Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 is the ultimate musical thrill ride that surges with staggering virtuosity, luxuriant melodies and thundering orchestral verve. The ASO welcomes the sensational 2022 Van Cliburn medalist Anna Geniushene, who plays “with an exquisite touch and an almost infinite ...

The world-famous Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Chorus fill Symphony Hall with the powerful sounds of Handel's Messiah. Director of Choruses Norman Mackenzie takes center stage in this presentation of the Christmas portion of Handel's most enduring oratorio, culminating in the glorious "H...

Violinist Giuseppe Gibboni navigates the technically virtuosic Violin Concerto No. 1 by Niccolo Paganini, conducted by Jader Bignamini with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

Conductor Jader Bignamini leads the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra through the overture from Giovanni Bottesini's seldom-performed opera Il Diavolo Della Notte.

Conductor Jader Bignamini leads the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra through Ottorino Respighi's iconic Pines of Rome (Pini di Roma), the most notable of three tone poems, musically navigating the beauty of the Italian city.

Ottorino Respighi's Fontana di Roma ("Fountains of Rome") is the first of three tone poems detailing the beauty and grandeur of the Italian city. Jader Bignamini conducts.

Conductor Peter Oundjian leads the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 7, the dynamic composer's return to complex, progressive tonality.

Principal Trumpet Michael Tiscione joins pianist Inon Barnatan with conductor Peter Oundjian and the Atlanta Symphony for Shostakovich's Concerto for Trumpet, Piano & Strings, an uproarious concerto filled to the brim with musical quotation and virtuosic passages.

Composer Darius Milhaud's La création du monde is a musical exploration of the creation of the world based on African folk mythology. Conductor Stephane Deneve leads a chamber iteration of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

This special Behind the Curtain summer concert session features four of our orchestra's musicians performing selections of concerti they personally selected, performed with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Resident Conductor William R. Langley.

COMPLETE PROGRAM
Fanfare for the C...

Pianist Kirill Gerstein performs Maurice Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, originally commissioned by Paul Wittgenstein who lost his right arm in World War I. Conductor Stephane Deneve leads the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

Conductor Stéphane Denève leads the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra through French composer Jacques Ibert's Escales, inspired by Ibert's naval experiences after World War I.

Conductor Stephane Deneve leads the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra performing the evocative and sensuous tone poem An American in Paris by American composer George Gershwin.

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Music DIrector Laureate Robert Spano performs Jean Sibelius' Tapiola, a masterful tone poem defining Finnish forest spirit Tapio as detailed throughout the poem compilation Kalevala.

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's titular Scheherazade, based on the Middle Eastern folktale compilation One Thousand and One Nights, is a powerful musical exploration of intimate encounters and turbulent seas. Music Director Laureate Robert Spano conducts the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

Pianist Jae Hong Park tackles the sublime Piano Concerto in F Sharp Minor by Alexander Scriabin with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra under Music Director Laureate Robert Spano.

Principal Flutist Christina Smith deftly performs Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach's Flute Concerto in D Minor with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Nathalie Stutzmann.

The popular Australian conductor Nicholas Carter leans into the volcanic power of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for the passionate and alluring First Symphony by William Walton. Fun Fact: The success of Walton's Symphony No. 1 led to a commission to write "Crown Imperial" for the coronation of K...

In his ASO debut, guest conductor Matthew Halls opens an all-Haydn program with the composer's rarely performed overture to the opera L'isola disabitata (The Deserted Island).

Full Concert:
• HAYDN: L'isola disabitata (The Deserted Island)
• HAYDN: Cello Concerto No. 2
• HAYDN: Sympho...

The ASO welcomes the debut of guest conductor Matthew Halls
in an all-Haydn program culminating in the winsome Symphony No. 101, nicknamed "The Clock."

Full Concert:
• HAYDN: L'isola disabitata (The Deserted Island)
• HAYDN: Cello Concerto No. 2
• HAYDN: Symphony No. 101, “The Clock”...

The ASO welcomes the debut cellist Sterling Elliott in Haydn's Second Cello Concerto. The young cello phenom, who is dazzling critics across the U.S., adds fire to the genial concerto.

Full Concert:
• HAYDN: L'isola disabitata (The Deserted Island)
• HAYDN: Cello Concerto No. 2
• HAYD...

Popular Australian conductor Nicholas Carter leads the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in the brilliant and joyous Violin Concerto No. 3, written by a 19-year-old Mozart. The Orchestra welcomes the debut of rising star violinist Geneva Lewis.

Full Concert:
• HAYDN: Symphony No. 96, “The Miracle” ...

Popular Australian conductor Nicholas Carter leads the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in Haydn's "Miracle" Symphony.

Full Concert:
• HAYDN: Symphony No. 96, “The Miracle”
• MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 3
• WALTON: Symphony No. 1
Nicholas Carter, conductor
Geneva Lewis, violin
Nov 22 2024 |...

RACHMANINOFF: Symphonic Dances
Roderick Cox, conductor

With his “remarkably dynamic and daring onstage presence,” Georgia native Roderick Cox delivers a “season high” (ArtsATL), taking the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra full throttle in Rachmaninoff’s seductive orchestral romp Symphonic Dances.