Nashville Symphony tickets for new season going on sale

Single tickets to the 22 Classical, 12 Pops, five Special Event and three Pied Piper concerts that make up the Nashville Symphony’s 2002-03 season will go on sale today. Ticket prices, which range from $10 to $63, can be purchased through Ticket-master or at www.nash-villesymphony.org. Single tickets will also be available Mondays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the NSO’s Box Office, 2000 Glen Echo Rd., Suite 204 in Green Hills.

The Symphony’s new season boasts world-renowned guest artists such as pianists Emanuel Ax, Garrick Ohlsson and Alexander Toradze, as well as violin virtuosos Leila Josefowicz and Chee-Yun. The Classical series will also feature piano concertos by Mozart, Bach, Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky; violin concertos by Prokofiev, Brahms, Mendelsshon and Sibelius; and symphonies ranging from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 to Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 at Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 15.

Along with these familiar favorites, the Symphony plans to stretch the minds of its listeners with new repertoire including John Adams’ Harmonielehre and Short Ride in a Fast Machine, Carter’s Piano Concerto and Piston’s The Incredible Flutist.

In addition, the Symphony’s exciting and eclectic Pops series will feature Grammy and Emmy award-winning songwriter Randy Newman; Bernard Herrmann’s and Dmitri Tiomkin’s chilling, thrilling Hitchcock movie scores played live to picture; an evening of Broadway favorites; and Celtic great John McDermott, among others.

The Nashville Symphony will launch its 2002-03 season Sept. 5 with an Opening Night Gala Concert featuring the extraordinary, multi-talented Bobby McFerrin.

Other Special Events include a performance of Handel’s Messiah on Dec. 10 and 11; the NSO’s annual tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “Let Freedom Sing!,” Jan. 19; and a Valentine’s Day concert Feb. 14 featuring Air Supply.