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10/09/2026

There’s a reason this audience favorite returns again and again: people absolutely love it.

The costumes. The memories. The first few notes of music you recognize instantly. And an entire concert hall full of people who came ready to have a great time.

The Music of John Williams: Star Wars & More brings together some of the most beloved music ever written for the screen and beyond, with your North Carolina Symphony performing it live in all its power and glory.

From Star Wars and E.T. to Jurassic Park and more! This is music that takes you somewhere. Back to movies you grew up with. Back to characters and worlds you love. And, for a couple of hours, completely out of the everyday. Bring the kids. Bring your friends. Bring a Wookiee! Enter the Costume Contest and win prizes! 

The Music of John Williams: Star Wars & More
FRI, OCT 23 | 7:30PM 
SAT, OCT 24 | 3PM 
Meymandi Concert Hall, Raleigh

10/08/2026

What does America sound like?

Endless possibility. Relentless ambition. Boundless imagination. Constantly reinventing itself.

Spend an evening with Music Director Carlos Miguel Prieto, fan favorite Clayton Stephenson, and your North Carolina Symphony for music by three composers who captured that energy in completely different ways.

Gershwin gave us one of music’s most beloved masterpieces with Rhapsody in Blue. Bernstein brought the streets of New York to the stage in West Side Story. And John Adams took the American sound somewhere entirely new with the massive, exhilarating Harmonielehre.

Rhapsody in Blue
FRI, OCT 16 | 8PM
SAT, OCT 17 | 8PM
Meymandi Concert Hall, Raleigh
Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor
Clayton Stephenson, piano

Bernstein: Overture to Candide
John Adams: Harmonielehre
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

This is American music. Big, bold, blue!
Come hear why it belongs to all of us.

Comment BLUE and we’ll send you a direct link to purchase tickets!

10/07/2026

Some performances showcase an orchestra.
Others reveal its heart.

The North Carolina Symphony continues to raise the bar.

Under the direction of Music Director Carlos Miguel Prieto, Concertmaster Justin Bruns steps into the spotlight for Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, one of the most beloved and technically demanding violin concertos ever written. The music gives the soloist room to soar, carrying listeners through breathtaking virtuosity and some of the most beautiful melodies ever composed. Bruns says: “You’re swept into this concerto from the very first note.”

The beauty continues with Haydn's Symphony No. 49, "La Passione," with music of striking intensity, dramatic contrasts, and quiet reflection that will find its way from the stage straight to your heart.

This is the unmistakable sound of an orchestra performing at its highest level. This is your North Carolina Symphony.

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto 
FRI, OCT 9 | 8PM
SAT, OCT 10 | 8PM 
Meymandi Concert Hall, Raleigh  

Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor 
Justin Bruns, violin 
 
Haydn: Symphony No. 49, “The Passion” 
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto 
Schumann: Symphony No. 2

10/06/2026

Anna Rakitina leads your North Carolina Symphony in Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5, a masterpiece that begins moody and ominous and builds toward one of the most thrilling finales in classical music.

Also, cellist Johannes Moser brings astonishing intensity and tender beauty to Elgar’s Cello Concerto.

A celebration of the sheer power and enduring beauty of this music.

Experience this epic journey from shadow to light.

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5
FRI, NOV 6 | 8PM
SAT, NOV 7 | 8PM
Meymandi Concert Hall, Raleigh
Anna Rakitina, conductor
Johannes Moser, cello

Mendelssohn: The Hebrides
Elgar: Cello Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5

Concert Sponsor: Galloway Ridge

Be sure to arrive at 7PM for Concert Insights, a free 30-minute pre-concert presentation. Entertaining and insightful discussions with guest artists make this the perfect way to enhance your concert experience.

10/03/2026

Music Director and Conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto sits down with Concertmaster Justin Bruns and asks a simple question: when those first notes begin on stage, is it scary?

Justin has been listening to Mendelssohn since he was young, and you can hear what this music means to him when he talks about first discovering it, learning it, practicing it, and eventually performing it himself.

There’s history there, but more than anything, there’s joy.

Hear what happens when that kind of connection meets the concert hall.

Yesterday, we welcomed over 1,200 students from 8 counties to our first Education Concert of the season in Raleigh. We w...
10/02/2026

Yesterday, we welcomed over 1,200 students from 8 counties to our first Education Concert of the season in Raleigh. We were honored to host Secretary Pam Cashwell of the NC Department of Natural & Cultural Resources, who shared a full-circle moment with students, recalling how she experienced the Symphony as a fourth grader in Cumberland County. She returned to the concert hall to help welcome a new generation of students to that same musical experience.

We’re proud to continue that tradition with a full season of Education Concerts ahead!

10/02/2026

Halloween plans? We’ve got you covered.

Witches, wizards, ghosts, and goblins, join your North Carolina Symphony for Halloween at Hogwarts! Come in costume, enjoy music from Harry Potter and more, enter the costume contest, and arrive early for free activities and the chance to try real instruments at the Instrument Zoo.

With two daytime performances to choose from, make the music and magic of Hogwarts the soundtrack to your Halloween.

Family Fun Concert!
Halloween at Hogwarts
SAT, OCT 31 | 11AM & 2PM
Meymandi Concert Hall, Raleigh

Series Sponsor: WakeMed Health & Hospitals

As fall settles in, the season hits its stride with an incredible mix of music. Hear the sounds of Pink Floyd with The M...
10/01/2026

As fall settles in, the season hits its stride with an incredible mix of music. Hear the sounds of Pink Floyd with The Machine, Mendelssohn’s soaring Violin Concerto, Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, movie magic from John Williams, and spooky fun with Halloween at Hogwarts.

Make your North Carolina Symphony the best part of your October.

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