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Broadway’s ‘piano man’ joins The Florida Orchestra Saturday
Sep 12, 2023Meet Ignacio Barrón Viela, the orchestra’s new leader
Jun 19, 2023The Florida Orchestra announces a new CEO. Here’s what to know about him.
Jun 13, 2023Wagner’s lyric-less ‘Ring’ gets the TFO treatment
May 16, 2023Florida Orchestra announces wild Beethoven x Coldplay fusion concert this May
May 12, 2023The Florida Orchestra gave the percussionist a pop gun solo and it’s a very funny watch
May 12, 2023Florida Orchestra free community concert ‘Pops in the Park’ returns for Mother’s Day
May 10, 2023“One of the most mesmerizing experiences in music”
Apr 19, 2023Bruckner Writ Small? Handful Of Floridians Tap Into Heart Of 7th
Apr 19, 2023Florida Orchestra’s 2023-24 season shines light on American composers
Apr 11, 2023Arts Alive! podcast: Michael Francis, The Florida Orchestra
Apr 07, 2023Gershwin takes the spotlight in next Florida Orchestra season
Apr 06, 2023Florida Orchestra chamber series begins this week
Feb 07, 2023Florida Orchestra’s ‘Soundwaves’ chamber music series is coming to Clearwater’s gorgeous Church of the Ascension
Jan 19, 2023Florida Orchestra concerts to spotlight the tuba
Jan 03, 2023Violin Concerto Weaves Classic Strands: Fugue, Passacaglia, ‘Odyssey’
Dec 08, 20226,000 Tampa Bay area students given the gift music with annual Steinbrenner Christmas Concert
Dec 08, 2022The Florida Orchestra Names New Cello Lead
Dec 02, 2022Tampa native’s violin concerto will be performed for the first time ever this weekend
Dec 01, 2022Mary Corbett: Positive Energy Creates Positive Outlook
Dec 01, 2022The Florida Orchestra will present its most ‘substantial’ world premiere this weekend
Nov 29, 2022‘Champion’ of women composers to lead The Florida Orchestra this weekend
Nov 03, 2022The Florida Orchestra brings Haunted Halls Family Concert just in time for Halloween
Oct 20, 2022TFO’s Francis: Stravinsky work is no ‘darling bud of May’
Oct 19, 2022Your weekend arts forecast: The Florida Orchestra returns
Oct 07, 2022Hurricane Ian postpones Florida Orchestra concert with Itzhak Perlman
Sep 29, 2022The Florida Orchestra welcomes 8 new musicians
Sep 28, 2022Evening Masterwork: Frederick Delius’s Florida Suite for September 29, 2022
Sep 28, 2022Florida Orchestra postpones Itzhak Perlman concert
Sep 27, 2022Meet the Florida Orchestra’s New Assistant Conductor
Sep 27, 2022Florida Orchestra news: Itzhak Perlman, public tickets and new contracts
Aug 08, 2022UNIONS The Florida Orchestra and musicians union ratify new contract that delivers 12 percent raise over three years
Aug 05, 2022The Florida Orchestra fights back with music from nonbinary composer
May 28, 2022Florida Orchestra Announces Season Masterworks Series
May 24, 2022Musician retires after 47 years with The Florida Orchestra
May 19, 2022The Florida Orchestra announces its 2022-23 season
May 06, 2022The Florida Orchestra announces its 2022-23 concert season
May 04, 2022Meet Chelsea Gallo, the new Florida Orchestra Assistant Conductor
May 04, 2022British stage star joins The Florida Orchestra for ‘Broadway Pops’
Apr 08, 2022Review: Josh Groban salutes teachers, skips most of his own catalog at Florida Orchestra gala event in St. Pete
Feb 07, 2022French horn player brings the buttery velvet in upcoming Holiday Brass Concert
Dec 15, 2021Josh Groban to perform in St. Petersburg at The Florida Orchestra’s 2022 gala
Dec 09, 2021Grammy-nominated singer Josh Groban set to perform with The Florida Orchestra in 2022
Dec 09, 2021Josh Groban to sing with The Florida Orchestra Feb. 5
Dec 07, 2021Josh Groban will join Florida Orchestra for 2022 gala concert in St. Pete
