Classical Concert Series

Jan 17, 2026 |Alexander W. Dreyfoos Concert Hall

Vasily Petrenko, Music Director 
Ray Chen, violin 

Following his thrilling debut performance, virtuoso violinist Ray Chen returns with the UK’s legendary Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Their program will feature Mendelssohn’s ravishing Violin Concerto and Shostakovich’s tragic and dramatic Tenth Symphony. 

Program to include:
Brahms, Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
INTERMISSION
Shostakovich, Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93 

Program to include:

Beyond The Stage Pre-Concert Talk
1pm-1:30pm
Rinker Playhouse
Beyond The Stage, hosted by the Kravis Center’s Classical Artistic Advisor, Phillip Bergmann, gives the inside story of the music, musicians and composers for each classical performance. Pre-concert talks include interesting facts and background about the program, highlighting elements of interest to all audience members and feature interviews with special guests from the ensembles. Phillip Bergmann began his musical pursuits as a child, studied vocal performance at Carnegie Mellon University and worked in New York at two of the largest performing arts management agencies. Most recently, Phillip was the Head of Music and Film Programming at The Society of the Four Arts.