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Whether you’re new to the BSO or a longtime subscriber, explore our Collection of classical masterworks, popular favorites that define generations, and joyful celebrations and cultural traditions.

Classical Collection

Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony pairs with Khachaturian’s vibrant Piano Concerto, performed by Jean-Yves Thibaudet in a program of color and flow.

Awe-inspiring performances of international talent and timeless music, blending tradition, innovation, and artistry.

Browse Classical

Popular Collection

Mandy Gonzalez performs the music of Lin-Manuel Miranda, from Hamilton to In the Heights, joined by Jack Everly for a thrilling Broadway celebration.

Lively performances and films featuring music from the artists, genres, and theater that define popular culture.

Celebrations Collection

Troupe Vertigo joins the BSO for a high-flying Nutcracker, blending dazzling acrobatics with Tchaikovsky’s beloved score in a festive holiday spectacle.

Joyful concerts and special events that honor cultural traditions and create musical moments to cherish. Add these concerts on to any Curated or Choose Your Own Series!

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Discover our Season Highlights — our can’t-miss concerts and unforgettable events perfect for first-time and returning subscribers alike.

Holiday Pops

Megan Hilty stars in Holiday Pops with the BSO, led by Stuart Chafetz and featuring the Baltimore Choral Arts Society in a festive seasonal celebration.

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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Stuart Chafetz, conductor
Megan Hilty, vocalist
Baltimore Choral Arts Society
Anthony Blake Clark, music director
Centre Point Tap Dancers

Broadway and television star Megan Hilty joins your BSO for Holiday Pops, bringing her radiant voice and signature charm to this festive seasonal tradition.

Dec 19–20

Holiday Series

Celebrations Collection

Let’s Groove Tonight:

Motown & the Philly Sound

Byron Stripling leads a feel-good Pops concert celebrating Motown and the Philly Sound with hits by The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, and more.

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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Byron Stripling, conductor

Get lifted when Motown’s smooth soul meets the irresistible swagger of the Philly Sound. Led by the always-entertaining Byron Stripling, this feel-good concert brings hits made famous by The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, The Spinners, and Lou Rawls to life.

Feb 19–21

Pops Series

Popular Collection

Beethoven’s Complete Piano

Concertos with Yeol Eum Son

Yeol Eum Son and Jonathon Heyward present Beethoven’s complete Piano Concerto cycle, concluding with the “Emperor” on Feb 28 at Strathmore.

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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Yeol Eum Son, piano

Yeol Eum Son and Jonathon Heyward present Beethoven’s complete Piano Concerto cycle, concluding with the “Emperor” on Feb 28 at Strathmore.

Feb 25–28

Classical Series

Classical Collection

Evgeny Kissin

in Recital

Evgeny Kissin performs an all-Beethoven recital featuring piano sonatas and the Diabelli Variations, showcasing bold imagination and wit. Tickets available.

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Evgeny Kissin

Legendary pianist Evgeny Kissin brings extraordinary insight and intensity to an all-Beethoven recital. From the elegance of early and middle-period piano sonatas to the expansive Diabelli Variations, this intimate program reveals Beethoven’s imagination, wit, and bold expressive range through one of today’s great masters.

Please note the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra does not perform on this program.

Apr 30

Live at the Meyerhoff Series

Classical Collection

The Goonies

in Concert

Relive the ’80s classic The Goonies as the BSO performs Dave Grusin’s full score live to film in this action-packed family adventure.

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Hey, you guys! Join a group of misfits on a search for long-lost treasure, complete with an ancient map, deadly booby traps, a ruthless crime family, and Baby Ruth candy bars. Experience one of the most-loved films of the ’80s with the BSO playing the entire Dave Grusin score live-to-film. No matter the dangers — Goonies never say die!

© Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved.

May 28–30

Films Series

Popular Collection

Heyward Conducts

Verdi’s Requiem

Jonathon Heyward leads Verdi’s monumental Requiem, bringing operatic drama and Romantic intensity to this powerful sacred masterpiece.

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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor

Jun 11–13

Classical Series

Classical Collection

New in the

2026-27 Season

Three new series for smart Friday starts, elevated Saturday nights and blockbuster events across the season. Enhance your season by adding these concerts to a Curated Series or include the them in your Choose Your Own package to guarantee your seats and save 20% through March 27.

Coffee Series

A daytime classical concert experience conveniently scheduled at 11AM, offering a fresh and flexible way to enjoy live symphonic music.

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Mozart Meets Latin

Masters

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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Jonathan Carney, violin

GINASTERA Estancia: Four Dances
BRUCH Scottish Fantasy
MOZART Symphony No. 31 “Paris”
PIAZZOLLA Sinfonía Buenos Aires

Oct 23

Coffee Series

Classical Collection

Elgar, Tchaikovsky

& Strauss

Daniele Rustioni leads Elgar, Tchaikovsky, and Strauss in a Romantic-era journey from reflection to sweeping romance—an immersive escape across Europe.

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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Daniele Rustioni, conductor
Johannes Moser, cello

ELGAR In the South (Alassio)
TCHAIKOVSKY Variations on a Rococo Theme
STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
STRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier: Suite

Jan 29

Coffee Series

Classical Collection

Rachmaninoff's Second

Piano Concerto

Lukáš Vondráček performs Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 as David Afkham leads a program exploring tension, release, and modern transformation.

