2021-2022 Season Concerts
The Cornell Orchestras are back performing in-person in Bailey Hall for the 2021-22 season. Please see below for event dates and programs, and live stream links approximately one week before each concert.
Sunday, October 3, 2021, 3PM EST
Cornell Symphony Orchestra and Cornell Chamber Orchestras Season Opening Joint Concert
Michelle Di Russo, conductor
Rebecca Anderson, faculty soloist
Cornell Chamber Orchestra
ASSAD Suite for Lower Strings
RICHTER Vivaldi: The Four Seasons Recomposed (Spring & Summer)
[with Faculty soloist, Rebecca Anderson]
intermission
Cornell Symphony Orchestra
MARQUEZ Danzón No.2
DVORAK Symphony No. 9 in e minor, Op. 95, "From the New World"
@Bailey Hall, Cornell University
Saturday, November 13, 2021, 7 PM EST
Cornell Symphony Orchestra
Michelle Di Russo, conductor
Xak Bjerken, faculty soloist
SIMON Amen!
GERSHWIN Variations on "I Got Rhythm" [with Faculty soloist, Xak Bjerken]
STILL Symphony No. 1, "Afro-American Symphony"
@Bailey Hall, Cornell University
Link to the Livestream
Sunday, November 14, 2021, 3PM EST
Cornell Chamber Orchestra
Michelle Di Russo, conductor
PÄRT Cantus in Memoriam of Benjamin Britten
COLERIDGE Four Novelletten Op. 53
ELGAR Serenade Op. 20, E minor
@Bailey Hall, Cornell University
Link to the Livestream
Sunday, December 12, 2021, 8 PM EST
Final Round
19th Annual Cornell Concerto Competition in Barnes Hall
Saturday, March 5, 2022, 2 PM EST
7th Annual Young Person's Concert
Cornell Symphony Orchestra
Michelle Di Russo, conductor
with 19th Cornell Concerto competition Student winner, TBA
TBD Concerto Competition Winner
LOUILARPPRASERT World Premiere
STRAVINSKY Firebird Suite (1919)
@Bailey Hall, Cornell University
Link to the Livestream
Monday, March 26-28 2022, 4:45 PM EST
Michelle Di Russo, conductor
Collaboration with New York State Baroque Dance Co. and Curated by Rebecca Harris-Warrick
Cornell Chamber OrchestraMarch 26-28, 2022
ANTOINE DAUVERGNE (1713 – 1797)
«Les TROQUEURS»
Intermède [Opéra bouffon] en un acte et un ballet
Libretto: Jean-Joseph Vadé
Paris, 1753
@Bailey Hall, Cornell University
Link to the Livestream
Sunday, April 24, 2022, 3 PM EST
Cornell Symphony Orchestra
Michelle Di Russo, conductor
SABZGHABEI World Premiere
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.5
TBD
@Bailey Hall, Cornell University
Link to the Livestream
Sunday, May 1, 2022, 3 PM EST
Season Finale Concert
Cornell Chamber Orchestra
Michelle Di Russo, conductor
JP Jofre, Bandoneon soloist
PIAZZOLLA Four Seasons [with Bandoneon soloist, JP JOFRE]
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 4 in Bb Major, Op. 60
@Bailey Hall, Cornell University
Link to the Livestream
2021 Cornell Orchestras Statement on BLM
