Wednesday, June 20, 2018
07:00 PM | Schermerhorn Symphony Center
Nashville Symphony | Enrico Lopez-Yañez, conductor
The 2018 Patron Appreciation Concert invites Nashville Symphony patrons on a journey through Beethoven’s majestic musical history, exploring the styles and influences that the composer both inherited and left behind. Hosted and conducted by Enrico Lopez-Yañez, this historically informed experience threads Beethoven’s Second Symphony with selections by Mozart, his predecessor; Schubert, his contemporary; and Tchaikovsky, his successor.
This free performance is available to donors of $100+ to the Nashville Symphony within the past year, Legacy Society planned giving donors, Volunteers, and Crescendo Club members.
To make a donation and gain access to this concert, click here or call 615.687.6494.
Presented by:
PERFORMERS: Felix Cavaliere | Nashville Symphony | Enrico Lopez-Yañez, conductor
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Felix Cavaliere and The Rascals defined the sound of the ’60s generation, earning three No. 1 hits and nine Top 20 singles. Be there as “The Blue-Eyed King of Soul” and his band join your Nashville Symphony for a night of hits, including:
Come Early for a Groovin’ Car Show
We’ll have more than fifteen rockin’ rides from the ‘50s and ‘60s displayed on Symphony Place, with DJ Bama spinning your favorite oldies tunes. Bradley’s Creamery will have ice cream available for purchase.
PERFORMERS: Nashville Symphony | Enrico Lopez-Yañez, conductor | Lisa Livesay, vocals | Whitney Claire Kaufman, vocals | Anthony Apicella, vocals | Andrew Johnson, vocals
Enjoy an enchanting summer evening under the stars as your Nashville Symphony and a team of Broadway-caliber vocalists perform Disney favorites while iconic movie clips play in larger-than-life LED video. Bring the family and make memories together while singing along to beloved tunes from:
The Little Mermaid | Beauty and the Beast | Aladdin | The Lion King | Frozen | Mary Poppins | Pirates of the Caribbean | and more
Presentation authorized by Disney Concerts © All rights reserved
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Experience one of rock music’s most iconic singers when she makes a one-night-only return visit to the Schermerhorn. With her confessional lyrics and smoky vocals, Melissa Etheridge will perform selections from her remarkable career.
Hits include: Bring Me Some Water • Come to My Window • I Want to Come Over • I'm the Only One • If I Wanted To • It Will Be Me • and more
Presented without orchestra
Series Presenting Partner
07:30 PM | Free Community Event
PERFORMERS
Nashville Symphony
Enrico Lopez-Yañez, conductor
PROGRAM
Bernstein – Candide Overture
Arthur Schwartz – That’s Entertainment
Johannes Brahms – Hungarian Dance No. 5
Rossini – William Tell Overture
Hayman – Armed Forces Medley
Leroy Anderson – Fiddle-Faddle
Reinhold Glière – Russian Sailors’ Dance from The Red Poppy
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov – Capriccio espagnol
PLUS – fan favorite selection by John Williams
Enjoy an evening of music under the stars when the Nashville Symphony comes to your local park! Fun for the whole family, this FREE community concert will include classical and popular favorites, along with prize giveaways and more. Pack a picnic and come celebrate the summer with us!
It’s the concert event of the summer, as Roger Daltrey joins your Nashville Symphony and members of The Who’s touring band to perform the greatest rock opera ever written in its entirety. This unforgettable story of a “deaf, dumb and blind boy” boasts some of The Who’s most beloved songs, including:
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PERFORMERS: Rick Springfield | Nashville Symphony | Wolf Kerschek, conductor
Singer, songwriter, actor and author Rick Springfield delivered some of the most iconic hits of the ’80s. Now this GRAMMY® winner makes his Nashville Symphony debut for a memorable, high-energy performance that will have you out of your seats and dancing to hits like:
07:30 PM | Free Community Event
PERFORMERS
Nashville Symphony
Enrico Lopez-Yañez, conductor
PROGRAM
Bernstein – Candide Overture
Arthur Schwartz – That’s Entertainment
Johannes Brahms – Hungarian Dance No. 5
Rossini – William Tell Overture
Hayman – Armed Forces Medley
Leroy Anderson – Fiddle-Faddle
Reinhold Glière – Russian Sailors’ Dance from The Red Poppy
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov – Capriccio espagnol
PLUS – fan favorite selection by John Williams
Enjoy an evening of music under the stars when the Nashville Symphony comes to your local park! Fun for the whole family, this FREE community concert will include classical and popular favorites, along with prize giveaways and more. Pack a picnic and come celebrate the summer with us!
