Sarasota Orchestra Announces Updates to 2022-2023 Season

September 7 – Sarasota

Sarasota Orchestra announced the opening of single ticket sales today along with updates to its 2022-2023 season. Changes to programming include the addition of guest conductors Nicholas McGegan, David Alan Miller, Peter Oundjian, Byron Stripling, and Carlos Miguel Prieto. Sarasota Music Festival Music Director and renowned pianist Jeffrey Kahane will join Sarasota Orchestra musicians onstage for a program of sonatas. A new, special performance by the Sphinx Virtuosi, a self-conducted ensemble composed of 18 accomplished professional Black and Latinx artists, will take place in March 2023.

The Orchestra has announced it will dedicate the 2022-2023 season in tribute to its late Music Director, Bramwell Tovey.

Discoveries: Mozart and Tchaikovsky
October 1, 7:30pm | Sarasota Opera House
Nicholas McGegan, conductor | Zlatomir Fung, cello
Mozart – Symphony No. 29
Tchaikovsky – Variations on a Rococo Theme
Tchaikovsky – Suite No. 4 (Mozartiana)

FREE Family Concert: The Animated Orchestra
October 7, 7:00pm | Van Wezel
Christopher Confessore, conductor | Gregory Smith, narrator

Chamber Soirées: Sarasota String Quartet
October 9, 4:00pm | Holley Hall
Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 8
Ravel – String Quartet

Great Escapes: A Night at the Movies
October 12, 5:30pm | Holley Hall
October 13, 7:30pm | Holley Hall
October 14, 5:30pm | Holley Hall
October 15, 7:30pm | Holley Hall
Lawrence Loh, conductor

Masterworks: Symphonie Fantastique
November 4, 7:30pm | Van Wezel
November 5, 7:30pm | Van Wezel
November 6, 2:30pm | Van Wezel
David Alan Miller, conductor | Joyce Yang, piano
Quinn Mason – A Joyous Trilogy
Grieg – Piano Concerto
Berlioz – Symphonie fantastique

Chamber Soirées: Orion Weiss and Friends
November 13, 4:00pm | Holley Hall
Orion Weiss, piano
Bach – Trio Sonata from The Musical Offering
Franck – Piano Quintet in F Minor

Masterworks: Luminous Colors
December 2, 7:30pm | Van Wezel
December 3, 7:30pm | Van Wezel
December 4, 2:30pm | Van Wezel
Lina González-Granados, conductor | Bomsori Kim, violin
Nina Shekhar – Lumina
Bruch – Violin Concerto No. 1
Dvořák – Symphony No. 7

Great Escapes: Seasonal Gifts
December 7, 5:30pm | Holley Hall
December 8, 7:30pm | Holley Hall
December 9, 5:30pm | Holley Hall
December 10, 7:30pm | Holley Hall
December 11, 4:00pm | Holley Hall
Steven Jarvi, conductor

Chamber Soirées: Wind Quintet and Trio
December 18, 4:00pm | Holley Hall
Jolivet – Pastorales de Noël for Flute, Bassoon and Harp
Maslanka – Wind Quintet No. 3

Discoveries: The French Influencers
December 21, 7:30pm | Sarasota Opera House
Sarah Ioannides, conductor
Farrenc – Overture No. 1
Liszt –Hirtengesang (Shepherd’s Song) from Christus
Bizet – Symphony in C

Masterworks: Mahler: A View of Heaven
January 5, 7:30pm | Neel PAC
January 7, 7:30pm | Van Wezel
January 8, 2:30pm | Van Wezel
Peter Oundjian, conductor | James Ehnes, violin | Laquita Mitchell, soprano
Sibelius – Violin Concerto
Mahler – Symphony No. 4

A Guided Tour: Mahler and Sibelius
January 6, 7:30pm | Van Wezel
Peter Oundjian, conductor | James Ehnes, violin | Laquita Mitchell, soprano
Sibelius – Violin Concerto (excerpts)
Mahler – Symphony No. 4 (excerpts)

Great Escapes: A Little Night Music
January 11, 5:30pm | Holley Hall
January 12, 7:30pm | Holley Hall
January 13, 5:30pm | Holley Hall
January 14, 7:30pm | Holley Hall
January 15, 4:00pm | Holley Hall
Christopher Confessore, conductor

