25 Years of Omaha's Favorite Tradition: a Q and A with Ernest Richardson

Maestro Ernest Richardson has been leading the Physicians Mutual Omaha Symphony Christmas Celebration for 25 years—we asked him for his reflections on this special show.

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Wishing our friend Otis Twelve a happy retirement

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One of the most epic voices in Omaha goes off the air this week

Dani Meier on Conrad Tao's companion concerto

September 12, 2024

Bassist and Omaha Symphony VP of Artistic Administration Dani Meier fills us in on Conrad Tao's companion piece to George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, which he will play at our first Masterworks concert of the 2024-25 Season.

Omaha Symphony's first Simulcast at the Gene Leahy Mall

June 6, 2024

For the first time ever, the Omaha Symphony conducted a live broadcast of its concert in the Holland Center and showed it across the street on a big screen at the Gene Leahy Mall.

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