Season tickets for SASO’s 2024-2025 “Musical Journeys” are now available!
Embark on a series of “Musical Journeys” with the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra’s 2024-2025 season. Experience a repertoire that spans continents and centuries, promising unforgettable experiences for music lovers. Each concert is a unique voyage, exploring different cultures, emotions, and musical styles. Join us for performances featuring renowned works such as Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, Manuel de Falla’s Ritual Fire Dance, Beethoven’s Triple Concerto, Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3, and Ravel’s “Bolero.” With guest conductors and soloists from around the world, our season promises a global musical experience. Performances take place at various locations including the DesertView Performing Arts Center and St. Andrews Presbyterian Church. Special events include “The Dream of America” at The Tucson J. Tickets available at sasomusic.org or by calling 520-308-6226.
October 12 and 13
AMERICA, GERMANY AND RUSSIA
Charles Ives: The Unanswered Question
Ludwig van Beethoven: Triple Concerto for Violin, Violoncello and Piano, with Lauren Roth, violin; Theodore Buchholz, cello; Fanya Lin, piano
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
November 9 and 10
ITALY AND GERMANY
Guest conductor: Antonio di Mauro (Italy)
Gioachino Rossini: William Tell Overture
Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1, Janet Sung, violin
Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 (Italian)
February 1 and 2
AMERICA, RUSSIA AND ROMANIA
Leroy Anderson: The Waltzing Cat
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No.3, with Paolo Scafarella (Italy), piano
Serge Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé Suite
Georges Enesco: Romanian Rhapsody No. 1
March 8 and 9
OPERA AND SONGS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Antônio Carlos Gomes: O Guarany Overture
Giacomo Puccini: Intermezzo from Manon Lescaut
Manuel de Falla: Ritual Fire Dance from El Amor Brujo
Victoriano Valencia: San Pelayo (Fandango)
Choi Sung-hwan: Arirang Fantasy
Arias and ensembles from operas, with Yunah Lee, soprano; Kristin Dauphinais, mezzo soprano; Justin Kroll, tenor; Sidney Gimenez, baritone
April 12 and 13
BRAZIL, RUSSIA, SPAIN AND FRANCE
Alberto Nepomuceno: Batuque
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4 (Prelúdio)
Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2, with Antonio Di Cristofano (Italy), piano
Manuel de Falla: Three-Cornered Hat Suite No. 2
Georges Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 1
Maurice Ravel: Bolero