This concert is for digital viewing, streaming live at concert time. Available on demand for 30 days, starting October 10 through November 9, 2026.
Enrique Diemecke music director and conductor
Haochen Zhang piano
6:30pm Inside the Music pre-concert talk
7:30pm Performance
Intermission Backstage Pass* for students age 13+
American Love Story
Program:
Leonard Bernstein
“Symphonic Dances” from West Side Story
George Gershwin
Concerto in F for Piano and Orchestra
Howard Hanson
Symphony No. 2, op. 30 (“Romantic”)
Journey through an evening of sweeping American soundscapes with Leonard Bernstein’s vibrant “Symphonic Dances” from West Side Story, followed by George Gershwin’s dazzling Concerto in F, performed by acclaimed pianist Haochen Zhang. The program concludes with the lush, soaring beauty of Howard Hanson’s “Romantic” Symphony No. 2.
Tickets are (total price includes fees)
What You’ll Hear:
About the guest artist:
“Such a combination of enchanting, sensitive lyricism and hypnotizing forcefulness is a phenomenon encountered very rarely.”
–Ury Eppstein, The Jerusalem Post
Since his gold medal win at the Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2009, Haochen Zhang has captivated audiences in the United States, Europe, and Asia with a unique combination of deep musical sensitivity, fearless imagination, and spectacular virtuosity. In 2017, Haochen received the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant, which recognizes talented musicians with the potential for a major career in music.
Read more of Haochen’s biography.
Tickets are $16 (total price includes fees)