FAIRFAX SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCES 2021/22 SEASON

Fairfax Symphony Orchestra announces its Fall 2021/Spring 2022 season of concerts as the renowned orchestra returns to the concert hall!
New Season celebrates three works by Beethoven, including Symphony No. 9, plus three Premieres; the Launch of the FSO Diversity Fellowship; and a special co-presentation with George Mason University Center for the Arts
Plus…Vocal Auditions now open for a unique opportunity
to sing with the FSO at Capital One Hall!
Fairfax, Virginia-The Fairfax Symphony Orchestra (FSO) opens its 64th concert season on October 9 at the newly constructed Capital One Hall in Tysons, VA soon to open. This is the orchestra’s first FSO season since cancelling concerts due to the pandemic in March 2020.
“There is no greater feeling than performing LIVE for our audiences,” said Christopher Zimmerman, FSO music director and conductor. “Following such a challenging time, this is a season of unity and renewal as we come together again to experience music that inspires us, invigorates us, and moves us. This season, we are excited to perform on three, Fairfax County stages…including the new Capital One Hall, to present works by established and new composers. Live music-making by its very nature changes with each encounter, and our audiences as well as our musicians play a special role in our live events. As we perform this season with such outstanding musicians-renowned and emerging, we invite audiences to join us in celebrating great, live, classical music again to create a concert experience like no other!”
FAIRFAX SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2021-22 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
● Season opening concert October 9 at the new Capital One Hall in Tysons, VA and a return to George Mason University Center for the Arts Concert Hall & the newly renovated Harris Theatre
● Season opener on October 9 with Israeli-American cellist, Amit Peled and a unique opportunity for Washington, DC metropolitan area vocalists to perform with the FSO at the new Capital One Hall
● Three music premieres, including a U.S. Premiere by Czech composer, Sylvie Bodorová and regional premieres by contemporary composers Jonathan Leshnoff (Baltimore, MD) and Robert Carl; plus, music by American composer, Adolphus Hailstork, who resides in Virginia Beach, VA
● A special co-presentation with George Mason University Center for the Arts with internationally renowned pianist, Simone Dinnerstein
● FSO debut soloists - guitarist, Jason Vieaux and pianist, Sofya Gulyak
● The launch of the Fairfax Symphony Diversity Fellowship program
● Two matinee performances of the cherished, holiday tradition, Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker at George Mason University’s Center for the Arts Concert Hall
● Famous works by Saint-Saëns, Bernstein, Brahms, Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, and more
● Three works by Beethoven, including a grand, season-finale performance of his Ninth Symphony, with the Fairfax Choral Society and Choralis
View the full calendar of events at www.FairfaxSymphony.org
PRE-CONCERT TALKS: Arrive early and enhance your FSO experience by joining Maestro Christopher Zimmerman and special guests at 7pm prior to each concert (except The Nutcracker) to hear interesting stories behind the music.
TICKETS: For information and to purchase tickets, visit www.FairfaxSymphony.org
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