The Florida Orchestra

The Florida Orchestra in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, United States | Orchestra

Welcome to The Florida Orchestra, St. Petersburg, United States. Celebrating its 40th anniversary with the 2007/08 season, The Florida Orchestra is recognized as one of the finest Orchestras in the United States, a point reaffirmed by the American Record Guide, which says the Orchestra "is now positioned to attain the next stage of recognition, on a national and worldwide level" under the direction of Music Director Stefan Sanderling. The son of Kurt Sanderling, famed conductor of the Leningrad Philharmonic, Stefan Sanderling also serves as the music director of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra and principal conductor of the Toledo Symphony.

With 75 professional musicians, The Florida Orchestra performs more than 130 concerts annually in the tri-city area of Tampa, Clearwater and St. Petersburg. Their concerts include baroque, classical, romantic and contemporary symphonic and choral works, as well as a broad spectrum of popular music, including Broadway, jazz, film music, rock, Motown, Latin and more. The main concert series include the Progress Energy Masterworks, Raymond James Super Pops and morning Holland American Line Coffee Concerts. The Orchestra also has numerous outreach programmes, including the free Target Pops in the Park concerts, and the youth concerts, the latter reaching over 30,000 children annually.

The mission of The Florida Orchestra, St. Petersburg is to enrich the life of the Tampa Bay area as it inspires, entertains and educates a wide and diverse audience with the unique experience of live symphonic music, ensuring that future generations will continue to enjoy this legacy that so magnificently celebrates the human spirit.

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244 2nd Avenue North, Suite No. 421, St. Petersburg, Florida
St. Petersburg
Florida
United States
727.892.3331
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