We’re at a very special moment in the history of the CSO, where we celebrate our Music Director Louis Langrée as he concludes his extraordinary 11-year tenure with us and assumes the role of Music Director Laureate.

For the last three years, Cincinnati has placed in the Top 20 among 900 U.S. regions on SMU’s National Arts Vibrancy Index. One of the metrics behind their rankings is the dynamism and caliber of the artists contributing to a community’s cultural landscape.

Sheku Kanneh-Mason’s Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra debut this month (Apr. 26 & 27) celebrates a major milestone for both the esteemed British cellist and the Orchestra: Kanneh-Mason’s appointment as the 2024 MAC Music Innovator, an outreach initiative of the CSO’s Multicultural Awareness Council (MAC).

As we near the end of the 2023–24 season, the Cincinnati Symphony and Pops Orchestra congratulates two musicians on their retirements: Associate Principal Trumpet Douglas “Doug” Lindsay and cellist Theodore “Ted” Nelson.

From full concerts at Music Hall to small pop-up performances in local neighborhoods and everything in between, our generous and dedicated donors, sponsors and concertgoers make it all possible. This article shares a special story about one important aspect of our Orchestra’s programming: commissioning new works. Our donors and their inspiring stories will ensure that the unique sound of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Pops will always resound.

Read the full April & May 2024 Fanfare Magazine issue.