CLASSICAL COLLECTION Bernstein, Copland & Marsalis in American Soundscapes
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Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 8 pm
JOSEPH MEYERHOFF SYMPHONY HALL
Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 8 pm Sunday, January 11, 2026 at 3 pm
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Anthony Parnther, conductor David Kaplan, piano
Anthony Parnther
Anthony Parnther
Dario Acosta
Leonard Bernstein Overture to West Side Story / Peress, Maurice: Adapted
Aaron Copland
INTERMISSION
Piano Concerto |
I. |
Andante sostenuto |
II. |
Molto moderato( molto rubato)- Allegro assai |
David Kaplan, piano
Wynton Marsalis Mvt. I from Blues Symphony( Symphony No. 2) I. Born in Hope
Florence Price
Symphony No. 3 in C minor I. Andante- Allegro II. Andante ma non troppo III. Juba: Allegro IV. Scherzo. Finale: Finale
This performance is approximately 1 hour, 40 minutes and includes a 20-minute intermission.
This program is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Anthony Parnther is set to embark on his seventh season as Music Director of California’ s San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra. His 2025 – 26 highlights include the New York Philharmonic’ s seasonopening gala, New Year’ s Eve celebrations with The Philadelphia Orchestra, a world premiere with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and residencies at Canada’ s Calgary Philharmonic and the Cleveland Institute of Music.
A master of multiple genres, Parnther has conducted many of the world’ s preeminent artists, who range from Joshua Bell and Jessye Norman to Rihanna and John Legend, as well as many major ensembles. These include the Atlanta Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Chicago Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Detroit Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, National Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Seattle Symphony, St. Louis Symphony, Sydney Symphony, and Vancouver Symphony.
Dedicated to amplifying traditionally underrepresented voices, Parnther has reconstructed and performed orchestral works by Margaret Bonds, Duke Ellington, Zenobia Powell Perry, Florence Price, William Grant Still, and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.
As one of today’ s foremost film conductors, Parnther helms recording sessions for many of the world’ s top international feature films and television series. Recent projects include Avatar:
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