CSO + Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestral Festival

« All Events An Evening Under the Stars: Blues, Jazz & BBQ Music Hall Price Varies Attend CSO + Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestral Festival at Music Hall on October 2 through 4. This weekend-long festival celebrates CSO Music Director Cristian Măcelaru's enduring partnership with Wynton Marsalis. Featuring thrilling performances with the combined forces of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, violinist Nicola Benedetti, and the CSO, this festival highlights new works and fresh takes on orchestral classics, while showcasing the multiple Grammy-winning JLCO. CSO + Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestral Festival Events Marsalis Premiere & Bruch's Violin Concerto Friday, October 2, 7:30 p.m. Wynton Marsalis' Liberty promises a vivid musical portrait of America at 250, told in the singular voice of a composer who uses the language of jazz to illuminate the nation's stories. A true documentarian of American history through sound, Marsalis brings a perspective that is both celebratory and clear-eyed, weaving narrative and rhythm into a distinctly American tapestry. Nicola Benedetti then gifts us a performance of Bruch's beloved Violin Concerto, which grips the listener from its very first phrase and gathers momentum until the entire orchestra seems to glow from within. Urgent and emotional, the concerto lays its heart bare on the way to a fiery, exhilarating finish. Marsalis & Mussorgsky Reimagined Saturday, October 3, 7:30 p.m. Nicola Benedetti, Cristian Măcelaru, and th