Christopher Confessore

Conductor, Conductor

A conductor leading the Alabama Symphony through crowd-pleasing showpieces and big romantic symphonies.

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In short

Christopher Confessore is a conductor appearing multiple times with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra in Birmingham, Alabama, across the 2026 and 2027 seasons. His programs range from a Viennese New Year's concert to symphonic works by Dvořák, Shostakovich, and Copland, along with concertos featuring piano soloists. Listeners can expect a mix of orchestral showpieces, overtures, and full-length symphonies typical of a mainstage subscription series.

What to listen for

Confessore's upcoming Alabama Symphony programs are built around contrast: a sparkling overture followed by a big-boned symphony. The season opens with Rossini's overture to "La gazza ladra" (The Thieving Magpie), a piece full of long crescendos and a snare drum that never lets up, paired with Dvořák's Eighth Symphony, a work full of birdsong-like flute lines and sudden shifts between sunny and stormy moods. Later programs pair Beethoven's "Emperor" piano concerto, known for its commanding opening chords, with Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony, a piece written under political pressure that ends with a triumphant but ambiguous finale. A New Year's Eve concert brings the light waltzes and polkas of the Strauss family tradition, while a program pairing Copland's "Appalachian Spring" and Hanson's Second Symphony offers a distinctly American, wide-open orchestral sound.

Written by OrchestraFinder, reviewed September 2026.

Christopher Confessore

In short

What to listen for

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