Welcome to your CSO!

March heralds the arrival of Spring, and for the CSO it’s a time to celebrate cross-pollination and connections across neighborhoods, as we cultivate meaningful and long-lasting bonds throughout our community. At the CSO, we take great pride in being an active and integral part of city life; and much of that work grows out of the partnerships we form with the civic leaders and institutions that have also planted deep roots in our communities.

We begin the month with Pablo + Igor, a concert presented in partnership with The Mint Museum’s exhibit, Picasso Landscapes: Out of Bounds. With returning guest conductor Paolo Bortolameolli on the podium, we’ll explore the intersection of music and art with works by composers whom Picasso worked with and greatly admired: Satie and Stravinsky.

Later this month, in collaboration with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, we’ll welcome 12,000 CMS fifth graders to Belk Theater for six performances of our One Musical Family concert, which introduces students to the various musical families that make up the Charlotte Symphony; later that same week, our friends at the 501st Carolina Garrison will bring the characters of Star Wars to the concert hall for our presentation with live music of the final installment of the original Star Wars trilogy, Return of the Jedi

We also join forces on March 21st with Johnson C. Smith University for an uplifting program on campus showcasing the music programs of JCSU side by side with the Charlotte Symphony. And we’ll end the month with a performance of Mendelssohn’s expansive “Hymn of Praise,” led by returning guest conductor Jessica Cottis and featuring our frequent collaborators, the Charlotte Master Chorale.

We’re so grateful to be a part of Charlotte’s thriving and diverse arts scene. Thank you for your continued support. I hope to see you at many of our exciting collaborations this season.

David Fisk President & CEO