CALENDAR
AWADAGIN PRATT RETURNS
THURSDAY , MAY 5 , 2022 AT 8 PM S FRIDAY , MAY 6 , 2022 AT 8 PM M SATURDAY , MAY 7 , 2022 AT 8 PM M SUNDAY , MAY 8 , 2022 AT 3 PM M
HENZE “ Mänadentanz ” from The Bassarids MOZART Symphony No . 39 JESSIE MONTGOMERY Piano Concerto ( BSO Co-Commission ) STRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier Suite
Rob Davidson
Awadagin Pratt
Awadagin Pratt performs a new piano concerto by Jessie Montgomery , whose music has been described as “ turbulent , wildly colorful , and exploding with life ” by The Washington Post , and Christian Reif pairs the unchecked ferocity of Henze ’ s “ Mänadentanz ” with the frivolity of Strauss ’ Der Rosenkavalier Suite .
Sian Richards
Peter Oundjian
HOLST THE PLANETS
FRIDAY , MAY 20 , 2022 AT 8 PM M SATURDAY , MAY 21 , 2022 AT 8 PM S SUNDAY , MAY 22 , 2022 AT 3 PM M
VIVIAN FUNG Dust Devils DEBUSSY Nocturnes HOLST The Planets
Masterful conductor Peter Oundjian leads the orchestra in one of the most mystical classical works , Holst ’ s The Planets . The program also includes the tone poem Dust Devils by Vivian Fung and Debussy ’ s Nocturnes , the ultimate impressionist work capturing the beauty and wonders of planet Earth .
Byron Stripling
RAGTIME , BLUES , AND ALL THAT JAZZ
THURSDAY , JUNE 2 , 2022 AT 8 PM S FRIDAY , JUNE 3 , 2022 AT 8 PM M SATURDAY , JUNE 4 , 2022 AT 8 PM M SUNDAY , JUNE 5 , 2022 AT 3 PM M
Byron Stripling showcases ragtime masters Scott Joplin and Jelly Roll Morton in addition to blues legends B . B . King and Muddy Waters . Stripling ’ s entertaining and humorous vignettes about the music and its creators , with a finale that closes with in an unforgettable toe-tapping jam session , are not to be missed !
Simon Fowler . John Abbott
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Beatrice Rana
RACHMANINOFF RHAPSODY
FRIDAY , JUNE 17 , 2022 AT 8 PM M SATURDAY , JUNE 18 , 2022 AT 8 PM S SUNDAY , JUNE 19 , 2022 AT 3 PM M
WYNTON MARSALIS Fanfare ( BSO Co-Commission ) RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No . 7 , “ Leningrad ”
Beatrice Rana performs Rachmaninoff ’ s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini , which was premiered in Baltimore by Rachmaninoff himself . James Conlon leads the orchestra in a moving performance of Shostakovich ’ s dramatic “ Leningrad ” Symphony in which dueling brass sections represent the competing armies during the siege of Leningrad .
M : Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall S : The Music Center at Strathmore