The works on this program were born out of the emotions experienced moving into a new stage of life while still mourning the previous one — emotions captured well by the two French composers featured. César Franck’s childhood was one defined by his father who pushed him into a world of music and performing that, while showcased his budding talent, …

Along with his siblings, Felix Mendelssohn began music instruction early in his life, performed his first concert at just nine years old, and composed his first symphony at fifteen.

Born only 20 years apart, Danish composer Carl Nielsen and Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg represent a fruitful tradition of skilled Scandinavian composers.

Quartets by Mozart and Haydn, plus a wind setting of excerpts from Don Giovanni.

Diverse instrumentation for singular sounds. Music by Debussy, Saint-Saëns, and Milhaud.

The orchestra’s slate of seven concerts will kick off in September with “Three Great American Symphonies.”

Evolutionary works by Ludwig van Beethoven and Erwin Schulhoff.

An early string quintet by Felix Mendelssohn, plus a violin sonata by JS Bach.

Exploring the relationship between Johann Nepomuk Hummel and Ludwig van Beethoven.