Brahms Symphony No. 4 and Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto with Adrian Anantawan
Sanders Theatre, Cambridge, MA
Friday, May 15, 2026, 7:30 PM
Overview
Kendall Square Orchestra
Kristo Kondakçi, conductor
Adrian Anantawan, violin
CARLOS SIMON — Fate Now Conquers
P. I. TCHAIKOVSKY — Violin Concerto
JOHANNES BRAHMS — Symphony No. 4
K²O closes its 2025/2026 season with What Endures, a program that reflects on the music and ideas that stand the test of time.
Carlos Simon’s Fate Now Conquers opens with a burst of urgency and hope, drawing inspiration from Beethoven’s journal. Violinist Adrian Anantawan brings lyricism and brilliance to Tchaikovsky’s beloved Violin Concerto, a work of soaring melodies and exuberant spirit. The season concludes with Brahms’s Symphony No. 4, a masterpiece of depth and architecture whose final pages carry both grandeur and grace.
Artists
Event Parking Update
Free parking is available at the Broadway Garage, located at 7 Felton Street. ALL attendees – ticket holders and performers – must PREREGISTER to gain access to the garage. Further instructions are below:
Before the concert
Ticket holders will receive an email from the Harvard Box Office with a link to register your vehicle. To register, enter your email address, date of the concert, and your license plate number and state and press “Start Session.” In the popup window that will appear, check the box and press “Start.” You will receive a confirmation email with a QR code that will allow you to access the garage after the event. Please check your junk folder if you don’t see the confirmation email shortly after registering.
Day of the concert
The garage lift gate will scan your license plate and lift automatically when you arrive. There is no need to pull a ticket. After the concert, you will need to scan the QR code in the confirmation email to re-enter the garage.
Please note that the QR code may also be used to gain entry with your vehicle in the event that the gate doesn’t lift automatically when you pull up.