Music & Entertainment

Vadim Gluzman

Friday, December 5, 2014 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, December 7, 2014 at 2:00 PM

George Hanson, conductor
Vadim Gluzman, violin

Coleman: Commission - WORLD PREMIERE
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2
Brahms: Symphony No. 1

A concert of lush musical contrasts: Israeli violinist Vadim Gluzman returns to the TSO for the first time since standing ovations and rave reviews greeted his debut in 2010. His recent performance of Prokofiev's Spanish influenced Second Violin Concerto was hailed by The New York Times as "a workout that balanced thoughtfulness and visceral power." A new work by TSO Composer-in-Residence Dan Coleman opens the program and the soaring crescendos of Brahms' First Symphony bring the concert to a powerful close.

Katie Van Kooten

Friday, January 16, 2015 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, January 18, 2015 at 2:00 PM

George Hanson, conductor
Katie Van Kooten, soprano
Heidi Grant Murphy, soprano
Angela Brower, mezzo-soprano
TSO Chorus, Bruce Chamberlain, director

Poulenc: Gloria
Strauss: Don Juan
Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier: Presentation of the Rose/Final Trio

Richard Strauss' Presentation of the Rose/Final Trio from Der Rosenkavalier is one of the most sublime moments in opera. The beautiful music of the three female voices which has made it an audience favorite for a century will be sung by Katie Van Kooten who returns to the TSO after her debut in Beethoven's Missa Solemnis; Heidi Grant Murphy from the Metropolitan Opera and rising young mezzo-soprano Angela Brower.

In partnership with the Tucson Desert Song Festival

The Ultimate Symphonic Rock Show

Saturday, February 7, 2015 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, February 8, 2015 at 2:00 PM

Jeans 'n Classics
Andrew Grams, conductor

The most artistically creative and daring rock genre, symphonic rock, performed the way it was meant to be - live with full orchestra. It was the era of the mega tour, the classic album, and iconic bands and songs. All of this making the perfect vehicle for the fusion of rock band with symphony orchestra. Featuring the music of The Moody Blues (including Nights in White Satin/Late Lament, Question, Tuesday Afternoon, and much more) plus songs from Electric Light Orchestra, Peter Gabriel, Jethro Tull, Procol Harum (Whiter Shade of Pale) and David Bowie's Space Oddity, all performed by vocalists and rock band with the full Tucson Symphony!

The Texas Tenors

Saturday, February 28, 2015 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, March 1, 2015 at 2:00 PM

The Texas Tenors

Over 100 million people from around the world tuned in to NBC's America's Got Talent in 2009 to see The Texas Tenors become the highest ranking vocal group in the history of the show. From Alabama to Puccini, John Hagen, Marcus Collins and JC Fisher bring their unique blend of Country, Gospel, Classical and Broadway to the stage. With breathtaking vocals, humor and cowboy charm The Texas Tenors have traveled the globe. Their debut album Country Roots: Classical Sound has the distinction of being the only independent album to be #1 on both the Country and Classical charts. Wear your cowboy hat and bring your opera glasses - you'll be shouting Bravo! and Yee-Haw!

See and hear more at thetexastenors.com

Kimberly Toscano

Friday, February 13, 2015 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, February 15, 2015 at 2:00 PM

David Alan Miller, conductor
Kimberly Toscano, timpani

Beethoven: Overture to Egmont
Kraft: Concerto for Timpani and Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5

"A beautiful, life-affirming program with two of my favorite heroic masterpieces surrounding a one-of-a-kind American classic from 1983," David Alan Miller. Kimberly Toscano, TSO principal timpanist, makes her solo debut performing William Kraft's Timpani Concerto No. 1, casting a spotlight on an instrument of the orchestra most often seen from a great distance. "The piece explores the extent of the instrument," explains Toscano. "It is a masterfully composed work and an extremely rewarding experience for performer and listener alike."

George Hanson

Friday, March 13, 2015 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, March 15, 2015 at 2:00 PM

George Hanson, conductor
TSO Chorus, Bruce Chamberlain, director
Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus

Mahler: Symphony No. 3 TSO PREMIERE!

George Hanson brings his tenure as Music Director and Conductor to a fitting and inspiring close with Gustav Mahler's massive Symphony No. 3. By doing so, he continues his acclaimed conducting of Gustav Mahler's work that has identified him as a Mahler specialist in Europe. The Symphony No. 3 may provide the finest illustration of Mahler's musical philosophy that, "The symphony must be like the world. It must embrace everything." Perfect music for a springtime evening or afternoon, it was composed in the summer on the shores of beautiful Lake Attersee in the mountains outside Salzburg with the sounds of nature, man and emotions. A great ode to nature!

"Mahler was inspired by Beethoven's final string quartet to write his third symphony. Beethoven wrote this quartet as a farewell: Mahler took this "goodbye" and created from it a whole new world, full of wonderful possibilities. It is my favorite orchestral work and an appropriate one to conclude my years in Tucson: a community which has meant so much to me and to my family." - George Hanson

Josh Roman

Friday, April 10, 2015, 8:00 pm
Sunday, April 12, 2015, 2:00 pm

David Danzmayr, conductor
Josh Roman, cello

Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4

From the awakening of nature to an ending that sounds like the creation of the world itself, Bruckner's Symphony No. 4 is an emotional journey, full of passion, energy and the composer's very special spirituality. Nicknamed Romantic by Bruckner himself, the fourth is his most popular work and one of the cornerstones of Austrian music. Josh Roman, called, "A cellist of extraordinary technical and musical gifts" by the San Francisco Chronicle, makes his TSO debut performing Haydn's First Cello Concerto featuring one of the most recognizable themes ever written.