Symphony Orchestras Schedule November Concerts With Bernstein and Brahms

Several U.S. orchestras are presenting concerts and educational programs in November 2026. The Alabama Symphony Orchestra’s Masterworks season includes a Nov. 6–7 program at Birmingham’s Alys Stephens Center featuring Jessie Montgomery’s *Starburst*, Bernstein’s *Serenade after Plato’s Symposium* with violinist Tessa Lark, and Brahms’ Symphony No. 2. On Nov. 7, the Clinton Symphony Orchestra will perform in Sterling, Illinois, with violinist Andrew Sords as soloist in Brahms’ Violin Concerto; the program also includes Mozart and a work by conductor J. Scott McKenzie. The Reading Symphony Orchestra will host more than 1,500 students on Nov. 19 for *Imagery Through Sound*, pairing orchestral music by Grieg and Tchaikovsky with performances by Berks Ballet Company dancers.