Category: SWFL Symphony Orchestra

The Southwest Florida Symphony Announces Interim Artistic Advisor and Principal Conductor

by Maggie Cogbill | May 29, 2024 | SWFL Symphony Orchestra

2024-25 Season Programming Announcement to Follow FORT MYERS, Fla. (May 29, 2024) – After the unanticipated departure of the Southwest Florida Symphony’s Music Director, Radu Paponiu this spring, its board, staff and orchestra committee swiftly convened to work...

Southwest Florida Symphony Music Director, Radu Paponiu, Departs This Summer

by Maggie Cogbill | Apr 22, 2024 | SWFL Symphony Orchestra

FORT MYERS, Fla. (April 22, 2024) — The Southwest Florida Symphony, the only professional orchestra in Lee County and the fourth oldest orchestra in the state, announces bittersweetly that its music director, Radu Paponiu, has accepted a position with the...

Southwest Florida Symphony hosts Annual Meeting and Open House on Oct. 17

by Maggie Cogbill | Sep 27, 2023 | SWFL Symphony Orchestra

FORT MYERS, Fla. (Sept. 27, 2023) – The Southwest Florida Symphony, the only professional orchestra in Lee County and fourth oldest orchestra in the state, will host its Annual Meeting at 5 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 17, at the symphony’s new Artistic & Operations Center...

Southwest Florida Symphony ends Cinema with the Symphony with a screening of Quartet

by Maggie Cogbill | Sep 7, 2023 | SWFL Symphony Orchestra

FORT MYERS, Fla. (Sept. 7, 2023) – The Southwest Florida Symphony, the only professional orchestra in Lee County and fourth oldest orchestra in the state, will feature “Quartet” as the final film of its “Cinema with the Symphony” summer movie screening series. The...

Southwest Florida Symphony welcomes Raniero Tazzi as artistic and operations director

by Maggie Cogbill | Sep 6, 2023 | SWFL Symphony Orchestra

FORT MYERS, Fla. (Sept. 6, 2023) – The Southwest Florida Symphony, Lee County’s only professional orchestra featuring musicians who have studied at the world’s most prestigious conservatories, is excited to announce the appointment of Grand Piano Series Naples...

The Southwest Florida Symphony invites community members to join its Support Crew

by Alisa Bowman | Sep 5, 2023 | SWFL Symphony Orchestra

FORT MYERS, Fla. (Sept. 5, 2023) – The Southwest Florida Symphony Society is excited to announce it has reimagined itself and rebranded as the Symphony Support Crew. Current and interested members are invited to a luncheon on Wednesday, Oct. 11 to celebrate the...