Nashville Symphony: Upcoming February Events
Nashville Symphony February 2025 Concerts Feature Music Director Giancarlo Guerrero and Violinist Itzhak Perlman; Resident Conductor Nathan Aspinall Celebrates 150 Years of Ravel; Guest Conductor Leonard Slatkin and Cellist Inbal Segev; and Guest Conductor Nicholas Hersh, the Nashville Symphony, and the Nashville Symphony Chorus Perform Beethoven’s Ninth: Ode to Joy
Plus:
– Bluebird at the Symphony
– Macabre Riddles: Works for Harp and Strings (w/o orchestra)
– West Side Story Film with Live Orchestra
– Vitamin String Quartet (w/o orchestra)
– Counterpoint – A Duo Concert by Conrad Tao and Caleb Teicher (w/o orchestra)
NASHVILLE, TN—January 2, 2025 The Nashville Symphony’s February 2025 schedule features Violinist Itzhak Perlman performing cinema’s most iconic scores; Resident Conductor Nathan Aspinall leads the Nashville Symphony in Ravel’s Bolero; Guest Conductor Nicholas Hersh performs Beethoven’s Ninth alongside the Nashville Symphony and Nashville Symphony Chorus; Guest Conductor Leonard Slatkin and Cellist Inbal Segev perform Tchaikovsky, Rossini, and Mark Adamo; live-to-film performances of West Side Story; a multidisciplinary installment of the Artist Spotlight Series; Vitamin String Quartet’s interpretations of Taylor Swift, Bridgerton, and more; chamber music curated by Nashville Symphony musicians; and a one-of-a-kind partnership between the iconic Bluebird Cafe and Nashville Symphony. Listed concerts, dates, times, and pricing subject to change.
Ravel’s Bolero: Celebrating 150 Years of Ravel
Saturday, February 1, 7:30 PM
Tickets: Starting at $29
Celebrate the 150th birthday of the iconic French composer Maurice Ravel with the Nashville Symphony. A true classical music innovator, Ravel was praised for his orchestrations and for incorporating elements of modernism, baroque, neoclassicism, and even jazz into his music. Resident Conductor Nathan Aspinall leads the Orchestra through some of Ravel’s most significant works, including the Mother Goose Suite, Concerto for the Left Hand, La Valse, and his most-loved work, Bolero.
Bluebird at the Symphony with Lee Miller, Wendell Mobley, and Chris DeStefano
Monday, February 3, 7:30 PM
Tickets: Starting at $34
For the first time, this one-of-a-kind experience expands to the Schermerhorn Symphony Center’s grand stage, where the musicians of the Nashville Symphony join forces with The Bluebird Cafe to bring you Bluebird at the Symphony. In this artistic collaboration, celebrated songwriters will perform their familiar favorites – hits made famous by superstars like Lady Gaga, Lauren Daigle, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Luke Bryan, Rascal Flatts, and more – reimagined with magnificent orchestrations performed live by members of the GRAMMY®- winning Nashville Symphony.
Beethoven’s Ninth: Ode to Joy
Thursday, February 6; Friday, February 7; Saturday, February 8; 7:30 PM
Tickets: Starting at $57
Conductor Nicholas Hersh’s inaugural Nashville Symphony series concert brings together a leading American composer and two classic works. Inspired by an entry in Beethoven’s journal, Carlos Simon composed Fate Now Conquers to evoke the unpredictability of fate through musical gestures. Ravel’s inspiration for his song cycle Shéhérazade came from the Sinbad episode from Arabian Nights, where the heroine/narrator spins out tale after tale to save her life. And Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, accompanied by the outstanding Nashville Symphony Chorus, one of the most frequently performed symphonies in the world, is considered by critics to be one of the supreme achievements in the history of music. Choral performances are supported by C.B. Ragland Company.
Macabre Riddles: Works for Harp and Strings
Tuesday, February 11, 7:30 PM
Tickets: Choose What You Pay
Join us for an evening of chamber music, curated by the musicians of the Nashville Symphony. Enjoy this program of music for harp and strings, followed by a Q&A with ensemble members. Featured composers include Anthony Parce, Andre Caplet, and Felix Mendelssohn. Featured musicians include violinists Charissa Leung and Sarah Page, violist Anthony Parce, cellist Grace Parce, and harpist Rachel Miller. Presented without the Nashville Symphony.