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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
David Afkham, conductor
Lukáš Vondráček, piano

BOULANGER D’un soir triste (Of a Sad Evening)
RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2
BARTÓK The Miraculous Mandarin: Suite
RAVEL La valse

Apr 23

Coffee Series

Classical Collection

Copland & a New

American Symphony

Copland’s Clarinet Concerto with YaoGuang Zhai and Bernstein’s On the Waterfront frame a new symphony by Jonathan Leshnoff inspired by American port cities.

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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
YaoGuang Zhai, clarinet

JONATHAN LESHNOFF Symphony No. 6 (world premiere, BSO commission)
COPLAND Clarinet Concerto
GLASS Symphony No. 15 “Lincoln”

Jun 4

Coffee Series

Classical Collection

Symphony at Six Series

An elevated concert experience that includes specially tailored pre-concert gatherings, post-concert AfterWords with Heyward and earlier 6 PM start time.

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Ohlsson Plays Brahms

Romantic warmth fills the hall with works by Dvořák and Emilie Mayer, capped by Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 2 performed by Garrick Ohlsson.

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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Garrick Ohlsson, piano

BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2
MAYER Faust Overture
DVOŘÁK The Golden Spinning Wheel

Nov 14

Symphony at Six Series

Classical Collection

Beethoven's Emperor

Concerto with Yeol Eum Son

Yeol Eum Son and Jonathon Heyward present Beethoven’s complete Piano Concerto cycle, concluding with the “Emperor” on Feb 28 at Strathmore.

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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Yeol Eum Son, piano

HOLMES Allegro feroce
ANDRÉE Concert Overture
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5

Feb 27

Signature Series

Classical Collection

Heyward Conducts

Schumann and Brahms

Jonathon Heyward leads Schumann’s introspective Violin Concerto and Brahms’s radiant Symphony No. 2 in a Romantic program shaped by friendship and legacy.

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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Isabelle Faust, violin

SCHUMANN Violin Concerto
GRANT STILL Mother and Child
BRAHMS Symphony No. 2

Apr 17

Symphony at Six Series

Classical Collection

Heyward Conducts

Verdi's Requiem

Jonathon Heyward leads Verdi’s monumental Requiem, bringing operatic drama and Romantic intensity to this powerful sacred masterpiece.

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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor

VERDI Requiem

Jun 12

Symphony at Six Series

Classical Collection

Signature Series

Symphonic blockbuster experiences that showcase the BSO at its most thrilling.

Gala with Samara Joy

Jonathon Heyward opens the 2025–26 Season with jazz star Samara Joy, celebrating BSO’s statewide impact with classics by Vaughan, Fitzgerald, and Ellington.

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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Samara Joy, vocalist
Baltimore Symphony Youth Orchestra
BSO OrchKids

For Sponsorship packages (tables of 10) and individual VIP tickets, including access to pre- and post-concert social events, visit BSOmusic.org/Gala.

Sep 25 & 26

Signature Series

Classical Collection

Psycho In Concert

Experience Psycho with Bernard Herrmann’s legendary strings-only score performed live by the BSO, heightening every moment of suspense and terror.

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The BSO performs this legendary, strings-only score live, amplifying every nerve-jangling turn and relentless surge of suspense in this iconic thriller.

A Universal Picture

Oct 30–Nov 1

Signature Series

Popular Collection

Beethoven's Ninth:

New Year's Celebration

Celebrate the New Year with Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, crowned by the “Ode to Joy,” as Peter Oundjian leads the BSO in a powerful, uplifting performance.

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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Peter Oundjian, conductor
Joélle Harvey, soprano
Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano
Issachah Savage, tenor
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
Baltimore Choral Arts Society, chorus

VALERIE COLEMAN Umoja: Anthem of Unity
BEETHOVEN Elegaic Song
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 “Choral”

Jan 1–3

Signature Series

Classical Collection

The Planets

– An HD Odyssey

Holst’s The Planets comes alive with HD space imagery above the stage, paired with Mozart’s radiant “Jupiter” Symphony in a family-friendly spectacle.

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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Damon Gupton, conductor
The Planets – An HD Odyssey, visuals
Baltimore Choral Arts Society, chorus
Anthony Blake Clark, music director

ANNA CLYNE Pivot
MOZART Symphony No. 41 “Jupiter”
HOLST The Planets

Feb 11–13

Signature Series

Classical Collection

The Music of Joe Hisaishi

Experience the full range of Joe Hisaishi’s music—from symphonic works to iconic film scores—in an immersive program spanning concert hall and screen.

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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Jiannan Cheng, conductor

Mar 12–15

Signature Series

Classical Collection

Beyond the Score®:

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5

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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Marta Gardolińska, conductor

Beyond the Score®: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 (complete performance)

May 1–2

Signature Series

Classical Collection

Dolly Parton's Threads:

My Songs In Symphony

Dolly Parton guides a multimedia concert journey of her life and songs, including “Jolene” and “I Will Always Love You,” with guest vocalists and BSO musicians. Tickets available.

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Dolly Parton guides a multimedia concert journey of her life and songs, including “Jolene” and “I Will Always Love You,” with guest vocalists and BSO musicians. Tickets available.

May 5

Signature Series

Popular Collection