Jacksonville Symphony Blog

In his own words, Vice President & Artistic Administrator Tony Nickle shares what he believes to be the high points of the program, “Mozart’s Groundbreaker,” but with a little edge and humor for good measure.  Mozart, Haydn & Tarik O’Regan This weekend’s program features the two greatest Classical (capital C) composers in history – Franz Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus … Read More

In his own words, Vice President & Artistic Administrator Tony Nickle shares what he believes to be the high points of the program, “Appalachian Spring,” but with a little edge and humor for good measure.  An All-American Program “…embracing the wonderfully unique aspects that give people a sense of common identity.“ It’s been a shocking and tragic week on the … Read More

In his own words, Vice President & Artistic Administrator Tony Nickle shares what he believes to be the high points of the program, “Beethoven to Brahms,” but with a little edge and humor for good measure.  Beethoven to Brahms “Over the course of nine symphonies he fundamentally shaped the landscape of what would come after.“ I’m about to go down … Read More

In his own words, Vice President & Artistic Administrator Tony Nickle shares what he believes to be the high points of the program, but with a little edge and humor for good measure.  Mozart and Sibelius “…charged with blazing energy and color…” It’s been frigid enough these past several days to make me recall how much I don’t miss winter … Read More

In his own words, Vice President & Artistic Administrator Tony Nickle shares what he believes to be the high points of the program, but with a little edge and humor for good measure. Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season. Thank you to everyone who joined us during December, which was filled with Mozart, Dvořák, … Read More

In his own words, Vice President & Artistic Administrator Tony Nickle shares what he believes to be the high points of the program, but with a little edge and humor for good measure. This week’s program features our second Mozart piano concerto of the season, nestled in between two pieces by Czech composers: Bedřich Smetana and Antonín Dvořák. Mozart’s connection … Read More

In his own words, Vice President & Artistic Administrator Tony Nickle shares what he believes to be the high points of the program, but with a little edge and humor for good measure. As a Northerner I can only enjoy 90 degrees and humid for so long every year, which is why November is always one of my favorite months … Read More

In his own words, Vice President & Artistic Administrator Tony Nickle shares what he believes to be the high points of the program, but with a little edge and humor for good measure. Following an exciting season opener in which we featured the fantastic Daniel Hsu performing on our new Steinway, we turn the spotlight this week onto our wonderful … Read More

In his own words, Vice President & Artistic Administrator Tony Nickle shares what he believes to be the high points of the program, but with a little edge and humor for good measure. Welcome back, everyone! We are incredibly excited to be back with what I think is our most exciting season since I arrived nearly six years ago. It’s … Read More

In his own words, Vice President & Artistic Administrator Tony Nickle shares what he believes to be the high points of the program, but with a little edge and humor for good measure. We’ve made it to the end of an historic and amazingly successful season, managing to bring you live music in Jacoby Symphony Hall and online nearly every weekend since September, and we … Read More