2010-2011 Season
See what the KSO has planned to celebrate this exciting season.
Amadeus
Sept 8-19 - In collaboration with Clarence Brown Theatre
Tchaikovsky Spectacular!
Sep 23 & 24 - Join the KSO for the Opening Gala at the Tennessee Theatre
Family Concert: Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant
Oct 10 - A concert for the entire family!
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KSO in the News

Metro Pulse: Clarence Brown and KSO Team Up For An Unusual Combination of Drama And Music In "Amadeus"
September 8, 2010

WUOT: Feature on Amadeus
September 8, 2010

KNS: Ambitious Collaboration With UT Theatre Marks KSO's 75th Season
September 5, 2010

KNS: KSO Turns 75
September 5, 2010

Shopper News: A Passion For Music
August 16, 2010

KNS: Arts Organizations Hope "Penny Performances" Is A Good Deal For All Involved
August 15, 2010

The Hub: Knoxville Symphony's Balanced Budget, Fourth Year Running
August 13, 2010

WBIR Live at 5 (at 4): KSO and Clarence Brown Team Up For Amadeus
August 13, 2010

WBIR Live at 5 (at 4): Maestro Richman discusses the KSO's 26th Annual Pilot FREE Independence Day Concert
June 30, 2010

KNS: KSO Conductor Richman Adds Maine Post To Duties
June 26, 2010

Metro Pulse Review: KSO Closes Its Season With Colorful "Pines Of Rome"
May 27, 2010

KNS Review: KSO's Season Finale Builds Anticipation
May 22, 2010

KNS Preview: Violinist Lee Performs In Final Masterworks Concert
May 16, 2010

WBIR Live at 5 (at 4): Cirque de la Symphonie
May 14, 2010

Metro Pulse Review: KSO Honors Departing Concertmaster Mark Zelmanovich In Final Chamber Concert Of The Season
May 12, 2010

A! Magazine For The Arts: Knoxville Symphony To Present Pines Of Rome
May, 2010

A! Magazine For The Arts: 'Cirque de la Symphonie' Coming To Knoxville
May, 2010

KNS Preview: KSO Pops Joins With Cirque de la Symphonie
May 9, 2010

KNS: Symphony Showhouse at The Summit
April 21, 2010

Classical Journal (Blog Post): Review - KSO/KCS Performs Mozart's "Requiem"
April 20, 2010

Classical Journal (Blog Post): Review - KSO Principal Quartet
April 13, 2010

KNS Preview: Singer Says Mozart's Requiem Tough on Tenors
April 11, 2010

Metro Pulse Reveiw: Knoxville Symphony Showcases 20th Century Music By Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich
April 1, 2010

KNS: KSO Pops Reveal Upcoming Season
March 28, 2010

WBIR Live at 5 (at 4): KSO Canned Food Drive
March 24, 2010

KNS Preview: For KSO Guest Artist Adam Golka, Music Makes The Man
March 21, 2010

Greeneville Sun:Knoxville Symphony Stirs Students With "Superheroes"
March 12, 2010

KNS Preview: Singer Performs Sinatra His Way
March 7, 2010

Symphony Magazine: Ahead of the Curve
March 5, 2010

Metro Pulse Review: KSO Brings Shakespeare To Musical Life With A Concert Of Works Based On The Bard's Plays
March 4, 2010

WBIR: Students From Tennessee School For Deaf Feel The Music At Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Rehearsal
February 23, 2010

A! Magazine for the Arts: Knoxville Concert To Feature Baroque Music
February, 2010

KNS Preview: KSO, Theatre Members Team Up For Performance
February 19, 2010

Metro Pulse: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Announces 75th Anniversary Season for 2010-2011
February 18, 2010

KNS: New Website, Student Pass Promotes Offerings
February 15, 2010

KNS: Arts Organizations Cite Community Benefits In Push For Funding
February 15, 2010

KNS: KSO Celebrates 75 Years Of Music
February 15, 2010

A! Magazine for the Arts: Knoxville Symphony, Actors Present Shakespeare In Love
February, 2010

A! Magazine for the Arts: Knoxville String Quartets Present Story Time Programs
February, 2010

A! Magazine for the Arts: Youth Orchestra Concert in Knoxville
February, 2010

A! Magazine for the Arts: Knoxville Orchestra Presents Music From Broadway
February, 2010

KNS Preview: KSO To Present Romantic Broadway Favorites
January 31, 2010

Metro Pulse Review: KSO Chamber Group Reprises Two Masterworks Concert Pieces With Surprisingly Effective Results
January 28, 2010

