Rossen Milanov, Music Director
Next Event:
DECEMBER 4-6
Stuart Chafetz, conductor Scarlett Strallen, vocalist Ganchimeg Oyunchimeg, Troupe Vertigo performer Columbus Symphony Chorus Stephen Caracciolo, chorus director Columbus Children’s Choir Jeanne Wohlgamuth, artistic director The Columbus Symphony brings magic to the Ohio Theatre in December, transforming it with a show of lights, festive music, heavenly voices, and seasonal cheer! The Columbus Symphony Chorus, Columbus Children’s Choir,... Read more »
JANUARY 15-16
January 15 & 16 | 7:30PM Ohio Theatre Rossen Milanov, conductor Dmitry Shishkin, piano Paola Prestini: My Brilliant Friend: Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay Prokofiev: Concerto No. 3 in C Major for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 26 Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47 Music Director Rossen Milanov brings back the Winter Music Festival with stunning works by Soviet-era masters to warm... Read more »
JANUARY 21
January 21 | 7:30PM Southern Theatre Elias Miller, conductor R. Strauss: Suite in B-flat Major for Thirteen Wind Instruments, Op. 4 Sam Wu: Along the Pacific Flyway Dvořák: Serenade in D Minor, Op. 44 Join Assistant Conductor Elias Miller for a charming chamber music performance. Dvořák’s Serenade for Winds, reminiscent of his Slavonic Dances, evokes the atmosphere of... Read more »
JANUARY 22-23
January 22 & 23 | 7:30PM Ohio Theatre Daniel Rowland, violin and conductor Vivaldi: Trio Sonata No. 12 in D Minor, RV 63 “La Follia” Vivaldi: Concerto in E-flat Major for Violin and Orchestra, RV 253 (“La tempesta di mare”) Osvaldo Golijov: Tenebrae Max Richter: The Four Seasons Recomposed Violinist Daniel Rowland, known for his “fiery intensity” (Gramophone) leads the Columbus Symphony strings in a... Read more »
FEBRUARY 12-13
February 12 & 13 | 7:30PM Ohio Theatre Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor Jasmine Choi, flute Jimmy López: Perú Negro Nielsen: Concerto for Flute and Orchestra Barber: Adagio for Strings Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 (“Enigma Variations”) Guest conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya, former music director of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, opens this concert with Perú Negro, a piece he commissioned... Read more »
MARCH 12-13
March 12 & 13 | 7:30PM Ohio Theatre Rossen Milanov, conductor Aubry Ballarò, soprano Jonas Hacker, tenor Joel Balzun, baritone Columbus Symphony Chorus Stephen Caracciolo, chorus director Haydn: The Creation, H. XXI:2 As one of the most influential figures in Classical music, Haydn is remembered as the father of both the string quartet and the symphony — but for his masterpiece The Creation, he... Read more »
MARCH 19-20
March 19 & 20 | 7:30PM Ohio Theatre Rossen Milanov, conductor Hovhaness: Symphony No. 2, “Mysterious Mountain” Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp Minor Mahler’s monumental Fifth Symphony opens with an iconic trumpet... Read more »
APRIL 2-3
April 2 & 3 | 7:30PM Ohio Theatre Rossen Milanov, conductor Joshua Roman, cello Missy Mazzoli: Orpheus Undone Shostakovich: Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 107 Sibelius: Symphony No. 2... Read more »
APRIL 9-10
April 9 & 10 | 7:30PM Ohio Theatre Rossen Milanov, conductor Gabriela Martinez, piano Respighi: Le fontane di Roma (The Fountains of Rome) Ravel: Concerto in G Major for Piano and Orchestra Falla: Nights in the... Read more »
APRIL 30 - MAY 1
April 30 & May 1 | 7:30PM Ohio Theatre Rossen Milanov, conductor Lydia Grindatto, soprano Mariya Kaganskaya, mezzo-soprano Victor Starsky, tenor Cumhur Görgün, bass-baritone Columbus Symphony Chorus Stephen Caracciolo, chorus director Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor,... Read more »