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Columbus Symphony Picnic With The Pops Starts This Weekend

Picnic With The Pops bandshell
Each summer, the Columbus Symphony presents Picnic with the Pops on the lawn of the Chemical Abstracts Service.
9:40AM
June
17, 2011

The Columbus Symphony’s popular Picnic with the Pops summer concert series kicks off this weekend.

Complete Guide to Ohio Summer Classical Music Festivals

Blossom Music Center amphitheater.
Blossom Music Center, one of several places where you can expect to find classical music, food, art and other fun for the family this summer.
4:59PM
June
7, 2011

Summer festival season is getting into full swing. Here’s a roundup of what to look forward to at classical music festivals and summer concert series around the state this summer.

Making Music That Lasts, Part 2

Classical Audience
Pops concerts are among the best attended of any symphony performances.
3:22PM
November
9, 2006

Boyce Lancaster talks with Maestro Albert-George Schram, former staff conductor of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, about making music that lasts. Schram confesses that what he thinks is profound music may not correspond to audiences’ expectations, and that sometimes orchestras need to supply escapism.

Conducting Small Gems

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by Nikolay Kuznetsov
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by Nikolay Kuznetsov, 1893
2:55PM
October
23, 2006

Boyce Lancaster talks with Maestro Albert-George Schram, the resident staff conductor of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, about conducting small gems.