UPCOMING CONCERTS

Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra:
From the New World

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Williamsburg Community Chapel, Williamsburg, VA
Michael Butterman, conductor
R. Carlos Nakai, Native American flute
Leah Glenn Dance Theatre

R. CARLOS NAKAI   Inner Voices, Kokopelli Wind, Amazing Grace
DAWN AVERY  Secrets: Remembering the Brafferton Indian School
DVOŘÁK  Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”


 

Havana Chamber Orchestra
Saturday, May 24, 2025
Basilica de San Francisco, Havana, Cuba
Michael Butterman, conductor
Niurka González, flute

RESPIGHI  Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 3
MOZART  Flute Concerto in D, K. 314
MOZART  Symphony No. 40 in G minor


 

Lancaster Symphony Orchestra
Michael Butterman, conductor
Wael Farouk, piano
Xun Pan, piano

BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1
SCHUMANN Piano Concerto in A minor


 

Boulder Philharmonic:
Hindemith & Brahms

Sunday, September 14, 2025 at 4 PM
Macky Auditorium, Boulder, CO
Michael Butterman, conductor
Jonathan Biss, piano

CARLOS SIMON  The Block
HINDEMITH  Mathis der Maler
BRAHMS  Piano Concerto No. 2


 

Lancaster Symphony Orchestra
October 3-5, 2025
Gardner Theatre, Lancaster, PA
Michael Butterman, conductor

CARLOS SIMON The Block
HINDEMITH Mathis der Maler
MUSSORGSKY/orch. RAVEL  Pictures at an Exhibition 


 

Shreveport Symphony:
Romeo & Juliet 

Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
RiverView Theater, Shreveport, LA
Michael Butterman, conductor
Yizhen Chen, piano (2025 Wideman Piano Competition Winner)

PROKOFIEV  Lieutenant Kijé Suite
RAVEL Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
PROKOFIEV  Suite from Romeo and Juliet


 

Boulder Philharmonic:
Strauss & Shostakovich

Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 7 PM
Macky Auditorium, Boulder, CO
Michael Butterman, conductor
Heidi Melton, soprano

MALEK JANDALI  Phoenix in Exile
R. STRAUSS   Four Last Songs
SHOSTAKOVICH  Symphony No. 10


 

Shreveport Symphony:
Brahms Violin Concerto 

Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
RiverView Theater, Shreveport, LA
Michael Butterman, conductor
Jennifer Koh, violin

CARLOS SIMON  The Block
HINDEMITH  Mathis der Maler
BRAHMS  Violin Concerto


 

Lancaster Symphony Orchestra
November 21-23, 2025
Gardner Theatre, Lancaster, PA
Michael Butterman, conductor
William Hagen, violin
Featured LSO Musicians

HAYDN Sinfonia Concertante
MENDELSSOHN  Violin Concerto
BEETHOVEN  Symphony No. 8


 

Boulder Philharmonic:
Schumann & Franck

Sunday, January 11, 2026 at 4 PM
Macky Auditorium, Boulder, CO
Michael Butterman, conductor
Rainer Eudeikis, cello

JENNIFER HIGDON  blue cathedral
SCHUMANN  Cello Concerto
FRANCK  Symphony in D Minor


 

Lancaster Symphony Orchestra
January 16-18, 2026
Gardner Theatre, Lancaster, PA
Michael Butterman, conductor
Natasha Paremski, piano

PROKOFIEV  Lieutenant Kijé Suite
PROKOFIEV  Piano Concerto No. 3
PROKOFIEV  Suite from Romeo and Juliet


 

Shreveport Symphony:
Mardi Gras in New Orleans 

Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 7:30 PM
RiverView Theater, Shreveport, LA
Michael Butterman, conductor
Byron Stripling, trumpet


 

Shreveport Symphony:
Barber + Blue Cathedral 

Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 7:30 PM
RiverView Theater, Shreveport, LA
Michael Butterman, conductor
Amaryn Olmeda, violin

JENNIFER HIGDON  blue cathedral
BARBER  Violin Concerto
DAWSON  Negro Folk Symphony


 

Lancaster Symphony Orchestra
March 13-15, 2026
Gardner Theatre, Lancaster, PA
Michael Butterman, conductor
Celebrating the U.S. Semiquincentennial and the opening of the Thaddeus Stevens & Lydia Hamilton Smith Center for History and Democracy

D. MICHAEL WEGE  World Premiere (an LSO commission)
COPLAND  A Lincoln Portrait
DAWSON  Negro Folk Symphony


 

Boulder Philharmonic:
Barber & Dawson

Sunday, March 22, 2026 at 4 PM
Macky Auditorium, Boulder, CO
Michael Butterman, conductor
Jennifer Koh, violin

COPLAND  Quiet City
BARBER  Violin Concerto
DAWSON  Negro Folk Symphony


 

Shreveport Symphony:
Beethoven + MacDowell 

Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 7:30 PM
RiverView Theater, Shreveport, LA
Michael Butterman, conductor
Jon Nakamatsu, piano

BEETHOVEN  Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus
MacDOWELL  Piano Concerto No. 2
FRANCK  Symphony in D Minor


 

Boulder Philharmonic:
All-Prokofiev Concert

Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 7 PM
Macky Auditorium, Boulder, CO
Michael Butterman, conductor
Stewart Goodyear, piano

PROKOFIEV  Lieutenant Kijé Suite
PROKOFIEV  Piano Concerto No. 3
PROKOFIEV  Suite from Romeo and Juliet


 

Shreveport Symphony:
John Williams – From Stage to Screen

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 7:30 PM
RiverView Theater, Shreveport, LA
Michael Butterman, conductor
Timothy McAllister, saxophone

Celebrating the iconic composer’s extraordinary versatility, this concert features some of Williams’ most beloved movie themes alongside works for the stage, featuring world-renowned saxophonist Timothy McAllister.


 

Lancaster Symphony Orchestra
May 15-17, 2026
Gardner Theatre, Lancaster, PA
Michael Butterman, conductor
Lancaster Symphony Chorus

LAURIDSEN  Lux Aeterna
HOLST  The Planets