Before selected concerts in its 2026-27 season, Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra organizes a virtual conversation with LSO’s Maestro Edward Polochick and guest artists or composers, hosted by Nebraska Public Media’s Genevieve Randall or Penelope Morrow. The pre-recorded chat for each concert is available to view online as well as via podcast the Monday before the concert, and for most events is also screened in person in the Steinhart Room at the Lied Center for the Performing Arts 45 minutes before the concert begins. Please note: two of the in-person concerts are at Lincoln-area churches rather than at the Lied Center. The chats are free to view online. The in-person screenings require the purchase of a ticket. The entire series to date may be viewed on the LSO YouTube Channel. EMANUEL AX Concert Date: Friday, September 11, 2026 Pre-Concert Chat Available: Monday, September 7, 2026 Mozart & Haydn Concert Date: Friday, October 9, 2026 AT Saint Paul United Methodist Church Pre-Concert Chat Available: Monday, October 5, 2026 Violin Fantasy Concert Date: Friday, October 30, 2026 Pre-Concert Chat Available: Monday, October 26, 2026 Tchaikovsky's Fourth Concert Date: Saturday, January 23, 2027 Pre-Concert Chat Available: Monday, January 18, 2027 Jurassic Park in Concert Concert Date: Saturday, February 20, 2027 Pre-Concert Chat Available: Monday, February 15, 2027 Rachmaninoff's Triumph Concert Date: Friday, March 5, 2027 Pre-Concert Chat Available: Monday, March 1, 2027 Beethoven's Ninth Concert Date: Friday, April 9, 2027 Pre-Concert Chat Available: Monday, April 5, 2027 Organ Celebration Concert Dates: Friday, April 30 & Saturday, May 1, 2027 AT First-Plymouth Church Pre-Concert Chat Available: Monday, April 26,2027
Before selected concerts in its 2024-25 season, Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra organizes a 20-30-minute conversation with LSO’s Maestro Edward Polochick and a featured soloist or composer, hosted by Nebraska Public Media’s Genevieve Randall. The pre-recorded chat for each classical concert is available to view online as well as via podcast the Monday before the concert, and for most events is also screened in person in the Steinhart Room at the Lied Center for the Performing Arts 45 minutes before the concert begins. The chats are free to view online. The in-person screenings require the purchase of a ticket. Links to each pre-concert chat are included in each event’s page listed below. The entire series to date may be viewed on the LSO YouTube Channel. Saturday, October 26, 2024 | 7:30pm – Melodies from Spain Sunday, November 24, 2024 | 6:00pm – Love, Loss & Eternity Saturday, January 25, 2025 | 7:30pm – French Impressions Friday, March 28, 2025 | 7:30pm – Star Wars: Return of the Maestro Friday, April 25, 2025 | 7:30pm – A Tightrope Across Time Friday, May 9, 2025 | 7:30pm – Light & Renewal
Before selected concerts in its 2023-24 season, Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra organizes a 20-30-minute conversation with LSO's Maestro Edward Polochick and a featured soloist or composer, hosted by Nebraska Public Media's Genevieve Randall. The pre-recorded chat for each classical concert is available to view online as well as via podcast the Monday before the concert, and for most events is also screened in person in the Steinhart Room at the Lied Center for the Performing Arts 45 minutes before the concert begins. The chats are free to view online. The in-person screenings require the purchase of a ticket. Links to each pre-concert chat are included in each event's page listed below. The entire series to date may be viewed on the LSO YouTube Channel. Friday, September 15, 2023 | 7:30pm – Mahler’s Resurrection Friday, October 20, 2023 | 7:30pm – LSO on the Double Friday, November 3, 2023 | 7:30pm – Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Friday, February 16, 2024 | 7:30pm – Star Wars: The Orchestra Strikes Back (no Steinhart Room screening) Sunday, February 18, 2024 | 6:00pm & 8:00pm – LSO Chamber Orchestra (no Steinhart Room screening) Saturday, March 9, 2024 | 7:30pm – Béla Fleck in Concert Friday, April 5, 2024 | 7:30pm – Elena Ruehr & Brahms Sunday, May 5, 2024 | 6:00pm – Pictures at an Exhibition
