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Every event we host is designed with intention, from the atmosphere we create to the way each session flows.

UPCOMING EXPERIENCES

September 19, 2026
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Hilbert Circle Theatre

Gala OPUS 2026
Jun Märkl, conductor
Denis Kozhukin, piano

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73, ‘Emperor’
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20

Hannah Schendel, assistant conductor

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September 24-26, 2026
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Hilbert Circle Theatre

Rite of Spring & Beethoven
Jun Märkl, conductor
Spencer Myer, piano

Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58
Stravinsky: Rite of Spring (1947 rev)

Hannah Schendel, assistant conductor

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October 2-3, 2026
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Hilbert Circle Theatre

International Violin Competition
Leonard Slatkin, conductor

Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77
Dvorák: Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 53
Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 82
Korngold: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64
Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 6
Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 77
Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35

Hannah Schendel, assistant conductor

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October 15-17, 2026
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Hilbert Circle Theatre

Beethoven and Mahler 1
Jun Märkl, conductor
Michael Davidman, piano

Beethoven: Overture to Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D Major

Hannah Schendel, assistant conductor

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October 23-24, 2026
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Hilbert Circle Theatre

Conrad Tao, Beethoven, and Mozart
Richard Egarr, conductor
Conrad Tao, piano

Tao: The Hand: Concerto for Piano
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15
Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in E-Flat Major, K. 543

Hannah Schendel, assistant conductor

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October 27, 2026
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Hilbert Circle Theatre

Classical Jam
Hannah Schendel, conductor

Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
‍ ‍March to the Scaffold
 Witches’ Sabbath
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43, mvt 4

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November 6-8, 2026
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and Indianapolis Ballet
Clowes Memorial Hall

Cinderella
Andrew Grams, conductor

Prokofiev: Cinderella

Hannah Schendel, assistant conductor

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November 7, 2026
Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra
Chenery Auditorium

Peter and the Wolf: A Symphonic Fairy Tale
Hannah Schendel, conductor

Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf

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November 11, 2026
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Madam Walker Legacy Center

Hannah Schendel, conductor

TBD

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November 19-20, 2026
Minnesota Orchestra
Orchestra Hall

Elgar and Dvorak
Dinis Sousa, conductor
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano

Saariaho: Ciel d’hiver
Elgar: Sea Pictures
Dvorak: Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88, B. 163

Hannah Schendel, cover conductor

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December 17, 2026
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and Indianapolis Symphonic Choir
Payne & Mencias Palladium

Handel’s Messiah
Julian Perkins, conductor
Yulia van Doren, soprano
Diana Moore, mezzo-soprano
Dan Coakwell, tenor
Hadleigh Adams, baritone

Handel: Messiah

Hannah Schendel, assistant conductor

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December 31, 2026-January 1, 2027
Minnesota Orchestra
Orchestra Hall

A New Year’s Celebration
Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor
Cheryl Losey Feder, harp

Debussy: Danse sacrée et danse profane
Debussy: Ibéria from Images
Albeniz/Frübeck de Burgos: Selections from Suite española
Ravel: Boléro

Hannah Schendel, cover conductor

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January 7-9, 2027
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Hilbert Circle Theatre

Stravinsky’s Petrushka
Jun Märkl, conductor
Byul (Bella) Seo, flute
Jennifer Christen, oboe
Ivy Ringel, bassoon
Jiyeon Kim, cello

Poulenc: Les Biches Suite
Haydn: Sinfonia concertante in B-Flat Major, H. I:105
Stravinsky: Petrushka (1947 rev)

Hannah Schendel, assistant conductor

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January 13, 2027
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Hilbert Circle Theatre

The Nature of Music
Hannah Schendel, conductor

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January 21-23, 2027
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Hilbert Circle Theatre

Romantic Legacy: Schumann and Brahms
Jun Märkl, conductor
Javier Perianes, piano

Bunch: Supermaximum
Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54
Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73

Hannah Schendel, assistant conductor

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January 29-30, 2027
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Hilbert Circle Theatre

Ecstasy and Elegance: Daphnis et Chloé
Jun Märkl, conductor
Ingrid Fliter, piano

Bunch: Time In
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé

Hannah Schendel, assistant conductor

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February 2-3, 2027
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Hilbert Circle Theatre

The Nature of Music
Hannah Schendel, conductor

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February 18-20, 2027
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Hilbert Circle Theatre

Pines of Rome and Poulenc’s Organ Concerto
Jun Märkl, conductor
Paul Jacobs, organ

Handel: Organ Concerto in F-Major No. 13, ‘Cuckoo’
Poulenc: Concerto for Organ, Timpani, and Strings in G Minor
Bunch: Aspects of an Elephant
Respighi: Pines of Rome

Hannah Schendel, assistant conductor

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