Connecticut Orchestra Events
Explore exciting concerts from orchestras across the state-wherever you are, whatever music you like! We look forward to welcoming you into our concert halls.
February 7
Guys and Dolls: In Concert
Norwalk Symphony Orchestra
7:30 PM
Norwalk Concert Hall at Norwalk City Hall
This story of small-time gamblers and their dolls has some of the best tunes ever written on Broadway! Co-produced with New Paradigm Theatre
February 7
Love Notes – Music of Love, Friendship, and Inspiration
Manchester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale
7:30 PM
Bailey Auditorium at Manchester High School, 134 East Middle Turnpike, Manchester, CT
Celebrate the many faces of love and friendship with an evening of orchestral favorites and heartfelt selections.
February 13
Romeo and Juliet: A Theatrical Concert
Hartford Symphony Orchestra
8 PM
The Bushnell, Belding Theater
This groundbreaking collaboration features live actors in costume, dynamic staging, and even sword fighting on stage. This performance goes beyond traditional concert presentations to blend Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy with timeless music.
February 14
Romeo and Juliet: A Theatrical Concert
Hartford Symphony Orchestra
8 PM
The Bushnell, Belding Theater
This groundbreaking collaboration features live actors in costume, dynamic staging, and even sword fighting on stage. This performance goes beyond traditional concert presentations to blend Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy with timeless music.
February 14
Candlelight String Quartet: Music of Fleetwood Mac, Eagles & Queen
Waterbury Symphony Orchestra
7 PM
Edmond Town Hall, Newtown, CT
A romantic, candlelit evening featuring string quartet arrangements of classic hits by Fleetwood Mac, the Eagles, and Queen, presented in the historic Edmond Town Hall.
February 14
Love and Death in 1830
Yale Symphony Orchestra
7:30 PM
Woolsey Hall, New Haven
Valentine’s Day Concert
February 14
A Tribute to Whitney Houston starring Belinda Davids
Eastern CT Symphony Orchestra
8 PM
The Premier Theater, Foxwoods Resort and Casino, 350 Trolley Line Blvd, Mashantucket, CT 06338
STARRING BELINDA DAVIDS Be stunned by the breathtaking vocals of Belinda Davids – a RiSA chart-topping artist in her home country of South Africa – who has performed alongside the likes of Keri Hilson, Keyshia Cole and Monica and featured on Fox TV’s ‘Showtime at the Apollo’ and BBC1 TV’s ‘Even Bett
February 15
Romeo and Juliet: A Theatrical Concert
Hartford Symphony Orchestra
3 PM
The Bushnell, Belding Theater
This groundbreaking collaboration features live actors in costume, dynamic staging, and even sword fighting on stage. This performance goes beyond traditional concert presentations to blend Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy with timeless music.
February 21
HSO Family Concert
Hartford Symohny Orchsetra
10 AM
Church of the Good Shepherd, Hartford
Join us for a free concert with the talented HSO Woodwind Quintet for a program geared towards families, yet able to be enjoyed by anyone.
February 21
American Enginuity
Eastern CT Symphony Orchestra
7:30 PM
Garde Arts Center, 325 State Street, New London, CT 06320
The ECSO’s February 21 concert is named for Anthony DiLorenzo’s trumpet concerto American Enginuity. Composed with ECSO Principal Trumpet Phil Snedecor in mind and premiered in 2019 by Snedecor and the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra, the piece honors four of our nation’s greatest accomplishments: the
February 22
Modern Melodies
Hartford Symphony Orchestra
2 PM
Wadsworth Atheneum
Members of the Hartford Symphony Orchestra perform a concert of chamber works inspired by Modernism in visual art, including works by Maurice Ravel and Heitor Villa-Lobos.
February 22
Beethoven & Mendelssohn with Augustin Hadelich
New Haven Symphony Orchestra
3 PM
Woolsey Hall, New Haven
This lyrical program pairs Beethoven’s radiant Pastoral Symphony and Mendelssohn’s beloved Violin Concerto—performed by Grammy-winner Augustin Hadelich—with Raven Chacon’s Inscription, a modern meditation on land, memory, and identity.