Pops: The Music of Billy Joel and Elton John
January 20, 7:30pm | Van Wezel
January 21, 2:30 & 7:30pm | Van Wezel
Stuart Chafetz, conductor
Michael Cavanaugh, vocals/piano

Chamber Soirées: Scottish Songs
January 22, 4:00pm | Holley Hall
Susan Platts, mezzo-soprano
Brahms – Zwei Gesänge for Voice, Viola and Piano
Schubert – Auf Dem Strom
Beethoven –Selections from Schottische Lieder

Masterworks: A Romantic Affair
February 2, 7:30pm | Neel PAC
February 3, 7:30pm | Van Wezel
February 4, 7:30pm | Van Wezel
February 5, 2:30pm | Van Wezel
Conductor Peter Oundjian | Nobuyuki Tsujii, piano
Brahms – Hungarian Dance No. 4
Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 2
Brahms – Symphony No. 1

Great Escapes: Date Night
February 8, 5:30pm | Holley Hall
February 9, 7:30pm | Holley Hall
February 10, 5:30pm | Holley Hall
February 11, 7:30pm | Holley Hall
February 12, 4:00pm | Holley Hall
Steven Jarvi, conductor

Chamber Soirées: Three Sonatas
February 19, 4:00pm | Holley Hall
Jeffrey Kahane, piano
Beethoven – Cello Sonata No. 3
Brahms – Clarinet Sonata No. 1
Stravinsky – Suite Italienne

Masterworks: Copland and Stravinsky
February 25, 7:30pm | Van Wezel
February 26, 2:30pm | Van Wezel
Kensho Watanabe, conductor | Stefan Jackiw, violin
Jessica Hunt – Climb
Stravinsky – Violin Concerto
Copland – Symphony No. 3

A Guided Tour: Copland and Stravinsky
February 24, 7:30pm | Van Wezel
Kensho Watanabe, conductor | Stefan Jackiw, violin
Stravinsky – Violin Concerto (excerpts)
Copland – Symphony No. 3 (excerpts)

Special Concert and Gala
March 2, 7:00pm | Van Wezel
Peter Oundjian | Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Dvořák – Cello Concerto

Pops: Gershwin, Berlin, & Friends
March 3, 7:30pm | Van Wezel
March 4, 2:30 & 7:30pm | Van Wezel
Byron Stripling, conductor
Sydney McSweeney, vocalist

Great Escapes: American Vibes
March 8, 5:30pm | Holley Hall
March 9, 7:30pm | Holley Hall
March 10, 5:30pm | Holley Hall
March 11, 7:30pm | Holley Hall
March 12, 4:00pm | Holley Hall
John Gennaro Devlin, conductor

Masterworks: Emperor
March 16, 7:30pm | Neel PAC
March 17, 7:30pm | Van Wezel
March 18, 7:30pm | Van Wezel
March 19, 2:30pm | Van Wezel
Paul Daniel, conductor | Behzod Abduraimov, piano
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5 (Emperor)
Prokofiev – Symphony No. 5

Sphinx Virtuosi: Songs for Our Times
March 26, 4:00pm | Holley Hall
Sphinx Virtuosi, guest artists

Masterworks: A Hero’s Life
March 31, 7:30pm | Van Wezel
April 1, 7:30pm | Van Wezel
April 2, 2:30pm | Van Wezel
Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor |Gil Shaham, violin
Sarah Gibson – Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Commission
Korngold – Violin Concerto
R. Strauss – Ein Heldenleben

Great Escapes: Sounds of Spring
April 12, 5:30pm | Holley Hall
April 13, 7:30pm | Holley Hall
April 14, 5:30pm | Holley Hall
April 15, 7:30pm | Holley Hall
Michelle Merrill, conductor

Pops: Broadway Bound
April 21, 7:30pm | Van Wezel
April 22, 2:30 & 7:30pm | Van Wezel
William Waldrop, conductor
Carmen Ruby Floyd, vocals

Chamber Soirées: Schumann and Brahms
April 23, 4:00pm | Holley Hall
Schumann – Märchenerzählungen (Fairy Tales)
Brahms – Piano Quartet No. 3

Discoveries: Musical Postcards
May 13, 7:30pm | Sarasota Opera House
Joseph Young, conductor | Bokyung Byun, guitar
Villa-Lobos – Bachianas Brasileiras No. 9
Rodrigo – Concierto de Aranjuez
Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 4 (Italian)