The Frost School of Music Symphony Orchestra presents an electrifying program featuring Copland’s bold and rhythmic Symphonic Ode, Bruch’s beloved Violin Concerto No. 1 performed by a rising student soloist, and the sweeping drama of Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique. A vibrant evening of passion, virtuosity, and storytelling through sound.

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Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Gerard Schwarz, conductor

The Palm Beach Symphony presents a striking program that explores bold sonic landscapes and powerful personal expression. The evening begins with Daniel Asia’s Gateways, a vivid and compelling contemporary work. Renowned cellist Alisa Weilerstein takes the stage for Shostakovich’s emotionally charged Cello Concerto No. 1, a work of biting intensity and depth. The program concludes with Richard Strauss’s majestic Alpine Symphony, performed in a special reduced brass version, capturing the awe and grandeur of nature’s highest peaks.

Concert Program:
Daniel Asia: Gateways
Dmitri Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1
Richard Strauss: An Alpine Symphony

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Misha Dichter, piano
Gerard Schwarz, conductor

The Palm Beach Symphony continues its season with a vibrant and emotionally rich program. The evening opens with the shimmering beauty of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Snow Maiden Suite and the lyrical depth of Gabriela Lena Frank’s Elegía Andina. Celebrated pianist Misha Dichter joins the orchestra for Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, a dazzling showpiece of romantic virtuosity. The program concludes with the fiery rhythms and bold colors of Falla’s Three-Cornered Hat Suite—a spirited finale to an unforgettable concert.

Concert Program:
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Snow Maiden Suite
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Paganini Variations
Gabriela Lena Frank: Elegia Andina
Manuel de Falla: Three Cornered Hat Suite

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The Frost School of Music Symphony Orchestra presents an inspiring program featuring Panufnik’s Symphony No. 3 (Sinfonia Sacra), a performance of a Beethoven piano concerto showcasing a talented student soloist, and Dvořák’s joyful and lyrical Symphony No. 8. A dynamic evening that highlights powerful musical contrasts and rising young artistry.

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Shelly Berg, piano
Gerard Schwarz, conductor

Maestro Gerard Schwarz launches the Palm Beach Symphony’s 2025–26 season with a powerful program that bridges American brilliance and symphonic grandeur. The evening features Gershwin’s exuberant An American in Paris and the iconic Rhapsody in Blue, performed by Grammy-nominated pianist Shelly Berg. Also featured are Alan Hovhaness’s Prelude and Quadruple Fugue, a mystical and deeply architectural work, and the cinematic majesty of Respighi’s Pines of Rome. An unforgettable start to the season filled with rhythm, color, and commanding artistry.

Concert Program:
George Gershwin: American in Paris
George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Alan Hovhaness: Prelude and Quadruple Fugue
Ottorino Respighi: Pines of Rome

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Augusta Read Thomas, composer
Gerard Schwarz, conductor

The Frost School of Music Symphony Orchestra presents a richly expressive program featuring the world premiere of a new work by Augusta Read Thomas, the mystical Prelude and Quadruple Fugue by Alan Hovhaness, selections from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet Suite, and dramatic excerpts from Wagner’s Götterdämmerung. A compelling evening of powerful orchestral storytelling and bold contemporary voices.

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Santiago E Rodriguez, piano
Gerard Schwarz, conductor

Maestro Gerard Schwarz leads the Frost School of Music Symphony Orchestra in a powerful season-opening program featuring the world premiere of Bernard Rands’ Chant, Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 performed by acclaimed pianist Santiago Rodriguez, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7. A thrilling start to the season, showcasing brilliance, depth, and artistic vision.

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Grammy-winning guitarist Sharon Isbin joins the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA, conducted by Maestro Gerard Schwarz, for a vibrant and wide-ranging program.

The intermission will feature a special conversation with All Classical Radio President & CEO Suzanne Nance, joined by Maestro Schwarz, Sharon Isbin, and composer Karen LeFrak.

Concert Program:
Copland: An Outdoor Overture
Karen LeFrak: Miami Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra (Northwest premiere)*
Stravinsky: Selections from The Firebird
Ravel: Bolero

*With Sharon Isbin

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Soprano Renée Fleming joins the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA for a special evening of beloved songs and arias—from Puccini to Rodgers & Hammerstein—under the baton of Maestro Gerard Schwarz. The program also features audience-favorite orchestral masterworks.

Concert Program:
Handel’s Messiah (“Hallelujah”, “Lift Up Your Heads”, “Glory to God”)*
Frideric Handel To Fleeting Pleasures Make Your Court from Samson - D Major*
Frideric Handel Calm Thou My Soul from Alexander Balus - E major*
Verdi “La Forza del Destino” overture
Leoncavallo “Musette svaria sulla bocca viva” from La Bohème*
Puccini “O mio babbino caro” from Gianni Schicchi*                                                      

Copland “Billy the Kid” suite*
Kander A Letter from Sullivan Ballou*
Barber “The School for Scandal” overture
Rodgers and Hammerstein The Sound of Music*
Rodgers and Hammerstein You’ll Never Walk Alone*
Lippa The Diva*

*With Renee Fleming

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The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA Youth Virtuosi perform with renowned cellist Zuill Bailey and conductors Ken Selden and Maestro Gerard Schwarz, featuring Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No. 1. Free and open to the public.