Before selected concerts in its 2023-24 season, Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra organizes a 20-30-minute conversation with LSO's Maestro Edward Polochick and a featured soloist or composer, hosted by Nebraska Public Media's Genevieve Randall. The pre-recorded chat for each classical concert is available to view online as well as via podcast the Monday before the concert, and for most events is also screened in person in the Steinhart Room at the Lied Center for the Performing Arts 45 minutes before the concert begins. The chats are free to view online. The in-person screenings require the purchase of a ticket. Links to each pre-concert chat are included in each event's page listed below. The entire series to date may be viewed on the LSO YouTube Channel. Friday, September 15, 2023 | 7:30pm – Mahler’s Resurrection Friday, October 20, 2023 | 7:30pm – LSO on the Double Friday, November 3, 2023 | 7:30pm – Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Friday, February 16, 2024 | 7:30pm – Star Wars: The Orchestra Strikes Back (no Steinhart Room screening) Sunday, February 18, 2024 | 6:00pm & 8:00pm – LSO Chamber Orchestra (no Steinhart Room screening) Saturday, March 9, 2024 | 7:30pm – Béla Fleck in Concert Friday, April 5, 2024 | 7:30pm – Elena Ruehr & Brahms Sunday, May 5, 2024 | 6:00pm – Pictures at an Exhibition
Before selected concerts in its 2023-24 season, Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra organizes a 20-30-minute conversation with LSO's Maestro Edward Polochick and a featured soloist or composer, hosted by Nebraska Public Media's Genevieve Randall. The pre-recorded chat for each classical concert is available to view online as well as via podcast the Monday before the concert, and for most events is also screened in person in the Steinhart Room at the Lied Center for the Performing Arts 45 minutes before the concert begins. The chats are free to view online. The in-person screenings require the purchase of a ticket. Links to each pre-concert chat are included in each event's page listed below. The entire series to date may be viewed on the LSO YouTube Channel. Friday, September 15, 2023 | 7:30pm – Mahler’s Resurrection Friday, October 20, 2023 | 7:30pm – LSO on the Double Friday, November 3, 2023 | 7:30pm – Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Friday, February 16, 2024 | 7:30pm – Star Wars: The Orchestra Strikes Back (no Steinhart Room screening) Sunday, February 18, 2024 | 6:00pm & 8:00pm – LSO Chamber Orchestra (no Steinhart Room screening) Saturday, March 9, 2024 | 7:30pm – Béla Fleck in Concert Friday, April 5, 2024 | 7:30pm – Elena Ruehr & Brahms Sunday, May 5, 2024 | 6:00pm – Pictures at an Exhibition
Before selected concerts in its 2023-24 season, Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra organizes a 20-30-minute conversation with LSO's Maestro Edward Polochick and a featured soloist or composer, hosted by Nebraska Public Media's Genevieve Randall. The pre-recorded chat for each classical concert is available to view online as well as via podcast the Monday before the concert, and for most events is also screened in person in the Steinhart Room at the Lied Center for the Performing Arts 45 minutes before the concert begins. The chats are free to view online. The in-person screenings require the purchase of a ticket. Links to each pre-concert chat are included in each event's page listed below. The entire series to date may be viewed on the LSO YouTube Channel. Friday, September 15, 2023 | 7:30pm – Mahler’s Resurrection Friday, October 20, 2023 | 7:30pm – LSO on the Double Friday, November 3, 2023 | 7:30pm – Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Friday, February 16, 2024 | 7:30pm – Star Wars: The Orchestra Strikes Back (no Steinhart Room screening) Sunday, February 18, 2024 | 6:00pm & 8:00pm – LSO Chamber Orchestra (no Steinhart Room screening) Saturday, March 9, 2024 | 7:30pm – Béla Fleck in Concert Friday, April 5, 2024 | 7:30pm – Elena Ruehr & Brahms Sunday, May 5, 2024 | 6:00pm – Pictures at an Exhibition
