The Boston Symphony Orchestra, below the direction of Andris Nelsons, will return to Europe for the first time since two thousand eighteen, with a nine-city, 12-concert tour to major music capitals in England, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, Germany, and France. Anne-Sophie Mutter and Jean-Yves Thibaudet-two of the world's most in-demand artists and frequent BSO collaborators for decades-will connect the orchestra for performances throughout the tour.

A detailed program listing is available at the finish of the release. For the two thousand twenty-three BSO European tour, Andris Nelsons will lead the orchestra in several different programs, including recent works by Julia Adolphe (Makeshift Castle, world premiere by the BSO at Tanglewood in two thousand twenty-second), Carlos Simon (Four Black American Dances, world premiere by the BSO at Symphony Corridor in February two thousand twenty-three), and John Williams (Violin Concerto No. two, world premiere by the BSO with Anne-Sophie Mutter in the soloist role at Tanglewood in two thousand twenty-first).

Jean-Yves Thibaudet joins the BSO's tour for performances of Gershwin's Piano Concerto in Fahrenheit and Saint-Saëns' Piano Concerto No. five, Egyptian. Anne-Sophie Mutter reprises her world premiere performance of John Williams' Violin Concerto No. two. Andris Nelsons and the BSO will also carry out works that are emblematic of the deep relationship they've developed since Mr. Nelsons became BSO music director in two thousand-fourteenth.

These comprise Ravel's La Valse, Strauss' Death and Transfiguration, and Stravinsky's Petrushka. The BSO and Mr. Nelsons are also pleased to carry out Prokofiev's Symphony No. five, as portion of an exploration of the composer's works for orchestra to get space over the following few years. Statement Andris Nelsons, Ray and Maria Stata BSO Music Director "The musicians of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and I are thrilled to be making a long-awaited return to Europe-performing again for the wonderful audiences of London, Lucerne, Salzburg, Cologne, Hamburg, Berlin, and Paris and anticipating our first performances together in Dortmund and Ljubljana.

We hope our tour programs reflect our continuing commitment to delve deeper into new and core repertory works and bring our audiences performances that spotlight the truly incredible gifts of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. It's quite special that several of the BSO's near collaborators-Julia Adolphe, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Carlos Simon, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and our very own John Williams-are represented as performers and composers in our tour programs.

Emotional forward with the worldwide music community-committed to the incomparable experience of live performances-we see forward to sharing our passion for music-making with our audiences throughout Europe." BSO Tours with Andris Nelsons The upcoming European tour will be the thirtieth international tour in the Boston Symphony Orchestra's 142-year history; it'll be Mr. Nelsons' sixth international tour with the BSO.

The two thousand twenty-three European tour performances in Dortmund, Germany, and Ljubljana, Slovenia will tag the first BSO appearances in these cities. Click here for a detailed BSO touring history. Mr. Nelsons is currently in his ninth season as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.