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An emotional journey rife with brilliant melody, Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony is a triumphant reflection on the composer’s struggle with fate. Also, Nordic splendor takes center stage in Sibelius’s patriotic Finlandia and the US premiere of Erkki-Sven Tüür’s latest violin concerto performed by Vadim Gluzman, “one of today’s top violinists” (Washington Post).

Sibelius: Finlandia
Erkki-Sven Tüür: Violin Concerto No. 3 (US Premiere)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5

An emotional journey rife with brilliant melody, Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony is a triumphant reflection on the composer’s struggle with fate. Also, Nordic splendor takes center stage in Sibelius’s patriotic Finlandia and the US premiere of Erkki-Sven Tüür’s latest violin concerto performed by Vadim Gluzman, “one of today’s top violinists” (Washington Post).

Sibelius: Finlandia
Erkki-Sven Tüür: Violin Concerto No. 3 (US Premiere)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5

Experience Emanuel Ax’s unsurpassed virtuosity in Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto, presented alongside the composer’s Second Symphony — two early works that find the German master honing his revolutionary musical voice. And Unsuk Chin’s Subito con forza pays homage to Beethoven and the relentless energy that is the hallmark of his music.

Unsuk Chin: Subito con forza
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2

Experience Emanuel Ax’s unsurpassed virtuosity in Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto, presented alongside the composer’s Second Symphony — two early works that find the German master honing his revolutionary musical voice. And Unsuk Chin’s Subito con forza pays homage to Beethoven and the relentless energy that is the hallmark of his music.

Unsuk Chin: Subito con forza
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2

Experience Emanuel Ax’s unsurpassed virtuosity in Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto, presented alongside the composer’s Second Symphony — two early works that find the German master honing his revolutionary musical voice. And Unsuk Chin’s Subito con forza pays homage to Beethoven and the relentless energy that is the hallmark of his music.

Unsuk Chin: Subito con forza
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2

What happens when a group of kids comes across a map leading to One-Eyed Willy’s pirate treasure? Relive the ’80s in this Oregon cult classic, produced by Steven Spielberg and filmed in Astoria. Goonies never say die!

What happens when a group of kids comes across a map leading to One-Eyed Willy’s pirate treasure? Relive the ’80s in this Oregon cult classic, produced by Steven Spielberg and filmed in Astoria. Goonies never say die!

As winter melts into spring, these enchanting fairy tales are sure to help you celebrate the joys of the season! Music from Disney’s Frozen, Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, and many more will transport young audience members to a magical winter wonderland.

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TBA, Conductor
Dance West
Pacific Youth Choir
Pam Mahon, Narrator
Oregon Symphony

Experience some of the musical moments of your youth with favorite film and TV scores in this nostalgic, fun-filled concert event! With memorable music from the James Bond and Pink Panther movies, and iconic TV shows, enjoy a blast from the past and delight in the joys of these retro themes from timeless classics.

Experience some of the musical moments of your youth with favorite film and TV scores in this nostalgic, fun-filled concert event! With memorable music from the James Bond and Pink Panther movies, and iconic TV shows, enjoy a blast from the past and delight in the joys of these retro themes from timeless classics.

A “once in a lifetime” talent (Toronto Star), violinist Blake Pouliot brings his signature vigor to Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, one of the most dazzling showpieces for the instrument. Zemlinsky’s richly orchestrated The Mermaid is a probing psychological work of love lost, written after the composer’s own experience of devastating heartbreak.

Brahms: Academic Festival Overture
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor
Zemlinsky: The Mermaid

A “once in a lifetime” talent (Toronto Star), violinist Blake Pouliot brings his signature vigor to Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, one of the most dazzling showpieces for the instrument. Zemlinsky’s richly orchestrated The Mermaid is a probing psychological work of love lost, written after the composer’s own experience of devastating heartbreak.

