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Jonathan Carney
BRAHMS AND PROKOFIEV
THURSDAY , MAR 2 , 2023 8 PM S SATURDAY , MAR 4 , 2023 8 PM M ( LATE NIGHT ) SUNDAY , MAR 5 , 2023 3 PM M
ELIZABETH OGONEK New Work BRAHMS Double Concerto for Violin and Cello PROKOFIEV Symphony No . 5
Prokofiev ’ s signature wit and sparkle fills the symphony . The BSO ’ s own Jonathan Carney and Dariusz Skoraczewski flank the podium to unite in a Brahms concerto . Conductor Christian Reif champions one of the brightest stars of his generation , Elizabeth Ogonek .
Angel Blue
ANGEL BLUE AND RACHMANINOFF 2
FRIDAY , MAR 24 , 2023 AT 8 PM M SATURDAY , MAR 25 , 2023 AT 8 PM S SUNDAY , MAR 26 , 2023 AT 3 PM M
JANÁČEK ( arr . Talich , rev . Smetáček ): Suite from The Cunning Little Vixen BARBER Knoxville : Summer of 1915 TERENCE BLANCHARD Selections from Fire Shut Up In My Bones RACHMANINOFF Symphony No . 2
Fresh off her role in Fire Shut Up In My Bones , the BSO welcomes Angel Blue . Barber ’ s Knoxville and Rachmaninoff ’ s Second Symphony bask in nostalgia , while Janaček ’ s The Cunning Little Vixen shines under the baton of the opera conductor Oksana Lyniv .
Joshua Bell
JOSHUA BELL PLAYS MENDELSSOHN
FRIDAY , APR 21 , 2023 AT 8 PM M SATURDAY , APR 22 , 2023 AT 8PM S SUNDAY , APR 23 , 2023 AT 3 PM M
ELLEN REID When the World As You ’ ve Known It Doesn ’ t Exist MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto ELGAR Variations on an Original Theme , “ Enigma ”
Superstar violinist Joshua Bell performs Mendelssohn ’ s deeply poetic concerto . The young Russian conductor Anna Rakitina navigates Elgar ’ s titillating Enigma Variations , and she introduces one of the most compelling voices in contemporary music : the Pulitzer prize-winning artist Ellen Reid .
Tasha Cobbs Leonard
GOSPELFEST 2023 : TASHA COBBS LEONARD
SATURDAY , APR 29 , 2023 AT 8PM M
JONATHAN RUSH conductor TASHA COBBS LEONARD vocalist MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY CONCERT CHOIR ,
DR . ERIC CONWAY director HOWARD GOSPEL CHOIR ,
REGINALD A . GOLDEN director
Gospel music is a quintessentially American art form . Designed with gospel-lovers and newcomers in mind , and under the direction of BSO Assistant Conductor Jonathan Rush , the BSO ’ s GospelFest 2023 will feature powerhouse choirs and lead gospel stars including Richard Smallwood and Tasha Cobbs Leonard .
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M : Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall S : The Music Center at Strathmore