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SCHUMANN: Cello Concerto with Edgar Moreau
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra welcomes cellist Edgar Moreau, who made his Atlanta debut “with dazzling accuracy and insouciant wit” (ArtsATL). Moreau joins the Orchestra for one of the great masterpieces for the cello, Robert Schumann’s enigmatic Cello Concerto. Nathalie Stutzmann conducts.
Ful...
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My Boléro with Nathalie Stutzmann
Movie + 1 extra
Having never conducted Ravel's popular yet mysterious Boléro, Nathalie Stutzmann sets out on a personal quest to discover what truly lies at the heart of this masterpiece.
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STRAVINSKY: Petrushka (rev. 1947)
In 1909, Igor Stravinsky was a skinny 28-year-old no-name who got the chance of a lifetime. He took it. He wrote the score for a ballet called The Firebird and became a giant of 20th-century music overnight.
Stravinsky's ballet was an assignment by the impresario Sergei Diaghilev for a Russian...
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POLINA NAZAYKINSKAYA: Winter Bells
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra kicks off its first Delta Classical concert of 2025 with the symphonic tone poem Winter Bells, a “gorgeous novelty” by one of music’s rising stars, the young American-based Russian composer Polina Nazaykinskaya. Aziz Shokhakimov conducts.
Full Concert:
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RACHMANINOFF: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Uzbek pianist Behzod Abduraimov joins the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for Rachmaninoff’s show-stopping Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, a pianistic favorite delivering sweeping Romantic melodies and sizzling virtuosity. Aziz Shokhakimov conducts.
Full Concert:
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GABRIELA LENA FRANK: Walkabout
Guest conductor Lina Gonzalez-Granados makes her Atlanta Symphony Orchestra debut with a delightful mélange of music from the Americas in Gabriela Lena Frank’s musical travelogue, Walkabout: Concerto for Orchestra.
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WORLD PREMIERE: Joel Thompson’s “To See the Sky”
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra presents a world premiere by Atlanta’s own Joel Thompson, an Emmy Award-winning composer working at the intersection of art and social justice.
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GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue feat. Cédric Tiberghien
French pianist Cédric Tiberghien makes his Atlanta Symphony Orchestra debut with a delightful mélange of music in in George Gershwin’s irresistible Classical-meets-jazz mashup, Rhapsody in Blue.
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Adam Schoenberg's "Picture Studies"
Music Director Laureate and longtime leader of the ASO, Robert Spano, returns to Symphony Hall and brings with him an old friend of the Orchestra, Emmy Award-winning composer Adam Schoenberg and his “Picture Studies,” a modern take on Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.
Says Schoenberg, “My ...
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RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 3 ft. Garrick Ohlsson
In the piano world, it’s known as the “Rach Three,” a moniker that comes with reverence, a quickening of the heart, and a dash of terror. Among the most difficult of all the popular piano concertos, this Piano Concerto No. 3 was written by one of the greatest pianists who ever lived: Sergei Rach...
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BRITTEN: Piano Concerto ft. Yeol Eum Son
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra welcomes Korean virtuoso Yeol Eum Son, a pianist with “power and passion, fireworks and drama aplenty” (Limelight), in her first Atlanta performance with this tasty rarity, the sassy Piano Concerto written by a 25-year-old Benjamin Britten. Dmitry Matvienko conducts...
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RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 2
Russian choirmaster-turned-conductor Dmitry Matvienko leads the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in the fragrant Symphony No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff.
Full Concert:
• BRITTEN: Piano Concerto
• RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 2
Dmitry Matvienko, conductor
Yeol Eum Son, piano
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Schumann’s Symphony No. 4
Led by Nathalie Stutzmann, Robert Schumann's Symphony No. 4 offers a feverish flight through intense lyricism and bravura.
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Tchaikovsky’s “The Sleeping Beauty”
He was one of the greatest melodists of all time; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky turned his magic quill upon the fairytale classic of "The Sleeping Beauty" and produced an enchanting ballet and inspiration for Disney’s beloved 1959 animated feature film. Tchaikovsky’s The Sleeping Beauty leans into the...
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Johannes Moser & "A Whole Distant World" by Dutilleux
The spellbinding German‑Canadian cellist Johannes Moser returns to Symphony Hall for the ravishing cello concerto Tout un monde lointain... by Henri Dutilleux. Guest conductor Alpesh Chauhan makes his Atlanta debut.
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Mendelssohn and The Hebrides Overture
Nathalie Stutzmann conducts this musical postcard written by the 20-year-old Mendelssohn while in Scotland. The Hebrides Overture paints an enigmatic portrait of a sea cave in the Inner Hebrides Islands.
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Maria João Pires Performs Beethoven's 4th Piano Concerto
Widely regarded as one of the great pianists of our time, Portuguese virtuoso Maria João Pires makes her ASO debut as she joins Music Director Nathalie Stutzmann and the Orchestra in Beethoven’s sublime Piano Concerto No. 4.
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DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 9, "New World"
Nathalie Stutzmann conducts Dvořák’s timeless Symphony No. 9, From the New World, a musical postcard written by the homesick composer while living in New York City. One of the best-loved symphonies of the Romantic age, Dvořák’s New World offers a tender English horn solo that later became the Gos...
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Holst's "The Planets"
The Planets, Op. 32 by Gustav Holst
Conductor: Gemma New
Georgia State University Women's Chorus
University of Georgia Women's Glee ClubAs an ardent observer of astrology and horoscopes, Gustav Holst composed The Planets between 1914-1916 as a series of "mood pieces" to reflect each planet's pe...
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Salina Fisher's "Rainphase"
Rainphase by Salina Fisher
Conductor: Gemma NewRainphase by Salina Fisher draws on characteristics of water to mirror the beauty and chaos of New Zealand rain. From precipitation to evaporation, the piece explores its complete lifecycle with a wide spectrum of timbres and rhythms to convey soun...
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ASO & GPB present "Carlos Simon Curates"
This program was curated by Grammy-nominated composer Carlos Simon and carefully designed to spotlight local artists, including the Spelman and Morehouse College Glee Clubs. Simon is known for imbuing a powerful social conscience into his works and exploring contemporary life in Black America. Co...
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All Brahms with Nathalie Stutzmann
Movie + 3 extras
An all-Brahms program featuring the Grammy Award-winning Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus conducted by Nathalie Stutzmann. Plus exclusive interviews with chorus members.
BRAHMS: Nänie
BRAHMS: Schicksalslied
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Rachmaninoff, "The Isle of the Dead"
The Isle of the Dead by Rachmaninoff
Conductor: Nathalie StutzmannASO Music Director Nathalie Stutzmann delves into Rachmaninoff’s macabre tone poem The Isle of the Dead.
The full programming for this concert is below and available to view on ASO: Behind the Curtain.
BRAHMS: Nänie
BRAHMS: Schi...