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B A LT I M O R E S Y M P H O N Y O R C H E S T R A
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THE ARTISTRY, THE EXCITEMENT, THE PASSION
BSO announces 2018 –2019 season
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elebrated guest artists, beloved concertos, lots of
new music and…Star Wars! The BSO’s 2018–2019
season has it all! From the opening concert featuring
Beethoven’s revolutionary “Eroica” Symphony and
stellar pianist Garrick Ohlsson, to closing with
Mahler’s towering Symphony No. 9, the new season includes
Baroque masterpieces, world premieres and everything in between.
“We are thrilled to announce the upcoming 2018–2019 season
at the BSO,” says Vice President and General Manager Tonya
McBride Robles. “The new lineup of artists and performances
offers something exciting for every music lover out there.”
Superstar vocalist Leslie Odom, Jr. is one of the big names
joining the BSO in 2018 –2019, which also sees appearances by
Leon Fleisher, Joshua Bell, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Colin Currie,
Tine Thing Helseth and Leila Josefowicz. Violin fans in
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particular will delight in exploring a host of popular works in
store: concertos by Dvořák, Vivaldi, Sibelius, Tchaikovsky and
Brahms are all features of the season.
BSO musicians take up prominent solo parts as well. Members
of the horn section come together for Schumann’s brilliant
Konzertstück, a dazzling showpiece of the literature. Concertmaster
Jonathan Carney and Principal Oboe Katherine Needleman also
give solo concerto performances.
And the ever-popular movie with orchestra concerts return in
a big way: Star Wars, Harry Potter, An American in Paris, West Side
Story and The Nightmare Before Christmas will enchant audiences,
bringing treasured films to the concert hall.
To subscribe and to view the complete lineup of exciting
performances, visit BSOmusic.org/subscribe!
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