Pops and Specials include live-to-film concerts (Hook, Batman, The Wizard of Oz), video game music programs, and the return of Pink Martini.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nExcluded from the release was any mention of a summer series. The beloved Concerts in the Garden series has been gone from the schedule for the past few seasons; a spokeswoman says a summer series will be announced at a later time.<\/p>\n
Here’s a closer look at the schedule:<\/p>\n
SYMPHONIC SERIES<\/strong>
<\/strong>All Symphonic Series concerts are presented at Bass Performance Hall.<\/p>\nOpening Weekend: Beethoven\u2019s Fifth<\/strong>
<\/strong>September 11, 12, 13, 2026
Robert Spano, conductor
Aristo Sham, piano<\/p>\n\n- BEETHOVEN: Egmont Overture<\/li>\n
- MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 23<\/li>\n
- BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Brahms and Haydn, Together<\/strong>
<\/strong>September 25, 26, 27, 2026
Robert Spano, conductor
Dejan Lazi\u0107, piano<\/p>\n\n- BRAHMS: Variations on a Theme by Haydn<\/li>\n
- BRAHMS: Double Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Orchestra (Piano Transcription)<\/li>\n
- HAYDN: Symphony No. 104, \u201cLondon\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The Classical Style<\/strong>
October 9, 10, 11, 2026
Robert Spano, conductor
Cafritz Young Artists of Washington National Opera
Peter Kazaras, director<\/p>\n\n- MOZART: Symphony No. 35, \u201cHaffner\u201d<\/li>\n
- STUCKY: The Classical Style: An Opera (of Sorts)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Beethoven\u2019s Pastoral<\/strong>
October 30, 31, November 1, 2026
Jane Glover, conductor
Ian Bostridge, tenor
Artwork courtesy of the Kimbell Art Museum<\/p>\n\n- MAZZOLI: Orpheus Undone<\/li>\n
- BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6, \u201cPastoral\u201d<\/li>\n
- BRITTEN: Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Copland, Dvo\u0159\u00e1k, and Rachmaninoff<\/strong>
<\/strong>November 20, 21, 22, 2026
Tom\u00e1\u0161 Netopil, conductor
Eric Lu, piano<\/p>\n\n- DVO\u0158\u00c1K: Carnival Overture<\/li>\n
- RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 2<\/li>\n
- COPLAND: Symphony No. 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Jane Glover Conducts Sibelius and Shostakovich<\/strong>
<\/strong>January 15, 16, 17, 2027
Jane Glover, conductor
Stella Chen, violin<\/p>\n\n- SIBELIUS: Karelia Suite<\/li>\n
- SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto<\/li>\n
- SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Mahler\u2019s Sixth<\/strong>
January 29, 30, 31, 2027
Robert Spano, conductor
Kelley O\u2019Connor, mezzo-soprano
Bruce Wood Dance Dallas
Joy Bollinger, choreographer<\/p>\n\n- MAHLER: Songs of a Wayfarer<\/li>\n
- MAHLER: Symphony No. 6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Dvo\u0159\u00e1k and Korngold<\/strong>
<\/strong>March 19, 20, 21, 2027
Anna Skryleva, conductor
Philippe Quint, violin<\/p>\n\n- SMETANA: Vltava (The Moldau)<\/li>\n
- KORNGOLD: Violin Concerto<\/li>\n
- DVO\u0158\u00c1K: Symphony No. 8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Beethoven and Rachmaninoff<\/strong>
<\/strong>April 30, May 1, 2, 2027
Robert Spano, conductor
Inon Barnatan, piano
Jake Fridkis, flute<\/p>\n\n- GLUCK: Minuet & Dance of the Blessed Spirits from Orpheus and Eurydice<\/li>\n
- BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 4<\/li>\n
- RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Ravel and a World Premiere<\/strong>
<\/strong>May 14, 15, 16, 2027
Robert Spano, conductor
Allan Steele, cello<\/p>\n\n- RAVEL: Mother Goose Suite<\/li>\n
- THEOFANIDIS: Cello Concerto (World Premiere)<\/li>\n
- RAVEL: Valses nobles et sentimentales<\/li>\n
- RAVEL: Daphnis and Chlo\u00e9 Suite No. 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Allan Steele will debut new cello concerto. Photo courtesy of Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra <\/p>\n
POPS SERIES<\/strong>
All Pops Series concerts are presented at Bass Performance Hall.<\/p>\nInfinity Rising \u2013 The Music of Journey<\/strong>
September 4 & 5, 2026<\/p>\nOz with Orchestra<\/strong>
November 13 & 14, 2026<\/p>\nHome for the Holidays<\/strong>
