WED OCT 7, 2026 | 6 PM
Music Hall
Evan Hines piano
John Paul McGee piano
Joshua Mhoon piano
Cristian Mӑcelaru conductor
SOLO ROUND | 6 PM
George Walker
Sonata No. 2
Sergei Bortkiewicz
Étude No. 8 from 10 Études, Op. 15
Evan Hines
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
“Take Nabandji” from 24 Negro Melodies, Op. 59
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
“The Young Prince and the Princess” from Sheherazade, Op. 35
Margaret Bonds
“Troubled Water” from Spiritual Suite for Piano
Nina Simone
Nobody’s Fault but Mine
John Paul McGee
Joel Thompson
My Dungeon Shook: Three American Preludes
George Gershwin
Three Preludes for Piano
Joshua Mhoon
CONCERTO ROUND | 7:30 PM
Alexander Scriabin (1872–1915)
Concerto in F-sharp Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 20
Florence Price (1888–1953)
Concerto in D Minor in One Movement for Piano and Orchestra
INTERMISSION
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)
Concerto No. 3 in D Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 30
Allegro ma non tanto
Intermezzo
Finale
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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.
The Hamburg Steinway is generously gifted to the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in memory of Manfred Bohlke, and the New York Steinway is generously gifted to the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Pops by Patti and Fred Heldman.