SPECIAL OFFER FOR EMPLOYEES OF TRUIST
In recognition of Truist’s long-standing sponsorship of the North Carolina Symphony, we offer employees discounts to enjoy the music in the concert hall, outdoors, and even streaming online.
View our Health & Safety protocols here.
Summerfest concerts at Cary’s Booth Amphitheatre
MAY – JULY
Pack your picnic, lawn chairs, and blankets and enjoy great music under the stars!
Kids 12 and under are always admitted FREE on the lawn!
Lawn Flex Passes
Back by popular demand—the ultimate in flexibility! Go to one concert, go to all—it’s your choice!
10 Lawn Flex Passes just $21 each ($210 total)
4 Lawn Flex Passes just $24.50 each ($98 total)
Gold Circle packages NEW this year!
Reserved Gold Circle tables in front of the stage are available for purchase—Choose 3 or more concerts and save!
Tables for 2, 4, or 6 are available.
View all the exciting concert details below and purchase individual lawn tickets.
Memorial Weekend!
Scheherazade
SAT, MAY 28, 2022 | 8PM
Michelle Di Russo, conductor
Beach: Bal masqué
Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture
Grieg: Selections from Peer Gynt
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
Beethoven Symphony No. 9
SAT, JUNE 4, 2022 | 8PM
Grant Llewellyn, conductor
Sonya Headlam, soprano
Ronnita Miller, mezzo-soprano
Dominic Armstrong, tenor
Stephen Powell, baritone
North Carolina Master Chorale
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 “Choral”
Movie Music Classics
SAT, JUNE 11, 2022 | 8PM
Michelle Di Russo, conductor
Relive your favorite musical moments in film history, including music from West Side Story, The Magnificent Seven, Pirates of the Caribbean, Star Wars, and more!
All Mozart
SUN, JUNE 12, 2022 | 8PM
David Glover, conductor
Melanie Wilsden, oboe
Mozart: Overture to The Impresario
Mozart: Oboe Concerto
Mozart: Symphony No. 41 “Jupiter”
Havana Nights
FRI, JUNE 17, 2022 | 8PM
Michelle Di Russo, conductor
Camille Zamora, vocals
Mambo Kings
Soprano Camille Zamora, the Mambo Kings, and the North Carolina Symphony present a sultry, passionate evening of fiery tango classics, Afro-Cuban rhythms, and Spanish zarzuela melodies.
Concert Sponsor: Galloway Ridge at Fearrington
Juneteenth Celebration
SAT, JUNE 18, 2022 | 8PM
Michelle Di Russo, conductor
Join your North Carolina Symphony in a celebration of the contributions of African-American musicians and composers to our American musical heritage, featuring music by Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, William Grant Still, and North Carolina Symphony Composer-in-Residence Anthony Kelley.
Supported by: National Endowment for the Arts
Concert Sponsor: Triangle Community Foundation
We Will Rock You: The Music of Queen
SUN, JUNE 26, 2022 | 8PM
Martin Herman, conductor
Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind tribute to one of the most iconic bands in history! We will rock you with killer Queen hits including “Somebody to Love,” “Under Pressure,” “We Are the Champions,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Another One Bites the Dust,” and many more. Experience the unforgettable magic of Queen, with a full rock band and your North Carolina Symphony, in this electric concert.
Concert Sponsors: Highwoods Properties
Raleigh Windows & Siding
Dvořák New World Symphony
FRI, JULY 1, 2022 | 8PM
Sameer Patel, conductor
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”
Disco Fever
SAT, JULY 9, 2022 | 8PM
Enrico Lopez-Yañez, conductor
It’s a Boogie Wonderland! Guest vocalists and your North Carolina Symphony celebrate the great songs of the ’70s. Take a trip down memory lane with nonstop hits including “Stayin’ Alive,” “I Will Survive,” “It’s Raining Men,” and more!
Concert Sponsor: RGA Investments
An Evening with Sidecar Social Club
SAT, JULY 16, 2022 | 8PM
Spirited, stylish, and engaging, Sidecar Social Club soars through numerous genres effortlessly: their energetic sets take you to colorful and surprising places. From the gritty and riotous underbelly of speakeasy jazz to the sounds of Latin American dance halls and from the big band era to soulful
R&B and fifties rock.
The Symphony will not be performing at this concert.
Brahms Violin Concerto
FRI/SAT, MAY 20-21, 2022 | 8PM
MEYMANDI CONCERT HALL, RALEIGH
Edwin Outwater, conductor
James Ehnes, violin
Thea Musgrave: Song of the Enchanter
Brahms: Violin Concerto
Elgar: “Enigma” Variations
Tickets just $42 (reg. $62)
Beethoven Triple Concerto
WED, JUNE 8, 2022 | 7:30PM
WILSON CENTER, WILMINGTON
Jacqueline Saed Wolborsky,violin
Bonnie Thron, cello
Solomon Eichner, piano
Beethoven: Triple Concerto
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
Tickets just $42 (reg. $62)
Movie Music Classics
THUR, JUNE 9, 2022 | 8PM
LEE AUDITORIUM, SOUTHERN PINES
Relive your favorite musical moments in film history, including music from West Side Story, The Magnificent Seven, Pirates of the Caribbean, Star Wars, and more!
Tickets just $36 (reg. $48)
Concert Sponsor: Penick Village
Stars & Stripes
FRI, JUNE 10, 2022 | 7:30PM
WILSON CENTER, WILMINGTON
Beat the summer heat and join us for a good old-fashioned salute to the red, white, and blue. We honor the birthday of the U.S.A. with high-spirited classics and patriotic favorites!
Tickets just $42 (reg. $62)
Enjoy streaming concerts from the comfort of your home!
On the date of each streaming concert release, you will receive an email with a link to the concert. Each performance is available for on-demand streaming for 20 days.
Streaming Concert
Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2
Available on demand
FRI, MAY 20 – THUR, JUNE 9, 2022
Timothy Myers, conductor
Joseph Peters, host
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2
Tickets just $18 (Reg. $25)
Streaming Concert
Scheherazade
Available on demand
FRI, MAY 27 – THUR, JUNE 16, 2022
Ruth Reinhardt, conductor
Joseph Peters, host
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
Tickets just $18 (Reg. $25)
Concert Sponsor: MetLife
Beethoven’s 9th
THUR/FRI, JUN 2-3, 2022 | 8PM
MEYMANDI CONCERT HALL, RALEIGH
Grant Llewellyn, conductor
North Carolina Master Chorale
Experience the epic power and timeless message of humanity and brotherhood in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9— building to a dramatic conclusion with the inspiring and monumental “Ode to Joy.”
Tickets just $45 (reg. $84)
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