Colorado Symphony Announces 2020-2021 Season

With 63 titles and 110 total events, the Colorado Symphony’s 2020-2021 Season is packed with a number of symphonic masterworks. The orchestra will also be collaborating with guest artists like Danny Elfman, DeVotchKa, husband-and-wife duo Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn, pianists Joyce Yang and Gabriela Montero, and violinists Karen Gomyo and Leila Josefowicz.

“The Colorado Symphony and I are elated to present a captivating slate of music from a diverse roster of composers, featuring a blend of old and new, all performed by a collection of some of the finest musicians in the world,” wrote Music Director Brett Mitchell in a statement. “What a thrill to welcome back incredible guest artists like Olga Kern, Joshua Roman and Augustin Hadelich. But I’m every bit as excited to showcase the incredible musicians that make up the Colorado Symphony as we share the stage together all season long. Our 2020/21 Season promises to be a breathtaking odyssey through some of the most extraordinary music ever composed, and we can’t wait to share it with our community.”

Subscription tickets for the 2020-2021 season, which are pre-set packages based on concert series, go on sale today, February 28. Flex Passes are also on sale today; those include six ticket vouchers that guests can use for best-available seats to any concert in the season, redeemable one week before the selected concert.

Single tickets to all concerts go on sale August 3. For concert descriptions and ticket information, visit coloradosymphony.org/tickets or call the box office at 303-623-7876.

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 with Olga Kern
September 18-20
Brett Mitchell, conductor
Olga Kern, piano

Latin Beats: Sonidos de las Americas
September 24

The Doo-Wop Project
September 26
Christopher Dragon, conductor

Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
October 2-4
Brett Mitchell, conductor
Joshua Roman, cello

Alpine Opus – A Symphonic Ski Film
In partnership with Matchstick Films
October 10-11
Christopher Dragon, conductor
Austin Wintory, composer

Barber Adagio for Strings
October 16-18
Peter Oundjian, conductor
Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director

Disney Pixar’s Coco in Concert
October 24-25

Cleo Parker Robinson 50th Anniversary Celebration with Colorado Symphony
October 30
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble

Halloween Spooktacular!
October 31

Wonderbound Dances Beethoven
November 6-8

Vienna Boys Choir in Concert
November 12

Dancing Queen – A Tribute To ABBA
November 13
Christopher Dragon, conductor
Rajaton

Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with Joyce Yang
November 20-22
Brett Mitchell, conductor
Joyce Yang, piano

Disney’s A Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert
November 25 & 27
Christopher Dragon, conductor

At Last – A Tribute to Etta James
November 28

The TEN Tenors Home for the Holidays
November 29

All Beethoven – Symphony No. 5
December 4-6

Celtic Woman: The Best of Christmas Tour
December 7

A Colorado Christmas
December 11-13
Taylor Martin, conductor
Devin DeSantis, vocalist
Christine Mild, vocalist
Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director
Colorado Children’s Chorale, Deborah DeSantis, artistic director

Beethoven 250
December 15
Yumi Hwang-Williams, violin

A Very DeVotchKa Holiday
December 18

Too Hot to Handel
December 19-20
Christopher Dragon, conductor
Cynthia Renée Saffron, soprano
Vaneese Thomas, mezzo-soprano
Rodrick Dixon, tenor
Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director

Holiday Brass
December 23
Brian Buerkle, conductor
Colorado Symphony Brass & Percussion

A Night in Vienna
December 31
Brett Mitchell, conductor

2021

Final Fantasy VII Remake Orchestra World Tour
January 8-9
Arnold Roth, conductor
Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute
January 12

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24
January 15-17
Peter Oundjian, conductor
Gabriela Montero, piano

A Tribute to Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops
January 23
Christopher Dragon, conductor Seoyoen Min, cello
Jason Lichtenwalter, english horn

Magic Circle Mime Co. – The Mozart Experience
January 24

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 conducted by Gemma New
January 29-31
Gemma New, conductor
Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director

Now Hear This: Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring with Scott Yoo
February 5
Scott Yoo, conductor

Denver Young Artists Orchestra Side by Side – Elgar’s “Enigma Variations”
February 11
Denver Young Artists Orchestra

Andrew Lloyd Webber Tribute featuring Sierra Boggess
February 13
Christopher Dragon, conductor
Sierra Boggess, vocalist
Devin DeSantis, vocalist
Colorado Children’s Chorale, Deborah DeSantis, artistic director

Drums of the World
February 14

Respighi Pines of Rome
February 19-21
Christian Reif, conductor
Karen Gomyo, violin

Elfman Piano Quartet
February 24
Berlin Philharmonic Piano Quartet
Special appearance by Danny Elfman – in person

Danny Elfman’s Music From the Films of Tim Burton
February 26-27
Special appearance by Danny Elfman – in person
Christopher Dragon, conductor
Sandy Cameron, violin
Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director

An Afternoon Forum with Danny Elfman
February 27
Danny Elfman, composer
Christopher Dragon, host
Percussionists from the Colorado Symphony

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 with Denis Kozhukhin
March 5-7
Jaime Martin, conductor
Denis Kozhukhin, piano
Kiera Duffy, soprano

Star Wars: The Force Awakens in Concert
March 13-14
Brett Mitchell, conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 “Pastorale”
March 19-21
Markus Stenz, conductor
Leila Josefowicz, violin

Bartók Violin Concerto No. 2 with Augustin Hadelich
March 26-28
Peter Oundjian, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violin

Brahms Requiem
April 9-11
Brett Mitchell, conductor
Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director Anna Christy, soprano
John Brancy, baritone

Broadway Today with Mary-Mitchell Campbell
April 17
Mary-Mitchell Campbell, conductor
Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director