Dec 07, 2021Florida Orchestra announces ‘Goblet of Fire’ Harry Potter concert in downtown Tampa
Nov 30, 2021Florida Orchestra brings Elton J, Billy J and ‘Final Fantasy’ to the Mahaffey stage
Nov 17, 2021Take it from the top: The Florida Orchestra returns
Sep 22, 2021Florida Orchestra returns to full concerts in Tampa Bay
Sep 22, 2021Florida Orchestra Opens Season with New Resolve Amid Pandemic
Sep 21, 2021One Small Act: Repairing violins, one at a time
Sep 01, 2021The Florida Orchestra To Open The Fall Season With Beethoven’s Fifth And Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons
Aug 09, 2021Florida Orchestra, YMCA make free music and arts lessons available for St. Pete youth
Jul 15, 2021Opera Tampa, The Florida Orchestra reunite for 2022 season after 20 years apart
Jun 17, 2021Opera Tampa will partner with The Florida Orchestra
Jun 11, 2021Music never stopped for The Florida Orchestra
May 20, 2021The Florida Orchestra announces its 2021-2022 season
May 19, 2021Francis, Florida Orchestra set a ‘normal’ concert season, to start in September
May 19, 2021Free summer of music lessons available for St. Pete youth
May 16, 2021Florida Orchestra joins forces with YMCA for free summer arts camp
Apr 28, 2021Florida Orchestra will score Roald Dahl’s ‘Snow White,’ alongside work from artist Ya La’ford
Apr 23, 2021Florida Orchestra, YMCA to introduce summer music camp
Apr 21, 2021Florida Orchestra Welcomes ‘Serenity’ Seekers
Mar 11, 2021‘Serenity,’ Mozart and a big ol’ basset horn
Mar 11, 2021Florida Orchestra performs 50th live concert amid pandemic
Mar 11, 2021Daniel Black conducts TFO brass and percussion concerts
Feb 27, 2021The Florida Orchestra Can Set the Stage for Musical Dates at Home or at the Theater
Feb 15, 2021Tony winner Debbie Gravitte sings with TFO: ‘I hope I don’t weep through the entire show’
Feb 12, 2021Whitney Houston, The Florida Orchestra and the 1991 Super Bowl
Feb 03, 2021Florida Orchestra brings back 1991 Whitney Houston national anthem with video performance
Feb 03, 2021Pianist Natasha Paremski joins The Florida Orchestra this weekend
Jan 19, 2021The Florida Orchestra debuts on WEDU-PBS television
Dec 15, 2020TFO, violinist Multer put the spotlight on strings
Dec 03, 2020With a passion to play, kids can reach prodigy-potential through cultural arts program
Nov 18, 2020The Florida Orchestra Entertains Couples on Dates With Digital & Live Concerts
Nov 09, 2020The Florida Orchestra returned last weekend and has plans for even more concerts at St. Pete’s Mahaffey Theater
Nov 05, 2020The Florida Orchestra performs live concert in St. Petersburg, its first since March
Nov 03, 2020For The Florida Orchestra, the show must go on – this weekend
Oct 30, 2020Limited Florida Orchestra tickets are on sale now
Oct 14, 2020The Florida Orchestra is back: Here’s the revised fall season
Sep 23, 2020The Florida Orchestra unveils upcoming socially-distanced season
Sep 22, 2020Staying in tune: Music and the pandemic
Sep 15, 2020Michelle Painter – TFO Free Violin Lessons
Sep 15, 2020The Florida Orchestra announces changes to their fall season
Aug 13, 2020Benefits of Music Education
Jul 06, 2020Learn to play the violin for free this summer
Jul 02, 2020The Florida Orchestra is planning its eventual return
Jun 30, 2020Tampa violin teacher coaches student from hundreds of miles away
Jun 25, 2020Florida Orchestra providing free virtual violin lessons to children
Jun 17, 2020The Florida Orchestra Shares Virtual Concerts
May 08, 2020The Music Isn’t Stopping For The Florida Orchestra
May 07, 2020How does he do it? Daniel Black on those Florida Orchestra videos
Apr 30, 2020Florida Orchestra cancels season due to coronavirus
