Classic Series
2019-20 Classic Series
The Akron Symphony Orchestra is thrilled to share with you a 2019-20 concert series displaying the range, power and beauty of symphonic music. Highlights include irresistible audience favorites like the Mozart Requiem, Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, and symphonies by Haydn, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Mahler and Rachmaninoff.
We will also give special attention this year to music by creative women, including Gabriela Lena Frank, Joan Tower, Ethel Smyth and Florence Price.
September 2019
Tchaikovsky No. 4
The Akron Symphony Orchestra will journey into the heart of the Russian repertoire, culminating with guest conductor Benjamin Zander leading the Orchestra in Tchaikovsky's masterful Fourth Symphony.
Find out more »October 2019
Symphonic Shakespeare
The Akron Symphony Orchestra will explore music from the film adaptations of two of Shakespeare's greatest works - Hamlet and Henry V - along with a dramatic piece from acclaimed composer Ethel Smyth.
Find out more »November 2019
The Four Seasons
The Akron Symphony Orchestra presents one of the most recognizable works in all of music - Vivaldi's The Four Seasons.
Find out more »January 2020
Mahler Fifth
The Akron Symphony Orchestra presents two declarations of love from the Romantic era with the Prelude from Wagner's Tristan and Isolde and Mahler's Symphony No. 5.
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Mozart Requiem
The Akron Symphony Orchestra presents a trio of towering works, including Mozart's Requiem, which shares dark mysteries through its lyric beauty.
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Appalachian Spring
The Akron Symphony Orchestra presents an all-American program highlighted by Copland's tribute to the heartland, Appalachian Spring.
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Symphonic Dances
The Akron Symphony Orchestra presents an evening of color, movement and styles, highlighted by Rachmaninoff's tour-de-force Symphonic Dances.
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