CLASSICAL COLLECTION Appalachian Spring & Beethoven 6 with Alsop( EARTH | Songs)
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Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 8 pm
JOSEPH MEYERHOFF SYMPHONY HALL
Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 8 pm Sunday, April 19, 2026 at 3 pm
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Marin Alsop, conductor
Aaron Copland Brett Dean INTERMISSION
Suite from Appalachian Spring Fire Music
Ludwig Van Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68,“ Pastoral” I. Awakening of cheerful feelings on arriving in the country: Allegro ma non troppo II. Scene by the brook: Andante molto mosso III. Merry assembly of country folk: Allegro IV. Thunderstorm: Allegro V. Shepherd ' s Song; Happy, grateful feelings after the storm: Allegretto
This performance is approximately 2 hours, 10 minutes and includes a 20-minute intermission.
SUPPORTING SPONSOR:
Marin Alsop
Marin Alsop
One of the foremost conductors of our time, Marin Alsop is the first woman to serve as the head of major orchestras in the United States, South America, Austria, and Great Britain. Winner of the 2025 Golden Baton Award from the League of American Orchestras, Alsop is also the first and only conductor to receive a MacArthur Fellowship.
Alsop serves as Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra, and Chief Conductor of the Ravinia Festival.
Alsop is a 2025 – 26 Carnegie Hall Perspectives artist, leading concerts with the Philharmonia Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic, The Juilliard Orchestra and Carnegie Hall’ s own Ensemble Connect. Additional season highlights include conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra’ s season opener concerts as well as concerts with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Houston Symphony Orchestra, Washington National Opera, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, and Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin.
To nurture the careers of women conductors, Alsop founded the Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship to empower extraordinary women conductors through intensive coaching,
Nancy Horowitz
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