Classic Series
Classic Series
The Akron Symphony Orchestra returns to the concert stage in 2021-22 with renewed variety and vitality. Our upcoming season continues our commitment to presenting a diverse musical experience to Northeast Ohio, with classics from Beethoven’s Fifth to Handel’s Water Music, jazz-influenced works by Duke Ellington and Aldemaro Romero, innovative works for Korean dancers and a collaboration with Akron-based EarthQuaker Devices, and a spotlight on composers who deserve greater recognition like Florence Price, Julia Perry and William Dawson.
November 2021
Beethoven, Price, Ellington
The Akron Symphony opens the 2021-22 season with a performance highlighted by Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5.
Find out more »January 2022
Baroque Virtuosos
The Akron Symphony presents an evening of the world’s best from the Baroque Era, including a world premiere of a Tuba Concerto.
Find out more »March 2022
EarthQuaker Symphony
A special collaboration with Akron’s own EarthQuaker Devices will present the Orchestra’s talents in a way they have never been heard.
Find out more »April 2022
Symphonic Dances
A performance of color, movement and a kaleidoscope of international styles will be capped off by Rachmaninoff’s last score, the tour-de-force Symphonic Dances.
Find out more »The Creation
The Akron Symphony Orchestra will be joined by the Akron Symphony Chorus for The Creation, considered as one of Haydn’s masterpieces.
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