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
SUN JANUARY 29 | 3PM
BSO: Florence Price and Shostakovich
The Music Center
THU FEBRUARY 2 | 8PM
BSO: Dvořák Cello Concerto
The Music Center
SAT FEBRUARY 11 | 8PM
BSO: Marvel's Black Panther In Concert
The Music Center
SAT FEBRUARY 18 | 8PM
BSO: Marin Conducts Titan
The Music Center
THU FEBRUARY 23 | 8PM
BSO Pops: Rodgers, Hart, and Hammerstein
The Music Center
THU MARCH 2 | 8PM
BSO: Brahms and Prokofiev
The Music Center
SAT MARCH 4 | 10AM
SAT MARCH 4 | 11:30AM
FRI MARCH 10 | 8PM
BSO: Off the Cuff: Mahler 5
The Music Center
SUN MARCH 12 | 3PM
BSO: Mahler and Klezmer
The Music Center
SAT MARCH 25 | 8PM
BSO: Angel Blue and Rachmaninoff 2
The Music Center
THU APRIL 13 | 8PM
BSO: Marin Conducts Rach 3
The Music Center
SAT APRIL 22 | 10AM
SAT APRIL 22 | 11:30AM
SAT APRIL 22 | 8PM
BSO: Joshua Bell Plays Mendelssohn
The Music Center
THU MAY 4 | 8PM
BSO: Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto
The Music Center
THU MAY 11 | 8PM
BSO Pops: Uptown Nights
The Music Center
SAT MAY 20 | 8PM
BSO: The Pathétique Symphony
The Music Center
THU JUNE 1 | 8PM
BSO: Latin Fire
The Music Center
SAT JUNE 10 | 8PM
BSO: Isata Returns
The Music Center
SAT JUNE 17 | 8PM
BSO: To Awaken The Sleeper
The Music Center

BSO performing at The Music Center at Strathmore
Photo Credit Arts Laureate