SAT, OCT 17, 2026 | 7:30 PM
SUN, OCT 18, 2026 | 2 PM
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Cristian Mӑcelaru conductor
Alexandra Conunova violin
May Festival Chorus, Matthew Swanson director
Dorothy Howell (1898–1982)
Lamia
Aram Khachaturian (1903–1978)
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
Allegro con fermezza
Andante sostenuto
Allegro vivace
Intermission
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Nänie, Op. 82
Schicksalslied ("The Song of Destiny") Op. 54
These performances are approximately 1 hour, 15 minutes, including intermission
The CSO is grateful to CSO Season Sponsor Western & Southern Financial Group.
The appearance of the May Festival Chorus is made possible by a generous gift from the Nancy & Steve Donovan Fund for Chorus and Orchestra.
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 CSO in-orchestra Steinway piano is made possible in part by the Jacob G. Schmidlapp Trust.
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.
