Concerts

Rite of Spring

  • On Sale: No
  • Flex: Yes
  • Date(s):
    • Date: 02-27-2026 19:30, Venue: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Is Sold Out?: No, Is Cancelled?: No, Is Postponed?: No
    • Date: 02-28-2026 19:30, Venue: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Is Sold Out?: No, Is Cancelled?: No, Is Postponed?: No
    • Date: 03-01-2026 14:30, Venue: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Is Sold Out?: No, Is Cancelled?: No, Is Postponed?: No
  • Event Cancelled: No
  • Program (short):
    • Composer: JOAN TOWER, Piece: {i}1920/2019{/i}
    • Composer: MOZART, Piece: Violin Concerto No. 5 {i}(Turkish){/i}
    • Composer: STRAVINSKY, Piece: {i}The Rite of Spring{/i}
  • Has intermission?: No
  • Conductor: Giancarlo Guerrero
  • Featured Guest Artists: None/Single Artist, Benjamin Beilman
  • Program: 2526 | MW5 | TOWER 1920/2019, 2526 | MW5 | MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5, 2526 | MW5 | STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring

Variations on America

  • On Sale: No
  • Flex: Yes
  • Date(s):
    • Date: 02-12-2026 19:30, Venue: Neel Performing Arts Center, Is Sold Out?: No, Is Cancelled?: No, Is Postponed?: No
    • Date: 02-13-2026 19:30, Venue: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Is Sold Out?: No, Is Cancelled?: No, Is Postponed?: No
    • Date: 02-14-2026 19:30, Venue: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Is Sold Out?: No, Is Cancelled?: No, Is Postponed?: No
    • Date: 02-15-2026 14:30, Venue: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Is Sold Out?: No, Is Cancelled?: No, Is Postponed?: No
  • Event Cancelled: No
  • Program (short):
    • Composer: ADOLPHUS HAILSTORK, Piece: {i}An American Port of Call{/i}
    • Composer: GERSHWIN, Piece: Concerto in F
    • Composer: IVES/ arr. SCHUMAN, Piece: {i}Variations on America{/i}
    • Composer: DAWSON, Piece: {i}Negro Folk Symphony{/i}
  • Has intermission?: No
  • Conductor: Giancarlo Guerrero
  • Featured Guest Artists: None/Single Artist, Clayton Stephenson
  • Program: 2526 | MW4 | Hailstork Port of Call, 2526 | MW4 | GERSHWIN Concerto in F, 2526 | MW4 | IVES Variations on America, 2526 | MW4 | DAWSON Negro Folk Symphony

Pictures at an Exhibition

  • On Sale: No
  • Flex: Yes
  • Date(s):
    • Date: 01-16-2026 19:30, Venue: Neel Performing Arts Center, Is Sold Out?: No, Is Cancelled?: No, Is Postponed?: No
    • Date: 01-17-2026 19:30, Venue: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Is Sold Out?: No, Is Cancelled?: No, Is Postponed?: No
    • Date: 01-18-2026 19:30, Venue: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Is Sold Out?: No, Is Cancelled?: No, Is Postponed?: No
  • Event Cancelled: No
  • Program (short):
    • Composer: MICHAEL ABELS, Piece: {i}Amplify{/i}
    • Composer: BRUCH, Piece: Violin Concerto No. 1
    • Composer: MUSSORGSKY/arr. RAVEL, Piece: {i}Pictures at an Exhibition{/i}
  • Has intermission?: No
  • Conductor: Peter Oundjian
  • Featured Guest Artists: None/Single Artist, Himari
  • Program: 2526 | MW3 | MICHAEL ABELS Amplify , 2526 | MW3 | Bruch Violin, 2526 | MW3 | Mussorgsky pictures

Close Encounters

  • On Sale: No
  • Flex: Yes
  • Date(s):
    • Date: 12-06-2025 19:30, Venue: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Is Sold Out?: No, Is Cancelled?: No, Is Postponed?: No
    • Date: 12-07-2025 14:30, Venue: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Is Sold Out?: No, Is Cancelled?: No, Is Postponed?: No
  • Event Cancelled: No
  • Program (short):
    • Composer: DUKAS, Piece: {i}The Sorcerer's Apprentice{/i}
    • Composer: RODRIGO, Piece: {i}Concierto de Aranjuez{/i}
    • Composer: JOHN WILLIAMS, Piece: Suite from {i}Close Encounters of the Third Kind{/i}
    • Composer: RESPIGHI, Piece: {i}Pines of Rome{/i}
  • Has intermission?: No
  • Conductor: Giancarlo Guerrero
  • Featured Guest Artists: None/Single Artist, Pablo Sainz-Villegas
  • Program: 2526 | MW2 | DUKAS The Sorcerer's Apprentice , 2526 | MW2 | RODRIGO Concierto de Aranjuez, 2526 | MW2 | WILLIAMS Suite from Close Encounters of the Third Kind, 2526 | MW2 | RESPIGHI Pines of Rome

Symphonic Dances

  • On Sale: No
  • Flex: Yes
  • Date(s):
    • Date: 11-07-2025 19:30, Venue: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Is Sold Out?: No, Is Cancelled?: No, Is Postponed?: No
    • Date: 11-08-2025 19:30, Venue: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Is Sold Out?: No, Is Cancelled?: No, Is Postponed?: No
    • Date: 11-09-2025 14:30, Venue: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Is Sold Out?: No, Is Cancelled?: No, Is Postponed?: No
  • Event Cancelled: No
  • Program (short):
    • Composer: JENNIFER HIGDON, Piece: {i}blue cathedral{/i}
    • Composer: TCHAIKOVSKY, Piece: Piano Concerto No. 1
    • Composer: RACHMANINOFF, Piece: {i}Symphonic Dances{/i}
  • Has intermission?: No
  • Conductor: Giancarlo Guerrero
  • Featured Guest Artists: None/Single Artist, Alessio Bax
  • Program: 2526 | MW1 | HIGDON blue cathedral, 2526 | MW1 | TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto, 2526 | MW1 | RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances

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