Apr 20, 2020How TFO Is Keeping Music Going During COVID-19 Outbreak
Apr 20, 202043 Florida Orchestra musicians unite for virtual performance
Apr 17, 2020The Florida Orchestra says ‘Thanks’ and more
Apr 17, 2020‘Catalyst Sessions’ recap: Michael Francis of The Florida Orchestra
Apr 15, 2020Florida Orchestra extends canceled shows through May 10
Apr 03, 2020‘Believe in the pencil’: At the Florida Orchestra, the music’s in the margins
Mar 23, 2020A Season of Highs, a Sudden Silence – and Reflection on the Power of Music
Mar 18, 2020The Florida Orchestra, moving forward: ‘All options are on the table’
Mar 17, 2020Florida Orchestra suspends performances into April due to coronavirus
Mar 13, 2020Sunday afternoon at the Florida Orchestra brings time together
Mar 11, 2020Florida Orchestra’s new season: A spate of super-sized symphonies
Feb 27, 2020St. Pete to the Super Bowl: Meet Nicole Stott, Tampa Bay’s astronaut
Feb 21, 2020PJ Library partners with The Florida Orchestra for family-friendly event
Feb 07, 2020Bernadette Peters brings Broadway razzle-dazzle to Florida Orchestra gala
Feb 02, 2020Bernadette Peters talks singing Sondheim before Florida Orchestra gala
Jan 23, 2020Music, dance and images: The Florida Orchestra collaborates
Jan 15, 2020Plan Your Midday Escape To The Florida Orchestra
Jan 06, 2020Tampa Bay’s best stage shows of 2019: More than just ‘Hamilton’
Dec 23, 2019A new anthem: Florida Orchestra’s Michael Francis becomes American citizen
Dec 12, 2019Yankees throw holiday concerts for children across Tampa Bay
Dec 12, 2019Students get into the spirit of the season during annual Steinbrenner Christmas concert
Dec 11, 2019Modern Notebook Interview: Vivian Fung
Nov 13, 2019Eric Whitacre takes TFO, Chorale into Hubble’s ‘Deep Field’
Nov 08, 2019Eric Whitacre To Lead Florida Orchestra With ‘Deep Field,’ Hubble Images
Nov 06, 2019Re-interpreting ‘Don Quixote’ with Strauss, Strik, Francis and TFO
Oct 09, 2019What is Tampa Bay? Florida Orchestra’s season opener seeks an answer
Sep 28, 2019Broadway star Bernadette Peters booked for Florida Orchestra gala
Sep 27, 20195 questions for Michael Francis of the Florida Orchestra
Sep 19, 2019Florida Orchestra names St. Petersburg painter first-ever ‘visual artist-in-residence’
Sep 13, 2019Fall Arts Preview: The Florida Orchestra is bingeing on Beethoven, and here’s why
Sep 06, 2019Single tickets for new Florida Orchestra season on sale Monday
Aug 09, 2019Program helps students develop through music and art
Jul 30, 2019Young Musicians Sharpen Their Skills in Cultural Arts Program
Jul 24, 2019The Florida Orchestra Does Big, Bold Beethoven
Jun 05, 2019It’s the last weekend to catch the Florida Orchestra in Tampa Bay
May 22, 2019WSMR’s Florida Orchestra Masterwork Includes USF Professor’s Original Piece
May 09, 2019Explosive orchestral percussion: Your weekend arts forecast
May 03, 2019Fresh New Work Spotlights Florida Orchestra Violinist
Apr 03, 2019Your weekend arts forecast: A masterwork and collaboration
Mar 28, 2019A poem, a painter, a ‘transfigured’ performance — and it all came together over coffee
Mar 22, 2019BWW Review: BROADWAY TONIGHT at Florida Orchestra
Mar 21, 2019Florida Orchestra announces 2019-2020 season
Feb 27, 2019Florida Orchestra’s new season lineup: Batman, Bond and a whole lot of Beethoven
Feb 27, 2019Florida Orchestra returns to SFSC
Feb 14, 2019Florida Orchestra To Premiere USF Professor’s Original Piece
Feb 14, 2019Classical music, outside of the concert hall
Feb 11, 2019Seal literally embraces Florida Orchestra fans at Mahaffey Theater gala
Feb 11, 2019Review: Seal, Florida Orchestra serve up symphonic synergy in St. Petersburg
Feb 10, 2019Is ‘Kiss From a Rose’ a modern standard?