Best Availability & Best Price for Sunday Performance
PERFORMERS
Nashville Symphony
Constantine Kitsopoulos, conductor
For the first time ever at the Schermerhorn, experience the iconic Star Wars films like never before! Travel to “a galaxy far, far away” and enjoy A New Hope projected in HD above the stage, while your Nashville Symphony performs John Williams’ Academy Award-winning score live.
Starting with A New Hope next July, the Nashville Symphony will present one Star Wars film each season over the course of the next four years, with The Empire Strikes Back in 2019, Return of the Jedi in 2020 and The Force Awakens in 2021.
Presentation licensed by Disney Concerts in association with 20th Century Fox, Lucasfilm and Warner /Chappell Music.
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One of the groups that defined the sound of the ’70s, America exploded on the scene with their first No. 1 hit, “A Horse with No Name,” earning a 1972 GRAMMY® for Best New Artist. Nearly five decades later, their songs sound as fresh as ever. Be there as founding members Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell showcase their vocal harmonies on hits including:
Presented without orchestra
PERFORMERS
Buddy Guy
Quinn Sullivan
Now in his 80s, Buddy Guy continues to amaze with his electrifying musicianship and soulful voice. This Rock & Roll Hall of Famer remains a living link to Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters, and he's influenced everyone from Jimi Hendrix to Eric Clapton. Be there when one of Rolling Stone's 25 Greatest Guitarists of All Time performs one night only at the Schermerhorn.
Presented without orchestra
Series Presenting Partner
An evening for the senses! Enjoy specialty crafted cocktails created by bartenders from Tánsuo, Mockingbird, Black Rabbit and Union Common, each paired with a piece performed by a live string orchestra featuring members of the Nashville Symphony. Your host, conductor Enrico Lopez-Yañez, takes you on a journey through each musical pairing. Enjoy time to mingle with friends and musicians following this unique musical program, and vote for your favorite of the 4 cocktails to be crowned champion.
4 craft cocktails and the performance included with your ticket, and all proceeds benefit the Nashville Symphony, a non-profit 501c3 organization committed to inspire, entertain and educate through excellence in musical performances.
Hors d'oeuvres will be served. Beer and wine cash bar.
Parking passes available from the Nashville Symphony for the Pinnacle Garage.
All are welcome, 21+
It's a night of nonstop fun and Fab Four tunes! Featuring Glen Burtnik, who played Paul in Beatlemania on Broadway, The Weeklings are America's most unique band celebrating The Beatles today. Alongside members of your Nashville Symphony, this energetic ensemble will take you down memory lane. Featuring mega-hits like:
Come early for the pre-concert Beatles party with Hippie Radio, drink specials and prize giveaways!
Media Partner:
The dynamic Queen of Funk returns for a special one-night-only engagement. Chaka Khan has built a remarkable career as a performer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist, and she'll raise the roof for this hot summer night of hit songs. Dance and sing along with classics like:
I Feel for You | I'm Every Woman | Tell Me Something Good | Sweet Thing | Ain't Nobody | What Cha' Gonna Do for Me | You Got the Love | & more
Concert presented without orchestra
Series Presenting Partner
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
PROGRAM
Bernstein – Three Dance Episodes from On the Town
Bernstein – Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront
Bernstein – Symphony No. 1, “Jeremiah”
Bernstein – Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
PERFORMERS
Nashville Symphony | Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
PERFORMERS
Nashville Symphony | Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor | Markus Groh, piano
PROGRAM
Chabrier – España
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emperor”
Respighi – Fountains of Rome
Respighi – Pines of Rome
It’s a night of masterpieces under the stars as Maestro Giancarlo Guerrero leads your Nashville Symphony in some of classical’s biggest hits. Award-winning pianist Markus Groh, renowned for his astounding musicianship, will solo on Beethoven’s majestic and beautiful Emperor Concerto. The evening will build to a rousing finish with Respighi's Pines of Rome, one of orchestral music’s most thrilling showstoppers, erupting in a blaze of brilliant musical colors.
