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Monday, April 14, 2025

Defiant Notes: The Triumph of Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto 

On Christmas Eve of 1874, in a dimly lit parlor of a Moscow home, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky sat before the piano, his fingers poised over the keys. The air was thick with anticipation. His audience was small but formidable – his superior, the great pianist and conductor Nicolai Rubinstein, and a handful of others. Tchaikovsky …

Monday, March 31, 2025

Experience the Power of Carmina Burana Live with the Colorado Symphony! 

Few works in classical music deliver the electrifying impact of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana. From the thunderous opening strains of “O Fortuna”, this masterpiece is a thrill from the first note to the last. From April 4-6, 2025, at Boettcher Concert Hall, the Colorado Symphony, Colorado Symphony Chorus, the Colorado Children’s Chorale, and vocal soloists …

Thursday, March 20, 2025

A Conversation with Principal Oboist Peter Cooper

Learn more about Peter Cooper's performance of Hidas' Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra ahead of the March 21-23, 2025 concerts.

Monday, March 10, 2025

Strings of Excellence: Yumi Hwang-Williams’ 25 Years of Leadership with the Colorado Symphony

Yumi Hwang-Williams is globally recognized for her extraordinary musicianship, incredible technical skill, and captivating tonal beauty.

Monday, January 6, 2025

A Life Shaped by Strings | Basil Vendryes, Principal Viola

Basil Vendryes, Principal Viola, has spent a lifetime drawing out the viola's quiet intensity, shaping a sound that speaks directly to the heart.

Thursday, November 14, 2024

Your Gifts at Work | Winter 2024

Music has a unique power to unite and inspire and the Colorado Symphony is dedicated to making symphonic music accessible to everyone, believing that thriving communities are built when music is shared by all. Your support of the Colorado Symphony goes beyond the notes heard in Boettcher Concert Hall. It resonates throughout the state, reaching …

Thursday, November 14, 2024

Celebrating 90 Years of the Colorado Symphony Guild

For Colorado Symphony patrons, no visit to Boettcher Concert Hall is complete without a trip to the Colorado Symphony Guild Shop. Located in Gallery 1 on the first floor of Boettcher Concert Hall, the Guild Shop is a gift-givers delight full of unique souvenirs, seasonal fashions, and recordings produced by the Colorado Symphony. But what …

Monday, November 4, 2024

Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2: A Journey of Resilience and Romance 

Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 is an unassailably epic work of genius, occupying a cherished space in the pantheon of symphonic music as one of the most beloved pieces in the piano repertoire. So revered for its lush romanticism and technical brilliance, the concerto is not only a testament to Rachmaninoff’s compositional prowess but …

Friday, October 11, 2024

Verdi’s Requiem and the Power of Mortality 

Verdi’s Requiem stands as one of the most profound statements on life and death ever set to music.

Thursday, October 10, 2024

2024 DaVita Day of Music Recap

Musicians from the Colorado Symphony and the Denver Young Artists Orchestra took part in the fourth DaVita Day of Music on October 8 & 9.
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