June 13, 2026
Rossen Milanov, Music Director
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A beloved summer tradition returns with iconic artists and unforgettable performances. Tickets on sale now!
🎶 Sip in harmony. We are so grateful for the generosity of the Refectory to present our Columbus Symphony Signature Cocktails — two exclusive drinks curated by Joshua Shipley of the CSO, crafted to celebrate the magic of live music.
🥃 Symphony Smash — Bourbon · Blackberry Syrup · Lemon Juice
🥂 CSO 75 — Gin · Lemon-Thyme Syrup · Champagne
A portion of every pour goes directly to support the Columbus Symphony. Raise a glass to great music, great company, and a great cause. 🖤
📍 Available now at The Refectory
Columbussymphony.com
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🍿🎵🎻 Thanks to a contribution from Honda, Nationwide Popcorns Pops concerts at the Columbus Commons will be free for all families! Enjoy Peter and the Wolf on June 26th at 6PM and Symphonic Surprise on July 10 at 6PM! Learn more about this exciting opportunity with the link in our bio!
This season we welcome City Barbeque, 36 Catering, and Littleton’s Market as preferred catering partners available to sponsors, subscribers, and guests of table seats in the front lawn of the Columbus Commons. Please find a selection of menus and details on placing your catering order with the link in our bio!
✨ Rule of thirds ✨
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Photos by @nathickman.photo
COLUMBUS! Join us July 25th for the Alan Parsons Live Project! Tickets with the link in our bio!
Known for their cinematic sound and progressive rock legacy, The Alan Parsons Live Project delivers an immersive evening of iconic hits such as “Sirius” (the Chicago Bulls theme), “Eye in the Sky,” “Games People Play,” “Don’t Answer Me,” and more. Paired with the full orchestra, this concert offers a rich, atmospheric musical experience.
Yesterday was National "Brown-Bag It" Day, a throwback to our roots! Before Picnic with the Pops, we held Brown Bag Pops concerts packed with community fun. We played everywhere from the Ohio Statehouse and local parks to Chemical Abstracts, paving the way to our current home at the Columbus Commons! Here is proof that we have always been rain or shine. Seen here is an actual Brown Bag from the 70`s housed at OSU`s archives!
Did you know you can still bring your food and drinks into our Picnic with the Pops concerts? It`s true! Head to the link in our bio to learn more about the awesome lineup we have this summer!
Join Assistant Conductor Elias Miller for a perfect summer evening as he leads the Columbus Symphony in a delightful and invigorating hour-long concert. 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.
The Summer Night Music neighborhood concert series brings classical music out to central Ohio communities and provides a relaxed setting for sharing symphonic music with friends and neighbors.
Tickets can be purchased in advance with the link in our bio or at the door.
On June 1, the Columbus Symphony Youth Orchestra heads abroad for a week-long concert tour through Austria and the Czech Republic, sharing the incredible talent of Central Ohio’s young musicians on an international stage.
Led by Music Director Elias Miller, 36 high school performers will bring works by Mozart, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Elgar, and more to historic venues in Salzburg, Vienna, and Prague. This marks CSYO’s first international tour since 2005, a truly unforgettable milestone for these students.
From Mozart’s birthplace to centuries-old concert halls, this journey blends world-class music, history, and once-in-a-lifetime experiences. 🌍🎼
🎻 Proudly representing 9 Central Ohio school districts
Read more with the link in our bio!
Headed to Picnic with the Pops when TBDBITL performs (July 31 & Aug. 1)? Swing by the OSU Alumni Association tent from 6–8 PM for Buckeye photo ops, free swag, and a chance to win an autographed drum head. Register early with the link in our bio to skip the line and be automatically entered to win!
Happy National Buy an Instrument Day! We’re celebrating with a week-long collaboration with the Loft Violin Shop. When you purchase any instrument from their shop, you’ll also receive free tickets to see the Columbus Symphony at one of our amazing Cardinal Health Masterworks Concerts! Check out the Loft Violin Shop as they celebrate their 50th anniversary alongside our 75th anniversary with the link in our bio!
Nationwide Picnic with the Pops volunteer signups are now open! Volunteering with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra’s 2026 Nationwide Picnic with the Pops offers a dynamic opportunity to support the arts while engaging with the community. To learn more, head to the link in our bio!
The popular Pint Size Performance series is back, and we’re teaming up with Service Bar at Middle West Spirits Distillery for a happy hour performance! Purchase tickets with the link in our bio!
Join us on Thursday, May 21 at 5:30PM for a chamber concert featuring Concertmaster Joanna Frankel and Principal Viola Karl Pedersen playing duets.
Doors open at 5PM. General admission seating is limited; please purchase tickets online to guarantee entry. Tickets may be available at the door subject to venue capacity.
COLUMBUS! Join us on July 18th for LeAnn Rimes! Tickets with the link in our bio!
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.
Show us what you got! Every show during Nationwide Picnic with the Pops, we hold a table decorating contest that show off how clever and creative our amazing patrons are. Your decorations are your entry form! Winners receive $50.00 gift cards to Cameron Mitchell Restaurants.
Thank you to Cameron Mitchell Restaurants @cmrcolumbus for being one of our amazing sponsors!
It was actually an amazing and drama-free night 😌 #cso75 Almost two weeks later and we are still thinking about that ice sculpture and champagne girl❤️
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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.
