Columbus Symphony concert with guest conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya, flutist Jasmine Choi and the Columbus Symphony, featuring Barber's Adagio for Strings and Elgar's Enigma Variations.
The Columbus Symphony takes the stage at the Ohio Theatre on February 12 and 13, 2027, with guest conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya leading the orchestra. The program is a mix of new commissions and 20th-century staples, and it falls within the symphony's 75th anniversary season, which is led by music director Rossen Milanov. This particular concert is part of the orchestra's new 'Inside the Music' initiative, an effort to bring audiences together to experience the power of live music at the Ohio Theatre.
Harth-Bedoya, the former music director of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, opens the evening with Perú Negro, a piece he commissioned from composer Jimmy López as a tribute to Afro-Peruvian music. Following that, flutist Jasmine Choi takes the lead on Nielsen's Concerto for Flute and Orchestra. The Nikkei Daily Newspaper once described her tone as 'glowing like gold [and] resonates like pearls,' and here she'll be the sole soloist of the night.
The second half of the program turns to two well-known 20th-century works. Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings has long been a go-to for national reflection and catharsis, and Edward Elgar's Enigma Variations is a musical cryptogram of the composer's inner circle, including the elegantly moving 'Nimrod.' Between the new commission, the flute concerto, and these two staples, the evening covers a fair bit of ground.
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Both performances start at 7:30 PM, and there's a free pre-talk concert at 6:30 PM with no assigned seating if you want to arrive early and get some context before the main event. Tickets start at $10, and kids 6 to 16 get in free.
