2022/23 Classical Season
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is proud to announce its 78th season, the first with Music Director Nathalie Stutzmann. Maestro Stutzmann and the ASO have planned an incredible season for 2022/23 combining audience favorites with rediscovered gems and works from 13 of today's most compelling living composers, all featuring a diverse roster of guest conductors and soloists. We hope you'll join us for this history-making season.
2022/23 Performances
September 22 - 24, 2022
Delta Classical
Opening Weekend with Emanuel Ax
- To Awaken the SleeperJoel Thompson
- Piano Concerto No. 18Mozart
- Symphonic DancesRachmaninov
Peter Oundjian Conductor
Emanuel Ax Piano
Joel Thompson Composer & Narrator
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
October 6 - 9, 2022
Delta Classical
Nathalie Stutzmann Conducts Beethoven's Ninth
- Words for DepartureHilary Purrington
- Symphony No. 9Beethoven
Nathalie Stutzmann Music Director
Talise Trevigne Soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano Mezzo-Soprano
Robin Tritschler Tenor
Leon Košavić Baritone
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
October 14 - 15, 2022
Delta Classical
Nathalie Stutzmann Conducts Lush Romantics
- Symphony No. 3Brahms
- Le chasseur mauditFranck
- Verklärte NachtSchoenberg
Nathalie Stutzmann Music Director
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
November 10 - 12, 2022
Delta Classical
Violin Superstar Gil Shaham
- The OceanidesSibelius
- Violin ConcertoKorngold
- Concerto for OrchestraJennifer Higdon
Hannu Lintu Conductor
Gil Shaham Violin
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
November 12, 2022
Special
Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra Overture Concert
- All Will Be Revealed (ASYO Commission)Michael Kurth
- Symphony No. 1 (Titan)Mahler
Jerry Hou Associate Conductor & ASYO Music Director
Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra
November 17 - 19, 2022
Delta Classical
Inon Barnatan Plays Rachmaninov
- Midnight Sun VariationsOuti Tarkiainen
- Rhapsody on a Theme by PaganiniRachmaninov
- Nocturne and Grand WaltzChopin/Stravinsky
- Symphony No. 5Sibelius
John Storgårds Conductor
Inon Barnatan Piano
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
December 1 - 3, 2022
Delta Classical
Hilary Hahn Performs Tchaikovsky
- Violin ConcertoTchaikovsky
- Symphony No. 10Shostakovich
Elim Chan Conductor
Hilary Hahn Violin
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
December 8 - 11, 2022
Delta Classical
Nathalie Stutzmann Leads Bizet and Tchaikovsky
- Carmen OvertureBizet
- Symphony in C MajorBizet
- Selections from The NutcrackerTchaikovsky
Nathalie Stutzmann Music Director
Jerry Hou Associate Conductor & ASYO Music Director
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
December 15 - 18, 2022
Coca-Cola Holiday
Christmas with the ASO
Norman Mackenzie Director of Choruses
Spivey Hall Children's Choir
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
December 22, 2022
Coca-Cola Holiday
Handel's Messiah (Part I)
- Messiah (Part I)Handel
Norman Mackenzie Director of Choruses
Jessica Rivera Soprano
Kelley O'Connor Mezzo-Soprano
Miles Mykkanen Tenor
Lawson Anderson Bass-Baritone
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus Chorus
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
January 4, 2023
Special
Vivaldi's Four Seasons
- The Four SeasonsVivaldi
- Select Brandenburg ConcertosJS Bach
David Coucheron Concertmaster
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
January 12 - 15, 2023
Delta Classical
Kazem Abdullah Leads Beethoven and Ives
- Overture No. 2 in E-flat majorFarrenc
- Symphony No. 2Ives
- Piano Concerto No. 4Beethoven
Kazem Abdullah Conductor
Tom Borrow Piano
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
January 19 - 21, 2023
Delta Classical
Jonathan Biss Performs Mozart
- Piano Concerto No. 20Mozart
- Symphony No. 8Bruckner
Sir Donald Runnicles Principal Guest Conductor
Jonathan Biss Piano
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
January 26 - 28, 2023
Delta Classical
Brahms' A German Requiem
- Epitaph for a Man Who DreamedAdolphus Hailstork
- A German RequiemBrahms
Sir Donald Runnicles Principal Guest Conductor
Heidi Stober Soprano
Russell Braun Baritone
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
February 2 - 3, 2023
Delta Classical
Nathalie Stutzmann Conducts Prokofiev and Shostakovich
- Sinfonia concertanteProkofiev
- Symphony No. 5Shostakovich
