Jacksonville Symphony’s 2025-26 tickets on sale

Tickets for the Jacksonville Symphony’s 2025-26 season are now on sale. The 76th season features electrifying collaborations, world-class guest artists and a vibrant tribute to American music in honor of the nation’s 250th anniversary.

“Following our incredible 75th season, all of us at the symphony are feeling very energized,” said Courtney Lewis, music director of the Jacksonville Symphony. “We’re excited to share the 2025-26 season shaped by that momentum and our unwavering commitment to artistic excellence. I’m particularly looking forward to conducting Bruckner’s monumental Eighth Symphony as part of the Florida Blue Classical Series, welcoming the return of opera to Jacoby Symphony Hall with Puccini’s ‘Tosca’ and highlighting the richness of American music across our programming.”

Highlights of the season include Aaron Copland’s “Appalachian Spring” and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Concerto for Two Pianos.” Pops concerts range from “Bewitched Broadway” to “Chicken Fried Rock.” The popular Symphonic Night at the Movies Series returns with a new addition: Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas in Concert Live-to-Film,” part of the holiday lineup.

The Florida Blue Classical Series will feature guest artists including the Junction Trio; pianists Joyce Yang, Alessio Bax and Lucille Chung; contralto Avery Amereau; and guest conductors Case Scaglione, Anna Rakitina and Giordano Bellincampi. The symphony will also welcome back vocalists N’Kenge, Tony DeSare, Michael Cavanaugh and vocalists with Spot-On Entertainment throughout the Terry Family Foundation Pops Series and Fleet Landing Coffee Series.

“The success of our 75th season has launched us into a season that will go above and beyond in 2025-26,” said Steven B. Libman, president and CEO of the Jacksonville Symphony. “This season is filled with exciting programs, traditional favorites, dynamic multimedia experiences and more. Each year, we aim to expand our offerings and strengthen our connection with the community, and we’re confident this season will deliver.”

The 2025-26 season includes several special events, kicking off in September:

• “Video Games Live” — Sept. 19. This high-energy concert brings the music of iconic video games to life, featuring the Jacksonville Symphony and full Symphony Chorus in an immersive multimedia performance with synchronized lighting, video footage and live-action elements.

• “Dolly Parton’s Threads: My Songs in Symphony” — Oct. 11. An innovative multimedia experience featuring Dolly Parton on screen, leading audiences through her songs, stories and personal journey. Guest vocalists and musicians perform orchestrations of hits such as “Jolene,” “Coat of Many Colors” and “I Will Always Love You,” plus selections from her upcoming Broadway musical.

“The threads of my life are woven together through my songs. That’s why the project, “Threads: My Songs In Symphony,” is so special to me. It’s about sharing my music and my musical journey with audiences in a new way.” — Dolly Parton

• “America in Concert: 250 Years of Music & Majesty” — Nov. 16. Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with a patriotic concert featuring the full Jacksonville Symphony and Symphony Chorus, a star guest vocalist, color guard, drum line and more. The program includes beloved songs such as “Battle Hymn of the Republic” and “The Stars and Stripes Forever.”

• Puccini’s “Tosca” — April 10 and 12, 2026. One of opera’s greatest thrillers, “Tosca” features dramatic arias and soaring orchestration. Acclaimed Metropolitan Opera stage director Gregory Keller, music director Courtney Lewis and an international cast of vocalists bring this gripping story to life, enhanced by 30-foot-tall projections that transform Jacoby Symphony Hall.

Single tickets and new subscriptions are available now. For the full season schedule, go to JaxSymphony.org or call the box office at 904-354-5547.