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What is a Pre-Concert Chat?

Join us one hour before the concert starts to get an inside look at the music you’re about to hear, with artists and musicians sharing stories, insights, and context about the program. Arriving early to hear the conversation can help you listen with fresh perspective, notice new details, and connect more deeply with the music once the concert begins.

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Thursday, November 12 | 6:30 pm chat / 7:30 pm concert
Saturday, November 14 | 6:30 PM chat / 7:30 PM CONCERT
Mozart & Bartók

 

Erik Behr, principal oboist
Julia Figueras, moderator
Stephen Laifer, horn (November 12 ONLY)
Tonya McBride Robles, RPO President and CEO (November 14 ONLY)

Friday, December 11 | 6:30 pm chat / 7:30 pm concert
It's a Wonderful Life - In Concert 80th Anniversary

 

Karolyn Grimes (Zu Zu Bailey)
Jimmy Hawkins (Tommy Bailey)
Don Collins (Little Pete Bailey)
Monica Capra Hodges, moderator (Frank Capra's granddaughter)

Saturday, January 23 | 6:30 pm chat / 7:30 pm concert
Sunday, January 24 | 1:00 pm chat / 2:00 pm concert
Schumann's Rhenish Symphony

 

Andreas Delfs, RPO Music Director
Julia Figueras, moderator

Thursday, February 11 | 6:30 pm chat / 7:30 pm concert
Saturday, February 13 | 6:30 pm chat / 7:30 pm concert
Juliana Plays Piazzolla's Four Seasons

 

Vinay Parameswaran, conductor
Julia Figueras, moderator

Saturday, February 27 | 6:30 pm chat / 7:30 pm concert
Sunday, February 28 | 1:00 pm chat / 2:00 pm concert
Symphonic Cinema: Korngold, Strauss & Williams

 

Andreas Delfs, RPO Music Director
Julia Figueras, moderator

Friday, March 19 | 6:30 pm chat / 7:30 pm concert
Saturday, March 20 | 6:30 pm chat / 7:30 pm concert
Uptown Classics: The Songs of Billy Joel

 

Jeff Tyzik, Principal Pops Conductor

Thursday, March 25 | 6:30 pm chat / 7:30 pm concert
Saturday, March 27 | 6:30 pm chat / 7:30 pm concert
Schumann's Cello Concerto with Annie Jacobs-Perkins

 

Kensho Watanabe, conductor
Julia Figueras, moderator

Saturday, April 17 | 6:30 pm chat / 7:30 pm concert
Sunday, April 18 | 1:00 pm chat / 2:00 pm concert
Requiem & Symphony

 

Andreas Delfs, conductor
Julia Figueras, moderator

Friday, April 23 | 6:30 pm chat / 7:30 pm concert
Saturday, April 24 | 6:30 pm chat / 7:30 pm concert
Southern Rock: The Symphony Sessions

 

Jeff Tyzik, Principal Pops Conductor

Thursday, May 6 | 6:30 pm chat / 7:30 pm concert
Saturday, May 8 | 6:30 pm chat / 7:30 pm concert
Stephen Hough Plays Saint-Saëns

 

Ruth Reinhardt, conductor
Julia Figueras, moderator

Friday, May 21 | 6:30 pm chat / 7:30 pm concert
Saturday, May 22 | 6:30 pm chat / 7:30 pm concert
Tyzik's Jazz & Mangione

 

Jeff Tyzik, Principal Pops Conductor

Thursday, May 27 | 6:30 pm chat / 7:30 pm concert
Saturday, May 29 | 6:30 pm chat / 7:30 pm concert
Makoto Ozone Plays Rhapsody in Blue

 

Andreas Delfs, conductor
Julia Figueras, moderator