The Florida Orchestra

01/24/2025

Thrilled to be in Tampa making my debut with the incredible Florida Orchestra! Huge thanks to Maestro Michael Francis for the invitation. 🎶

The Florida Orchestra

01/24/2025

‼️Concert Time ‼️
Check your tickets. We’re performing at 2 pm Saturday (Jan. 25) for our Masterworks concert at the Mahaffey Theater!
We’re also at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts on Friday (Jan. 24) at 8 pm. Take your pick and experience Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations – think of it as a cello concerto – with Inbal Segev.

01/23/2025

We love Tchaikovsky, and we love mac ’n’ cheese—but how are they connected? 🤔 Guest conductor Keitaro Harada 原田慶太楼 explains it all in this video 👇

Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations with The Florida Orchestra feat. Inbal Segev:

Fri, Jan 24, 8 pm at Straz Center for the Performing Arts
Sat, Jan 25, 2 pm at Mahaffey Theater

01/20/2025

A conductor is like a fine chef. 🧑‍🍳 “I often compare attending a concert to enjoying a five-course meal at a favorite restaurant. The flow needs to make sense. You wouldn't start with the main course or have dessert before the soup,” says Keitaro Harada, guest TFO conductor for Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations. Read more about how concerts are programmed today on the TFO Blog with Kurt Loft.

https://floridaorchestra.org/it-takes-a-fine-chef-to-program-a-delicious-musical-meal/

Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations with The Florida Orchestra

🎻Fri, Jan 24, 8 pm at Straz Center for the Performing Arts
🎻Sat, Jan 25, 2 pm at Mahaffey Theater

Like a chef at a good restaurant, an orchestra conductor creates a meal plan, a diet of music to sustain the players, audiences and box office.

01/17/2025

We are excited to welcome back former TFO conductor Jeff Tyzik and St. Pete native Michael Lynche for Dancing in the Street at the Straz Center. Nobody better for the greatest hits of Motown!

01/15/2025

Today’s Morning Matinees concert brought TFO trombonist Ross Holcombe to the front of the stage for a change 🎵
His gorgeous performance of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Trombone Concerto blew us away at Ruth Eckerd Hall, conducted by Resident Conductor Chelsea Gallo. This season every Morning Matinees concert features one of our remarkable TFO musicians as soloist.

01/13/2025

01/12/2025

What a night! 🎻 Geneva Lewis made her debut with The Florida Orchestra tonight and absolutely blew us away with Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, led by guest conductor Nicholas Hersh.

Missed it? Don’t worry—we’ve got one more concert tomorrow at 2pm at the Mahaffey Theater.

01/11/2025

January has us feeling chilly, but we’ve got the heat—come listen to some straight fire orchestral music this month 🔥🎻

01/09/2025

Guest conductor Nicholas Hersh says Negro Folk Symphony is ‘a fundamental part of our history.’ Why? Find out in his recent interview with WUSF→ https://www.wusf.org/classical/florida-orchestra-guest-conductor-wants-audiences-know-negro-folk-symphony

Don’t forget to come see TFO perform Dawson’s Negro Folk Symphony this weekend:

Sat, Jan 11, 8 pm Mahaffey Theater
Sun, Jan 12, 2 pm Mahaffey Theater

Conductor Nicholas Hersh calls William Dawson's work "a fundamental part of our history and a beautiful piece of our culture."

01/08/2025

Meet Ross Holcombe, TFO’s Associate Principal Trombone, as we reveal 5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know about him—including a surprising connection to architecture and a hobby that keeps Ross pedaling through life. 🎶

Catch Ross’s performance of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Trombone Concerto with TFO on January 15 at Ruth Eckerd Hall!

01/06/2025

Discover William Dawson’s groundbreaking Negro Folk Symphony. His only symphony soars on the sounds of Black spirituals, brimming with hope, grief and freedom. Writer Kurt Loft talks with guest conductor Nicholas Hersh today on TFO’s Blog.

When the Czech composer Antonin Dvořák visited the United States in 1892, he believed the future of its so-called classical music should embrace an original

01/02/2025

The pursuit of perfection starts with the very first note of Mendelssohn’s beloved Violin Concerto. What’s the secret to performing this masterpiece? A Q&A with soloist Geneva Lewis on TFO’s Blog.

Geneva Lewis has one of the toughest jobs in town this weekend. In two Hough Family Foundation Masterworks performances with The Florida Orchestra, she will

01/01/2025

Thank you for an amazing year! 🎉🥳 In gratitude, we filled the stage for this musical gift to you. As we welcome 2025, we can’t wait to bring you a new year of extraordinary concerts and experiences.

12/23/2024

We “improved” the lyrics to the 12 Days of Christmas! 🎄☀️ Inspired by everything we love about Tampa Bay. Watch our spin on the holiday classic to celebrate the Florida way.

Thank you to Resident Conductor Chelsea Gallo and The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay for bringing this rendition to life.

12/21/2024

It was a jolly good time at our annual Holiday Pops! 🎄 With so many Santa hats, stockings, and sparkles, you definitely looked more nice than naughty. ✨ What was your favorite merry moment? Was it Resident Conductor Chelsea Gallo guiding you through the magic, the angelic voices of The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay , or something else entirely?

If you missed the holiday music, you have another chance:

Sat, Dec 21, 8 pm at Mahaffey Theater
Sun, Dec 22, 2 pm at Ruth Eckerd Hall
Sun, Dec 22, 7:30 pm at Ruth Eckerd Hall