The Sofia Philharmonic is the national orchestra of Bulgaria and has long established itself as one of the leading cultural institutions, representative of the overall contemporary musical culture of the country. Since 2017, Nayden Todorov has been the general director of the Sofia Philharmonic and will lead the orchestra in an all-Beethoven program featuring the Egmont Overture, Symphony No. 7, and Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor, featuring the extraordinary 16-year-old Bulgarian pianist Ivaylo Vassilev. 

Celebrated for their “panache” by The New York Times, and hailed in the Cincinnati Enquirer for “bringing a new attitude to classical music, one that is fresh, bracing and intelligent,” the Grammy Award-winning Harlem Quartet has dazzled audiences from Carnegie Hall to the White House, and is now coming to Sarasota at the Riverview Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, January 24, at 7:30 p.m. Join us for this one-night-only concert as the Harlem Quartet performs Beethoven’s String Quartet Opus 18, No. 5, Fanny Mendelssohn’s String Quartet in E-flat Major, Guido López-Gavilán’s Cuarteto en Guaguanco, and Caroline Shaw’s Entr’acte.

World-renowned cellist Alisa Weilerstein, described as “a new generation’s cello superstar,” joins the Detroit Symphony in Elgar’s Cello Concerto on Monday, February 19, at the Van Wezel Performing Arts hall. The fourth-oldest orchestra in the country, the acclaimed Detroit Symphony Orchestra is known for trailblazing performances, collaborations with the world’s foremost musical artists, and a deep connection to its city. The Orchestra is led by Music Director Jader Bignamini, who conducts the orchestra in Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Michael Abels' Emerge as well as Rimsky-Korsakov's orchestral showpiece, Scheherazade.

Other concerts on the Great Performers Series includes the Rotterdam Philharmonic with superstar pianist Daniil Trifonov on March 3, and first prize winner of the 2021 Chopin International Piano Competition Bruce Liu on March 29.

Single tickets can be purchased online at SCAsarasota.org, or through our box office at (941) 966-6161. Our box office is open Monday through Friday, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Three-concert mini-subscriptions and group discounts for groups of 10 or more are available by calling (941) 966-6161.