Beethoven’s ninth and final symphony, premiered years after illness left the composer completely deaf, revolutionized the symphonic form with vocal soloists and a chorus joining the orchestra to sing his setting of Friedrich Schiller’s poem “Ode to Joy,” celebrating the brotherhood of all humanity. Premiered 200 years ago with Beethoven seated beside the conductor facing […]
The historic tradition of mariachi music has its roots of origin in cities such as Guadalajara and Mexico City. As the ever-evolving genre’s influence spread, it reached Chicago and birthed the Mariachi Herencia de México. The energetic, virtuosic Latin GRAMMY-nominated group has issued chart-topping albums and performed across the North American continent. Nuestra Herencia, their […]
Tony-award nominee Ann Hampton Callaway brings a joyous night of songs and stories to the stage in celebration of one of Arizona’s most beloved artists, Linda Ronstadt. This concert features Ronstadt’s iconic songs from her early days like “Different Drum” and “Long Long Time” to pop and folk rock hits like “You’re No Good” and […]
Dance is nothing without music, and many great composers have written music for dance or inspired by dance that become some of their most popular works. Obertura Tanguera by Argentinian composer Esteban Benzecry is rooted in the melodic and rhythmic turns of modern tango. Leonard Bernstein’s Three Dance Episodes from On the Town uses three […]
Tony-award nominee Ann Hampton Callaway brings a joyous night of songs and stories to the stage in celebration of one of Arizona’s most beloved artists, Linda Ronstadt. This concert features Ronstadt’s iconic songs from her early days like “Different Drum” and “Long Long Time” to pop and folk rock hits like “You’re No Good” and […]
Tony-award nominee Ann Hampton Callaway brings a joyous night of songs and stories to the stage in celebration of one of Arizona’s most beloved artists, Linda Ronstadt. This concert features Ronstadt’s iconic songs from her early days like “Different Drum” and “Long Long Time” to pop and folk rock hits like “You’re No Good” and […]
Join Alex Amsel, Phoenix Symphony Associate Conductor, as he hosts and moderates these Phoenix Symphony working, open rehearsals for “Coffee, Conversation & Classics.” Experience your Phoenix Symphony as they rehearse and prepare for an upcoming concert. Participate in a Q&A after the rehearsal with the guest conductor and musicians. Some pieces of music listed may […]
The magnificence of the Southwest landscape is portrayed in the Phoenix Symphony’s final classical concerts of the season. Conductor Thomas Wilkins leads the orchestra in Grofe’s cinematic Grand Canyon Suite, which offers five musical scenes of one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. Wilkins also conducts Aaron Copland’s popular El Salón México, and […]
Watch the epic film projected as TSO performs John Williams’ score live! As the tyrannical First Order rises to overthrow the New Republic, Rey, a desert scavenger, and Finn, an ex-stormtrooper, find themselves teaming up with Han Solo and Chewbacca to return vital information to the Resistance.
The magnificence of the Southwest landscape is portrayed in the Phoenix Symphony’s final classical concerts of the season. Conductor Thomas Wilkins leads the orchestra in Grofe’s cinematic Grand Canyon Suite, which offers five musical scenes of one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. Wilkins also conducts Aaron Copland’s popular El Salón México, and […]
The magnificence of the Southwest landscape is portrayed in the Phoenix Symphony’s final classical concerts of the season. Conductor Thomas Wilkins leads the orchestra in Grofe’s cinematic Grand Canyon Suite, which offers five musical scenes of one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. Wilkins also conducts Aaron Copland’s popular El Salón México, and […]
Watch the epic film projected as TSO performs John Williams’ score live! As the tyrannical First Order rises to overthrow the New Republic, Rey, a desert scavenger, and Finn, an ex-stormtrooper, find themselves teaming up with Han Solo and Chewbacca to return vital information to the Resistance.
Curated by our musicians themselves, each concert will feature small ensembles performing rarely heard musical gems spanning the last 400 years of music history and works that look to the future. The Virginia G. Piper Theater in Mesa is the epicenter of intimate and exhilarating classical concerts performed by members of the Phoenix Symphony.
Join us for this epic chapter in Luke Skywalker’s journey to understand who he really is as the Phoenix Symphony presents Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back™ in Concert and performs the exciting John Williams score live with the movie!
Join us for this epic chapter in Luke Skywalker’s journey to understand who he really is as the Phoenix Symphony presents Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back™ in Concert and performs the exciting John Williams score live with the movie!
Join us for this epic chapter in Luke Skywalker’s journey to understand who he really is as the Phoenix Symphony presents Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back™ in Concert and performs the exciting John Williams score live with the movie!
Join us for this epic chapter in Luke Skywalker’s journey to understand who he really is as the Phoenix Symphony presents Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back™ in Concert and performs the exciting John Williams score live with the movie!
Lazy summer heat and a furious summer storm are portrayed in Summer from The Four Seasons. Verano by Piazzolla suggests the energetic bustle of summer in the South American city. Swiss composer Arthur Honegger, while on vacation near Bern in 1920, was inspired by his surroundings to compose the short symphonic poem Pastorale d’été depicting […]
In May of 1985 Dire Straits released what would become one of the best-selling albums of all time; delivering a stream of classic songs and propelling the band into global superstar status. Classic Albums Live will recreate the album note for note, cut for cut live on stage in it’s entirety. Brothers in Arms has […]
Experience Steve Hackman’s thrilling new blend of pop/R&B’s queen and classical music’s king as Beyoncé’s iconic repertoire is seamlessly interwoven with Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony. The symphonic world’s most joyful celebration of dance becomes the backdrop to fifteen of Beyoncé’s chart-topping hits—including “Girls,” “Crazy in Love,” “Single Ladies,” “Sorry,” “Halo,” “Cuff It,” and “Texas Hold ‘Em”—in […]
Experience Steve Hackman’s thrilling new blend of pop/R&B’s queen and classical music’s king as Beyoncé’s iconic repertoire is seamlessly interwoven with Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony. The symphonic world’s most joyful celebration of dance becomes the backdrop to fifteen of Beyoncé’s chart-topping hits—including “Girls,” “Crazy in Love,” “Single Ladies,” “Sorry,” “Halo,” “Cuff It,” and “Texas Hold ‘Em”—in […]
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