The Florida Orchestra

The Florida Orchestra

WHO WE ARE

The Florida Orchestra is recognized as Tampa Bay’s leading performing arts institution, the largest professional symphony orchestra in Florida, and one of the most vibrant and innovative orchestras in America. Through extraordinary musical performances, the orchestra inspires the people of Tampa Bay and serves as a leader and beacon for the musical arts throughout the state. Regardless of where performances occur, The Florida Orchestra is committed to serving the entire Tampa Bay area.


The Florida Orchestra performs nearly 100 concerts annually in the tri-city area of Tampa, Clearwater, and St. Petersburg. Concert series include Tampa Bay Times Masterworks, Raymond James Pops, coffee concert matinees, rock concerts, free Pops in the Park concerts, and educational youth concerts.

On-Demand Performances

TFO plays 1991 national anthem to honor Whitney Houston, Bucs in video


Thirty years ago at Super Bowl XXV in Tampa, Whitney Houston walked onto the field with The Florida Orchestra and made history with an epic rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner. Now with Super Bowl LV back in Tampa – and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the game – the orchestra is celebrating the home team and the anniversary with a tribute video of the anthem.


Inside Beethoven 7: Part 5 - Second Movement

Maestro Francis peels back the layers of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 to reveal haunting melodies of heartache and hope. You may know it from The King’s Speech. Check out more videos in this series celebrating 250 years of Beethoven.

Meet Natalie Hoe, Principal Clarinet

Hear the magic and musings of Natalie Hoe as she "sings" Mozart on her clarinet. Film by Dylan Melcher.

Meet violinist Mary Corbett

Get to know TFO violinist Mary Corbett, who went to her first classical concert as a tiny baby. Find out her secret to staying focused in the second video of our series on TFO musicians. 

Part 1 – Strings

TFO’s Inside the Music series comes straight to you for free. Feel the triumph of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 as Michael Francis breaks down the finale, starting with a performance by the strings.

Part 2 – Brass and Timpani

We go to the special teams – brass and timpani – for the victorious fanfare in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7.

Part 3 – Woodwinds

The woodwinds make it sound so simple as they build drama for the big finish of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7.

Songs My Mother Taught Me

For all that mothers teach us about life and love, especially in these chaotic times, we say thank you with Dvorak’s lovely Songs My Mother Taught Me, performed by Principal Guest Conductor Stuart Malina and Concertmaster Jeff Multer.

Learning from The Florida Orchestra's pros

Since 2017, The Florida Orchestra and Pinellas County Schools have teamed up for a program that places professional Teaching Artists into schools. The Teaching Artists split their time between performing with the orchestra and supporting middle and high school strings teachers and students. Since the pandemic hit, everyone has worked harder to keep the music going when students need it most. None of it would be possible without the Pinellas Schools Referendum, which partly funds the program, and supporters of The Florida Orchestra. 

Staying connected through the violin

This summer, The Florida Orchestra and Prodigy Cultural Arts partnership continued to provide free violin classes to students who might not have the chance any other way. The virtual classes included deliveries of supplies and an online field trip, but most importantly, they provided a way for students to connect with their peers and instructors through music. Since 2018, the partnership also has reached hundreds of kids through free musical experiences, including violin lessons, TFO concert tickets and the Instrument Petting Zoo.

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