Opening Weekend: Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony

October 3 - 5, 2025
Jeanne L. Herberger Classical Series
Symphony Hall

Overview

Our 2025/26 Season kicks off with Beethoven’s “Emperor” Piano Concerto No. 5 and Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony No. 9. Pianist Llewellyn Sánchez-Werner, 2022 Concert Artists Guild winner, returns as soloist. Paolo Bortolameolli, associate conductor of the LA Philharmonic, returns to lead this concert of much-loved repertoire including Berlioz’s Roman Carnival Overture.

 

Coffee Classics: Concerts, Company & Conversation with Coffee

Begin your Friday morning in the welcoming atmosphere of Symphony Hall, surrounded by beautiful music, warm company, lively conversation, and complimentary coffee. It’s a relaxed and enriching way to experience the music you love, with the performance at the heart of it all!

Each 90-minute performance offers a delightful, behind-the-scenes look at the music, with engaging stories and insights from the conductor and musicians woven throughout.

Our 2025/26 Season kicks off with Beethoven’s “Emperor” Piano Concerto No. 5 and Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony No. 9. Pianist Llewellyn Sánchez-Werner, 2022 Concert Artists Guild winner, returns as soloist. Paolo Bortolameolli, associate conductor of the LA Philharmonic, returns to lead this concert of much-loved repertoire including Berlioz’s Roman Carnival Overture.

 

Coffee Classics: Concerts, Company & Conversation with Coffee

Begin your Friday morning in the welcoming atmosphere of Symphony Hall, surrounded by beautiful music, warm company, lively conversation, and complimentary coffee. It’s a relaxed and enriching way to experience the music you love, with the performance at the heart of it all!

Each 90-minute performance offers a delightful, behind-the-scenes look at the music, with engaging stories and insights from the conductor and musicians woven throughout.

Venue

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Length - Friday

90 minutes

Length - Saturday & Sunday

2 hours 15 minutes

Schedule

DateTimeTicketsPackages
Friday, October 3, 2025 - Friday Coffee Classics11:00 AMBuy TicketsView Packages
Saturday, October 4, 2025 - Saturday Night Classics7:30 PMBuy TicketsView Packages
Sunday, October 5, 2025 - Sunday Matinee Classics2:00 PMBuy TicketsView Packages

Program

Hector Berlioz

Roman Carnival Overture

Ludwig van Beethoven

Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”

Antonín Dvořák

Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”

Performers

Paolo Bortolameolli

Conductor

Llewellyn Sánchez-Werner

Piano

Extras

Paolo Bortolameolli, guest conductor of our Opening Weekend: Dvořák’s New World Symphony, and Rolf Haas, our Concertmaster, dive into what makes this powerful program the perfect start to our 2025/26 season and what audiences can expect when the first notes fill Symphony Hall.

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