Schedule

Cover Conductor

Program:
DEBUSSY: Nocturnes 
TAO: Piano Concerto (Jacksonville Symphony Commission) 
STRAVINSKY: The Rite of Spring

Jersey Boys and Girls: Whitney Houston, Frank Sinatra, and More

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ELGAR: Enigma Variations 
TCHAIKOVKSY: Symphony No. 5

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Cover Conductor

Matthias Pintscher, music director and conductor

Emmanuel Pahud, flute
Jan Kraybill, organ

CLAUDE DEBUSSY  Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
JACQUES IBERT  Concerto for Flute and Orchestra
MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS  Notturno for Flute, Harp, and Strings
CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS  Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, “Organ Symphony”

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Presented by the Jacksonville Symphony

Selections from

Bernstein: West Side Story

Bernstein: Candide

Sondheim: Into The Woods

Sondheim: Sweeney Todd

Sondheim: Company

Lloyd Webber: Phantom of the Opera

Meghan Picerno, Soprano
Jay Armstrong Johnson, Tenor
Jacksonville Symphony Chorus

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Estelí Gomez, Soprano
Jay Carter, Countertenor
Aaron Sheehan, Tenor
Sidney Outlaw, Baritone
Jacksonville Symphony Chorus

HANDEL: Messiah 

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Concert given in collaboration with the North Carolina Symphony and Cirque de la Symphonie

Program TBA

Kevin Fitzgerald, guest conductor
Melissa White, violin

PROGRAM:

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Benjamin BRITTEN: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
‍Max BRUCH: Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6 in F, op. 68, "Pastorale"

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Kevin Fitzgerald, Conductor

Miloš Karadaglić, Classical Guitar

Maurice RAVEL: Alborada del gracioso
Manuel de FALLA: The Three-Cornered Hat Suite No. 1
Joaquín RODRIGO: Concierto de Aranjuez
Maurice RAVEL: Rapsodie espagnol
Maurice RAVEL: Boléro

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Cover Conductor

Susanna Mälkki, conductor
Leila Josefowicz, violin

Luca FRANCESCONI Duende: The Dark Notes (NY Premiere)
R. STRAUSS Metamorphosen
‍RAVEL La Valse

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Program:
David LANG: sweet air
MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 5
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7

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Cover Conductor 

Program: 
MAHLER Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection"

Program:

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BERNSTEIN/MASON West Side Story Selections 
MADONNA “Vogue” 
GERSHWIN/BRUBAKER Overture from Crazy for You 
WILLIAMS Selections from Star Wars Suite for Orchestra 
STRAVINSKY Selections from Firebird Suite (1919) 
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5, IV. Finale

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U.S Premiere

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Music by Matthew Ricketts

Libretto by Mark Campbell

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Karim Sulayman, tenor

Kevin Fitzgerald, conductor

Toomai String Quintet

Daniel Zelibor, piano

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Kevin makes his Summerfest Debut at Koka Booth accompanying Cirque de la Symphonie

Stéphane Denève, Conductor
St. Louis Symphony Chorus

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Verdi: Messa da Requiem

Thomas Søndergård, conductor
Andrew Watts, countertenor
Brooklyn Youth Chorus, children's chorus

Program:

L. BOULANGER: D’un matin de printemps
Olga NEUWIRTH:  Keyframes for a Hippogriff — Musical Calligrams (World Premiere)
PROKOFIEV: Symphony No. 5

Young Person's Concert

Program
L. BOULANGER:  D’un matin de printemps
Olga NEUWIRTH:  Keyframes for a Hippogriff — Musical Calligrams (World Premiere)
PROKOFIEV:  Symphony No. 5

Kevin assists Maestro Hannu Lintu on a program featuring pianist Yuja Wang playing Bartok's Second Piano Concerto and Rachmaninoff's Second Symphony

Adelya Nartadjieva, violin

VIVALDI: The Four Seasons
PIAZZOLLA: The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires

FARRENC Overture No. 2 | RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini |DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 7

Featuring organist Joshua Stafford and the brass and percussion sections of the Jacksonville Symphony, Kevin will conduct Tomasi's Fanfares liturgiques (1947) 
and his own transcription of Jupiter from Holst's "The Planets"

Kevin guest conducts the Cape Symphony in an all-Hungarian program featuring works by Kodály, Liszt, and Bartók

