• Family Concert
• Signup Form
• Special Offer
• 2627
• duration | 1 hour

• On Sale: Yes
• Flex: No
• Date(s):
  • Date: 10-09-2026 19:00, Venue: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Is Sold Out?: No, Is Cancelled?: No, Is Postponed?: No
• Event Cancelled: No
• Has intermission?: No
• Conductor: Stilian Kirov
• Featured Guest Artists: None/Single Artist, Rachael Lord
• Cost Override: FREE
• Series Override: Fall Family Concert

Sarasota Orchestra’s FREE family concert is designed to thrill and inspire listeners of all ages! Following a spectacular week playing for thousands of local fourth- and fifth-graders at our Young Person’s Concerts, we invite the whole community to an encore performance. In a spellbinding tale that blends narration with live music, young Tony Stradivarius uses a magical book to guide the Orchestra, giving children a playful introduction to symphonic music, orchestra instruments, and even conducting!

• Masterworks
• 5
• 2627
• Masterworks (26/27)
• Friday 3
• Saturday 7
• Sunday 7
• Create Your Own

• On Sale: Yes
• Memorial Concert Subtitle: Fred M and Lurita D Wechsler Memorial Concert
• Flex: Yes
• Date(s):
  • Date: 02-19-2027 19:30, Venue: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Purchase URL: https://buy.sarasotaorchestra.org/8264/8327, Is Sold Out?: No, Is Cancelled?: No, Is Postponed?: No
  • Date: 02-20-2027 19:30, Venue: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Purchase URL: https://buy.sarasotaorchestra.org/8264/8333, Is Sold Out?: No, Is Cancelled?: No, Is Postponed?: No
  • Date: 02-21-2027 14:30, Venue: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Purchase URL: https://buy.sarasotaorchestra.org/8264/8340, Is Sold Out?: No, Is Cancelled?: No, Is Postponed?: No
• Event Cancelled: No
• Program (short):
  • Composer: Carlos SIMON, Piece: "Motherboxx Connection" from {i}Tales: A Folklore Symphony{/i}
  • Composer: John ADAMS, Piece: {i}Doctor Atomic Symphony{/i}
  • Composer: BARBER, Piece: Violin Concerto
  • Composer: BERNSTEIN, Piece: Symphonic Suite from {i}On the Waterfront{/i}
• Has intermission?: Yes
• Conductor: Giancarlo Guerrero
• Featured Guest Artists: None/Single Artist, Stella Chen
• Cost Override: Starting at $43
• Program: 2627 | MW5 | SIMON Tales A Folklore Symphony Motherboxx Connection, 2627 | MW5 | ADAMS Doctor Atomic Symphony, 2627 | MW5 | BARBER Violin Concerto, 2627 | MW5 | BERNSTEIN Symphonic Suite from On the Waterfront

Cinematic drama, folklore, and history come together in a concert celebrating the many voices of American music. Sarasota Orchestra captures the pulse of Leonard Bernstein’s electrifying suite from the Academy Award-winning film On the Waterfront, a score infused with mid-century jazz influences and gritty urban energy. GRAMMY® Award-winning violinist Stella Chen performs Samuel Barber’s lyrical and virtuosic Violin Concerto, a masterpiece of arresting beauty and brilliance. The tension mounts with John Adams’ Doctor Atomic Symphony, a riveting work inspired by the dawn of the atomic age. The program begins with a movement from Carlos Simon’s Folklore Symphony, a radiant celebration of African American stories that bridges tradition and imagination.

• Masterworks
• 4
• 2627
• Masterworks (26/27)
• Friday 3
• Saturday 7
• Sunday 7
• Create Your Own

• On Sale: Yes
• Flex: Yes
• Date(s):
  • Date: 02-05-2027 19:30, Venue: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Purchase URL: https://buy.sarasotaorchestra.org/8263/8326, Is Sold Out?: No, Is Cancelled?: No, Is Postponed?: No
  • Date: 02-06-2027 19:30, Venue: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Purchase URL: https://buy.sarasotaorchestra.org/8263/8332, Is Sold Out?: No, Is Cancelled?: No, Is Postponed?: No
  • Date: 02-07-2027 14:30, Venue: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Purchase URL: https://buy.sarasotaorchestra.org/8263/8339, Is Sold Out?: No, Is Cancelled?: No, Is Postponed?: No
• Event Cancelled: No
• Program (short):
  • Composer: LUTOSŁAWSKI, Piece: Concerto for Orchestra
  • Composer: ORFF, Piece: {i}Carmina burana{/i}
• Has intermission?: Yes
• Conductor: Giancarlo Guerrero
• Featured Guest Artists: Grant Park Chorus, Jana McIntyre, Logan Tanner, Troy Cook
• Cost Override: Starting at $43
• Program: 2627 | MW4 | LOTOSLAWSKI Concerto for Orchestra, 2627 | MW4 | ORFF Carmina burana

Brace yourself for the breathtaking Carmina Burana as Sarasota Orchestra joins forces with Chicago’s acclaimed Grant Park Chorus. Famous for the thunderous opening of “O Fortuna,” Carl Orff’s choral masterpiece is one of classical music’s most epic works, appearing in films, television, and video games. Nothing compares to experiencing its electrifying choruses and enormous orchestral sound performed live. Opening the program, Witold Lutosławski’s Concerto for Orchestra showcases the brilliance and virtuosity of every section of the Orchestra, setting the stage for an extraordinary event.

• Masterworks
• 3
• 2627
• Masterworks (26/27)
• Saturday 7
• Sunday 7
• Create Your Own

• On Sale: Yes
• Memorial Concert Subtitle: Allan Friedman Memorial Piano Concert
• Flex: Yes
• Date(s):
  • Date: 01-09-2027 19:30, Venue: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Purchase URL: https://buy.sarasotaorchestra.org/8262/8331, Is Sold Out?: No, Is Cancelled?: No, Is Postponed?: No
  • Date: 01-10-2027 14:30, Venue: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Purchase URL: https://buy.sarasotaorchestra.org/8262/8338, Is Sold Out?: No, Is Cancelled?: No, Is Postponed?: No
• Event Cancelled: No
• Program (short):
  • Composer: BRITTEN, Piece: Four Sea Interludes from {i}Peter Grimes{/i}
  • Composer: MOZART, Piece: Piano Concerto No. 23
  • Composer: DVOŘÁK, Piece: Symphony No. 7
• Has intermission?: Yes
• Conductor: Benjamin Manis
• Featured Guest Artists: None/Single Artist, Zlata Chochieva
• Cost Override: Starting at $43
• Program: 2627 | MW3 | BRITTEN Four Sea Interludes, 2627 | MW3 | MOZART Piano Concerto No. 23, 2627 | MW3 | DVORAK Symphony No. 7

Rising star conductor Benjamin Manis makes his Sarasota Orchestra debut with a program that sparkles with color and imagination. International piano sensation Zlata Chochieva takes the stage for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23. With extraordinary musicality and captivating stage presence, she has “a rare ability to make time stand still,” according to the San Francisco Classical Voice. Be swept away by Antonín Dvořák's Seventh Symphony, a dramatic work pulsing with driving rhythms and vaulting melodies. The concert opens with Benjamin Britten's Four Sea Interludes, evoking the crashing waves, shifting skies, and rugged beauty of England's coastline.