NOVEMBER 13
Rossen Milanov, Music Director
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Music Director Rossen Milanov leads a world premiere and return to Carnegie Hall.
🗽🍎 Thank you to all of our Columbus Symphony supporters. From our send-off concert to our Carnegie Hall performance, you have made this 75th Anniversary Season possible. Thank you so much! We can’t wait to share the rest of our milestone anniversary season with you!
The Columbus Symphony’s world premiere of Gregory Spears` The Mysteries is made possible by The Donald Harris Fund for New Compositions.
The Columbus Symphony`s return to Carnegie Hall is made possible by the Anne H. Melvin Fund, with additional generous support from Rossen Milanov & Bob Gardler and Joseph Wisne & Bridgette Mariea
Check out the rest of the season with the link in our bio!
💊 🏥 You can`t really argue with the CEO`s orders. Come pick up your prescription at the Davidson Theatre on NOV 13 with the link in our bio.
Idea credit from Columbus Crew
🎃 🎃 Alexa, play Toccata and Fugue in d minor. Happy Pumpkin Day! Look at all these spooky jack o` lanterns from our not so spooky Columbus Symphony. The only thing scarier though is not coming to our next show. Tickets at the link in our bio.
Please join us in thanking David for 42 remarkable years with the Columbus Symphony and wishing him a joyful retirement. Bravo, David! When the Columbus Symphony takes the stage at Carnegie Hall for its 75th-anniversary concert, violinist David Edge will play his final performance with the orchestra, closing a 42-year tenure.
David joined the CSO in 1984, after a long career as an orchestral musician, chamber performer, and teacher. He earned his Bachelor of Music at Indiana University, where he studied with Daniel Guilet, Josef Gingold, Tadeusz Wronski, and Franco Gulli. He completed his master’s degree at Northwestern University with Samuel Magad. Before coming to Columbus, he performed with the Grant Park Symphony, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, and he served as Assistant Concertmaster of the Amarillo Symphony. David’s love of chamber music started early in his career. In 1981, while on the faculty of West Texas State University, he co-founded the Harrington String Quartet and worked closely with members of the Guarneri and Juilliard String Quartets while performing throughout Texas. In Central Ohio, he kept that spirit going for decades. He taught in his own private studio, served as Artistic Director of the Jefferson Academy of Music from 1987 to 1990, and conducted the Women in Music String Sinfonia for ten years. He also taught at Otterbein University for twelve years, where he was Artist-in-Residence and first violinist of the string quartet QUBE. Audiences across the region have also heard him in violin-and-harp recitals with his wife, Janet Thompson. David’s warmth was as memorable as his playing. Violinist Robert Firdman shares:“You always came to rehearsals and concerts with an earnest attitude and did your job professionally and proudly! You set a great example for all of us in the violin section and the orchestra at large!” It is fitting that he finishes his career at Carnegie Hall. His son, Trevor, leads as the CSO’s Stage Manager, so the Edge family will be part of the orchestra’s story even after David retires.
🗽🍎 Just one more night to check out this amazing concert before we take it on the road and perform it New York City! Tickets with the link in our bio 😎
Don`t forget about Coffee Dress tomorrow! Donuts and coffee on us 😉 10:00am October 23rd. Tickets with the link in our bio!
🧑🎓 🎹 🧠 Music plays a vital role in child development by boosting cognitive growth, language skills, motor coordination, and emotional regulation. Students 16 and under get into our concerts free with a purchase of their guardian`s ticket. Take your little ones out to the symphony and have them write a note themselves at csokids.org or with the link in our bio!
Are you a creative storyteller, a detail-oriented communicator and data-driven strategist who can translate the emotional power of live orchestral music into compelling communications? Then apply with the link in our bio! The Communications and PR Manager is responsible for the strategy, creation, and execution of comprehensive patron communications, published marketing assets across digital and print channels, as well as public relations assets. This role serves as a key touchpoint for patrons, driving ticket sales through email/SMS/publications/surveys and drives brand awareness, engagement, and customer acquisition while leveraging data-driven insights to achieve the mission and vision of the orchestra.
Rossen Milanov has established himself as a conductor with considerable national and
international presence. See him this weekend with the link in our bio!
Past positions include Music Director of Symphony Orchestra of Bulgarian National Radio, New Symphony Orchestra in Sofia, Symphony in C in New Jersey, Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias in Spain, and Chief Conductor of the Slovenian RTV Orchestra in Ljubljana. Nationally he has appeared with the Colorado, Detroit, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Baltimore, Seattle, Fort Worth, Symphonies, and National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center, Link-Up education projects with Carnegie Hall with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, and with the Civic Orchestra in Chicago.
Internationally, he has collaborated with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra de la Suisse Romand, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Aalborg, Latvian, and Hungarian National Symphony Orchestras and the orchestras in Toronto, Vancouver, KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic in South Africa, Mexico, Colombia, Sao Paolo, Belo Horizonte, and New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. In the Far East he has appeared with NHK, Sapporo, Tokyo, Singapore Symphonies, Hyogo Performing Arts Center, Malaysian, and Hong Kong Philharmonics.
👻 Do you have your costumes yet? Halloween Spooktacular is just a week away. Make sure to join us at 2:00pm for pre-concert activities! Tickets with the link in our spoooooky bio.
Concert is for all ages.
Listen to one of the world`s most powerful composers as the Columbus Symphony brings his new piece, `The Mysteries,` to life for its world premiere. Tickets with the link in our bio!
"Concerto No. 2: ANTHEM presents the hope of possibility—hopefully on a national scale. It seeks to interrogate American ideals as summed up by the “Star-Spangled Banner” and present the Black national anthem “Lift Every Voice and Sing” as an alternative to which we, as a nation, could newly aspire. " -Davóne Tines
Check out our Carnegie Hall preview concert October 23 and 24 at 7:30pm at the Ohio Theatre with the link in our bio!
👀 🤭 If you`re reading this- this post is for you! Today is National Get to Know Your Patrons Day! We are so grateful for our amazing patrons, friends, supporters, and cheerleaders. Want to show off your Columbus Symphony pride? Tag us! We want to share about your experiences.
If you miss this concert, you`re missing a once-in-a-lifetime experience. With a world premiere, one of the most powerful voices of our time, and a world-class orchestra, do yourself a favor and come to the show. Tickets with the link in our bio.
Our Carnegie Hall performance is coming up! Catch a sneak peek on the 23rd and 24th using the link in our bio! Follow us along on our social channels as we break down the amazing artists and composers who are going to make it so special!
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Celebrating 75 Years of World-Class Artistry, Meaningful Collaboration, and a Commitment to Community.
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The Columbus Symphony is excited to announce the appointment of Maureen O’Brien as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective July 15, 2025. With a distinguished career in arts leadership and a deep commitment to community engagement, O’Brien will lead the organization into its next chapter of artistic excellence and innovation and bring to fruition the vision of a future home for the orchestra.
