Attractions > Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Scroll Down for Upcoming Events | Nearby Hotels | Buy tickets | Visit Website | Call (513) 621-1919
The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra is a dynamic ensemble of some of the world’s finest musicians. The fifth oldest symphony orchestra in the United States and the oldest orchestra in Ohio, the CSO has played a leading role in the cultural life of Greater Cincinnati and the Midwest since its founding in 1895.
The CSO entered a new era in September 2001, when the dynamic young conductor Paavo Järvi succeeded Jesús López-Cobos (now Music Director Emeritus) and stepped to the podium as the orchestra’s 12th Music Director. In his fifth season as Music Director in 2005-2006, Maestro Järvi conducts 14 subscription weeks in Cincinnati. He is expanding the 111-year-old orchestra’s repertoire with works never before performed by the CSO, and will lead two additional CSO recording projects with the Grammy Award-winning Telarc label.
Over the years, the CSO has built a reputation as one of the world’s foremost orchestras and a champion of the new music of its day. The CSO has been home to the American premieres of works by such composers as Debussy, Ravel and Bartók, and has commissioned works that have since become mainstays of the classical repertoire, including Aaron Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man. The CSO was the first orchestra to be broadcast to a national radio audience (1921) and the third orchestra to record (1917). Today, the orchestra continues to commission new works and to program an impressive array of music.
Great for:
- Children
- Teens/Young Adults
- Families
- Couples
- Arts Aficionados
- History Buffs
- Outdoor Enthusiasts
When You Go
Location
1241 Elm Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Get directions
Hours
Varies
Rates
Varies
Nearby Hotels
Features
Bus parking: NoMore Info
Phone: (513) 621-1919
Visit Website
Find nearby
Upcoming Events
| Fri. Nov. 20 8 p.m. | Hear and Now Music Hall Jean-Robert's Pre-Concert Moveable Feast available. Multiple courses at three action stations of varied selections, includes coffee and gratuity. $50. Reservations and concert ticket required. Benefits Midwest Culinary Institute Scholarship Fund. |
| Sat. Nov. 21 8 p.m. | Hear and Now Music Hall |
| Fri. Dec. 4 8 p.m. | Musical Passport Music Hall Jean-Robert's Pre-Concert Moveable Feast available. Multiple courses at three action stations of varied selections, includes coffee and gratuity. $50. Reservations and concert ticket required. Benefits Midwest Culinary Institute Scholarship Fund. |
| Sat. Dec. 5 8 p.m. | Musical Passport Music Hall |
| Thu. Dec. 17 7:30 p.m. | Messiah Music Hall Performance shortened to two hours with intermission. |
| Sat. Dec. 19 8 p.m. | Messiah Music Hall |
| Sun. Dec. 20 3 p.m. | Messiah Music Hall |
| Fri. Jan. 8 11 a.m. | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Music Hall Piano Power: Music of Rachmaninoff, Messiaen and Mozart. Featuring pianist Denis Matsuev. Paavo Jarvi, conductor. |
| Sat. Jan. 9 8 p.m. | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Music Hall Piano Power: Music of Rachmaninoff, Messiaen and Mozart. Featuring pianist Denis Matsuev. Paavo Jarvi, conductor. |
| Sun. Jan. 10 3 p.m. | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Music Hall Piano Power: Music of Rachmaninoff, Messiaen and Mozart. Featuring pianist Denis Matsuev. Paavo Jarvi, conductor. One hour concert followed by discussion with Paavo Jarvi and musicians. |
| Fri. Jan. 15 8 p.m. | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Music Hall Carl Orff's cantata, Carmina Burana. Also music of Messiaen and Berlioz. Featuring Measha Brueggergosman, soprano; May Festival Chorus with Robert Porco, director; Cincinnati Children's Choir with Robyn Lana, director; and Paavo Jarvi, conductor. |
| Sat. Jan. 16 8 p.m. | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Music Hall Carl Orff's cantata, Carmina Burana. Also music of Messiaen and Berlioz. Featuring Measha Brueggergosman, soprano; May Festival Chorus with Robert Porco, director; Cincinnati Children's Choir with Robyn Lana, director; and Paavo Jarvi, conductor. |
| Fri. Jan. 22 8 p.m. | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Music Hall Ascending Beauty: Music of Liszt and Bruckner. Featuring pianist Alica Sara Ott. Paavo Jarvi, conductor. |
| Sat. Jan. 23 10:30 a.m. | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Music Hall Fiesta! Celebrating Latin America and Spain. With Vince Lee, assistant conductor. Pre-concert begins in Corbett Tower 9:30 a.m. Musicians give instrument demonstrations while volunteers provide hands-on experiences with instruments. |
| Sat. Jan. 23 8 p.m. | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Music Hall Ascending Beauty: Music of Liszt and Bruckner. Featuring pianist Alica Sara Ott. Paavo Jarvi, conductor. |
| Fri. Jan. 29 11 a.m. | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Music Hall Brilliant Beethoven. Featuring pianist Imogen Cooper. John Nelson, conductor. |
| Sat. Jan. 30 8 p.m. | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Music Hall Brilliant Beethoven. Featuring pianist Imogen Cooper. John Nelson, conductor. |
| Thu. Feb. 4 7:30 p.m. | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Music Hall I Like Tchaik: Music of Tchaikovsky. Pinchas Steinberg, conductor. Includes free buffet in Music Hall Ballroom, 6:15 p.m. |
