All images courtesy ASO. Portrait of Robert Spano (above) by Atlanta-based artist Jurell Cayetano.
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) recently announced its 2020-21 season.
This season will be full of memorable moments and extraordinary sounds as the ASO celebrates Robert Spano’s 20th and final season as Music Director, as well as the 50th anniversary of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus.
A talented and diverse group of guest conductors, soloists, and contemporary composers are featured in the lineup, alongside classical and beloved works.
Keep reading to see what’s coming soon to Symphony Hall!
ASO 2020-21 Season Performances
September 2020
- Sept. 12 – Symphony Gala Featuring Pianist Daniil Trifonov and Maestro Robert Spano
- Sept. 24 & 26 – Violin Superstar Gil Shaham Opens Robert Spano’s Final Season as Music Director
October 2020
- Oct. 8 & 10 – Debussy’s La mer and a Mozart Concerto with Louis Lortie
- Oct. 15 – The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus 50th Anniversary Celebration
- Oct. 17 – Young Piano Sensation Seong-Jin Cho Plays “Rach 3”
- Oct. 22 & 24 – Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition and Violinist Benjamin Beilman
- Oct. 25 – Family Concert: Halloween at Hogwarts
November 2020
- Nov. 5 – Chamber Recital
- Nov. 5 & 7 – Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony and Principal Bassoonist Andrew Brady’s Solo Debut
- Nov. 19 & 21 – Mendelssohn’s Elijah with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
December 2020
- Dec. 3 & 5 – Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty and the U.S. Premiere of A Portrait of a Lady by Swan Lake
- Dec. 6 – Family Concert: The Snowman
- Dec. 11-13 – Christmas with the ASO
- Dec. 16 – Selections from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker and Tyshawn Sorey’s Cello Concerto
- Dec. 17 & 18 – Handel’s Messiah
January 2021
- Jan. 2 – The Four Seasons
- Jan. 7 & 9 – The “Rach Two” Featuring Pianist Dejan Lazić
- Jan. 14 & 16 – An All-Liszt Program Featuring Piano Powerhouse Jean-Yves Thibaudet
- Jan. 21-24 – Symphonie fantastique and a Concerto by Chopin
February 2021
- Feb. 4 – Chamber Recital
- Feb. 4 & 6 – David Coucheron Performs Mozart’s Third Violin Concerto
- Feb. 13 – An Evening of Schumann and Tchaikovsky Featuring Kian Soltani and Alexander Melnikov
- Feb. 18 & 20 – Piano Superstar Yefim Bronfman Plays Beethoven
- Feb. 25 & 27 – Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man with Maestro Robert Spano
March 2021
- March 4 & 6 – Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances and Rising Star Eun Sun Kim Makes Her ASO Debut
- March 11 & 13 – Conductor Edward Gardner Returns for Mahler Symphony No. 5
- March 18 & 20 – Donald Runnicles Leads the ASO in Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony
- March 21 – Family Concert: Peter and the Wolf
- March 25 & 26 – James Ehnes Performs Shostakovich’s First Violin Concerto
April 2021
- April 8 & 10 – The Remarkable Ray Chen Performs Saint-Saëns
- April 15 & 17 – Brahms Violin Concerto with Robert McDuffie and Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony
- April 18 – Yo-Yo Ma Returns for Shostakovich’s First Cello Concerto
- April 22 & 24 – Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms
- April 29 – Chamber Recital
- April 29 & May 1 – Stravinsky’s Petrushka Featuring Pianist Stephen Hough
May 2021
- April 29 & May 1 – Stravinsky’s Petrushka Featuring Pianist Stephen Hough
- May 6 & 8 – Dazzling Violin Virtuoso Augustin Hadelich and Vaughan Williams’ Symphony No. 6
- May 20-23 – Hilary Hahn Returns to Perform Ginastera’s Violin Concerto
June 2021
- June 3-6 – Scheherazade and “Rach Three” with Garrick Ohlsson
- June 4 – Robert Spano Atlanta School of Composers Celebration
- June 10 & 12 – Celebrate 20 Years with Maestro Spano
