MArch / April Events at The Music Center at Strathmore [ S ] and at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall [ M ]

Hélène Grimaud

Brahms Piano Concerto No . 2

Thu , Mar 2 , 8 pm [ S ] Fri , Mar 3 , 8 pm [ M ] Sat , Mar 4 , 8 pm [ M ]

Marin Alsop , conductor Hélène Grimaud , piano

Anna Clyne : Within Her Arms ( BSO Premiere )

Schumann : Symphony No . 3 ,

“ Rhenish ” Brahms : Piano Concerto No . 2

Reflective and mournful , yet optimistic , this program reveals artists at important turning points . Anna Clyne wrote her moving elegy Within Her Arms shortly after her mother ’ s passing .

Family Concert

The Animated Orchestra

Sat , Mar 4 , 11 am [ M ]

Marin Alsop , conductor Gregory Smith , narrator

Gregory Smith : The Animated Orchestra

Experience the story of a mischievous ferret whose wild escapades wreak havoc in an old instrument shop in Greg Smith ’ s The Animated Orchestra , accompanied by sound effects from the BSO .

Fri , Mar 10 , 8 pm [ M ] Sat , Mar 11 , 8 pm [ S ] Sun , Mar 12 , 3 pm [ M ]

Paul Goodwin , conductor Jan Lisiecki , piano

Stravinsky : Concerto in E-flat , “ Dumbarton Oaks ”

Beethoven : Piano Concerto No . 5 ,

“ Emperor ” Beethoven : Symphony No . 4

Paul Goodwin is the ideal conductor to reveal the musical relationship between classical Beethoven and the sprightly 20th century neoclassicism of Igor Stravinsky .

BSO SuperPops

Celtic Celebration

Thu , Mar 16 , 8 pm [ S ] Fri , Mar 17 , 8 pm [ M ] Sat , Mar 18 , 8 pm [ M ] Sun , Mar 19 , 3 pm [ M ]

Jack Everly , conductor

Celebrate St . Patrick ’ s Day in true Celtic style with stepdancing , bagpipes and lively , haunting melodies from the Emerald Isle . Featuring music from the films Braveheart and Titanic , Broadway standards from Brigadoon and Finian ’ s Rainbow , “ Danny Boy ” and so much more .

Stravinsky ’ s Petrushka

Fri , Mar 24 , 8 pm [ M ] Sat , Mar 25 , 8 pm [ S ] Sun , Mar 26 , 3 pm [ M ]

Yan Pascal Tortelier , conductor Augustin Hadelich , violin

Dukas : The Sorcerer ’ s Apprentice Chausson : Poéme for Violin and

Orchestra Ravel : Tzigane for Violin and

Orchestra Stravinsky : Petrushka ( 1947 )

BSO favorite Tortelier has conjured up an enchanting French-inspired program with a hint of mystery and a touch of the sinister .

Rimsky-Korsakov ’ s Scheherazade

Thu , Mar 30 , 8 pm [ M ] Sun , Apr 2 , 3 pm [ S ]

Off The Cuff Fri , Mar 31 , 8:15pm [ S ] Sat , Apr 1 , 7pm [ M ]*

Marin Alsop , conductor Jennifer Koh , violin

Barber : Adagio for Strings Steven Mackey : Beautiful Passing

( BSO Premiere ) Rimsky-Korsakov : Scheherazade

The violin is once again the protagonist as Scheherazade in Rimsky-Korsakov ’ s colorful portrait of a sultan ’ s wife , who spins tales of Arabian nights .

* Join us for an after-party in the Meyerhoff lobby featuring live entertainment , food and drink specials .

Berlioz ’ s Symphonie fantastique

Thu , Apr 6 , 8pm [ S ] Fri , Apr 7 , 8pm [ M ]* Sat , Apr 8 , 8 pm [ M ]

Ludovic Morlot , conductor Ray Chen , violin

Paganini : Violin Concerto No . 1 Berlioz : Symphonie fantastique

Berlioz ’ s richly orchestrated Symphonie fantastique conjures a tale of obsessive love leading to madness , an opium dream and a dance with the Devil .

* Join Ray Chen in the Meyerhoff lobby after the concert for a Late Night performance .

Ray Chen

BSO SuperPops

The Doo Wop Project

Thu , Apr 20 , 8 pm [ S ] Fri , Apr 21 , 8 pm [ M ] Sat , Apr 22 , 8 pm [ M ] Sun , Apr 23 , 3 pm [ M ]

Jack Everly , conductor

Stars of Broadway ’ s smash hits Jersey Boys and Motown : The Musical join the SuperPops and harmonize the classics of Smokey Robinson and The Temptations , as well as newer hits from Michael Jackson , Amy Winehouse and more .

Family Concert

Beethoven ’ s Nifty Numbers

Sat , Apr 22 , 11 am [ M ] Nicholas Hersh , conductor

Uncover playful patterns and nifty notes and numbers in the music of Beethoven , Tchaikovsky and more .

Rachmaninoff Symphony No . 2

Fri , Apr 28 , 8 pm [ M ]* Sat , Apr 29 , 8 pm [ S ] Sun , Apr 30 , 3 pm [ M ]

Marin Alsop , conductor University of Maryland

Concert Choir Edward Maclary , director

Arvo Pärt : Credo ( BSO Premiere ) Stravinsky : Symphony of Psalms Rachmaninoff : Symphony No . 2

Maestra Alsop leads the BSO in a program of spiritual reflection and sacred inspiration , featuring Stravinsky ’ s austerely beautiful and moving Symphony of Psalms along with Rachmaninoff ’ s lush Symphony No . 2 , which was prompted by his exile from Russia .

* Join the University of Maryland Concert Choir in the Meyerhoff lobby after the concert for a Late Night performance .

Mat Hennek / DG ( Grimaud ); Julian Hargreaves ( CHEN )

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