| Sat. Feb. 6 8 p.m. | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Music Hall I Like Tchaik: Music of Tchaikovsky. Pinchas Steinberg, conductor. |
| Fri. Feb. 12 8 p.m. | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Music Hall Picasso for the Ears: Music of Ravel, Bartok, Bach and Lutoslawski. Featuring pianist Radu Lupu. Paavo Jarvi, conductor. |
| Sat. Feb. 13 8 p.m. | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Music Hall Picasso for the Ears: Music of Ravel, Bartok, Bach and Lutoslawski. Featuring pianist Radu Lupu. Paavo Jarvi, conductor. |
| Fri. Feb. 19 8 p.m. | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Music Hall String Fever: Music by Brahms and Rott. Featuring violinist Janine Jansen. Paavo Jarvi, conductor. |
| Sat. Feb. 20 8 p.m. | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Music Hall String Fever: Music by Brahms and Rott. Featuring violinist Janine Jansen. Paavo Jarvi, conductor. |
| Fri. Mar. 12 8 p.m. | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Music Hall Magnifique! Music of Dutilleux, Grieg and Bizet. Featuring pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet. Paavo Jarvi, conductor. |
| Sat. Mar. 13 8 p.m. | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Music Hall Magnifique! Music of Dutilleux, Grieg and Bizet. Featuring pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet. Paavo Jarvi, conductor. |
| Sun. Mar. 14 3 p.m. | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Music Hall Magnifique! Music of Dutilleux, Grieg and Bizet. Featuring pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet. Paavo Jarvi, conductor. One hour concert followed by discussion with Paavo Jarvi and musicians. |
| Fri. Mar. 19 11 a.m. | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Music Hall International Intrigue: Music by Sibelius, Bruch and Tchaikovsky. Featuring violinist Stefan Jackiw. Arild Remmereit, conductor. |
| Sat. Mar. 20 8 p.m. | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Music Hall International Intrigue: Music by Sibelius, Bruch and Tchaikovsky. Featuring violinist Stefan Jackiw. Arild Remmereit, conductor. |
| Thu. Mar. 25 7:30 p.m. | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Music Hall Musical Seduction: Music by Mozart, Elgar and Rimsky-Korsakov. Featuring cellist Truls Mork. Paavo Jarvi, conductor. Includes free buffet in Music Hall Ballroom, 6:15 p.m. |
| Fri. Mar. 26 11 a.m. | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Music Hall Musical Seduction: Music by Mozart, Elgar and Rimsky-Korsakov. Featuring cellist Truls Mork. Paavo Jarvi, conductor. |
| Sat. Mar. 27 8 p.m. | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Music Hall Musical Seduction: Music by Mozart, Elgar and Rimsky-Korsakov. Featuring cellist Truls Mork. Paavo Jarvi, conductor. |
| Fri. Apr. 9 11 a.m. | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Music Hall Russian Giants: Music by Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich. Featuring pianist Gabriela Montero. Mikko Franck, conductor. |
| Sat. Apr. 10 8 p.m. | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Music Hall Russian Giants: Music by Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich. Featuring pianist Gabriela Montero. Mikko Franck, conductor. |
| Fri. Apr. 16 8 p.m. | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Music Hall Leaps and Bounds: Music by Pickard, Brahms and Haydn. Featuring cellist Alisa Weilerstein and violinist Timothy Lees. Mark Wigglesworth, conductor. |
| Sat. Apr. 17 8 p.m. | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Music Hall Leaps and Bounds: Music by Pickard, Brahms and Haydn. Featuring cellist Alisa Weilerstein and violinist Timothy Lees. Mark Wigglesworth, conductor. |
| Fri. Apr. 23 11 a.m. | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Music Hall Roman Holiday: Music by berlioz and Respighi. Featuring violinist Isabelle van Keulen. Paavo Jarvi, conductor. |
| Sat. Apr. 24 8 p.m. | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Music Hall Roman Holiday: Music by berlioz and Respighi. Featuring violinist Isabelle van Keulen. Paavo Jarvi, conductor. |
| Sun. Apr. 25 3 p.m. | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Music Hall Roman Holiday: Music by berlioz and Respighi. Featuring violinist Isabelle van Keulen. Paavo Jarvi, conductor. One hour concert followed by discussion with Paavo Jarvi and musicians. |
| Fri. Apr. 30 8 p.m. | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Music Hall Three's A Charm: Music by Beethoven and Sibelius. Featuring pianist Lauma Skride, cellist Jan Vogler and violinist Baiba Skride. John Storgards, conductor. |
| Sat. May 1 8 p.m. | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Music Hall Three's A Charm: Music by Beethoven and Sibelius. Featuring pianist Lauma Skride, cellist Jan Vogler and violinist Baiba Skride. John Storgards, conductor. |
| Thu. May 6 7:30 p.m. | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Music Hall Come Full Circle: Music of Tchaikovsky and Wagner. Featuring pianist Alexander Toradze. Paavo Jarvi, conductor. Includes free buffet in Music Hall Ballroom, 6:15 p.m. |
| Sat. May 8 8 p.m. | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Music Hall Come Full Circle: Music of Tchaikovsky and Wagner. Featuring pianist Alexander Toradze. Paavo Jarvi, conductor. |
