This season, Oakville Symphony brings the thrill of live performance centre stage with dazzling guest soloists, beloved classics, and fresh new voices. Audiences will journey from fiery showpieces to lush Romantic soundscapes and Broadway-style brilliance, capped with a joyful holiday tradition for the whole family. Join us and feel the full power of a symphony orchestra in four unforgettable subscription concerts—plus our family favourite holiday celebration and free mini-concerts for kids.
Subscriptions onsale April 15, 2026
Single Tickets onsale August 18, 2026
🇨🇦 Canadian composer
Oct 31, 2026 @ 7:30pm
Nov 1, 2026 @ 2:00pm
Jonathan Crow returns to cast a spell.
Beethoven — Symphony No. 7
Walton — Violin Concerto
Saint-Saëns — Danse macabre
Téllez 🇨🇦 — New orchestral work (World Premiere — Oakville Symphony Commission)
Braden 🇨🇦 — Blood Echo
Guest artists: Jonathan Crow, violin
Internationally acclaimed violinist Jonathan Crow returns to Oakville to perform Walton’s electrifying Violin Concerto, a work of sweeping lyricism and dazzling virtuosity. The program explores music that captivates the imagination, from Saint-Saëns’ eerie Danse macabre to the unstoppable rhythmic force of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7. Two Canadian voices also take the stage: Carmen Braden’s atmospheric Blood Echo and a world-premiere orchestral work by Felipe Téllez, commissioned by the Oakville Symphony.
Dec 13, 2026
1:30 pm & 4:30 pm
With the Oakville Choir and members of OSYO
Fill your heart with joy and cheer in an exciting one-hour concert for the entire family.
Not part of the subscription package – Tickets go onsale August 18th. Sells out every year!
Adult $46 | Senior $38 | Student/Child $21
Jan 30, 2027 @ 7:30pm
Jan 31, 2027 @ 2pm
Traditions that bring us together.
Price — Symphony No. 4 (First performance by a Canadian orchestra)
Téllez 🇨🇦 — Violin Concerto (World Premiere — Oakville Symphony Co-commission)
Richard Strauss — Der Rosenkavalier Waltz Sequence no. 1
Johann Strauss II — Blue Danube
Guest artists: Lynn Kuo, violin
Music inspired by dance, tradition, and cultural legacy takes centre stage. The evening begins with the elegance of two Strausses, from the beloved Blue Danube to the sumptuous waltzes of Der Rosenkavalier. Violinist Lynn Kuo performs the world premiere of Felipe Téllez’s Violin Concerto, co-commissioned by the Oakville Symphony. The concert culminates in Florence Price’s Symphony No. 4, presented here in the first performance by a Canadian orchestra, a landmark work blending the symphonic tradition with African-American musical heritage.
Apr 10, 2027 @ 7:30pm
Apr 11, 2027 @ 2:00pm
Tales of courage and imagination.
Ravel — Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2
Rimsky-Korsakov — Festival at Baghdad from Scheherazade
Sondheim — Selections from Company
Sibelius — The Oceanides
Gimon 🇨🇦 — Roots Beneath
Guest artists: the Theatre Sheridan stars!
Stories of imagination, resilience, and daring unfold across a vivid orchestral landscape. The program features the shimmering colours of Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2 and the dramatic finale “Festival at Baghdad,” from Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, music inspired by legendary tales of survival and storytelling. In collaboration with Theatre Sheridan, rising musical theatre performers join the orchestra for selections from Stephen Sondheim’s Company. Canadian composer Katerina Gimon’s Roots Beneath and Sibelius’ evocative Oceanides complete this journey through music inspired by myth, nature, and the human spirit.
May 1, 2027 @ 7:30pm
May 2, 2027 @ 2:00pm
Rejoice and resound with joy.
Schumann — Piano Concerto in A minor
Rimsky-Korsakov — Capriccio Espagnol
Mozart — Exsultate, jubilate
Beethoven — Egmont Overture
Estacio 🇨🇦 — Avé
Guest artists: Jarred Dunn, piano, and Teresa Tucci, soprano
The season concludes in a celebration of brilliance and virtuosity. Pianist Jarred Dunn brings passionate lyricism to Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A minor, one of the Romantic repertoire’s most beloved works. Soprano Teresa Tucci joins the orchestra for Mozart’s radiant Exultate, jubilate, a work of exuberant joy and vocal brilliance. The program also features Beethoven’s heroic Egmont Overture, John Estacio’s moving Avé, and the dazzling orchestral showpiece Capriccio Espagnol by Rimsky-Korsakov, bringing the season to a brilliant and festive close.
Subscriptions
Subscribers get 4 concerts for the price of 3!
Get a 25% discount on 2 extra tickets for friends and family on any subscription concert. Your preferred seats are reserved for you at each concert and the following season when you renew your subscription.
up to age 35
Prices include all OCPA fees & taxes.
Subscription renewals end on June 1st, 2026. Make sure you renew in time to save your seat. New subscriptions can be purchased until October 30, 2026.
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