CONCERTS & EVENTS 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

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VIVALDI’S FOUR SEASONS

February 7, 2026
7:30 PM | Wilson Center @ CFCC

Concert Sponsored by Tribute Companies

Aisslinn Nosky, violin
Guy Fishman, cello

Antonio Vivaldi: Four Seasons
Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major

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Poster for Wilmington Symphony Youth Orchestras winter matinee concert on March 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM in Kenan Auditorium at UNC Wilmington, featuring Junior Strings and Youth Orchestra.

WSYO CONCERT

March 1, 2026
4:00 PM | Kenan Auditorium at UNCW

Concert Sponsored by: Bob King Buick GMC • Jerry A. and Marilyn S. Cook Family Foundation • James E. Moore Insurance Agency • Decision Point Wealth Partners @ Rockefeller Global Family Office • Varnam Strings

Linda Estep, Youth Orchestra conductor
Lisa Gattuso, Junior Strings conductor

Tickets: $10.70

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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)

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Announcement poster for Wilmington Symphony Youth Orchestras' Chamber Ensembles Spring Concert on March 22, 2026 at 4:00 PM, at St. Johns Episcopal Church in Wilmington, North Carolina. The concert is free and open to the public.

WSYO Chamber Ensembles Concert

March 22, 2026
4:00 PM | St. John’s Episcopal Church

Tickets: FREE

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Concert poster for Wilmington Symphony Orchestra featuring Carl Orff's Carmina Burana conducted by Aaron Peisner with Cape Fear Chorale and UNCW Choirs, on a red background with abstract design.

CARL 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

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Wilmington Symphony Youth Orchestras logo and text announcing the season finale concert on April 26, 2026, at 4:00 PM at Kenan Auditorium, featuring Junior Strings and Youth Orchestra.

WSYO CONCERT

April 26, 2026
4:00 PM | Kenan Auditorium at UNCW

Concert Sponsored by: Bob King Buick GMC • Jerry A. and Marilyn S. Cook Family Foundation • James E. Moore Insurance Agency • Decision Point Wealth Partners @ Rockefeller Global Family Office • Varnam Strings

Linda Estep, Youth Orchestra conductor
Lisa Gattuso, Junior Strings conductor

Tickets: $10.70

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Fourth of July Symphony Pops Concert

July 4, 2026
5:00 PM (gates open) | Riverfront Park and Live Oak Bank Pavilion

Concert sponsored by: City of Wilmington, North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, and nCino

Peter Askim, Music Director and Conductor

Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary with a free family friendly Fourth of July Symphony Pops concert at Riverfront Park and Live Oak Bank Pavilion, featuring the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra (WSO) and special guests.

Tickets: FREE

CONCERT INFORMATION

2025/2026 PREMIERE SEASON SPONSORS:

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Brightmore of Wilmington logo with a gold tree and black text.
Logo featuring a stylized heron above the text 'Carolina Bay at Autumn Hall'.

WSO CONCERT SPONSORS:

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Tribute logo with a geometric blue design and bold text
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WSYO SEASON SPONSOR:

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WSYO CONCERT SPONSORS

BMW logo above the text 'BMW of Wilmington' in gray letters, with a gray horizontal line separating the logo from the text
Logo with a red crown above the text 'BOB KING'. Below are logos of three car brands - Buick (with a shield-shaped emblem with red, silver, and blue accents), and GMC (with red letters outlined in black).
Logo of James E. Moore Insurance Agency, Inc. featuring a handshake icon and the text "Since 1954" and the company name.

FOUNDATION & COMMUNITY SUPPORT

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THE ESHELMAN FOUNDATION

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Logo for The Endowment, New Hanover Community Endowment, featuring a wave, sun, and text.
Logo of the National Endowment for the Arts with red, white, and blue lines and the website arts.gov
Logo of the North Carolina Arts Council with a colorful circular design surrounding the word 'art' and the text 'North Carolina Arts Council Fifty years of leadership' to the right.
UNC Wilmington Department of Music logo with stylized curved lines.

MEDIA PARTNERS

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