2024-25 Season

Press Release: Modesto Symphony Orchestra to Perform U.S. Premiere of Klebanov’s Symphony No. 1

Press Release: Modesto Symphony Orchestra to Perform U.S. Premiere of Klebanov’s Symphony No. 1

MODESTO, CA – The Modesto Symphony Orchestra (MSO), led by Music Director Nicholas Hersh, will perform Beethoven & Klebanov this November 14 & 15, 2025 at 7:30 pm at the Gallo Center for the Arts. The program will open with Simone Porter performing Beethoven’s Violin Concerto. Then the MSO will perform the United States premiere of Dmitri Klebanov’s Symphony No. 1 “In Memoriam Babi Yar”. The program will conclude with John Williams’ A Prayer for Peace.

Press Release: Modesto Symphony Orchestra Opens 95th Season

Press Release: Modesto Symphony Orchestra Opens 95th Season

MODESTO, CA – The Modesto Symphony Orchestra Association (MSOA) celebrates the opening of its 95th season on October 10 & 11, 2025 with Williams & Rachmaninoff at the Gallo Center for the Arts. The program will feature Turlock native, and frequent collaborator of John Williams, Timothy Loo performing Williams’ bold and expressive Concerto for Cello and Orchestra. The program will conclude with one of Rachmaninoff’s most popular works, his Symphony No. 2.  

Press Release: Modesto Symphony Orchestra Welcomes Stephanie Rawls as Youth Orchestra Conductor

Press Release: Modesto Symphony Orchestra Welcomes Stephanie Rawls as Youth Orchestra Conductor

MODESTO, CA – The Modesto Symphony Orchestra (MSO) and Modesto Symphony Youth Orchestra (MSYO) welcome Stephanie Rawls as the MSYO’s new Concert Orchestra conductor. This appointment comes after the retirement of the Youth Orchestra’s Concert Orchestra conductor, Donald Grishaw, this past May.

Press Release: Modesto Symphony Orchestra Presents Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark™ Live in Concert

Press Release: Modesto Symphony Orchestra Presents Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark™ Live in Concert

MODESTO, CA – The Modesto Symphony Orchestra (MSO) will present Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark™ Live in Concert featuring John Williams’ GRAMMY® Award-winning score performed live to the film. The concert will be led by Principal Pops Conductor Ryan Murray and will take place on May 30, 2025 at 7:30 pm and May 31, 2025 at 2 pm at the Gallo Center for the Arts.

Press Release: Modesto Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Brings Verdi’s Epic Requiem to Modesto

Press Release: Modesto Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Brings Verdi’s Epic Requiem to Modesto

MODESTO, CA – The Modesto Symphony Orchestra (MSO) presents Verdi’s Requiem on May 9 & 10, 2025 led by Music Director Nicholas Hersh. The concerts will feature the MSO Chorus, directed by Daniel R. Afonso Jr., and will also feature guest soloists: soprano Alexandra Loutsion, mezzo-soprano Alice Chung, tenor Ben Gulley, and bass DeAndre Simmons.