Lawrence Loh, Music Director & Conductor

Performance Details

Stellar, Sterling & Beethoven 5

Thursday, March 19, 2026
7:30 p.m. / Waco Hall
Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony is the centerpiece of the final classical concert of the 25-26 season, a symphony that is universally known and truly knows no boundaries. We will open with an exciting new work by American composer Shawn Okpebholo, Stellar Fanfare Prelude for Orchestra, written in 2024 for the Chicago Symphony. We are proud to welcome the young American cellist Sterling Elliott, a 2021 Avery Fisher Grant recipient and winner of the Senior Division of the 2019 National Sphinx Competition.

Opening Notes

Learn interesting insights about the music you’ll hear at Opening Notes, a free pre-concert talk led by Maestro Lawrence Loh.

6:40 p.m.–7:10 p.m. in Recital Hall II within Waco Hall.

Repertoire

Shawn Okpebholo Stellar Fanfare Prelude for Orchestra

Joseph Haydn Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major Sterling Elliott, cello

Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 5


Featuring

Lawrence Loh
Music Director and Conductor
Sterling Elliott
Cello

Performance Sponsors

Opus Season Sponsor

Virtuoso Sponsors
Georgia and Robin Baird

Opening Notes Sponsor
Virginia DuPuy

Grant support provided by

Sponsor-A-Musician Supporters
Waco Symphony Council

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