Brahms | Symphony No. 2 Prokofiev | Piano Concerto No. 3 —Clayton Stephenson, piano

One of the most celebrated symphonies by Johannes Brahms paired with one of Sergei Prokofiev’s most perfect concertos, performed by the brilliant award-winning Van Cliburn pianist Clayton Stephenson.

Strauss | Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks Debussy | La Mer Kancheli |Styx —Emily Rideout, viola —New World Chorale, Holly Krafka – Artistic Director

Three brilliant depictions that fire the imagination – Richard Strauss’s tone poem about prankster Till Eulenspiegel, Debussy’s stunning portrayal of the sea leading to a passage to the land of the dead across the river Styx by Giya Kanchelli, featuring our own Principal Violist, Emily Rideout and the New World Chorale.

Blake | The Snowman —Regie Gibson, narrator

For kids of all ages, Regie Gibson, the first Poet Laureate of Massachusetts, returns to narrate Raymond Briggs’s classic story of a little boy who builds a snowman that comes to life.

Adams | The Chairman Dances Ravel | Mother Goose Suite Zhao | Symphony No. 1

Our collaboration with the Chinese American Association of Lexington continues with three exciting and unique approaches to cultural diffusion through music.

Jenkins (arr, T. Zimbabe) | Rhapsodic Overture Impichchaachaaha’ Tate| Hattak Hiloha Violin Concerto —Irina Muresanu, violin Tchaikovsky | Symphony No. 5

Heartfelt expressions of a young jazz musician from Charleston living in Europe; the voice of a young Chickasaw composer expressed through the violin of Irina Muresanu; and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s deeply personal musical exploration of his soul.

Debussy | Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune Shchedrin | Carmen Suite Copland | Rodeo

Great music that inspired genius on the stage and controversy in the world beyond it.