The 2015 Tony Award®-winner for Best Musical Revival, THE KING AND I, will soon be “getting to know you,” Tucson. The Rodgers & Hammerstein classic, directed by Bartlet Sher, is set in 1860’s Bangkok. It tells the story of the unconventional and tempestuous relationship that develops between the King of Siam and the British schoolteacher he brought in to teach his many wives and children.

The 2015 Tony Award®-winner for Best Musical Revival, THE KING AND I, will soon be “getting to know you,” Tucson. The Rodgers & Hammerstein classic, directed by Bartlet Sher, is set in 1860’s Bangkok. It tells the story of the unconventional and tempestuous relationship that develops between the King of Siam and the British schoolteacher he brought in to teach his many wives and children.

The 2015 Tony Award®-winner for Best Musical Revival, THE KING AND I, will soon be “getting to know you,” Tucson. The Rodgers & Hammerstein classic, directed by Bartlet Sher, is set in 1860’s Bangkok. It tells the story of the unconventional and tempestuous relationship that develops between the King of Siam and the British schoolteacher he brought in to teach his many wives and children.

Cinderella 2018

February 15 – 18, 2018

with The Phoenix Symphony at Symphony Hall

Choreography: Ib Andersen
Music: Sergei Prokofiev

As if stepping between the pages of a beloved storybook, Ib Andersen’s Cinderella brings the romantic story to life, vividly delighting audiences with the beauty and majesty of classical ballet, wrapped in the promise of “happily ever after,” and generously sprinkled with a wonderful dose of humor.

“[Ballet Arizona] tells the Cinderella story with compelling human detail.”

– Alastair Macaulay, The New York Times

Cinderella 2018

February 15 – 18, 2018

with The Phoenix Symphony at Symphony Hall

Choreography: Ib Andersen
Music: Sergei Prokofiev

As if stepping between the pages of a beloved storybook, Ib Andersen’s Cinderella brings the romantic story to life, vividly delighting audiences with the beauty and majesty of classical ballet, wrapped in the promise of “happily ever after,” and generously sprinkled with a wonderful dose of humor.

“[Ballet Arizona] tells the Cinderella story with compelling human detail.”

– Alastair Macaulay, The New York Times

Cinderella 2018

February 15 – 18, 2018

with The Phoenix Symphony at Symphony Hall

Choreography: Ib Andersen
Music: Sergei Prokofiev

As if stepping between the pages of a beloved storybook, Ib Andersen’s Cinderella brings the romantic story to life, vividly delighting audiences with the beauty and majesty of classical ballet, wrapped in the promise of “happily ever after,” and generously sprinkled with a wonderful dose of humor.

“[Ballet Arizona] tells the Cinderella story with compelling human detail.”

– Alastair Macaulay, The New York Times

Join The Phoenix Symphony this February as the Hogwarts Express returns to the Valley. Muggles, witches and wizards are welcome to attend this magical annual tradition in Mesa Arts Center’s Ikeda Theater for this year's magical potion of memorable music from the Harry Potter films. Come dressed as your favorite Hogwarts character and get your tickets early – this popular concert is sure to sell out! 

Karina Canellakis, conductor
Stewart Goodyear, piano

Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 5, “Egyptian” 
Sibelius: The Oceanides
Debussy: La Mer

Guest Conductor Karina Canellakis makes her Phoenix Symphony debut in an imaginative, impressionistic program sure to make a splash. Debussy, Britten and Sibelius contribute works that capture the many moods of the sea, with its sun-drenched waves and watery depths. Pianist Stewart Goodyear, proclaimed “a phenomenon” by The Los Angeles Times, returns to Symphony Hall in the sensuous “Egyptian” Piano Concerto of French composer Camille Saint-Saëns, who reportedly wrote this dazzling work after a boat ride up the Nile.

Matthew Kasper, conductor
Victor Micallef, vocalist
Clifton Murray, vocalist
Fraser Walters, vocalist

Fresh off the release of their fourth studio album and second PBS Special, Under One Sky, this Canadian trio with multiple No. 1 Billboard Classical Crossover albums brings their signature blend of classical and contemporary pop to The Phoenix Symphony for three captivating performances. Hear classical and pop favorites like “Lean on Me,” “You Are So Beautiful,” “Hallelujah,” “Besame Mucho” and “Ave Maria” when multi-Platinum, JUNO Award-winning vocal group The Tenors make their first appearance at Symphony Hall. This concert features hit vocal group The Tenors (formerly known as The Canadian Tenors) consisting of Victor Micallef, Fraser Walters and Clifton Murray.

The beautiful and fiery Italian diva Floria Tosca is passionately in love with the artist Mario Cavaradossi—dreaming of their life together. But soon, she is caught in the political intrigues of Rome and a sinister web spun by Baron Scarpia, the Chief of Police. Tosca is desperately looking for a way out, when Scarpia offers a solution: submit to him, and he will let the couple leave the city unharmed. But, of course, all is not what it seems in Puccini’s high-stakes drama—and Tosca is forced to take matters into her own hands.

