorale is only offered to Maestro’s Circle and Spotlight Society members in recognition of their wonderful encouragement. Maestro’s Circle members are […]
Ring in the New Year with Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. Hear electrifying performances, thrilling surprises, and see Colorado's biggest balloon drop in a bold, high energy, symphonic celebration.
Raptors roar in Jurassic Park with HD projection, backed live by the full Philharmonic with John Williams' iconic score.
Get loud and relive the Latin pop explosion with hits from Ricky Martin, Gloria Estefan, Enrique Iglesias, Santana, and more in La Vida Loca!
Celebrate Broadway's best villains with unforgettable melodies from Phantom of the Opera, Wicked, and more in a night of music, mischief, and fun—being bad never sounded so good.
This intimate gathering for Marsalis / Rachmaninoff is only offered to Maestro’s Circle and Spotlight Society members in recognition of their wonderful encouragement. Maestro’s Circle members are invited to Musical Chairs, […]
Join the Philharmonic for Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in concert, as they perform John Williams' Grammy-winning score live alongside the epic film on the big screen.
Signature Series
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The complete piano concertos of Ludwig van Beethoven over two unforgettable weekends.
Held at the beautiful Ent Center for the Arts, the Signature Series offers a special intimacy at every performance. These concerts offer something more personal (and less predictable) than traditional performances on a large stage.  Â
This is music that won’t be quiet. Mel Bonis—silenced in her day—opens with waltzes full of elegance and quiet rebellion. Evren Ozel, Van Cliburn bronze medalist, takes on Mozart’s Concerto […]
Hear Mozart’s genius from two sides. Aristo Sham, Van Cliburn gold medalist, performs the radiant Piano Concerto No. 17, alive with charm and effortless grace. Then the mood shifts to […]
Chopin’s fire, Schubert’s light. Vitaly Starikov, Van Cliburn silver medalist, illuminates Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2, a work of drama and poetry. Schubert’s Symphony No. 5 follows with radiant charm—music […]