Rossen Milanov, Music Director

Next Event:

Beethoven’s Eroica

February 1, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

JAN 31-FEB 1

Beethoven’s Eroica

Ohio Theatre 39 E State Street, Columbus, United States

Rossen Milanov, Conductor Sterling Elliott, cello Corigliano: Phantasmagoria for Cello and Orchestra Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”) In a Columbus Symphony co-commission, cellist Sterling Elliott performs famed composer John Corigliano’s... Read more »

FEB 13-FEB 16

West Side Story

Ohio Theatre 39 E State Street, Columbus, United States

Rossen Milanov, conductor BalletMet CAPA Opera Columbus Experience an electrifying, larger-than-life staging of the musical masterpiece West Side Story in a collaboration with BalletMet, CAPA, Columbus Symphony, and Opera Columbus! This vibrant production features a moving score, dynamic dance numbers, and a timeless love story. Set against the backdrop of New York's Upper West Side, the classic tale of Romeo and Juliet is reimagined with the... Read more »

February 15, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Mozart to Matisse | “Monumental Drama”

Columbus Museum of Art 480 E Broad St, Columbus, United States

Join CMA curator Daniel Marcus and members of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra for an afternoon of music and art. In anticipation of the Symphony’s forthcoming performance of Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring, Marcus will discuss the collaborative work of sculptor Isamu Noguchi and dancer Martha Graham, whose creative partnership—including set design and choreography for the 1944... Read more »

February 28, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Friday Coffee Dress

Ohio Theatre 39 E State Street, Columbus, United States

Friday Coffee Dress Observe a working rehearsal as the musicians and conductor put the finishing touches on the weekend’s concert program on Friday, February 28 at 10AM. Tickets are $18; coffee and donuts are included! Thomas Wilkins, Conductor Yazid Gray, baritone Copland: Appalachian Spring Daugherty: Letters from Lincoln Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 Guest conductor Thomas Wilkins leads the... Read more »

FEB 28 - MAR 1

Appalachian Spring

Ohio Theatre 39 E State Street, Columbus, United States

Thomas Wilkins, Conductor Yazid Gray, baritone Copland: Appalachian Spring Daugherty: Letters from Lincoln Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 Guest conductor Thomas Wilkins leads the orchestra in this captivating program. Copland’s sparkling Appalachian Spring is considered one of his finest works. Michael Daugherty’s Letters from Lincoln, written in celebration of the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth,... Read more »

MAR 1-2

Young Musicians Competition

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

For more information, please call us at 614.228.9600.

MAR 14-15

All Mozart

Ohio Theatre 39 E State Street, Columbus, United States

Rossen Milanov, Conductor Orli Shaham, piano Mozart: Overture to Così fan tutte Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 Mozart: Symphony No. 38 (“Prague”) Join us for a celebration of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, featuring three of his mature works. Così fan tutte, Mozart’s 1789 operatic romantic comedy, begins with the delightful overture featured here. Described as “a... Read more »

MAR 21-22

Boléro

Ohio Theatre 39 E State Street, Columbus, United States

Rossen Milanov, Conductor Luis Biava, cello Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphoses of Themes by Weber​ Bloch: Schelomo​ Bizet: L’Arleseine, Suite No. 1​ Ravel: Boléro The symphonic favorites featured on this program are what keep us coming back for more! Enjoy Ravel’s famous Boléro, a mesmerizing showcase for many of the instruments of the orchestra. Hindemith’s brilliant Symphonic... Read more »

APR 4-5

Bach & Brahms

Ohio Theatre 39 E State Street, Columbus, United States

Rossen Milanov, Conductor Joanna Frankel, violin Hugo Souza, oboe Tower: Duets Bach: Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C Minor Brahms: Symphony No. 1 Hear the CSO’s own talented musicians as soloists: concertmaster Joanna Frankel and principal oboist Hugo Souza perform Bach’s captivating C minor concerto for oboe and violin. Joan Tower’s Duets spotlights shifting... Read more »