Beethoven Lives Upstairs
- Apr. 29 2018 at 1:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
- Apr. 29 2018 at 3:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
This beloved tale is an informative, imaginative introduction to one of the world’s greatest music masters. More information
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2018 ECMA Classical Showcase
- May 5 2018 at 7:00 pm, Paul O'Regan Hall
The Canadian Music Centre and Debut Atlantic are pleased to present the 2018 East Coast Music Association (ECMA) Classical Showcase. Come celebrate classical music in Atlantic Canada with all of the 2018 nominees!
Gueller's Grand Finale: Brahms with Marc-André Hamelin
- May 8 2018 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
- May 9 2018 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
Maestro Gueller’s final Festival launches with two of the greatest classical works ever written – and one of the world’s major superstar pianists. More information
Gueller’s Grand Finale: Beethoven’s Ninth
- May 11 2018 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
- May 12 2018 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
The Ninth. It’s been called Beethoven’s last grand experiment, the pinnacle of western classical music, and the symphony to end all symphonies. More information
Thorgy and the Thorchestra
- Jul. 27 2018 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
- Jul. 28 2018 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
Symphony Nova Scotia proudly presents a thrilling, thoughtful, and hilariously theatrical show featuring the fabulous Thorgy Thor, famed worldwide from the hit show RuPaul’s Drag Race. More information
NSLC Festival of Wines 2018 Gala
- Sep. 27 2018 at 6:00 pm, Cunard Centre
Join Symphony Nova Scotia for this gourmet multi-course feast featuring award-winning wine and music!
David Myles
- Sep. 28 2018 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
- Sep. 29 2018 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
David Myles returns for yet another delightful symphonic mash-up – this time, combining old favourites with brand-new orchestral arrangements from his latest album, Real Love.
Bravura Piano and Dvořák’s Seventh
- Oct. 11 2018 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
Join Symphony Nova Scotia and the award-winning Katherine Chi for a thrilling performance of Prokofiev’s famous Piano Concerto No. 3 – a fiendishly difficult work full of flash, fun, and propulsive enthusiasm.
Port Cities
- Oct. 19 2018 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
Hear the stunning, atmospheric, intimate sound of Port Cities amplified by brand-new orchestral arrangements in their first-ever concert with Symphony Nova Scotia.
Heavenly Harp and Mendelssohn’s “Italian”
- Oct. 25 2018 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
Don’t miss Symphony Nova Scotia and virtuoso harpist Jennifer Swartz in a rare Halifax performance of Glière’s delightful Harp Concerto.
Superheroes and Sci-Fi: A Hal-Con Event
- Oct. 27 2018 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
- 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!
The Long River: A Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot
- Nov. 2 2018 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
- Nov. 3 2018 at 7:30 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.
Bernhard and Beethoven
- Nov. 8 2018 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
Symphony Nova Scotia Conductor Laureate Bernhard Gueller returns to Halifax for a powerful, masterful performance of some of his favourite symphonic music.
Ah, Bach!
- 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.
Sarah Slean
- Nov. 23 2018 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
- 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.
The Berkeley Seniors' Series: From Then to Now: A History of the Symphony Orchestra
- Nov. 27 2018 at 1:30 pm, Anglican Church of Saint Andrew
Join conductor Gary Ewer as he digs down into the history and most closely held secrets of the symphony orchestra.
A Celtic Tenors Christmas
- Nov. 30 2018 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
- Dec. 1 2018 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
- 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
The Nutcracker
- Dec. 7 2018 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
- Dec. 8 2018 at 2:00 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
- 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!
Handel’s “Dublin” Messiah
- Dec. 21 2018 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
- 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.
Family Series: New Scotland
- Jan. 12 2019 at 3:00 pm, Alderney Landing Theatre
- Jan. 13 2019 at 1:30 pm, Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
- 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!
The Berkeley Seniors' Series: New Scotland
- Jan. 15 2019 at 1:30 pm, Paul O'Regan Hall
- Jan. 15 2018 at 3:00 pm, Paul O'Regan Hall
Join Symphony Nova Scotia and celebrate the music of New Scotland!
The Music of the Eagles
- Jan. 18 2019 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
- Jan. 19 2019 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
- 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.
Superb Sibelius and Great Schubert
- Jan. 24 2019 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
Experience this fusion of Finland’s finest live with Symphony Nova Scotia in a moving concert featuring Sibelius and Schubert.
Handel’s Water Music
- Feb. 2 2019 at 7:30 pm, St. Andrew's United Church
- 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.
French Masterpieces by Fauré and Ravel
- Feb. 7 2019 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
Symphony Nova Scotia presents a rich, radiant concert of colourful French masterpieces.
Jim Witter’s The Piano Men: Still Rock ‘n Roll
- Feb. 8 2019 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
- Feb. 9 2019 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
- 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!
Vivaldi in Paris
- 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.
Cello Fireworks and Appalachian Spring
- 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).
Family Series: Newcomers!
- Mar. 2 2019 at 3:00 pm, Alderney Landing Theatre
- Mar. 3 2019 at 1:30 pm, Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
- 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.
The Berkeley Seniors' Series: Newcomers!
- Mar. 5 2019 at 1:30 pm, Paul O'Regan Hall
- 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.
Jenn Grant
- Mar. 8 2019 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
- 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.
Baroque Fireworks
- Mar. 16 2019 at 7:30 pm, St. Andrew's United Church
- 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.
Beethoven’s Seventh and Dinuk’s Clarinet
- 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.
Lunenburg: Beethoven’s Seventh and Dinuk’s Clarinet
- Mar. 22 2019 at 7:30 pm, St. John's Anglican Church
Symphony Nova Scotia brings Beethoven's Seventh and Dinuk’s Clarinet Concerto to Lunenburg!
Alderney Encore: Beethoven’s Seventh and Dinuk’s Clarinet
- Mar. 24 2019 at 2:00 pm, Alderney Landing Theatre
Symphony Nova Scotia brings Beethoven's Seventh and Dinuk’s Clarinet Concerto to Dartmouth!
Ashley MacIsaac
- Mar. 29 2019 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
- Mar. 30 2019 at 7:30 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.
Tchaikovsky and Star Pianist Sara Davis Buechner
- Apr. 4 2019 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
Experience star pianist Sara Davis Buechner's jaw-dropping skill live in Symphony Nova Scotia’s first-ever performance of Dvořák’s deeply challenging, rarely heard Piano Concerto.
Wolfville: Tchaikovsky and Star Pianist Sara Davis Buechner
- Apr. 5 2019 at 7:30 pm, Convocation Hall
Symphony Nova Scotia brings Tchaikovsky and Sara Davis Buechner to Wolfville!
Family Series: Cartoons, Comics, and Characters!
- Apr. 6 2019 at 3:00 pm, Alderney Landing Theatre
- Apr. 7 2019 at 1:30 pm, Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
- 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.
Coppélia
- Apr. 12 2019 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
- Apr. 13 2019 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
- 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!
Magnificent Mozart: “Jupiter”
- May 1 2019 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
Experience the height of Mozart’s symphonic opus, and the last symphony of its line – the thundering, majestic “Jupiter”.
Magnificent Mozart: Great Mass in C minor
- May 4 2019 at 7:30 pm, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
- 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.