SAN ANTONIO— The San Antonio Symphony announced today details of new plans for its 2020-21 performance season, the Symphony’s 81st. The SAS will offer socially distanced in-person concerts beginning in February 2021. Plans will be announced for new streaming attendance options in the coming weeks. All performances will be held at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts.
“We have an incredible season of music that we’re extremely proud to share with our community. The safety of our audiences, musicians, and staff remain our top priority. We’ve reprogramed our concert offerings to meet the guidelines set forth by both local government and health professionals”, said Corey Cowart, Executive Director. “We look forward to welcoming our patrons back to the hall this February, both in-person and virtually. All of us here at the Symphony are excited to return to serving our community through music.”
The SAS and Tobin Center for the Performing Arts are implementing additional safety measures for in-person attendance, including increased sanitizing of high touch surfaces, easy access to hand sanitizing stations, enforcement of social distancing guidelines, use of masks, touchless ticketing, temperature checks, and special audience routing throughout the Tobin Center.
More information on current Tobin Center safety measures is available at https://www.tobincenter.org/covid-safety-protocols
At this time, all single ticket purchases for upcoming performances are suspended. Patrons who have yet to renew their subscriptions for the 2020-2021 season will be sent new pricing and purchase options in December.
Patrons who have already purchased subscriptions to the 2020-2021 season will be contacted by a Symphony representative regarding how season changes affect their subscription in the coming weeks.
Symphony subscription representatives will be available to answer questions regarding the upcoming season by emailing boxoffice@sasymphony.org. Please be aware that due to high volumes of emails, response times may be affected. The San Antonio Symphony Subscription Box Office remains closed for walk-in services.
San Antonio Symphony 20-21 Season:
Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto
Friday and Saturday, February 5 & 6, 2021
David Danzmayr, conductor
Stephen Hough, piano
Walker: Lyric for Strings
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 3 in C Minor
Schubert: Symphony No 10 in D Major
Mozart’s Prague Symphony
Friday and Saturday, February 19 & 20, 2021
Michael Christie, conductor
Sarah Silver Manzke, violin
Schnittke: Moz-Art a la Haydn
Mozart: Symphony No 38 Prague
Ravel: Tzigane for Violin and Orchestra
Michael Torke: Ash
Rossini and Dvorak
Friday and Saturday, March 5 & 6, 2021
Jonathan Heyward, conductor
Colin Currie, percussion
Rossini: Overture to Il signor Bruschino
James MacMillan: Veni, Veni, Emmanuel
Dvořák: Czech Suite
Beethoven and Haydn
Friday and Saturday, March 12 & 13, 2021
Jeffrey Kahane, conductor, piano
Jessie Montgomery: Starburst
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 4 in G Major
Haydn: Symphony No 102 in B-Flat Major
Beethoven’s Fifth
Friday and Saturday, April 2 & 3, 2021
Carlos Izcaray, conductor
Eric Gratz, violin
Carlos Izcaray: Geometric Unity
Mozart: Violin Concerto No 3 in G Major
Beethoven: Symphony No 5 in C Minor
Appalachian Spring
Friday and Saturday, April 9 & 10, 2021
Garrett Keast, conductor
Lyubov Petrova, soprano
Mozart: Overture to Don Giovanni
Mozart: Exsultate, jubilate
Stravinsky: Concerto in E-flat Dumbarton Oaks
Copland: Appalachian Spring
Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto
Friday and Saturday, May 14 & 15, 2021
Lina Gonzalez-Granados, conductor
Benjamin Beilman, violin
Gabriela Lena Frank: Escaramuza
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
Schubert: Symphony No 5
Lang-Lessing Conducts Beethoven
Friday and Saturday, May 28 & 29, 2021
Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor
Wagner: Siegfried Idyll
Beethoven: Symphony No 7 in A Major
Mozart and Stravinsky
Friday and Saturday, June 4 & 5, 2021
Brett Mitchell, conductor
Joan Tower: Chamber Dance
Mozart: Symphony No 29 in A Major
Stravinsky: Suite from Pulcinella
Pops programming will be announced at a future date.
All artists, programs, and dates are subject to change.
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