SAT APR 11, 2026 | 7:30 PM
SUN APR 12, 2026 | 2 PM
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Ramón Tebar conductor
James Ehnes violin
Margaret Brouwer (b. 1940)
Pulse
Max Bruch (1838–1920)
Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 46
Prelude: Grave. Adagio cantabile
Allegro
Andante sostenuto
Finale: Allegro guerriero
INTERMISSION
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)
Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27
Largo. Allegro moderato
Allegro molto. Meno mosso. Allegro molto
Adagio
Allegro vivace
These performances are approximately 130 minutes long, including intermission.
The CSO is grateful to CSO Season Sponsor Western & Southern Financial Group.
The appearance of James Ehnes is made possible by an endowed gift from the Fund for Great Artists by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Stern, Jr.
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 May 24, 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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