Classical Series
The Charlotte Symphony shows off its incredible range and versatility as it welcomes a variety of guest conductors and artists with perspectives from around the world.2023-24 Season
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS' A SEA SYMPHONY
April 26 & 27 | 7:30 pm | Belk Theater Chorus, orchestra, and soloists sing of ships, captains, wind, and waves with music so vivid you can almost taste the salt air in Vaughan Williams's large-scale A Sea Symphony, conducted by CSO Conductor Laureate Christopher Warren-Green.Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
Charlotte Master Chorale
BRITTEN Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
G. WILLIAMS Sea Sketches
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphony No. 1, A Sea Symphony
HOLST'S THE PLANETS
May 17 & 18 | 7:30 pm | Belk Theater Journey into the heavens with a program inspired by space including Holst's mesmerizing celestial showpiece, The Planets; Caroline Shaw's The Observatory; and CSO cellist Jeremy Lamb's A Ride on 'Oumuamua, inspired by the first known interstellar object to travel our solar system.William Eddins, conductor
Jeremy LAMB A Ride on 'Oumuamua
Caroline SHAW The Observatory
HOLST The Planets
2024-25 Season
This season, your Charlotte Symphony celebrates the past and heralds the future with Kwamé Ryan taking the stage for the first time as our new Music Director! Experience an exciting and eclectic range of concerts with favorites like Debussy's La Mer, Elgar's Enigma Variations, Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2, and selections from Wagner's The Ring; featuring a diverse lineup of composers and guest artists including performances by clarinetist Anthony McGill and violinist Amaryn Olmeda; and works by Jennifer Higdon, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and Louise Farren -- plus works composed and performed by cellist Andrea Casarrubios and double bassist Edgar Meyer!Packages for Friday & Saturday evenings and Sunday matinees are on sale now! Subscribe now for savings up to 50% off single tickets! Bundle the best seats, the best prices, and great benefits online or by phone at 704-972-2000. Single tickets on sale later this summer.
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TCHAIKOVSKY'S PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1
Oct. 25 & 26 | 7:30 pm | Knight TheaterIn the season opener, Joana Carneiro highlights each section of the Orchestra in Bartók's beloved Concerto for Orchestra, following Anna Clyne's This Midnight Hour, inspired by poetry from Charles Baudelaire and Juan Ramón Jiménez, and Tchaikovsky's sweeping Piano Concerto No. 1 featuring Pianist Chaeyoung Park.
Joana Carneiro, conductor
Chaeyoung Park, piano
Anna CLYNE This Midnight Hour
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1
BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra
SHOSTAKOVICH'S SYMPHONY NO. 9
Nov. 8 & 9 | 7:30 pm | Knight TheaterNov. 10 | 3 pm | Knight Theater
"Violin prodigy" (San Francisco Chronicle) Amaryn Olmeda dazzles with Mendelssohn's majestic Violin Concerto in E minor, paired with Coleridge-Taylor's Ballade in A minor and Shostakovich's witty and subversive Symphony No. 9 in a dynamic program led by Anthony Parnther.
Anthony Parnther, conductor
Amaryn Olmeda, violin
COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Ballade in A minor
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in E minor
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 9
BRAHMS' A GERMAN REQUIEM
Nov. 22 & 23 | 7:30 pm | Belk TheaterIn his first concert as the Charlotte Symphony's Music Director, Kwamé Ryan leads the combined musical forces of the Charlotte Symphony, Charlotte Master Chorale, and two soloists in a poignant interpretation of Brahms's inspiring and hopeful masterwork, A German Requiem.
Kwamé Ryan, conductor
Janai Brugger, soprano
Alexander Birch Elliott, baritone
Charlotte Master Chorale
Pēteris VASKS Musica Dolorosa
BRAHMS Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem)
HANDEL'S MESSIAH
Dec. 13 & 14 | 7:30 pm | Knight TheaterDec. 15 | 3 pm | Knight Theater
The sacred holiday tradition of Handel's stunning masterpiece returns. Join your CSO, Charlotte Master Chorale, and four soloists for this enduring oratorio filled with passion and exquisite beauty. "Hallelujah!"
Julian Perkins, conductor
Anna Dennis, soprano
Diana Moore, mezzo-soprano
Richard Pittsinger, tenor
Hadleigh Adams, bass
Charlotte Master Chorale
HANDEL Messiah
BACH & MOZART
Jan. 10 & 11, 2025 | 7:30 pm | Knight TheaterJan. 12, 2025 | 3 pm | Knight Theater
"Brilliant pianist" (The New York Times) Orion Weiss bridges the Baroque and Classical eras with Bach's delightful Harpsichord Concerto No. 6 and Stravinsky's Concerto for Piano and Winds in a program culminating with Mozart's electrifying Symphony No. 25.
