ALL EVENTS AT STALLER CENTER MAIN STAGEÂ
Tickets: $30 (adults), $25 (seniors), $10 (students)
Saturday, October 3, 2026, 7:30 PM
Anna Clyne – This Midnight Hour
Stravinsky – Violin Concerto    Â
Dvořák – Symphony No. 8, Op. 88
Featuring violinist Hyun Ji Lee and conducted by Jefferey Meyer
Saturday, November 7, 2026, 7:30 PM
Dvořák – “Carnival” Overture, Op. 9
Schnittke – Viola ConcertoÂ
Sibelius – Symphony No. 5Â
Featuring violist Yuchen Lu and conducted by André Raphel
Saturday, December 5, 2026, 7:30 PM
Mozart – Symphony No. 35 in D major, K. 385 “Haffner”
Tchaikovsky – Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33
Hindemith – Symphony: Mathis der MalerÂ
Featuring Paul Watkins, conductor and cello soloist
Saturday, February 20, 2027, 7:30 PM
Giovanni Gabrieli – Sonata pian’ e forte, Ch. 175Â
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58
Mendelssohn – Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 “Italian”Â
Conductorless concert featuring pianist Shu Wen TayÂ
Saturday, April 3, 2027, 7:30 PM
Tobias Broström – “Arena” Percussion Concerto No. 1
Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade, Op.35
Featuring percussionist David Wang and conducted by Eduardo Leandro
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Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra
Alan Kay, Executive Director
alan.kay@stonybrook.edu
About
The Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra has an illustrious history. David Lawton founded
and administered the orchestra in 1969 and served as its Executive Director for almost
50 years. He led the orchestra for many years and shared the conducting responsibilities
with Arthur Weisberg. Bradley Lubman led the orchestra for several years before Gustav
Meier took over as permanent guest conductor Gustav Meier. Their work with the orchestra
raised the standards of orchestral performance at Stony Brook significantly, and helped
to develop large and enthusiastic audiences for the orchestra’s performances on the
Main Stage of the Staller Center. Since Maestro Meier’s departure, the Music Department
has engaged prominent guest conductors as well as members of its own faculty to conduct
the concerts. Recent guest conductors have included Michelle Merrill, Michael Morgan,
Jens Bachmann, Angel Gil-Ordoñez, Glen Cortese, Andrew Grams, George Manahan, Rossen
Milanov, Jeffrey Milarsky, and faculty members Alan Kay, David Lawton, Eduardo Leandro,
Timothy Long, and Paul Watkins. Recent seasons have also featured an Orpheus-style
concert programmed and led by the students with the assistance of faculty members
Jennifer Frautschi, Alan Kay, Jennifer Frautschi, Gina Cuffari, and Philip Setzer.
The students attend rehearsals of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, whose members coach
the students in preparation for the conductorless concert.
The season consists of five orchestral concerts per year, plus an opera in the spring.
The Music Department holds a Concerto Competition annually for MM and DMA performance
students. The winners of the competition (usually four in number) then perform with
the orchestra the following season. The Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra also offers
two reading and recording seasons every year for student composers, and the orchestra
has performed works by Stony Brook faculty and student composers. The SBSO embraces
music of all periods.
 Informative, free lectures precede the concerts at 6:30 PM in the Recital Hall.
Concerts
Tickets: $30 (adults), $25 (seniors), $10 (students). All concerts are at 7:30 pm on the
Staller Center Main Stage.