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Bass Performance Hall
October 30, 31, November 1, 2026
Irritated with the bustle and bother of city life in Vienna, Beethoven found inspiration for his “Pastoral” Symphony on long, rambling walks in the countryside. The composer weaves shepherd tunes and bird calls into the music in a celebration of nature, amplified in these performances with artwork from the Kimbell Art Museum’s landscape collection. The concert opens with American composer Missy Mazzoli’s ballet suite Orpheus Undone and closes with Benjamin Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings, drawn from a series of poems about the mysteries of the night.
Bass Performance Hall
November 13 & 14, 2026
“Follow the Yellow Brick Road” to Bass Performance Hall as the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra presents Oz with Orchestra! Experience the full 1939 film classic, The Wizard of Oz, on the big screen while the FWSO performs Herbert Stothart’s breathtaking score.
Bass Performance Hall
November 14, 2026
Step back into prehistoric times, when strange musical “creatures” roamed the earth and inspired the instruments we know today! Join the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra for When Instruments Roamed the Earth!®—a laugh-filled, multimedia adventure led by the eccentric paleo-musicologist Sir Humphrey Treble-Clef.
Bass Performance Hall
November 20-22, 2026
Aaron Copland was the quintessential American composer in the 20th century. Don’t miss the FWSO and conductor Tomáš Netopil’s performance of his third and final symphony, a fusion of his famous balletic style from works like Appalachian Spring and Rodeo with the European symphonic form. Also on the program are Rachmaninoff’s titanic Piano Concerto No. 2, dedicated to a hypnotist who helped the composer overcome severe case of writer’s block, and Dvořák’s bright and festive Carnival Overture.
Bass Performance Hall
November 27 & 28, 2026
Get ready to sing-along to classic Christmas carols, hum holiday tunes, and snag a photo with Santa at Home for the Holidays.
Will Rogers Auditorium
December 12, 2026
Fly back to Neverland as the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra presents Hook in Concert! Celebrate the film’s 35th anniversary as Steven Spielberg’s beloved classic comes to life with a live 75-piece orchestra performing John Williams’ iconic score in sync with the full movie on the big screen.
White’s Chapel Methodist Church
December 15, 2026
Mark your calendars for Tuesday, December 15 at 7:00 p.m. and join us at White’s Chapel Methodist Church for an unforgettable evening filled with the enchanting sounds of the holidays. Bring your loved ones and immerse yourself in a joyous celebration that will leave you with cherished memories for years to come! This concert is offered in partnership with APEX Arts League.
Bass Performance Hall
January 8 & 9, 2027
Join the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra for a vibrant night of music featuring Pink Martini!
Bass Performance Hall
January 15-17, 2027
American violinist Stella Chen graduated from Harvard and The Juilliard School before launching an international performance career. In January, she performs Finnish composer Sibelius’ brooding Violin Concerto, which shivers with arctic beauty in its opening melodies. After intermission, Dame Jane Glover leads the FWSO in the Russian composer Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 9, a work originally intended to honor the Soviets’ victory over Germany in WWII that transformed into an ironically lighthearted piece by the time it premiered.
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Kimbell Art Museum
January 24, 2027
Mozart was so enchanted by his friend Anton Stadler that he wrote him both a full concerto and a chamber quintet for clarinet and string quartet. In January, join members of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra for Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet and Beethoven’s Piano Trio for clarinet, cello, and piano, a pair of works that showcase the clarinet’s agility and lyricality.
Bass Performance Hall
January 29-31, 2027
The composer Mahler described the finale of his Symphony No. 6 as “the hero on whom fall three blows of fate, the last of which fells him, as a tree is felled.” Sometimes called his “Tragic” Symphony, he wrote this work during a happy time in his life, after his marriage to his love Alma and the birth of his second daughter. To open the program, Bruce Wood Dance Dallas interprets another work by Mahler, the Songs of a Wayfarer song cycle, written after an earlier unhappy romantic quest.
Bass Performance Hall
February 5 & 6, 2027
To Bass Hall...and beyond! Join the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra for Toy Story in Concert, where Woody, Buzz, and the whole toy box crew spring to life on the big screen as the FWSO performs Randy Newman’s unforgettable score live.
