Announcing the 2026-27 Season with Music Director Jotaro Nakano


Longwood Symphony Orchestra, the orchestra of Boston’s healthcare community, is pleased to announce its 44th concert 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



Albert Cano Smith (PC: Shervin Lainez)

Saturday, October 17, 2026
City Alive

Gioachino Rossini: The Barber of Seville Sinfonia

Gustavo Larrea: Fayuca

George Gershwin: Concerto in F
     Albert Cano Smit, Piano

Benefiting Tunefoolery


Corrine Byrne (PC: Robert Torres)

Saturday, December 5, 2026
Moonlit Dreams

Jules Massenet: Introduction from Cendrillon

Hector Berlioz: Les Nuits d'été (Summer Nights)
     Corrine Byrne, soprano

Margaret Brouwer: Path at Sunrise, Masses of Flowers

Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2

Benefiting Children’s Dyslexia Centers, Inc.


Jotaro Nakano

Saturday, March 20, 2027
In Loving Memory

Missy Mazzoli: These Worlds in Us

Gustav Mahler: Adagietto from Symphony No. 5

Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F major

Benefiting Care Dimensions


Felix Klieser (PC: MJ Kim)

Friday, May 8, 2027
LIMITLESS

Veronica Leahy: Song Cycle (CCV co-commission)

W. A. Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 4 in Eb major
Felix Klieser, horn

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in Eb major (Eroica)

Benefiting Vinfen

Cambridge Common Voices


SAVE THE DATE!

Sunday, May 16, 2027
Longwood Symphony at Tanglewood

On Sunday May 16th, the Longwood Symphony will return to Tanglewood for a special performance at Ozawa Hall and a symposium at the Linde Center, featuring exceptional horn player Felix Klieser!

Program will include:

W. A. Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 4 in Eb major
Felix Klieser, horn

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in Eb major (Eroica)


2026-27 Community Partners

This year we are celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Healing Art of Music program. Since 1991, the LSO has used its mainstage concerts to help nonprofit community partners raise awareness and funds for important medical, wellness, and educational causes. Since the Healing Art of Music program was founded, the LSO has collaborated with more than 50 nonprofit organizations, helping them raise more than $2.8 million for Boston’s underserved populations.