Concerts

Verdi’s powerful Messa da Requiem with full orchestra and choir brought to the Peace Center for an unforgettable close to the season

 

 


Swans, sea creatures, elephants, cuckoos, birds, kangaroos, turtles, and pianists!

 


Close your eyes; imagine the sea as Ravel’s La Mer takes you through calm and storm. Then imagine the majestic Grand Canyon as Grofe’s Grand Canyon Suite brings one of the Seven Wonders to the Peace Center

 


When composers add some theatrics to music…

 

 


The 2017 Gold Medal Winner of the Van Cliburn Piano Competition, Yekwon Sunwoo, will perform Rachmaninoff’s brilliant Piano Concerto Number 3

 


Greenville’s own Edwin McCain returns for another unforgettable and romantic evening

 


Tchaikovsky and Strauss use music to tell the stories of love, tragedy, and comedy

 

 


Rachel York returns for the most popular concert of the season along with Santa Claus!

 


Maestro is joined by the dazzling artists of International Ballet to perform this Christmas classic

 

 


GSO’s own Caroline Ulrich and John Wickey perform the Concerto for Flute and Harp along with two other joyous Mozart compositions

 

 


Pianist Nikolai Demidenko joins Maestro in Greenville for an audience-favorite Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto, followed by Tchaikovsky’s dramatic “Manfred”

 


The acrobatics from May return for a special one-time Halloween performance

 


Great music! Free beer!

 


The 70th concert season is opened with the best of Beethoven

 


A spectacular close to the 2017 season blends popular musical masterpieces with heart-pounding acrobatics

 


Former Executive Dirctor and Principal Timpanist of the GSO, Sherwood Mobley will be remembered with a performance of  Mahler’s Sixth Symphony

 


Featuring two GSO soloists and a fun mystery piece to close the evening

 

 


Violinist Roman Kim will channel the virtuosity of Niccolo Paganini in a thrilling violin concerto

 

 


Greenville Native Edwin McCain will join Maestro Tchvizhel in this unique and romantic evening

 


Imagine if Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, and Richard Strauss composed in the Baroque style!

 


Edisher Savitski also performs Prokofiev’s wild and difficult Third Piano Concerto

 

 


Holiday-at-Peace-LogoMaestro is joined by vocalist Rachel York in a performance of popular holiday music

 


Nutcracker2_interiorInternational Ballet joins Maestro and the GSO for a Christmas classic

 


photo18Maestro once again conducts the popular all-Mozart program

 

 


tchivzhel_edvard_4Maestro conducts two very different works: Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, with soloist Dmitri Levkovich, along with Shostakovich’s Symphony #10

 


021608GVLSYM-007Maestro travels to San Jose, California to conduct Rachmaninoff and Scriabin with pianist Nikolai Demidenko

 

 


oktoberfestMeet Maestro after the show with free beer provided by Thomas Creek Brewery

 


symphony-orchestra-augusta-logo_9Maestro travels to Augusta for Opening Night with Pianist Alexander Schimpf

 

 


006We start our season with the celebration of Maestro Tchivzhel’s and his family’s dramatic defection from the former U.S.S.R. to the U.S.A.

 

 


Fireworks of various colors bursting against a black backgroundThe event’s festivities conclude with the GSO’s annual Patriotic Pops concert complete with an exciting cannon barrage timed to Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture…

 


photo18Maestro travels once again to China to conduct an all-Russian program with the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra

 

 


082707ET-060…the Greenville premiere of the Austrian genius, Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 3…

 


yuyou will be touched and thrilled by some delightful “hits” of violin repertoire in the masterful hands of GSO concertmaster, Xiaoqing Yu, and you will dance in your seats, intoxicated by wild energy and explosive rhythms of Dvorak’s Slavonic Dances!


006This very special concert opens with a tribute to one of Greenville’s great community leaders, the late Tommy Wyche, as we play one of his own compositions…


021608GVLSYM-007…listen to the hidden call for resistance to tyranny and oppression of the Soviet regime in Shostakovich’s striking Fifth Symphony…

 


medLeave the winter cold behind for an evening as you bask in the warmth of Mediterranean dreams!

 


bbOur young hero of the evening is the rising star, winner of many prestigious and international competitions and awards, Benjamin Beilman, who is making his Greenville debut with Beethoven’s Violin Concerto…

 


xmasBroadway stars, Gary Mauer and Beth Southard.  Prepare for an evening of dazzling performances, perfect for the entire family!

 

 


nutcracker2Under the artistic vision of Vlada Kysselova, International Ballet brings this holiday classic to life…

 


photo16The evening wouldn’t be complete without the mysterious Encore that will test your musical knowledge…

 

 


Demidenko5Michael Daugherty described his “Metropolis Symphony” as “a musical response to the myth of Superman…

 

 


oktoberfestAfter this festive conclusion we invite you to a complimentary beer tasting generously provided by Thomas Creek Brewery

 


gsobannerWe open our 68th concert season with Ravel’s sparkling and jazzy Piano Concerto, performed by the brilliant and charismatic virtuoso, Andrew Von Oeyen…


Demidenko3Two epic works…. Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 and Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 Organ

 


july42006 (1)Our grand finale presents American music at its very best…