9/13
Thursday7:00 PM
9/14
Friday8:00 PM
9/15
Saturday8:00 PM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
PROGRAM
John Corigliano – Symphony No. 1
Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 2
PERFORMERS
Nashville Symphony | Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor | Emanuel Ax, piano
Chris Isaak is the embodiment of retro cool, with a singular style that has been compared to Roy Orbison and Elvis Presley. With his smooth baritone and stunning falsetto vocals, this charismatic crooner returns for his first headlining date in half a decade to perform modern classics like:
Presented without orchestra
9/27
Thursday7:00 PM
9/28
Friday8:00 PM
9/29
Saturday8:00 PM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
The Tony Award-winning sensation returns for a night of Broadway and classic tunes. With her starring roles in Wicked, Glee, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown and more, Kristin Chenoweth has dazzled audiences with her powerhouse vocals and delightful stage presence. Be there for a night of show-stopping selections and gorgeous orchestral arrangements.
9/29
Saturday11:00 AM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
PERFORMERS
Nashville Symphony
Enrico Lopez-Yañez, conductor
Starting at 10 am, show up early for fun, family-friendly pre-concert activities, including our Instrument Petting Zoo, crafts, a book nook, and much more.
NOTE: These concerts offer a relaxed atmosphere for patrons of all ages. They are also sensory friendly and offer accommodations for patrons on the autism spectrum and patrons with sensory sensitivities. Learn more at NashvilleSymphony.org/sensoryfriendly.
10/1
Monday7:00 PM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
Go around the world in search of big cats with award-winning photographer Steve Winter. A determined explorer, Winter will lead you from Asian jungles where resilient tiger populations persist, to the Himalayas, home of the rare snow leopard. Follow him into the rainforests of Latin America to view the elusive jaguar – and to Hollywood in pursuit of the American cougar. He’ll share both dangerous and lighter moments: from getting stuck in quicksand to mishaps with remote-controlled cameras. Co-author of the new National Geographic book Tigers Forever, Winter seeks to share the beauty of big cats while working to save them.
10/4
Thursday7:00 PM
10/5
Friday8:00 PM
10/6
Saturday8:00 PM
10/7
Sunday3:00 PM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
PROGRAM
Beethoven – Violin Concerto
John Adams – Harmonielehre Live Recording
PERFORMERS
Nashville Symphony | Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor | James Ehnes, violin
10/11
Thursday7:00 PM
10/12
Friday8:00 PM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
PROGRAM
Schubert – Symphony in B Minor, “Unfinished”
Martin – Concerto for Seven Wind Instruments and Timpani
Haydn – Symphony No. 104, “London”
PERFORMERS
Nashville Symphony | Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
10/12
Friday10:30 AM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
PROGRAM
Schubert – Symphony in B Minor, “Unfinished”
Haydn – Symphony No. 104, “London”
PERFORMERS
Nashville Symphony | Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
The soulful, stylish bandleader for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert makes a rare solo appearance showcasing his wide-ranging influences and his mastery at the piano. Expect a night of the unexpected, with a mix of classic jazz, original tunes, improvisations and distinctive takes on well-known songs.
