Overview: Escape into the beautiful setting of St. Mary’s Church for one of the most beautiful concertos ever written. Schumann painted the human soul at its most noble and lyrical heights in his dazzling Cello Concerto.
Artists: Christian Reif, conductor | Rainer Eudeikis, cello | Utah Symphony
Overview: The magic of Disney comes to life in this multimedia showpiece featuring music from Coco, Frozen, Moana, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, and more.
Artists: Conner Gray Covington, conductor | Lisa Livesay, vocalist | Whitney Claire Kaufman, vocalist | Aaron Phillips, vocalist | Andrew Johnson, vocalist | Utah Symphony
Overview: Sit back under the stars for an unforgettable evening of music with Hamilton’s Tony and Grammy Award-winning star Renée Elise Goldsberry. Her spiritually uplifting set includes music from Rent and The Lion King in addition to tributes to some of the strongest ladies to ever grace a stage such as Aretha Franklin, Nancy Wilson, and Sarah Vaughan.
Artists: Conner Gray Covington, conductor | Kathryn Eberle, violin | Utah Symphony
Program: BEETHOVEN (arr. Mahler): String Quartet No. 11, "Serioso” | BEETHOVEN: Romance No. 2 for Violin | DVORÁK: Romance for Violin | RAVEL: Pavane for a Dead Princess | MOZART: Symphony No. 36, "Linz"
Overview: Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of NASA's moon landing at this concert filled with music and imagery honoring astronauts, astronomers, and other space explorers. Highlights include selections from Holst’s The Planets, Also Sprach Zarathustra, and music from films about space.
Artists: Conner Gray Covington, conductor | Utah Symphony
Overview: Five years since their last album, Mexican acoustic rock guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela are ready to embark on the next chapter of their remarkable story, with the release of the most ambitious music of their twenty year career together.
Entitled ‘Mettavolution’, the white-hot new album brings together Rod and Gab’s shimmering, hummingbird flourishes and extraordinary engine room rhythm section, laser focused on melody, energy and beat. There is not an ounce of excess baggage on the fresh, dynamic tunes that Rod and Gab present here, which blend metal, jazz and Hispanic roots music in their own unique, unmistakable style.
Note: Utah Symphony does not perform on this concert.
Artists: Rodrigo y Gabriela, guest artist
Overview: Hear Aristo Sham, Silver Medalist at the 2018 Gina Bachauer International Artists Piano Competition, perform one of Mozart’s greatest masterpieces from his time in Vienna.
Artists: Conner Gray Covington, conductor | Aristo Sham, piano | Utah Symphony
Overview: Experience Tchaikovsky’s explosive 1812 Overture paired with live cannon fire in this annual festival favorite. Also, Ukrainian pianist Anna Fedorova makes her festival debut performing Tchaikovsky’s explosive Piano Concerto No. 1
Artists: Conner Gray Covington, conductor | Anna Fedorova, piano | Cannoneers of the Wasatch | Utah Symphony
Overview: One of the most exciting and explosive talents of our generation, Kristin Chenoweth shares her memorable songs and show tunes from Wicked, Glee, and more in a thrilling performance with the Utah Symphony.
Artists: Mary Campbell, conductor | Kristin Chenoweth, vocalist | Damien Bassman, drums | Utah Symphony
Artists: David Danzmayr, conductor | Bokyung Byun, guitar | Utah Symphony
Program: MOZART: Divertimento No. 1 | RODRIGO: Fantasia para un gentilhombre | TAUSKÝ: Coventry (Meditation for String Orchestra) | SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 3
Overview: Come for a multi-media celebration of the 50th Anniversary of two iconic albums—Beggars Banquet and Let it Bleed.
Artists: Brent Havens, conductor | Tony Vincent, vocalist | Utah Symphony
Overview: Experience the Indigo Girls’ seamless blend of folk, rock, pop, and classical in this concert with the duo and the Utah Symphony performing larger-than-life arrangements of their songs that don’t sacrifice the emotional intimacy and honesty that have defined their music for decades.
