Sunday, October 2, 2011, 7 p.m.

Lucia Matos, Conductor

Fareed Haque, Guitar

Brazilian-born conductor Lucia Matos joins guitar virtuoso Fareed Haque for an evening of mesmerizing Spanish and Pan American works, including two stunning guitar concerti: Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez and Villa-Lobos' Guitar Concerto. Also on the program are Villa-Lobos' Sinfonietta No. 1 and De Falla's The Three-Cornered Hat.

Sunday, November 13, 2011, 7 p.m.

Joel Smirnoff, Conductor

Meng-Chieh Liu, Piano

Judith Zunamon Lewis, English Horn

Charles Geyer, Trumpet

Conductor and former first violinist of the Juilliard String Quartet Joel Smirnoff conducts Aaron Copland’s elegant Quiet City for English Horn, Trumpet and Strings, Tchaikovsky’s inspiring Serenade for Strings in C Major and Dmitri Shostakovich’s breathtaking Piano Concerto No. 1. Pianist Meng-Chieh Liu is soloist.

Sunday, April 22, 2012, 7 p.m.

Scott Speck, Conductor

Rex Martin, Tuba

Robert Hanford, Violin

Conducting sensation Scott Speck leads the CPO in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 and the Fidelio Overture.    CPO Principal Tuba Rex Martin performs Vaughan-Williams Tuba Concerto.   Guest Soloist Robert Hanford performs Camille St. Saëns' Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso.

Sunday, May 20, 2012, 7 p.m.

Larry Rachleff, Conductor

David Perry, Violin

CPO Conductor and Music Director Larry Rachleff returns to conduct Dvorak’s entrancing Symphony No. 8 and Tchaikovsky’s beautiful Violin Concerto - a powerful season finale featuring CPO Concertmaster David Perry.