Scheherazade and Sandoval

November 21 - 23, 2025
Jeanne L. Herberger Classical Series
Symphony Hall

Overview

Lidiya Yankovskaya returns to conduct Rimsky-Korsakov’s beloved Scheherazade, inspired by Arabian Nights featuring concertmaster soloist Rolf Haas. Ten-time Grammy Award Winner and 2024 Kennedy Center Honoree Arturo Sandoval performs his very own Trumpet Concerto No. 2, inspired by his Latin Jazz roots and his love of Rachmaninoff. Samuel Barber’s Second Essay for Orchestra rounds out the program.

Venue

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Length - Saturday & Sunday

2 hours 15 minutes

Schedule

DateTimeTicketsPackages
Saturday, November 22, 2025 - Saturday Night Classics7:30 PMBuy TicketsView Packages
Sunday, November 23, 2025 - Sunday Matinee Classics2:00 PMBuy TicketsView Packages

Program

Samuel Barber

Second Essay for Orchestra

Arturo Sandoval

Trumpet Concerto No. 2

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Scheherazade

Performers

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