The season opens with Garrick Ohlsson performing Beethoven's Piano Concerto ("Emperor"). Other highlights include violinist Itzhak Perlman conducting the orchestra in Dvoršk's Symphony No. 8, and Garrison Keillor performing his Lake Wobegon monologues.

Kalmar will lead the OS in a tribute to Johann Strauss Jr. and his brother Josef in a concert that also features the company premiere of Stravinsky's Card Game, a ballet in three Deals. The Stravinsky centennial will be marked with performances of the composer's works including Petrouchka and Concerto in D.

Soloists include violinist Leila Josefowicz, percussionist Colin Currie, and cellist Alban Gerhardt; visiting conductors include former music director James DePriest and Bernard Labadie.