Start Time
- 7:30p on Friday, September 18
- 7:30p on Saturday, September 19
conductor
Michael Sanderling
violin
Jinwoo Lee
cello
Susan Babini
Copland
Fanfare for the Common Man
Brahms
Concerto for Violin and Cello
Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5
CONCERT DETAILS
The 2026-27 season opens with bravura to the tune of Copland’s patriotic Fanfare for the Common Man. Brahms’s double concerto for violin and cello follows, with the MSO’s own Concertmaster Jinwoo Lee and Principal Cello Susan Babini collaborating on this unusual and impassioned combination. Guest conductor Michael Sanderling concludes this dramatic opening concert with Tchaikovsky’s fifth symphony, full of patriotic meaning for the composer — “I am Russian in the fullest sense of the word,” he declared.
ABOUT THIS PERFORMANCE
Friday, September 18
MEET THE MUSIC
Please join us at the Bradley Symphony Center one hour before the concert for a free Meet the Music pre-concert talk. Enjoy an engaging, informative look at the works you'll experience live at the performance.
Food & Beverage Service featuring Staccato Bites
Don't miss a beat! Beginning 90 minutes before each performance enjoy tasty soups, sandwiches, quick bites, and cocktails ahead of the concert with Staccato Bites. Inspired by the brisk, articulate sound of a staccato note, Staccato Bites provides a convenient and delicious offering prior to all MSO performances.
Saturday, September 19
MEET THE MUSIC
Please join us at the Bradley Symphony Center one hour before the concert for a free Meet the Music pre-concert talk. Enjoy an engaging, informative look at the works you'll experience live at the performance.
Food & Beverage Service featuring Staccato Bites
Don't miss a beat! Beginning 90 minutes before each performance enjoy tasty soups, sandwiches, quick bites, and cocktails ahead of the concert with Staccato Bites. Inspired by the brisk, articulate sound of a staccato note, Staccato Bites provides a convenient and delicious offering prior to all MSO performances.
Support
Start Time
- 7:30p on Friday, September 18
- 7:30p on Saturday, September 19
conductor
Michael Sanderling
violin
Jinwoo Lee
cello
Susan Babini
Copland
Fanfare for the Common Man
Brahms
Concerto for Violin and Cello
Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5
