Cinc’y says it has almost found a music director

There are 18 guest conductors in Cincinnati’s next season, announced today. The favourite to succeed is probably the first-nighter (see below, and picture), but they are taking their time about picking a name out of the hat.

September 27 & 28, 2024: CSO Season Opener: Mahler’s Symphony No. 1, Titan, led by guest conductor Dalia Stasevska.

October 4 & 5, 2024: Florence Price’s Symphony No. 3 led by guest conductor Thomas Wilkins.

October 26 & 27, 2024: Jean Sibelius’s Symphony No. 1 led by guest conductor Ramón Tebar.

November 8 & 9, 2024: Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 9, led by guest conductor Marek Janowski.

November 16 & 17, 2024: Marin Alsop conducts Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 7, Leningrad

November 22 & 23, 2024: Manuel de Falla’s Three-Cornered Hat, with mezzo-soprano Catalina Cuervo, led by guest conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto.

December 6 & 7, 2024: Handel’s Messiah orchestrated and led by Sir Andrew Davis.

January 11 & 12, 2025: Copland’s Symphony No. 3 led by CSO Creative Partner Matthias Pintscher.

January 24 & 25, 2025: Camille Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No. 1, led by guest conductor Christian Reif,.

January 31 & February 1, 2025: Richard Strauss’ Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks and Horn Concerto No. 1, led by guest conductor Jun Märkl.

February 8 & 9, 2025: Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 led by guest conductor Cristian Măcelaru.

February 14 & 15, 2025: Johannes Brahms’ Symphony No. 4 led by guest conductor John Storgårds.

March 8 & 9, 2025: Ottorino Respighi’s Fountains of Rome and Pines of Rome led by guest conductor Giancarlo Guerrero.

March 28 & 29, 2025: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Sheherazade led by former CSO Associate Conductor Keitaro Harada in his CSO subscription debut.

April 5 & 6, 2025: Richard Strauss’ An Alpine Symphony led by guest conductor Sir Donald Runnicles.
April 18 & 19, 2025: Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3, Eroica, led by guest conductor Case Scaglione.

April 25 & 26, 2025: Mahler’s Symphony No. 6, Tragic, led by guest conductor Jaap van Zweden.
May 9 & 10, 2025: Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto featuring pianist led by Pops Principal Guest Conductor Damon Gupton in his CSO debut.