Albany Symphony Opens Its Season at the Palace Theatre This Saturday, Oct. 8

ALBANY — Music Director David Alan Miller and the musicians of the Albany Symphony return to the stage for the start of the orchestra’s 2022-2023 Season with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s glorious Fifth Symphony; Joel Thompson’s An Act of Resistance, his cry for peace; and the Albany Symphony debut of pianist Stewart Goodyear, playing Edvard Grieg’s beloved Piano Concerto.

“We are so excited to welcome our entire Capital Region community to join us for the Albany Symphony’s Opening Night Concert,” said Music Director David Alan Miller. “It will be a glorious evening of great music, featuring two monumental Romantic masterpieces, Tchaikovsky’s luminous Fifth Symphony and the dazzling Piano Concerto that Edvard Grieg wrote when he was a mere 24 years old. We are delighted to welcome the great Canadian pianist Stewart Goodyear to join us for the first time, and are also thrilled that one of America’s most exciting young composers, Joel Thompson, will be with us for his inspirational work about love and understanding, ‘An Act of Resistance.’”

Recognized as one of the American’s most innovative and creative orchestras, the two-time GRAMMY^® Award-winning Albany Symphony is renowned for virtuosic performances featuring classic orchestral favorites, lesser-heard masterworks, and a diverse array of new music from leading and emerging voices of today. The Symphony has received more ASCAP Awards than any other orchestra in America, as well as several GRAMMY^® nominations, including the orchestra’s most recent win in 2021.

TICKET INFORMATION

Tickets for Albany Symphony’s opening night concert are $20 to $65 and are available at 518-694-3300, AlbanySymphony.com, and the Albany Symphony Box Office at 19 Clinton Avenue, Albany.