West Side Story Film with Live Orchestra
Thursday, February 13; Friday, February 14; Saturday, February 15, 7:30 PM
Tickets: Starting at $36
Watch this iconic film, winner of ten Academy Awards®, including Best Picture. The Nashville Symphony plays Leonard Bernstein’s electrifying score and memorable songs with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim live, while the original, re-mastered film is shown in glorious high definition on the big screen with the vocals and dialog intact. This classic romantic tragedy, directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins and one of the greatest achievements in the history of movie musicals, features Robbins’ breathtaking choreography and a screenplay by Ernest Lehman based on the masterful book by Arthur Laurents.
Vitamin String Quartet: The Music of Taylor Swift, Bridgerton, and Beyond
Sunday, February 16, 7:30 PM
Tickets: Starting at $50
Fresh off high-profile placements in Seasons 1 and 2 of Bridgerton, Vitamin String Quartet (VSQ) has “reached a mainstream, global audience” (Variety) and “charmed the world with their classical covers” (Nylon). On their latest tour, VSQ have created fresh arrangements of the cultural phenomenon that is Taylor Swift, performing spellbinding and innovative renditions of Swift’s music, alongside familiar hits from Billie Eilish, BTS, Bridgerton, The Weeknd, and Daft Punk. Presented without the Nashville Symphony.
Itzhak Perlman: Cinema Serenade
Tuesday, February 18, 7:30 PM
Tickets: Starting at $89
A prodigious violinist, Itzhak Perlman enjoys superstar status rarely afforded by a classical musician. The concert features Perlman and the Nashville Symphony, conducted by Music Director Giancarlo Guerrero, performing Paul Dukas’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice; Ennio Morricone’s Love Theme from Cinema Paradiso; John Williams’s Themes from Far and Away, Sabrina, and Schindler’s List; Carlos Gardel’s Tango (Por Una Cabeza) from Scent of a Woman; and many more.
Counterpoint – A Duo Concert by Conrad Tao & Caleb Teicher
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT SERIES
Sunday, February 23, 7:30 PM
Tickets: Starting at $25
Counterpoint is a collaboration between pianist and composer Conrad Tao and choreographer and dancer Caleb Teicher. The duo explores the dichotomy of their different perspectives and artistic practices, expanding their individual expressive capacity through a collective experience. The stylistically diverse music of Counterpoint includes the Aria from Bach’s Goldberg Variations, Art Tatum’s demented stride piano, and much more. Presented without the Nashville Symphony.
Tchaikovsky’s Fifth
Friday, February 28, 7:30 PM & Sunday, March 2, 2:00 PM
Tickets: Starting at $29
Israeli-American cellist Inbal Segev brings her reputation as one of the foremost interpreters of contemporary works for cello to Mark Adamo’s Last Year, a modern take on Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons evoking cinematic drama. Former Nashville Symphony Music Advisor Leonard Slatkin conducts this program, which includes Tchaikovsky’s universally beloved Fifth Symphony. The Friday concert is sponsored by the Four Seasons Hotel Nashville and Mimo.
Led by Music Director Giancarlo Guerrero, the Nashville Symphony inspires and engages a diverse and growing community with extraordinary live orchestral music experiences. Since its founding in 1946, the Nashville Symphony has been celebrated for its dedication to contemporary American orchestral music, innovative programming across multiple genres, and a prolific recording schedule that has produced 14 GRAMMY® Awards and 27 nominations. Reaching almost 550,000 Middle Tennesseans annually through more than 500 concerts, educational programs, and community engagement events, the Nashville Symphony also connects with nearly 13 million people worldwide through recordings, broadcasts, and streaming.
The Nashville Symphony is a nonprofit organization supported by individuals, corporations, and foundations. To learn more about educational initiatives, visit nashvillesymphony.org/education. For additional information or to donate, please visit nashvillesymphony.org.
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