UPCOMING CONCERTS

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

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


 

Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra:
Prokofiev – Passion & Power

Michael Butterman, conductor
Natasha Paremski, piano

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


 

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


 

Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra:
From Courts to Castles

Michael Butterman, conductor

RESPIGHI  Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 3
HAYDN  Sinfonia Concertante
DOWLAND Lachrimae antiquae
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 5, “Reformation”


 

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


 

Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra:
Holiday Pops

Michael Butterman, conductor
Tiffany Haas, vocalist

Tiffany Haas, best known for her role as Glinda in the musical Wicked, is back by popular demand to spread holiday cheer with her stunning vocals and festive spirit in the charming Kimball Theatre.


 

Shreveport Symphony:
Leslie Odom, Jr. – The Christmas Tour

Friday, December 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
RiverView Theater, Shreveport, LA
Michael Butterman, conductor
Leslie Odom, Jr.


 

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


 

Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra:
Cabaret & Cocktails – Come Swing with Me!

Michael Butterman, conductor
Paul Loren, vocalist

From Sinatra and the Rat Pack, to Louis Prima and Bobby Darin, the young, soulful crooner Paul Loren takes you on a musical journey through The Great American Songbook.


 

Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra:
Romance & Revolution

Michael Butterman, conductor
Amaryn Olmeda, violin

SCHUMAN  New England Triptych
BARBER Violin Concerto
HANSON  Symphony No. 2, “Romantic”


 

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


 

Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra:
Waves & Wonder

Michael Butterman, conductor
Sandbox Percussion Quartet

MUSSORGSKY  Prelude to Khovantchina
MENDELSSOHN Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage
VIET CUONG Re(new)al
SIBELIUS  The Oceansides
DEBUSSY  La Mer


 

Lancaster Symphony Orchestra
March 13-15, 2026
Gardner Theatre, Lancaster, PA
Michael Butterman, conductor

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

Celebrating the U.S. Semiquincentennial and the opening of the Thaddeus Stevens & Lydia Hamilton Smith Center for History and Democracy


 

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.


 

Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra:
American Mosaic

Michael Butterman, conductor

CHADWICK  Jubilee from Symphonic Sketches
PETER BOYER American Mosaic with imagery by Joe Sohm
DAWSON Negro Folk Symphony


 

Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra:
American Mosaic (Special Event)

PETER BOYER American Mosaic with imagery by Joe Sohm


 

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

LAURIDSEN  Lux Aeterna
HOLST  The Planets