Concerts

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Superheroes and Sci-Fi: A Hal-Con Event

  1. Oct. 27 2018 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
  2. Oct. 28 2018 at 2:00 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium

Join Symphony Nova Scotia and Star Trek fan favourite John de Lancie (“Q”) for an epic, exhilarating ride through some of today’s most massive music! More information

The Long River: A Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot

  1. Nov. 2 2018 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
  2. Nov. 3 2018 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
  3. Nov. 4 2018 at 2:00 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium

Symphony Nova Scotia pays tribute to the great Gordon Lightfoot with master musician J.P. Cormier, a longtime Lightfoot friend and admirer whose ECMA-winning album of Lightfoot covers, The Long River, earned Lightfoot’s enthusiastic personal endorsement. More information

Bernhard and Beethoven

  1. Nov. 8 2018 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium

Symphony Nova Scotia Music Director Laureate Bernhard Gueller returns to Halifax for a powerful, masterful performance of some of his favourite symphonic music. More information

Cirque Musica Holiday presents Wonderland

  1. Nov. 17 2018 at 8:00 pm, Scotiabank Centre
  2. Nov. 18 2018 at 2:00 pm, Scotiabank Centre

Symphony Nova Scotia joins Cirque Musica Holiday in an all-new concert experience for the whole family! Journey into the visual world of Wonderland with amazing acrobats and aerialists, hilarious hijnks, and heartfelt holiday cheer. More information

Ah, Bach!

  1. Nov. 18 2018 at 2:00 pm, St. Andrew's United Church

Experience this beautiful all-Bach concert with Alexander Weimann, featuring the majestic Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 and a virtuoso Concerto for Harpsichord. More information

Sarah Slean

  1. Nov. 23 2018 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
  2. Nov. 24 2018 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium

Sarah Slean returns to Symphony Nova Scotia for yet another boundary-crossing concert and recording project, this time combining some of her biggest hits with brand-new music by star Canadian composer Christos Hatzis. More information

A Celtic Tenors Christmas

  1. Nov. 30 2018 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
  2. Dec. 1 2018 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
  3. Dec. 2 2018 at 2:00 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium

The Celtic Tenors return to Halifax with an all-new concert experience – this time, celebrating the spectacular sounds of Christmas. From More information

The Nutcracker

  1. Dec. 7 2018 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
  2. Dec. 8 2018 at 2:00 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
  3. Dec. 9 2018 at 2:00 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
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Symphony Nova Scotia’s The Nutcracker is Halifax’s favourite holiday tradition! More information

Handel’s “Dublin” Messiah

  1. Dec. 21 2018 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
  2. Dec. 22 2018 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium

Handel’s Messiah is a magnificent, electrifying masterpiece, and a highlight of the Christmas season for millions around the world every year. More information

Family Series: New Scotland

  1. Jan. 12 2019 at 3:00 pm, Alderney Landing Theatre
  2. Jan. 13 2019 at 1:30 pm, Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
  3. Jan. 13 2019 at 3:00 pm, Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21

Join Symphony Nova Scotia and celebrate the music of New Scotland!

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The Music of the Eagles

  1. Jan. 18 2019 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
  2. Jan. 19 2019 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
  3. Jan. 20 2019 at 2:00 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium

Hear full symphonic renditions of the Eagles’ all-time greatest hits in this show-stopping, spine-tingling salute to one of the most beloved classic rock groups of all time. More information

Handel’s Water Music

  1. Feb. 2 2019 at 7:30 pm, St. Andrew's United Church
  2. Feb. 3 2019 at 2:00 pm, St. Andrew's United Church

Hear Handel's Water Music – including its signature, sailor-inspired Alla Hornpipe – live with beloved baroque specialist Jeanne Lamon and Symphony Nova Scotia. More information

Jim Witter’s The Piano Men: Still Rock ‘n Roll

  1. Feb. 8 2019 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
  2. Feb. 9 2019 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
  3. Feb. 10 2019 at 2:00 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium

After his hugely popular, sold-out “Piano Men” and Simon and Garfunkel concerts, the golden-voiced Jim Witter returns to Symphony Nova Scotia! More information

Vivaldi in Paris

  1. Feb. 24 2019 at 2:00 pm, St. Andrew's United Church

Mathieu Lussier returns with another lively, lighthearted baroque program – this time, following the great composer Vivaldi on an imaginary trip to Paris. More information

Cello Fireworks and Appalachian Spring

  1. Feb. 28 2019 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium

Hear Symphony Nova Scotia perform Barber's Cello Concerto with Canada’s own Stéphane Tétreault, a 24-year-old “name to watch” with “pure, lyrical, unadulterated playing of the highest order” (Gramophone). More information

Family Series: Newcomers!

  1. Mar. 2 2019 at 3:00 pm, Alderney Landing Theatre
  2. Mar. 3 2019 at 1:30 pm, Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
  3. Mar. 3 2019 at 3:00 pm, Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21

This concert celebrates the courage, strength and challenge that comes with arriving in a new place and making new friends.

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The Berkeley Seniors' Series: Newcomers!

  1. Mar. 5 2019 at 1:30 pm, Paul O'Regan Hall
  2. Mar. 5 2019 at 3:00 pm, Paul O'Regan Hall

This concert celebrates the courage, strength and challenge that comes with arriving in a new place and making new friends.

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Jenn Grant

  1. Mar. 8 2019 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
  2. Mar. 9 2019 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium

Hear Jenn Grant’s lilting, intricate, instrumental sound combined with lush orchestrations in her long-awaited return to Symphony Nova Scotia.  More information

Baroque Fireworks

  1. Mar. 16 2019 at 7:30 pm, St. Andrew's United Church
  2. Mar. 17 2019 at 2:00 pm, St. Andrew's United Church

Symphony Nova Scotia joins forces with Tafelmusik’s iconic Jeanne Lamon for a blockbuster performance of some of baroque’s biggest fireworks. More information

Beethoven’s Seventh and Dinuk’s Clarinet

  1. Mar. 21 2019 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium

Symphony Nova Scotia proudly presents Dinuk’s newest work – the middle-Eastern-influenced Clarinet Concerto, written specifically for Dinuk’s close friend and longtime collaborator, the Syrian-born clarinetist Kinan Azmeh. More information

Ashley MacIsaac

  1. Mar. 29 2019 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
  2. Mar. 30 2019 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
  3. Mar. 31 2019 at 2:00 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium

Cape Breton’s own platinum-selling, multiple-award-winning Ashley MacIsaac returns to Symphony Nova Scotia for a fiery, foot-stomping concert of savage energy, furious fiddling, and rollicking down-home fun. More information

Family Series: Cartoons, Comics, and Characters!

  1. Apr. 6 2019 at 3:00 pm, Alderney Landing Theatre
  2. Apr. 7 2019 at 1:30 pm, Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
  3. Apr. 7 2019 at 3:00 pm, Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21

Wear your costume and come hear iconic music from Looney Tunes, Black Panther, Superman, The Simpsons, The Pink Panther, the DC and Marvel Universes, and much more.

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Coppélia

  1. Apr. 12 2019 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
  2. Apr. 13 2019 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
  3. Apr. 14 2019 at 2:00 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium

Experience one of the world’s oldest and best-loved ballets live in Halifax with Symphony Nova Scotia and Canada’s Ballet Jörgen! More information

Magnificent Mozart: Great Mass in C minor

  1. May 4 2019 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
  2. May 5 2019 at 2:00 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium

For the first time in 15 years, Symphony Nova Scotia joins forces with its 80-voice chorus to perform Mozart’s dazzling, divinely beautiful Great Mass in C minor. More information