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2025 May Festival
Past Concerts
Renée Fleming Sings The Voice of Nature
Explore the evolution of our natural world.
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Renée Fleming Masterclass
Public masterclass with renowned soprano Renée Fleming
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The Brightness of Light Featuring Renée Fleming
Glimpse into the love & legacy of two 20th century artists
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MUSIC AND MIND: Conversation with Renée Fleming
Consider the intersection of music, health and neuroscience.
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CHASING THE DAWN: A Choral Journey
Follow the unbroken path of light from sunset to sunrise.
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Verdi Requiem
Visceral and soul-gripping
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CSYO Concert Orchestra: Sinfonia Espansiva
"Music is the sound of life." – Carl Nielsen
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CSYO Philharmonic Orchestra: Seascapes
April 11, 2025 - May 11, 2025
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Grieg & Ellington
Grieg’s Piano Concerto is a musical jewel that dazzles
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Mandy Gonzalez: La Vida Broadway
Best known for starring on Broadway in Wicked and Hamilton
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Access to Music
A sensory-friendly performance for all ages!
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Mahler Symphony No. 6
A cosmic drama and cataclysmic hammerblow
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Beethoven Symphony No. 3
Beethoven’s Third Symphony is a revolutionary triumph
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Ben Folds
Ben Folds returns to the Music Hall stage for one-night-only
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Strauss Alpine Symphony
Following the path of a mountain ascent...
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Romantic Strings
Winstead Chamber Series
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Annual Side by Side
CSYO + CSO
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Sheherazade
Rimsky-Korsakov’s spin on One Thousand & One Nights
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CSO PROOF: Tango Lab
Slow, slow, quick, quick, slow.
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AMERICAN ORIGINALS: Harlem Renaissance
Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance
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Classical Roots
A much-beloved Queen City tradition
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Fountains & Pines of Rome
One of the most exciting finales in music!
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Conrad Tao
CSO Recital Series
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REPLAY: Brahms Symphony No. 4
Fall in love with an exhilarating bouquet of melodies
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All Together Now
Hundreds of singers take the stage at Music Hall
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Gil Shaham Plays Dvořák
Fall in love with an exhilarating bouquet of melodies
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Beethoven X Beyoncé
Experience the electrifying blend of “Queen Bey” & orchestra
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Dvořák New World Symphony
Dvořák’s New World Symphony moves with rushing energies
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Strauss & Debussy
Strauss’ Merry Pranks and Debussy’s Images
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Lollipops: Lost in Space!
Come early for crafts and activities in the Family Fun Zone
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Folk Traditions
Winstead Chamber Series
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The Magic Cello
Ilya Finkelshteyn plays a spellbinding Saint-Saëns showpiece
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SIMPLY THE BEST: The Music of Tina Turner
All hail the “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll."
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Rachmaninoff & Copland
Weaving uber-romantic melodies with jaw-dropping technique
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COPLAND: Symphony in Light
A CSO performance for your ears and eyes.
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A NIGHT AT HOGWARTS: The Music of Harry Potter
A wondrous journey into the mysterious world of Harry Potter
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LET'S MISBEHAVE: The Music of Cole Porter
New Year's Eve
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CSYO Concert Orchestra: Slavonic Legends
Music is on a higher plane than everything else in the world
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Holiday Pops
with Norm Lewis
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Bach's Christmas Oratorio
Soaring melodies blend with the joyous spirit of the holiday
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CSYO Philharmonic Orchestra: Invitation to the Dance - Copy
Dancing is like dreaming with your feet.
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CSYO Philharmonic Orchestra: Invitation to the Dance
Dancing is like dreaming with your feet.
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Home Alone
In Concert
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Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4
Full to the brim with Spanish flair
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Bernstein & Shostakovich
Alsop leads the CSO in works by Bernstein & Shostakovich
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Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros featuring The Wolfpack with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Groundbreaking symphony collaboration
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Harmonic Explorations
Winstead Chamber Series
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Mozart & Bruckner
Effortless Genius & Music on an Infinite Scale
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Sibelius and Saint-Saëns
Exuberance abounds in audacious works
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Lollipops: Music, Magic & Mayehm
Come early for crafts and activities in the Family Fun Zone
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CSO PROOF: The Dark Night
...is this a dream or reality?