Nathalie Stutzmann Music Director
Johannes Moser Cello
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
February 9 - 11, 2023
Delta Classical
Han-Na Chang Conducts Pictures at an Exhibition
- This Midnight HourAnna Clyne
- Violin Concerto No. 1Prokofiev
- Pictures at an ExhibitionMussorgsky/Ravel
Han-Na Chang Conductor
Sayaka Shoji Violin
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
February 23 - 24, 2023
Delta Classical
Conrad Tao Plays Ravel
- Háry János SuiteKodály
- Piano Concerto in GRavel
- Negro Folk SymphonyDawson
Ryan Bancroft Conductor
Conrad Tao Composer & Pianist
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
March 2 - 4, 2023
Delta Classical
Awadagin Pratt Performs Montgomery Concerto + Tower and Bartók
- 1920/2019Joan Tower
- RoundsJessie Montgomery
- Concerto for OrchestraBartók
Jerry Hou Associate Conductor & ASYO Music Director
Awadagin Pratt Piano
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
March 16 - 18, 2023
Delta Classical
Sax and Sibelius
- Der Freischütz OvertureWeber
- For Wadada Leo Smith (2022)Tyshawn Sorey
- Symphony No. 2Sibelius
Stephen Mulligan Conductor
Timothy McAllister Saxophone
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
March 23 - 25, 2023
Delta Classical
Bach & Friends
- SelectionsHandel/Vivaldi
- Concerto for Oboe & ViolinJS Bach
Nathalie Stutzmann Music Director
David Coucheron Concertmaster
Elizabeth Koch Tiscione Principal Oboe
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
March 25, 2023
Special
Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra Crescendo Concert
- Across DifferencesAlvin Singleton
- Violin Concerto (I. Moderato nobile)Korngold
- Rite of Spring (Part I) Stravinsky
Jerry Hou Associate Conductor & ASYO Music Director
Eugenie Lim Violin
Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra
March 30 - April 2, 2023
Delta Classical
Bach's St. Matthew Passion
- St. Matthew PassionJS Bach
Nathalie Stutzmann Music Director
Camilla Tilling Soprano
Patricia Bardon Mezzo-Soprano
Kenneth Tarver Tenor
Leon Košavić Baritone
Justin Austin Baritone
Robin Tritschler Tenor
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus Chorus
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
April 13 - 15, 2023
Delta Classical
Fate, fantastique & Fan-Favorite Augustin Hadelich
- Fate Now ConquersCarlos Simon
- Violin ConcertoBritten
- Symphonie fantastiqueBerlioz
Stéphane Denève Conductor
Augustin Hadelich Violin
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
April 20 - 21, 2023
Delta Classical
Nathalie Stutzmann Conducts Schubert and Mendelssohn
- The Magic Flute OvertureMozart
- Violin ConcertoMendelssohn
- Symphony No. 9 in C MajorSchubert
Nathalie Stutzmann Music Director
Daniel Lozakovich Violin
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
April 27 - 29, 2023
Delta Classical
A Sea Symphony
- IcarusLera Auerbach
- "Dawn" and "Siegfried’s Rhine Journey" from GötterdämmerungWagner
- A Sea SymphonyVaughan Williams
Nicholas Carter Conductor
Nicole Cabell Soprano
Lucas Meachem Baritone
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
May 4 - 6, 2023
Delta Classical
Mahler's Fifth Symphony
- Three Excerpts from WozzeckBerg
- Symphony No. 5Mahler
Sir Donald Runnicles Principal Guest Conductor
Irene Roberts Mezzo-Soprano
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
May 7, 2023
Special
Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra Finale Concert
- TBA (ASYO Commission)Sarah Gibson
- L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2 Bizet
- Rite of Spring (Complete)Stravinsky
Jerry Hou Associate Conductor & ASYO Music Director
Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra
May 18 - 20, 2023
Delta Classical
Dvořák Symphony No. 8 + The Naughton Sisters
- Military SinfoniettaKaprálová
- Concerto for Two PianosMartinů
- Symphony No. 8Dvořák
Petr Popelka Conductor
Christina and Michelle Naughton Piano
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
June 8 - 10, 2023
Delta Classical
Rachmaninov's Symphony No. 3 + Violinist Leila Josefowicz
- Night on Bald MountainMussorgsky
- Violin ConcertoHelen Grime
- Symphony No. 3Rachmaninov
Andrew Manze Conductor
Leila Josefowicz Violin
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
June 15 - 18, 2023
Delta Classical
Nathalie Stutzmann Conducts Beethoven and Boléro
- Tannhäuser OvertureWagner
- Piano Concerto No. 3Beethoven
- Le tombeau de CouperinRavel
- BoléroRavel
Nathalie Stutzmann Music Director
Lise de la Salle Piano