Program Notes: Tchaikovsky’s Fifth

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Read below for program notes for the Classics Series concert “Tchaikovsky’s Fifth” on May 31-June 1, 2025. Program notes are written by Jeremy Reynolds Copyright © 2024. VIOLIN CONCERTO in E MINOR, Op. 64 by Felix Mendelssohn What some concertgoers believe to be an unbreakable rule: “thou shalt not clap between movements at the symphony” is … Read more

In Tune with the Future: OPO’s Side-by-Side Program Inspires Student Musicians

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Howard Middle School and Edgewater High School students performed alongside Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra (OPO) musicians in a collaborative Side-by-Side concert on Monday, April 21, 2025, at Edgewater High School. The performance marked a year-long collaboration of OPO musicians and students. Starting in August 2024, OPO musicians were sent into schools to lead sectionals and provide … Read more