Metro Pulse: Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra With David Northington
January 21, 2010

Metro Pulse: Perfect Execution - KSO Guest Violinist Rachel Barton Pine Finds New Life In Brahms' Warhorse Violin Concerto
January 21, 2010

Classical Journal (Blog Post): Out With "Jeunehomme," - In With "Jenamy"
January 19, 2010

KNS: King's Work Recalled at KSO Holiday Concert
January 19, 2010

KNS Review: KSO January Masterworks Review (PDF)
January 17, 2010

Classical Cafe (Blog Post): Rachel Barton Pine With The KSO This Week
January 11, 2010

Classical Journal (Blog Post): Brahms and Beethoven
January 10, 2010

KNS Preview: Violin Virtuoso At Home In Many Musical Worlds
January 10, 2010

Maryville Daily Times: Knoxville Symphony Hits The Ground Running After The Holidays
January 8, 2010

Everything Knoxville: Dr. King
January 6, 2010

Metro Pulse: Next Movement: Violinist and Concertmaster Mark Zelmanovich Retiring From KSO
January 7, 2010

A! Magazine For The Arts: KSO Presents Chamber Classics Series
January 2010

A! Magazine For The Arts: Animated Penguin Joins Orchestra For All American Sing Along
January 2010

A! Magazine For The Arts: Concerts To Honor KSO Concertmaster
January 2010

A! Magazine For The Arts: Knoxville Symphony Pops Concert
January 2010

KNS: Classic Piano Men Provide Jim Witter With Busy Career
January 3, 2010

Metro Pulse: The Year In Classical Music - 2009
December 24, 2009

WBIR Live at 5 (at 4): Lucas Richman Read 'Twas The Night Before Christmas
December 22, 2009

Maryville Daily Times: Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town To Sit In With The KSO
December 18, 2009

Metro Pulse Spotlight: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concerts: "Angels Among Us"
December 17, 2009

WBIR Live at 5 (at 4): Singing Santa Serenades Live at 5 at 4
December 16, 2009

KNS: Angels Honored At Clayton Holiday Concert
December 13, 2009

A! Magazine For The Arts: Knoxville Symphony Holiday Concerts
December, 2009

KNS: KSO's Zelmanovich To Retire
December 7, 2009

Metro Pulse Review: Pianist Benjamin Hochman and KSO Engage With Masterful Performances of Mendelssohn, Wagner and Strauss
November 26, 2009

KNS Review: KSO Concert Earns Bravo (PDF)
November 20, 2009

Classical Cafe (blog): KSO Offers Haydn, Mendelssohn, Wagner and Strauss
November 17, 2009

Classical Journal (blog): Review: KSCO, "Serenade for Strings"
November 10, 2009

News Sentinel: Playing Together in Knox Youth Orchestra Is Music To Their Ears
November 10, 2009

Everything Knoxville: KSO Welcomes Benjamin Hochman To Perform Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto No. 1
November 9, 2009

Metro Pulse: UT Maestro Fellenbaum Takes Baton for KSO Chamber Concert
November 5, 2009

A! Magazine For The Arts: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Chamber Series Opens
November, 2009

News Sentinel: KSO Chamber Takes On Serenade For Strings
November 1, 2009

Metro Pulse: Lucas Richman Leads KSO Through a Clever Program of Narrative Music
October 29, 2009

News Sentinel Review: Start of KSO's New Adventures? (PDF)
October 23, 2009

A! Magazine For the Arts: Youth Orchestra To Perform in Knoxville
October, 2009

News Sentinel: Symphony To Present Orchestral Showcase
October 18, 2009

Metro Pulse: The Secret Lives of Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Musicians
October 15, 2009

A! Magazine For The Arts: Masterworks Concert: KSO Showcase
October, 2009

News Sentinel: KSO Members Run In Komen In Memory Of Two Colleagues
October 9, 2009

Metro Pulse: KSO Starts Its New Season Strong With Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition"
October 1, 2009

WBIR Live at 5 (at 4): Bill Williams Narrates Music by the Legendary John Williams
September 22, 2009

KNS: Knoxville Soprano Jami Rogers Joins KSO for Masterworks Concert
September 20, 2009

A! Magazine for the Arts: KSO Opens 74th Season with Local Flair
September, 2009

WBIR Live at 5 (at 4): Ijams Nature Center's Symphony In The Park
September, 2009

Maryville Daily Times: Next Year's A Biggie, But Don't Discount This, The 74th Season Of The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra
September 4, 2009