Presented by the Jaxsonville Symphony
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5: I. Allegro con brio
BACH: Orchestral Suite No. 3: II. Air
HAYDN: Symphony No. 92: III. Menuetto
MOZART: Symphony No. 1: I. Molto allegro
MOZART: Symphony No. 41: IV. Molto allegro
SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 5: III. Menuetto
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9: II. Molto vivace

Kevin leads one of America's leading contemporary ensembles in a recording of composer Sean Shepherd's Concerto for Ensemble

Kevin leads the Jacksonville Symphony in a run of Tchaikovsky's masterful final ballet

Kevin makes his Jax Symphony subscription debut with a captivating program including Korngold's Dramatic Overture, Samuel Barber's Piano Concerto featuring virtuoso Joyce Yang, and concluding with Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4 in f minor.

Kevin will return to his alma mater to guest conduct the legendary Eastman Wind Ensemble in a performance of Messiaen's epic Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum

A new ballet on the classic story with a contemporary twist. New choreography by Roberto Forleo and music by Schubert, Johann Strauss, Richard Strauss, and Brahms

JOHN WILLIAMS “E.T. the Extra-terrestrial” - Live to Picture

TCHAIKOVSKY: The Tempest Fantasy-Overture
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7 in A major, op. 92

Kevin leads the RPO in a summer program with works by Gershwin, Jessie Montgomery, Copland, Tchaikovsky and more

Kevin conducts the Bamberger Symphoniker in the world premiere of Bernd Richard Deutsch's "Con moto" which was commissioned by the orchestra for the competition

Kevin will compete live in the 2023 Mahler Competition with the Bamberg Symphony.

Kevin conducts the Jacksonville Symphony in a Live-to-Film performance of Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix.

Kevin conducts the Jacksonville Symphony through a program of music from the Great Western films such as The Magnificent Seven, High Noon, and The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Kevin conducts the Jacksonville Symphony in a fully staged production of Mozart's classical opera.

Stage direction by Kristine McIntyre.

The biggest fundraising event of the season, Kevin conducts a program of music from the James Bond film franchise.

Kevin leads the Jacksonville Symphony through a Spring themed program featuring Beethoven's 6th Symphony, Debussy's Printemps, and Sibelius' Frühlingslied.

Kevin leads the RPO in two Education Concerts celebrating the many ways orchestral music fits into our lives

Kevin leads the Jacksonville Symphony in a program of Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings, Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring Suite and Dvorak's Symphony No. 9 "To The New World".

Kevin conducts John Williams' epic film score to Jurassic Park live to picture with the Jacksonville Symphony.

Kevin leads the Jacksonville Symphony in six performances of Tchaikovsky's most beloved ballet tradition.

Jeff Tyzik's famous arrangements of Paul Simon's most beloved songs make up this program.

The Jacksonville Symphony and the Florida Ballet team up to present a dynamic performance of ballet classics with live dance! Music by Tchaikovksy and Minkus.

Kevin leads the Jacksonville Symphony in a program featuring music for Organ and Orchestra by Samuel Barber, Howard Hanson, and Elgar

Kevin makes his debut as the new Associate Conductor of the Jacksonville Symphony with these two eclectic programs which feature highlights from the 2022-2023 season!

Kevin leads the Chamber Orchestra of Pittsburgh through this massive modern masterpiece by one of his most beloved composers. Soloists include pianist Daniel Pesca, percussionists Hannah Weaver and Jeremy Branson, and Mark Houghton on horn.

Kevin serves as Assistant Conductor for Des Moines Metro Opera's production of Damien Geter's American Apollo.

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Kevin leads DMMO Orchestra and Apprentice Artists in a quartet from Mozart's Idomeneo: Andro ramingo e solo.

Stepping in on short notice, Kevin leads the RPO in an All John Williams program, featuring scores from the Harry Potter, Jurassic Park and Star Wars franchises.

Kevin leads the RPO in an (almost) all American Program, with works by Carlos Simon, Copland, George Walker, Bernstein, Gould, and Ives' iconic Variations on America.

Music Director and Founder Kevin Fitzgerald conducts the ÆPEX Ensemble in our Festival Showcase! Program includes works by Tyson Davis, Augusta Read Thomas, and the world premiere of Garrett Schumann's "This Could Be Madness" a concerto for percussion featuring Cameron Leach.

