FRI OCT 2, 2026 | 7:30 PM
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Cristian Măcelaru conductor
Nicola Benedetti violin
Kevin Short bass-baritone
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Max Bruch (1838–1920)
Concerto No. 1 in G Minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 26
Vorspiel: Allegro moderato—
Adagio
Allegro energico
INTERMISSION
Wynton Marsalis (b. 1961)
Symphony No. 5, Liberty
CSO co-commission
This We Did Despite the Word of the Lord — 1850
The Web of Human Consequences — 1776
On the Battlefield of Belief (the 369th)
The Spirit of Freedom — 1964
America My Home (Colonialism is not Patriotism)
The Hipness (Is Everywhere) — 2026
This performance is approximately 110 minutes long, including intermission.
The CSO is grateful to CSO Season Sponsor Western & Southern Financial Group.
These appearance of Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis was financially assisted by Carl M. Jacobs Foundation, Fifth Third Bank, N.A., Trustee.
The appearance of Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis was made possible by a generous gift from the Friedlander Family.
The CSO co-commissioned Symphony No. 5, Liberty by Wynton Marsalis, is generously supported by Irwin and Melinda Simon.
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 and support from Marjorie C. Davies.
Selections from CSO concerts are regularly broadcast by our media partner,
90.9 WGUC. Visit cincinnatisymphony.org/replay for the full broadcast and streaming schedule.
The New York Steinway has been generously gifted to the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Pops by Patti and Fred Heldman.
Măcelaru and Marsalis: ‘Brothers from a Different Mother’
September & October 2026 Fanfare Magazine
Explore Cristian Măcelaru’s views on his collaborations and friendship with composer and trumpet player Wynton Marsalis, and read about how the CSO’s season-opening festival embodies their decade-long artistic partnership.