After a sold-out world tour celebrating 25 years, HANSON marks their 26th birthday with a musical experience unlike any other: HANSON STRING THEORY, a musical manifesto with new and career-spanning works arranged by the legendary David Campbell. Experience your favorite hits in a whole new way, with the sound of full symphony orchestra:
MMMBop | Where’s the Love | I Will Come to You | Thinking of You | This Time Around | and more
10/25
Thursday7:00 PM
10/26
Friday7:00 PM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
Experience Tim Burton's delightfully wicked tale on the big screen with the Nashville Symphony performing the score live. This seasonal classic follows the misadventures of Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king of Halloween Town, as he tries to hijack Christmas with his band of bats, ghouls and goblins. Bring the whole family for this frightful night at the Schermerhorn!
More than 35 years after his professional debut, “The Funniest Man in America” boasts a loyal fan base numbering in the millions, thanks to his down-home storytelling. Be there as James Gregory delivers laugh after laugh with rib-tickling reflections on life from the front porch, covering everything from crazy relatives to modern parenting to overzealous environmentalists.
Presented without orchestra
10/30
Tuesday7:30 PM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
It's the ultimate night of chills and thrills when we screen the 1925 silent movie classic, accompanied by the breathtaking, seat-shaking sound of the Schermerhorn’s Martin Foundation Concert Organ. Starring Lon Chaney in the title role, The Phantom of the Opera remains one of the scariest movies ever made, and organist Peter Krasinski will bring it vividly to life. Come in costume!
11/2
Friday8:00 PM
11/3
Saturday8:00 PM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
PROGRAM
Mussorgsky – Dawn on Moscow River from Khovanshchina
Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No. 1
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 8
PERFORMERS
Nashville Symphony | Victor Yampolsky, conductor | Behzod Abduraimov, piano
Lawrence S. Levine Memorial Concert
11/4
Sunday3:00 PM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
Three virtuoso musicians join forces for a night of mind-bending virtuosity, cross-genre exploration and musical wonder. Banjoist Fleck, double bassist Meyer and tabla player Hussain performed at the grand opening of Schermerhorn Symphony Center, and they’ll dazzle once more in their first return engagement in over a decade.
11/8
Thursday7:00 PM
11/9
Friday8:00 PM
11/10
Saturday8:00 PM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
True to their name, The Mavericks have forged a path all their own, blending Cuban grooves, vintage country, top-notch songwriting and crooner Raul Malo’s stunning vocals. These GRAMMY®-winning artists join your Nashville Symphony for their first-ever orchestra performance. Get ready for a night of dancing and fun, as the orchestra brings a whole new dimension to classic hits like “O What a Thrill,” “Here Comes the Rain” and “All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down,” along with fresh material from The Mavericks' latest, Brand New Day.
11/16
Friday8:00 PM
11/17
Saturday8:00 PM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
PROGRAM
R.Strauss – Serenade in E-flat Major
Stravinsky – Symphony of Psalms
Ravel – Daphnis et Chloé
PERFORMERS
Nashville Symphony | Hans Graf, conductor | Nashville Symphony Chorus | Tucker Biddlecombe, chorus director
Tickets on Sale to General Public - Fri, 6/22 at 10 am
On sale now to Season Ticket Holders and $500+ Donors. For pre-sale access log in now, or call 615.687.6400. Groups of 12+, email groups@nashvillesymphony.org to buy now.
with special guest Alynda Segarra from Hurray for the Riff Raff
The charismatic front man of My Morning Jacket makes his Schermerhorn debut as part of a unique, career-spanning solo-acoustic concert tour. Accompanied by longtime touring drummer David Givan, Jim James will perform highlights from his MMJ and solo catalogues, including songs from his latest collection, Uniform Distortion.
“I am looking forward to exploring all sorts of songs stripped down as they first occurred in their natural habitat – just voice and guitar. Although I have played many shows by myself, this will be my first tour of this style, and I am excited to see everyone out on the open road,” says James.
One dollar per ticket purchased will go to The Waterfall Project, whose beneficiaries will be United for a Fair Economy and National Bail Fund Network.
Presented without orchestra
Tickets for this performance will be delivered two weeks prior to the concert date.
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
The sons of beloved bandleader Dave Brubeck, drummer Dan Brubeck and bassist/trombonist Chris Brubeck perform with guitarist Mike DeMicco and pianist Chuck Lamb in a quartet that celebrates their straight-ahead jazz roots while incorporating influences from funk, blues and world music.
