Dayton Philharmonic

02/18/2026

Now is the perfect time to bring friends, family, and the entire kingdom with this amazing BOGO offer to see The Sleeping Beauty. Experience the enchantment of living history with this classic story that first premiered in the 1800s. There's magic in making memories and you don't want to sleep on this great BOGO deal!!

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Buy one, get one free offer is only valid toward adult price tickets purchased in seat sections A-D. This offer cannot be combined with other discounts. Good through the run of the show!

09/24/2025

After a few months of retirement, Neal Gittleman returns to conduct the Dayton Philharmonic in a concert celebrating his legacy with all his friends (that's you!).

Hear three world premiere works by friends of the DPO, plus Elgar's gorgeous Enigma Variations on October 3 and 4. Get your tickets at https://bit.ly/46df9VR

09/20/2025

Timpani vs. timpani🤜🤛 Check out Nielsen's epic timpani battle found in his Fourth Symphony, performed by your Dayton Philharmonic. There's one more chance to see it live at the Schuster Center TONIGHT at 7:30. Get tickets at daytonperformingarts.org

09/19/2025

The moment is here. Keitaro Harada takes the podium as Music & Artistic Director of the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra tonight at the Schuster Center. Join us for this historic moment: https://bit.ly/45Rp3MC

09/18/2025

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09/16/2025

Prepare for an evening of blockbuster greats and soaring melodies. Your DPO musicians reflected on Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto—a comeback story—and Nielsen's Fourth Symphony—a work dedicated to the resilience of human spirit. Check out https://bit.ly/3TmPNz3 to read their thoughts.

09/15/2025

Invite your friends and family to an evening of John Williams classics! Famed Hollywood Music Director Richard Kaufman leads the Philharmonic through the cinematic career of John Williams, including Star Wars, E.T., Harry Potter, Superman, and much more!

Get your tickets at https://bit.ly/48jOHfR

09/12/2025

Meet Hamza Able, your Principal Timpani for the 25-26 Season. He was born in Casablanca, Morocco and grew up in Jacksonville, Florida. Hamza joined the Jacksonville Youth Orchestra at 14, served as Principal Timpani of the New York String Seminar, and was Principal Timpanist of the National Repertory Orchestra. He has also participated in the Eastern Music Festival and the Miami Music Festival. Hamza is an opera fan—his favorite composers are Strauss and Puccini. "For my favorite piece—it’s impossible to pick—I’ve been loving Elektra and Salome lately." When he's not playing, Hamza enjoys mixed martial arts, competitive e-sports, and fitness.

Give a warm welcome to Hamza!👋

09/10/2025

Thank you to pianist Garrick Ohlsson for doing this interview with Keitaro Harada. The two chatted about the famed piano concerto that Garrick will perform with the Philharmonic this month, Rachmaninoff's Second. Watch the full interview now live on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/ubJTmI05SCQ

Mr. Ohlsson has established himself worldwide as a musician of magisterial interpretive and technical prowess. Winner of the 1970 Chopin International Piano Competition, Ohlsson has been long regarded as one of the world’s leading exponents of the music of Frédéric Chopin; however, he commands an enormous repertoire, which ranges over the entire piano literature.

09/08/2025

In this special event, we celebrate Neal Gittleman and the Orchestra. The concert begins with three world premieres by area composers, longtime collaborators, and friends of the Philharmonic AK Jaquith, Steven Winteregg, and Michael Schelle. Then, in an homage to those onstage and in the audience, Maestro Gittleman leads the orchestra in Elgar’s Enigma Variations, a gorgeous work which Elgar wrote in honor of his own friends.

Join us for our celebration of Neal Gittleman. Get your tickets at https://bit.ly/46df9VR

09/04/2025

Meet Zulfiya "Zulya" Bashirova, your Concertmaster for the 25-26 Season. She hails from Tashkent, Uzbekistan and was previously Assistant Principal Second violin in Toledo Symphony, Principal Second violin in Fort Wayne Philharmonic, and Assistant Concertmaster in Des Moines Metro Opera. She also performed with St. Louis Symphony, Naples Philharmonic, Florida Grand Opera, Palm Beach Symphony, and Detroit Opera Theater. Zulya's favorite thing about being a musician is being able to connect with people without words—just music. Her favorite composers include Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Shostakovitch, and Prokofiev, but if she had to choose just one piece of music as her favorite, it would be Brahms' Variation on a Theme by Haydn. When she's not playing, Zulya likes baking and trying new cuisines—"I love trying new food!"

Give a warm welcome to Zulya!👋