U.S. Midwest

On Nov. 3-4 pianist Alexandra Dariescu and conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya make their Indianapolis Symphony debuts playing Nadia Boulanger’s newly discovered Fantaisie variée. https://www.indianapolissymphony.org/event/tchaikovskys-pathetique/

The Cincinnati Symphony has co-commissioned I Want to Be Alive, a trilogy for orchestra from Icelandic composer Daníel Bjarnason. On Nov. 10-11 the CSO, directed by Gustavo Gimeno, will play its first section, “Echo/Narcissus,” which was completed in 2023. Christian Tetzlaff also joins the orchestra for Szymanowski’s Violin Concert No. 1 in a program that […]

For the past 20 years, members of the St. Louis Symphony have participated in a series called Live at the Pulitzer. This year’s eclectic line-up of ensembles begins on Nov. 14 with string players of the SLSO playing daring and experimental works by Sky Macklay, Molly Joyce, Michael Gordon, Leilehua Lanzilotti, and Andy Akiho. Akiho’s […]

On Nov. 18, the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra will play a 2022 work by their current composer in residence, Miguel del Aguila. His Concierto con brio will feature oboist Nancy Ambrose King and clarinetist Ryan King. Music director Matthew Kraemer conducts this concert, which also includes works by Saint-Saëns and Ibert. https://www.icomusic.org/concerts/suite-brilliance/