The Florida Orchestra

Haydn’s The Creation
Sat, Oct 23, 8 pm, Mahaffey Theater

Considered to be one of Haydn’s greatest works, this oratorio is a musical offering of piety, reverence and sublime inspiration that overflows with soaring arias, angelic multi-voice themes and explosively gorgeous choral passages.

Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Sun, Nov 21, 7:30 pm, Ruth Eckerd Hall

Principal Bassoonist Anthony Georgeson performs Mozart’s Concerto for Bassoon in B-flat major, K.191 on a program with the composer's spirited Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Ravel’s elegant and courtly Le Tombeau de Couperin and Stravinsky’s driving and highly rhythmic Symphony in Three Movements.

Please note, the Mahaffey Theater is not available for this performance, and an alternate venue has been selected.

Hello Dalí
Sat, Jan 15, 8 pm, Mahaffey Theater

Celebrate the new Salvador Dalí Museum with a dose of eccentricity and fun: Beethoven’s Consecration of the House, Heinz Karl Gruber’s Frankenstein!! A Pan-Demonium for Chansonnier & Ensemble, Darius Milhaud’s Le boef sur le toit, Debussy’s orchestration of Eric Satie’s Gymnopedies, and Manuel de Falla’s Three-Cornered Hat, Suite No. 2.

Gershwin’s Concerto in F
Sun, Feb 20, 7:30 pm, Ruth Eckerd Hall

Lauded by the San Francisco Chronicle as simply “breathtaking,” Stewart Goodyear plays Gershwin’s high-energy and blues-laced Concerto in F on a program with a new work by Osvaldo Golijov and Dvorak’s Symphony No. 8 with its sparkling Bohemian-inspired melodies.

Please note, the Mahaffey Theater is not available for this performance, and an alternate venue has been selected.

Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4
Sat, Mar 12, 8 pm, Mahaffey Theater

Acclaimed German pianist Peter Rösel performs Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 on this program with Luciano Berio’s orchestration of Contrapunctus XIX from Bach’s The Art of Fugue.  The evening concludes with Shostakovich’s final symphony, No. 15.

Bruckner’s Romantic Symphony
Sat, May 14, 8 pm, Mahaffey Theater

The evening opens with John Adams’ Doctor Atomic Symphony with its pervasive sense of fear about the atomic bomb.  This is followed by Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 4, “Romantic,” with its luscious colors, glittering melodies and triumphant symphonic exultations.

Brahms’ Violin Concerto
Sat, May 28, 8 pm, Mahaffey Theater

Acclaimed by The New York Times as “a brilliant violinist,” Augustin Hadelich performs Brahms’ Violin Concerto on a program overflowing with gorgeous music: Berlioz’ Béatrice et Bénédict Overture, Barber’s symphonic prayer Adagio for Strings and Stravinsky’s lyrical Pulcinella Suite.