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MARCH – APRIL 2025
WELCOME TO THE BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA .
Our commitment to you is to provide a comfortable , safe , and enjoyable experience in which all individuals — patrons , staff , artists , volunteers — are treated with respect and dignity .
To ensure an exceptional and memorable experience every time you visit , we invite you to consider the following guidelines to help us achieve this shared goal :
• Kindly follow instructions from staff and security regarding late seating , restricted areas , and any emergency response procedures .
• While we ask that photos and videos are not taken during the performance , we encourage you to capture the opening remarks and closing applause .
• Please be considerate of artists on stage and your fellow audience members .
• Your safety is our top priority , and to ensure a safe and enjoyable environment , we will take action to remove individuals who diminish that environment or harm others .
• We encourage sharing your BSO experience , so be sure to tag us on social media @ baltsymphony .
Thank you for joining us today , and we look forward to welcoming you back to the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall and The Music Center at Strathmore soon !
In keeping with our responsible concert hall experience , the BSO will not be reissuing used copies of Overture between concerts . We encourage you to keep and bring back your personal copy of Overture for all concerts during the publication period .
2 Letter from the President
3 Orchestra Roster
4 Upcoming Performances
5 Musician Spotlight
6 2025 – 26 Season Preview
8 Marin Alsop Q & A
10 Education Updates
12 Kids Listen Free Corner
14 Beethoven ’ s Fifth Symphony & Augustin Hadelich
MARCH 6 – 8
18 Heyward Pays Tribute to Ellington
MARCH 15
21 Mendelssohn & Bartók
MARCH 22 & 23
25 Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark in Concert
MARCH 28 – 30
26 Let ’ s Misbehave : The Songs of Cole Porter
APRIL 4 – 6
28 Scheherezade , Alsop & Montero
APRIL 17 & 19
32 Gil Shaham & Petrushka
APRIL 24 , 25 , & 27
36 |
Board , Endowment Trust & Staff |
37 |
Symphony Fund Honor Roll |
42 |
Lead Funders and Partners |
43 |
Ovation Series |
44 |
Orchestra Map |
MEDIA CONSENT AND USAGE POLICY : Your entrance to Baltimore Symphony Orchestra performances or events constitutes acknowledgement of willingness to appear in photographs and / or video taken by the BSO without compensation of any kind . The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra reserves the right to use any photography or video at any BSO performance or event .
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