Program: “The best-known, most versatile music soloist in this country and perhaps in the world” (The Washington Post), cellist Yo-Yo Ma joins the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra (FSO) to perform Shostakovich’s defiant Cello Concerto No. 1. With over 120 albums and 19 Grammy Award wins, Ma’s extraordinary career is a testament to his belief in culture’s power to generate trust and understanding. “Ma is that rarest of players... whose mastery and influence are so all-encompassing that he casts a shadow across the very concept of the instrument itself” (Arts ATL). The FSO, under the esteemed direction of Christopher Zimmerman, presents an all-Shostakovich program in celebration of the 120th anniversary of the composer’s birth. Experience the powerful and deeply expressive music of Dmitri Shostakovich, whose works reflect the tumultuous history of his time. “The FSO routinely does more than most regional orchestras dare...” (The Washington Post).
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 6
American Festival Pops Orchestra - Holiday Pops: Songs of the Season (12/13/25-12/13/25)
Vienna Boys Choir: Christmas in Vienna (12/14/25-12/14/25)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (1/23/26-1/23/26)
Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Poetic Tone Pictures (1/25/26-1/25/26)
Curious George: The Golden Meatball (1/31/26-1/31/26)
Mark Morris Dance Group and Music Ensemble: Dances to American Music (2/7/26-2/7/26)
Virginia Opera: Intelligence (2/14/26-2/14/26)
Virginia Opera: Intelligence (2/15/26-2/15/26)
Les Ballets Africains: The National Dance Company of the Republic of Guinea (2/20/26-2/20/26)
Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra with Vaughn Wiester: The Music of Stan Kenton (2/28/26-2/28/26)
Mnozil Brass (3/1/26-3/1/26)
Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel Mozart and Friends—Beethoven, Haydn, and Clementi (3/15/26-3/15/26)
Danú: Traditional Music of Ireland (3/20/26-3/20/26)
Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens (3/22/26-3/22/26)
Peppa Pig – My First Concert (4/11/26-4/11/26)
The Magic of Rob Lake (4/19/26-4/19/26)
The Center Will Not Hold: A Dorrance Dance Production (5/2/26-5/2/26)
Center for the Arts at George Mason University is at 4373 Mason Pond Drive Fairfax, VA 22030-4444, Fairfax, VA.
Chanticleer: A Chanticleer Christmas (11/29/25-11/29/25)
Virginia Opera: Cinderella (11/23/25-11/23/25)
Mariza (11/16/25-11/16/25)
Mason Artist-in-Residence: La Santa Cecilia (11/15/25-11/15/25)
360 ALLSTARS (11/8/25-11/8/25)
Mason Artist-in-Residence: Limón Dance Company (11/1/25-11/1/25)
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (10/25/25-10/25/25)
Laurie Berkner Band (10/18/25-10/18/25)
Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel: Chopin—The Romantic (10/12/25-10/12/25)
Videos
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The Choir of Man
Capital One Hall (2/26 - 2/26) | |
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The Wiggles – Tree of Wisdom Spectacular!
Capital One Hall (8/18 - 8/18) | |
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Little River Band
Capital One Hall (2/6 - 2/6) | |
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American Festival Pops Orchestra - Holiday Pops: Songs of the Season
Center for the Arts at George Mason University (12/13 - 12/13) | |
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Jo Koy: Just Being Koy Tour
Capital One Hall (3/5 - 3/5) | |
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Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra with Vaughn Wiester: The Music of Stan Kenton
Center for the Arts at George Mason University (2/28 - 2/28) | |
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Virginia International Tattoo
Scope Arena (4/16 - 4/19) | |
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