Beethoven, Ravel, Mahler, and more are coming to Bass Performance Hall. Under Music Director Robert Spano and Principal Guest Conductor Dame Jane Glover, the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra’s 2026–2027 season blends classical mainstays, world premieres, and multimedia collaborations. From live-to-film concerts and video game music to dance and visual art, the orchestra brings an immersive, full-spectrum experience to the city’s cultural stage.

Spano, a four-time Grammy Award winner, continues to attract internationally acclaimed soloists and guest conductors while commissioning new works. Glover, in her second season, leads both the classical canon and twentieth-century repertoire, including critically acclaimed performances of Mahler, Sibelius, and Shostakovich. The season also features collaborations with Bruce Wood Dance Dallas, The Cliburn, Kimbell Art Museum, Sid Richardson Museum, Dallas Theater Center, and Seraphic Fire.

The season opens with Beethoven’s “Egmont Overture,” followed by Mozart’s “Piano Concerto No. 23” with 2025 Cliburn Gold Medalist Aristo Sham. Highlights include Brahms and Haydn programs, Stucky’s “The Classical Style,” Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 6, ‘Pastoral'” with artwork from the Kimbell Art Museum, and Mahler’s “Songs of a Wayfarer” with choreography by Bruce Wood Dance Dallas. The season concludes with a world premiere cello concerto by Christopher Theofanidis performed by FWSO principal cellist Allan Steele.

Chamber concerts at the Kimbell Art Museum feature Spano alongside guest pianist Peter Takács and orchestra musicians. Pops and special programs include live-to-film presentations of “Hook,” “Batman” (1989), “The Wizard of Oz,” “Toy Story,” and “Harry Potter,” as well as performances by Pink Martini, Journey, and the video game concert “The Music of Square Enix – Magic, Memories, and Melodies.” The annual gala features mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato conducted by Glover. Family series concerts include “When Instruments Roamed the Earth!®,” “Harry Potter Favorites,” and “Tchaikovsky Discovers America.”

2026–2027 Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra: Full Schedule

Symphonic Series – Bass Performance Hall

Beethoven’s Fifth — September 11–13, 2026″Egmont Overture,” Mozart’s “Piano Concerto No. 23,” Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 5″
Brahms and Haydn, Together — September 25–27, 2026Brahms’ “Variations on a Theme by Haydn,” Brahms’ “Double Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Orchestra” (piano transcription), Haydn’s “Symphony No. 104, ‘London'”
The Classical Style — October 9–11, 2026Mozart’s “Symphony No. 35, ‘Haffner’,” Stucky’s “The Classical Style: An Opera (of Sorts)”
Beethoven’s Pastoral — October 30–31 & November 1, 2026Mazzoli’s “Orpheus Undone,” Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 6, ‘Pastoral’,” Britten’s “Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings”
Copland, Dvořák, and Rachmaninoff — November 20–22, 2026Dvořák’s “Carnival Overture,” Rachmaninoff’s “Piano Concerto No. 2,” Copland’s “Symphony No. 3″
Jane Glover Conducts Sibelius and Shostakovich — January 15–17, 2027Sibelius’ “Karelia Suite,” “Violin Concerto,” Shostakovich’s “Symphony No. 9″
Mahler’s Sixth — January 29–31, 2027Mahler’s “Songs of a Wayfarer,” “Symphony No. 6” (with choreography by Bruce Wood Dance Dallas)
Dvořák and Korngold — March 19–21, 2027Smetana’s “Vltava (The Moldau),” Korngold’s “Violin Concerto,” Dvořák’s “Symphony No. 8″
Beethoven and Rachmaninoff — April 30–May 2, 2027Gluck’s “Minuet & Danse of the Blessed Spirits,” Beethoven’s “Piano Concerto No. 4,” Rachmaninoff’s “Symphony No. 2″
Ravel and a World Premiere — May 14–16, 2027Ravel’s “Mother Goose Suite,” Theofanidis’ “Cello Concerto,” Ravel’s “Valses nobles et sentimentales,” Ravel’s “Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2″

Chamber Series – Kimbell Art Museum

Haydn, Schubert, and Spohr — September 20, 2026Schubert’s “Fantasie in F minor,” Haydn’s “Variations in F minor,” Haydn’s “Fantasy in C Major,” Spohr’s “Nonet in F Major”
Mozart, Haydn, and Saint-Saëns — January 24, 2027Mozart’s “Clarinet Quintet,” Haydn’s “Divertimento à tre in E-flat Major,” Beethoven’s “Piano Trio,” Saint-Saëns’ “Piano Quartet No. 2″
Beethoven, Mozart, and Ravel — April 4, 2027Beethoven’s “Sextet in E-flat Major,” Mozart’s “String Quartet No. 17, ‘The Hunt’,” Ravel’s “Piano Trio in A minor”

Pops Series – Bass Performance Hall

“Infinity Rising: The Music of Journey” — September 4–5, 2026
“Oz with Orchestra” — November 13–14, 2026
“Home for the Holidays” — November 27–28, 2026
Pink Martini — January 8–9, 2027
“Toy Story in Concert” — February 5–6, 2027
“A Night at Hogwarts: The Music of Harry Potter” — March 26–27, 2027

Specials

“Stars of the Symphony” — August 26, 2026
“Batman” (1989) in Concert — October 24, 2026
“Hook” in Concert — December 12, 2026
“Country Jukebox: Kenny, Dolly & Friends” — February 13, 2027
“The Music of Square Enix – Magic, Memories, and Melodies” — April 9–10, 2027
Gala Concert Starring Joyce DiDonato — February 20, 2027

Paul Wehba Family Series – Bass Performance Hall

“When Instruments Roamed the Earth!®” — November 14, 2026
“Harry Potter Favorites” — February 6, 2027
“Tchaikovsky Discovers America” — March 27, 2027