Yannick Leads Brahms in Sarasota

As part of our 125th anniversary season, The Philadelphia Orchestra is delighted to share its music with audiences in Sarasota, continuing a tradition of artistic excellence that has connected us with listeners around the world since 1900.

Now in his 14th season as Music and Artistic Director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin continues to build on that legacy, shaping the Orchestra’s renowned “Philadelphia Sound” with imagination, intensity, and expressive depth. Under his leadership, the ensemble’s hallmark warmth and richness have taken on new vitality — a transformation The New York Times has praised as “phenomenal,” noting that the Orchestra “has never sounded better.” 

This program features two towering works from the symphonic repertoire: Brahms’s Third and Fourth Symphonies, masterpieces that unite classical clarity with profound Romantic passion. The Fourth Symphony, among Brahms’s most beloved and frequently performed works, unfolds with dark intensity and emotional depth, culminating in a finale often regarded as the pinnacle of his symphonic achievement.