Jan 30, 2019Inaugural Celebration of the Arts to focus on Shakespeare
Jan 30, 2019Here’s where furloughed workers can get freebies and help in Tampa Bay
Jan 17, 2019Florida Orchestra offering free tickets to furloughed government employees
Jan 17, 2019CREATEThe art of conductivity: Maestro Michael Francis of the Florida Orchestra
Jan 15, 2019An Intimate Evening with Seal – The Florida Orchestra
Jan 11, 2019Musician earns a place right beside the woman who taught her to play
Jan 04, 2019Florida Orchestra Invites Tampa Bay To Sing Out
Jan 03, 2019Florida Orchestra, Prodigy gain added dollars for violin lessons
Dec 13, 2018Florida Orchestra Music Director Takes On Additional Conducting Job in Germany
Dec 13, 2018Feels so good: Jeff Tyzik conducts Florida Orchestra holiday concerts this week
Dec 10, 2018Violinist Esther Yoo dazzles with Florida Orchestra in Mendelssohn concerto
Nov 17, 2018At 24, violinist Esther Yoo is already making a mark in the music world
Nov 16, 2018Florida Orchestra, Holocaust Museum collaborate in a stirring A Child of Our Time
Nov 10, 2018A Child of Our Time
Nov 10, 2018Florida Orchestra re-enacts 17th-century concert performance of Bach, Vivaldi
Oct 28, 2018Seal will join Florida Orchestra at St. Petersburg gala concert on February 9
Oct 19, 2018Singer Seal to headline February’s Florida Orchestra gala
Oct 18, 2018Florida Orchestra combines Pride celebration with Bernstein’s Broadway concert
Oct 02, 2018Florida Orchestra opens season with a powerful Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5
Oct 01, 2018Florida Orchestra extends contract of music director Michael Francis an additional three years
Sep 28, 2018Photos of TFO’s brass ensemble at Tampa International Airport
Sep 25, 2018The Florida Orchestra to launch new season
Sep 21, 2018Florida Orchestra conducts first Pride Weekend
Sep 20, 2018In a new season, Florida Orchestra expands reach, new top soloists
Sep 05, 2018Orchestra to blitz area with pop-ups
Aug 30, 2018Florida Orchestra adds ‘Home Alone’ movie to Christmas concert lineup
Aug 07, 2018Florida Orchestra names Daniel Black as new assistant conductor
Aug 03, 2018Thanks to grant, would-be musicians get hands-on opportunity
Aug 02, 2018The Florida Orchestra’s Pastreich leaves his legacy through community
Aug 02, 2018Florida Orchestra CEO steps down
Jul 24, 2018Florida Orchestra president Michael Pastreich steps down after 11 years
Jul 24, 2018Michael Pastreich, The Florida Orchestra’s longest-serving CEO, had stepped down
Jul 24, 2018Florida Orchestra president Pastreich stepping down after record year
Jul 24, 2018St Pete nonprofits collaborate to inspire growth
Jul 20, 2018Seasons in the Symphony
Jul 17, 2018Play encouraged at Florida Orchestra’s Instrument Petting Zoo
Jul 17, 2018Florida Orchestra agrees to pay musicians more, explores summer concerts
May 31, 2018Moved by the Music
May 25, 2018Editorial: A sweet note for the Florida Orchestra’s violin program for at-risk kids
May 22, 2018Florida Orchestra closes 50th masterworks season with Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony
May 20, 2018Florida Orchestra to offer violin lessons for at-risk Tampa youth
May 17, 2018Florida Orchestra strikes powerful chord with Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, violinist James Ehnes
May 06, 2018The Holocaust connection that makes the Florida Orchestra’s Verdi ‘Requiem’ concert special
Apr 19, 20183 ways Verdi’s Requiem will be heavenly with The Florida Orchestra
Apr 12, 2018As Florida dramatically slashes arts funding, theaters and museums scramble
Apr 09, 2018Orchestra goes for a festive, intimate evening featuring cellist Lynn Harrell
Mar 24, 2018Five things that make Lynn Harrell the most interesting world-class cellist
Mar 23, 2018Demanding, respected Irwin Hoffman, first conductor of Florida Orchestra, dies at 93
Mar 22, 2018Florida Orchestra Celebrates 50th With A Premiere
Feb 28, 2018Orchestra explores spirit of Florida and the U.S. with ‘Triptych’ and ‘New World’ Symphony
Feb 24, 2018The Florida Orchestra taps composer Michael Ippolito to capture the state’s sound
Feb 23, 2018Florida Native’s ‘Triptych’ An Ode To The State
Feb 21, 2018Trumpeter is the highlight of a concert featuring ‘West Side Story’ themes
Feb 17, 2018Review: The Florida Orchestra unites Trekkies and Star Wars fans in a concert of nerdgasmic proportions
Feb 10, 2018Florida Orchestra mixes it up, collaborates with community in 2018-19 season
Feb 08, 2018The Florida Orchestra debuts a brand-new work!
