SEASON 2019-2020

Saturday, September 21, 2019, at 8:00 pm
George Mason University Center for the Performing Arts, Fairfax, Va.
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
John Lund—“Downton Abbey” Suite
Vaughan-Williams—“The Lark Ascending” (Janet Sung, violin)
Ravel—“Tzigane” (Janet Sung violin)
Elgar— “Enigma” variations

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Saturday, September 28, 2019, at 8:00 pm and Sunday, September 29 at 2:00 pm
Reineke Festival Concert Hall at NDSU, Fargo, N.D.
Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Courage–-Themes from “Star Trek: The Original Series”
Korngold—Violin Concerto (Cristian Zimmerman, violin)
Holst—“The Planets”

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Friday, October 25, 2019, at 8.00 pm
Ho Chi Minh City Opera House, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City Symphony Orchestra
Copland—“Appalachian Spring” Orchestral Suite
Schnittke—Concerto Grosso no.1 for two violins and orchestra
Tchaikovsky—Orchestral excerpts from “Swan Lake”

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Saturday, November 2, 2019, at 8:00 pm
Vietnam National Academy of Music Grand Hall, Hanoi, Vietnam
Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra
Borodin—Polovtsian Dances
Schnittke—Concerto Grosso no.1 for two violins and orchestra
Tchaikovsky—Symphony no.5

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Saturday, November 9, 2019, at 8:00 pm and Sunday, November 10 at 2:00 pm
Reineke Festival Concert Hall at NDSU, Fargo, N.D.
Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra
Mendelssohn–“Hebrides” Overture
Britten—Four Sea Interludes from “Peter Grimes”
Debussy—“La Mer”

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Saturday, November 16, 2019, at 8:00 pm
George Mason University Harris Theatre
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Honegger—“Summer Pastoral”
Ravel—“Pavane for a Dead Princess”
Rodrigo—“Aranjuez” Concerto (Berta Rojas, guitar)
Mozart—Symphony no.35 “Haffner”
Prokofiev—Symphony no.1 “Classical”

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Saturday, December 21, and Sunday, December 22, 2019, at 4:00 pm
George Mason University Center for the Performing Arts, Fairfax, Va.
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra (with the Fairfax Ballet)
Tchaikovsky—“The Nutcracker

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Sunday, January 19, 2020, at 3:00 pm
Schlesinger Concert Hall, Alexandria, Va.
The American Youth Philharmonic Orchestra
Nielsen—Symphony no.4 “The Inextinguishable”

Saturday, January 25, 2020, at 8:00 pm and Sunday, January 26, at 2:00 pm
Reineke Festival Concert Hall at NDSU, Fargo, N.D.
Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra
Villa-Lobos—“Fantasia” for Saxophone and orchestra (Russ Peterson, saxophone)
Ginastera—Variaciones Concertantes
Marquez—Danzon no.4
Falla—“El Amor Brujo”

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Saturday, February 8, 2020, at 8:00 pm
George Mason University Center for the Performing Arts, Fairfax, Va.
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Piazzolla–The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires (Simone Porter, violin)
Vivaldi—The Four Seasons (Simone Porter, violin)

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Saturday, March 14, 2020, at 8:00 pm
George Mason University Center for the Performing Arts, Fairfax, Va.
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Brahms—Piano Concerto no.2 (Philippe Bianconi, piano)
Beethoven—“Symphony of Symphonies”

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Saturday, March 21, 2020, at 8:00 pm and Sunday, March 22 at 2:00 pm
Reineke Festival Concert Hall at NDSU, Fargo, N.D.
Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra
Brahms– Piano Concerto no.2 (Philippe Bianconi, piano)
Dvorak—Symphony no.7

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Saturday, April 18, 2020, at 8:00 pm and Sunday, April 19 at 2:00 pm
Reineke Festival Concert Hall at NDSU, Fargo, N.D.
Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra
Villa-Lobos—Bachianas Brasileiras no.5
Dvorak—Cello Concerto (Amit Peled, cello)
Beethoven—Symphony no.4

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Saturday, April 25, 2020, at 8:00 pm
George Mason University Center for the Performing Arts, Fairfax, Va.
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Leshnoff—Symphony no.4 “Heichalos” REGIONAL PREMIERE
Beethoven—Symphony no.9

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Saturday, May 9, 2020, at 8:00 pm
George Mason University Center for the Performing Arts, Fairfax, Va.
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra
Mussorgsky—Night on Bare Mountain
Leshnoff—Violin Concerto no.2 (Alex Kerr, violin) REGIONAL PREMIERE
Mussorgsky/arr.Ravel—“Pictures at an Exhibition”