SPCO Artistic Partner and violist extraordinaire Tabea Zimmermann returns to open the SPCO’s 66th season with the dramatic overture to Mozart’s opera “Don Giovanni” and Mozart’s beloved Sinfonia Concertante alongside SPCO Concertmaster Steven Copes. The program also features Prokofiev’s Classical Symphony, a celebratory launch to the season, akin to the uncorking of a bottle of champagne.

SPCO Artistic Partner and violist extraordinaire Tabea Zimmermann returns to open the SPCO’s 66th season with the dramatic overture to Mozart’s opera “Don Giovanni” and Mozart’s beloved Sinfonia Concertante alongside SPCO Concertmaster Steven Copes. The program also features Prokofiev’s Classical Symphony, a celebratory launch to the season, akin to the uncorking of a bottle of champagne.

Three generations of Viennese composers are showcased in this program curated by SPCO violinist Eunae Koh, who will solo on Franz Joseph Haydn’s Violin Concerto. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s triumphant "Haffner" Symphony is featured along with a more serious yet adventurous work for strings by Ludwig van Beethoven, arranged centuries later by one of his great admirers, Gustav Mahler.

Three generations of Viennese composers are showcased in this program curated by SPCO violinist Eunae Koh, who will solo on Franz Joseph Haydn’s Violin Concerto. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s triumphant "Haffner" Symphony is featured along with a more serious yet adventurous work for strings by Ludwig van Beethoven, arranged centuries later by one of his great admirers, Gustav Mahler.

SPCO Principal Violin Kyu-Young Kim takes center stage in this Baroque Express Concert. Throughout the course of the 2024.25 season, the SPCO will perform different variations of “The Four Seasons”. This concert features Antonio Vivaldi’s original “Four Seasons”, a collection of four violin concertos first composed 300 years ago, each movement named for one of the four seasons of the year. Michi Wiancko’s energetic arrangement of “La Follia” highlights the range of SPCO strings, at times fiery, then airy. Our…

SPCO Principal Violin Kyu-Young Kim takes center stage in this Baroque Express Concert. Throughout the course of the 2024.25 season, the SPCO will perform different variations of “The Four Seasons”. This concert features Antonio Vivaldi’s original “Four Seasons”, a collection of four violin concertos first composed 300 years ago, each movement named for one of the four seasons of the year. Michi Wiancko’s energetic arrangement of “La Follia” highlights the range of SPCO strings, at times fiery, then airy. Our…

SPCO Principal Violin Kyu-Young Kim takes center stage in this Baroque Express Concert. Throughout the course of the 2024.25 season, the SPCO will perform different variations of “The Four Seasons”. This concert features Antonio Vivaldi’s original “Four Seasons”, a collection of four violin concertos first composed 300 years ago, each movement named for one of the four seasons of the year. Michi Wiancko’s energetic arrangement of “La Follia” highlights the range of SPCO strings, at times fiery, then airy. Our…

Three contemplative works reflect change and transformation. First, Franz Joseph Haydn’s “The Philosopher” evolves from a somber march into a spirited, galloping hunt between God and an unrepentant sinner reluctant to change their ways. Giya Kancheli’s “Magnum Ignotum” (“The Great Anonymous”) marks a progression from incantation to vocal praise and the final, emphatic bells symbolize a transformation journey through spiritual reflection and the search for meaning in the divine mystery. Featuring principal cello, Julie Albers, Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto, composed…

Three contemplative works reflect change and transformation. First, Franz Joseph Haydn’s “The Philosopher” evolves from a somber march into a spirited, galloping hunt between God and an unrepentant sinner reluctant to change their ways. Giya Kancheli’s “Magnum Ignotum” (“The Great Anonymous”) marks a progression from incantation to vocal praise and the final, emphatic bells symbolize a transformation journey through spiritual reflection and the search for meaning in the divine mystery. Featuring principal cello, Julie Albers, Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto, composed…