Subscription Series

Opening Night: Grieg, Berwald and Sibelius
Sponsored by Wilmington Gastroenterology Associates

Saturday, September 19, 2009 - 8:00 PM

Elizabeth Loparits, piano
Wilmington Symphony Orchestra,
Steven Errante, conducting

Celebrate the Wilmington Symphony’s 38th season with a musical tour of Scandinavia as UNCW faculty member performs the beloved Piano Concerto in a minor of Norwegian Edvard Grieg, a cornerstone of piano repertoire and one of the most enduringly-popular of all concertos.
Your Nordic excursion sets off with Swedish composer Franz Berwald’s most often performed work - - the dramatically compelling Tragic Overture to Estrella de Soria - - before visiting the beautiful Finnish landscape in Jan Sibelius’ triumphal Symphony No. 3 in C.

Triumphant, Adventurous, Spellbinding

Saturday, October 24, 2009 - 8:00 PM

Haim Avitsur, trombone and shofar
Wilmington Symphony Orchestra
Steven Errante, conductor

Rimsky-Korsakov’s brilliantly colorful Russian Easter Overture sets the tone for this remarkable evening.

Prokofiev’s famous Lieutenant Kije - Symphonic Suite drawn from his sparkling film score has established its place as a classic musical fairy tale and satiric comedy set in the court of Czar Paul I.

The Wilmington Symphony is honored to co-commission and premiere Meira Warshauer’s dramatic new work for shofar, trombone, and orchestra featuring nationally acclaimed soloist Haim Avitsur.

Holiday Concert
Sponsored by Plantation Village

Saturday, December 5, 2009 - 8:00 PM

Wilmington Symphony Orchestra
Steven Errante, conductor

Ring in the holiday season with selections from Tchaikovsky’s ever-popular and perennial favorite Nutcracker along with Rimsky-Korsakov’s masterful Polonaise from Christmas Eve, and a joyous Christmas Carol sing-along.

Beethoven Cycle: Symphony #7

Saturday, February 6, 2010 - 8:00 PM

Wilmington Symphony Orchestra
Steven Errante, conductor
Winners of the 33rd annual Student Concerto Competition

The Wilmington Symphony’s five-year Beethoven cycle continues with one of the hallmarks of classical repertoire - - his incomparable Symphony #7 in A Major. At its premiere, the audience demanded an immediate encore of the second movement and Beethoven himself spoke of it fondly as

Season Finale: Bizet, Respighi, Strauss and Vaughn-Williams

Saturday, April 24, 2010 - 8:00 PM

Marina DeRatmiroff, soprano, and Christopher Johns, violoncello
Wilmington Symphony Orchestra
Steven Errante. conductor

A season of masterpieces draws to a memorable close as UNCW faculty members Marina DeRatmiroff and Christopher Johns lend their virtuoso talents to Richard Strauss’ breathtaking “Zerbinetta’s Aria” from Ariadne auf Naxos, and Ottorini Respighi’s passionate and soulful Adagio con variazioni for cello and orchestra.

Ralph Vaughn-Williams’ hugely popular Overture to The Wasps, and the wonderful incidental music to L’Arlesienne by Georges Bizet also radiate and resonate in one of the most expressive concerts of the season - - an evening not to be missed!

Non Subscription Series

Holiday Matinee

Sunday, December 6, 2009 - 4:00 PM

Wilmington Symphony Orchestra
Steven Errante, conductor

A Wilmington Symphony holiday tradition for the entire family with selections from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker, Rimsky-Korsakov’s masterful Polonaise from Christmas Eve, and a joyous Christmas Carol sing-along performed at a family-friendly matinee hour.

Annual Benefit Concert
“A Tribute to Rodgers and Hammerstein and Andrew Lloyd Webber”
Sponsored by Brightmore of Wilmington

Saturday, March 13, 2010 - 8:00 PM

Wilmington Symphony Orchestra
Steven Errante, conductor

This one-night extravaganza features music from Carousel, South Pacific, Cinderella, Evita, Cats, The Phantom of the Opera, and more! It promises to be a stunning feast for the eyes and ears with the Wilmington Symphony and a stellar line-up of soloists.

Youth Concerts

Free Family Concert
Sponsored by Southeastern Nephrology Associates

Sunday, April 25, 2010 - 4:00 PM

Wilmington Symphony Youth Orchestra Steven Errante, conductor

Bring the kids and introduce them to the joy and excitement of an orchestra concert featuring the Wilmington Symphony Youth Orchestra and Student Concerto Competition Junior Division winner.