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Worcester Symphony Orchestra with Irina Muresanu

Presented by Worcester Symphony Orchestra

September 26 @ 7:00 pm

Performing the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto & Brahms Symphony No. 2.

Ticket Pricing

Section Full Price Senior
Tier 1 $79 $74
Tier 2 $65 $60
Tier 3 $55 $50


Students $16

WSO Orchestra Members $16 – any seat in Tier 2 or Tier 3 (with promo code)

Mechanics Hall Members $16  (with promo code

Artists

 

Romanian-born violinist Irina Muresanu is a commanding international presence whose artistry combines virtuosity with intellectual depth. Appearing across the United States, Europe, Asia, Canada, and South Africa, she is a laureate of the Montreal International, Queen Elisabeth, UNISA, Washington International, and Schadt violin competitions.


Equally at ease as a soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician, Muresanu tours internationally with projects that build cultural bridges and reimagine the concert experience. She has commissioned and premiered numerous works written especially for her. Her recent recordings with Métier showcase acclaimed Romanian composers Violeta Dinescu and Dan Dediu. In a continued commitment to the music of her homeland, Muresanu is currently developing a platform that will provide musicians and the wider public with access to scores and recordings of violin works by Romanian composers.
Muresanu’s 2026–27 season features the world premiere of Hattak Hiloha (Thunder Beings), a work she commissioned from Chickasaw composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate, which represents the first violin concerto inspired by American Indian music. This marks their second collaboration, following Tate’s Oshta, a piece based on a Choctaw hymn, which he wrote for Muresanu’s solo violin program Four Strings Around the World – a multimedia project that features composers from five continents, highlighting the violin’s universal presence across diverse musical traditions.
Recipient of a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award and multiple national grants, Muresanu also stands at the forefront of interdisciplinary innovation, leading projects that unite music pedagogy, artificial intelligence, and digital humanities at the University of Maryland, where she serves as Professor of Violin, and Affiliate Faculty in the Advanced Computer Studies and Artificial Intelligence departments.
photo credit: Lisa-Marie Mazzucco
  The Worcester Symphony Orchestra (WSO), formerly the New England Symphony Orchestra, has served Central Massachusetts for more than 50 years, providing programs for the education, enrichment and pleasure of the citizens and musicians of the region. The orchestra is an independent cultural organization committed to enhancing the quality of life in our communities. The orchestra is committed to several local performances each year and is engaged in discussions with several local groups about potential collaborative programming. Roderick MacDonald has been the orchestra’s music director since 2014. He is the former principal trumpet of the Gewandhaus Orchestra in Leipzig and a former conducting student of both Kurt Masur and Bernard Haitink.

 

Details

  • Date: September 26
  • Time:
    7:00 pm

Venue