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