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Brahms & Bruch: Romantic Reimaginings

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, United States
Inspired by a simple chorale attributed to Haydn, Brahms breaks the bounds of his musical imagination with variations that span an ocean of undulating moods. Plus, Oregon Symphony Concertmaster Sarah Kwak captures the high spirits of Highland fiddling in Bruch's Scottish Fantasy, and music meets psychology in Nielsen's Second Symphony,...

Blockbuster Broadway!

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, United States
The only thing better than spending Valentine’s Day at a hit Broadway show is spending an evening with ALL of them. Celebrate the biggest blockbuster musicals of all time like Hamilton, Jersey Boys, The Lion King, Wicked, and The Phantom of the Opera and more in one thrilling crowd-pleasing performance.

D’Amore

Sanctuary Hall at First Congregational 1126 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR, United States
An artist of “consummate taste and expressivity” (Cleveland Plain Dealer), guest director and oboist Debra Nagy leads a program of captivating beauty featuring Bach, Telemann, and Vivaldi. This program celebrates the fusion of the oboe d’amore and viola d’amore—an alluring sound Leopold Mozart described as “especially charming in the stillness...

The Sounds of Science

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, United States
Discover the science of music! With the help of several popular compositions from Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture to Debussy’s Clair de lune and onstage demonstrations by Oregon Symphony musicians, young scientists and curious minds will learn all about vibrations, pitch, volume, sound waves, and more! Put on your lab coats and...

D’Amore

Kaul Auditorium, Reed College 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland, OR, United States
An artist of “consummate taste and expressivity” (Cleveland Plain Dealer), guest director and oboist Debra Nagy leads a program of captivating beauty featuring Bach, Telemann, and Vivaldi. This program celebrates the fusion of the oboe d’amore and viola d’amore—an alluring sound Leopold Mozart described as “especially charming in the stillness...

Bach & Mendelssohn: Grace and Grandeur

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, United States
Adored for centuries for its heartwarming "Air on the G String," Bach's Third Orchestral Suite illuminates Baroque dance forms with radiant brass, thunderous timpani, and serenading strings. And Mendelssohn sings ecstatic hymns of praise in his Second Symphony, uniting choir and orchestra in a life-affirming call to "cast off the...

Bach & Mendelssohn: Grace and Grandeur

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, United States
Adored for centuries for its heartwarming "Air on the G String," Bach's Third Orchestral Suite illuminates Baroque dance forms with radiant brass, thunderous timpani, and serenading strings. And Mendelssohn sings ecstatic hymns of praise in his Second Symphony, uniting choir and orchestra in a life-affirming call to "cast off the...

Bach & Mendelssohn: Grace and Grandeur

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, United States
Adored for centuries for its heartwarming "Air on the G String," Bach's Third Orchestral Suite illuminates Baroque dance forms with radiant brass, thunderous timpani, and serenading strings. And Mendelssohn sings ecstatic hymns of praise in his Second Symphony, uniting choir and orchestra in a life-affirming call to "cast off the...

Hagen Quartet: Pinnacle of Musicality

The Old Church 1422 SW 11th Ave, Portland, OR, United States
Like American 21st century superstars, the Emerson Quartet, Europe’s Hagen Quartet has attained an unparalleled position among the finest chamber ensembles in the world. Declared “the pinnacle of musicality” (Die Presse) their European preeminence is resolute. Comprised of siblings Lukas, Veronika, and Clemens Hagen, with violinist Rainer Schmidt, this four-decades-strong...
Event Series Amadeus in Concert

Amadeus in Concert

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, United States
Amadeus—the dazzling story of the tortuous rivalry between world-renowned composers Mozart and Salieri—returns to the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall to celebrate its 40th anniversary! Accompanied by a live performance of the score with the Oregon Symphony and a full chorus, this is a sumptuous and astonishing movie experience that you...

Joe Kye

Walters Cultural Arts Center 527 East Main Street, Hillsboro, OR, United States
Musician and storyteller Joe Kye returns to the Walters’ stage, taking listeners on a transcendent personal journey, recollecting lineage and love through multiple generations of his family. Looping violin, vocals, and traditional Korean instruments, his music swirls with spoken word and deep ancestral connection, unraveling our inner cocoons with awareness...

Steve Reich’s Different Trains & Nathalie Joachim

Patricia Reser Center for the Arts 12625 SW Crescent St, Beaverton, OR, United States
Embark on an emotional odyssey with the Oregon Symphony, exploring the cultural heritage, personal identities, and family histories of three groundbreaking living American composers. Singer and composer Nathalie Joachim's Ki Moun Ou Ye (which means "Who Are You?" in Creole) celebrates her Haitian family with vibrant stories of community, survival,...