Sounds like: Sun in Portland after rain season
April 25 & 26, 2026
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4
Classical Series B
Overview
Bask in Beethoven’s sun-infused, high-spirited Fourth Symphony, whose second movement, said Berlioz, sounds like “an angel singing at the gates of Paradise.” Plus, saxophonist Steven Banks performs Childs’ Diaspora , which the composer describes as “a symphonic poem which strives to chronicle the paradigm of the forced black American diaspora, as sifted through the prism of my own experience as a black man in America.”
About the Show
Info
This concert is part of Classical Series B, and is eligible for the Choose Your Own Series.
Concert Conversation
Conducted one hour before each performance, the Concert Conversations will feature conductor Delyana Lazarova with All Classical Radio hosts Brandi Parisi on Saturday and Leb Borgerson on Sunday.
“One senses that Banks has the potential to be one of the transformational musicians of the twenty-first century.”
Take a deep dive into Steven Banks' talent
Steven Banks plays Diaspora with the Minnesota Orchestra