Feb 05, 2018Orchestra sets off fireworks in the brassy ‘Sinfonietta’
Jan 20, 2018Jahja Ling and his pianist wife, Jessie Chang, delight with Sibelius and Beethoven
Jan 06, 2018A figure of calm encouragement, Jahja Ling returns to conduct the Florida Orchestra
Jan 02, 2018Best of 2017: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Mumford and Sons, Aaron Carter top Tampa Bay’s best concerts
Dec 29, 2017Every little thing they do is magic
Dec 15, 2017Sting rocks the house with old and new hits in Florida Orchestra gala
Dec 10, 2017Concert Review: Sting and The Florida Orchestra rock the Mahaffey
Dec 10, 2017Sting performs with the Florida Orchestra for 50th Anniversary Gala
Dec 10, 2017Orchestra delivers a stirring Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2
Dec 02, 2017Our music critics wonder, how will Sting mesh with the Florida Orchestra?
Nov 30, 2017Florida Orchestra blazes through Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture
Oct 28, 2017World Premiere At The Florida Orchestra This Weekend
Oct 27, 2017Students get an opportunity to make music with Florida Orchestra
Oct 26, 2017This is the most heroic triangle solo of all time
Oct 19, 2017Percussionist rocks out with a blazing triangle solo during Florida Orchestra performance
Oct 18, 2017Fortune smiles on Florida Orchestra’s 50th season opening
Oct 09, 2017The Florida Orchestra is about to sound a whole lot better at the Mahaffey
Oct 04, 2017Orchestra to play along for second chapter of Harry Potter film series
Oct 03, 2017Here’s what the Florida Orchestra will perform for its 50th anniversary season
Sep 28, 2017Florida Orchestra hits the half-century mark on a triumphant note
Sep 28, 2017Broomsticks and brass: The Florida Orchestra takes a trip to Hogwarts
Sep 27, 2017What to expect from the Florida Orchestra’s ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’ show
Sep 26, 2017‘Harry Potter’ takes on entire Florida Orchestra in concert
Sep 25, 2017Florida Orchestra lands rock star Sting for its 50th anniversary gala
Aug 04, 2017Sting w/ The Florida Orchestra — here’s how to get tickets to the Dec. 9 show
Aug 04, 2017Florida Orchestra lands rock star Sting for its 50th anniversary gala
Aug 03, 2017Conductor thinks they’ll play ‘Star Spangled Banner,’ but orchestra has hilarious prank planned
Jul 05, 2017Florida Orchestra and Tampa Bay Master Chorale scrap search for a joint conductor
Jul 05, 2017Orchestra Members Confuse British Conductor When They Play His National Anthem
Jun 12, 2017Governor veto of $500,000 strikes a sour note for Florida Orchestra
Jun 05, 2017Florida Orchestra season ends on a triumphant note with Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5
May 22, 2017After 44 years, principal clarinetist Brian Moorhead retires from Florida Orchestra
May 19, 2017A World of Impact: An Interview with Florida Orchestra Director Michael Francis
May 16, 2017St. Petersburg street will also be co-named Florida Orchestra Way
May 05, 2017Florida Orchestra cancels fireworks, free concert still on
May 04, 2017Review: Florida Orchestra pays tribute to young composers in breakout works
May 01, 2017The Florida Orchestra will perform Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone on September 30
Apr 24, 2017Harry Potter Film Concert Series coming to Tampa
Apr 24, 2017‘Harry Potter,’ ‘La La Land’ orchestral concerts coming to Tampa Bay
Apr 24, 2017Florida Orchestra concert lets lesser-known works shine
Apr 03, 2017Orchestra coming to Citrus
Apr 03, 2017Beautiful Music As FL Orchestra Plays USF Students’ Original Compositions
Mar 21, 2017Florida Orchestra composes a 50th anniversary season of celebration
Mar 15, 2017Master Class: What does an orchestra conductor do?