“BBQ attains that rarefied level where music is both relaxed and expressive, and their joy in its creation is contagious. There’s really nothing out there that comes close to their unique brand of inventiveness.” — All About Jazz
11/29
Thursday7:00 PM
11/30
Friday8:00 PM
12/1
Saturday8:00 PM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
Celebrating 25 years as one of country music’s most beloved entertainers, Martina McBride brings her magical holiday concert to the Schermerhorn. Along with everyone’s favorite Christmas songs, she’ll perform a few of her biggest hits, which include “Blessed,” “A Broken Wing,” “Wild Angels,” “This One’s for the Girls” and many more.
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
PERFORMERS
Nashville Symphony
Enrico Lopez-Yañez, conductor
Starting at 10 am, show up early for fun, family-friendly pre-concert activities, including our Instrument Petting Zoo, crafts, a book nook, and much more.
NOTE: These concerts offer a relaxed atmosphere for patrons of all ages. They are also sensory friendly and offer accommodations for patrons on the autism spectrum and patrons with sensory sensitivities. Learn more at NashvilleSymphony.org/sensoryfriendly.
12/5
Wednesday7:00 PM
12/6
Thursday7:00 PM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
PERFORMERS
Nashville Symphony | Nashville Symphony Chorus | Tucker Biddlecombe, chorus director
This hilarious and heartwarming holiday tradition is perfect for the whole family. Experience John Williams’ delightful score performed live while the movie is shown on the big screen.
© 1990 Twentieth Century Fox
12/7
Friday8:00 PM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
"Wynton Marsalis returns with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra to perform swingin’ renditions of your favorite holiday tunes. Celebrate the most wonderful time of the year in style with beloved songs like:
Presented without orchestra
Ireland’s most sensational singing group returns to celebrate their 10th anniversary, complete with dramatic lighting, spectacular stage sets and lively choreography. Be there as these dynamic showmen deliver another high-energy performance celebrating the Irish and Celtic traditions.
Presented without orchestra
Special offer! One (1) Celtic Thunder X 10 Year Celebration CD is included with every order for this show. You will receive an email with instructions on how to redeem this offer approximately 7 days after your ticket purchase.
12/13
Thursday7:00 PM
12/14
Friday8:00 PM
12/15
Saturday8:00 PM
12/16
Sunday3:00 PM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
PERFORMERS
Nashville Symphony | Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor | Nashville Symphony Chorus | Tucker Biddlecombe, chorus director
Featuring the resounding Hallelujah Chorus, it’s Nashville's grandest Messiah – full of passion, drama and passages of stunning beauty. Celebrate the season as your Nashville Symphony & Chorus perform one of the most inspiring works of music ever written.
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
Over five decades, The Oak Ridge Boys’ distinctive blend of country, gospel and pop has earned 30 Top Ten country hits and numerous GRAMMY®, Dove and CMA Awards. With their unmistakable four-part harmonies, these Country Music Hall of Famers will perform a night of holiday favorites and country classics.
The Oak Ridge Boys’ hits include: Elvira • Bobbie Sue • American Made • Thank God for Kids • (I’m Settin’) Fancy Free • & many more
1/11
Friday10:30 AM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
PROGRAM
Smetana – The Moldau from Má Vlast
Cosmos – An HD Odyssey, featuring Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”
PERFORMERS
Nashville Symphony | Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
1/11
Friday8:00 PM
1/12
Saturday8:00 PM
1/13
Sunday3:00 PM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
PROGRAM
Smetana – The Moldau from Má Vlast
Berg – Violin Concerto
Cosmos – An HD Odyssey, featuring Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”
PERFORMERS
Nashville Symphony | Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor | Gil Shaham, violin
1/17
Thursday7:00 PM
1/18
Friday8:00 PM
1/19
Saturday8:00 PM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
Led by conductor Rob Fisher – the original and only music director for Chicago on Broadway – it’s an unstoppable evening of hit tunes from the longest-running American musical in Broadway history: “All That Jazz,” “Cell Block Tango,” “Roxie,” “We Both Reached for the Gun” and so many more.
