Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Cancels Performances and Events Through May 24

BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CANCELS PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS THROUGH MAY 24

March 31, 2020 — The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) today announced that it would cancel all concerts and public events through May 24 at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, The Music Center at Strathmore and other venues. All affected concerts and events are listed below.

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra has continued to monitor the outbreak of COVID-19, as well as follow the recommendations of the CDC and government officials.

During this time, the BSO has launched BSO OffStage, an online platform to stay connected with our audiences through digital content. Most recently, the BSO released a video of the Orchestra virtually performing the final few minutes of Mahler’s Third Symphony. Visit BSOmusic.org/OffStage and the social media platforms of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra for more information.

The following performances and events are cancelled. This is in addition to performances and events previously cancelled through April 12.

Howard County Side-by-Side Concert
Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at 7:30 pm – Meyerhoff

Movie with Orchestra: The Wizard of Oz
Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 8 pm – Strathmore
Please note that this includes the pre-concert lecture scheduled for 6 pm.
Friday, April 17, 2020 at 8 pm – Meyerhoff
Saturday, April 18, 2020 at 8 pm – Meyerhoff
Sunday, April 19, 2020 at 3 pm – Meyerhoff

Holst The Planets
Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 8 pm – Meyerhoff
Saturday, April 25, 2020 at 8 pm – Strathmore
Sunday, April 26, 2020 at 3 pm – Meyerhoff

Off The Cuff: Holst The Planets
Friday, April 24, 2020 at 8:15 pm – Strathmore

MPT’s 2020 Rhythm & Soul Concert
Saturday, April 25, 2020 at 3 pm – Meyerhoff
Please note that this event is being rescheduled for October 11 at 3 pm. Ticketholders will be contacted with further details.

Music Adventures: Bach and Friends: The Viola Suites and Their Companions
Monday, April 27, 2020 at 6 pm – Meyerhoff

Baltimore Speaker Series: Jason Alexander
Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 8 pm – Meyerhoff
Please note that this event is being rescheduled for a future date. Ticketholders will be contacted with further details.

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto
Thursday, April 30, 2020 at 8 pm – Strathmore
Friday, May 1, 2020 at 8 pm – Meyerhoff
Saturday, May 2, 2020 at 8 pm – Meyerhoff
Sunday, May 3, 2020 at 3 pm – Meyerhoff

Music Box: Birdie Melodies
Saturday, May 2, 2020 at 10 am & 11:30 am – Meyerhoff
Saturday, May 9, 2020 at 10 am & 11:30 am – AMP by Strathmore

Baltimore Symphony Youth Orchestras Chamber Recital
Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at 7 pm – Meyerhoff

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back – In Concert
Thursday, May 7, 2020 at 8 pm – Meyerhoff
Friday, May 8, 2020 at 8 pm – Strathmore
Sunday, May 10, 2020 at 3 pm – Meyerhoff
The BSO is working to reschedule these events during the 2020-21 season.

Music Adventures: Preparing for Upcoming Performances…as a Bassoonist
Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at 6 pm – Meyerhoff

Brahms v. Radiohead
Friday, May 15, 2020 at 8 pm – Meyerhoff

Baroque Favorites
Saturday, May 16, 2020 at 8 pm – Strathmore
Please note that this includes the pre-concert lecture scheduled for 6 pm.
Sunday, May 17, 2020 at 3 pm – Meyerhoff

Baltimore Symphony Youth Orchestras Concert
Sunday, May 17, 2020 at 7:30 pm – Meyerhoff

Evgeny Kissin in Recital
Monday, May 18, 2020 at 8 pm – Meyerhoff

Symphony in the City: Patterson Park
Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 7 pm – Patterson Park

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi – In Concert
Friday, May 22, 2020 at 8 pm – Meyerhoff
Saturday, May 23, 2020 at 3 pm – Meyerhoff
The BSO is working to reschedule these events during the 2020-21 season.

Ticketholders for all events and performances will be contacted with further details.

In keeping with these concert cancellations, all related member and development events are also cancelled, including:

April Open Rehearsal, Wednesday, April 22 – Meyerhoff
Legato Circle Annual Luncheon, Sunday, April 26 – Meyerhoff
Donor Appreciation Concert and Open Rehearsal, Thursday, April 30 – Strathmore
May Post-Concert Toast, Saturday, May 2 – Meyerhoff
Musical Monday, Monday, May 4 – St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church

More information regarding the BSO’s Gala Celebration and Concert on May 9 featuring Itzhak Perlman, our signature fundraising event, will be announced soon.

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About the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
For over a century, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) has been recognized as one of America’s leading orchestras and one of Maryland’s most significant cultural institutions. Under the direction of Music Director Marin Alsop, the orchestra is internationally renowned and locally admired for its innovation, performances, recordings and educational outreach initiatives including OrchKids.

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra performs annually for more than 275,000 people throughout the State of Maryland. Since 1982, the BSO has performed at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore, and since 2005, with the opening of The Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda, MD, the BSO became the nation’s first orchestra performing its full season of classical and pops concerts in two metropolitan areas. More information about the BSO can be found at BSOmusic.org.