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Chanticleer

CHANTICLEER HOLIDAY CONCERT
December 3, 2024

Jean Yves Thibaudet s

PIANIST JEAN-YVES THIBAUDET
January 15, 2025

Cleveland Orchestra

THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
January 26, 2025

Jean Yves Thibaudet

CZECH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA
February 13, 2025

Yo-Yo Ma

AN EVENING WITH YO-YO MA
February 27, 2025

Vivaldi Four Seasons

VIVALDI FOUR SEASONS
March 14, 2025

National Symphony Orchestra

NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
March 24, 2025

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Join us for an unforgettable season!

CHANTICLEER HOLIDAY CONCERT
December 3, 2024

PIANIST JEAN-YVES THIBAUDET
January 15, 2025

THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
January 26, 2025

CZECH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA
February 13, 2025

AN EVENING WITH YO-YO MA
February 27, 2025

VIVALDI FOUR SEASONS
March 14, 2025

NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
March 24, 2025

24-25 season home
Sarasota Concert Association logo
JOIN US FOR AN UNFORGETTABLE SEASON!
Chanticleer

CHANTICLEER HOLIDAY CONCERT
December 3, 2024

Jean Yves Thibaudet s

PIANIST JEAN-YVES THIBAUDET
January 15, 2025

Cleveland Orchestra

THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
January 26, 2025

Jean Yves Thibaudet

CZECH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA
February 13, 2025

Yo-Yo Ma

AN EVENING WITH
YO-YO MA
February 27, 2025

Vivaldi Four Seasons

VIVALDI
FOUR SEASONS
March 14, 2025

National Symphony Orchestra

NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
March 24, 2025

Join us as we celebrate our 80th season with unforgettable one-night-only performances featuring world-renowned orchestras, chamber ensembles and acclaimed soloists. 

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CHOOSE 3 CONCERTS AND SAVE 10%

Choose any 3 of the 7 concerts on our season and save 10%*  Order by phone only (941) 966-6161. Get a call back. 

ORDER 5-CONCERT GREAT PERFORMERS SERIES 

Save 20% on the full 5-concert Great Performers Series and save 10% on additional tickets.*  Order online or call (941) 966-6161. To add Special Event tickets, click the Get a Call Back button and fill out the form. Our Box Office will call you between 10 am and 4 pm, Mon-Fri.

* Please note there are no discounts for the Yo-Yo Ma concert.

Watch the video for a quick look at our extraordinary 80th Anniversary Season!

2024-25 GREAT PERFORMERS CONCERTS

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 7:30 pm | Riverview Performing Arts Center

Jean Yves Thibaudet

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PIANIST JEAN-YVES THIBAUDET

World-renowned French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet makes his Sarasota Concert Association debut in the opening concert of our Great Performers Series. His performance of Debussy’s Preludes has been highly praised for its vivid portrayal and dynamic range, highlighted by his ability to create every color and dynamic range on the piano.

“He is a master colorist and a great communicator, able to reduce a large concert hall to an intimate chamber of intent listeners.” – The Seattle Times

DEBUSSY Preludes Book I
DEBUSSY Preludes Book II

Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 7:30 pm Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall

THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
Kahchun Wong, conductor
Sayaka Shoji, violin

A favorite of Sarasota audiences, the internationally-renowned Cleveland Orchestra returns!  Singaporean conductor Kahchun Wong, praised for his electrifying stage presence, has conducted distinguished orchestras around the world, including the London Philharmonic and New York Philharmonic, and he will lead The Cleveland Orchestra in Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Japanese violinist Sayaka Shoji has been described by Gramophone Magazine as “a deeply engaging performer.” 

BEETHOVEN   Violin Concerto
MUSSORGSKY    Pictures at an Exhibition

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The Cleveland Orchestra
Sayaka Shoji

Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 7:30 pmVan Wezel Performing Arts Hall

Czech National Orchestra
Maxim Lando, piano

CZECH NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Steven Mercurio, Music Director 
Maxim Lando, piano

Based in Prague, the Czech National Symphony Orchestra appointed American conductor and composer Steven Mercurio as their Music Director in 2019. He will lead the orchestra in Dvořák’s popular Symphony No. 9, “From the New World.” First prize winner in the NY International Liszt Competition, pianist Maxim Lando will join the Orchestra for Liszt’s virtuosic Piano Concerto No. 1.

He has been lauded by The New York Times as displaying “brilliance and infectious exuberance combined with impressive delicacy and wild-eyed danger.”

LISZT Piano Concerto No. 1

DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”

 

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Friday, March 14, 2025 at 7:30 pmRiverview Performing Arts Center

VIVALDI FOUR SEASONS 
with baroque violinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte
 and Les Arts Florissants 

A 300th anniversary celebration of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons along with other celebrated works by Vivaldi and Monteverdi will be performed by the renowned French Baroque ensemble Les Arts Florissants in their Sarasota debut.  Violinist Theotime Langlois de Swarte conducts and is featured in Vivaldi’s ever-popular Four Seasons.

“Théotime Langlois de Swarte executes his soloist’s duties with technical brilliance, precision, tonal purity, imagination and period style.” -The Strad

VIVALDI   Concerto in D Minor
VIVALDI   Concerto in E Major (Spring)
VIVALDI   Concerto in G Minor (Summer)
VIVALDI   Concerto in F Major (Autumn)
VIVALDI   Concerto in F Minor (Winter)
And other works by Vivaldi, Monteverdi, Geminiani, and Uccellini

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Les Arts Florissants
Theotime Langlois de Swarte

Monday, March 24, 2025 at 7:30 pm | Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall

National Symphony Orchestra performing
Hilary Hahn

NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA   
Gianandrea Noseda, Music Director
Hilary Hahn, violin 

Direct from Washington, D.C., Music Director Gianandrea Noseda leads the National Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven’s powerful Symphony No. 5.  Three-time Grammy Award-winning violinist Hilary Hahn joins the Orchestra in Erich Korngold’s beautifully romantic and virtuosic Violin Concerto, a fusion of Viennese romance and old Hollywood.

 

“She started out as a prodigy of rare clarity and virtuosity, and has developed into a daring mature artist eager for new collaborations and repertory.”  – The New York Times

 

CARLOS SIMON   Four Black American Dances

KORNGOLD  Violin Concerto

BEETHOVEN   Symphony No. 5

 

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2024-25 SPECIAL EVENTS

CHANTICLEER HOLIDAY CONCERT

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 7:30 pm, Sarasota Opera House  

AN EVENING WITH YO-YO MA

Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 7:30 pm, Van Wezel 

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Chanticleer Holiday Concert

Back by popular demand, the Grammy Award-winning male vocal ensemble Chanticleer has been hailed by The New Yorker as “the world’s reigning male chorus.”  Chanticleer will perform an all-new holiday program of Renaissance, Classical, and popular yuletide favorites.

Yo-Yo Ma

Join cellist Yo-Yo Ma for an evening of music and words. In this one-night-only performance, Yo-Yo Ma performs a special selection of his favorite pieces and shares stories about a life dedicated to music.  Not eligible for 10% discount. 

 

Questions? Call 941-966-6161, 10 am to 4 pm, Mon-Fri

Music Matinees

This free program features exceptional regional musicians performing a variety of musical styles from classical to popular. All concerts are at 2 pm at First Presbyterian Church  in downtown Sarasota. Though free, registration is required. Click below to learn more.

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