CLASSICAL COLLECTION Mozart Meets Latin Masters
JOSEPH MEYERHOFF SYMPHONY HALL
Friday, October 23, 2026 at 11 AM Saturday, October 24, 2026 at 8 PM
THE MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE
Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3 PM
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Jonathan Carney, violin
Alberto Ginastera
Max Bruch
INTERMISSION
Estancia: Four Dances I. The Land Workers II. Wheat Dance III. The Cattlemen IV. Final Dance( Malambo)
Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra
Op. 46 Prelude: Grave I. Adagio Cantabile II. Allegro III. Andante Sostenuto IV. Finale: Allegro Guerriero
Jonathan Carney, violin
Wolfgang Amadeus Symphony No. 31 in D Major, K. 297,“ Paris” Mozart
I. Allegro Assai II. Andantino III. Allegro
Astor Piazzolla
Sinfonía Buenos Aires I. Moderato- Allegretto II. Lento III. Presto
This performance is approximately 2 hours and includes a 20-minute intermission. Jonathan Carney is the holder of the Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Chair. This program is made possible in part by the major support of Judy and Scott Phares.
“ Of Bruch’ s four concerti, the Scottish, made famous by Jascha Heifetz in the 1930s, is in my opinion the most beautiful. I have had the great pleasure of performing it alongside the BSO many times over the years. Enjoy!”
- Jonathan Carney
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Giancarlo Guerrero
Giancarlo Guerrero is a six-time GRAMMY ® Award – winning conductor whose“ curatorial and interpretive creativity”( Chicago Tribune) and electrifying musicianship have earned him a place among today’ s most compelling artistic leaders. He is Music Director of the Sarasota Orchestra and Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of Chicago’ s Grant Park Music Festival, where critics have praised his invigorating artistic vision. Guerrero also serves as Music Director Laureate of the Nashville Symphony, following a transformative 16-year tenure during which he championed American composers, premiered nearly two dozen works, and released 24 recordings that garnered 13 GRAMMY ® nominations and six wins.
Guerrero’ s 2026 – 27 season includes a return to the San Francisco Symphony and guest appearances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the symphonies of Oregon, Baltimore, and Indianapolis.
International engagements include Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia, Brussels Philharmonic, Frankfurt Museumsorchester, and the New Zealand Symphony, among others. His past collaborations span the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, London Philharmonic, Orchestre National de France, and many of the leading orchestras of Europe, North America, and Australia.
Born in Nicaragua and raised in Costa Rica, Guerrero is a passionate advocate for youth music education and has worked with the Curtis Institute of Music, Colburn School, The Juilliard School, NYO2, Yale Philharmonia, and the Nashville Symphony’ s Accelerando program.
Lukasz Rajchert
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