Bass Performance Hall
February 6, 2027
All aboard the Hogwarts Express for a one-way trip to an enchanting musical adventure! Whether it’s the soaring heights of Harry on his broomstick, the grandeur of his snowy owl, or the thrill of facing dark forces, John Williams perfectly captures—through sound—the majesty and wonder of Harry Potter’s magical world.
Will Rogers Auditorium
February 13, 2027
Dust off your boots and join the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra for a toetapping celebration of country music in the heart of Cowtown!
Bass Performance Hall
February 20, 2027
Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato remains one of America’s most in-demand opera stars, with multiple Grammy Awards and regular appearances with top opera companies and symphony orchestras. In February 2027, she returns to Fort Worth to headline the FWSO’s annual gala in a special, one-night-only performance.
Bass Performance Hall
March 19-21, 2027
Czech composer Dvořák infused his famous Symphony No. 8 with the melodies and rhythms of his people, building a mighty work from humble folk tunes. Popular conductor Anna Skryleva returns to Fort Worth for this performance, which also features the Violin Concerto by Erich Korngold, a composer famous for his film music to swashbucklers like Robin Hood and The Seahawk. The program opens with another Czech favorite, Bedrich Smetana’s mighty “Moldau,” an evocative tone poem about a river that passes through the countryside.
Bass Performance Hall
March 26 & 27, 2027
Witches, wizards, and muggles, throw on your robes and hop aboard the Hogwarts Express for a magical evening as the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra brings the enchanting world of Harry Potter to life!
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Bass Performance Hall
March 27, 2027
Travel back to 1891 as Tchaikovsky arrives in America for the grand opening of Carnegie Hall and an unexpected journey to Niagara Falls. Tchaikovsky Discovers America blends drama, dance, and more than twenty-five musical excerpts to illuminate the composer’s life, fears, and inspirations.
Kimbell Art Museum
April 4, 2027
Beethoven wrote the Sextet in E-flat Major for the unusual combination of two horns and string quartet, with the horns functioning as a virtuosic unit and ripping up and down fiery arpeggios. The horn’s association with hunting plays into the next work on the program, Mozart’s String Quartet No. 17 (“The Hunt”), a lively, galloping affair for string quartet. The program concludes with Ravel’s Piano Trio, with nods to his Spanish heritage in its melodies.
Bass Performance Hall
April 9 & 10, 2027
Experience The Music of SQUARE ENIX - Magic, Memories, and Melodies with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra! Enjoy iconic themes from CHRONO TRIGGER, FINAL FANTASY, KINGDOM HEARTS, Legend of Mana, NieR, Octopath Traveler and more, performed live with stunning video game footage.
Tickets & Info for The Music of SQUARE ENIX - Magic, Memories, and Melodies
Bass Performance Hall
April 30, May 1, 2, 2027
The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra’s own Jake Fridkis opens the evening with Gluck’s Orpheus and Eurydice, performing the enchanting Minuet & Dance of the Blessed Spirits, a work that highlights the flute’s lyrical beauty and grace. Acclaimed pianist Inon Barnatan then joins the orchestra for Beethoven’s radiant Fourth Piano Concerto, a piece brimming with intimacy and invention. To bring the night to a powerful close, Music Director Robert Spano conducts Rachmaninoff’s sweeping Symphony No. 2, a lush and emotional journey that showcases the orchestra in full brilliance.
Bass Performance Hall
May 14-16, 2027
Experience an evening of breathtaking orchestral color as Music Director Robert Spano leads the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra through three captivating works by Maurice Ravel and a world premiere by acclaimed American composer Christopher Theofanidis. FWSO Principal Cellist Allan Steele takes center stage for the first performance of Theofanidis's Against the Dying of the Light, a new concerto for cello, strings, and harp. From the enchanting fairy-tale world of Ravel's Mother Goose Suite to the elegance of Valses nobles et sentimentales and the exhilarating finale of Daphnis et Chloé, this program brings together the beauty of French impressionism and the thrill of hearing a new work come to life.
