Rossen Milanov, Music Director
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MARCH 12-13
March 12 & 13 | 7:30PM Ohio Theatre Rossen Milanov, conductor Aubry Ballarò, soprano Nick Nestorak, tenor Joel Balzun, baritone Columbus Symphony Chorus Stephen Caracciolo, chorus director Haydn: The Creation, H. XXI:2 As one of the most influential figures in Classical music, Haydn is remembered as the father of both the string quartet and the symphony — but for his masterpiece The Creation, he turned to... Read more »
MARCH 19-20
March 19 & 20 | 7:30PM Ohio Theatre Rossen Milanov, conductor Hovhaness: Symphony No. 2, “Mysterious Mountain” Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp Minor Mahler’s monumental Fifth Symphony opens with an iconic trumpet solo leading a funeral march, but ends in lively, celebratory D major. It comprises a massive emotional journey, and along the way, we visit a... Read more »
APRIL 2-3
April 2 & 3 | 7:30PM Ohio Theatre Rossen Milanov, conductor Joshua Roman, cello Missy Mazzoli: Orpheus Undone Shostakovich: Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 107 Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43 Superstar cellist Joshua Roman, who has the “virtuoso flair of Hendrix himself” (Gramophone), tackles one of the most difficult works... Read more »
APRIL 9-10
April 9 & 10 | 7:30PM Ohio Theatre Rossen Milanov, conductor Gabriela Martinez, piano Respighi: Le fontane di Roma (The Fountains of Rome) Ravel: Concerto in G Major for Piano and Orchestra Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain for Piano and Orchestra Debussy: La mer Join the Columbus Symphony for an evening of musical postcards from Italy, Spain, and France. Respighi’s tone poem The Fountains of... Read more »
APRIL 30 - MAY 1
April 30 & May 1 | 7:30PM Ohio Theatre Rossen Milanov, conductor Lydia Grindatto, soprano Mariya Kaganskaya, mezzo-soprano Victor Starsky, tenor Cumhur Görgün, bass-baritone Columbus Symphony Chorus Stephen Caracciolo, chorus director Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 (“Choral”) “Joy, beautiful divine spark, daughter from Paradise!” Celebrate the conclusion of the Columbus Symphony’s landmark 75th anniversary season and herald the arrival... Read more »