From the classics to modern compositions, the San Antonio Symphony's lineup for their 2016-2017 season is a stellar mix of old and new.
Season tickets have been available since February 3, and single tickets will go on sale in August. To purchase tickets, contact the Tobin Center Box Office at (210) 223-8624 or visit the SA Symphony's website.
Below is the complete concert schedule.
Valero Classics Series
September 16 and 17, 2016, 8pm
Carmina Burna
Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor
Symphony Mastersingers — John Silantien, director - Children’s Chorus of San Antonio
Soloists, TBD
Orff - Carmina Burana
September 30 and October 1, 2016, 8pm
Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2
Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
Rossini - William Tell Overture
Mendelssohn Symphony - No. 4 in A major, Op. 90, “Italian”
Brahms - Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major
*Part of the Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts Celebrated Artists Series.
November 4 and 5, 2016, 8pm
Stewart Copeland - The Tyrant's Crush
Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor
Stewart Copeland, trapset
Schmidt - Notre Dame - Entr’acte and Carnival Music
Stewart Copeland - The Tyrant’s Crush: Concerto for Trapsetand Orchestra
Saint-Saëns - Symphony No. 3 in C minor, “Organ”
November 18 and 19, 2016, 8pm
Tchaikovsky “Pathétique”
Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor
Wagner - Symphonic excerpts from Parsifal
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 6 in B minor, “Pathétique”
Mozart Festival
January 6 and 7, 2017, 8pm
Mozart's 40th Symphony
Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor
Soloists, TBD
Mozart - Ave verum corpus
Fauré - Requiem
Mozart - Symphony No. 40 in G minor
January 13 and 14, 2017, 8pm
Mozart and Mendelssohn
KoljaBlacher, conductor and violin
Mozart - Symphony No. 36 in C major
Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto in E minor
Mozart - Symphony No. 38 in D major
January 27 and 28, 2017, 8pm
Mozart and Rach
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Lola Astanova, piano
Mozart - Posthorn Symphony, K. 320
Hanson - Symphony No. 2, “Romantic”
Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
February 3 and 4, 2017, 8pm
Mozart Piano Concerti
Jeremy Denk, conductor and piano
Rossini - Sonata No. 3 in C major
Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major, K. 459
Mendelssohn - Sinfonia No. 2 in D major
Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
February 10 and 11, 2017, 8pm
Mozart No. 39 and Jupiter
Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor
Mozart - Serenade: Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Mozart - Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major
Mozart - Symphony No. 41 in C major, “Jupiter”
March 17 and 18, 2017, 8pm
Masks
Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor
Eric Gratz, violin
Khachaturian - Masquerade Suite
Bartók - Violin Concerto No. 1
Stravinsky - The Firebird
March 24 and 25, 2017, 8pm
From Piano Duo to Cinderella
Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor
Christina and Michelle Naughton, piano duo
Dukas - The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Poulenc - Concerto in D minor for Two Pianos
Prokofiev - Selections from Cinderella
March 31 and April 1, 2017, 8pm
The Unfinished Symphony and Mahler No. 4
Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor
Mane Galoyan, soprano
Schubert - Ave Maria
Schubert - Symphony No. 8 in B minor, “Unfinished”
Mahler - Symphony No. 4 in G major
May 12 and 13, 2017, 8pm
Susan Graham, An American in Paris
Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor
Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano
Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin
Berlioz - La Mort de Cléopâtre
Gershwin - An American in Paris
*Part of the Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts Celebrated Artists Series.
May 19 and 20, 2017, 8pm
Debussy — Ibéria
Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor
Pablo Villegas, guitar
Chabrier - España
Villa-Lobos - Bachianas Brasileiras
Rodrigo - Fantasía para un Gentilhombre
Debussy - Ibéria
March 4, 2017, 8pm
Spring Gala
An Evening with Gil Shaham
Akiko Fujimoto, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
*Part of the Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts Celebrated Artists Series.
Courtesy
Christopher Cross is set to perform on June 3, 2017.
H-E-B Pops Series
September 23 and 24, 2016, 8pm
Off the Charts! - Great Number One Hits
Akiko Fujimoto, conductor
Diane Penning, soprano
Paul Langford, tenor
December 16 and 17, 2016, 8pm | December 18, 2016, 2pm
Holiday Pops
Akiko Fujimoto, conductor
San Antonio Symphony Mastersingers
John Silantien, director
January 20 and 21, 2017, 8pm
From Gospel to Soul to Broadway
Capathia Jenkins, soprano
Gospel Choir, TBD
April 21 and 22, 2017, 8pm | April 23, 2017, 2pm
Fiesta Pops
Akiko Fujimoto, conductor
Mariachi Campanas de America
Guadalupe Dance Company
May 26 and 27, 2017, 8pm | May 28, 2017, 2pm
John Williams and Beyond
Troy Peters, conductor
June 9 and 10, 2017, 8pm | June 11, 2017, 2pm
Cirque de la Symphonie
Akiko Fujimoto, conductor
Pops Gala
June 3, 2017, 8pm
An Evening with Christopher Cross
Peter Bay, conductor
Christopher Cross, vocalist
