SCHEDULE
2025-2026
September 25-27, 2025
DVORAK’S “NEW WORLD SYMPHONY”
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Assistant Conductor for Jun Märkl
Daniel Müller-Schott, cello
Saint-Saëns: Bacchanale from Samson and Delilah
Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1
Fauré: Elegie
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”
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October 4, 2025
ISO GALA
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Assistant Conductor for Jun Märkl
Augustin Hadelich, violin
Smetana: Dance of the Comedians
Brahms: Violin Concerto
Kodály: Dances of Galánta
Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 5
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September 30, 2025
SYMPHONY ON THE COMMONS
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Hooray for Hollywood
Harry Potter: Hedwig’s Theme and Harry’s Wondrous World
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
E.T. Adventures on Earth
The Avengers Main Title
West Side Story Overture
Three Marches by John Williams
Tribute to the Film Composer
Back to the Future
Frozen Medley
Star Trek
Jaws Shark Theme
Jurassic Park
Fox Fanfare
Star Wars Main Title
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October 9-11, 2025
TRANSFORMATIONS OF SPIRIT: Jackiw plays Berg
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Assistant Conductor for Jun Märkl
Stefan Jackiw, violin
Messiaen: L’Ascension; 4 meditations symphoniques
Berg: Violin Concerto
Strauss: Death and Transfiguration
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October 16-19, 2025
BEETHOVEN FIFTH SYMPHONY
Minnesota Orchestra
Cover Conductor for Andrew Manze
Elisabeth Brauß, piano
Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20
Clyne: Atlas
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67
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October 24-25, 2025
COMING TO AMERICA: Rachmaninoff, Stravinsky & Korngold
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Assistant Conductor for Rebecca Tong
Vadym Kholodenko, piano
Korngold: Seahawk Overture
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 4
Eunike Tanzil: Origin
Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements
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October 21, 2025
CLASSICAL JAM
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Berlioz: Corsaire Overture
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 “From the New World,” mvt 4
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October 30-November 1, 2025
WINDS, BRASS, AND PERCUSSION OF THE ISO
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Dvořák: Serenade for Winds
Gabrieli: Canzon septimi toni No. 1
J. S Bach: Chaconne in D Minor
Elgar: Nimrod
Koestier: Brass Symphony
Crespo: Spirit of Brass
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November 5, 2025
SPHINX
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Coleridge-Taylor: Novelletten No. 4
Haydn: Symphony No. 96
Coleman: Tracing Visions
Kebra-Seyoun Charles: Nightlife
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November 7-8, 2025
ARRIVAL FROM SWEDEN: The Music of ABBA
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
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November 13, 2025
50 YEARS OF PASIC
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Michael Burritt, marimba
Ivan Trevino: marimba
Shostakovich: Festive Overture
Michael Burritt: Ontario (world premiere)
Ivan Trevino: Run to the Light
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, arr. Ravel
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November 21-22, 2025
SØNDERGÅRD CONDUCTS BRAHMS REQUIEM
Minnesota Orchestra
Cover Conductor for Thomas Søndergård
Sioben Stagg, soprano
Blake Denson, baritone
Minnesota Chorale, chorus
Dorn: Transitions
Clyne: Within her Arms
Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45
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December 19-23, 2025
THE NUTCRACKER
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra & Indianapolis Ballet
Conductor
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
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December 18, 2025
HANDEL’S MESSIAH
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Assistant Conductor for Eric Stark
Jacqueline Woodley, soprano
Luthien Brackett, mezzo-soprano
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Stephen Salters, baritone
G. F. Handel: Messiah
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December 31-January 1, 2026
A NEW YEAR’S CELEBRATION
Minnesota Orchestra
Cover Conductor for Teddy Abrams
Aaron Diehl, piano
Thomas: Agnegram
Andres: Made of Tunes
Bernstein: Three Dance Episodes from On the Town
Copland: Suite from Billy the Kid
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January 8-9, 2026
DARK PASSIONS AND TRIUMPH: Shostakovich’s Tenth Symphony
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Assistant Conductor for Kevin John Edusei
Sofya Gulyak, piano
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10
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January 16-17, 2026
SØNDERGÅRD CONDUCTS SIBELIUS
Minnesota Orchestra
Cover Conductor for Thomas Søndergård
Lauren Snouffer, soprano
Stenhammar: Excelsior! Op. 13
Abrahamsen: Let Me Tell You
Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, op. 39
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January 20, 21, 27/February 24, 25/April 8, 21, 2026
DISCOVERY EDUCATION CONCERTS: grades 3-6
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
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February 13-14, 2026
MAHLER’S “RESURRECTION” SYMPHONY
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Assistant Conductor for Jun Märkl
