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Hockey and the symphony come together in HPO Composer-in-Residence Abigail Richardson-Schulte’s nationally acclaimed The Hockey Sweater at the HPO’s Home for the Holidays on Saturday, Dece…

It’s that time of year again. The temperature has dropped and the snow has begun to fall. It’s time to bundle up tight before you leave the house and prepare to freeze at the corner of James and J…

We’re getting pretty excited to launch our inaugural HPO Gallery Series tonight at the Nathaniel Hughson Gallery. Hosted by our Composer-in-Residence Abigail Richardson-Schulte, principal fluti…

Similar to the storm depicted in Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, Beethoven experienced an internal storm of his own while composing his Second Symphony. He faced the biggest challenge of his life as …

Tomorrow night, the HPO is proud to welcome two young musical virtuosi to the stage for Brilliance: Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. Our fourth Music Director Candidate is 33-year-old Maestro St…

When he was conductor of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Ferdinand David praised Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto as being the “second great big concerto” – the other is Beethoven’s Violin C…