BSO Cancels Or Reschedules Concerts and Public Events Through April 12

BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CANCELS OR RESCHEDULES CONCERTS AND PUBLIC EVENTS THROUGH APRIL 12

Hiplet Ballerinas and Maxwell performances to be rescheduled, OrchKids continues instruction remotely

March 17, 2020 (Baltimore, MD) – The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra today announced that it would cancel or reschedule all concerts and public events through April 12 at both the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall and The Music Center at Strathmore. All affected concerts and events are listed below.

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra continues to monitor the outbreak of COVID-19 as well as follow the recommendations of the CDC and government officials. These are unprecedented and challenging times for our local and global community. Just as we are committed to protecting the health and safety of our audiences, musicians and staff, we are also committed to doing our part to help minimize the spread of this virus.

The BSO’s OrchKids program has made arrangements to offer all of its current after-school instrumental students live, online private instruction using the Teacher Zone platform, with additional online content curated by OrchKids teaching artists for all program participants. Details are available at OrchKids.org.

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s public events cancelled or rescheduled at this time include:

Music Adventures
Tues, March 17 at 6 pm – Meyerhoff

Ray Chen Performs Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1
Thurs, March 19 at 8 pm – Meyerhoff
Sat, March 21 at 7 pm – Meyerhoff

BSO Donor Celebration
Fri, March 20 at 7 pm – Meyerhoff
Please note that the BSO’s Donor Celebration event has been rescheduled for July 1.

Music Box: Celebrate Springtime
Sat, March 21 at 10 am and 11:30 am – Meyerhoff
Sat, March 28 at 10 am and 11:30 am – AMP by Strathmore

Baltimore Speaker Series: Susan Rice
Tues, March 24 at 8 pm – Meyerhoff
Please note that this event is being rescheduled for a future date. Ticketholders will be contacted by the Speaker Series with further details.

Baltimore Symphony performance at the SHIFT: A Festival of American Orchestras
Wed March 25 at 8 pm – Kennedy Center

Mozart and Mendelssohn
Sat, March 28 at 8 pm – Meyerhoff
Sun, March 29 at 3 pm – Strathmore

Hiplet
Sun, March 29 at 3 pm – Meyerhoff
Please note that this event has been rescheduled for Saturday, June 13 at 3 pm. Current tickets will be valid on the new date.

Midweek Education Concerts
Wed, April 1 at 10 am and 11:30 am – Meyerhoff
Thurs, April 2 at 10 am and 11:30 am – Meyerhoff

Maxwell: A Night at the Symphony
Fri, April 3 at 8 pm – Meyerhoff
Sat, April 4 at 8 pm – Meyerhoff
Please note that this event is being rescheduled for a future date. Ticketholders will be contacted with further details.

Family Concert: Through the Telescope (including Family Luncheon)
Sat, Apr 4 at 11 am – Meyerhoff

An Evening with David Sedaris
Sat, April 11 at 8 pm – Meyerhoff
Please note that this event has been rescheduled for Saturday, October 3, 2020 at 8 pm. Current tickets will be valid on the new date. Ticketmaster will contact ticketholders with further instructions.

Baltimore Symphony Youth Orchestras
All rehearsals at Carver Center for Arts and Technology are postponed until after public school spring break, with an announcement about future rehearsals to be made after April 12.

The BSO COVID-19 Task Force will continue to monitor the ever-changing situation, and BSO patrons will be kept informed regarding further cancellations if needed. Ticket holders for these cancelled performances will be contacted with instructions by the Ticket Office, including options for future credits as well as deeply appreciated ticket donations.