BARBER + COPLAND

Jan. 19 & 20 | 7:30 pm | Knight Theater

Commissioned for violinist Jennifer Koh as part of her New American Concerto project, Mazzoli's Procession casts the soloist as soothsayer, sorcerer, healer, and pied piper while leading the orchestra through interconnected healing spells.

Lidiya Yankovskaya, conductor
Jennifer Koh, violin 

Jennifer HIGDON Cold Mountain Suite (Charlotte Symphony Co-Commission) 
Missy MAZZOLI Violin Concerto, Procession 
BARBER Second Essay for Orchestra 
COPLAND Billy the Kid Suite

RACHMANINOFF'S PIANO CONCERTO NO. 3

Friday, Feb. 2 | 7:30 pm | Belk Theater

Acclaimed young American pianist Drew Petersen performs Rachmaninoff's demanding and electrifying Piano Concerto No. 3.

Carolyn Kuan, conductor
Drew Petersen, piano 

Bela BARTÓK Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin 
John ADAMS Dr. Atomic Symphony 
RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3 

REMEMBER WHEN ROCK WAS YOUNG: THE ELTON JOHN EXPERIENCE

Feb. 9 & 10 | 7:30 pm | Knight Theater

Experience an unforgettable evening of greatest hits from the legendary Sir Elton John! Capturing the music, costumes, and charisma of the Rocket Man himself, singer, actor, and pianist Craig A. Meyer's captivating performance has been wowing audiences nationwide. Get ready to sing and dance the night away through five decades of incredible hits!

SAINT-GEORGES' SWORD & BOW

Saturday, Feb. 10 | 11 am | Knight Theater

Hoping to become the next great pop sensation, a young girl discovers her music teacher was the biggest star in 18th century France. In this time-bending musical adventure, Giselle learns about life's triumphs and tragedies from the most accomplished man in Europe, the Chevalier de Saint-Georges! 

MOZART'S JUPITER 

Friday, Feb. 16 | 7:30 pm | Knight Theater

Mozart's brilliant Symphony No. 41, nicknamed "Jupiter," anchors a program with Wieniawski's richly melodic Concerto for Violin No. 2, performed by "frighteningly awesome" (Buffalo News) violinist Francisco Fullana.

Keitaro Harada, conductor
Francisco Fullana, violin 

KODÁLY Dances of Galánta
WIENIAWSKI Concerto for Violin No. 2
MOZART Symphony No. 41 ("Jupiter")

WAGNER + STRAUSS

Friday, March 22 | 7:30 pm | Knight Theater

Strauss's powerful Death and Transfiguration explores the ultimate mystery of what lies beyond. Principal Trumpet Alex Wilborn takes the stage to perform Böhme's virtuosic Trumpet Concerto.

JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Alex Wilborn, trumpet 

WAGNER Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde 
BÖHME Trumpet Concerto 
PERRY A Short Piece for Orchestra
STRAUSS Death and Transfiguration 

TCHAIKOVSKY + BRAHMS

April 5 & 6 | 7:30 pm | Belk Theater

Kwamé Ryan returns to Charlotte for the first time as the Symphony's Music Director Designate to conduct Brahms's monumental First Symphony and Tchaikovsky's charming Variations on a Rococo Theme featuring cellist Sterling Elliott.

Kwamé Ryan, music director designate
Sterling Elliott, cello 

WANG Jie Symphonic Overture "America, the Beautiful" 
TCHAIKOVSKY Variations on a Rococo Theme 
BRAHMS Symphony No. 1 

GREAT LADIES OF SWING

April 12 & 13 | 7:30 pm | Knight Theater

Superstar vocalist Dee Daniels will dazzle Charlotte in this program featuring hits by Swing legends Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Peggy Lee, and Sarah Vaughan. Hear her and the Charlotte Symphony perform classics like "A Tisket, A Tasket," "Fever," "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man," "Makin' Whoopee," and "Mack The Knife."

CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS

Saturday, April 13 | 11 am | Knight Theater

Experience a wild menagerie of music! From Saint-Saëns's Carnival of the Animals to Peter Schickele's Thurber's Dogs -- which brings to life the drawings of celebrated author James Thurber -- this concert connects us with the furry creatures that inspired some of our favorite music. 

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS' A SEA SYMPHONY

Friday, April 26 | 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

JAWS IN CONCERT

June 14 & 15 | 7:30 pm | Belk Theater

The original summer movie blockbuster -- with an Academy Award®-winning score that made John Williams a household name -- Jaws is the ultimate film to experience with a live orchestra! In the words of Chief Brody, "You're gonna need a bigger boat!" 

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