Season Opening Concerts
Gershwin, Rachmaninoff,
& Trane
Saxophonist Robert Young joins for a centennial celebration of the iconic jazz titan and North Carolina native, John Coltrane, plus music from Gershwin’s Porgy & Bess and passionate, fiery Rachmaninoff. SEP 26 & 27
GERSHWIN, RACHMANINOFF, & TRANE
Sep 26 & 27
Winston-Salem Symphony
Robert Young Saxophone
Michelle Merrill Conductor
Our season-opening weekend coincides with the centennial celebration of High Point native…
AOIFE O’DONOVAN
Sat, Oct 10 | 7:30pm
GRAMMY®-winning singer/songwriter Aoife O’Donovan brings her flavorful blend of folk, roots, and bluegrass to Winston-Salem for…
HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR
Sat, Oct 17 | 11:00am
Wear your costumes and be ready for tricks and treats from your Winston-Salem Symphony!
SYMPHONY CHORUS
Sun, Oct 25 | 5:00pm
Jocelyn Hagen’s The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci blends beautiful, evocative sonority with a multimedia visual…
VIOLINS OF HOPE
Nov 14 & 15
In this program, we remember victims of the Holocaust in a deeply musical way: by performing on…
VIOLINS OF HOPE
Nov 14 & 15
In this program, we remember victims of the Holocaust in a deeply musical way: by performing on…
CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE
Nov 28 & 29
The incredibly popular, high-flying acrobats, jugglers, and contortionists of Cirque de la Symphonie join to ring in…
CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE
Nov 28 & 29
The incredibly popular, high-flying acrobats, jugglers, and contortionists of Cirque de la Symphonie join to ring in…
HANDEL’S MESSIAH
Dec 17 | 7:30pm
This stunning Christmastime tradition blends your Symphony and Chorus with fantastic soloists for one of music’s most…
This season, join us in celebrating 80 years of music and magic! Don’t miss a single note of your favorites, from Brahms and Beethoven to Romeo & Juliet, Cirque, and your Symphony Chorus.
Tickets and subscriptions on sale now! There’s no sound like home.
Free Chamber Music Concerts in Lewisville!
Throughout the summer and into the fall, enjoy free chamber music concerts in Lewisville’s Mary Alice Warren Community Center. From violin/guitar duets to brass and percussion, string quartets, and mixed groups, you’ll find a fun variety of musical experiences just west of Winston-Salem.
Thursday, Aug 27
7PM
String Quartet
Sunday, Aug 30
3PM
HealthRhythms Drumming Circle
Saturday, Sep 5
3PM
Elektra Winds
Sunday, Sep 20
3PM
Flutes & Strings
Sunday, Oct 18
3PM
Woodwind Quintet
Sunday, Nov 1
3PM
Celtic Trio
Have you heard?
Our recording of Douglas J. Cuomo’s a raft, the sky, the wild sea with saxophone icon Joe Lovano got a recent nod in The New York Times.
What great pics!
The Symphony is fortunate to have outstanding images from our many concerts each season, thanks to J Farley Photography.
You help us impact the community.
Your attendance, your volunteerism, and your financial gifts went far in the 25/26 season. Just look at these numbers!
Video views in 25/26, across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and our own StagePass page
Total volunteer hours in 25/26, with more than 9,500 combined hours for the Symphony Chorus
Total audience members for concerts in 26/26, with many coming from right here in the Piedmont Triad
Students served in 25/26, including 293 in the P.L.A.Y. Music program, 220 Youth Orchestras Members, and over 10,000 in school-visits and school concerts
Musicians performing in the Triad Area Medical Orchestra, which just celebrated its 10th season
Members of the Symphony Board of Directors, whose expertise helps to lead our organization
SINCE DAWN
Dan Locklair’s incredible setting of a poem by Maya Angelou set the tone for our May 2026 concert and is a perfect pairing for America’s 250th year. Relive this inspiring performance by narrator Jaki Shelton Green and your Winston-Salem Symphony & Symphony Chorus.
With your support, we’re
Bringing Music to Life.
Your financial and volunteer contributions help to sustain orchestral music and enrich lives in the greater Winston-Salem community and beyond. World-class concerts and educational opportunities such as the Youth Orchestras Program and P.L.A.Y. Music aren’t possible without your support.
Consider a gift today.