2/1
Friday8:00 PM
2/2
Saturday8:00 PM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
PROGRAM
Mendelssohn – Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 23
Schumann – Symphony No. 2
PERFORMERS
Nashville Symphony | Markus Stenz, conductor | Juho Pohjonen, piano
2/7
Thursday7:00 PM
2/8
Friday8:00 PM
2/9
Saturday8:00 PM
2/10
Sunday3:00 PM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
Your Nashville Symphony celebrates America’s greatest film composer, with unforgettable music from Superman, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones, Far and Away, Memoirs of a Geisha, The Cowboys and more. Fun for the whole family!
2/9
Saturday11:00 AM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
PERFORMERS
Nashville Symphony
Enrico Lopez-Yañez, conductor
Starting at 10 am, show up early for fun, family-friendly pre-concert activities, including our Instrument Petting Zoo, crafts, a book nook, and much more.
NOTE: These concerts offer a relaxed atmosphere for patrons of all ages. They are also sensory friendly and offer accommodations for patrons on the autism spectrum and patrons with sensory sensitivities. Learn more at NashvilleSymphony.org/sensoryfriendly.
2/11
Monday7:00 PM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
Mountaineer Hilaree Nelson shares the gripping story of leading a National Geographic team on a harrowing journey to the summit of Myanmar’s Hkakabo Razi, possibly Southeast Asia’s highest point. They didn’t realize that the greatest obstacle wouldn’t be their dwindling rations, or the grueling jungle hikes, or the life-threatening hypothermia. It was the force of conflicting personalities that threatened to unravel the entire endeavor. Nelson recounts the tough decisions she had to make to keep the team together, accompanied by photographer Cory Richard’s dramatic stills and clips from Renan Ozturk’s searing documentary Down to Nothing.
2/14
Thursday7:30 PM
2/15
Friday8:00 PM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
PERFORMERS
Nashville Symphony | Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor | Chris Botti, trumpet
The GRAMMY®-winning trumpeter returns for two nights of romantic favorites in the warm, intimate setting of Schermerhorn Symphony Center.
Series Presenting Partner
2/17
Sunday3:30 PM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
PERFORMERS
Nashville Symphony | Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor | Aleksey Igudesman, violin | Hyung-ki Joo, piano
They've conquered London, Paris, Vienna, Berlin, Tokyo, New York and L.A. They've garnered over 35 million hits on YouTube. Now the talented and hilarious duo Igudesman and Joo take on Music City with a theatrical concert featuring in an unforgettable mashup of comedy and classical music featuring your Nashville Symphony. Musical selections will include Mozart Bond, Alla Molto Turca, A Very Blue Danube and Cleaning vs. Riverdancing, with music by Beethoven, Bach, Rachmaninoff, Strauss, Vivaldi & more. Igudesman and Joo's dream is to make classical music accessible to everyone, so bring your friends and family for this one-of-a-kind concert experience.
2/21
Thursday7:00 PM
2/22
Friday8:00 PM
2/23
Saturday8:00 PM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
PROGRAM
Aaron Jay Kernis – Symphony No. 4, “Chromelodeon” Live Recording
Barber – Cello Concerto
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7
PERFORMERS
Nashville Symphony | Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor | Alban Gerhardt, cello
Aaron Jay Kernis’ Symphony No. 4 was commissioned by the Nashville Symphony and the New England Conservatory.
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
Pink Martini returns with vocalist China Forbes for one night only to perform their singular blend of vintage pop, jazz, classical and global styles. Formed in 1994 by pianist Thomas Lauderdale, these versatile, top-notch players bring heart, humor and cosmopolitan flair to everything they perform. “If the United Nations had a house band in 1962, hopefully we’d be that band,” Lauderdale says.
