Announcing the 2025-26 Season with Music Director Jotaro Nakano


Longwood Symphony Orchestra, the orchestra of Boston’s healthcare community, is pleased to announce its 43rd season. Under the baton of Music Director Jotaro Nakano, LSO will perform four concerts at the New England Conservatory’s beautiful Jordan Hall.


Music Director Jotaro Nakano and the Longwood Symphony Orchestra at NEC’s Jordan Hall


All concerts take place at New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall at 8:00pm


Karla Donehew Perez & Paul Laraia

Saturday, October 25, 2024
Enigma Variations: A Concert for Friendship

Molly Joyce: Side by Side

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante
Karla Donehew Perez, violin
Paul Laraia, viola

Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations

Benefiting and feat. students from Project STEP


Joshua Roman

Saturday, December 7, 2024
Swan Lake: A Collection of Realities

Diana Syrse: Colección de Realidades

Camille Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1
Joshua Roman, cello

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Suite from Swan Lake

Benefiting Tunefoolery Music


Gabriela Diaz

Stacie Lin

Saturday, March 7, 2026
Mendelssohn’s Joyful Blue Skies

Grażyna Bacewicz: Overture

William Grant Still: Suite for violin and orchestra
Gabriela Diaz, violin

Pablo de Sarasate: Navarra
Gabriela Diaz and Stacie Lin, violins

Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4, A major “Italian”

Benefiting Care Dimensions


Heather Hyo Eun Ahn

Friday, May 8, 2026
Mahler 1: The Circle of Life

Heather Hyo Eun Ahn: LSO Commission
*World Premiere*

Cambridge Common Voices: Guest Performance

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No.1, in D major “Titan”

Benefiting Vinfen

Cambridge Common Voices



2025-26 Community Partners