Rossen Milanov, Music Director
Next Event:
SEPTEMBER 26-28
Rossen Milanov, conductor Anna Fedorova, piano Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 (“Emperor”) Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 Our 2025-26 Masterworks Season opens with the powerful music of Beethoven and two of... Read more »
October 3-5
Rossen Milanov, conductor Joanna Frankel, violin Columbus Symphony Women’s Chorus Debussy: Nocturnes Saariaho: Vers toi qui es si loin Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade Be swept away into an enchanting evening full... Read more »
November 14-16
Rossen Milanov, conductor Columbus Symphony Chorus Stephen Caracciolo, chorus director Handel: Messiah (Mozart Orchestration) Mozart’s orchestration of Handel’s Messiah offers a new way of presenting this masterpiece. The reimagining of... Read more »
JANUARY 16 & 17
Josep Vicent, conductor Blake Pouliot, violin Griset Damas-Roche, flamenco dancer Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 (“Classical”) Korngold: Violin Concerto Falla: El amor brujo: Ballet Suite Márquez: Danzón No. 2 Guest... Read more »
JANUARY 23-24
Rossen Milanov, conductor Lydia Grindatto, soprano Mariya Kaganskaya, mezzo soprano Angel Raii Gomez, tenor Cumhur Görgün, bass Columbus Symphony Chorus Stephen Caracciolo, chorus director Mozart: Requiem Experience the profound beauty... Read more »
FEBRUARY 6-7
Rossen Milanov, conductor Melissa White, violin Copland: Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo Price: Violin Concerto No. 2 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1 (“Winter Dreams” Experience the vibrant energy of Aaron Copland’s... Read more »
FEBRUARY 20 & 21
This captivating concert features Jeffrey Mumford's Double Concerto, a stunning fusion of rich textures, innovative harmonies, and intricate dialogue between the orchestra and soloists Lauren Cauley, violin, and Mariel Roberts, cello. The program culminates with Mahler's monumental Symphony No. 1 (“Titan”), a work that takes listeners on a journey through expansive soundscapes of emotion, from robust triumph to serene reflection.
MARCH 6-7
Stuart Chafetz, conductor Columbus Symphony Chorus Stephen Caracciolo, chorus director Amadeus, Film licensed by The Saul Zaentz Company Celebrate the 270th anniversary of Mozart’s birth and experience the Academy... Read more »
MARCH 14
Rossen Milanov, conductor Caroline Hong, piano Janáček: Taras Bulba Rhapsody in Blue: George Gershwin Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3 Immerse yourself in this exhilarating concert filled with heroic sounds, dazzling virtuosity, and musical drama! Janáček’s dynamic Taras Bulba offers a vivid orchestral portrayal of heroism and sacrifice inspired by Nikolai Gogol’s tales of war and death. Symphony... Read more »
MARCH 27-28
Rossen Milanov, conductor Sandbox Percussion Viet Cuong: Re(new)al Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8 This evocative concert begins with the Grammy-nominated ensemble Sandbox Percussion’s performance of Viet Cuong’s Re(new)al—for percussion quartet and orchestra full of eclectic soundscapes that explore themes of transformation and resilience. Shostakovich’s Symphony No.8 is a powerful work reflecting on war as a force... Read more »
APRIL 17-18
Rossen Milanov, conductor Maxim Lando, piano Beethoven: Egmont Overture Schumann: Symphony No. 4 Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 Musical brilliance abounds in this concert featuring works by three prominent composers from the Classical and Romantic eras. Beethoven’s overture to Egmont is part of the incidental music he composed for the play by Goethe. It portrays... Read more »
MAY 1-2
Rossen Milanov, conductor Aubry Ballarò, soprano Nicholas Nestorak, tenor Hugh Russell, baritone Columbus Symphony Chorus Stephen Caracciolo, chorus director BalletMet Dvořák: The American Flag Orff: Trionfo di Afrodite (Triumph of Aphrodite) Our season concludes with this vibrant finale featuring the Columbus Symphony musicians and Chorus, and dancers from BalletMet. Dvořák's The American Flag... Read more »