February 22
The Best of all Possible Winds
Orchestra Lumos
3 PM
First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan
The Best of all Possible Winds
February 22
Virtuoso Series I
New England Chamber Orchestra
4 PM
Pilgrim Congregational Church, 55 Coolidge Ave, Newington, CT
Featuring: Solomiya Ivakhiv (violin), Ryan Folan (piano), and more!
February 28
Virtuoso Series I
New England Chamber Orchestra
4 PM
First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan 178 Oenoke Ridge, New Canaan, CT 06840
Featuring: Solomiya Ivakhiv (violin), Taylor Isberg (clarinet), Patrick Doane (violin), Nick Woods (violin), Samuel Oram (piano), Joel Baroody (trumpet)
March 1
GCTYO Winter Concert 1
Greater Connecticut Youth Orchestras
1 PM
The Klein Auditorium, Bridgeport, CT
The first of 2 GCTYO concerts featuring all 15 GCTYO ensembles
March 1
GCTYO Winter Concert 2
Greater Connecticut Youth Orchestras
5:30 PM
The Klein Auditorium, Bridgeport, CT
The second of 2 GCTYO concerts featuring all 15 GCTYO ensembles
March 5
Press Play: I’m Every Woman
Hartford Symphony Orchestra
7:30 PM
J Under the Dome, Hartford
Join us for an unforgettable evening in honor of Women’s History Month with the HSO String Quartet performing the empowering anthems of pop royalty’s divas.
March 7
March 7 Concert
Greenwich Symphony Orchestra
7:30 PM
Performing Arts Center at Greenwich High School
Chen Yi: “Shuo,” Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No. 5 with Stewart Goodyear, Brahms: Symphony No. 1
March 7
American Gems
Orchestra Lumos
7:30 PM
Palace Theatre Stamford
This intriguing program of extraordinary works punches above its weight. J.S. Bach was a huge influence on old-world emigre, Igor Stravinsky, and the quintessential American voices of Aaron Copland (Clarinet Concerto) and Scott Joplin (The Entertainer).
March 7
BaroqueFest
Orchestra New England
7:30 PM
Battell Chapel, Yale Campus
Our BaroqueFest concert features two concertos by Antonio Vivaldi and one each by JS Bach and his son Carl Philip Emanuel Bach, performed in the finest performance space in the greater New Haven area.
March 8
American Gems
Orchestra Lumos
3 PM
The Quick Center, Fairfield CT
This intriguing program of extraordinary works punches above its weight. J.S. Bach was a huge influence on old-world emigre, Igor Stravinsky, and the quintessential American voices of Aaron Copland (Clarinet Concerto) and Scott Joplin (The Entertainer).
March 8
American Gems
Ochestra Lumos
3 PM
The Quick Center, Fairfield CT
This intriguing program of extraordinary works punches above its weight. J.S. Bach was a huge influence on old-world emigre, Igor Stravinsky, and the quintessential American voices of Aaron Copland (Clarinet Concerto) and Scott Joplin (The Entertainer).
March 8
March 8 Concert
Greenwich Symphony Orchestra
3 PM
Performing Arts Center at Greenwich High School
Chen Yi: “Shuo,” Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No. 5 with Stewart Goodyear, Brahms: Symphony No. 1
March 13
Pines of Rome
Hartford Symphony Orchestra
8 PM
The Bushnell, Belding Theater, Hartford
Respighi’s Pines of Rome, Frank’s Apu, and Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 3 create a vivid program blending sweeping landscapes, Andean influences, and lyrical elegance with soloist Solomiya Ivakhiv.
March 14
WSO’s Annual Cinema & Symphony: Jurassic Park in Concert
Waterbury Symphony Orchestra
2 PM
The Palace Theater, Waterbury, CT
Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster film shown on the big screen with John Williams’ iconic score performed live by the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra.
