Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Pops Announce 2026–27 Live from Music Hall Digital Concerts

Four Full-Length Concerts Will Be Livestreamed on the CSO’s YouTube Channel Beginning December 13

CSO Music Director Cristian Macelaru and Cincinnati Pops Conductor John Morris Russell to Conduct

Program Highlights Include:
Cincinnati Premiere of Eunike Tanzil’s Remembering
Korngold’s Violin Concerto featuring Ray Chen
Strauss’ Don Quixote featuring Alisa Weilerstein
Enescu’s Symphony No. 3 with the May Festival Chorus
Classical Roots with the Classical Roots Community Choir
Holiday Pops with Gaby Moreno

CINCINNATI, OH (October 6, 2026)—The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) and Cincinnati Pops have announced the 2026–27 concerts for its Live from Music Hall Digital Concert Series, including four full-length orchestra concerts livestreamed on the Orchestra’s YouTube channel. The concerts will be conducted by CSO Music Director Cristian Macelaru and Cincinnati Pops conductor John Morris Russell and feature guest artists including violinist Ray Chen, singer-songwriter Gaby Moreno, cellist Alisa Weilerstein and the CSO’s own Principal Viola Christian Colberg. In its seventh season, this series builds on the Orchestra’s commitment to expand access to orchestral music through digital innovation,creating a global community of virtual concertgoers.

Music Director Cristian Macelaru will conduct two CSO programs on the digital concert series. On January 23, 2027, at 7:30 p.m. Macelaru will lead a program including Strauss’ Don Quixote and George Enescu’s Symphony No. 3. As the world’s leading interpreter of George Enescu’s music, Macelaru will conduct the first U.S. performance of Enescu’s Symphony No. 3 in nearly 100 years featuring the Cincinnati May Festival Chorus under the direction of Matthew Swanson. Strauss’ Don Quixote will be brought to life by cellist Alisa Weilerstein and CSO Principal Viola Christian Colberg. On May 15, 2027, at 7:30 p.m. Macelaru will conduct the Cincinnati Premiere of Eunike Tanzil’s Remembering, Korngold’s Violin Concerto featuring violinist Ray Chen and conclude with Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10.

Cincinnati Pops Conductor John Morris Russell will conduct two programs on the digital concert series. On December 13, 2026, at 2 p.m. Russell will lead Holiday Pops, featuring Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Gaby Moreno, Cincinnati’s own Studio for Dance, and the Holiday Pops Chorale comprised of the May Festival Youth Chorus, the School for Creative and Performing Arts Chorale and the Sycamore High School Select Ensemble. On April 17, 2027, at 7:30 p.m. Russell will conduct the CSO’s annual celebration of Black music, Classical Roots, featuring the Classical Roots Community Chorus under the direction of Resident Conductor Jason Alexander Holmes.

For more information on the 2026–27 Live from Music Hall series, visit the CSO and Pops’ website.

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The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Pops’ 2026–27 Live from Music Hall series includes:

HOLIDAY POPS
Sunday, December 13, 2026 | 2 PM ET
John Morris Russell, conductor
Gaby Moreno, vocalist
Cincinnati Studio for Dance
May Festival Youth Chorus
School for Creative and Performing Arts Chorale
Sycamore High School Select Ensemble
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

This December, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Gaby Moreno will join JMR, the Pops, choruses and dancers from around the city to bring holiday favorites to life.

DON QUIXOTE & ENESCU SYMPHONY NO. 3
Saturday, January 23, 2027 | 7:30 PM ET
Cristian Macelaru, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Christian Colberg, viola
May Festival Chorus, Matthew Swanson, Director
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Richard Strauss      Don Quixote
George Enescu      Symphony No. 3

Conducted by Music Director Cristian Macelaru, Strauss’ Don Quixote is paired with Enescu’s rarely-performed Symphony No. 3 featuring cellist Alisa Weilerstein and the CSO’s own Christian Colberg. The May Festival Chorus lends their powerful vocals to Symphony No. 3.

CLASSICAL ROOTS
Saturday, April 17, 2027 | 7:30 PM ET
John Morris Russell, conductor
Classical Roots Community Choir, Jason Alexander Holmes, resident conductor
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

For over two decades, Classical Roots has been a Cincinnati community staple celebrating the rich legacy of African American music. Conducted by John Morris Russell, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra is joined by the Classical Roots Community Choir, Nouveau Program and more for an evening of celebration.

RAY CHEN, KORNGOLD & SHOSTAKOVICH
Saturday, May 15, 2027 | 7:30 PM ET
Cristian Macelaru, conductor
Ray Chen, violin
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Eunike Tanzil      Remembering
Erich Korngold      Violin Concerto
Dmitri Shostakovich      Symphony No. 10

Music Director Cristian Macelaru and violinist Ray Chen reunite to perform Korngold’s Violin Concerto. The program also features the Cincinnati premiere of Tanzil’s Remembering and concludes with Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10.

All Live from Music Hall digital concerts are located on the CSO’s YouTube Channel.
All programs, artists, dates and prices are subject to change.
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