Columbus Symphony - Notable Events

Notable Events

  • 1951 - Columbus Little Symphony, conducted by violinist George Hardesty, debuts at the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Museum.
  • 1960 - Columbus Symphony Chorus is organized as an auditioned all-volunteer ensemble of more than 100 voices.
  • 1970 - The Columbus Symphony moves its concerts to a new home, the Ohio Theatre, which was preserved in part to provide an acoustically superior hall for the orchestra.
  • 1974 - A grant from the National Endowment for the Arts enables the Columbus Symphony to produce The Barber of Seville, making the CSO one of only a handful of U.S. orchestras producing opera. The CSO continued to produce staged operas each season until the establishment of the independent OperaColumbus company in 1980.
  • 1978 - A grant from Battelle Foundation enables the Columbus Symphony to hire additional first full-time musicians, giving the institution a core of 13 professional players and helping it to achieve a higher quality of performance.
  • 1999 - The Columbus Symphony performs with Luciano Pavarotti for a sold-out crowd at the Schottenstein Center.
  • 2001 - As part of its year-long, 50th anniversary celebration, the Columbus Symphony and Chorus travel to New York City, where they perform in Carnegie Hall.
  • 2008 - The Columbus Symphony faces financial crisis. Picnic with the Pops season is canceled.
  • 2008 - Yo Yo Ma performs the Haydn Cello Concerto in C with the Columbus Symphony, May 15. In support of the symphony, he speaks to the audience (a packed house) and remains on stage to play the final piece on the program (Ravel's Bolero).
  • 2009 - The Columbus Symphony returns in the spring with a shortened season featuring guest artists such as pianist Emanuel Ax and trumpet player Chris Botti. The summer series, "Picnic with the Pops," is re-instated and begins June 20.
  • 2009 - The Columbus Symphony launches a full concert season for the 2009 - 2010 year.

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