March 14
Pines of Rome
Hartford Symphony Orchestra
8 PM
The Bushnell, Belding Theater, Hartford
Respighi’s Pines of Rome, Frank’s Apu, and Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 3 create a vivid program blending sweeping landscapes, Andean influences, and lyrical elegance with soloist Solomiya Ivakhiv.
March 15
Pines of Rome
Hartford Symphony Orchestra
3 PM
The Bushnell, Belding Theater, Hartford
Respighi’s Pines of Rome, Frank’s Apu, and Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 3 create a vivid program blending sweeping landscapes, Andean influences, and lyrical elegance with soloist Solomiya Ivakhiv.
March 15
Free Young People’s Concert
New Haven Symphony Orchestra
1 PM
Lyman Center at SCSU
Meet the orchestra! This FREE, interactive program designed for kids will show off all the cool sounds that an orchestra can make.
March 15
Wallingford Symphony Orchestra – Voices of Hungary
Wallingford Symphony Orchestra
2 PM
Ann & George Colony Hall, Wallingford, CT
Running approximately 90 minutes, Voices of Hungary offers a richly textured musical journey—honoring history, celebrating folk traditions, and bringing Hungarian musical identity vividly to life through today’s outstanding performers.
March 15
Spring Awakenings
Southeastern Connecticut Community Orchestra
3 PM
Evans Hall, Connecticut College, New London
Rimsky-Korsakov’s Russian Easter Festival Overture, Salieri’s Concerto for Flute and Oboe, Dvorak’s Symphony No. 6 in D.
March 18
Notes and Narrative with Curtis Stewart
Hartford Symphony Orchestra
7 PM
The Artists Collective, Hartford
Grammy-nominated violinist and composer Curtis Stewart reimagines classical music through jazz influence, performing his work and collaborating with school and community groups as Joyce C. Willis Artist-in-Residence.
March 19
(Not) Just for Kids Program
Norwalk Symphony Orchestra
4:45 PM
Norwalk City Hall -Mary McCarthy Room
It’s all about the Percussion Beat! Connecting with rhythm and exploring sound through hands-on experience and performance.
March 21
(Not) Just for Kids Program
Norwalk Symphony Orchestra
11 AM
Norwalk Public Library
It’s all about the Percussion Beat! Connecting with rhythm and exploring sound through hands-on experience and performance.
March 21
(Not) Just for Kids Program
Norwalk Symphony Orchestra
1 PM
New Canaan Library
It’s all about the Percussion Beat! Connecting with rhythm and exploring sound through hands-on experience and performance.
March 21
(Not) Just for Kids Program
Norwalk Symphony Orchestra
3 PM
Wilton Public Library
It’s all about the Percussion Beat! Connecting with rhythm and exploring sound through hands-on experience and performance.
March 22
Warmup Act for Norwalk Symphony Orchestra
Norwalk Gamer Symphony Orchestra
2: 15 PM
Norwalk City Hall
A small-ensemble program in the lobby prior to NSO’s concert.
March 22
A Love Affair, Classic Composers and Broadway
Orchestra Lumos
3 PM
St. Francis Church, Stamford
What gets your blood moving better than a kiss on Broadway? Perhaps Gershwin’s He Loves and She Loves or Cole Porter’s Kiss me Kate delivered by an Orchestra Lumos string quartet.
March 22
Goin’ Home
New Haven Symphony Orchestra
3 PM
Woolsey Hall • New Haven
Dvořák’s New World Symphony anchors this soulful celebration of cultural identity and belonging, with works by Courtney Bryan and William Grant Still.
March 22
Music for All Ages: Symphonie Fantastique
Norwalk Symphony Orchestra
3 PM
Norwalk Concert Hall
One of the wildest and most revolutionary works ever written for an orchestra. Berlioz writes with hauntingly beautiful and evocative music. Plus our Concerto Competition winner performs with the full Orchestra.
