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775 6th St NE
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"We are the Champions" in gold and white on a black background, surrounded by musical instruments and sports supplies

Discovery Family Concerts: We are the Champions

P.E. Monroe Auditorium, LRU 775 6th St NE, Hickory, NC, United States

Discover musical adventures of live symphonic music and explore the inspiring and familiar music of sports and games.

$5 – $14

Kelly Hall-Tompkins wearing a silver-gray tank top and black pants, holding her violin in front of a distant city skyline and trees.

Masterworks: Symphonie Fantastique

P.E. Monroe Auditorium, LRU 775 6th St NE, Hickory, NC, United States

Acclaimed violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins returns to perform Bruch’s Concerto No. 1 for Violin in G minor.

$20 – $50

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Masterworks: Carmina Burana

P.E. Monroe Auditorium, LRU 775 6th St NE, Hickory, NC, United States

One of classical music’s most spellbinding and immersive experiences, Carmina Burana is an epic, captivating choral masterpiece.

$20 – $50

Pianist Dmitri Vorobriev wearing a black shirt with a slightly blurry piano in the background.

Masterworks: Romance and Realism

P.E. Monroe Auditorium, LRU 775 6th St NE, Hickory, NC, United States

Presenting Rachmaninoff’s beloved romantic Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor and more.

$20 – $50

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Discovery Family Concerts: Magical Spooktacular

P.E. Monroe Auditorium, LRU 775 6th St NE, Hickory, NC, United States

Discover musical adventures of live symphonic music and explore the magic of Halloween and music.

$5 – $14
Asian female in traditional gown holds a pipa, a Chinese lute, on shoulders.

Masterworks: Other Worlds

P.E. Monroe Auditorium, LRU 775 6th St NE, Hickory, NC, United States

Experience music like no other with the Silk Road Ensemble’s Wu Man, the world’s foremost pipa artist, performing the cinematic Concerto No. 2 for Pipa and Orchestra by Jiping Zhao. Also featured on the opening Masterworks program: Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Suite and the triumphant Pines of Rome by Respighi.

$20 – $50

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Masterworks: The New Colossus

P.E. Monroe Auditorium, LRU 775 6th St NE, Hickory, NC, United States

Tickets on sale August 15, 2022. The 22-23 Masterworks season closes with a multi-media storytelling concert experience. Nkeiru Okoye's personal response to 9/11, Voices Shouting Out, opens the concert. Acclaimed violinist Kinga Augustyn will perform the Korngold Concerto for Violin. The evening culminates with Peter Boyer's visual telling of the immigrant experience, Ellis Island: the Dream of America.

$25 – $45

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Masterworks: Mighty Mahler

P.E. Monroe Auditorium, LRU 775 6th St NE, Hickory, NC, United States

Tickets on sale August 15, 2022. Western Piedmont Symphony principal flute Laura Dangerfield Stevens performs Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 2. Then, the orchestra dives into the masterful Fifth Symphony by Mahler, featuring the adored Adagietto, Mahler's declaration of love to his wife, Alma.

$25 – $45

black female with long hair holding three percussion mallets above her head

Masterworks: Poetry in Motion

P.E. Monroe Auditorium, LRU 775 6th St NE, Hickory, NC, United States

Award-winning vibraphonist Britton-René Collins joins the Western Piedmont Symphony for Masterworks: Poetry in Motion. Collins will perform the Concerto for Vibraphone (2010) by North Carolina-based composer Nathan Daughtry. Program also includes works by Marquez, de Falla, and Debussy.

$25 – $45

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Masterworks: Orchestral Blockbusters

P.E. Monroe Auditorium, LRU 775 6th St NE, Hickory, NC, United States

Maestro Matthew Troy leads the Western Piedmont Symphony in an evening of classical favorites old and new. Program includes works by Quinn Mason, Bizet, and Beethoven.

$25 – $45