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March 2019
The Romantic Heart
Wagner wrote the piece for his wife’s birthday. Cosima woke up in the morning to the sounds of this music being played under her bedroom window. The ultimate romantic gift! With Mendelssohn, we will visit the Romantic era before Romanticism got dense with mystical and philosophical connotations. The early Romantic music was more like a Classical music sprinkled with the pixie dust. Beethoven was the man who crossed the bridge from Classical to Romantic era. Although Symphony No. 4 contains…
Find out more »April 2019
Family Concert: Heroes’ Adventures
Three heroes, three different journeys. Candide is travelling the world, learning bitter lessons about life through the series of increasingly bizarre adventures until he starts seeing the world as it truly is. Leonore, disguised as a man, undertakes a perilous journey to save her husband from an impending death. For good measure, she helps to overthrow a tyrant. Háry János is a veteran of the Napoleonic Wars. Back in his native Hungarian village, he spins fantastical stories that take him…
Find out more »May 2019
Masterworks Concert: Wrestling with Destiny
Sometimes you fight against the odds and change the story of your life. Other times, fate cannot be escaped. Contemplating the unforeseen forces of the universe, three composers on the program offer their unique answers. Each work starts with a powerful “fate” motive that governs the narrative, shaping and bending the music to its will. Works include : Verdi: Overture to La Forza Del Destino; Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, S.124, featuring Jeffrey Biegel, piano; and Tchaikovsky's Symphony…
Find out more »June 2019
2019 Gala
Queens Symphony Orchestra cordially invites you to an intimate dinner with live music and dancing.
Find out more »Masterworks Concert: The Sun Takes Reign
The QSO will send you off to your summer adventures with the program celebrating all that is good about the season. We will visit, through music, a historic estate in Washington, D.C., as well as a sunlit French countryside. The cheerful concerto for oboe – the perfect pastoral instrument – will prepare us for the final symphony written by Mozart. Nicknamed “Jupiter” after the Roman god of sky and thunder, this king of all classical symphonies is worthy of its…
Find out more »A Night at the Opera, Take 3!
Queens Symphony is back with "A Night at the Opera" Featuring two splendid singers Maria Brea, Soprano & Robert Garner, Baritone Russo’s On the Bay, Howard Beach, NY We look forward to seeing there!
Find out more »Concert on the Green “A Symphonic Salute to America”
Queens Symphony Orchestra invites you to salute our country through music! Location: Juniper Valley Park, Middle Village, NY We look forward to seeing you there!
Find out more »Concert on the Green “Celebrate Independance Day”
Queens Symphony invites you to join us in celebrating our country's independence. Join us at: Astoria Park, Astoria, NY We can't wait to see you there and celebrate!
Find out more »Concert on the Green “A Symphonic Salute to America”
Queens Symphony Orchestra invites you to salute our country through music! Join us at: Forest Park, Woodhaven, NY We look forward to seeing you there!
Find out more »July 2019
“Weird Al” Yankovic With the QSO!
"Weird Al" Yankovic brings his "Strings Attached" tour to Forest Hills Stadium with the Queens Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, July 20, 2019! Weird Al will be playing the hits and classics for a high-energy, rock and comedy show featuring costumes, props, a video wall, and - for the first time - an entire symphony orchestra. Tickets go on sale this Friday, November 16 at 10AM Eastern at ForestHillsStadium.com! CLICK HERE TO BUY NOW!!!
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