Part of the Alabama Symphony's Centennial Celebration, Kevin takes to the stage at Birmingham's Railroad Park for a classic program featuring Beethoven's Consecration of the House Overture op. 124, Mendelssohn's incidental music to "Midsummer Night's Dream", and Sibelius' Third Symphony.

Kevin serves as Assistant Conductor for Maestra Xian Zhang in a program of Qigang Chen, Nielsen, and Tchaikovsky.

Kevin leads the world premiere of up-and-coming composer Daniel Zlatkin's new chamber opera "Hilma." Inspired by the life of artist Hilma af Klint and her explorations into the occult. Title role played by mezzo-soprano Emily Jaworski

Kevin leads the Alabama Symphony Orchestra on this All-Prokofiev program, featuring rising stars of the piano world, Dina Kasman and Mira Walker.

Kevin leads the North Carolina Symphony in an interactive program for school children, including works by Beethoven, Jessie Montgomery, Mozart, Scott Joplin, Anthony Kelley, and more! Join us in the orchestra's home venue, Meymandi Concert Hall at Duke Performing Arts Center!

Serving as cover conductor for the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and assisting Music Director Robert Moody. Program to include Beethoven's Symphony No, 9, op. 125 and Michael Markowski's "Joyride"

Jakub Hrůša leads the New York Philharmonic in a program of Kodály's Concerto for Orchestra Liszt's Piano Concerto no. 1 in E flat major, and Martinů's Symphony no. 1. Yuja Wang is the soloist. Kevin Fitzgerald is the cover conductor for this program.

Kevin Fitzgerald makes his Subscription debut with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra and ASO Chorus with Handel's most famous Oratorio.

Kevin Fitzgerald leads the Alabama Symphony Youth Orchestra in their first in-person performance since the pandemic began. Program includes Carlos Simon's "The Block", Bizet's Carmen Suite No. 1, and Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 in e minor, "To The New World."

Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra performs works by Nabors, Smetana, Vaughan-Williams, and Dvořák with TMC Conducting Fellows Kevin Fitzgerald and Adam Hickox sharing the podium with TMC Faculty Stefan Asbury. Fitzgerald conducts Nabors' "Ilubio" and Smetana's "The High Castle" from "Má vlast."

Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra performs works by Mendelssohn, Mozart and Brahms with TMC Conducting Fellows Kevin Fitzgerald and Adam Hickox sharing the podium with guest conductor Maestro Herbert Blomstedt. Fitzgerald conducts Mendelssohn's Overture to "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra performs works by Fauré, William Grant Still, and Sibelius with TMC Conducting Fellows Kevin Fitzgerald and Adam Hickox sharing the podium with guest conductor Alan Gilbert. Fitzgerald conducts Fauré's Suite from Pélleas et Mélisande.

Kevin Fitzgerald conducts Fellows of the Tanglewood Music Center in the world premiere of Xinyang Wang's "Beyond the Resonating Abysses" for string orchestra and Saariaho's "Graal théâtre" with violin soloist Momo Wong.

Kevin Fitzgerald leads the TMCO in Per Nørgård's "Dream Play" (1975) and then shares the podium with Thomas Adés, who conducts György Ligeti's Violin Concerto with Anthony Marwood as soloist.

Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra performs works by Beethoven, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Stravinsky with TMC Conducting Fellows Kevin Fitzgerald and Adam Hickox sharing the podium with Boston Symphony Orchestra Music Director Andris Nelsons.

Kevin Fitzgerald conducts the Rimsky-Korsakov.

Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra opens the Tanglewood Music Center Season with a program of Hannah Kendall, Copland and Beethoven. Conducting Fellows Kevin Fitzgerald and Adam Hickox share the podium with Boston Symphony Orchestra Music Director Andris Nelsons. Fitzgerald conducts the Kendall.

Kevin Fitzgerald returns to conduct this classic program of Haydn, Elgar and Le Chevallier de St. Georges.

Camerata Nova - Featuring works by Enescu, Valerie Coleman, and Michael Colgrass' orchestration of Bach's Goldberg Variations.

String orchestra program featuring works by W. A. Mozart, Julia Perry, and Gabriela Lena Frank.

Stepping in on short notice, Kevin conducts works for string orchestra by Mozart, Plaza, and Elgar.