Mar 08, 2017Orchestra goes interdisciplinary with the ‘Dali Experience’
Mar 06, 2017USF, The Florida Orchestra Partner to Give Student-Composers Invaluable Career Preparation Opportunity
Feb 20, 2017Calm of Debussy and Duruflé surrounds the storm of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2
Feb 20, 2017Itzhak Perlman thrills crowd at Florida Orchestra gala
Feb 06, 2017Florida Orchestra’s David Bowie tribute evokes awe, nostalgia for singer Tony Vincent
Jan 31, 2017The Florida Orchestra kicks off happy hour concert series on February 2
Jan 30, 2017Free Drinks, Music and More at New Happy Hour Concerts
Jan 27, 2017Florida Orchestra – February Events
Jan 27, 2017The Florida Orchestra brings Masterworks concerts
Jan 27, 2017Florida Orchestra principal oboe John Upton takes the lead in Mozart concerto
Jan 20, 2017Editorial: The Florida Orchestra reaches out
Jan 06, 2017With new grants, Florida Orchestra is increasing its presence around the state
Jan 05, 2017‘Fantastic’ Florida Orchestra opens residency in Daytona
Jan 05, 2017Florida Orchestra concertmaster Jeffrey Multer shines as soloist
Dec 05, 2016Florida Orchestra connects sea-themed works, old and new
Nov 12, 2016Daughter’s words live on in composition, ‘The Work at Hand’
Nov 10, 2016Review: Violinist Benjamin Beilman electrifies at Florida Orchestra concert
Nov 10, 2016Jeremy Denk dazzles, orchestra adapts to late program change
Oct 22, 2016Pianist Jeremy Denk changes Florida Orchestra program a week before concert
Oct 18, 2016Florida Orchestra’s opens season in smashing form with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9
Oct 01, 2016At the busiest time, 30 minutes of pleasure
Sep 22, 2016Florida Orchestra season lineup features world-class talent, a mix of classics and new work
Sep 22, 2016Orchestra Hits The Road For Community Concerts
Sep 06, 2016Florida Orchestra presents free concerts in September, beyond
Sep 06, 2016Florida Orchestra announces ‘Legend of Zelda’ symphony at the Mahaffey
Aug 01, 2016Florida Orchestra takes on Beethoven’s ‘Eroica’ with passion and purpose
May 02, 2016Sing Out! Tampa Bay
Apr 26, 2016Novice meets classical for community-based sing-along concert Sing Out! Tampa Bay
Apr 25, 2016Review: Debussy’s Prelude showcases the deep talent of the Florida Orchestra
Apr 18, 2016Florida Orchestra presents Golden Baton Award
Apr 14, 2016Violinist Perlman set for Florida Orchestra gala in February
Apr 08, 2016Itzhak Perlman will join the Florida Orchestra for 2017 gala
Apr 06, 2016Review: Florida Orchestra and Simone Porter thrill with Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto
Apr 02, 2016Violinist Simone Porter, a teenage superstar, to lead Florida Orchestra this weekend
Mar 29, 2016Violinist Simone Porter
Mar 29, 2016Florida Orchestra to visit Avon Park
Mar 24, 2016Florida Orchestra to visit communities around state in first ‘residency’ outreach
Mar 21, 2016Florida Orchestra Pros Encourage The Next Generation Of Classical Musicians
Mar 01, 2016Florida Orchestra’s ‘Ravel & Brahms’ shows how composers overcame writer’s block
Feb 29, 2016Acrobats fly, Bowie is remembered in Florida Orchestra’s 2016-17 season
Feb 12, 2016When Whitney Hit the High Note
Feb 09, 2016Pianist trills, ‘lion’s roar’ surprises at ‘Mozart & More’
Jan 23, 2016Florida Orchestra makes music from donkey jawbones and beer kegs
Jan 20, 2016There’s a point in every Ferris wheel ride, just past the zenith, when the carriage swings out and your stomach lifts
