MOVIE WITH ORCHESTRA

The Wizard of Oz

SAT , NOV 4 , 3 PM M

SCOTT TERRELL , CONDUCTOR

Experience the Oscar ® -winning classic The Wizard of Oz on a giant HD screen as the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra performs the score live . Adventure down the Yellow Brick Road with beloved songs such as “ Somewhere Over the Rainbow ” and “ We ’ re Off to See the Wizard .”

Pinchas Zukerman Performs Bach

THU , NOV 9 , 8 PM S FRI , NOV 10 , 8 PM M SAT , NOV 11 , 8 PM M

PINCHAS ZUKERMAN , CONDUCTOR & VIOLIN

BACH // VIOLIN CONCERTO IN A MINOR SCHOENBERG // VERKLÄRTE NACHT ( 1943 ) BEETHOVEN // SYMPHONY NO . 2

IN D MAJOR

A phenomenon in the world of music as both a violinist and conductor , the legendary Pinchas Zukerman performs Bach ’ s Concerto in A Minor . Verklärte Nacht ’ s lush and passionate melodies make it one of Schoenberg ’ s most famous works . The program closes with Beethoven ’ s Symphony No . 2 .

MUSIC BOX

Farm Animals

SAT , NOV 11 , 10 AM & 11:30 AM M

André Watts Returns for Rach 2

FRI , NOV 17 , 8 PM M SAT , NOV 18 , 8 PM S SUN , NOV 19 , 3 PM M

ROBERT SPANO , CONDUCTOR ANDRÉ WATTS , PIANO

CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS //

DREAMTIME ANCESTORS ELGAR // FALSTAFF RACHMANINOFF // PIANO CONCERTO

NO . 2 IN C MINOR

André Watts first burst onto the music scene when Leonard Bernstein chose him to make his debut with the New York Philharmonic . The now-legendary artist performs Rachmaninoff ’ s most popular Piano Concerto . Christopher Theofanidis , one of the most-performed living composers , honors late composer Stephen Paulus in a new work .

Mozart ’ s Requiem

THU , NOV 30 , 8 PM M SUN , DEC 3 , 3 PM S

MARIN ALSOP , MUSIC DIRECTOR UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

CONCERT CHOIR

CHRISTOPHER ROUSE // BERCEUSE INFINIE ( WORLD PREMIERE , BSO COMMISSION ) MOZART // REQUIEM

The power and mystery of Mozart ’ s final masterpiece has inspired audiences for centuries . Experience the Requiem and the World Premiere of Christopher Rouse ’ s Berceuse Infinie . Maestra Marin Alsop has praised Rouse ’ s work as “ relevant , visceral , moving and thrilling — music that can change people , music that makes time stop .”

OFF THE CUFF

Mozart ’ s Mysterious Requiem

FRI , DEC 1 , 8:15 PM S SAT , DEC 2 , 7 PM M

MARIN ALSOP , MUSIC DIRECTOR UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

CONCERT CHOIR

MOZART // REQUIEM

An “ unknown , gray stranger ” knocked on Mozart ’ s door requesting a Requiem Mass on the condition that the composer would not seek to learn the identity of his patron . Mozart threw himself obsessively into the composition but fell ill and was unable to finish the score . Join Maestra Alsop and explore the mystery behind the Mass .

MUSIC BOX

All About Bears

SAT , DEC 2 , 10 AM & 11:30 AM M

FAMILY

A Christmas Carol

SAT , DEC 9 , 11 AM M

NICHOLAS HERSH ,

ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR TIM MARRONE , ACTOR

This single-actor , semi-staged adaptation of Charles Dickens ’ holiday classic , A Christmas Carol , retells the story of the infamous miser , Ebenezer Scrooge , and his redemptive journeys with the ghosts of Christmas past , present and future . Musical selections include Vaughan Williams ’ Fantasia on Greensleeves , Tippett ’ s Suite in D and Jeff Tyzik ’ s Holiday Moods .

HOLIDAY

Handel ’ s Messiah

SAT , DEC 9 , 7:30 PM M SUN , DEC 10 , 3 PM M

EDWARD POLOCHICK , CONDUCTOR & HARPSICHORD

CONCERT ARTISTS OF BALTIMORE SYMPHONIC CHORALE

HANDEL // MESSIAH

A perennial favorite and BSO tradition , no holiday season is complete without the magnitude and sheer joy of the “ Hallelujah ” chorus . Performed annually since 1982 , the BSO ’ s beloved Messiah with Edward Polochick has become a staple of the season .

HOLIDAY

Home for the Holidays

SAT , DEC 16 , 3 PM & 8 PM M SUN , DEC 17 , 3 PM M

THOMAS WILKINS , CONDUCTOR ALISON BUCHANAN , SOPRANO BALTIMORE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS

DANCERS

Warm your heart this holiday season with a program of Christmas favorites . Thomas Wilkins , Principal Conductor of the Hollywood Bowl , leads iconic classics including “ Hark ! the Herald Angels Sing ,” “ O Holy Night ” and the BSO ’ s commission of Tchaikovsky ’ s Nutcracker , arranged by jazz composer Paul Murtha . Also featuring the Baltimore School for the Arts tap-dancing Santas .

HOLIDAY

Cirque de la Symphonie Holiday Spectacular

FRI , DEC 22 , 8 PM M SAT , DEC 23 , 3 PM & 8 PM M

NICHOLAS HERSH , ASSOCIATE

CONDUCTOR CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE

The jaw-dropping magic of Cirque comes to the concert hall as the BSO musicians who dazzle you on stage are joined by acrobats , contortionists , jugglers , balancers , strongmen and high-flying aerialists from above . Sure to wow , this holiday spectacular is a “ treat for eyes and ears ” ( Pittsburgh Tribune ).

Cirque de la Symphonie

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