Jeri Lynne Johnson, conductor
Orion Weiss, piano
BACH Orchestral Suite No. 3
STRAVINSKY Concerto for Piano and Winds
BACH Harpsichord Concerto No. 6
MOZART Symphony No. 25
MENDELSSOHN'S DOUBLE CONCERTO
Jan. 31 & Feb. 1, 2025 | 7:30 pm | Knight TheaterPianist Phillip Bush joins Concertmaster Calin Ovidiu Lupanu to bring new life to Mendelssohn's Romantic masterpiece, the exuberant Double Concerto, led by Akiko Fujimoto.
Akiko Fujimoto, conductor
Calin Ovidiu Lupanu, violin
Phillip Bush, piano
FARRENC Overture No. 2
MENDELSSOHN Concerto for Violin and Piano
R. SCHUMANN Symphony No. 1 ("Spring")
ELGAR'S ENIGMA VARIATIONS
Feb. 14 & 15, 2025 | 7:30 pm | Belk TheaterPianist Olga Kern captivates with her rendition of Robert Schumann's uplifting Piano Concerto, setting the stage for Elgar's evocative Enigma Variations in an evening led by Ruth Reinhardt.
Ruth Reinhardt, conductor
Olga Kern, piano
SUK Fairy Tale
R. SCHUMANN Piano Concerto
ELGAR Enigma Variations
RACHMANINOFF'S PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2
March 7 & 8, 2025 | 7:30 pm | Belk TheaterMusic Director Kwamé Ryan returns to conduct the U.S. Premiere of Adam Walters's The Downfall of Gaius Verres alongside Respighi's vibrant Roman Festivals. Acclaimed pianist Louis Schwizgebel performs Rachmaninoff's demanding and expressive Piano Concerto No. 2.
Kwamé Ryan, conductor
Louis Schwizgebel, piano
Adam WALTERS The Downfall of Gaius Verres (U.S. Premiere)
RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2
RESPIGHI Roman Festivals
CHRISTOF PERICK CONDUCTS WAGNER
March 21 & 22, 2025 | 7:30 pm | Belk TheaterFormer Music Director Christof Perick returns to lead the Charlotte Symphony in a thrilling evening of Wagner, showcasing highlights from the composer's most beloved operas.
Christof Perick, conductor
WAGNER Selections from Lohengrin and Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
WAGNER/Arr. H. de Vlieger The Ring: An Orchestral Adventure
MEYER PLAYS DOUBLE BASS
April 4 & 5, 2025 | 7:30 pm | Knight TheaterHailed by The New Yorker as "the most remarkable virtuoso in the relatively unchronicled history of his instrument," Edgar Meyer returns to the Charlotte Symphony to perform two concertos for double bass including one composed by Meyer himself.
Andre Raphel, conductor
Edgar Meyer, double bass
Jennifer HIGDON blue cathedral
Edgar MEYER Double Bass Concerto No. 1
BOTTESINI / Arr. E. Meyer Concerto for Double Bass No. 2
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8
DEBUSSY'S LA MER
April 25 & 26, 2025 | 7:30 pm | Belk TheaterResident Conductor Christopher James Lees leads the CSO in a colorful and impressionistic program culminating in Debussy's cherished symphonic portrait of the sea, La Mer.
Christopher James Lees, conductor
Andrea Casarrubios, cello
Charlotte Master Chorale
FALLA The Three-Cornered Hat, Suite No. 2
Andrea CASARRUBIOS MIRAGE Concerto for Cello and Orchestra
STRAVINSKY Symphony of Psalms
DEBUSSY La Mer
BERNSTEIN & COPLAND
May 16 & 17, 2025 | 7:30 pm | Knight TheaterMay 18, 2025 | 3 pm | Knight Theater
Conductor Laureate Christopher Warren-Green returns to lead the CSO in twentieth-century works, from Bernstein to Rachmaninoff, in the season finale. Acclaimed clarinetist Anthony McGill, hailed for his "trademark brilliance, penetrating sound and rich character" (The New York Times), performs Copland's lyrical and jazz-inspired Clarinet Concerto.
Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
Anthony McGill, clarinet
BERNSTEIN Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront
COPLAND Clarinet Concerto
RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances
*Artists and programs are subject to change at any time without notice.
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