Music Director, Grand Rapids Symphony
Appears in 4 stories
Music director of the symphony; not conducting the Star Trek program
The Grand Rapids Symphony played The Music of Star Trek at DeVos Performance Hall on October 2-3, with principal pops conductor Bob Bernhardt leading and a costume contest part of the run. On one of those nights a symphony string ensemble was across downtown at Acrisure Amphitheater, backing an ArtPrize fashion show that drew more than 3,600 people and a Guinness world record.
Updated 2 days ago
Conducts the Midori-Shostakovich program November 6-7, 2026
The Grand Rapids Symphony and violinist Midori play DeVos Performance Hall on November 6 and 7, with Marcelo Lehninger conducting. The program is Louise Farrenc's Overture No. 1 in E minor, Ravel's complete Mother Goose ballet and Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 1.
Updated 3 days ago
Music Director of the Grand Rapids Symphony; the America at 250 concerts were conducted by Cosette Justo Valdés
The Grand Rapids Symphony held its two-night America at 250 concerts at DeVos Performance Hall on October 9-10, 2026. The program paired Joan Tower's Made in America, Z. Randall Stroope's Franklin, and Amy Beach's "Gaelic" Symphony, with the Grand Rapids Symphony Chorus.
Updated Oct 11
Conducts the season-opening performances
The Grand Rapids Symphony opens its 2026-27 season on September 25 with North Macedonian pianist Simon Trpceski performing Prokofiev in the 2,404-seat DeVos Performance Hall. If both nights sell out, roughly 4,800 people move through downtown Grand Rapids, most arriving and leaving within an hour of each performance.
Updated Sep 4
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