Concert Program:
Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1*
Conducted by Ken Selden, featuring cellist Zuill Bailey

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 (movt. 2 and 4)**
Conducted by Maestro Gerard Schwarz

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Kevin Kenner, piano
Gerard Schwarz, conductor

Join us for an unforgettable evening with Palm Beach Symphony, featuring renowned pianist Kevin Kenner and conductor Gerard Schwarz. The concert will open with Johannes Brahms’ exuberant Akademische Festouvertüre, followed by Kenner’s performance of Chopin’s evocative Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor. After intermission, immerse yourself in Beethoven’s dramatic Symphony No. 5 in C Minor. Don’t miss this extraordinary musical experience!

Concert Program:
Johannes Brahms
Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80

Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21
Kevin Kenner, piano

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67

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Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
Gerard Schwarz, conductor

One of the most versatile, highly respected, and best-reviewed artists of her generation, pianist Anne-Marie McDermott, known especially for her brilliant interpretations of Classical and early Romantic repertoire, will be our featured soloist in Beethoven’s sublime First Piano Concerto.

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Gerard Schwarz, conductor 
Shelly Berg, piano
Paul Moravec, composer

Featuring the third centennial commission, a work by Paul Moravec, Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande Suite, Ravel’s Rapsodie espagnole, and Gershwin’s Concerto in F with the Frost School of Music Dean as the soloist. Celebrate the 100th anniversary of Gershwin's iconic concerto at Frost!

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Garrick Ohlsson, piano
Gerard Schwarz, conductor

Back by popular demand, American pianist Garrick Ohlsson is known worldwide as a musician of magisterial interpretive and technical prowess.  Join us for what promises to be a masterful performance of Rachmaninoff’s most celebrated, intensely impassioned Second Piano Concerto composed during the turn of the century.

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Gerard Schwarz, conductor 
Etienne Charles, composer
FSO Concerto Competition winner, piano

Spanish composer Manuel de Falla's celebrated ballet, The Three-Cornered Hat, remains a favorite since its premiere. Gerard Schwarz has crafted an orchestral suite from it, to be performed by the Frost Symphony Orchestra.  

In celebration of the Frost School of Music’s centennial, Frost professor Etienne Charles writes a new work for the orchestra. Having recently had one of his compositions premiere at the opening concert of the newly renovated David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center, you will not want to miss it! The concert concludes with Gustav Mahler’s "Totenfeier," which later became part of his Second Symphony.

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Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Gerard Schwarz, conductor

Bringing this remarkable concerto to life is American phenom Gil Shaham, one of the foremost violinists of our time who embodies flawless technique combined with inimitable warmth and generosity of spirit who is sought after throughout the world for concerto appearance with leading orchestras and conductors.

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Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Gerard Schwarz, conductor

French pianist extraordinaire Jean-Yves Thibaudet will perform Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G Major.  Chicago Classical noted, “Few keyboard artists embody Ravel’s blend of supple elegance and unbridled bravura so naturally and effortlessly.”  Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony has an overwhelmingly uplifting, enthusiastic spirit that is steeped in wartime patriotism. 

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Leonidas Kavakos, Violin
Gerard Schwarz, conductor

Violin sensation Leonidas Kavakos, acclaimed for his matchless technique, captivating artistry, and superb musicianship, promises to enrapture us as he performs Brahms’ impassioned Violin Concerto.

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The Frost Symphony Orchestra performs three seminal American compositions. David Diamond and Aaron Copland, two 20th-century American musical giants, highlight this program. Diamond, known for his eleven symphonies, mentored notable composers like Adolphus Hailstork, Lowell Liebermann, and Eric Whitacre. Copland's Appalachian Spring, originally a ballet for Martha Graham, epitomizes Americana. Additionally, Czech composer Antonín Dvořák, who led the National Conservatory of Music of America in 1892, composed his renowned "New World Symphony" in 1893, featuring the iconic English horn solo in the second movement, which evolved into the spiritual "Going Home."

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Julian Schwarz, Cello
Gerard Schwarz, conductor

Coming from a dynasty of revered classical musicians, cellist Julian Schwarz will grace the stage with his father and Music Director, Gerard Schwarz, performing one of the greatest cello concertos of all time composed by Dvořák.  The program builds to the ultimate Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky that was later orchestrated by Ravel, a symphonic homage and musical depiction of Mussorgsky’s dear friend Victor Hartmann’s artwork.

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