ASO to Open 90th Year With Blockbuster Concerts
Tickets are selling fast for a wide range of shows held across February and March.
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Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s (ASO) highly anticipated 2026 season kicks off this month with a wide range of events spanning baroque masterpieces to the music of Broadway.
The 2026 Season includes more than 100 performances across the state to celebrate the 90th anniversary of ASO, with tickets selling like hot cakes.
“We are thrilled by the strong community response and sentiment towards our 2026 program, and we are looking forward to launching the year with our first Symphony Series concert at the Adelaide Town Hall in February,” said ASO Chief Executive Colin Cornish AM.
This year’s program opens the weekend of 13-14 February with the sold-out presentation of Jupiter, featuring star Russian pianist Konstantin Shamray performing Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.2.
Other early highlights of this year’s jam-packed program include An Evening on Broadway at Her Majesty’s Theatre on 20-21 February, with Josh Piterman and Amy Manford performing timeless hits from Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera, West Side Story and more, the return of the Cathedral Series at St Peter’s Cathedral with Water Music on 19-20 March and Peter and the Wolf, an orcehstral experience aimed at famlies taking place in Gawler (20 March) and Adelaide (21 March).
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The ASO 2026 Season is also going regional, with events being held in Murray Bridge for the first time in a decade (25 March), before venturing to Mount Gambier (27 March).
These special concerts will feature popular classics from the likes of Mozart, Beethoven, Saint-Saëns, and music from Mendelssohn’s magical A Midsummer Night’s Dream under the baton of ever-popular conductor Guy Noble.
Emma Perkins, Tutti Violin, says, “The ASO is now officially in its 90th year, which is incredibly exciting. This is such a major milestone to be part of and there is a real sense of anticipation amongst the orchestra for the moments that will be created and shared amongst the musicians and audiences throughout the year.”
Tickets for the ASO Season 2026 are on sale now at aso.com.au.
