Classical Archives - Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Scheherazade & Pablo Sáinz-Villegas

From ancient Persia to Mexico and the grasslands of Argentina, embark on a globe-trotting adventure of glittering orchestral colors.

Debussy’s La mer & Karen Gomyo

Nature takes center stage in a shimmering musical portrait of the sea followed by a dazzling summoning of the Sicilian fire god.

Strauss & Liszt with Jean-Yves Thibaudet

Strauss whisks you away to Golden Age Vienna with sweeping, sublime waltzes, and Liszt mixes fiery virtuosity with moments of graceful lyricism.

Bach’s St. John Passion

Experience the operatic drama and shadowy mystery of Bach’s biblical masterpiece — a searing saga of betrayal, forgiveness and resurrection.

Elim Chan Conducts Prokofiev

Lutosławski weaves Polish folk tunes into a tapestry of explosive emotion, and Prokofiev tests the piano’s power with blazing intensity.

Ravel & Gershwin

Embark on a madcap adventure with music that marries the heat of Gershwin’s American jazz with the cool French elegance of Roussel’s ballet suite and Ravel’s Concerto for the Left Hand.

Mozart’s Don Giovanni

In Mozart’s opera of fevered passions and heavenly arias, revenge is a dish best served stone cold.

Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 & Swan Lake

Heroic princes, enchanted swans and a volcanic piano concerto take center stage in an evening of Russian Romanticism.

Brahms & Mozart with David Buck & Emily Levin

Brahms triumphs over self-doubt in his Symphony No. 1, and a pair of DSO principals share the spotlight in Mozart’s bubbly Concerto for Flute and Harp.

Bernstein & Dvořák

Savor moments of tranquility with music that explores the sounds of summer and our need for serenity in turbulent times.