SOUTHERN ARIZONA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRESENTS SEASON OPENER: FROM PARIS TO LENINGRAD The Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra opens its 40th Anniversary Season on October 19th & 20th with a bold program of works by French and
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SASO Presents Mostly-Mozart Season Finale
This April 6th and 7th, the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Linus Lerner cap the 2018-19 season with a performance of music by Suppé and Mozart, including some of the latter’s most treasured
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The Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra invites audiences to sit back and enjoy a little light music next season. Music Director Linus Lerner explores the lighter side of classical music with works of whimsy, magic and
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The Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra performs a riveting program of Mexican and French masterpieces in their season-opening cycle on October 20th and 21st, led by internationally recognized conductor Linus Lerner, in his 10th season with
Read moreSASO Welcomes Tuba, Violin and Harp Soloists Plus Tucson Junior Strings
Expect the unexpected at the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra’s April concerts. SASO welcomes tuba, violin and harp soloists plus the talented young players of Tucson Junior Strings. Eight composers are featured. The guest artists are:
Read moreSASO Presents Pete Fine’s Concerto for Electric Guitar
SASO Presents Pete Fine’s Concerto for Electric Guitar. Mix together electric guitar and a symphony orchestra for a musical experience seldom heard. Tucson composer and guitarist Pete Fine will perform his Concerto No. 2 for
Read moreSASO Chinese New Year Celebration
SASO Presents a Chinese New Year Celebration with the Tucson Sino Choir. The Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra will present four concerts with the Tucson Sino Choir to celebrate the 2018 Chinese Lunar New Year, the
Read moreSASO: Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto
SASO presents Beethoven’s Pastoral, Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto. Paraguay’s globe-trotting Diego Sánchez Haase will guest conduct the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra in a program showcasing Beethoven’s evocative Pastoral Symphony and Rachmaninov’s technically challenging third piano
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Sometimes it’s important to step back from the real news, fake news and discord to relax and enjoy transformative music, played by passionate musicians in delicious harmony. That’s what Linus Lerner and the Southern Arizona
Read moreSASO: Khachaturian, Vivaldi and Dvořá
On Oct. 14 and 15 the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra presents a lively program inspired by folk rhythms, poetry and joyous celebrations of the human spirit. These are musical marvels by Khachaturian, Vivaldi and Dvořák.
Read moreSASO: Mexican Independence Day
Mexican Independence Day SASO, Sánchez-Navarro, Festival Soloists Perform Free Concert Sept. 15. The Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra and winners of the Linus Lerner International Voice Competition will present a free public concert in celebration of
Read moreSASO Presents Schumann’s Piano Concerto, Dvorak’s Symphony No. 7
The final concerts of the SASO season feature European music that spans just 81 years – from the debut of Robert Schumann’s only piano concerto in 1846 to Antonin Dvořák conducting his new Symphony No.
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Pianist Nicholas Turner, age 17, won the 2017 Dorothy Vanek Youth Concerto Competition sponsored by the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra. In addition to the $1,000 cash prize, he was invited to solo with the orchestra
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