Saint Petersburg, FL - The Florida Orchestra is adding six new programs to the 2023-24 season, expanding its extensive concert lineup into mid-September, the orchestra announced today. Special concerts include Jurassic Park in Concert, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the groundbreaking, action-packed film as TFO performs John Williams’ iconic score live to picture. Two performances: Sept. 22 & 23 at the Mahaffey Theater, including a family-friendly matinee.

Tickets to all concerts go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday, July 31, along with single tickets to the entire 2023-2024 season. Tickets will be available at FloridaOrchestra.org, at 727.892.3337 and at The Florida Orchestra Ticket Center, 244 Second Ave. N (first floor) in St. Petersburg. Season ticket subscribers have VIP access to tickets now.

More concerts include Steve Hackman’s Tchaikovsky X Drake fusion concert in November, by the same creator of TFO’s successful Beethoven X Coldplay concert last May, and The Music of James Taylor, Neil Diamond & Billy Joel, Starring Michael Cavanaugh, known for his role in the Broadway musical Movin’ Out. To celebrate the holidays in December, TFO is adding Handel’s Messiah with Music Director Michael Francis, our popular Holiday Brass chamber concert, and for one night only, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas family-friendly film concert – all in addition to TFO’s most popular concerts of the year, Holiday Pops.

TFO will perform more than 100 concerts this season in venues throughout Tampa Bay, including a wide range of classical, popular and family-friendly music. Maestro Francis launches the Hough Family Foundation Masterworks series with Holst’s The Planets Sept. 30 & Oct. 1 at the Mahaffey Theater and Ruth Eckerd Hall. The Raymond James Pops series opens Oct. 7 & 8 with Cirque Dances with Troupe Vertigo at the Mahaffey Theater. The Morning Matinees series begins Oct. 4 & 5 at Ruth Eckerd Hall and the Mahaffey Theater. 

Single tickets to all concerts go on sale July 31 at FloridaOrchestra.org

- Jurassic Park in Concert | Film with live orchestra

- Steve Hackman’s Tchaikovsky X Drake | Fusion concert

- Music of James Taylor, Neil Diamond & Billy Joel, Starring Michael Cavanaugh

- Handel’s Messiah | Conducted by Michael Francis

- Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Film with live orchestra

- Holiday Brass | Chamber concert

Click here for details on the added concerts.