Hear Disney's UP, All 5 Beethoven Piano Concertos and More at Grand Rapids Symphony in March
By: Chloe Rabinowitz Feb. 05, 2020
See what's coming up at the Grand Rapids Symphony!
Schedule below!
March 6-7- Richard and Helen DeVos Classical
BEETHOVEN'S PASTORAL
8 p.m. Friday and Saturday
DeVos Performance Hall, 303 Monroe Ave. NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Marcelo Lehninger, conductor
Larisa Martinez, Soprano
DEBUSSY: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
VILLA-LOBOS: Selections from The Amazon Forest
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral"
is Beethoven at peace, amid his beloved nature. In the poetic "Pastoral" Symphony, every measure musically animates his images of country life. Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun is a masterpiece of French Impressionism. Plus, a Marcelo Lehninger specialty: music of his countryman Heitor Villa-Lobos. Forest of the Amazon is drawn from the exotic, entrancing score to the Audrey Hepburn film "Green Mansions."
Tickets for the Richard and Helen DeVos Classical series start at $18 adults, $5 students.
Call the Grand Rapids Symphony at (616) 454-9451 ext. 4 or go online to GRSymphony.org
March 13 - Holland Home Great Eras and Porter Hills Coffee Classics
CLARA'S CIRCLE OF FRIENDS
10 a.m. Friday, Coffee Classics
8 p.m. Friday, Great Eras
St. Cecilia Music Center, 24 Ransom Ave. NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Ruth Reinhardt, conductor
Gabriela Martinez, piano
FANNY MENDELSSOHN: Overture in C
CLARA SCHUMANN: Concerto for Piano
BRAHMS: Serenade No. 1
Mendelssohn was muse to her brother, Felix, as Clara Schumann was to her husband, Robert, and their friend, Johannes Brahms. Both also composed quietly, each displaying a singular and profound perspective while producing the earliest such works by women ever widely heard. The First Serenade of the 24-year old Brahms is his earliest attempt in the symphonic form, serene and inspired by nature.
Tickets for the Porter Hills Coffee Classics series start at $16
Tickets for the Holland Home Great Eras series start at $26 adults, $5 students
Call the Grand Rapids Symphony at (616) 454-9451 ext. 4 or go online to GRSymphony.org
March 15 - Choral
CHORAL CELEBRATION
3 p.m. Sunday
Calvin University's Covenant Fine Arts Center, 1795 Knollcrest Circle SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Grand Rapids Symphony Chorus
Pearl Shangkuan, conductor
Grand Rapids Youth Chorus
Sean and Leah Ivory, conductors
DAN FORREST: Requiem for the Living
SEAN IVORY: I Will Rise
Join us at the Covenant Fine Arts Center on the campus of Calvin University for a Choral Celebration featuring the Grand Rapids Symphony Chorus directed by Pearl Shangkuan, and the Grand Rapids Symphony Youth Choruses, led by Sean and Leah Ivory.
Tickets for the Choral Celebration are $20 adults, $5 students.
Call the Grand Rapids Symphony at (616) 454-9451 ext. 4 or go online to GRSymphony.org
March 20-22 - Fox Motors Pops
"UP"
7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday
3 p.m. Sunday
DeVos Performance Hall, 303 Monroe Ave. NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
John Varineau, conductor
the Disney Pixar classic like never before with the music performed LIVE by your Grand Rapids Pops! This uplifting family favorite is an enchanting tale of a widower who attaches thousands of balloons to his home and floats to South America. Touching and inspiring, Up is fun for the children in your life, and the child in all of us.
Tickets for the Fox Motors Pops series start at $18 adults, $5 students.
Call the Grand Rapids Symphony at (616) 454-9451 ext. 4 or go online to GRSymphony.org
March 27 - Richard and Helen DeVos Classical
BEETHOVEN CELEBRATION - THE FIVE PIANO CONCERTOS
8 p.m. Friday (only)
DeVos Performance Hall, 303 Monroe Ave. NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Marcelo Lehninger, conductor
Kirill Gerstein, piano
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 2
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 3
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 4
Alongside his symphonies, the piano concertos of Beethoven have been towering masterworks for two centuries. To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the composer's birth, pianist Kirill Gerstein performs all five concertos over two nights, from the youthful First Piano Concerto, composed at age 25, to the grand "Emperor" Piano Concerto written in the war-torn Vienna of 1809. Gerstein is a pianist who "shows how virtuosity and soulfulness can go hand in hand," declares the Chicago Sun-Times.
Tickets for the Richard and Helen DeVos Classical series start at $18 adults, $5 students.
