Haydn, Ravel & Debussy
Two of Spain’s most beloved exports – distinguished conductor Juanjo Mena and soloist Javier Perianes – take the stage to celebrate Spanish and Latin contributions to classical music.
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Hélène Grimaud Plays Brahms
Wildlife conservationist, activist, writer and virtuosic pianist, Hélène Grimaud returns to Dallas to perform Brahms’ First Piano Concerto, the composer’s first performed orchestral work. Grimaud’s thoughtful and tenderly expressive music making will ignite our emotions.
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Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
Internationally acclaimed for her emotionally charged performances, technical command and interpretive depth, Karina Canellakis returns to the Meyerson stage to bring us Dvořák’s orchestral poem, The Wood Dove, a dark poem focused on a woman who poisoned her husband to marry another man.
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Beethoven and Brahms
This weekend, Fabio Luisi and the DSO bring out one of the first works in which Beethoven takes on the heroic ideal, shaking his fist at the world, with his Piano Concerto No. 3 performed by pianist Francecso Piemontesi.
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Don Quixote
Embark on a grand musical journey with Strauss’s Don Quixote. Cellist Jan Vogler plays the central role of Cervantes’s beloved Don, with other instruments representing various characters throughout including the brass taking a turn as a herd of sheep. The famous viola solo in Don Quixote features DSO’s very own, Meredith Kufchak, Principal Viola.
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Symphonic Dances
America from three distinct viewpoints is on display in this stirring concert. The fantasy world of horror writer H.P. Lovecraft inspired Connesson’s “Celephais.” James Agee’s poem depicting a summer evening in a sleepy southern town personally resonated with Barber — the combination of Agee’s words and Barber’s music is pure magic. Rachmaninoff blends his love of his new American home with nostalgia for his native Russia in his Symphonic Dances.
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Carmina Burana
Arguably, the most iconic choral work of the 20th century, Carmina Burana’s unforgettable opening, “O Fortuna,” has become a pop culture phenomenon.
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The DSO at Fair Park
Fabio Luisi and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra perform a selection of well-known classics at the historic Music Hall at Fair Park for a free community concert.
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Brahms Symphony No. 2
WRR is celebrating a century of service as the first licensed radio station in Texas. While the station’s origins are in public safety for the City of Dallas’ police and fire departments, it continues to serve the community today by providing free, equitable access to classical music and the arts for the residents of North Texas and beyond.
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Pinchas Zukerman & Amanda Forsyth
Pinchas Zukerman and Amanda Forsyth perform an array of arrangements for cello, violin and orchestra.
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