A! Magazine For The Arts: Knoxville Symphony's "Picnic In The Park" Concert
September 2009

A! Magazine For The Arts: Knoxville Symphony To Celebrate Festival On The Fourth
July, 2009

WBIR Live at 5 (at 4): KSO Music Director Lucas Richman Talks About The Upcoming Concert On July 4
June 24, 2009

The Blue Streak (blog): "Bonnaroo Light" Satisfies In Its Own Unique Way
June 15, 2009

Maryville Daily Times: Concert in Cades Cove a Highlight of 75th Anniversary
June 14, 2009

A Mountain View (blog): 75th Celebration Concert in Cades Cove
June 14, 2009

KNS: Special Performance Mark Symphony Celebration at Park
June 14, 2009

WVLT-TV: Cades Cove Concert marks Smokies Diamond Anniversary
June 13, 2009

WVLT-TV: Senator Alexander Rehearses With Knoxville Symphony Orchestra
June 12, 2009

Maryville Daily Times: Alexander Looks Back, Forward; Senator To Reprise Park Performance First Made As Governor
June 12, 2009

Maryville Daily Times: Lamar Alexander and Knoxville Symphony Have Final Rehearsal Before Concert At Great Smoky Mountains National Park 75th Anniversary
June 12, 2009

Farragut Press: KSO Presents Annual Independence Day Concert
June 11, 2009

New Yorker: Endless Mahler
June 8, 2009

A! Magazine for the Arts: Lamar Alexander Will Tickle the Ivories at Cades Cove Concert
June, 2009

KNS: Senator Alexander, With Help from KSO's Music Director, Prepares For His Smokies Piano Performance
KNS Video: Senator Alexander Brushes His Piano Skills With a Lesson On "Amazing Grace"
May 16, 2009

Daily Times: Once More...With Feeling; Alexander Rehearses For Cades Cove Performance
May 16, 2009

WBIR Live At 5 At 4 (With video): Senator Lamar Alexander Playing Tribute To Great Smoky Mountains
May 15, 2009

KNS Review: Pianist Ghindin Thunders As Sensitivity of KSO Shines
May 15, 2009

WBIR Live at 5 (at 4): KSO Concert at Cades Cove
May 11, 2009

KNS Preview: Pianist Finds Similarities In Russian, U.S. Performances
May 10, 2009

Metro Pulse Review: KSO Ends Chamber Season on Exuberant Note
May 7, 2009

Daily Times Preview: Symphony, Peter Cetera To Present Songs The Way They're Meant To Be Heard
May 7, 2009

KNS Preivew: Pop Hitmaker To Play KSO Pops Concert
May 3, 2009

The Daily Times: Music of Alexander, Knoxville Symphony Orchestra to Ring Out in Cades Cove As Part of Smokies 75th Anniversary
April 24, 2009

KNS Review: KSO Celebrates The Spiritual Playing Works of Oliver Messiaen
April 19, 2009

KNS Preview: Choral Show Has Its many Intricacies
April 12, 2009

Metro Pulse Review: KSO Keeps It Simple With American Works
April 8, 2009

KNS: 2009 Symphony Showhouse Exudes Southern Charm
April 5, 2009

A! Magazine for the Arts: Knoxville Symphony To Perform Young Composer's Work
April, 2009

WBIR Live at 5 (at 4): Maestro Richman Talks About the Upcoming Season
March 23, 2009

KNS Review: KSO Gives Masterful Performance
March 20, 2009

KNS Preview: Violinist Puts Her Own Stamp On Piece
March 15, 2009

A! Magazine for the Arts: Knoxville Symphony to Perform Bolero!
March 2009

Farragut Press: KSO Young Composer Competition Winner Announced
March 12, 2009

KNS Preview: The Lettermen Stay Age Appropriate
March 8, 2009

KNS: Senator To Join In Smokies' Summer Concert
March 8, 2009

KNS: Musicians Bring Stories, Strings to Knox Libraries
March 4, 2009

KNS: Senator Alexander To Perform at Smokies 75th Outdoor Celebration
March 2, 2009

KNS Preview: Strong Work Ethic Drives Chamber Chorale Singers
March 1, 2009

News Sentinel: Musicians Perform During Library's Story Time Program
See the video
March 5, 2009

A! Magazine for the Arts: The Lettermen Will Take The Stage With The Knoxville Orchestra
March, 2009

KNS Review: KSO's Performance Justifies Masterpiece
February 27, 2009

Metro Pulse: Knoxville Composer Debuts With Beloved Brahms
February 23, 2009

KNS: Series Cultivates KSO's Audience, Talents
February 22, 2009

KNS Preview: KSO Concert Will Be World Premiere For Knox Horn Player's New Work
February 22, 2009