Brahms: Academic Festival Overture
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor
Zemlinsky: The Mermaid

A “once in a lifetime” talent (Toronto Star), violinist Blake Pouliot brings his signature vigor to Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, one of the most dazzling showpieces for the instrument. Zemlinsky’s richly orchestrated The Mermaid is a probing psychological work of love lost, written after the composer’s own experience of devastating heartbreak.

Brahms: Academic Festival Overture
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor
Zemlinsky: The Mermaid

Prokofiev’s enchanting children’s work for narrator and orchestra is both a fable about a headstrong boy and, cleverly, an introduction to the instruments of the orchestra.

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TBA, Conductor
Dance West
Pacific Youth Choir
Pam Mahon, Narrator
Oregon Symphony

Music Director David Danzmayr leads Mahler’s sunny Fourth Symphony, with its curious sleigh bells, puckish woodwinds, and a moving finale that imagines a child’s awe-inspiring vision of Heaven. Swedish soprano Camilla Tilling enchants with the “purity of her sound” (Gramophone) in both the Mahler and Osvaldo Golijov’s tender, tragic Three Songs.

Osvaldo Golijov: Three Songs for Soprano and Orchestra
Mahler: Symphony No. 4

Music Director David Danzmayr leads Mahler’s sunny Fourth Symphony, with its curious sleigh bells, puckish woodwinds, and a moving finale that imagines a child’s awe-inspiring vision of Heaven. Swedish soprano Camilla Tilling enchants with the “purity of her sound” (Gramophone) in both the Mahler and Osvaldo Golijov’s tender, tragic Three Songs.

Osvaldo Golijov: Three Songs for Soprano and Orchestra
Mahler: Symphony No. 4

Music Director David Danzmayr leads Mahler’s sunny Fourth Symphony, with its curious sleigh bells, puckish woodwinds, and a moving finale that imagines a child’s awe-inspiring vision of Heaven. Swedish soprano Camilla Tilling enchants with the “purity of her sound” (Gramophone) in both the Mahler and Osvaldo Golijov’s tender, tragic Three Songs.

Osvaldo Golijov: Three Songs for Soprano and Orchestra
Mahler: Symphony No. 4

Be transported by the silvery sounds of the steel pan as Grammy-nominated composer and percussionist Andy Akiho performs Beneath Lighted Coffers, inspired by the architecture of the Roman Pantheon. Hailed by Schumann as “sheer musical mastery,” Schubert’s Ninth Symphony is the composer’s most exuberant, expansive symphonic statement.

Andy Akiho: Beneath Lighted Coffers
Schubert: Symphony No. 9, “The Great C Major”

Be transported by the silvery sounds of the steel pan as Grammy-nominated composer and percussionist Andy Akiho performs Beneath Lighted Coffers, inspired by the architecture of the Roman Pantheon. Hailed by Schumann as “sheer musical mastery,” Schubert’s Ninth Symphony is the composer’s most exuberant, expansive symphonic statement.

Andy Akiho: Beneath Lighted Coffers
Schubert: Symphony No. 9, “The Great C Major”

Be transported by the silvery sounds of the steel pan as Grammy-nominated composer and percussionist Andy Akiho performs Beneath Lighted Coffers, inspired by the architecture of the Roman Pantheon. Hailed by Schumann as “sheer musical mastery,” Schubert’s Ninth Symphony is the composer’s most exuberant, expansive symphonic statement.

Andy Akiho: Beneath Lighted Coffers
Schubert: Symphony No. 9, “The Great C Major”

Don’t miss Portland legend and Pink Martini lead singer China Forbes with her first solo performance with the Oregon Symphony. We’re thrilled to finally throw her the ultimate 50th birthday extravaganza, fashionably late!

PYP concludes its landmark 99th season with the famous and revered Ninth Symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven. Joining PYP for their first performance of this magnificent choral symphony is the Portland Symphonic Choir, and featured vocal soloists Anthony Kalil, Vanessa Isiguen, Zachary Lenox, and Hannah Penn.