Before selected concerts in its 2023-24 season, Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra organizes a 20-30-minute conversation with LSO's Maestro Edward Polochick and a featured soloist or composer, hosted by Nebraska Public Media's Genevieve Randall. The pre-recorded chat for each classical concert is available to view online as well as via podcast the Monday before the concert, and for most events is also screened in person in the Steinhart Room at the Lied Center for the Performing Arts 45 minutes before the concert begins. The chats are free to view online. The in-person screenings require the purchase of a ticket. Links to each pre-concert chat are included in each event's page listed below. The entire series to date may be viewed on the LSO YouTube Channel. Friday, September 15, 2023 | 7:30pm – Mahler’s Resurrection Friday, October 20, 2023 | 7:30pm – LSO on the Double Friday, November 3, 2023 | 7:30pm – Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Friday, February 16, 2024 | 7:30pm – Star Wars: The Orchestra Strikes Back (no Steinhart Room screening) Sunday, February 18, 2024 | 6:00pm & 8:00pm – LSO Chamber Orchestra (no Steinhart Room screening) Saturday, March 9, 2024 | 7:30pm – Béla Fleck in Concert Friday, April 5, 2024 | 7:30pm – Elena Ruehr & Brahms Sunday, May 5, 2024 | 6:00pm – Pictures at an Exhibition
Before selected concerts in its 2023-24 season, Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra organizes a 20-30-minute conversation with LSO's Maestro Edward Polochick and a featured soloist or composer, hosted by Nebraska Public Media's Genevieve Randall. The pre-recorded chat for each classical concert is available to view online as well as via podcast the Monday before the concert, and for most events is also screened in person in the Steinhart Room at the Lied Center for the Performing Arts 45 minutes before the concert begins. The chats are free to view online. The in-person screenings require the purchase of a ticket. Links to each pre-concert chat are included in each event's page listed below. The entire series to date may be viewed on the LSO YouTube Channel. Friday, September 15, 2023 | 7:30pm – Mahler’s Resurrection Friday, October 20, 2023 | 7:30pm – LSO on the Double Friday, November 3, 2023 | 7:30pm – Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Friday, February 16, 2024 | 7:30pm – Star Wars: The Orchestra Strikes Back (no Steinhart Room screening) Sunday, February 18, 2024 | 6:00pm & 8:00pm – LSO Chamber Orchestra (no Steinhart Room screening) Saturday, March 9, 2024 | 7:30pm – Béla Fleck in Concert Friday, April 5, 2024 | 7:30pm – Elena Ruehr & Brahms Sunday, May 5, 2024 | 6:00pm – Pictures at an Exhibition
Before selected concerts in its 2023-24 season, Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra organizes a 20-30-minute conversation with LSO's Maestro Edward Polochick and a featured soloist or composer, hosted by Nebraska Public Media's Genevieve Randall. The pre-recorded chat for each classical concert is available to view online as well as via podcast the Monday before the concert, and for most events is also screened in person in the Steinhart Room at the Lied Center for the Performing Arts 45 minutes before the concert begins. The chats are free to view online. The in-person screenings require the purchase of a ticket. Links to each pre-concert chat are included in each event's page listed below. The entire series to date may be viewed on the LSO YouTube Channel. Friday, September 15, 2023 | 7:30pm – Mahler’s Resurrection Friday, October 20, 2023 | 7:30pm – LSO on the Double Friday, November 3, 2023 | 7:30pm – Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Friday, February 16, 2024 | 7:30pm – Star Wars: The Orchestra Strikes Back (no Steinhart Room screening) Sunday, February 18, 2024 | 6:00pm & 8:00pm – LSO Chamber Orchestra (no Steinhart Room screening) Saturday, March 9, 2024 | 7:30pm – Béla Fleck in Concert Friday, April 5, 2024 | 7:30pm – Elena Ruehr & Brahms Sunday, May 5, 2024 | 6:00pm – Pictures at an Exhibition
Before each concert in its 2022-23 season, Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra organizes a 20-30-minute conversation with LSO's Maestro Edward Polochick and a featured soloist or composer, hosted by Nebraska Public Media's Genevieve Randall. The pre-recorded chat for each classical concert is available to view online before the concert, and is also screened in person in the Steinhart Room at the Lied Center for the Performing Arts 45 minutes before the concert begins. The chats are free to view online. The in-person screenings require the purchase of a ticket. Links to each pre-concert chat are included in each event's page listed below. The entire series to date may be viewed on the LSO YouTube Channel. September 30, 2022; concert at 7:30pm – Symphonie Fantastique October 14, 2022; concert at 7:30pm – The Future of Music February 10, 2023; concert at 7:30pm – Mozart and Mendelssohn April 21, 2023; concert at 7:30pm – DBR & The New World May 7, 2023; concert at 6:00pm – International Voices
