2026/27 SEASON
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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2026/27 SEASON
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
and Indianapolis Symphonic Choir
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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February 23, 2027
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Hilbert Circle Theatre
The Nature of Music
Hannah Schendel, conductor
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February 26-27, 2027
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Hilbert Circle Theatre
Berlin to Vienna: Mozart and Mahler’s Fifth
Jun Märkl, conductor
Stefan Dohr, horn
Mozart: Overture to Così fan tutte, K. 588
Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-Flat Major, K. 447
Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor
Hannah Schendel, assistant conductor
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March 5-7, 2027
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
and Indianapolis Ballet
Clowes Memorial Hall
Ballets Russes
Jack Everly, conductor
Stravinsky: The Firebird
Copland: Rodeo
Glazunov: Raymonda Variations
Hannah Schendel, assistant conductor
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March 17, 2027
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Hilbert Circle Theatre
Side by Side
Hannah Schendel, conductor
Tower: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 6
Verdi: Overture to La Forza del Destino
Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis
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March 30, 2027
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Hilbert Circle Theatre
The Nature of Music
Hannah Schendel, conductor
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April 2-3, 2027
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Hilbert Circle Theatre
Classically Modern: Shostakovich,
Tchaikovsky, and Stravinsky
Andrew Litton, conductor
Paul Watkins, cello
Stravinsky: Apollon Musagète: Ballet in Two Scenes (1947 ver)
Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70
Hannah Schendel, assistant conductor
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April 9-10, 2027
Minnesota Orchestra
Orchestra Hall
Beethoven Symphony No. 7
Anja Bihlmaier, conductor
Veronika Eberle, violin
Wagner: Overture to Tannhäuser
Hartmann: Concerto funebre
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A-Major, Op. 92
Hannah Schendel, cover conductor
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April 13, 2027
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Hilbert Circle Theatre
The Nature of Music
Hannah Schendel, conductor
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April 16-17, 2027
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Hilbert Circle Theatre
Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances and
Gluzman Plays Tchaikovsky
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Vadim Gluzman, violin
Tower: Chamber Dance
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D-Major, Op. 35
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
Hannah Schendel, assistant conductor
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April 22-23, 2027
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Hilbert Circle Theatre
Swan Songs: Tchaikovsky and Sibelius
Eun Sun Kim, conductor
Geneva Lewis, violin
Sibelius: Legends; The Swan of Tuonela
Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74, ‘Pathétique’
Hannah Schendel, assistant conductor
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May 4, 2027
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Hilbert Circle Theatre
Classical Jam
Hannah Schendel, conductor
Williams: Scherzo for X-Wing
Holst: The Planets: ‘Mars’ and ‘Jupiter’
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May 7-8, 2027
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Hilbert Circle Theatre
The Italian Baroque
Dmitry Sinkovsky, conductor
Handel: Agrippina Overture
Corelli: Concerto Grosso No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 6
Vivaldi: Cantata RV 684, ‘Cessate, omai cessate’
Stravinsky: Pulcinella
Hannah Schendel, assistant conductor
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May 14-15, 2027
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Hilbert Circle Theatre
Brahms’ Violin Concerto and La Valse
Joshua Weilerstein, conductor
Francesa Dego, violin
Schreker: Festwalzer und Walzerintermezzo
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77
Strauss Jr.: Emperor Waltzes
Kelly: Elegy: In Memoriam Rupert Brooke
Ravel: La Valse
Hannah Schendel, assistant conductor
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May 21-22, 2027
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Hilbert Circle Theatre
Romeo and Juliet and Beethoven’s Triple
Jun Märkl, conductor
Alexandra Dariescu, piano
Kevin Lin, violin
Austin Huntington, cello
Bunch: Symphony No. 1, ‘Lichtenstein Triptych’
Beethoven: Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Cello in C Major, Op. 56, ‘Triple’
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet: Suite
Hannah Schendel, assistant conductor
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June 2, 2027
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Hilbert Circle Theatre
Augustana with the ISO
Hannah Schendel, conductor
Dan Layus, singer, composer
Layus: Symphony No. 1 (world premiere)
Augustana song selections
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June 10-12, 2027
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Hilbert Circle Theatre
Celestial Beethoven: Violin Concerto and
Fourth Symphony
Jun Märkl, conductor
Arabella Steinbacher, violin
Pépin: Les Eux célestes
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60
Hannah Schendel, assistant conductor
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June 17-19, 2027
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Hilbert Circle Theatre
Season Finale: Schumann’s Fourth Symphony
Jun Märkl, conductor
TBD winner of the 2026 International Violin Competition
of Indianapolis
Abels: Dance for Martin’s Dream
TBD violin concerto
Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120
Hannah Schendel, assistant conductor
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