Hershey Symphony Orchestra

10/18/2026

Just one week left: Tickets are still available for the opening concert of our 58th exciting season!

Join us at the Hershey Theatre on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at 7:30 PM for “Fire and Fantasy.” This concert will include Weber’s Der Freischütz and Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite along with other selections, all under the direction of Maestro Greg Woodbridge.

The performance also highlights the talent of Hershey Symphony 2026 Young Artist Competition winner Jiarui Li performing Beethoven’s lyrical Piano Concerto No. 4. Li is a senior at Lancaster Mennonite High School and studies piano with Dr. Xun Pan.

Tickets start at just $29 and are available on our website, www.HersheySymphony.org.

10/15/2026

Tickets are still available for the opening concert of our 58th exciting season!

Join us at the Hershey Theatre on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at 7:30 PM for “Fire and Fantasy.” This concert will include Weber’s Der Freischütz and Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite along with other selections, all under the direction of Maestro Greg Woodbridge.

The performance also highlights the talent of Hershey Symphony 2026 Young Artist Competition winner Jiarui Li performing Beethoven’s lyrical Piano Concerto No. 4. Li is a senior at Lancaster Mennonite High School and studies piano with Dr. Xun Pan.

Tickets start at just $29 and are available on our website, HersheySymphony.org.

For more than fifty years, the Hershey Symphony has entertained audiences in Central Pennsylvania. Our concert season includes six concerts at the historic Hershey Theatre, plus several outside performances.

10/07/2026

The Hershey Symphony will kick off its 58th season at the Hershey Theatre on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at 7:30 PM with “Fire and Fantasy.” The concert will include Weber’s Der Freischütz and Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite along with other selections, all under the direction of Maestro Greg Woodbridge.

The concert also highlights the talent of Hershey Symphony 2026 Young Artist Competition winner Jiarui Li, pictured below, performing Beethoven’s lyrical Piano Concerto No. 4. Li is a senior at Lancaster Mennonite High School and studies piano with Dr. Xun Pan.

For winning the competition, Li also received the $1,000 William & Ruth Cagnoli Award, named for the late founders of Cagnoli Music.

The Young Artist Competition was established by the symphony to celebrate young artists with superior musical ability in South Central Pennsylvania. The competition is open to all students enrolled in grades 7 through 11 who reside or go to school in Adams, Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, or York County. More information on this competition can be found at www.HersheySymphony.org/yac/ .

Tickets start at just $29 and are available at www.HersheySymphony.org/events/

09/30/2026

Join us for "Fire and Fantasy," as we open our 58th season with an evening of powerful storytelling and orchestral drama. Maestro Greg Woodbridge shares details below.

Tickets start at $29 each and are available at HersheySymphony.org.

09/27/2026

We are so proud to be a part of this community. Thanks to Hershey Federal Credit Union for inviting us to participate in its annual Fall Fest and to musicians Alaina Gotwalt, Ruth Barley, and Ann Ouyang for volunteering!

09/14/2026

What a wonderful afternoon of sharing our music with the next generation of audience members and musicians!

Thank you to everyone who attended "Unwrap the Music," our special free concert and education session for families on Saturday, September 12. Music director Greg Woodbridge and all our musicians did a fantastic job of demonstrating what goes into bringing live orchestral music to the stage.

Special thanks to the sponsors of this event: The Hershey Company, the Wells Foundation, and U-Gro Learning Centres.

09/11/2026

🎶NOTE: Due to popular demand, we have added additional seats in the orchestra pit to accommodate children and their families at our free youth concert, Unwrap the Music. A limited number of tickets are now available until we are sold out. Visit www.HersheySymphony.org/events/ for details.🎶

Tomorrow's the day--we are looking forward to seeing so many of you at our special event tomorrow, September 12! If you've reserved tickets for our Unwrap the Music concert, please remember to join us at the Hershey Theatre at 1:00 p.m. If you find you're unable to use your tickets, we ask that you please email us at [email protected] so that we can release your tickets to someone else.

This event is sponsored in part by the Hershey Company, the Wells Foundation, and U-Gro Learning Centres.

09/10/2026

The Hershey Symphony is thrilled to offer two orchestras for student string players in grades 4 through 10!

Rehearsals for both ensembles begin in September in Palmyra. Learn more about these and our other youth programs at https://hersheysymphony.org/youth/

09/09/2026

Please share this with the young string musician in your life!

The Hershey Symphony is thrilled to offer two ensembles for student violin, viola, cello, and bass players.

Festival Strings, under the direction of Andrew Kurtz, is for students in grades 7 through 10. Powerhouse Strings--returning after a hiatus--is directed by Mara Thompson and welcomes students in grades 4 through 6.

Rehearsals for both ensembles begin in September in Palmyra. Learn more about these and our other youth programs at https://hersheysymphony.org/youth/

09/03/2026

If you want a rundown of *everything* happening with the Hershey Symphony this season, please check out Maestro Greg Woodbridge's appearance on Good Day PA on ABC27 this morning.

https://www.abc27.com/good-day-pa/whats-in-store-for-the-hershey-symphony-orchestras-58th-season/