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Musician's Table

Concerts

On Sale: Yes
Flex: No
Date(s):
- Date: 06-03-2026 16:00, Venue: Holley Hall, Purchase URL: https://buy.sarasotaorchestra.org/8188, Is Sold Out?: No, Is Cancelled?: No, Is Postponed?: No
Event Cancelled: No
Has intermission?: No
Title Override: Pathways to Becoming a World-Class Musician
Series Override: Musician's Table

Accomplished faculty artists share perspectives and explore pathways to becoming a world-class musician within today’s rapidly evolving classical music landscape. The moderated conversation and audience Q&A led by RoseAnne McCabe, Senior Vice President Artistic Operations, and will feature Festival faculty artists Michael Stephen Brown, piano; Julie Landsman, horn; and Alan Stepansky, cello. The public is invited to join in this insightful exploration.

Due to circumstances beyond his control, Robert Levin is regrettably unable to participate in the 2026 Festival in June. This event replaces the previously scheduled Levin Lecture. Previously issued tickets for Levin Lecture remain valid and can still be used for the new Musician’s Table.

Beethoven & Mendelssohn

Concerts

On Sale: Yes
Flex: Yes
Date(s):
- Date: 06-05-2026 19:30, Venue: Holley Hall, Purchase URL: https://buy.sarasotaorchestra.org/8171, Is Sold Out?: No, Is Cancelled?: No, Is Postponed?: No
Event Cancelled: No
Has intermission?: No
Featured Guest Artists: Alan Stepansky, Peter Kolkay, Teng Li, David Bowlin
Series Override: Chamber Showcase
Program: 2526 | SMF 1 | PRICE Adoration, 2526 | SMF 1 | BEETHOVEN Septet , 2526 | SMF 1 | BEACH Piano Quintet , 2526 | SMF 1 | MENDELSSOHN Octet

The 2026 Sarasota Music Festival opens with passion, brilliance, and youthful energy. Experience Beethoven’s witty, elegant Septet —a piece so well-loved that Beethoven declared it “too popular”—alongside Mendelssohn’s astonishing Octet, written when he was just 16. Accompanying these Romantic-era landmarks are 20th-century gems by visionary American artists. Arranged by Joshua Ranz, Florence Price’s luminous Adoration offers a moment of tender reflection. Lyrical and dramatic, Amy Beach’s Piano Quintet showcases the unique voice of a trailblazing composer.

Mozart & Schumann

Concerts

On Sale: Yes
Flex: Yes
Date(s):
- Date: 06-06-2026 19:30, Venue: Holley Hall, Purchase URL: https://buy.sarasotaorchestra.org/8172, Is Sold Out?: No, Is Cancelled?: No, Is Postponed?: No
Event Cancelled: No
Has intermission?: No
Featured Guest Artists: Alan Stepansky, Mark Nuccio, Andreas Oeste, Michael Stephen Brown
Cost Override: $30
Series Override: Chamber Showcase
Program: 2526 | SMF 2 | SPOHR Nonet, 2526 | SMF 2 | MOZART Serenade No. 11, 2526 | SMF 2 | SEEGER Suite for Wind Quintet, 2526 | SMF 2 | SCHUMANN Piano Quintet

Romantic warmth and Classical elegance mingle with an intriguing dash of modernism in this must-hear program. Mozart’s Serenade enchants with graceful melodies and sparkling winds. Pianist Michael Stephen Brown joins for one of the cornerstones of the Romantic repertoire, Schumann’s exhilarating Piano Quintet. Composed in 1813, Louis Spohr’s elegant Grand Nonet blends chamber intimacy with lush symphonic textures. Ruth Crawford Seeger, a pioneering American composer, brings bold imagination and expressive clarity with her Suite for Wind Quintet.

Tchaikovsky, Ravel, & Dvořák

Concerts

On Sale: Yes
Flex: Yes
Date(s):
- Date: 06-12-2026 19:30, Venue: Holley Hall, Purchase URL: https://buy.sarasotaorchestra.org/8173, Is Sold Out?: No, Is Cancelled?: No, Is Postponed?: No
Event Cancelled: No
Has intermission?: No
Featured Guest Artists: Alexander Kerr, Rebecca Young, Benjamin Kamins, Jeff Scott, Brinton Smith, Kimberly Cole Luevano, Ellen dePasquale
Cost Override: $30
Series Override: Chamber Showcase
Program: 2526 | SMF 3 | STRAUSS Sextet from Capriccio, 2526 | SMF 3 | COLEMAN Tzigane, 2526 | SMF 3 | TCHAIKOVSKY Souvenir , 2526 | SMF 3 | Ravel Mother Goose, 2526 | SMF 3 | DVORÁK Piano Quintet

Dvořák’s radiant Piano Quintet highlights a program rich in color, imagination, and expressive power. Ravel’s enchanting Mother Goose Suite brings the magic of fairy tales to life, while Tchaikovsky’s musical travelogue, Souvenir de Florence, evokes the sights and sounds of Italy. Richly interwoven harmonies characterize Richard Strauss’s glowing Sextet, the curtain-raiser to the final scene of his last opera, Capriccio. Inspired by Ravel’s showcase for violin, contemporary composer Valerie Coleman’s Tzigane harnesses the fire of Romani-inspired music.

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The Masters in Concert

Concerts

On Sale: Yes
Flex: Yes
Date(s):
- Date: 06-13-2026 19:30, Venue: Sarasota Opera House, Purchase URL: https://buy.sarasotaorchestra.org/8174, Is Sold Out?: No, Is Cancelled?: No, Is Postponed?: No
Event Cancelled: No
Has intermission?: No
Conductor: Nicholas McGegan
Featured Guest Artists: Jasmine Choi, Alexander Kerr
Series Override: Saturday Symphony
Program: 2526 | SMF 4 | SCHUBERT Overture in the Italian Style , 2526 | SMF 4 | MOZART Flute Concerto No. 2 in , 2526 | SMF 4 | BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7

Nicholas McGegan brings his “abundant zeal and affection” (The New York Times) to the Sarasota stage as he leads the Festival Orchestra in symphonic masterpieces by Schubert, Mozart, and Beethoven. The concert opens with Schubert’s effervescent Overture in the Italian Style. Superstar flutist Jasmine Choi brings her “fluent and refined” tone and “impeccable” technique (Musical Opinion) to Mozart’s celebrated Flute Concerto No. 2. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, one of the most popular and lauded works in the classical repertoire, concludes the Festival on a jubilant note.