A Message from the President & CEO

Welcome!

It’s spring in Charlotte! Aside from enduring the pollen with everyone else in the city, here at the CSO we’re focused on cross-pollination — forming connections across neighborhoods and enabling new growth. In our recently announced summer season, we’re celebrating communities around Charlotte and are looking forward to creating new and lasting partnerships along the way. Summer Pops returns to Symphony Park, including a special collaboration with Opera Carolina. We’ll “Celebrate America” at Truist Field, and present free community concerts in venues around Charlotte, including our inaugural performance at Little Rock A.M.E. Zion Church. And, of course, we’ll be making the rounds at your local breweries.

But before we head into summer, we round out the 2021–22 Bank of America Classical Series celebrating Christopher Warren-Green in his final concerts as Music Director, as he leads the Charlotte Symphony and Charlotte Master Chorale in one of the greatest works of all time — Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9.

Please join us in congratulating our Maestro for his extraordinary accomplishments over the past 12 years. We look forward to welcoming him back for many exciting performances in the years to come as Music Adviser and Conductor Laureate, the latter title bestowed upon those artistic leaders who have made a particularly significant impact on the institution.

As always, thank you for joining us for today’s concert! See you at a performance in your neighborhood this summer!

David Fisk

President & CEO