Nashville Symphony's final concert before furloughs: How to buy tickets

Classical music fans only have a few more chances to see the Nashville Symphony in concert this season. The symphony's final shows for the foreseeable future will take place on Oct. 16 and 17. On Sept. 28, the Nashville Symphony announced it will suspend the 2026-27 season effective Oct. 18, furloug

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Classical music fans only have a few more chances to see the Nashville Symphony in concert this season.

The symphony's final shows for the foreseeable future will take place on Oct. 16 and 17.

On Sept. 28, the Nashville Symphony announced it will suspend the 2026-27 season effective Oct. 18, furloughing roughly half of its staff alongside all 77 members of the orchestra.

The Grammy Award-winning organization declared a state of "financial emergency" following the death of the symphony's longtime champion, Martha Ingram, whose contributions kept the organization afloat throughout multiple decades.

After announcing the furlough news, the symphony's CEO and president, Mark Cantrell, resigned.

New president Mark Tillinger replaced Cantrell.

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Nashville Symphony conductor Giancarlo Guerrero, front, is directing his orchestra during a performance before a packed Schermerhorn Symphony Center audience on Jan. 9, 2025.

Here's everything you need to know about the symphony's final concerts.

When is the Nashville Symphony's final concert?

A few opportunities remain to see the Nashville Symphony.

On Oct. 7, the symphony will perform "Top Gun: Maverick In Concert."

In addition, the symphony will perform "A Close Encounter with the Music of John Williams" on Oct. 8 and 9, concerts that will not include an appearance from Williams himself.

The final concerts fall on Oct. 16 and 17: "The Three Ms: Marsalis, Mozart, and Mendelssohn."

The show, which will feature the symphony with conductor Leonard Slatkin and violinist Kelly Hall Tompkins, spotlights three different composers.

There's Wynton Marsalis, America’s jazz ambassador, Mozart, the prolific Austrian composer and ultimate child prodigy, and Mendelssohn, the German pianist of the early Romantic era.

The program includes Mendelssohn's "The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave)," Mozart's "Symphony No. 39" andMarsalis' "Violin Concerto."

To buy tickets visit tickets.nashvillesymphony.org/events.

Audrey Gibbs is a music reporter at The Tennessean. You can reach her at agibbs@tennessean.com. Follow her on Instagram at @audreyraegibbs.

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