The Bangor Symphony Orchestra will be presenting the first Masterworks concert in the 130th season, welcoming pianist Jonathan Biss to the Collins Center stage performing Johannes Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83 on Sept. 28 at 3 p.m. at the Collins Center for the Arts, conducted by the BSO Music Director and Conductor Lucas Richman. The concert will open with two rarely-played masterpieces: Emil Nikolaus von Rezniček’s Donna Diana Overture and the Symphony in B-flat, Op. 20 by Ernest Chausson.
Biss appeared with the Bangor Symphony Orchestra for their 113th season, and has appeared as a soloist with some of the world’s foremost orchestras including the Los Angeles and New York Philharmonics, the Boston Symphony, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, London Symphony and more.
“We are thrilled to welcome pianist Jonathan Biss back to the BSO stage,” said Music Director and Conductor Lucas Richman. “This concerto is a significant masterpiece that hones in on the universal humanity which lies at the center of music by Brahms. The other works on the program complement the concerto’s sense of looking beyond one’s self, seeing the vast world outside that invites us to take a journey abroad.”
This concert is part of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s 2025-26 Season Subscription Package. Single tickets, starting at $18, are available at the Collins Center ticket website or by calling 207-581-1755.
The Bangor Symphony Orchestra is one of the nation’s oldest continually operating professional orchestras, dedicated to enhancing the cultural landscape of Bangor, Maine, through exceptional live performances, music education, and community engagement. The BSO continues to perform and celebrate the transformative power of music.
Single tickets are now on sale through the Collins Center for the Arts Box Office for all Masterworks concerts, “The Nutcracker” and Disney Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas” live-to-picture. Visit bangorsymphony.org or call 207-581-1755 for tickets.
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