CONCERTS 25/26 SEASON
Check out all of the concerts that the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra and our youth programs have to offer!
Box Offices:
CFCC’s Wilson Center Monday-Friday 2-6pm at (910) 362-7999
UNCW’s Kenan Auditorium Tuesday-Friday 12-4pm at (910) 962-3500
Fourth of July Celebration with the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra
Presented by the City of Wilmington
JULY 4 @ 7:30 PM
Riverfront Park / Live Oak Bank Pavilion
FREE CONCERT
Celebrate Independence Day with an unforgettable evening of music and fireworks! Join us for the City of Wilmington’s annual Fourth of July Celebration, featuring a performance by the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Dominic Talanca, Wilmington Symphony Pops Conductor.
🎶 5:00 PM | Gates Open
🎶 7:30 PM | Wilmington Symphony Orchestra
🎆 9:05 PM | Fireworks over Downtown Wilmington
This free community event promises a night of patriotic favorites, pops, classics, and spectacular fireworks display. Don’t miss it!
JAWS IN CONCERT
July 12, 2025 | 2:30 PM and 7:30 PM
Wilson Center at CFCC
The Wilmington Symphony Orchestra is excited to join CFCC’s Wilson Center in celebrating the 50th anniversary of JAWS during Shark Week!
A NEW ERA: OPENING NIGHT WITH PETER ASKIM
September 20, 2025
7:30 PM | Wilson Center @ CFCC
Peter Askim, conductor
Algernon Robinson, commissioned composer
Gabriela Ortiz: Kauyumari
Algernon Robinson: New Work (World Premiere) commissioned by the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64
DVOŘÁK + COLBERG
November 1, 2025
7:30 PM | Wilson Center @ CFCC
Peter Askim, conductor
Paul Aguilar, viola
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: Ouverture in C Major, Op. 24
Christian Colberg: Viola Concerto | Paul Aguilar, viola
Antonin Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88
WSYO CONCERT
November 23, 2025
4:00 PM | Kenan Auditorium at UNCW
Linda Estep, Youth Orchestra conductor
Lisa Gattuso, Junior Strings conductor
YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERT
January 18, 2026
4:00 PM | Wilson Center @ CFCC
Peter Askim, conductor
With a pre-concert Orchestra Discovery Zone!
VIVALDI’S THE FOUR SEASONS
February 7, 2026
7:30 PM | Wilson Center @ CFCC
Aisslinn Nosky, violin
Guy Fishman, cello
Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major
WSYO CONCERT
March 1, 2026
4:00 PM | Kenan Auditorium at UNCW
Linda Estep, Youth Orchestra conductor
Lisa Gattuso, Junior Strings conductor
CLASSICAL CONNECTIONS: FEATURING TIFT MERRITT
March 14, 2026
7:30 PM | Wilson Center @ CFCC
Peter Askim, conductor
Tift Merritt, singer/songwriter
Ludwig van Beethoven: Overture to Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, Op. 43
Michael R. Dudley, Jr.: …there is yet beauty
Salina Fisher: Kintsugi
Tift Merritt: Broken and other selections
Tift Merritt: The Other Side of Hungry River (orchestrated by Peter Askim)
ORFF’S CARMINA BURANA
April 25, 2026
7:30 PM | Wilson Center @ CFCC
Aaron Peisner, guest conductor
Cape Fear Chorale and UNCW Choirs
Winners of 2026 Richard R. Deas Young Artist Competition
High School Division Winner Performance (Competition is Jan. 17, 2026)
UNCW Division Winner Performance (Competition is Jan. 17, 2026)
Carl Orff: Carmina Burana
WSYO CONCERT
April 26, 2026
4:00 PM | Kenan Auditorium at UNCW
Linda Estep, Youth Orchestra conductor
Lisa Gattuso, Junior Strings conductor
