Photo: Marco Borggreve

Like the changing of the leaves, the annual inauguration of the new season for the Boston Symphony Orchestra is a local fall tradition. Led by Music Director Andris Nelsons (pictured), the ensemble celebrates opening night at Symphony Hall on September 22 with a program featuring the music of Lawrence, Mass.-born composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein, which is part of a season-long celebration of the music icon’s centennial. Nelsons’ duties continue September 23 as he conducts symphonic pieces by Franz Joseph Haydn and Gustav Mahler, ensuring a great start to an exciting season to please all classical music fans.