At the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, we believe in enhancing the music with experiences that go beyond the stage, adding depth and insight to what you hear and, most importantly, feel.
Arrive early to your BSO concert to take in an Inside the Classics Talk at both venues!
The Music center at Strathmore
We are pleased to feature Dr. Rachel Franklin as the BSO's Inside the Classics Scholar at the Music Center at Strathmore. Dr. Franklin is a British-born classical and jazz concert pianist, renowned as both a performer and public speaker. Her acclaimed wit, scholarship and insights about music have led to countless speaking engagements for such distinguished organizations as the Smithsonian Institution, the Library of Congress, and National Public Radio. To learn more about Dr. Franklin, visit www.rachelfranklin.com.
Dr. Franklin will be giving Inside the Classics Talks at every BSO Classical concert at The Music Center at Strathmore:
Saturday, December 7, 2024| Lecture from 7 – 7:30 pm
Saturday, January 11, 2025| Lecture from 7 – 7:30 pm
Thursday, January 16, 2025 | Lecture from 7 – 7:30 pm
Saturday, February 1, 2025| Lecture from 7 – 7:30 pm
Sunday, February 16, 2025 | Lecture from 2 – 2:30 pm
Thursday, February 27, 2025 | Lecture from 7 – 7:30 pm
Saturday, March 8, 2025 | Lecture from 7 – 7:30 pm
Saturday, March 22, 2025 | Lecture from 7 – 7:30 pm
Thursday, April 17, 2025 | Lecture from 7 – 7:30 pm
Sunday, April 27, 2025 | Lecture from 2 – 2:30 pm
Thursday, May 1, 2025 | Lecture from 7 – 7:30 pm
Saturday, May 17, 2025 | Lecture from 7 – 7:30 pm
Thursday, May 29, 2025 | Lecture from 7 – 7:30 pm
Saturday, June 7, 2025 | Lecture from 7 – 7:30 pm
Sunday, June 15, 2025 | Lecture from 2 – 2:30 pm
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
We are pleased to feature Dr. Anna Celenza as the BSO's Inside the Classics Scholar at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. Anna Celenza is the author of eight award-winning children’s books, including Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, Beethoven’s Heroic Symphony and Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite. She has also published six scholarly books, most recently Jazz Italian Style (winner of the Bridge Book Prize) and The Cambridge Companion to Gershwin. Her current book project, Music that Changed America, is under contract with W.W. Norton. Trained as a musicologist, Celenza holds a joint appointment at Johns Hopkins University's Krieger School of Arts and Science and the Peabody Institute.
Dr. Celenza will be giving Inside the Classics Talks at the following BSO concerts at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall:
Saturday November 23, 2024 | Lecture from 7 – 7:30 pm
Thursday January 9, 2025 | Lecture from 6:30 – 7 pm
Sunday February 2, 2025 | Lecture from 2 – 2:30 pm
Saturday March 1, 2025 | Lecture from 7 – 7:30 pm
Saturday March 15, 2025 | Lecture from 7 – 7:30 pm
Thursday April 24, 2025 | Lecture from 6:30 – 7 pm
