Brahms & Wagner

The Grand Rapids Symphony presents an elegant evening of classical masterworks featuring Brahms' Symphony No. 3 alongside Wagner's most beloved orchestral selections. You'll experience the tender, lyrical beauty of Brahms' symphony paired with Wagner's radiant Siegfried Idyll and the sweeping Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde—a program centered around themes of love and longing that flows seamlessly from one piece to the next. This concert offers a wonderful introduction to symphonic music for families interested in classical performance. The combination of these three pieces creates an emotionally engaging evening without being overly long or demanding for newer listeners. It's a chance to hear accomplished musicians perform some of the most enduring works in the orchestral repertoire in an intimate concert setting with the Grand Rapids Symphony.