LETTER FROM PRESIDENT AND CEO KEITH CERNY

Dear Patrons,

We hope you have enjoyed the performances by our remarkable orchestra so far this year. The month of March brings a wide variety of exciting programming to our audiences. On our Symphonic series, be swept away by Tchaikovsky’s violin concerto performed by the incomparable Gil Shaham. Next, we will feature the FWSO’s principal flute Jake Fridkis in Reinecke’s Flute Concerto conducted by the acclaimed Roberto Abbado. On our Pops series you will be dancing in your seats to the top songs from the Music of Motown!

I hope you had a chance to see the announcement of our 2023-2024 season this week. Music Director Robert Spano and I have engaged a remarkable collection of some the world’s best performers for the upcoming season. Our 2023-2024 symphonic series lineup includes pianists Joyce Yang, Lukáš Vondráček, Andreas Haefliger, and Constanze Hochwartner, violinist Stephen Waarts, and trombonist Peter Steiner. In addition to performances by Maestro Spano and Principal Guest Conductor Kevin John Edusei, we will feature guest conductors Edo de Waart, Tomáš Netopil, Anne Manson, and Anna Skryleva. In our continuing “theater of a concert” series, we are partnering with Dallas Black Dance Theatre and the acclaimed Canadian puppet company The Old Trout Puppet Workshop. Building on the success of Maestro Spano’s Wagner performances this season with Christine Brewer, we will also be presenting Act I of Wagner’s Die Walküre with the exceptional cast of Karita Mattila, Brandon Jovanovich, and Ray Aceto. This is truly an evening not to be missed!

Plus, subscribers also enjoy the great benefit of being able to purchase tickets to our onenight-only special concerts BEFORE the general public. These special concerts include an immersive visual concert-going experience Lasting Impressions, the dazzling Disney Princess Concert, and the not-to-be-missed Gala concert with acclaimed duo of Renée Fleming and Rod Gilfry.

Thank you for your continued support this year! We invite you to join the donor community and deepen your connection with behind-the-scenes access, tailored VIP experiences, and more. Ticket sales alone do not cover expenses, and it is thanks to your generosity that we are able to continue providing live music, both now and in the future. Please consider making your much needed gift today. Any additional gift provides support to the perfect platform for Maestros Spano and Edusei to continue leading the orchestra to even greater heights.

Enjoy your evening!

Yours sincerely,

Keith Cerny, Ph.D. President and CEO