Hartford Symphony Orchestra

The Hartford Symphony Orchestra is Connecticuts premier musical organization. The Hartford Symphony is widely recognized as one of Americas leading regional orchestras. We believe passionately in the performance of live symphonic music and its value in the community. To that end, the mission of the HSO is to enrich lives and community through great music. The HSO presents more than 230 concerts annually, including the Masterworks Series, Pops! Series, Sunday Serenades, Discovery Concerts, HSO: Intermix, Symphony in the Schools, Musical Dialogues, and the Talcott Mountain Music Festival. The Hartford Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1934 and formally established as the Symphony Society of Greater Hartford in 1936. Angelo Coniglione, Jacques Gordon, Leon Barzin, Moshe Paranov, and George Heck were the Orchestras first music directors. With the appointment of Fritz Mahler in 1953, the HSO began its Young Peoples Concerts and made several highly acclaimed recordings for Vanguard. In ...