Beethoven Symphony No. 5 with the four most famous notes in history

The legendary Alfred Brendel joins the PSO to perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with Sir Andrew Davis’ own orchestration of music by Bach

Gil Shaham and Mendelssohn's virtuosic and melodic Violin Concerto

PSO’s own Andrés Cárdenes conducts Schumann’s Symphony No. 3, “Rhenish”

October 13, 2007

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor

WAGNER: Three Excerpts from Die Meistersinger
WAGNER: Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5

This concert of masterworks features two German masterpieces by Wagner and arguably the most famous symphony ever written, Beethoven's Symphony No. 5.

November 10, 2007

Marek Janowski, conductor
Nikolai Lugansky, piano

BRAHMS: Symphony No. 3
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 4
BRAHMS: Hungarian Dances Nos. 20 (orch. Dvorák), 10, 3, 1 (orch. Brahms)

Enjoy the genius of Brahms with his Symphony No. 3 and delightful Hungarian Dances. The music of Brahms’ idol, Beethoven, is featured with his Piano Concerto No.4, perhaps the most sublime of Beethoven’s five piano concertos.

February 23, 2008

Marin Alsop, conductor
Dame Evelyn Glennie, percussion

TCHAIKOVSKY: Romeo and Juliet
CORIGLIANO: Percussion Concerto
(co-commission & world premiere)
PROKOFIEV: Romeo and Juliet

Baltimore Symphony Music Director Marin Alsop conducts with percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie performing the World Premiere of Corigliano’s concerto plus Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev’s beautiful musical portrayal of Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers.

March 15, 2008

Sir Andrew Davis, conductor
Alfred Brendel, piano

SIBELIUS: The Oceanides
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 3
BACH: Three Chorale Preludes (orch. Davis)
STRAVINSKY: Symphony in Three Movements

The legendary Alfred Brendel joins Sir Andrew Davis for Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3. Sir Andrew’s orchestrations of the music of Bach are featured along with works by Sibelius and Stravinsky.

April 12, 2008

Sir Andrew Davis, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin

KNUSSEN: Symphony
(co-commission & world premiere)
MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto
STRAUSS: Der Rosenkavalier Suite

Famed violinist Gil Shaham performs Mendelssohn’s lyrical concerto and Sir Andrew Davis leads your PSO in an audience favorite by Richard Strauss.

April 26, 2008

Andrés Cárdenes, conductor
Chee-Yun, violin

HINDEMITH: Concert Music for Strings and Brass
MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 3 “Strassburg”
SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 3, “Rhenish”

PSO Concertmaster Andrés Cárdenes takes the podium to lead music of Hindemith and Schumann. Violinist Chee-Yun plays Mozart’s stirring “Strassburg” concerto.

May 10, 2008

Manfred Honeck, conductor
Michael Rusinek, clarinet

VERDI: La forza del destino Overture
FLETCHER: Clarinet Concerto
(PSO commission & world premiere)
STRAUSS: Ein Heldenleben

Incoming Music Director, Manfred Honeck returns to lead the orchestra in Strauss’ epic masterpiece, “A Hero’s Life.” PSO Principal Clarinetist, Michael Rusinek, performs a new concerto, commissioned by the PSO.