CLASSICAL COLLECTION Alsop Conducts Tchaikovsky’ s Pathétique
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Marin Alsop
JOSEPH MEYERHOFF SYMPHONY HALL
Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 7:30pm Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 3:00pm
THE MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE
Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 8:00pm
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Marin Alsop, conductor The Washington Chorus
Dr. Eugene Rogers, artistic director Peabody Children’ s Chorus
MaryAnn Poling, interim director
Samuel Barber John Adams
INTERMISSION
Adagio for Strings On the Transmigration of Souls
The Washington Chorus Peabody Children’ s Chorus
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74
“ Pathétique” I. Adagio- Allegro non troppo II. Allegro con grazia III. Allegro molto vivace IV. Finale: Adagio lamentoso- Andante
This performance is approximately 1 hour, 45 minutes and includes a 20-minute intermission.
Don’ t miss Music Director Laureate Marin Alsop’ s next performances with the BSO
THU, APR 1, 7:30 PM MEYERHOFF SAT, APR 3, 8 PM STRATHMORE SUN, APR 4, 3 PM MEYERHOFF
AUERBACH New Work( BSO co-commission with The Clarice)
BERNSTEIN Serenade After Plato’ s“ Symposium”
PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5
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, mentoring, and financial support. Today, all 36 award winners hold over 30 music director or chief conductor positions.
In 2021, Alsop assumed the title of Music Director Laureate of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. During her 14-year tenure as Music Director, she led the Orchestra on its first European tour in 13 years, conducted more than two dozen world premieres, and founded the music education program OrchKids.
Nancy Horowitz
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