SHOWTIMES 

TUCSON

Saturday, November 11, 2017 - 7:30pm

Sunday, November 12, 2017 - 2:00pm

PHOENIX

Friday, November 17, 2017 - 7:30pm

Saturday, November 18, 2017 - 7:30pm

Sunday, November 19, 2017 - 2:00pm

Tucson Music Hall
Friday, April 7, 2017, 7:30pm
Sunday, April 9, 2017, 2pm

José Luis Gomez, conductor

Mozart: Symphony No. 36, “Linz” 
R. Strauss: Alpine Symphony TSO PREMIERE

Celebrate spring by climbing an Alpine mountain! It takes over 100 musicians to perform Richard Strauss’ massive, theatrical Alpine Symphony, a gorgeously colored, consistently engaging musical travelogue of a dawn-to-dusk journey up a mountain. A lifelong avid outdoorsman, the work was inspired by the composer’s own experience as a youngster climbing mountains in the Alps. The program’s opening work will be announced later.

Complimentary “Concert Comments” with the conductor and guest artist take place one hour before the performance and give you insight into what you’re about to hear.

Tucson Music Hall 
Friday, April 7, 2017, 7:30pm 
Sunday, April 9, 2017, 2pm

José Luis Gomez, conductor

Mozart: Symphony No. 36, “Linz” 
R. Strauss: Alpine Symphony TSO PREMIERE

Celebrate spring by climbing an Alpine mountain! It takes over 100 musicians to perform Richard Strauss’ massive, theatrical Alpine Symphony, a gorgeously colored, consistently engaging musical travelogue of a dawn-to-dusk journey up a mountain. A lifelong avid outdoorsman, the work was inspired by the composer’s own experience as a youngster climbing mountains in the Alps. The program’s opening work will be announced later.

Complimentary “Concert Comments” with the conductor and guest artist take place one hour before the performance and give you insight into what you’re about to hear.

Centennial Hall 
Thursday, March 9, 2017 7:30pm

José Luis Gomez, conductor
Romero Guitar Quartet

Verdi: Overture to I vespri siciliani (The Sicilian Vespers) TSO PREMIERE
Vivaldi: Concerto In G Major, Rv 532  TSO PREMIERE 
Chabrier: España 
Torroba: Concerto Iberico  TSO PREMIERE
Ravel: Bolero

Join the TSO as we welcome back “The Royal Family of the Guitar,” The Romero Guitar Quartet, for an evening of passionate classical Spanish guitar. For over 50 years, The Romero Family has played for presidents, princes and popes, not to mention repeated appearances with virtually every major symphony orchestra in the U.S. Now hear Celin, Pepe, Celino and Lito Romero with the full Tucson Symphony Orchestra for the first time since 2009. Composer Joaquín Rodrigo called them “the grand masters of the guitar,” explaining, “The Romeros have developed the technique of the guitar by making what is difficult...to be, easy!" Now on their third generation of accomplished musicians, The Romero Guitar Quartet continues to charm audiences worldwide.

Tony will be playing Principal Trumpet for this concert. 

Tucson Music Hall 
Friday, January 20, 2017, 7:30pm 
Sunday, January 22, 2017, 2pm

Markus Huber, conductor
Heidi Stober, soprano
Andrew Craig Brown, baritone
TSO Chorus, Bruce Chamberlain, director

Schoenberg: A Survivor from Warsaw TSO PREMIERE
Brahms: A German Requiem

A masterpiece for orchestra, chorus and soloists, A German Requiem is the largest piece of music Brahms ever wrote. Johannes Brahms called it a “human” requiem. His intent was to comfort the living with his music and the texts from Scripture he chose to accompany it and he succeeds joyously and brilliantly. Arnold Schoenberg’s work for men’s chorus and orchestra reaffirms the beauty of life as it depicts the story of a survivor from the Warsaw ghetto during World War II and his return to his homeland.

TSO CONVERSATION AT THE J

Tucson International Jewish Film Festival and Tucson Symphony Orchestra co-present DRAWING AGAINST OBLIVION on Sunday, January 15, 2017 at 7pm at the Jewish Community Center. Artist Manfred Bockelmann has an extraordinary vision. Using charcoal, he recreates the faces of child victims of the Holocaust in order to honor and preserve their memories. A conversation with the audience follows the film. Tickets available at the TSO Box Office, by phone or online.

Complimentary “Concert Comments” with the conductor and guest artist take place one hour before the performance and give you insight into what you’re about to hear.

Tony will be playing Principal trumpet for this concert. 

Tucson Music Hall 
Friday, January 20, 2017, 7:30pm 
Sunday, January 22, 2017, 2pm

Markus Huber, conductor
Heidi Stober, soprano
Andrew Craig Brown, baritone
TSO Chorus, Bruce Chamberlain, director

Schoenberg: A Survivor from Warsaw TSO PREMIERE
Brahms: A German Requiem

A masterpiece for orchestra, chorus and soloists, A German Requiem is the largest piece of music Brahms ever wrote. Johannes Brahms called it a “human” requiem. His intent was to comfort the living with his music and the texts from Scripture he chose to accompany it and he succeeds joyously and brilliantly. Arnold Schoenberg’s work for men’s chorus and orchestra reaffirms the beauty of life as it depicts the story of a survivor from the Warsaw ghetto during World War II and his return to his homeland.

TSO CONVERSATION AT THE J

Tucson International Jewish Film Festival and Tucson Symphony Orchestra co-present DRAWING AGAINST OBLIVION on Sunday, January 15, 2017 at 7pm at the Jewish Community Center. Artist Manfred Bockelmann has an extraordinary vision. Using charcoal, he recreates the faces of child victims of the Holocaust in order to honor and preserve their memories. A conversation with the audience follows the film. Tickets available at the TSO Box Office, by phone or online.

Complimentary “Concert Comments” with the conductor and guest artist take place one hour before the performance and give you insight into what you’re about to hear.