Celebrating America at 250: Gershwin, Copland & More

February 27 - March 1, 2026
Symphony Hall

Overview

Mélisse Brunet returns to conduct Copland’s iconic Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo, Ives’ Variations on “America” and Bates’ The Rhapsody of Steve Jobs. Stewart Goodyear returns as soloist in Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F, a 100-year-old work that fuses jazz, ragtime, and classical music into a sensational piece, rounding out this American celebration in music.

Venue

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Length - Friday

90 minutes

Length - Saturday & Sunday

2 hours 15 minutes

Schedule

DateTimeTicketsPackages
Friday, February 27, 202611:00 AMBuy TicketsView Packages
Saturday, February 28, 20267:30 PMBuy TicketsView Packages
Sunday, March 1, 20262:00 PMBuy TicketsView Packages

Program

Charles Ives

Variations on “America”

George Gershwin

Concerto in F

Mason Bates

The Rhapsody of Steve Jobs

Aaron Copland

Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo

Performers

Mélisse Brunet

Conductor

Stewart Goodyear

Piano

Extras

No extras available.

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