March 22
Music for All Ages: Symphonie Fantastique
Norwalk Symphony Orchestra
3 PM
Norwalk City Hall
One of the wildest and most revolutionary works ever written for an orchestra. Berlioz writes with hauntingly beautiful and evocative music. Plus our Concerto Competition winner performs with the full Orchestra.
March 28
Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2 in Concert
Hartford Symphony Orchestra
1 PM & 7 PM
The Bushnell, Mortensen Hall, Hartford
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ Part 2 returns in concert, featuring the HSO performing Alexandre Desplat’s score as the epic finale unfolds on the big screen.
March 28
Mahler Symphony No. 2 ‘Resurrection
Yale Symphony Orchestra
7:30 PM
Woolsey Hall, New Haven
Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Yale Symphony Orchestra. With guest conductor John Mauceri, Soprano Laura Miah, Mezzo-Soprano Rosario Armas, and the Greater New Haven Community Chorus under the direction of Alysoun Kegel.
March 29
Elijah!
Manchester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale
4 PM
Bailey Auditorium at Manchester High School, 134 East Middle Turnpike, Manchester, CT
Mendelssohn’s masterpiece comes to life, with soloists and chorus
March 29
Palm Sunday Concert
Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra
7:30 PM
Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, 213 Broadway, Norwich, CT 06360
Join the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra and the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Chorus for a moving Palm Sunday celebration at the beautiful Cathedral of St. Patrick in Norwich. This special concert features Dan Forrest’s profound and contemporary Requiem, a work of striking beauty and emotiona
April 2
Andrew Bird with the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra
Waterbury Symphony Orchestra
8 PM
The Palace Theater, Waterbury, CT
With a distinctive sound that resists categorization, Grammy nominated violinist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird makes his debut with the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra.
April 11
Spring Concert
Norwalk Gamer Symphony Orchestra
4 PM
Norwalk City Hall
For the first time ever, the NGSO will be performing at Norwalk City Hall in Norwalk, CT! More info and start time to be announced soon- but save the date!
April 10
Brahms’ Third
Hartford Symphony Orchestra
8 PM
The Bushnell, Belding Theater, Hartford
Works by Berlioz, Brahms, and Clarice Assad deliver drama and lyricism, featuring Berlioz’s King Lear Overture, Assad’s FLOW piano concerto, and Brahms’ Symphony No. 3 with a lively finale.
April 10
Candlelight Concert
New Haven Symphony Orchestra
7:30 PM
St. Mary’s Church • New Haven
Experience the intimacy and beauty of orchestral music by candlelight in this serene and reflective concert at historic St. Mary’s Church.
April 11
April 11 Concert
Greenwich Symphony Orchestra
7:30 PM
Performing Arts Center at Greenwich High School
Martinu: “The Frescoes of Piero della Francesca,” Paulus: “Voices from the Gallery” narrated by Leigh Barrett, Mussorgsky: “Pictures at an Exhibition” with visual components
April 11
Candlelight Concert
New Haven Symphony Orchestra
7:30 PM
St. Mary’s Church • New Haven
Experience the intimacy and beauty of orchestral music by candlelight in this serene and reflective concert at historic St. Mary’s Church.
April 12
April 12 Concert
Greenwich Symphony Orchestra
3 PM
Performing Arts Center at Greenwich High School
Martinu: “The Frescoes of Piero della Francesca,” Paulus: “Voices from the Gallery” narrated by Leigh Barrett, Mussorgsky: “Pictures at an Exhibition” with visual components
April 12
April in Paris – Circa 1926: “Sounds from the City of Lights”
Waterbury Symphony Orchestra
4 PM
Litchfield Community Center, Litchfield, CT
A chamber concert inspired by Paris in the 1920s, celebrating French music and artistic life during one of the city’s most vibrant cultural eras.
April 12
Brahms’ Third
Hartford Symphony Orchestra
8 PM
The Bushnell, Belding Theater, Hartford
Works by Berlioz, Brahms, and Clarice Assad deliver drama and lyricism, featuring Berlioz’s King Lear Overture, Assad’s FLOW piano concerto, and Brahms’ Symphony No. 3 with a lively finale.
