CLASSICAL MUSIC

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.

Sunday February 28th @ 3 pm Swampscott High School Map icon Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868), Overture to La Gazza Ladra (Thieving Magpie) W.A. Mozart (1756-1791), Concerto for Flute & Harp, K.299, C Major · Alexander Lehmann Flute, · Subin Lee, Harp Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), Symphony No. 2

Brahms Violin/Cello Double Concerto Subaiou Carter, violin, Johnny Mok, cello Schubert Symphony No. 8 (Unfinished) Rimsky Korsakov Russian Easter Overture

Sunday, March 7, 2027, 2:30pm Purchase Tickets Experience the thrill, passion, and grandeur of opera right here in the Merrimack Valley! Guest conductor David Scott joins the orchestra and celebrated soloists Sandra Piques Eddy, Mara Bonde, and Neal Ferreira for an afternoon of beloved arias, dazzling duets, and iconic orchestral moments. Enjoy favorites like the Russlan and Ludmilla Overture, Habanera, O Sole

A rare opportunity to experience all five of Beethoven’s cello sonatas in a single evening, this extraordinary recital traces the composer’s evolution from youthful fire to transcendent late style. Legendary Dutch cellist Pieter Wispelwey, praised by The New York Times for his “unusually complete grasp of the music,” joins acclaimed pianist Pei-Shan Lee, whose playing has been called “ravishing and insightful” by The Boston Globe, for a powerful exploration of one of chamber music’s greatest collections of masterpieces. Program Cello Sonata No. 1 in F major, Op. 5, No. 1 Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 5 No. 2 — Cello Sonata No. 4 in C major, Op. 102, No. 1 Cello Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 102, No. 2 — Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69