Rossen Milanov, Music Director

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Rock Hits & Power Ballads

January 9, 2026, 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

June 20, 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Name that Tune! – Nationwide Popcorn Pops

Columbus Commons 160 South High Street, Columbus, OH, United States

Join the CSO for an evening of musical revelation and help teach Professor Tim Pani that he knows far more classical music than he thinks!  From famous orchestra tunes to pop songs to movie music, we’ll uncover how much classical music is already part of our lives. Let’s discover how much you know while teaching... Read more »

June 22, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Sunday with the Symphony

Bicentennial Park 233 S Civic Center Drive, Columbus, OH, United States

Columbus Recreation and Parks Department and the Columbus Symphony Orchestra partner to bring you Sundays With The Symphony! This free concert features the full Columbus Symphony performing familiar classical pieces, movie soundtracks and popular favorites at Bicentennial Park! Come spend your Sunday evening with the Columbus Symphony along Columbus’ Scioto Mile. 4 PM Doors Open Musical-themed... Read more »

July 18, 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Where the Wild Things Play – Nationwide Popcorn Pops

Columbus Commons 160 South High Street, Columbus, OH, United States

Experience an unforgettable evening where the power of music meets the beauty of nature. This concert will delight from start to finish with music inspired by and dedicated to our furry and feathered friends and appearances by real animals from the Columbus Zoo, adding a touch of wild charm to the performance.  Come join us... Read more »

October 26, 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Columbus Symphony Youth Orchestra Fall Concert

Davidson Theatre, Riffe Center Theatre Complex 77 S. High St., Columbus, OH, United States

Elias Miller, conductor Kin Music for the Ballet by Claudia Schreier Act III - Tanner Porter Symphony No. 9 From the New World - Antonin Dvorak The Columbus Symphony Youth Orchestras program empowers young musicians to reach their highest potential through rigorous training and transformative performance experiences. Playing works like Dvořák's Symphony No. 9, "From... Read more »

October 28, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Chamber Strings Fall Concert

Capital University, Mees Auditorium 2199 E Main Street, Columbus, OH, United States

Legends of Glory by Kathryn Griesinger Joyful Lily by Yukiko Nishimura Wheels of Fury by Chris Thomas The Mamou Two-Step arr. by Rick Webb The Columbus Symphony Chamber Strings program empowers young musicians to reach their highest potential through rigorous training and transformative performance experiences. No Tickets for This Show 

November 5, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Junior Strings Fall Concert

Hilliard Davidson High School 5100 Davidson Rd, Hiliard, Ohio, United States

Viking Song by Coleridge-Taylor arr. by Coles Bright River by Griesinger Finnish Folk Song Suite by Caravella John Ryan's Polka arr. by Neidhold The Columbus Symphony Junior Strings program empowers young musicians to reach their highest potential through rigorous training and transformative performance experiences. No Tickets for This Show 

November 16, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Repertory Orchestra Fall Concert

Hilliard Darby High School 4200 Leppert Rd, Hilliard, OH, United States

Unfinished Symphony No. 8 D. 759 - Franz Schubert I. Allegro Moderato Chanson et Épithalame from Shylock - Gabriel Faure Zampa Overture - Ferdinand Herold The Columbus Symphony Repertory Orchestra program empowers young musicians to reach their highest potential through rigorous training and transformative performance experiences. No Tickets for This Show