Nashville Symphony | Curb Youth Symphony | Nathan Aspinall, conductor
Finalists of the Curb Concerto Competition: Julie Chen, cello | Khaos Kook, violin | Mio Imai, violin

Enjoy this FREE opportunity to hear the next generation of classical musicians performing alongside the musicians of your Nashville Symphony!

This special program will feature high school students of the Curb Youth Symphony from Vanderbilt's Blair School of Music performing alongside musicians of the Nashville Symphony, as well as three finalists of the 2026 Mike Curb Family Concerto Competition, with Nathan Aspinall as conductor, competing live with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra.

Admission is FREE or Choose-What-You-Pay, but tickets must be reserved in advance. 

Program

Erich Korngold
"Moderato nobile" from Violin Concerto in D major, op. 35
Khaos Kook, violin

Samuel Barber
"Allegro moderato" from Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 22
Julie Chen, cello

Jean Sibelius
"Allegro moderato" from Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47
Mio Imai, violin

Intermission 

Side by Side concert with the Nashville Symphony and Blair School of Music’s Curb Youth Symphony

Ottorino Respighi       
Pini di Roma (The Pines of Rome)

Thanks to:

Craig Madole, Director of Youth Orchestras Blair School of Music
Ernesto Estigarribia Mussi, Conductor and Artistic Director of the Curb Youth Symphony