Sept. 18-19 will see the world premiere of Canadian composer Michael Oesterle’s new Orchestre symphonique de Montréal commission. The program, conducted by Rafael Payare, also features Daniil Trifonov playing Schumann’s A minor Piano Concerto, plus Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique. https://www.osm.ca/en/concert/berliozs-symphonie-fantastique
The Madison Symphony’s season opener Sept. 20-22 will include the orchestra performing Valerie Coleman’s Umoja: Anthem of Unity for the first time. John DeMain leads cellist Tommy Mesa in Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme. The program also includes Joseph Jongen’s Symphonie Concertante and de Falla’s Suite No. 2 from The Three-Cornered Hat. https://madisonsymphony.org/event/reunion/
On Sept 21, the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra presents the Midwest premiere of David Diamond’s Symphony No. 2, written in 1943 and influenced by the Second World War. Stilian Kirov conducts this all-American program, which also includes symphonies by John Vincent and William Grant Still. https://ipomusic.org/2024-25-season/
In the Toronto Symphony season opener, Gustavo Gimeno conducts the Canadian premiere of Carlos Simon’s Concerto for Orchestra, Wake Up! Then pianist Jan Lisiecki joins concertmaster Jonathan Crow and principal cellist Joseph Johnson for Beethoven’s captivating Triple Concerto. This Sept. 25-28 program concludes with the Gorchakov orchestration of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. https://www.tso.ca/concerts-and-events/events/pictures-at-an-exhibition/
Music director Andris Nelsons leads the Boston Symphony in an all-American program opening with a world premiere by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Tania León and closing with Wake Up: A Concerto for Orchestra by BSO Composer Chair Carlos Simon. BSO principal clarinet William R. Hudgins is the soloist in Aaron Copland’s delightful Clarinet Concerto, contrasting with […]
On Sept. 27, members of the Seattle Symphony present the world premiere of Majel Connery’s Elderflora, a profound life portrait of an ancient tree, as part of the Octave 9 series. The composer will appear on voice and synthesizers, joined by electric cellist Felix Fan. The performance will also feature photos by Noah Kalina. https://www.seattlesymphony.org/en/concerttickets/calendar/2024-2025/24octave1
Esa-Pekka Salonen is joined by pianist Alexandre Tharaud in his San Francisco Symphony debut Sept. 27–28, performing the world premiere of Nico Muhly’s Baroque-inspired Piano Concerto. The program features three additional works that draw inspiration from an earlier time: Paul Hindemith’s raucous Ragtime (Well-Tempered), Edward Elgar’s transcription of Bach’s Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV […]
On Sept. 27-28 the Grand Rapids Symphony will present the world premiere of a new orchestration of Clara Schumann’s Three Romances for Violin and Piano. Music director Marcelo Lehninger conducts this program, which opens with the Brahms Violin Concerto (featuring Alexandra Soumm) and closes with Robert Schumann’s Fourth Symphony. https://www.grsymphony.org/brahms
A new work by jazz/classical composer Billy Childs will open the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra’s Carnegie Hall program on Sept. 28. Garrick Ohlsson will solo on Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat, and Michael Stephen Brown’s orchestration of Brahms’ Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel closes the program. https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2024/09/28/Orpheus-Chamber-Orchestra-Garrick-Ohlsson-Piano-0800PM
