ST. PETERSBURG, FL – For the first time, The Florida Orchestra will bring the music of influential rapper Drake mixed with Tchaikovsky’s famed Fifth Symphony to the Mahaffey Theater. Tchaikovsky X Drake, created and conducted by Steve Hackman, is performed one night only on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023 at 8 pm. Tickets on sale now at FloridaOrchestra.org.

The innovative program features rapper Jecorey Arthur and three vocalists to blend the music of two composer-romanticists separated by nearly a century. In every way imaginable, 22 of Drake’s greatest hits are fused with Tchaikovsky’s epic Fifth Symphony, a triumphant portrayal of the composer’s struggle with fate, performed live by The Florida Orchestra. Drake songs include Started from the Bottom, One Dance, Hold On, We’re Going Home and more.

Steve Hackman’s Tchaikovsky X Drake
Steve Hackman, conductor & creator
Thur, Nov. 2, 8 pm, Mahaffey Theater
Tickets: $25, $35, $45, $55; all fees included
Available at: FloridaOrchestra.org, 727.892.3337 and TFO Ticket Center
This concert will be performed without intermission.
Please note: The artist Drake will not be in attendance.

Steve Hackman: Trained at the elite level classically, he is a visionary composer, conductor, producer, DJ, songwriter, singer and pianist. He has conducted his groundbreaking orchestra fusions to sellout houses across the country with the orchestras of Philadelphia, San Francisco, Dallas, San Diego and many more. For more, click here.

Jecorey Arthur: The award-winning teacher and creator is a music and sociology professor at Simmons College of Kentucky. He most recently earned the title of councilman as the youngest elected official in Louisville history. He has performed with the Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Dallas and San Diego symphonies, among others. For more, click here.

India Carney: The singer, songwriter, vocal coach and actor made her TV debut on NBC’s The Voice, Season 8. She has toured with Katy Perry and sung for Mariah Carey, Justin Bieber, H.E.R., Lady Gaga and more. For more, click here.

Malia Civetz: The vocalist, songwriter and recording artist debuted her first single, Champagne Clouds, on the Los Angeles KIIS-FM radio segment of On Air with Ryan Seacrest. For more, click here.

Mario Jose: He has shared the stage with music icons including Pentatonix, Justin Bieber, Meghan Trainor and John Legend among others. For more, click here.

TFO will perform more than 100 concerts this season in venues throughout Tampa Bay. This weekend Music Director Michael Francis conducts Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini on Saturday and Sunday (Oct. 28 & 29) at the Mahaffey Theater with a Sunday matinee in the Hough Family Foundation Masterworks series. Up next in the Raymond James Pops series, TFO Resident Conductor Chelsea Gallo conducts Women Rock (Nov. 3 & 4) at the Straz Center and Mahaffey Theater. FloridaOrchestra.org.