For more information about the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and its performance schedule(s), visit the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra website.
2025-2026 Season
July 6, 2026: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks Series
from September 2025 in the Tennessee Theatre - conducted by Aram Demirjian
originally aired October 7, 2025
XC Blast: Jennifer Higdon - KSO 9 for 90 Commission and World Premiere
Selections from Old American Songs (Simple Gifts, The Dodger, Long Time Ago, The Golden Willow Tree, I Bought Me a Cat, Zion's Walls, and At the River): George Gershwin - featuring Kevin Burdette, bass
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Opus 125: Ludwig van Beethoven - featuring Laura Strickling, soprano; Renee Tatum, mezzo-soprano; Kameron Lopreore, tenor; Kevin Burdette, bass; the Knoxville Choral Society, John Ore, director; and the Pellissippi State Variations Choir, Meagan Humphreys, director
July 13, 2026: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Chamber Classics Series
from September 2025 in the Bijou Theatre - conducted by Aram Demirjian
originally aired October 21, 2025
Octet for Brasses and Piano: Florence Beatrice Price
Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, Opus 11: Richard Strauss - featuring Jeffrey Whaley, horn
Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
July 20, 2026: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks Series
from October 2025 in the Tennessee Theatre - conducted by Aram Demirjian
originally aired November 11, 2025
Floridian Symphony: Meilina Tsui (Tennessee premiere)
Cello Concerto: Edward Elgar - featuring cellist Zlatomir Fung
Petrushka: Igor Stravinsky
July 27, 2026: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks Series
from November 2025 in the Tennessee Theatre
originally aired December 9, 2025
Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Rhapsody in Blue: George Gershwin - with pianist Chaeyoung Park
Four Black American Dances: Carlos Simon
El sombrero de tres picos (The Three-Cornered Hat): Manuel de Falla
August 3, 2026: Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra Classical Christmas Concert
originally aired December 23, 2025
August 10, 2026: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks Series Concert
from January 2026 in the Tennessee Theatre - Conducted by Aram Demrijian
originally aired February 3, 2026
Bravado: Gala Flagello
Violin Concerto in D Major, Opus 77 : Johannes Brahms - Featuring Violinist Vadim Guzman
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Opus 43 : Jean Sibelius
August 17, 2026: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Chamber Classics Series
from January 2026 in the Bijou Theatre
originally aired February 17, 2026
Orchestra Suite No. 2: Johann Sebastian Bach
Introduction and Allegro: Edward Elgar
Symphony No. 92 (“Oxford”): Joseph Hadyn
August 24, 2026: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks Series Concert
from February 2026 in the Tennessee Theatre
originally aired March 3, 2026
Romeo & Juliet Overture-Fantasy: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Sergei Rachmaninoff
Romeo & Juliet Selections: Sergei Prokofiev
August 31, 2026: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Chamber Classics Series
from March 2026 in the Bijou Theatre
originally aired March 17, 2026
Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus: Ludwig van Beethoven
Transfigured Night: Arnold Schoenberg
Peanuts Gallery: Ellen Zwilich
Mother Goose Suite: Maurice Ravel
September 7, 2026: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks Series Concert
from March 2026 in the Tennessee Theatre - Conducted by Aram Demirjian
originally aired March 31, 2026
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: Leonard Bernstein
Cocktail Concerto: Robert Paterson – KSO commission & world premiere
Symphony in E minor: Amy Beach
September 14, 2026: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks Series Concert
from April 2026 in the Tennessee Theatre - Conducted by Aram Demirjian
originally aired May 5, 2026
Knell: Niloufar Nourbakhsh
Don Juan: Richard Strauss
New Work: Jonathan Leshnoff – KSO commission & world premiere
Violin Concerto: Ludwig van Beethoven - featuring violinist Midori
September 21, 2026: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Chamber Classics Series
from May 2026 in the Bijou Theatre - conducted by Aram Demirjian
originally aired May 19, 2026
St. Louis Blues March: W.C. Handy
Three Places in New England: Charles Ives
A Tale of the Bunny and the Tiger: Nicky Sohn - KSO commission & world premiere
Appalachian Spring: Aaron Copland
September 28, 2026: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks Series Concert
from May 2026 in the Tennessee Theatre - conducted by Aram Demirjian
originally aired June 2, 2026
Spirituals: Margaret Bonds
Swing Symphony: Wynton Marsalis
Field Guide: Gabriella Smith
"On the Trail" from Grand Canyon Suite: Ferde Grofe
Finale from the Symphony No. 3: Aaron Copland