April 13
Brahms’ Third
Hartford Symphony Orchestra
3 PM
The Bushnell, Belding Theater, Hartford
Works by Berlioz, Brahms, and Clarice Assad deliver drama and lyricism, featuring Berlioz’s King Lear Overture, Assad’s FLOW piano concerto, and Brahms’ Symphony No. 3 with a lively finale.
April 18
GCTYO Open Rehearsals
Greater Connecticut Youth Orchestras
10 AM
Roger Ludlowe MS, Fairfield, CT
Prospective musicians and their families are invited to view and listen to Saturday morning rehearsals in Fairfield. Learn the history and philosophy of GCTYO and what makes us a thriving and exciting organization valued by more than 300 families.
April 18
America 250
Orchestra Lumos
7:30 PM
The Palace Theatre, Stamford
Our American birthday party continues with Bernstein’s Three Dance Episodes from On the Town! Add Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and Copland’s Appalachian Spring, plus Orchestra Lumos commission Five American Portraits.
April 19
America 250
Orchestra Lumos
3 PM
The Palace Theatre, Stamford
Our American birthday party continues with Bernstein’s Three Dance Episodes from On the Town! Add Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and Copland’s Appalachian Spring, plus Orchestra Lumos commission Five American Portraits.
April 21
Young Person’s Concert
Eastern Connecticut Stmphony Orchestra
10 A
Garde Arts Center, 325 State Street, New London, CT 06320
For the past several years, the ECSO has presented Young People’s Concerts (YPCs) at the Garde Arts Center. These concerts are sponsored in large part by the Community Foundation of Southeastern Connecticut. The audience consists of third, fourth, and fifth-graders from many communities in New Londo
April 23
Strings of Hope
Hartford Symphony Orchestra
7 PM
Avon Free Public Library
“Strings of Hope,” an HSO string quartet, shares inspirational music in community settings, fostering connection, collaboration, and uplift through the power of live performance. FREE!
April 25
HSO Family Concert
Hartford Symphony Orchestra
10 AM
The Artists Collective, Hartford
Enjoy a free, family-friendly HSO ensemble concert featuring A Piacere String Quartet, presenting myth-inspired music for all ages. FREE!
April 25
A Galaxy Far, Far Away: Sci-Fi Movie Music in Concert
New Haven Symphony Orchestra
3 PM
Shelton High School
Embark on an epic adventure through the soundtracks of Star Wars, Star Trek, E.T., Dune, and Interstellar in this sci-fi spectacular for film and music fans alike.
April 26
A Galaxy Far, Far Away: Sci-Fi Movie Music in Concert
New Haven Symphony Orchestra
3 PM
Woolsey Hall • New Haven
Embark on an epic adventure through the soundtracks of Star Wars, Star Trek, E.T., Dune, and Interstellar in this sci-fi spectacular for film and music fans alike.
April 25
Sounds of America
Easteran Connecticut Symphony Orchestra
7:30 PM
Garde Arts Center, 325 State Street, New London, CT 06320
Music Director & Conductor Toshiyuki Shimada will lead the orchestra in a performance of Aaron Copland’s Symphony No. 3, and will feature West Side Story Selections with soloists local to southeastern CT!
April 26
Masterworks: Twin Titans – Brahms and Schumann (featuring Garrick Ohlsson, piano)
Waterbury Symphony Orchestra
3 PM
Fine Arts Center, CT State – Naugatuck Valley (formerly NVCC), Waterbury, CT
A MasterWorks program including Schumann’s Symphony No. 2 and Brahm’s First Piano Concerto featuring renowned pianist Garrick Ohlsson as guest soloist.
April 30
Press Play: The 90’s
Hartford Symphony Orchestra
7:30 PM
J Under the Dome, Hartford
Press Play: The 90s features a string quartet reimagining iconic ’90s hits, from boy bands to grunge—enjoy throwback vibes with great food and drinks at J Under the Dome.