Music Center Founding Partner
For over a century, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) has been recognized as one of America’s leading orchestras and one of Maryland’s most significant cultural institutions. The orchestra is internationally renowned and locally admired for its performances, recordings, community, and educational initiatives including OrchKids.
The only major American orchestra to have been founded as a part of its municipality, the BSO is also the only American orchestra with year-round venues in two distinct metropolitan areas, both specifically designed with the orchestra in mind: the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore, and the Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda. 2020 marked the beginning of a new era of innovation, stability, and digital accessibility, including the launch of the virtual platform BSO OffStage and a groundbreaking docu-concert series BSO Sessions.
In July 2022, the BSO once again made musical history with its announcement that Jonathon Heyward would succeed Music Director Laureate and OrchKids Founder Marin Alsop as the Orchestra’s next Music Director. Maestro Heyward begins his five-year contract in the 2023-24 season.
Upcoming BSO Events at Strathmore
FRI SEPTEMBER 22 | 8PM
BSO: 2023 GALA Celebration
The Music Center
SAT SEPTEMBER 30 | 8PM
BSO: New World Symphony With Heyward
The Music Center
THU OCTOBER 5 | 8PM
BSO: Grieg Piano Concerto
The Music Center
THU OCTOBER 12 | 8PM
BSO: Music Of Billy Joel And Elton John
The Music Center
SUN OCTOBER 22 | 3PM
BSO: Sibelius Symphony No. 1
The Music Center
FRI OCTOBER 27 | 8PM
BSO Fusion: Skull And Bones
The Music Center
SAT NOVEMBER 4 | 8PM
BSO: Bergmann Conducts Mozart And Bruckner
The Music Center
THU NOVEMBER 9 | 8PM
BSO: Broadway Legends
The Music Center
SAT NOVEMBER 11 | 10AM
SAT NOVEMBER 11 | 11:30AM
SAT NOVEMBER 18 | 8PM
BSO: Ax Plays Brahms
The Music Center
THU NOVEMBER 30 | 8PM
BSO: Stravinsky’s The Firebird
The Music Center
THU DECEMBER 7 | 7:30PM
BSO: How The Grinch Stole Christmas In Concert
The Music Center
SUN JANUARY 7 | 8PM
BSO: Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony
The Music Center
THU JANUARY 11 | 8PM
BSO: She’s Got Soul
The Music Center
THU JANUARY 18 | 8PM
BSO: Mozart Clarinet Concerto
The Music Center
SAT JANUARY 20 | 10AM
SAT JANUARY 20 | 11:30AM
SAT JANUARY 27 | 7:30PM
BSO: Back To The Future In Concert
The Music Center
SAT FEBRUARY 3 | 8PM
BSO: Gershwin Rhapsody In Blue
The Music Center
FRI FEBRUARY 9 | 8PM
BSO Fusion: The Resurrection Mixtape
The Music Center
SAT FEBRUARY 17 | 8PM
BSO: Marin Conducts Time For Three
The Music Center
THU FEBRUARY 22 | 8PM
BSO: Cirque Magic
The Music Center
SAT MARCH 2 | 8PM
BSO: Schubert And Wagner
The Music Center
THU MARCH 7 | 8PM
BSO: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
The Music Center
SAT MARCH 16 | 8PM
BSO: Carmina Burana
The Music Center
SUN MARCH 24 | 3PM
BSO: Mahler Symphony No. 6
The Music Center
FRI APRIL 5 | 7:30PM
BSO: Star Wars: The Force Awakens In Concert
The Music Center
THU APRIL 11 | 8PM
BSO: Prohibition And The Roaring ’20s
The Music Center
SAT APRIL 20 | 8PM
BSO: Beethoven Symphony No. 2
The Music Center
SUN APRIL 28 | 3PM
BSO: Simon, Ives, And Rachmaninoff
The Music Center
THU MAY 2 | 8PM
SAT MAY 4 | 10AM
SAT MAY 4 | 11:30AM
THU MAY 9 | 8PM
BSO: Blockbuster Film Classics
The Music Center
SAT MAY 18 | 8PM
BSO: Tan Dun Conducts
The Music Center
SAT JUNE 1 | 8PM
BSO: Wilkins Conducts Florence Price
The Music Center
THU JUNE 6 | 8PM
BSO: Shostakovich Symphony No. 8
The Music Center
SAT JUNE 15 | 8PM
BSO: The Pines Of Rome
The Music Center
BSO performing at The Music Center at Strathmore
Photo Credit Arts Laureate