Boston Civic Symphony Announces Ambitious 102nd Season At Jordan Hall

The Boston Civic Symphony, under the leadership of Music Director Francisco Noya, will perform three major concerts this season at New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall, including a collaboration with Chorus pro Musica, under Music Director Jamie Kirsch. Tickets and information are available at bostoncivicsymphony.org.

Sunday, November 8th, Maestro Noya leads Boston Civic performing Brahams’ Tragic Overture, Stravinsky’s Petrushka; and Beethoven’s Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C Major.

“The season opens with a program that goes from the profound emotional gravity of Brahms’ Tragic Overture to the rhythmic brilliance of Petrushka,” said Noya. “Balancing these emotional poles wehave Beethoven’s Triple Concerto, a work that captures the collaborative intimacy of chamber music within the power of a full symphony. And we are very fortunate to have a world class trio of soloists”

Those soloists are Alexander Kerr, violin (concert master of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and the Linda and Jack Gill Chair in Music at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University); cellist Emmanuel Feldman (co-founder of the cello-double bass duo Cello e Basso and on the faculty of New England Conservatory); and pianist Joy Cline Phinney (Boston Public Quartet and the Cremona International Music Academy and Festival in Italy).

On March 21st, the program will showcase Latin classical music, as Boston Civic Symphony performs the Boston premiere of Gonzalo Grau’s Odisea, a Concerto for Cuatro and Orchestra. Noya promises, “the outstanding Jorge Glem will be performing, and his extraordinary artistry on the cuatro will absolutely amaze you and show just how expressive the Venezuelan cuatro can be. We are rounding out this powerhouse evening with Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas’ dramatic Sensemayá, plus fantastic music by Inocente Carreño, Daniel Doura, and Jimmy López.”

A Berklee graduate, in addition to being an accomplished symphonic composer, Gonzalo Grau is a multi-instrumentalist, producer and arranger and heads up two bands; "Plural" (Latin jazz-Flamenco-Venezuelan fusion) and "La Clave Secreta" (Grammy-nominated salsa fusion).

Boston Civic Symphony’s season culminates on May 23, with the soaring architecture of Brahms’ German Requiem—a transcendent experience of hope and connection to humanity. This concert is a collaboration with Chorus pro Musica and is co-presented by both organizations.

Dates and information on the annual Boston Civic Symphony holiday concert in December will be announced in the coming weeks.

Now in its 102nd season, the Boston Civic Symphony stands as one of the city’s most respected musical institutions. Founded in 1924 by educator and composer Joseph Wagner, the orchestra has long championed a unique model that brings together exceptionally skilled student musicians and dedicated amateur performers. Alumni who performed with the orchestra early in their careers include Leonard Bernstein and Yo-Yo Ma.

Francisco Noya is a prominent figure in the Boston and New England music scene, known for his versatility in symphonic and operatic repertoire. He began his professional career in his native Venezuela as conductor of the Youth Orchestra of Valencia, one of the original ensembles of El Sistema. Noya has conducted noted orchestras around the world, including the Boston Symphony and Boston Pops, and has been a member of the conducting faculty at Berklee College of Music since 2001.

Under Noya’s leadership, the Civic continues its century-old legacy of presenting ambitious repertoire at the highest artistic level while remaining deeply rooted in community and education.

Boston Civic Symphony performs Sundays November 8, March 21, and May 23 at 3pm at Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston. Tickets and information can be found atbostoncivicsymphony.org.