The Portland Youth Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by David Hattner, Musical Director:

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

Steeped in jazz, blues, and ragtime, Gershwin’s Concerto in F Major is a quintessentially American take on the classical concerto, making it the perfect vehicle for the dynamic pianist Aaron Diehl. Shostakovich’s brooding, deeply personal Tenth Symphony pursues great extremes in emotion and orchestral color, from wistful wind solos to menacing marches.

Unsuk Chin: Frontispiece for Orchestra
Gershwin: Concerto in F Major
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10

Steeped in jazz, blues, and ragtime, Gershwin’s Concerto in F Major is a quintessentially American take on the classical concerto, making it the perfect vehicle for the dynamic pianist Aaron Diehl. Shostakovich’s brooding, deeply personal Tenth Symphony pursues great extremes in emotion and orchestral color, from wistful wind solos to menacing marches.

Unsuk Chin: Frontispiece for Orchestra
Gershwin: Concerto in F Major
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10

Steeped in jazz, blues, and ragtime, Gershwin’s Concerto in F Major is a quintessentially American take on the classical concerto, making it the perfect vehicle for the dynamic pianist Aaron Diehl. Shostakovich’s brooding, deeply personal Tenth Symphony pursues great extremes in emotion and orchestral color, from wistful wind solos to menacing marches.

Unsuk Chin: Frontispiece for Orchestra
Gershwin: Concerto in F Major
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10

A timeless tale of love and transformation, Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake is a masterful marriage of melody and movement. Artist-in-Residence Simone Lamsma joins the Symphony for Barber’s sublimely romantic Violin Concerto, while composer Gabriela Lena Frank’s Concertino Cusqueño is a vibrant celebration of her Peruvian heritage.

Gabriela Lena Frank: Concertino Cusqueño
Barber: Violin Concerto
Respighi: The Birds
Tchaikovsky: Selections from Swan Lake Suite

A timeless tale of love and transformation, Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake is a masterful marriage of melody and movement. Artist-in-Residence Simone Lamsma joins the Symphony for Barber’s sublimely romantic Violin Concerto, while composer Gabriela Lena Frank’s Concertino Cusqueño is a vibrant celebration of her Peruvian heritage.

Gabriela Lena Frank: Concertino Cusqueño
Barber: Violin Concerto
Respighi: The Birds
Tchaikovsky: Selections from Swan Lake Suite

A timeless tale of love and transformation, Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake is a masterful marriage of melody and movement. Artist-in-Residence Simone Lamsma joins the Symphony for Barber’s sublimely romantic Violin Concerto, while composer Gabriela Lena Frank’s Concertino Cusqueño is a vibrant celebration of her Peruvian heritage.

Gabriela Lena Frank: Concertino Cusqueño
Barber: Violin Concerto
Respighi: The Birds
Tchaikovsky: Selections from Swan Lake Suite

Let loose and hear timeless Led Zeppelin favorites in this one-night only homage to the one of the greatest rock bands of all time! Bridging the gulf between rock n’ roll and classical music, your Oregon Symphony and a full rock band will capture Led Zeppelin’s timeless hits such as “Stairway to Heaven,” “Black Dog,” “Whole Lotta Love,” and many more while cranking out new musical colors.

Feature Film with the Oregon Symphony

Celebrate this iconic American musical as the Oregon Symphony plays Leonard Bernstein’s electrifying score live with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim while the film is shown on the big screen. Winner of 10 Academy Awards^® including Best Picture, the film features choreography by Jerome Robbins and stars Natalie Wood, Rita Moreno, and George Chakiris.

Feature Film with the Oregon Symphony

Celebrate this iconic American musical as the Oregon Symphony plays Leonard Bernstein’s electrifying score live with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim while the film is shown on the big screen. Winner of 10 Academy Awards^® including Best Picture, the film features choreography by Jerome Robbins and stars Natalie Wood, Rita Moreno, and George Chakiris.