FRI APR 24, 2026, 7:30 PM
SAT APR 25, 2026, 7:30 PM
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Cristian Măcelaru conductor
Janni Younge director
Janni Younge Productions
Gustav Mahler (1860–1911)
Totenfeier
INTERMISSION
Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971)
L’Oiseau de feu ("The Firebird"), complete ballet
These performances are approximately 105 minutes long, including intermission.
The CSO is grateful to CSO Season Sponsor Western & Southern Financial Group/Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Series Sponsor The Cincinnati Symphony Club, Presenting Sponsor Peter E. Landgren and Judith Schonbach Landgren and Performance Sponsor Rock Island Realty.
The Firebird is generously supported by the David C. Herriman Fund of Greater Cincinnati Foundation.
The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra is grateful for the support of the Louise Dieterle Nippert Musical Arts Fund of the Greenacres Foundation, the Nina Browne Parker Trust, and the thousands of people who give generously to the ArtsWave Community Campaign, the region’s primary source for arts funding. This project was supported in part by the Ohio Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Ohio and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Pre-Concert Talks are made possible by an endowed gift from Melody Sawyer Richardson.
WGUC is the Media Partner for these concerts. This concert will air on 90.9 WGUC on June 21, 2026, followed by 30 days of streaming at cincinnatisymphony.org/replay.
The CSO in-orchestra Steinway piano is made possible in part by the Jacob G. Schmidlapp Trust.
Come As You Are
April & May 2026 Fanfare Magazine
Now that Cristian Măcelaru has completed his first season as CSO Music Director, he paused to reflect on the highlights of the year past, including time spent getting acquainted with the community surrounding Music Hall, and shares plans for the next season — one that he hopes will represent the best of what our country has to offer in its 250th year
