8 Subscription concerts on Thursdays, 7 PM

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Under the baton of renowned domestic and international conductors, the Cycle will feature major works from the symphonic repertoire — Mahler’s 9th, Brahms’s 1st, Shostakovich’s 13th, Saint-Saëns’s Organ Symphony, Dvořák’s 8th, and Honegger’s Liturgical Symphony, Stravinsky’s Suite from the ballet The Firebird, and Respighi’s Roman Festivals. Featured soloists include violinists: Joshua Brown, Tibor Kováč, and Alexi Kenney; pianists: Claire Huangci, Alexej Gorlatch, Jan Bartoš, and Katarína Paľová; organist László Fassang; and bassist Jozef Benci. A significant highlight will be the Slovak premiere of Ľubica Čekovská’s Toy Procession, commissioned by Juraj Valčuha for the Houston Symphony, as well as the first performance of Piano Concerto No. 6 by Ján Zimmer  on the occasion of composer’s 100th anniversary.

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Cikker Haydn Beethoven

Performers

Slovak Philharmonic
Ondrej Olos conductor
Ladislav Szathmáry cello

Program

Ján Cikker
Hommage à Beethoven for symphonic orchestra
Joseph Haydn
Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb:1
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Joseph Haydn

Performers

Slovak Philharmonic
Slovak Philharmonic choir
Kaspar Zehnder conductor
Heinz Ferlesch choirmaster
Simona Houda Šaturová soprano
Manuel Günther tenor
Jozef Benci bass

Program

Joseph Haydn
Die Schöpfung Oratorio, Hob. XXI:2

Mozart Hummel Beethoven

Performers

Slovak Philharmonic
Julio García-Vico conductor
Selina Ott trumpet

Program

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Le nozze di Figaro Overture, K. 492
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Trumpet Concerto in E flat Major
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 Pastoral

Bonis Poulenc Dvořák

Performers

Slovak Philharmonic
Kaspar Zehnder conductor
Marián Lapšanský piano
Matej Arendárik piano

Program

Mel Bonis
Trois femmes de légendes
Francis Poulenc
Concerto in D minor for Two Pianos and Orchestra 
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 5 in F major, Op. 76

Poulenc Holst

Performers

Slovak Philharmonic
Slovak Philharmonic Choir (female voices)
Wayne Marshall conductor, organ
Peter Rezník choirmaster

Program

Francis Poulenc
Concerto for organ, strings and timpani in G minor, Op. 36
Gustav Holst
The Planets, Op. 32

78th Season Opening Concert

Performers

Slovak Philharmonic
Slovak Philharmonic Choir (female voices)
Ondrej Olos conductor
Petra Torkošová choirmaster
Milan Paľa violin

Program

Wojciech Kilar
Orawa
Vladimír Godár
Meditation for solo violin, 48 strings and timpani
Leoš Janáček
Violin Concerto Pilgrimage of the Soul
Franz Liszt
Dante Symphony, S. 109

Beethoven / Brahms

Performers

Slovak Philharmonic
Daniel Raiskin conductor
Alexei Gorlatch piano

Program

Ludwig van Beethoven
Egmont Overture, Op. 84

Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 Emperor

Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68