Jan 14, 2016Cellist Maximilian Hornung shines as Florida Orchestra celebrates the waltz
Jan 14, 2016Tampa Bay’s best concerts of 2015
Jan 14, 2016A-Rod looking to build on ‘Cinderella-type season’
Jan 14, 2016The Florida Orchestra returns with a brand new season of timeless music
Sep 29, 2015A Brit embracing Americana, Michael Francis takes over Florida Orchestra
Sep 29, 2015Busy prelude: Florida Orchestra hires 4 musicians, squares books, rolls out new logo
Sep 29, 2015Archive
June 24, 2015: Brandon sculptor honors Florida Orchestra retirees
June 17, 2015: Violinist puts down her bow after 50 years
May 27, 2015: As its last original musician retires, TFO looks to new beginnings
May 21, 2015: TFO lands singer Michael Feinstein for January gala concert
May 2, 2015: ‘Rock star’ bassoonist adds cheery tone to TFO performance
Apr 18, 2015: Florida Orchestra presents diverse set at latest concert
Mar 21, 2015: Florida Orchestra gets inside a child’s mind with Mahler
Mar 13, 2015: TFO Shares Music and Magic with Patients at All Children’s Hospital
Mar 13, 2015: TFO performs rooftop concert at All Children’s Hospital
Feb 28, 2015: Young talent leads Florida Orchestra through Ades, Brahms, Mozart
Feb 27, 2015: Florida Orchestra’s Instrument Petting Zoo lets kids play with music
Feb 21, 2015: Florida Orchestra presents a joyful, sparkling night of Beethoven
Feb 8, 2015: Florida Orchestra 2015-16 season is a journey through America
Feb 8, 2015: Florida Orchestra announces 2015-16 season
Feb 4, 2015: TFO to give season preview concert at International Plaza
Feb 1, 2015: Cellist Yo-Yo Ma stuns at sold-out Florida Orchestra gala
Jan 28, 2015: Radiohead mashed with Brahms: Not as weird as you think
Jan 28, 2015: Steve Hackman talks ‘Brahms v. Radiohead’
Jan 21, 2015: TFO members recall unexpected moments with Yo-Yo Ma
Dec 18, 2014: Florida Orchestra to serenade the sick with free Moffitt concert
Dec 12, 2014: Florida Orchestra releases first holiday album on its own label
Dec 11, 2014: Incoming TFO conductor Michael Francis welcomes a daughter
Dec 9, 2014: Florida Orchestra releases first holiday CD
Dec 8, 2014: Philanthropist Ray Murray, who gave millions to Tampa Bay causes, dies
Dec 6, 2014: Review: The Florida Orchestra delivers graceful world music
Dec 2014: MA 30 Professionals of the Year Profiles in Courage
Dec 2, 2014: Joan Steinbrenner, Yankees bring Christmas cheer & arts to children
Nov 25, 2014: To infinity and beyond: Florida Orchestra takes on Pixar catalog
Nov 11, 2014: From monks to music, your guide to ‘Carmina Burana’
Nov 8, 2014: Review: Ben Folds, TFO magically meld classical and pop at the Straz
Nov 8, 2014: Concert review: The Ben Folds Orchestral Experience at the Straz Center
Nov 3, 2014: Ben Folds brings signature sounds to the Florida Orchestra
Oct 25, 2014: Review: New Florida Orchestra conductor Michael Francis wows crowd
Oct 24, 2014: Florida Orchestra’s new maestro ready for debut
Oct 22, 2014: Q&A With The Florida Orchestra Music Director On Elgar
Oct 21, 2014: Florida Orchestra’s Michael Francis talks making music and a home
Oct 16, 2014: Top Florida Orchestra leader leaves for new role
Oct 11, 2014: Florida Orchestra goes confidently into new season
Oct 10, 2014: Florida Orchestra to balance new season with heavy and light fare
Oct 2, 2014: Florida Orchestra opens a season of renewal