A! Magazine for the Arts: Knoxville Chamber Orchestra to Perform Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony
February 2009

A! Magazine for the Arts: Knoxville Youth Orchestra Concert
February 2009

A! Magazine for the Arts: Knoxville Symphony to Perform Work Of Local Composer
February 2009

A! Magazine for the Arts: Valentine Pops Concert a Tribute to Songwriting Legend Richard Rodgers
February 2009

WBIR Live at 5 (video): KSO Honors Music Legends With Special Tribute
February 6, 2009

KNS Preview: Love Reigns In New KSO Pops Rodgers Tribute
February 1, 2009

KNS Review: KSCO Concert of Bach's Music Wonderfully Satisfying in Bijou
January 26, 2009

KNS Preview: Knox Chamber Orchestra's 'Basically Bach' Sunday At Bijou
January 22, 2009

KNS: Collaboration Note of MLK Concert
January 20, 2009

KNS Review: Perlman, KSO Shine at the Tennessee Theatre
January 16, 2009

Farragut Press Preview: KSO Offers Richard Rodgers Valentine Tribute
January 15, 2009

KNS Preview: Pianist Perlman Overcame Hurdles To Continue Concerts
January 11, 2009

KNS Preview: Concert Honors Legacy of MLK
January 11, 2009

Oak Ridger: KSO To Perform Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Cencert
December 24, 2008

Maryville Daily Times Preview: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Santa Pays Annual Visit to KSO's Holiday Concert
December 18, 2008

Metro Pulse Preview: Untraditional Holiday Fare
December 18, 2008

WBIR Live at 5 (video): Santa Serenades Live at 5 at 4
December 17, 2008

KNS Preview: Knox Composer Crafts Work for 22nd Annual Clayton Holiday Concert
December 14, 2008

Farragut Press Preview: KSO, Clayton Presents Christmas Extravaganza
December 11, 2008

KNS: Silence: Bloggers' Variety; Holiday Tips
December 7, 2008

KNS: Kaczka: Parker Stands Out On Cycle, Bassoon
November 30, 2008

Metro Pulse Review: Drama and Life
November 26, 2008

KNS: Musical Duet: Symphony's Partnership With School Orchestra Brings Concerts Alive
November 25, 2008

KNS Review: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Performance Exceptional
November 22, 2008

KNS: Youth Orchestra's Free Concert Features Four Performance Groups
November 11, 2008

KNS Review: Quartet Plays Togetherness Beatuifully
November 10, 2008

KNS Preview: KSO Teaches Children About Classical Music
November 9, 2008

Metro Pulse Preview: String Music
November 6, 2008

KNS Preview: Government Put Music In His Soul
November 2, 2008

Metro Pulse Review: All Tchaikovsky, All the Time
October 23, 2008

Farragut Press: KSO AC Pulgar Product of Venezuela Program
October 16, 2008

News Sentinel Review: KSO Shines in Sharing Tchaikovsky Musical Stories
October 19, 2008

News Sentinel Preview: Family History Makes German Good Fit For Cellist
October 12, 2008

Maryville Daily Times Preview: Bernadette Peters Brings A Little Class To The Pops Series
October 10, 2008

Metro Pulse Review: Made in America
September 25, 2008

KNS Review: Young Pianist Thrills Audience
September 19, 2008

KNS Preview: Guest Pianist Plays For Gold
September 14, 2008

Maryville Daily Times: And Away We Go!  Knoxville Symphony Launches 73rd Season With Work By Heritage Grad
September 12, 2008

Metro Pulse: Music for the Masses
September 3, 2008

KNS: Symphonic Serenity: Violinist Bring Joys, Peace To Those In Need of Healing
KNS Online Supplement - Audio Slideshow
August 10, 2008

KNS: Director's Experience Inspired KSO Program
August 10, 2008

KNS: Buy Your Tickets For KSO Performances
August 10, 2008

Oak Ridger: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Launches 73rd Season
July 24, 2008

Metro Pulse: The Italian Job
July 3, 2008

A! Magazine for the Arts: Knoxville Symphony Director Conducts Score for "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl"
July 2008

Farragut Press: Richman Conducts "Kit Kittredge" Film Score
June 19, 2008

Oak Ridger Preview: KSO To Perform Patriotic Tunes In The 24th Annual Pilot Free Independence Day Concert
June 19, 2008

League of American Orchestras: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Music and Wellness Program