On a night in October 2002, Stefan Sanderling conducted his first performance with The Florida Orchestra, though he hadn't yet taken over as music director. The program featured Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor," and on that night, soloist Misha Dichter replaced an ailing Horacio Gutierrez for the performance. ...more

December 6, 2009

Half Mozart. Half Strauss. All Vienna. On Friday night, The Florida Orchestra, under the baton of guest conductor Klauspeter Seibel, played a program that featured music by these two composers, who made their home in the Austrian capital a century apart. ...more

February 22, 2009

On Friday night, The Florida Orchestra, under the baton of guest conductor Klauspeter Seibel, played a program which featured music by these two composers, who made their home in the Austrian capital a century apart. ...more

February 21, 2009

When The Florida Orchestra's season comes to a close in six months and we look back on those stick-to-the-ribs highlights, this weekend's program will stand out as a keeper. ...more

November 23, 2008

When The Florida Orchestra's season comes to a close in six months and we look back on those stick-to-the-ribs highlights, this weekend's program will stand out as a keeper. ...more

November 22, 2008

Can musicians ever hope to reach perfection in Mozart? Doubtful, as this most blessed of composers toys with mortals who try to pry into his creative mind. But when they do, sublime things can happen. ...more

October 20, 2007

This week, we asked the musicians of The Florida Orchestra about the relevance of their art in today's world, and they responded with a zeal typical of this talented group. ...more

October 6, 2007

TAMPA - This week we asked the musicians of The Florida Orchestra about the relevance of their art in today's world, and they responded with a zeal typical of this talented group. But a more potent answer can be heard this weekend when the orchestra celebrates the opening of its 40th masterworks season under the baton of music director Stefan Sanderling. The fanfare began Thursday night at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center with a delirious performance of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 1, complemented by the delicate poetry of soloist Louis Lortie in Edvard Grieg's ever-popular Piano Concerto. ...more

October 5, 2007

Earlier this week we asked the musicians of The Florida Orchestra about the relevance of their art in today's world, and they responded with a zeal typical of this talented group. ...more

October 5, 2007