Flint Symphony Orchestra: Bernstein, Gershwin and Hanson at the Whiting Auditorium
Bernstein's Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, Gershwin's Concerto in F with pianist Haochen Zhang and Hanson's Romantic Symphony No. 2: the Flint Symphony Orchestra plays the Whiting Auditorium in Flint on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 7:30 p.m., with Enrique Diemecke conducting. Tickets start at $28, or $22 for Genesee County residents.
American Love Story: the Flint Symphony Orchestra opens with Leonard Bernstein's vibrant Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, followed by George Gershwin's dazzling Concerto in F with acclaimed pianist Haochen Zhang. The program closes with the lush, soaring Symphony No. 2, Romantic, by Howard Hanson. Music director Enrique Diemecke conducts.
An Inside the Music pre-concert talk starts an hour before the performance, and students 13 and up can join a Backstage Pass at intermission. Haochen Zhang won the gold medal at the Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2009 and received the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2017. The concert is at the Whiting Auditorium in Flint. Tickets start at $28, or $22 for Genesee County residents, fees included.
An Inside the Music pre-concert talk starts an hour before the performance, and students 13 and up can join a Backstage Pass at intermission. Haochen Zhang won the gold medal at the Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2009 and received the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2017. The concert is at the Whiting Auditorium in Flint. Tickets start at $28, or $22 for Genesee County residents, fees included.
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Source: Flint Institute of Music (Capitol, Whiting, Flint Rep) ↗
Last successful source check: Sep 26, 2026, 2:54 PM