Events and Tickets
What's Next at CSO?
The best in live orchestral music is here! The CSO is committed to bringing you the classics that you love, alongside modern compositions that you’ve yet to discover.
Join us for a spirited evening of live music.
Are you Totally in love with Tchaikovsky?
Enjoy an evening brimming with elegance and beauty as the CSO celebrates the works of Russia’s premiere composer. The grand and lively “Polonaise” from Tchaikovsky’s opera Eugene Onegin is followed by the return of brilliant violinist SooBeen Lee for the virtuosic and ever-lyrical Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto. Tchaikovsky’s dramatic Symphony No. 4 brings the evening to a stirring close.
TOTAL TCHAIKOVSKY
january 18, 2025
7:30pm
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Immerse yourself in the epic worlds of the cinematic classics Star Wars, Superman, Harry Potter, and more as the CSO performs the music of film composers including John Williams! The award-winning film scores of Williams as well as James Horner’s Avatar Suite, Jerry Goldsmith’s Alien, and John Ottman’s X-Men 2: Suite are sure to create a nostalgic evening filled with heroism, adventure, and romance.
World-class wines, fine foods, hand-crafted beers, Southern spirits and a silent auction all await you at Toast of the Town, an annual sell-out fundraiser benefiting the Columbus Symphony Orchestra.
Pianist Esther Park joins the CSO on stage in the stunning Legacy Hall for a pristine evening featuring Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 12 and Symphony No. 29. The timeless elegance of Mozart is uniquely paired with Max Richter’s modern beauty On the Nature of Daylight, culminating in a delicate yet moving program. The delight continues in an extended intermission featuring champagne and Columbus’ sweetest treats.
JOHN WILLIAMS
& FRIENDS
FEBRUARY 22, 2025
7:30PM
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TOAST OF
THE TOWN
MARCH 7, 2025
7;00PM
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MOSTLY
MOZART
MARCH 22, 2025
7:30PM
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Join the CSO for a sensational Friday Night season finale as award-winning pianist Claire Huangci returns to Columbus to take on the impressive Piano Concerto No. 1 by Franz Liszt. Huangci’s playing continuously captivates audiences with her “radiant virtuosity, artistic sensitivity, keen interactive sense and subtle auditory dramaturgy” (Salzburger Nachrichten). The many moods of Beethoven are perfectly displayed in his stormy Coriolanus Overture paired with his energetic and almost dancing Symphony No. 7.
BEETHOVEN & LISZT
APRIL 11, 2025
7:30PM
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Did you ever wonder how composers write such amazing music? This is your chance to find out! Join the CSO for a fun-filled, educational concert for children of all ages featuring the cleverly narrated Mr. Smith’s Composition that explores the many sounds and feelings a symphony orchestra can evoke. Soar high with the music of Superman and jump into hyperspace with the sounds of Star Wars in this unforgettable afternoon for the whole family!
YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERT
february 22, 2025
12:30pm
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How to Get the Best Tickets for Your CSO Experience
We offer a wide range of ticketing packages to make your time with us easy, relaxing, and memorable.
Here’s how you can join us:
season subscriptions
single tickets
Season subscriptions are perfect if you are looking forward to attending multiple concerts in the season. Ticket prices vary depending on where you sit, but all are offered at a discounted rate when you buy a season package.
Here’s how you can join us:
Not sure if you want to commit to every concert in the season yet? Maybe you only love Beethoven?
(Spoiler: We love him, too.)
Single tickets are a perfect way to enjoy the orchestra on your own timeline.
Here’s how you can join us:
For more information about season tickets:
Call: (706) 256-3640 | Heather Grover, Finance Director
Hours: Monday-Friday, 10am-5:30pm (EST)
To submit paper order forms:
Mail to:
Columbus Symphony Orchestra
P.O. Box 1499
Columbus, GA 31902
Or skip the online fees for season tickets and purchase in person at the RiverCenter Box Office:
900 Broadway
Columbus, GA 31901
Hours: Monday-Friday, 10am-5:30pm (EST)
Saturday 10am-2pm
You can buy tickets:
- Online
- by phone at (706) 256-3612
- In person at the RiverCenter Box Office
900 Broadway Columbus, GA 31901
Hours: Monday-Friday, 10am-5:30pm (EST)
Saturday, 10am-2pm
We offer discount single tickets to:
Students | Seniors | Military | Educators
Discount tickets are available for purchase in-person at the RiverCenter Box Office with ID.
We also offer special seating options for physical challenges. Please note your seating needs with the Box Office when purchasing tickets.
buy Season tickets online
Download season ticket order form
2024-25 Season brochure
buy Single tickets online
know the score
More Ways to Enjoy the CSO!
Before every Masterwork and Legacy Hall concert, Maestro George Del Gobbo invites you to hear the stories, legends, and inspiration surrounding the music of that evening's repertoire, straight from the conductor himself!
Know the Score always takes place at 6:30pm on the night of the concert in the Studio Theatre at the RiverCenter for the Performing Arts. Get to “Know the Score” before you enjoy the music!
open rehearsals
Can’t make it out at night? Hard to sit for long periods of time? Or maybe a concert ticket isn’t in your budget this month? Perhaps you want to introduce your music-loving five year old to a symphony orchestra?
If you answered YES to any of these questions, Open Rehearsal is for YOU. The afternoon before every concert, we open our hall free of charge to anyone that wants to listen to our final rehearsal. You can stay and listen to the program in its entirety, or poke your head in for five minutes and leave anytime you’re ready to go.
The lights stay on, so it’s easy to get to the bathroom, come and go freely, or get up and move a bit in the back of the theatre. And you get to hear some world class music in the process!
For concerts in Bill Heard Theatre, Open Rehearsals start at 12:30 and run around 2 hours.
For concerts in Legacy Hall, Open Rehearsal starts at 2:30 and run around 1.5 hours.
See you there!
- Saturday, September 14 | 12:30pm
- Saturday, October 19 | 2:30pm
- Saturday, November 23 | 12:30pm
- Saturday, January 18 | 12:30pm
- Saturday, March 22 | 2:30pm
- FRIDAY, April 11 | 12:30pm
Dates for the 2024-25 Season:
Located in the RiverCenter for the Performing Arts.
For more information call 706-323-5059.
2024-2025 Season Sponsors & Grantors
