The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is set to open its 2025/2026 season on Oct. 3-5, showcasing a music lineup revolving around themes like “triumph and heroism,” according to the organization.
Taking place at Atlanta Symphony Hall, the weekend concert opens with a rendition of Fanfare for the Common Man, a famous Copland piece that has been abundantly featured in movies, sporting events and memorials, said Atlanta Symphony.
Conducting Fanfare is Nathalie Stutzmann, Atlanta Symphony’s music director who is entering her fourth season with the orchestra.
As the second woman in history to lead a major American orchestra, Stutzmann has garnered several awards, including ‘Best Conductor’ of the year at the 2024 Oper! Awards, “Concerto Recording of the Year” in 2023 and “Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur” (the highest honor in France).
Following Fanfare is a performance of Elgar’s Cello Concerto, featuring accomplished cellist Alisa Weilerstein.
Weilerstein is one of the world’s leading cellists, having performed at prestigious venues such as Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall and Berliner Philharmonie.
Renowned for her “consummate artistry, emotional investment and rare interpretive depth,” Weilerstein has earned various acclaim, including The New York Times, which described her playing style as: “Vibrato saturated with meaning, her lyricism slinking and menacingly enigmatic.”
The concert series concludes with Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben, a tone poem that Atlanta Symphony Orchestra says is “a brilliantly orchestrated, theatrically conceived and emotionally layered masterpiece that captures both the grandeur and complexity of a ‘hero’s’ journey.”
Tickets for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s season-opening concert are on sale now.