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Gershwin, Price & Copland
Bringing the sound of bluegrass to a Gershwin favorite
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Joshua Bell: Voice & the Violin
CSO Recital Series
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Mahler Symphony No. 1
The CSO’s emotional range emerges in Mahler's First
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Mahler Symphony No. 1 - REPLAY
The CSO’s emotional range emerges in Mahler's First
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Textures & Contrasts
Winstead Chamber Series
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Jurassic Park: In Concert
Sheer movie magic 65 million years in the making
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Rick Steves' Europe: A Symphonic Journey
Great destinations of Europe
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John Legend: A Night of Songs and Stories with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Riverbend Music Center
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Woodlawn/Lincoln Heights Block Party
Woodlawn Community Center
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North Avondale Block Party
North Avondale Recreation Center Fields
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Price Hill Block Party
Dunham Recreation Center
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Red, White & BOOM!
Patriotic favorites and a spectacular post-concert fireworks
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West End Block Party
Ezzard Charles Park
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Pride Block Party
ICON Festival Stage at Smale Park
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Her Story
Words of historical figures & the spirit of pivotal moments
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Voices of the Earth
Celebrating the natural wonders of earth...
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The Creation
Begin the 2024 Festival with a work symbolizing creation
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Anthems
Power to unite and remind us of our shared humanity
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Louis' Grand Finale
In his final program as Music Director
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Beethoven Symphony No. 7 & Dessner Premieres
Two pieces from Cincinnati’s own Bryce Dessner
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Wires featuring Bryce Dessner
“Wires that connect us, wires that make sound..."
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Dvořák Symphony No. 8
Optimistic and lyrical music
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CSYO Concert Orchestra: Walk Abouts
Some beautiful paths can’t be discovered...
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CSYO Philharmonic Orchestra: Spartacus
We do not choose love. It claims each man as it will.
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Spotlight on Winds & Strings
Winstead Chamber Series
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Hadelich & Holland
Louis Langrée leads the CSO and violinist Augustin Hadelich.
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Classical Roots
This is what joy and community sound like!
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The Dream of America
Celebrate the American immigrant experience
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Tchaikovsky & Nielsen
“Music is life, and like it, it is inextinguishable.”
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Ben Rector & Cody Fry: Live with the Cincinnati Pops
The magic of Ben & Cody's intimate acoustic Pop
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Heroic Strauss & Melodic Mozart
Stories of glory, chivalry and adventure abound
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The Art of the Trio: Brahms & Tchaikovsky
Winstead Chamber Series
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The Doo Wop Project
Stars of Broadway’s smash hits Jersey Boys and Motown
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Copland's Appalachian Spring
Copland’s Appalachian Spring shines
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CSYO Philharmonic: Annual Side by Side
CSYO + CSO
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CSO PROOF: From the Canyons to the Stars
Utah's Bryce Canyon and Zion National Park
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Brahms' German Requiem
Louis Langrée leads the CSO and the May Festival Chorus.
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REPLAY: Shostakovich: 1905
Cristian Măcelaru conducts Shostakovich
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Shostakovich: 1905
Cristian Măcelaru conducts music of two Slavic luminaries.
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Audra McDonald
Audra McDonald returns to the Music Hall stage.
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Symphonic Mozart
CSO soloists shine in an all-Mozart program
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Goldilocks & the Three Dinosaurs
Lollipops Family Series
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Rachmaninoff & Adams
Explore the concept of harmony and its many forms.
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Death and the Maiden
Winstead Chamber Series
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CHICAGO: The Musical in Concert
"He had it comin'..."
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Notorious B.I.G x Tupac x Mahler
The Resurrection Mixtape
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BRAHMS: Runnicles & Trifonov
Pianist Daniil Trifonov returns to Music Hall!
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REPLAY: Runnicles Conducts Brahms
Runnicles Conducts Brahms 2
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New Year's Eve: Ellington at 125
Celebrate New Year's Eve in style
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Star Wars: the Last Jedi
Film Live with Orchestra
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CSYO Concert Orchestra: Across the Stars
Not only do we live among the stars...
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CSYO Philharmonic: Childhood Memories
Sometimes you never know the value of a moment...
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El Niño: Nativity Reconsidered
CSO PROOF
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REPLAY: Beethoven & Tchaikovsky
Enjoy an evening of orchestral treasures
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CSYO Concert Orchestra Midnight Dance Mix
I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night
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CSYO Philharmonic: Kismet
Kismet makes us learn what life is for and about.
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