FRI MAY 8, 2026, 11:00 AM
SAT MAY 9, 2026, 7:30 PM
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Roderick Cox conductor
Stephen Hough piano
Jennifer Higdon (b. 1962)
Fanfare Ritmico
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 73, Emperor
Allegro
Adagio un poco mosso—
Rondo: Allegro
INTERMISSION
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36
Andante sostenuto—Moderato con anima
Andantino in modo di canzona
Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato
Finale: Allegro con fuoco
These performances are approximately 125 minutes long, including intermission.
The CSO is grateful to CSO Season Sponsor Western & Southern Financial Group.
The appearance of Roderick Cox is generously supported by the Janice W. and Gary R. Lubin Fund for Black Artists.
The appearance of Stephen Hough is made possible by an endowed gift from the Fund for Great Artists by Fred L. and Katherine H. Groll.
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.
WGUC is the Media Partner for these concerts. This concert will air on 90.9 WGUC on June 7, 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.
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