EarRelevant Staff | 3 MAR 2026
ATLANTA, Georgia— The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2026–27 Delta Classical Series, outlining an 82nd season built around the music of Johannes Brahms and continuing the tenure of music director Nathalie Stutzmann.
The season, Stutzmann’s fifth leading the orchestra, centers on a season-long focus titled “Brahms Revealed,” which will include performances of all four symphonies, the piano concertos, the violin concerto, and Ein deutsches Requiem, alongside works that place Brahms in dialogue with composers including Wagner, Bach, and Shostakovich.
Pianist Anna Geniushene will serve as artist-in-residence, appearing in three programs across the season. The orchestra will also present two world premieres, including a new work by Jasmine Arielle Barnes honoring Coretta Scott King’s centennial, and Adam Schoenberg’s Concerto for Body.
The season opens Sept. 16 with violinist Joshua Bell in a special concert conducted by Michael Stern. Other guest artists include violinists Johan Dalene and Veronika Eberle, pianist Sullivan Fortner, and conductor Peter Oundjian, among others.
Former music director Robert Spano returns for two April programs, including the premiere of Schoenberg’s concerto and a program featuring Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet suite.
Below is a chronological listing of ASO Classical Series programs and select specials. ■
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 2026-27 Season
- September 16, 2026 @ 8:00 pm
Atlanta Symphony Hall
Michael Stern, conductor; Joshua Bell, violin.
PROKOFIEV: Symphony No. 1, “Classical”
LALO: Symphonie espagnole
RACHMANINOFF: Symphonic Dances - October 1 & 3, 2026 @ 8:00 pm; October 4, 2026 @ 3:00 pm
Atlanta Symphony Hall
Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor; Johan Dalene, violin.
HANDEL: Overture to Music for the Royal Fireworks
BRAHMS: Violin Concerto
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 1 - October 8 & 10, 2026 @ 8:00 pm
Atlanta Symphony Hall
Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor.
WAGNER: Prelude to Act I of Lohengrin
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 3
WAGNER: Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde
WAGNER: Overture to Rienzi - October 22 & 24, 2026 @ 8:00 pm
Atlanta Symphony Hall
Kristiina Poska, conductor; Sullivan Fortner, piano.
GERSHWIN: Catfish Row: Suite from Porgy and Bess
GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue
NIELSEN: Symphony No. 4, “The Inextinguishable” - November 5 & 7, 2026 @ 8:00 pm
Atlanta Symphony Hall
Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor; Anna Geniushene, piano.
BACH: Orchestral Suite No. 3
BRAHMS: Academic Festival Overture
BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 2 - November 12 & 14, 2026 @ 8:00 pm; November 15, 2026 @ 3:00 pm
Atlanta Symphony Hall
Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus.
BERLIOZ: Selections from La damnation de Faust
BERLIOZ: Les nuits d’été
FAURÉ: Requiem - November 19 & 21, 2026 @ 8:00 pm
Atlanta Symphony Hall
Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor; Anna Geniushene, piano.
SCHUMANN: Piano Concerto
BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 5 - December 3 & 5, 2026 @ 8:00 pm
Atlanta Symphony Hall
Victor Jacob, conductor; Jasmine Habersham, soprano; Julien Behr, tenor.
OFFENBACH: Overture to Orphée aux enfers
BIZET: Selections from Carmen
GOUNOD: Selections from Roméo et Juliette - January 14 & 16, 2027 @ 8:00 pm
Atlanta Symphony Hall
Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor; Felicia Moore, soprano; Clay Hilley, tenor.
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4
WAGNER: Excerpts - January 21 & 23, 2027 @ 8:00 pm
Atlanta Symphony Hall
Ben Glassberg, conductor; Simone Lamsma, violin.
GOULD: Spirituals for Orchestra
KORNGOLD: Violin Concerto
BARTÓK: Concerto for Orchestra - January 28 & 30, 2027 @ 8:00 pm
Atlanta Symphony Hall
Andrew Manze, conductor; Elisabeth Brauß, piano.
CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 1
ELGAR: Symphony No. 1 - February 4 & 6, 2027 @ 8:00 pm
Atlanta Symphony Hall
Eric Jacobsen, conductor; Sterling Elliott, cello.
TCHAIKOVSKY: Variations on a Rococo Theme
HINDEMITH: Mathis der Maler - February 18 & 20, 2027 @ 8:00 pm
Atlanta Symphony Hall
Hannu Lintu, conductor; Tom Borrow, piano.
PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 2
SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 7 - February 25 & 27, 2027 @ 8:00 pm
Atlanta Symphony Hall
Kristian Sallinen, conductor; Alexi Kenney, violin.
BERG: Violin Concerto
SIBELIUS: Lemminkäinen Suite - March 11 & 13, 2027 @ 8:00 pm
Atlanta Symphony Hall
Matthew Halls, conductor; Cédric Tiberghien, piano.
MOZART: Symphony No. 31, “Paris”
MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 17
MOZART: Symphony No. 36, “Linz” - March 18 & 20, 2027 @ 8:00 pm
Atlanta Symphony Hall
David Danzmayr, conductor; Saleem Ashkar, piano.
MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 20
MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 5, “Reformation” - April 1 & 2, 2027 @ 8:00 pm
Atlanta Symphony Hall
Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor; Veronika Eberle, violin; Johannes Moser, cello.
BRAHMS: Double Concerto
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 9 - April 8, 10 & 11, 2027 @ 8:00 pm (Thu/Sat); 3:00 pm (Sun)
Atlanta Symphony Hall
Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus.
STRAUSS: Duet Concertino
BRAHMS: Ein deutsches Requiem - April 15 & 17, 2027 @ 8:00 pm
Atlanta Symphony Hall
Robert Spano, conductor.
ADÈS: Inferno Suite
PROKOFIEV: Suite from Romeo and Juliet - April 22 & 24, 2027 @ 8:00 pm
Atlanta Symphony Hall
Robert Spano, conductor; David Coucheron, violin; Julie Coucheron, piano.
MENDELSSOHN: Double Concerto
SCHOENBERG: Concerto for Body (World Premiere) - April 29 & May 1, 2027 @ 8:00 pm
Atlanta Symphony Hall
Kedrick Armstrong, conductor.
BARNES: New Work (World Premiere)
PRICE: Symphony No. 1 - May 13 & 15, 2027 @ 8:00 pm
Atlanta Symphony Hall
William R. Langley, conductor; Ian Bostridge, tenor.
BRITTEN: Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings
PROKOFIEV: Symphony No. 4 - May 20 & 22, 2027 @ 8:00 pm
Atlanta Symphony Hall
Peter Oundjian, conductor; Steven Banks, saxophone.
TOWER: Love Returns
BARBER: Adagio for Strings
BARBER: Symphony No. 1 - May 27 & 29, 2027 @ 8:00 pm
Atlanta Symphony Hall
Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor; Benjamin Grosvenor, piano.
BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 1
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 2 - June 3 & 5, 2027 @ 8:00 pm; June 6, 2027 @ 3:00 pm
Atlanta Symphony Hall
Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor; Anna Geniushene, piano; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus.
BORODIN: Polovtsian Dances
RACHMANINOFF: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4
EXTERNAL LINKS:
- Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: aso.org
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