September & October 2024

Getting to Know Concertmaster Stefani Matsuo

by Hannah Edgar

The CSO’s de facto captain was born to play violin. Follow her path to the Orchestra, and learn why she says you can never be too prepared for an audition.

Cincinnati Companies Come Together to Create a New Look

by Tyler M. Secor

The red jackets of the Cincinnati Pops are, by now, iconic. Created with the founding of the Cincinnati Pops in 1977, the red jackets have been an ever-present part of the Pops concert experience. Over the decades, the red color has remained the same, but the actual jackets have changed due to style updates, fabric choice and wear. The current jackets have been in use for more than a decade, and the cut of them has fallen out of fashion. It was time for an update.

FANFARE MAGAZINE

Welcome

WELCOME to the 2024–25 Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Pops season! With each new Orchestra season comes new stories inspired by the music presented in concert, the people who work on and off the stage and the wider organization’s initiatives and developments.

COVER STORY: SIDEBAR

Stefani’s Faves: Lightning Round

Q&A with Concertmaster Stefani Matsuo

SPOTLIGHT

CSO Woodwind Players' Favorite Restaurants

We all love food! And Cincinnati is a treasure trove of amazing restaurants cooking up the very best they have to offer. Fanfare Magazine asked the Orchestra’s woodwind section, “What is your favorite restaurant?”

SPOTLIGHT

Inside the Orchestra: The Concertmaster

Inside the Orchestra seeks to demystify the many routines or rituals that are often part of any orchestra concert. From the modern perspective, these routines seem fixed, but historical context demonstrates that the typical “orchestra concert” has rapidly and significantly changed.

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