• Masterworks
• 1
• 2627
• Masterworks (26/27)
• Saturday 7
• Sunday 7
• Create Your Own

• On Sale: Yes
• Flex: Yes
• Date(s):
  • Date: 11-07-2026 19:30, Venue: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Purchase URL: https://buy.sarasotaorchestra.org/8260/8329, Is Sold Out?: No, Is Cancelled?: No, Is Postponed?: No
  • Date: 11-08-2026 14:30, Venue: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Purchase URL: https://buy.sarasotaorchestra.org/8260/8336, Is Sold Out?: No, Is Cancelled?: No, Is Postponed?: No
• Event Cancelled: No
• Program (short):
  • Composer: Lera AUERBACH, Piece: {i}Icarus{/i}
  • Composer: BEETHOVEN, Piece: Violin Concerto
  • Composer: PROKOFIEV, Piece: Symphony No. 5
• Has intermission?: Yes
• Conductor: Giancarlo Guerrero
• Featured Guest Artists: None/Single Artist, Gil Shaham
• Cost Override: Starting at $43
• Program: 2627 | MW1 | AUERBACH Icarus, 2627 | MW1 | BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto, 2627 | MW1 | PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5

Feel the collective rush as Sarasota Orchestra launches the Masterworks season in magnificent fashion. Legendary violinist Gil Shaham brings his “deeply intense sincerity” (The New York Times) to Ludwig van Beethoven’s luminous Violin Concerto—a piece that soars with pure lyricism. Then, feel the profound emotional impact of Sergey Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5. Written as the smoke of World War II began to clear, Prokofiev penned this towering work as “a hymn to free and happy Man, to his mighty powers, his pure and noble spirit.” Opening with Lera Auerbach’s gripping musical retelling of the myth of Icarus, who flew too close to the sun, this concert reaches for the heights of human ambition.

• Discoveries
• 1
• 3 Concerts
• 2627
• Discoveries (26/27)
• Create Your Own

• On Sale: Yes
• Flex: Yes
• Date(s):
  • Date: 10-03-2026 19:30, Venue: Sarasota Opera House, Purchase URL: https://buy.sarasotaorchestra.org/8267, Is Sold Out?: No, Is Cancelled?: No, Is Postponed?: No
• Event Cancelled: No
• Program (short):
  • Composer: ROSSINI, Piece: Overture to {i}The Barber of Seville{/i}
  • Composer: HAYDN, Piece: Andante from Symphony No. 94 {i}(Surprise){/i}
  • Composer: MOZART, Piece: Menuetto maestoso from {i}Ein musikalischer spass (A Musical Joke){/i}
  • Composer: STRAUSS, JR., Piece: {i}Thunder and Lightning{/i} Polka
  • Composer: Michael DAUGHERTY, Piece: {i}Le Tombeau de Liberace{/i}
  • Composer: PROKOFIEV, Piece: Symphony No. 1 {i}(Classical){/i}
• Has intermission?: Yes
• Conductor: Giancarlo Guerrero
• Featured Guest Artists: None/Single Artist, Terrence Wilson
• Cost Override: Starting at $27
• Program: 2627 | D1 | ROSSINI Overture to The Barber of Seville, 2627 | D1 | HAYDN Symphony No. 94 in G major "Surprise" II. Andante, 2627 | D1 | MOZART Menuetto maestoso from Ein musikalischer Spass, 2627 | D1 | STRAUSS Thunder and Lightning Polka, 2627 | D1 | DAUGHERTY Le Tombeau de Liberace, 2627 | D1 | PROKOFIEV classical symphony

Discover the lighter side of classical music in this 75-minute, no-intermission concert featuring engaging commentary from Music Director Giancarlo Guerrero. Through a series of entertaining short works, Giancarlo reveals the wit, surprises, and playful tricks hidden within the music. Laugh along with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s A Musical Joke, delight in the comic spirit of Gioachino Rossini’s The Barber of Seville, and enjoy powerhouse pianist Terrence Wilson in Michael Daugherty’s dazzling tribute to Liberace. With music by Joseph Haydn, Johann Strauss, Jr., and Sergey Prokofiev, this lively program proves that classical music has a wonderful sense of humor.

• Discoveries
• 3
• 3 Concerts
• 2627
• Discoveries (26/27)
• Create Your Own

• On Sale: Yes
• Flex: Yes
• Date(s):
  • Date: 05-08-2027 19:30, Venue: Sarasota Opera House, Purchase URL: https://buy.sarasotaorchestra.org/8269/8357, Is Sold Out?: No, Is Cancelled?: No, Is Postponed?: No
• Event Cancelled: No
• Program (short):
  • Composer: BEETHOVEN, Piece: Symphony No. 2
  • Composer: BEETHOVEN, Piece: Symphony No. 8
• Has intermission?: Yes
• Conductor: Giancarlo Guerrero
• Cost Override: $27
• Program: 2627 | D3 | Beethoven Symphony No 2, 2627 | D3 | Beethoven Symphony No 8

Join Music Director Giancarlo Guerrero for a fascinating exploration of two of Ludwig van Beethoven’s most spirited and inventive symphonies. Discover how the Second and Eighth Symphonies reveal the composer’s wit, energy, and boundless creativity while offering a fresh perspective on one of history’s greatest musical minds. In this 75-minute, no-intermission concert, Giancarlo’s engaging commentary from the podium brings the music vividly to life, revealing surprising stories and musical insights along the way. Whether you’re discovering these works for the first time or hearing them anew, this lively program offers an entertaining and illuminating Beethoven experience.

• Chamber Soirées
• 1
• All 6 Concerts
• 2627
• Chamber (26/27)
• Create Your Own

• On Sale: Yes
• Flex: Yes
• Date(s):
  • Date: 09-27-2026 16:00, Venue: Holley Hall, Purchase URL: https://buy.sarasotaorchestra.org/8270/8367, Is Sold Out?: No, Is Cancelled?: No, Is Postponed?: No
• Event Cancelled: No
• Program (short):
  • Composer: Osvaldo GOLIJOV, Piece: {i}Last Round{/i}
  • Composer: DVOŘÁK, Piece: Serenade for Winds
  • Composer: HANDEL, Piece: Suite No. 2 from {i}Water Music{/i}
• Has intermission?: Yes
• Cost Override: $52
• Program: 2627 | CS1 | GOLIJOV Last Round, 2627 | CS1 | DVOŘÁK Serenade for Winds, 2627 | CS1 | HANDEL Water Music

Enjoy this festive concert of works for string and wind ensemble. Golijov’s Last Round features two string quartets in an homage to the spirit of the tango. The winds and horns perform in Dvořák’s popular Serenade. The two “teams” then join forces for a performance of Handel’s festive Suite No. 2 from Water Music, performed without conductor.