From the New World

Friday, January 14, 2022 - Sunday, January 16, 2022

“We celebrate the new year with music and artists I have long admired and loved. Piano Concerto in One Movement is composed by Florence Price, who, in 1933, became the first Black woman to have her music performed by a major orchestra. Darker America by Black composer William Grant Still... Event Details

Firebird

Friday, February 11, 2022 - Sunday, February 13, 2022

“There is a picture of me in college dressed as the risqué gypsy Carmen.  Bizet’s music is simply irresistible with Carmen’s sultry melodies and the passion and bravado of bullfighters.  To celebrate love, we juxtapose the Russian prince and princesses in Stravinsky’s glorious and magnificent Firebird with my favorite Chinese... Event Details

Mendelssohn’s Italian

Friday, March 11, 2022 - Sunday, March 13, 2022

"As a child, I believed I was a troublemaking fairy before coming to this world, and I have always loved that music can be a ‘Fountain of Youth’ - instantly transporting us to a world of light, innocence and fun.  Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream brings the magic and beauty... Event Details

Rachmaninoff & Tchaikovsky

Friday, April 8, 2022 - Sunday, April 10, 2022

“I’ll never forget the comfort I found in Tchaikovsky’s Fifth as an emotional and artistic teenager.  It understands loss and struggles, but also gentleness, desire, courage, hope and light.  With ever more melodies, it is a symphony that belongs to all of us who strive, and it still always fills... Event Details

Scheherazade & Shankar

Friday, May 6, 2022 - Sunday, May 8, 2022

“As an immigrant, it is always a joy to share the diversity of the world’s music with our audience.  Beatles guitarist George Harrison collaborated closely with Ravi Shankar, and called him ‘the godfather of world music.’  Shankar’s enchanting Concerto for Sitar and Orchestra is a lush blend of Indian and... Event Details

Beethoven's Ninth

Friday, June 10, 2022 - Sunday, June 12, 2022

“We conclude the 2021-2022 season with our most delicious desserts and a true 'Ode to Joy’ – Beethoven’s magnificent Symphony No. 9.  Inspired by the ideals of freedom and equality, it is, for me, the most influential work in classical music and a celebration of humanity and togetherness.  And when... Event Details

Holiday Cirque!

Saturday, December 11, 2021

Holiday Cirque! returns! There is no better way to celebrate the season than with the magical music of the holidays performed by the HSO, set to astonishing feats by members of the renowned Cirque de la Symphonie. Watch these amazing aerialists, contortionists, and gymnasts tumble, soar and dance on and... Event Details

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire™ in Concert

Saturday, April 23, 2022

Get ready to fight a dragon, swim with merpeople, and find out just who put Harry’s name in the Goblet of Fire™! For the first time ever, audiences can rediscover the magic of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire™ while a live symphony orchestra performs Patrick Doyle’s unforgettable score. Event Details

Aretha: A Tribute

Thursday, June 2, 2022

A Tribute to the Queen of Soul, this program features symphony favorite Capathia Jenkins and Matthew Johnson performing such iconic hits as “Respect,” “Think,” “A Natural Woman,” “Chain of Fools,” “Amazing Grace,” and many others! Event Details

Sunday Serenades - Mozart at the Museum

Sunday, February 20, 2022

Mozart at the Museum Sunday, February 20, 2022 | 2 pm 1pm Gallery Talk with Vanessa Sigalas, Research Fellow for European Decorative Arts – Meet in front of the Museum Shop 2pm Concert – Enter through Avery Lobby This performance by musicians of the Hartford Symphony features works by Mozart... Event Details

Sunday Serenades - Modern Creations

Sunday, May 22, 2022

Modern Creations Sunday, May 22, 2022 | 2 pm 1pm Gallery Talk with Erin Monroe, Krieble Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture – Meet in front of the Museum Shop 2pm Concert – Enter through Avery Lobby Members of the Hartford Symphony Orchestra present an afternoon of Modernist works by Marc Mellits, Igor... Event Details