HALLOWEEN PERFORMANCES INCLUDE THE PHANTOMS OF THE ORCHESTRA AND TIM BURTON’S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
The Grammy® Award-winning Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will begin the month of October continuing its John Adams 70th birthday celebration as Music Director Robert Spano leads a program featuring Adams’ The Chairman Dances. The Oct. 6 and 8 performances will also include Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony and special guest Pedja Muzijevic will play Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 22.
The John Adams birthday celebration will continue on Oct. 13 and 15 as the Orchestra performs the Atlanta debut of Adams’ Lollapalooza. Pianist Denis Kozhukhin will also make his Atlanta Symphony Orchestra debut with a performance of Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F.
On Oct. 20 and 22 Assistant Conductor Joseph Young will lead Dvořák's Symphony No. 9, "From the New World” and conductor-composer-violinist Joseph Swensen will join the Orchestra to perform Barber’s Violin Concerto. Swensen will also be featured in the first Casual Friday performance of the season on Oct. 21.
The Delta POPS! Series will present the perfect family-friendly Halloween program – Tim Burton’s Movie The Nightmare Before Christmas with the Orchestra performing the score live on Oct. 28 and 29. Cosplay is encouraged for these performances.
The Family Concert Series will present another Halloween performance for all ages on Oct. 30. Joseph Young will lead a spooky story called “The Phantoms of the Orchestra” featuring the Magic Circle Mime Company. The repertoire will include spooky pieces from Bach, Dukas, Mussorgsky and more. Children should dress in their Halloween best to be a part of the costume contest.
Additional details for all October performances:
Robert Spano Leads a Program Featuring John Adams’ The Chairman Dances, Shostakovich and Pianist Pedja Muzijevic Plays Mozart, Delta Classical Series
Atlanta Symphony Hall, Memorial Arts Building, Woodruff Arts Center
Thursday, October 6, 2016, 8:00 p.m.*
Saturday, October 8, 2016, 8:00 p.m.
Robert Spano, conductor
Pedja Muzijevic, piano
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
JOHN ADAMS: The Chairman Dances
MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 22
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 5
*Thursday evening includes a pre-concert chamber music recital at 6:45 p.m. in Atlanta Symphony Hall. Free for all ticket holders for the October 6 and 8, 2016 concerts.
Robert Spano Leads a Program Featuring John Adams’ The Chairman Dances, Shostakovich and Pianist Pedja Muzijevic Plays Mozart at Reinhardt University
Falany Performing Arts Center, Reinhardt University – Waleska, GA
Friday, October 7, 2016, 8:00 p.m.
Robert Spano, conductor
Pedja Muzijevic, piano
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
JOHN ADAMS: The Chairman Dances
MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 22
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 5
Pianist Denis Kozhukhin Makes Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Debut With Guest Conductor Hugh Wolff
Delta Classical Series
Atlanta Symphony Hall, Memorial Arts Building, Woodruff Arts Center
Thursday, October 13, 2016, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 15, 2016, 8:00 p.m.
Hugh Wolff, conductor
Denis Kozhukhin, piano *
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
JOHN ADAMS: Lollapalooza ‡
GERSHWIN: Piano Concerto in F
COPLAND: Symphony No. 3
Joseph Young Leads the Orchestra in Dvořák's Symphony "From The New World;" Violinist Joseph Swensen Makes His ASO Debut, Delta Classical Series
Atlanta Symphony Hall, Memorial Arts Building, Woodruff Arts Center
Thursday, October 20, 2016, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 22, 2016, 8:00 p.m.
Joseph Young, conductor
Joseph Swensen, violin
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
JAMES LEE III: Sukkot Through Orion’s Nebula ‡
BARBER: Violin Concerto
DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”
CASUAL FRIDAYS WITH THE ASO
Joseph Young Leads The Orchestra In Dvořák’s “From The New World Symphony” With Violinist Joseph Swensen, Delta Classical Series
Atlanta Symphony Hall, Memorial Arts Building, Woodruff Arts Center
Friday, October 21, 2016, 6:30 p.m.*
Joseph Young, conductor
Joseph Swensen, violin
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
BARBER: Violin Concerto
DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”
*Evening includes an after party in Center Space immediately following concert with special performances from CoResonance and Unknown Lyric.
A Halloween Weekend Spectacular - Tim Burton's Movie The Nightmare Before Christmas with the Orchestra Performing the Score Live!
Delta POPS! Series
Atlanta Symphony Hall, Memorial Arts Building, Woodruff Arts Center
Friday, October 28, 2016, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 29, 2016, 8:00 p.m.
Stuart Chafetz, conductor
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Halloween with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
The Phantoms of the Orchestra, Family Concert Series
Atlanta Symphony Hall, Memorial Arts Building, Woodruff Arts Center
Sunday, October 30, 2016, 3:00 p.m.
Joseph Young, conductor
Magic Circle Mime Company
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
BACH: Toccata in D Minor
KODÁLY: Ballet Music 1925 (Dragon’s Dance)
BACH/STOKOWSKI: Little Fugue in G
DUKAS: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
MUSSORGSKY: Night on Bald Mountain
Tickets to all Atlanta Symphony Orchestra performances at Atlanta Symphony Hall are available online at AtlantaSymphony.org or by calling 404-733-5000. Tickets may also be purchased at the Woodruff Arts Center Box Office, located in the Woodruff Arts Center at 15th and Peachtree Streets. Box office hours are Tuesday through Saturday noon to 6:00 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5:00 p.m.
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