3/8
Friday8:00 PM
3/9
Saturday8:00 PM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
PROGRAM
Tobias Picker – The Encantadas Live Recording
Mahler – Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth)
PERFORMERS
Nashville Symphony | Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor | Tobias Picker, narrator | Michelle DeYoung, alto | Anthony Dean Griffey, tenor
3/14
Thursday7:00 PM
3/15
Friday7:00 PM
3/16
Saturday7:00 PM
3/17
Sunday3:00 PM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
The Nashville Symphony’s Star Wars series continues with the second film in the original trilogy, giving fans of all ages the chance to experience The Empire Strikes Back like never before. Travel to a galaxy far, far away and enjoy this iconic film projected in HD above the stage, while your Nashville Symphony performs John Williams’ thrilling score live.
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3/21
Thursday7:00 PM
3/22
Friday8:00 PM
3/23
Saturday8:00 PM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
PROGRAM
Rimsky-Korsakov – Capriccio espagnol
Lalo – Symphonie espagnole
Turina – Danzas fantásticas
Falla – Suites 1 & 2 from El sombrero de tres picos (The Three-Cornered Hat)
PERFORMERS
Nashville Symphony | Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor | Chee Yun, violin
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
PROGRAM
Lalo – Symphonie espagnole
Falla – Suites 1 & 2 from El sombrero de tres picos (The Three-Cornered Hat)
PERFORMERS
Nashville Symphony | Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor | Chee Yun, violin
3/28
Thursday7:00 PM
3/29
Friday8:00 PM
3/30
Saturday8:00 PM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
As a founding member, singer and songwriter in the band STYX, Dennis DeYoung was an architect of the group’s majestic sound. In this symphonic rock spectacular, he’ll perform classic hits like “Babe,” “Lady,” “Come Sail Away,” “The Best of Times,” “Too Much Time on My Hands,” “Show Me the Way” and “Mr. Roboto,” along with highlights from his solo career, including “Desert Moon” and “This Is the Time.”
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
Described as a “roving musical laboratory without walls” by the Boston Globe, the Silkroad Ensemble sparks cultural collaboration and passion-driven learning to build a more hopeful world. The performing artists in this singular collective hail from more than 20 countries, drawing on a rich tapestry of traditions to create a new musical language — a uniquely engaging and accessible encounter between the foreign and the familiar.
Presented without orchestra - Yo-Yo Ma will not perform with Silkroad Ensemble at this concert
4/5
Friday8:00 PM
4/6
Saturday8:00 PM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
PROGRAM
Michael Torke – Adjustable Wrench
Weill – Violin Concerto
Bernstein – Symphony No. 3, “Kaddish”
PERFORMERS
Nashville Symphony | Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor | Jun Iwasaki, violin | Nashville Symphony Chorus | Tucker Biddlecombe, chorus director | Blair Children’s Chorus | Mary Biddlecombe, artistic director
4/11
Thursday7:00 PM
4/12
Friday8:00 PM
4/13
Saturday8:00 PM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
PROGRAM
Christopher Rouse – Supplica Live Recording
Christopher Rouse – Concerto for Orchestra Live Recording
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4
PERFORMERS
Nashville Symphony | Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
4/18
Thursday7:00 PM
4/19
Friday8:00 PM
4/20
Saturday8:00 PM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
Featuring leading cast members from the hit musical Jersey Boys, Under the Streetlamp brings a unique blend of tight harmonies and slick dance moves to your favorite doo-wop, Motown and old-time rock ’n’ roll hits. Including songs from The Drifters, Roy Orbison, Nat King Cole, The Beach Boys and The Beatles, plus a show-stopping salute to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.
4/20
Saturday11:00 AM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
PERFORMERS
Nashville Symphony
Enrico Lopez-Yañez, conductor
Starting at 10 am, show up early for fun, family-friendly pre-concert activities, including our Instrument Petting Zoo, crafts, a book nook, and much more.
NOTE: These concerts offer a relaxed atmosphere for patrons of all ages. They are also sensory friendly and offer accommodations for patrons on the autism spectrum and patrons with sensory sensitivities. Learn more at NashvilleSymphony.org/sensoryfriendly.
