Orchestra Music
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Lexington Symphony - Clayton Stephenson, piano
10-03-2026 7:30 pm
available 8/31
CAPTIVATING COMPLEXITY
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2026 | 7:30PM
PRE-CONCERT CONDUCTOR'S TALK AT 6:30PM
Brahms | Symphony No. 2 Prokofiev | Piano Concerto No. 3 —Clayton Stephenson, piano
Mr. Stephenson appears by arrangement with The Cliburn.
One of the most celebrated symphonies by Johannes Brahms paired with one of Sergei Prokofiev’s most perfect concertos, performed by the brilliant award-winning Van Cliburn pianist Clayton Stephenson.
Carlisle Chamber Orchestra - Melody Fader, pianist
10-30-2026 8:00 pm
voluntary donation
Friday, October 30, 2026 8:00 pm
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 (Emperor)
Melody Fader, pianist
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 (Pathetique)
Lexington Symphony: Vivid Images
11-07-2026 7:30 pm
available 8/31
VIVID IMAGES
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2026 | 7:30PM
PRE-CONCERT CONDUCTOR'S TALK AT 6:30PM
Strauss | Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks Debussy | La Mer Kancheli |Styx —Emily Rideout, viola —New World Chorale, Holly Krafka – Artistic Director
Three brilliant depictions that fire the imagination – Richard Strauss’s tone poem about prankster Till Eulenspiegel, Debussy’s stunning portrayal of the sea followed by Giya Kanchelli’s Styx which portrays the passage to the land of the dead across the River Styx, featuring our own Principal Violist, Emily Rideout and the New World Chorale.
Lexington Symphony - Holiday POPS
12-05-2026 4:00 pm
- 12-06-2026 3:00 pm
tix avail 8/31
HOLIDAY POPS!
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2026 | 7:30PM
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2026 | 3:00PM
KIDS POPS!
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2026 | 4:00PM
Blake | The Snowman Featuring Massachusetts’s first Poet Laureate Regie Gibson, Soprano Teresa Winner Blume, Lexington High School Choruses, and special guest, Santa Claus!
Other Holiday Favorites
For kids of all ages, Regie Gibson, the first Poet Laureate of Massachusetts, returns to narrate Raymond Briggs’s classic story of a little boy who builds a snowman that comes to life.
Lexington Symphony Concert
02-06-2027 7:30 pm
tix avail 8/31
INSPIRATION & DIFFUSION
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2027 | 7:30PM
PRE-CONCERT CONDUCTOR'S TALK AT 6:30PM
Adams | The Chairman Dances Ravel | Mother Goose Suite Zhao | Symphony No. 1
Our collaboration with the Chinese American Association of Lexington continues with three exciting and unique approaches to cultural diffusion through music.
Carlisle Chamber Orchestra
03-05-2027 8:00 pm
voluntary donations at the door
Brahms Violin/Cello Double Concerto
Subaiou Carter, violin, Johnny Mok, cello
Schubert Symphony No. 8 (Unfinished)
Rimsky Korsakov Russian Easter Overture
Lexington Symphony: Irina Muresanu, violin
03-13-2027 7:30 pm
tix avail 8/31
FROM THE HEART
SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 2027 | 7:30PM
PRE-CONCERT CONDUCTOR'S TALK AT 6:30PM
Jenkins (arr, T. Zimbabe) | Rhapsodic Overture Sibelius| Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 —Irina Muresanu, violin Tchaikovsky | Symphony No. 5
Edmund Jenkins’ Rhapsodic Overture, a heartfelt creation by a Black jazz musician from Charleston who lived in Europe
Jan Sibelius’ Violin Concerto, a darkly atmospheric and starkly beautiful piece, performed by Irina Muresanu
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony, a deeply personal musical exploration of his soul.
Carlisle Chamber Orchestra - Shostakovich 10
05-07-2027 8:00 pm
voluntary donations at the door
Shostakovich Symphony No. 10
Lexington Symphony - Genius and Audacity
10-04-2027 7:30 pm
tix avail 8/31
GENIUS & AUDACITY
SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 2027 | 7:30PM
PRE-CONCERT CONDUCTOR'S TALK AT 6:30PM
Debussy | Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune Shchedrin | Carmen Suite Copland | Rodeo
Great music that inspired genius on the stage and controversy in the world beyond it.