Before each concert in its 2022-23 season, Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra organizes a 20-30-minute conversation with LSO's Maestro Edward Polochick and a featured soloist or composer, hosted by Nebraska Public Media's Genevieve Randall. The pre-recorded chat for each classical concert is available to view online before the concert, and is also screened in person in the Steinhart Room at the Lied Center for the Performing Arts 45 minutes before the concert begins. The chats are free to view online. The in-person screenings require the purchase of a ticket. Links to each pre-concert chat are included in each event's page listed below. The entire series to date may be viewed on the LSO YouTube Channel. September 30, 2022; concert at 7:30pm – Symphonie Fantastique October 14, 2022; concert at 7:30pm – The Future of Music February 10, 2023; concert at 7:30pm – Mozart and Mendelssohn April 21, 2023; concert at 7:30pm – DBR & The New World May 7, 2023; concert at 6:00pm – International Voices
Before each concert in its 2022-23 season, Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra organizes a 20-30-minute conversation with LSO's Maestro Edward Polochick and a featured soloist or composer, hosted by Nebraska Public Media's Genevieve Randall. The pre-recorded chat for each classical concert is available to view online before the concert, and is also screened in person in the Steinhart Room at the Lied Center for the Performing Arts 45 minutes before the concert begins. The chats are free to view online. The in-person screenings require the purchase of a ticket. Links to each pre-concert chat are included in each event's page listed below. The entire series to date may be viewed on the LSO YouTube Channel. September 30, 2022; concert at 7:30pm – Symphonie Fantastique October 14, 2022; concert at 7:30pm – The Future of Music February 10, 2023; concert at 7:30pm – Mozart and Mendelssohn April 21, 2023; concert at 7:30pm – DBR & The New World May 7, 2023; concert at 6:00pm – International Voices
Before each concert in its 2022-23 season, Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra organizes a 20-30-minute conversation with LSO's Maestro Edward Polochick and a featured soloist or composer, hosted by Nebraska Public Media's Genevieve Randall. The pre-recorded chat for each classical concert is available to view online before the concert, and is also screened in person in the Steinhart Room at the Lied Center for the Performing Arts 45 minutes before the concert begins. The chats are free to view online. The in-person screenings require the purchase of a ticket. Links to each pre-concert chat are included in each event's page listed below. The entire series to date may be viewed on the LSO YouTube Channel. September 30, 2022; concert at 7:30pm – Symphonie Fantastique October 14, 2022; concert at 7:30pm – The Future of Music February 10, 2023; concert at 7:30pm – Mozart and Mendelssohn April 21, 2023; concert at 7:30pm – DBR & The New World May 7, 2023; concert at 6:00pm – International Voices
Before each concert in its 2022-23 season, Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra organizes a 20-30-minute conversation with LSO's Maestro Edward Polochick and a featured soloist or composer, hosted by Nebraska Public Media's Genevieve Randall. The pre-recorded chat for each classical concert is available to view online before the concert, and is also screened in person in the Steinhart Room at the Lied Center for the Performing Arts 45 minutes before the concert begins. The chats are free to view online. The in-person screenings require the purchase of a ticket. Links to each pre-concert chat are included in each event's page listed below. The entire series to date may be viewed on the LSO YouTube Channel. September 30, 2022; concert at 7:30pm – Symphonie Fantastique October 14, 2022; concert at 7:30pm – The Future of Music February 10, 2023; concert at 7:30pm – Mozart and Mendelssohn April 21, 2023; concert at 7:30pm – DBR & The New World May 7, 2023; concert at 6:00pm – International Voices