4/26
Friday8:00 PM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
With a remarkable career as soloist, composer and bandleader, NEA Jazz Master and GRAMMY®‐winning saxophonist Branford Marsalis remains a vital force in jazz today. Known for their telepathic communication, depth of original repertoire, expressive melodies and unrivaled spirit, his quartet remains one of the genre’s most innovative and forward-thinking ensembles.
4/29
Monday7:00 PM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
Voyage across the oceans with one of National Geographic’s most seasoned photographers and discover a vast, hidden world beneath the waves. Using his camera to communicate, Brian Skerry has spent more than 10,000 hours underwater telling the oceans’ stories. His images celebrate the mystery of the depths and offer portraits of creatures so intimate they sometimes appear to have been shot in a studio. Skerry dives eight months of the year, often in extreme conditions beneath Arctic ice or in predator-infested waters, and has even lived at the bottom of the sea to get close to his subjects.
5/2
Thursday7:00 PM
5/3
Friday8:00 PM
5/4
Saturday8:00 PM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
PROGRAM
Michael Gandolfi – Selections from The Garden of Cosmic Speculation
Sibelius – Symphony No. 5
Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 3
PERFORMERS
Nashville Symphony | Robert Spano, conductor | Simon Trpčeski, piano
5/9
Thursday7:00 PM
5/10
Friday8:00 PM
5/11
Saturday8:00 PM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
The world’s top ABBA tribute makes a very special Nashville stop to perform some of the most iconic songs ever written: “Dancing Queen,” “Mamma Mia,” “Waterloo,” “S.O.S.,” “Gimme, Gimme, Gimme” and so many more. Featuring two original members from ABBA’s band and delivering hundreds of performances over the past two decades, ABBA The Concert has audiences all in agreement: This is the closest to ABBA you’ll ever get!
5/17
Friday8:00 PM
5/18
Saturday8:00 PM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
PROGRAM
Messiaen – Turangalîla-symphonie
PERFORMERS
Nashville Symphony | Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor | Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano | Cynthia Millar, ondes Martenot
This concert will open with a lecture and demonstration led by Giancarlo Guerrero and the guest artists, with a special focus on the ondes Martenot, a rare vintage electronic instrument featured in Messiaen's Turangalîla-symphonie.
Please note: there will be no pre-concert lecture for this performance.
5/23
Thursday7:00 PM
5/24
Friday7:00 PM
5/25
Saturday7:00 PM
5/26
Sunday3:00 PM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
You-Know-Who™ is not the only one who has returned — Harry Potter™, Ron Weasley™ and Hermione Granger™ are back as well in this unforgettable concert event. Relive the magic with Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix™ displayed on a giant screen in high-definition and accompanied by a symphonic orchestra. Experience Harry and his friends racing through the Department of Mysteries, practicing Defense Against the Dark Arts in secret, and enduring Professor Umbridge™ with Nicholas Hooper’s iconic score!
HARRY POTTER characters, names and related indicia are © & ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. J.K. ROWLING`S WIZARDING WORLD™ J.K. Rowling and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Publishing Rights © JKR. (s17)
5/31
Friday8:00 PM
6/1
Saturday8:00 PM
6/2
Sunday3:00 PM
6/3
Monday7:00 PM
This concert is currently available as part of our 2018/19 Compose-Your-Own season ticket option and as an add-on option for 2018/19 season ticket package holders.
PROGRAM
Hanson – Symphony No. 2, “Romantic”
Orff – Carmina Burana
PERFORMERS
Nashville Symphony | Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor | Nashville Ballet | Paul Vasterling, artistic director | Duncan Copp, film producer and director | Nashville Symphony Chorus | Tucker Biddlecombe, chorus director | Blair Children’s Chorus | Mary Biddlecombe, artistic director
Experience Carmina Burana as never before in this multimedia sensation featuring updated choreography from the Nashville Ballet and an original film that will bring this bawdy medieval text vividly to life. With its epic score for full orchestra, adult chorus and children’s chorus, Carmina Burana is a feast for the senses, and this is your chance to witness the debut of the Nashville Ballet and Nashville Symphony’s exciting new production.
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