Lauren Snouffer, soprano
Kelly O’Connor, mezzo-soprano
Mahler: Symphony No. 2
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January 23-24, 2026
ROMANTIC POWERHOUSES: Rachmaninoff 3 and Tchaikovsky
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Assistant Conductor for Courtney Lewis
Alexander Gayrylyuk, piano
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No.3
Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony
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February 19-21, 2026
BEETHOVEN’S “EROICA” SYMPHONY
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Assistant Conductor for Jun Märkl
Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano
Kechia-Chen: Ebbs and Flows
Mahler: Selections from Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”
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February 27-28, 2026
SCOTTISH IMPRESSIONS
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Assistant Conductor for Jun Märkl
James Ehnes, violin
Debussy: Scottish March on a Popular Theme
Bruch: Scottish Fantasty
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3, “Scottish”
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March 6-7, 2026
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Assistant Conductor for Jack Everly
Indianapolis Ballet
Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty
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March 12-14, 2026
BEETHOVEN’S 8TH SYMPHONY
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Assistant Conductor for Anthony Parnther
Angela Brown, soprano
Yu Jin, viola
Weber: Euryanthe Overture
James Lee III: Phenomenal Queen: Coretta Scott King
Chen Yi: Xian shi
Brahms (arr. Norman): Geistliches Wiegenlied
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8
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March 18, 2026
SIDE BY SIDE 2026
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and Indianapolis Youth Orchestra
Conductor
Catalijne Hunt, violin (Concerto Competition winner)
Weber: Euryanthe Overture
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2, I. Allegro moderato
Rossini: Overture to the Barber of Seville
Elgar: Enigma Variations
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March 26, 2026
WOMEN’S HISTORY
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Assistant Conductor for Cosette Justo Valdéz
Anna Clyne: Restless Oceans
N. Boulanger: Fantasie Variée pour piano et orchestre
Clarice Assad: Sin Fronteras
Ruth Crawford Seeger: Andante for Strings (from String Quartet No. 3)
Joan Tower: Made in America
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April 9, 2026
ANDREW BIRD TOUR
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Andrew Bird, instrumentalist, singer
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April 10-11, 2026
RHYTHM OF DANCE: Schubert and Strauss
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Assistant Conductor for David Danzmayr
Kevin Lin, violin
Elena Kats-Chernin: Dance of the Paper Umbrellas
Piazzolla: Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Schubert: Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished”
Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier Suite
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April 16-18, 2026
FRENCH IMAGES: Debussy, Ravel, & Fauré
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Assistant Conductor for Jun Märkl
Fauré: Pavane
Debussy: Sacred and Profane Dances
Saint-Saëns: Tarantelle
Ravel: Tzigane
Debussy: Images
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April 24-25, 2026
JUN MÄRKL CONDUCTS RACHMANINOFF AND DVORAK
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Assistant Conductor for Jun Märkl
Joyce Yang, piano
Bizet: L’Arlesienne Suite No. 2: Minuet and Farandole
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2
Dvorak: Symphony No. 8
Dvorak: Slavonic Dance, Op. 46, No. 8
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April 30, 2026
SPHINX
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Assistant Conductor for Kyle Dickson
TBD
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May 26, 2026
CLASSICAL JAM
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
John Williams: Harry Potter: Harry’s Wondrous World
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May 29-30, 2026
APPALACHIAN SPRING
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Assistant Conductor for Robert Spano
Steven Banks, saxophone
Copland: Appalachian Spring Suite
Tower: Love Returns
Vaughn Williams: Symphony No. 5
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June 12-13, 2026
MAHLER’S SYMPHONY NO. 6
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Assistant Conductor for Jun Märkl
Mahler: Symphony No. 6
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June 18-20, 2026
SEASON FINALE: Makoto Ozone Plays Rachmaninoff
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Assistant Conductor for Jun Märkl
Britten: Soirées Musicale
Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Ozone: O’Berek
Schumann: Symphony No. 1, “Spring”
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June 4-6, 2026
SØNDERGÅRD, BARTON, AND PROKOFIEV
Minnesota Orchestra
Cover Conductor for Thomas Søndergård
Jamie Barton, mezzo
Barber: Adagio for Strings
Lieberson: Neruda Songs
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 7
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May 5, 2026
Runout Concert: Lawrence Central High School
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
TBD
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May 12, 2026
Runout Concert: Brownsburg High School
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
TBD
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