Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra

Founded in 1949, the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra recently celebrated its 60th anniversary season, as well as the tenth season of Music Director and Principal Conductor Fabio Mechetti. Having hosted some of the most renowned artists of the past century, including Isaac Stern, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Marilyn Horne, Luciano Pavarotti, Itzhak Perlman and Mstislav Rostropovich, the Jacksonville Symphony is poised as an American orchestra for the 21st century. As a non-profit cultural and educational organization, the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra’s mission is to create experiences that enrich the human spirit and inspire a lifelong love of music. Its programming reflects the diversity of the community with a variety of live symphonic music that is relevant to today’s audience – from the classic masterpieces, to contemporary works, to grand opera and musical theater, to popular styles.