Artists: Conner Gray Covington, conductor | Indigo Girls | Utah Symphony
Overview: After the destruction of the Death Star, the Empire has regrouped—with Darth Vader leading the hunt for Luke Skywalker. The Utah Symphony joins forces with the Rebel Alliance to bring you Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in Concert, featuring the iconic movie played on the big screen with John Williams’ legendary score performed live to picture. No need to travel to the ice planet Hoth for your next adventure, head to Abravanel Hall to live out your wildest Jedi fantasies!
Presentation licensed by Disney Concerts in association with 20th Century Fox, Lucasfilm Ltd., and Warner /Chappell Music. © 2019 & TM LUCASFILM LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ©
Overview: After the destruction of the Death Star, the Empire has regrouped—with Darth Vader leading the hunt for Luke Skywalker. The Utah Symphony joins forces with the Rebel Alliance to bring you Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in Concert, featuring the iconic movie played on the big screen with John Williams’ legendary score performed live to picture. No need to travel to the ice planet Hoth for your next adventure, head to Abravanel Hall to live out your wildest Jedi fantasies!
Presentation licensed by Disney Concerts in association with 20th Century Fox, Lucasfilm Ltd., and Warner /Chappell Music. © 2019 & TM LUCASFILM LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ©
Overview: After the destruction of the Death Star, the Empire has regrouped—with Darth Vader leading the hunt for Luke Skywalker. The Utah Symphony joins forces with the Rebel Alliance to bring you Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in Concert, featuring the iconic movie played on the big screen with John Williams’ legendary score performed live to picture. No need to travel to the ice planet Hoth for your next adventure, head to Abravanel Hall to live out your wildest Jedi fantasies!
Presentation licensed by Disney Concerts in association with 20th Century Fox, Lucasfilm Ltd., and Warner /Chappell Music. © 2019 & TM LUCASFILM LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ©
Artists: Thierry Fischer, conductor | Barlow Bradford, chorus director | Sopranos & Altos of the Utah Symphony Chorus
Program: BEETHOVEN: The Consecration of the House Overture | KAIJA SAARIAHO: Asteroid 4179 – Toutatis | HAYDN: The World on the Moon Overture | MESSIAEN: “What is written in the stars” from Des Canyons aux étoiles | JOHN WILLIAMS: Star Wars (Main Title) | MESSIAEN: “The Desert” from Des Canyons aux étoiles | HOLST: The Planets
Artists: Thierry Fischer, conductor | Barlow Bradford, chorus director | Sopranos & Altos of the Utah Symphony Chorus
Program: BEETHOVEN: The Consecration of the House Overture | KAIJA SAARIAHO: Asteroid 4179 – Toutatis | HAYDN: The World on the Moon Overture | MESSIAEN: “What is written in the stars” from Des Canyons aux étoiles | JOHN WILLIAMS: Star Wars (Main Title) | MESSIAEN: “The Desert” from Des Canyons aux étoiles | HOLST: The Planets
Artists: Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor
Join us in celebrating Hispanic Heritage month! If there's one thing to be learned about classical music from Latin America, it’s that there's much more than many of us have had the chance to hear. Explore some of its greatest composers in a program with highlights such as Moncayo’s Huapango and Chavez’ Sinfonía india, of which John Cage once said it “is the land we all walk on made audible.” We dare you to leave without a smile.
¡Acompáñenos a celebrar el mes de la herencia hispana! Si hay algo que aprender sobre la música clásica de América Latina, es que hay mucho más de lo que la mayoría de nosotros hemos tenido la oportunidad de escuchar. Explore algunos de sus mejores compositores en un programa que incluye melodías destacadas como Huapango de Moncayo y Sinfonía india de Chávez, sobre las cuales John Cage dijo una vez que “son la tierra sobre la que caminamos vuelta audible”. Lo desafiamos a que se vaya sin una sonrisa.
Artists: Jack Everly, conductor
John Williams. Legend. Icon. The composer who scored our lives and gifted us some of the most popular movie scores of all time receives due recognition at this celebration of his music. Relive your favorite movie soundtracks played live by the Utah Symphony! With highlights from Jurassic Park, E.T., Superman, and other John Williams scores, this evening of greats is sure to be a hit.
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