June 26, 2026
Rossen Milanov, Music Director
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A beloved summer tradition returns with iconic artists and unforgettable performances. Tickets on sale now!
Idk folks... we won`t back down on this... We are free falling into love with this show. Head to the link in our bio for tickets!
🥴 Sorry, there was something on the lens... Every Saturday in the summer, the Columbus Commons transforms into one of the most unique concert experiences in central Ohio! Learn more about Nationwide Picnic with the Pops with the link in our bio!
🐺📯🎻 Don`t forget about our first FREE family concert! Join Elias Miller and the Columbus Symphony as he Conducts Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf. Arrive early for exciting pre-concert activities starting at 5:30PM, including button making, temporary tattoos, face painting, and lawn games for all ages. Enjoy free popcorn during the event, then stick around for a special community screening of Zootopia 2, sponsored by the John F. Wolfe Columbus Commons.
With support from Honda, 2026 Nationwide Popcorns Pops concerts are free for all!
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⛵Guster meets the Columbus Symphony and conductor, Elias Miller! Witness three decades of indie-rock hits including “Satellite” and “Amsterdam” reimagined for a full orchestra. Experience this one-of-a-kind collaboration where bright melodies and clever songwriting meet world-class symphonic power.
Tickets with the link in our bio!
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🤠 Come see LeAnn Rimes at the Columbus Commons on July 18th!
Use the link in our bio to purchase tickets! Seats are going fast!
LeAnn Rimes is an internationally acclaimed, multi-platinum selling artist whose genre-defying career has spanned nearly three decades. Her groundbreaking hit “How Do I Live” remains one of Billboard’s all-time greatest songs, and she’s had 15 top-10 hits across genres, including the global smash “Can’t Fight the Moonlight.” Rimes has sold over 48 million records globally, earned eight Grammy nominations and two wins, and made history as the youngest solo artist ever to receive a Grammy.
🧘♂️🍃 Escape with us at the Columbus Symphony. Whether it`s at one of our Cardinal Health Masterworks concerts, a Summer Night Music neighborhood performance, or at a table at Nationwide Picnic with the Pops. Your getaway is waiting for you. 🌎🧳
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☀️🎻 Looking to beat the heat? Join Assistant Conductor Elias Miller in Dublin for a perfect summer evening as he leads the Columbus Symphony in a delightful and invigorating hour-long concert 🎵🎼 Tickets can be purchased with the link in our bio!
Contemporary composer Viet Cuong’s spirited Next Week’s Trees is “a meditation on the persistence of hope in an ever-fragile world” inspired by the words of poet Mary Oliver. Haydn’s Symphony No. 39 is known as “Tempesta di mare” due to its exhilarating turbulence reminiscent of a storm at sea. The program concludes with the warm and lush sounds of Dvořák’s perennially popular Serenade for Strings.
Meet Lydia Roth, our amazing Flute and Piccolo player! A native of Grand Rapids, MI, Lydia grew up in a musical home playing flute, oboe, and piano as well as studying composition. She received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in flute performance from the Curtis Institute of Music and Lynn Conservatory, studying with Jeffrey Khaner. She has spent summers studying and performing at the Aspen Music Festival, National Orchestral Institute, and Lake George Music Festival. When she’s not performing, you can find Lydia drinking a mug of tea while reading a book or solving a crossword puzzle. She lives with her partner and their two kittens.
Read more about our musicians with the link in our bio!
Celebrate America’s 250th birthday in grand style with a free evening of music, community, and fireworks! The Columbus Symphony announced additional details about Columbus Symphony Celebrates America, a concert to be held on the Columbus Commons on July 4 as part of America250-Ohio’s Signature Homecoming & Picnic.
Happy 614 Day Columbus!
Since 1951, the Columbus Symphony has been proud to serve as the sound and heartbeat of the 614`s cultural scene. As we look ahead to our incredible 2026–27 anniversary season, we are celebrating both our rich history and our vision for the future with Columbus.
Our mission goes far beyond the concert hall. It’s about continuing to build the amazing Columbus community through:
🧑🏫 Education: Reaching 55,000+ students in 275+ schools each year through youth ensembles, the Academy, Young People`s concerts and Popcorn Pops.
🎭 Collaboration: Partnering with other incredible 614 institutions like CAPA, Columbus Commons, BalletMet, the Columbus Museum of Art and more!
✈️ State-Wide and National Impact: Bringing the restorative, uplifting power of music to communities across the state, as well as to the biggest stage in the US, Carnegie Hall.
Music has the power to heal, connect, and inspire us. Thank you, Columbus... Cbus... Flavor town (iykyk)... Buckeye Nation, 614 - for letting us share that gift with you for 75 wonderful years.
🎟️ Join us for this historic season! Click the link in our bio to view the 2026-27 lineup and secure your tickets.
If you like these things, you will LOVE Wyclef Jean! Tickets with the link in our bio!
Meet Gyusun Han our Associate Concertmaster. To read more about Gyusun and our other musicians head to the link in our bio!
Gyusun joined the Columbus Symphony Orchestra in 2021! She was accepted into the Korea National University of Arts at age 15, and from there, she received her Bachelor and Master of Music, studying with Nam Yun Kim and Bonjiu Koo. She achieved her second master’s degree from the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), where she is now finishing her Doctor of Musical Arts, studying with Dr. Won-Bin Yim. Gyusun made her debut as a soloist at the Universal Arts Center in Seoul, Korea at age 10. She has appeared as a soloist with the KNUA Symphony Orchestra and the Hyundai Youth Orchestra in Korea.
It`s not a stretch to say that Picnic with the Pops is the place to be this summer. Discover our Picnic with the Pops lineup with the link in our bio!
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🎻🎵Last week, our Youth Orchestra traveled to Europe to perform in Vienna and Prague under the baton of Elias Miller! They also traveled to Salzburg, Melk, and Telč. This opportunity to travel to Salzburg, Vienna, and Prague allows young musicians to walk in the footsteps of European composers like Mozart, Beethoven, and Dvořák, deeply connecting them to the historical origins of the music they play. Performing in these legendary European cultural capitals refines their artistic interpretation and provides an invaluable, firsthand understanding of classical music`s living traditions.
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Celebrating 75 Years of World-Class Artistry, Meaningful Collaboration, and a Commitment to Community.
Subscriptions on sale now.
Single tickets on sale May 4th.
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The Columbus Symphony is excited to announce the appointment of Maureen O’Brien as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective July 15, 2025. With a distinguished career in arts leadership and a deep commitment to community engagement, O’Brien will lead the organization into its next chapter of artistic excellence and innovation and bring to fruition the vision of a future home for the orchestra.
