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

Gustav Mahler said of his Third Symphony, "The whole of nature finds its voice in it and tells of secrets so deep as might be grasped in a dream." ...more

October 25, 2009

This weekend, the Florida Orchestra will perform a symphony that exemplifies art imitating life. Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 3 expresses nature's complex dualities — joy and sadness, hope and despair, birth and death. It is a romantic microcosm of flora and fauna that reflects Mahler's own conflicts in life. ...more

October 22, 2009

The Florida Orchestra announces today its 2009-2010 season. Highlights include the Beatles-inspired "Magical Mystery Tour;" "A Tribute to Ray Charles," with Matt Catingub conducting and vocals by Ellis Hall; and "A Century of Broadway's Best," featuring hit songs by George M. Cohan and Andrew Lloyd Webber, among others. ...more

February 8, 2009

Russian giants are at work in local concert halls this weekend. On Friday night Stefan Sanderling and the Florida Orchestra performed a concert of works, both familiar and less so, by Russian composers at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center. ...more

January 25, 2009

Russian giants were at work in local concert halls this weekend. On Friday night Stefan Sanderling and The Florida Orchestra performed a concert of works, both familiar and less so, by Russian composers at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center. ...more

January 25, 2009

The Florida Orchestra will celebrate celestial bodies this month with "Holst: The Planets," part of the Progress Energy Masterworks series. Under the direction of Stefan Sanderling, the orchestra's music director and conductor, the show will also feature the Women's Chorus of the Master Chorale of Tampa Bay. ...more

November 2, 2008

Classical music is so called because it has worldwide, timeless appeal. For opening night, which is part of the Progress Energy Masterworks series, The Florida Orchestra celebrates the opuses of musical geniuses born centuries ago. ...more

October 19, 2008

CLEARWATER - Herculean struggles unfold this week as The Florida Orchestra wraps up its 40th season by molding together two of music's more potent creations. ...more

May 29, 2008

The Florida Orchestra today announces the classical and pops lineups for next season, hoping to secure subscribers early and avoid cash flow problems when the curtain rises in October. ...more

February 9, 2008