Dvořák’s Cello Concerto

Buy Tickets or Subscribe to the Season Dvořák’s Cello Concerto is brought to life by a rising young star at the opening concert of the BSO’s 127th season. What’s Interesting About This Concert Cellist Ifetayo Ali-Landing came to fame via her own TedX Talk and NPR Tiny Desk Concert after winning the 2017 Sphinx Competition’s […]

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Ali-Landing plays with the kind of empathy, insight, and determination that is enviable for any performer, regardless of age

Chicago Tribune

Nov 20 at 3pm

Masterworks II

Tchaikovsky’s 6th

Buy Tickets or Subscribe to the Season Hidden gems from history combine with Tchaikovsky’s stirring Symphony No. 6 for a full program of Romantic-era passion What’s Interesting About This Concert Pianist Vijay Venkatesh makes his BSO debut, having recently recorded the piano music of Lucas Richman Composer Augusta Holmès was a French/Irish contemporary of Tchaikovsky’s, […]

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Vijay Venkatesh’s sparkling pianism and innate sense of partnership were a joy to hear.

The Nutcracker

A holiday tradition for all ages!

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We're thrilled to be collaborating with The Robinson Ballet and Bangor Area Children's Choir for what is sure to be another magnificent production!

Lucas Richman, Conductor

Jan 29 at 3pm

Masterworks III

Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto

Classical and neo-classical works meet in a program full of brightness and energy, much needed in January What’s Interesting About This Concert Canadian violinist Blake Pouliot is taking the classical world by storm with his impeccable technique, modern style, and rich interpretations of classic works Stravinsky’s Pulcinella Suite transforms the commedia dell’arte of the 17th […]

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Pouliot’s sound is a beauty: big, rich and warm in the lower registers, clean and clear up high...It’s a sound made for Romantic repertoire.

Gramophone Magazine

Mar 12 at 3pm

Masterworks IV

Epic Sounds: Strauss & Rachmaninoff

The BSO has never been bigger: don’t miss this chance to experience a concert of epic proportions! What’s Interesting About This Concert Composer Kenneth Fuchs won the 2019 Grammy Award for Best Classical Compendium Album and is the BSO’s 2022 winner of the Ellis-Beauregard Foundation Composer Award Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini features […]

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This performance was so exceptionally confident as to send sparks through the audience at Lincoln Center. A rare moment of heart-pounding electricity...

ConcertoNet.com

Apr 30 at 3pm

Masterworks V

Ode to Joy

At long last, Beethoven’s 9th returns to the BSO stage in a burst of joy to conclude the orchestra’s 127th season. What’s Interesting About This Concert Local artist Firefly is a traditional music keeper of the Wabanaki known for his inventive techniques and cutting edge approach to performance art; the BSO has commissioned him to […]

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Superb and expressive power

South Florida Classical Review

Come Experience the Bangor Symphony Orchestra

Don’t miss the Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s 127th season, featuring groundbreaking new works, exciting soloist debuts, and the full power of the orchestra in favorites by Dvorak, Tchaikovsky, Strauss, and Beethoven. Learn more.

Lucas Richman, Music Director & Conductor

Upcoming Concerts

Masterworks I

Dvořák’s Cello Concerto

Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto

Jan 29 3pm

Masterworks IV

Epic Sounds: Strauss & Rachmaninoff

Ellis-Beauregard Foundation Composer Award Application Opens for 2022 with Enhanced Prize and Celebrated Jury

Bangor & Rockland, Maine — The Ellis-Beauregard Foundation Composer Award, now in its fourth year, is offering a $25,000 commission with the Bangor Symphony Orchestra through a juried national competition. The 2022 jury includes Pulitzer Prize-winner John Harbison, the groundbreaking composer Chen Yi, and acclaimed conductor André Raphel. In its first three years, the award […]

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