
A Charleston Celebration
Make history with the Charleston Symphony as we take on the world’s most renowned stage! Joined by the Charleston Symphony Youth Orchestra and the College of Charleston Orchestra, click here for full details about HOLY CITY IN THE BIG APPLE! Purchase tickets to the concert:
A Charleston Celebration
Wednesday, February 26 | 8pm
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall
WITH GRATITUDE:
Presented by Beemok Hospitality Collection (BHC)
The Charleston Symphony Youth Orchestra’s Carnegie Hall debut is generously supported by the Speedwell Foundation and Arts, Etc.
ARTISTS
Charleston Symphony (Yuriy Bekker, conductor)
College of Charleston Orchestra (Yuriy Bekker, conductor)
Charleston Symphony Youth Orchestra (Ryo Hasegawa, conductor)
Harlem Quartet
Ilmar Gavilán and Melissa White, Violins
Jaime Amador, Viola
Felix Umansky, Cello
PROGRAM
CHARLESTON SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA
Thomas Cabaniss Charleston Mix (World Premiere)
Edmund Thornton Jenkins Charlestonia
Jean Sibelius Finlandia
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON ORCHESTRA
Yiorgos Vassilandonakis Corsaro (NY Premiere)
Trevor Weston Subwaves
Antonín Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor (Finale: Allegro con fuoco)
—INTERMISSION—
CHARLESTON SYMPHONY
Edward Hart A Charleston Concerto (NY Premiere)
- Discovery
- Tragedy and Reconciliation
- Tomorrow
George Gershwin An American in Paris
PLUS, join us in New York for a series of events leading up to the concert. February 24-26, 2025. LEARN MORE
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CAN’T MAKE IT TO NEW YORK?
The Charleston Symphony invites you to a homecoming celebration featuring one of the most famous pieces of music ever composed. Under the baton of multiple GRAMMY-winning conductor JoAnn Falletta, join us at the Gaillard Center in commemoration of our historic Carnegie Hall debut.