Call the Grand Rapids Symphony at (616) 454-9451 ext. 4 or go online to GRSymphony.org
March 28 - Richard and Helen DeVos Classical
BEETHOVEN CELEBRATION - THE FIVE PIANO CONCERTOS
8 p.m. Saturday (only)
DeVos Performance Hall, 303 Monroe Ave. NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Marcelo Lehninger, conductor
Kirill Gerstein, piano
BEETHOVEN: Coriolan Overture
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 1
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"
Alongside his symphonies, the piano concertos of Beethoven have been towering masterworks for two centuries. To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the composer's birth, pianist Kirill Gerstein performs all five concertos over two nights, from the youthful First Piano Concerto, composed at age 25, to the grand "Emperor" Piano Concerto written in the war-torn Vienna of 1809. Gerstein is a pianist who "shows how virtuosity and soulfulness can go hand in hand," declares the Chicago Sun-Times.
Tickets for the Richard and Helen DeVos Classical series start at $18 adults, $5 students.
Call the Grand Rapids Symphony at (616) 454-9451 ext. 4 or go online to GRSymphony.org
March 28 - PNC Lollipop
THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT
10:30 a.m. Saturday
Calvin University's Covenant Fine Arts Center, 1795 Knollcrest Circle SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
John Varineau, conductor
Beatrix Potter's beloved story "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" comes to life in this live performance by the Grand Rapids Symphony.
Tickets for the PNC Lollipop series start at $15 adults, $5 students.
Call the Grand Rapids Symphony at (616) 454-9451 ext. 4 or go online to GRSymphony.org
Coming next month to the Grand Rapids Symphony's stages in April:
April 3 - Holland Home Great Eras and Porter Hills Coffee Classics
MOZART & HAYDN
10 a.m. Friday, Coffee Classics
8 p.m. Friday, Great Eras
St. Cecilia Music Center, 24 Ransom Ave. NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Marcelo Lehninger, conductor
Victoria Olson, bassoon
MOZART: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
MOZART: Concerto for Bassoon in B-flat Major
HAYDN: Symphony No. 90
more than 260 years after his birth, the music of Mozart still speaks to us and still moves us. The Grand Rapids Symphony's own Victoria Olson plays the Bassoon Concerto from Mozart's 18th year, and the strings perform the elegant "A Little Night Music." From Mozart's mentor comes a symphony by the pioneer of the form. Haydn's Symphony No. 90 is one of his brightest, sitting snuggly between the six "Paris" Symphonies and the dozen he composed for London.
Tickets for the Porter Hills Coffee Classics series start at $16
Tickets for the Holland Home Great Eras series start at $26 adults, $5 students
Call the Grand Rapids Symphony at (616) 454-9451 ext. 4 or go online to GRSymphony.org
April 4 - DTE Energy Foundation Family
RHYTHM IN YOUR RUBBISH
3 p.m. Saturday
Forest Hills Fine Arts Center, 600 Forest Hill Ave. SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
John Varineau, conductor
Twilight is falling one crisp, autumn day when two tired and hungry homeless pals find themselves in a junkyard for the night. As they settle down to sleep, beautiful reverberations suddenly fill the air and in no time they're off on an extraordinary quest, exploring hidden sounds that live all around them. A saw plays a duet with a cello. Bottles and flutes interweave in a beautiful serenade. Pots, bowls, horns and even sandpaper transform into magical instruments as the pair waltz and play and tumble among the discarded treasure. After an enchanting black-light dream sequence, the wanderers, the orchestra and the audience finish off this mesmerizing show with an epic percussion battle.
Tickets for the DTE Energy Foundation series start at $15 adults, $5 students.
Call the Grand Rapids Symphony at (616) 454-9451 ext. 4 or go online to GRSymphony.org
Tickets
Tickets for are available at the Grand Rapids Symphony box office, weekdays 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., at 300 Ottawa Ave. NW, Suite 100, across the street from Calder Plaza. Call (616) 454-9451 x 4 to order by phone. (Phone orders will be charged a $3 per ticket service fee, with an $18 maximum).
Tickets are available at the DeVos Place ticket office, weekdays 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. or on the day of the concert beginning two hours before the performance. Tickets also may be purchased online at GRSymphony.org.
Special Ticket Offers
Full-time students of any age can purchase tickets for most concerts for $5 on day of the concert by enrolling in the GRS Student Tickets program, sponsored by Calvin University. Discounts also are available to members of MySymphony360, the Grand Rapids Symphony's organization for young professionals ages 21-35.
Students age 7-18 also are able to attend for most concerts for free when accompanied by an adult. Free for Kids tickets must be purchased in advance at the GRS Ticket office. Up to two free tickets are available with the purchase of a regular-price adult ticket. Go online for more details.
Symphony Scorecard provides members up to four free tickets for most Grand Rapids Symphony concerts. Members of the community receiving financial assistance from the State of Michigan and members of the U.S. Armed Forces, whether on active or reserve duty or serving in the National Guard, are eligible. Go online for information on signing up with a Symphony Scorecard Partner Agency.
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