Nashville Symphony | David Robertson, conductor | Orli Shaham, piano

Program

Claude Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun 
David Robertson: Light forming: a piano concerto 
Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 ("From the New World") 

Nashville Symphony | Jonathan Taylor Rush, conductor | Zlatomir Fung, cello 

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Carlos Simon: Four Black American Dances 
Edward Elgar: Cello Concerto 
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 

Nashville Symphony | Christian Reif, conductor | J’Nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano 

Program

Charles Ives: The Unanswered Question 
Brian Field: Everything Hurts*
Julia Perry: Stabat Mater 
Kurt Weill: Symphony No. 2 

*World premiere of New York Times bestselling author Amanda Gorman’s poetry set to symphonic music, creating a powerful fusion of words and orchestral expression. 

Nashville Symphony & Chorus | José Luis Gomez, conductor | Tucker Biddlecombe, chorus director | Katie Van Kooten, soprano | Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano | Rodrick Dixon, tenor | Morris Robinson, bass 

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Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem 

Choral performances are generously supported by the Mary C. Ragland Foundation. 

Nashville Symphony | Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor | Pacho Flores, trumpet

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Alberto Ginastera: Four Dances from Estancia 
Arturo Márquez: Concierto de Otoño for trumpet & orchestra 
Pacho Flores: Morocota 
Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben (“A Hero's Life”) 

Nashville Symphony | Gemma New, conductor | Conrad Tao, piano

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Ludwig van Beethoven: Egmont Overture 
John Adams: Century Rolls for piano and orchestra 
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 41 (“Jupiter”) 

Nashville Symphony & Chorus | Robert Spano, conductor | Tucker Biddlecombe, chorus director | Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano | James Laing, counter tenor | Joshua Lovell, tenor | Jarrett Ott, baritone>

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Leonard Bernstein: Symphony No. 1 (“Jeremiah”) 
Jonathan Leshnoff: The Sacrifice of Isaac — Live Recording

Choral performances are generously supported by the Mary C. Ragland Foundation. 

Nashville Symphony | Andrew Grams, conductor | Clayton Stephenson, piano 

Program

Aaron Copland: Our Town 
Caroline Shaw: The Observatory 
Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major 
George Gershwin: An American in Paris 

The Lawrence S. Levine Memorial Concert 

Nashville Symphony | Tito Muñoz, conductor | Timothy McAllister, saxophone 

Program

Joaquín Rodrigo: A la busca del más allá (In search of the beyond) 
James Lee III: Saxophone Concerto | World Premiere
Gustav Holst: The Planets 

Nashville Symphony | Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor | Alessio Bax, piano 

Program

Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 
Igor Stravinsky: Pétrouchka (1947) 

Nashville Symphony | Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor | Fleur Barron, mezzo-soprano 

Program

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture 
Mason Bates: Passage for mezzo-soprano, orchestra & laptop — Live Recording
Mason Bates: Suite from The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs — Live Recording
Béla Bartók: Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin 

Nashville Symphony | Brett Mitchell, conductor | Edgar Meyer, double bass | Sam Bacco, percussion 

Program

Samuel Barber: Medea’s Meditation and Dance of Vengeance 
Edgar Meyer: Bass Concerto No. 2 for double bass and percussion 
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 ("Eroica") 

Nashville Symphony | Teddy Abrams, conductor | Time for Three, soloists 

Program

Mason Bates: Silicon Hymnal*
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 1  (“Titan”) 

*Co-commissioning orchestra