Jan Lisiecki performs one of Mozart’s spellbinding piano concertos at the center of a deeply spiritual program. Returning to the SLSO podium, Hannu Lintu leads the orchestra through Wagner’s shimmering melodies, Samy Moussa’s visionary expression of timelessness and paradise in Elysium, and the mysticism and wonder of Respighi’s Church Windows.

Gustav Mahler’s Fifth Symphony creates a soul-stirring orchestral experience. This monumental symphony is paired with a new concerto by Carlos Simon performed by two of the brightest stars in the string world: three-time Grammy Award-winning violinist Hilary Hahn and Grammy-nominated cellist Seth Parker Woods.

The music of Spain is as varied and as delicious as its cuisine. Host Frank Byrne shares three contrasting works, culminating with a dynamic ballet score that fuses indigenous dances and songs, into a thrilling narrative.

Dedicated to Music Director Stéphane Denève and the SLSO, Kevin Puts’ Concerto for Orchestra is a complex, beautiful, and satisfying emotional journey. This music resonates in Powell Hall alongside a new work by Chinese composer Jasmine Guo and Beethoven’s heroic Emperor Piano Concerto, performed with finesse by acclaimed pianist Víkingur Ólafsson.

Richard Wagner is known for his over-the-top operatic spectacles. But earlier in his life, he composed other music that shows his budding talent and a different side of this legendary and complex genius.

Music by three of America’s most respected contemporary composers comes together for a thrilling ride to the far corners of the galaxy. The orchestra performs John Adams’ driving fanfare and selections from John Williams’ iconic film scores. The SLSO also plays "Contact" by composer-in-residence Kevin Puts, featuring the Grammy-winning trio, Time for Three.

Symphonies for pipe organ and full orchestra are a thrilling experience. While the best known is Camille Saint-Saens’ Third Symphony, in this episode, enjoy two contrasting works by Aaron Copland and Alexandre Guilmant. The Copland shows modern trends in the 1920s, and the Guilmant is a full-blooded Romantic showpiece.

Experience stunning performances and sensational stories featuring remarkable women. Anna Sułkowska-Migoń opens her SLSO debut with a dynamic overture by fellow Polish musician, Grażyna Bacewicz. Leila Josefowicz displays her formidable talent in Berg’s soul-searching Violin Concerto, and the orchestra conjures the magic of Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade.

David Robertson, SLSO Music Director from 2005 to 2018, returns to conduct works by four American musical luminaries. Robertson’s own piano concerto, written for and performed by Orli Shaham, Steven Mackey’s Turn the Key, Sarah Kirkland Snider’s Something for the Dark, and Leonard Bernstein’s Second Symphony features a solo piano voice representing the composer’s own introspective journey.

Celebrate 250 episodes of "From the Archives" with Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 9, known as “The Great.” Its “heavenly length” (as described by Robert Schumann), today seems just perfect, and Schubert gives us melodies as only he can. We’ll hear it in a spectacular live performance by the Gunter Wand and the Berlin Philharmonic.