November 27 & 28, 2026<\/p>\nPink Martini<\/strong>
January 8 & 9, 2027<\/p>\nToy Story in Concert<\/strong>
February 5 & 6, 2027<\/p>\nA Night at Hogwarts: The Music of Harry Potter<\/strong>
March 26 & 27, 2027<\/p>\n Pink Martini returns to the Fort Worth stage. Photo courtesy of Pink Martini <\/p>\n
SPECIALS<\/strong><\/p>\nStars of the Symphony<\/strong>
August 21, 2026
Bass Performance Hall
Alex Amsel, conductor
Adriana Voirin DeCosta, violin
Tamer Edlebi, oboe
Ivan Petruzziello, clarinet
Cody McClarty, trumpet<\/p>\nBatman (1989) in Concert<\/strong>
Full Feature Film with Live Orchestra
October 24, 2026
Will Rogers Auditorium<\/p>\nHook in Concert<\/strong>
Full Feature Film with Live Orchestra
December 12, 2026
Will Rogers Auditorium<\/p>\nCountry Jukebox: Kenny, Dolly & Friends<\/strong>
February 13, 2027
Will Rogers Auditorium<\/p>\nThe Music of SQUARE ENIX \u2013 Magic, Memories, and Melodies<\/strong>
April 9 & 10, 2027
Bass Performance Hall
Eric Roth, conductor<\/p>\nGala Concert Starring Joyce DiDonato<\/strong>
February 20, 2027
Bass Performance Hall
Jane Glover, conductor
Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano<\/p>\n ![\"Joyce](\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%202000%201500'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\")
Joyce DiDonato will be the featured artist at the FWSO Gala. Photo courtesy of The Dallas Opera <\/p>\n
THE PAUL WEHBA FAMILY SERIES
<\/strong>All Family Series concerts are presented at Bass Performance Hall at 11 AM. All ages are welcome.<\/p>\nWhen Instruments Roamed the Earth!<\/strong>
November 14, 2026<\/p>\nHarry Potter Favorites<\/strong>
February 6, 2027 \u2013 Sensory-Friendly<\/p>\nTchaikovsky Discovers America<\/strong>
March 27, 2027<\/p>\nCHAMBER SERIES
<\/strong>Presented at Kimbell Art Museum<\/p>\nHaydn, Schubert, and Spohr<\/strong>
September 20, 2026<\/p>\n\n- SCHUBERT: Fantasie in F minor<\/li>\n
- HAYDN: Variations in F minor<\/li>\n
- HAYDN: Fantasy in C Major<\/li>\n
- SPOHR: Nonet in F Major<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Mozart, Haydn, and Saint-Sa\u00ebns<\/strong>
January 24, 2027<\/p>\n\n- MOZART: Clarinet Quintet<\/li>\n
- HAYDN: Divertimento \u00e0 tre in E-flat Major<\/li>\n
- BEETHOVEN: Piano Trio<\/li>\n
- SAINT-SA\u00cbNS: Piano Quartet No. 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Beethoven, Mozart, and Ravel<\/strong>
April 4, 2027<\/p>\n\n- BEETHOVEN: Sextet in E-flat Major<\/li>\n
- MOZART: String Quartet No. 17 (\u201cThe Hunt\u201d)<\/li>\n
- RAVEL: Piano Trio in A minor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Subscription renewals are on sale now. Subscriptions go on sale to the public April 7, and single tickets go on sale July 7. For more information about the season and ticket options, visit the Fort Worth Symphony website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra’s wide-ranging 2026-27 season opens with a Cliburn winner, closes with video game music,…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":541344,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5138],"tags":[5229,7371,7372,31082,7260,16382,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-541343","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fort-worth","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-fort-worth","10":"tag-fortworth","11":"tag-houston-symphony","12":"tag-performing-arts","13":"tag-rice-university","14":"tag-texas","15":"tag-tx","16":"tag-united-states","17":"tag-united-states-of-america","18":"tag-unitedstates","19":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","20":"tag-us","21":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115954688135935700","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/541343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=541343"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/541343\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/541344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=541343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=541343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=541343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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