Waltham Philharmonic Orchestra

Fall Concert
2023-11-05 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Waltham Government Center, 119 School Street, Waltham, MA, United States
Antonin Dvorak: Symphony No.7
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No.2
Victor Cayres, Guest Soloist
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Winter Pops
2023-12-03 15:00 - 17:00 | Waltham Government Center, 119 School Street, Waltham, MA, United States
Viennese waltzes, pops favorites, and lots of musical fun!
Featuring the Winner of the WPO Student Concerto Competition.

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March Concert
2024-03-17 15:00 - 17:00 | Waltham Government Center, 119 School Street, Waltham, MA, United States
Aram Khachaturian: Adagio from Spartacus
Edvard Baghdasaryan: Rhapsody, Featuring Soloist Sargis Karapetyan, Violin
Ruth Gipps: Symphony No.2
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May Concert
2024-05-19 15:00 - 17:00 | Waltham Government Center, 119 School Street, Waltham, MA, United States
Jose White Lafitte, Violin Concerto
Featuring Guest Soloist Victor Romanul
Erwin Schulhoff, Symphony No.5
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Waltham Riverfest
2024-06-15 10:00 - 16:00
Visit our table at the 2024 Waltham Riverfest on Moody Street on Saturday, June 15! Find out about the orchestra and our upcoming season. PLUS, take a fun quiz, and you might win tickets! We hope to see everyone there!

October Concert
2024-10-27 15:00 - 17:00 | Waltham Government Center, 119 School Street, Waltham, MA, United States
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Bamboula, Op.75
Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto, Op. 47
Sophie Tung, violin
Alan Hovhaness: Symphony No.22 “City of Light”
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December Concert
2024-12-08 15:00 - 17:00 | Waltham Government Center, 119 School Street, Waltham, MA, United States
Beethoven: Triple Concerto. Soloists: Andrew Ho, Ayaan Ahmad, Lazar Kaminsky
Dvorak: Symphony No. 6
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March Concert
2025-03-30 15:00 - 17:00 | Waltham Government Center, 119 School Street, Waltham, MA, United States
Silvestri: Back to the Future Suite
Frolyak: Symphony No. 2 (U. S. Premiere)
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1
Lillian Arnold Mages, soloist

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WPO Awarded City Council Resolution for 40th Anniversary
2025-04-28 08:00 - 2025-08-31 17:00
On April 28, 2025, the Waltham Philharmonic Orchestra was honored with a Resolution by the Waltham City Council for our 40th Anniversary. We greatly appreciate this tribute, and plan to keep the music playing for many years to come!
Click here to see the presentation of the Resolution (video 3:22 – 13:00).
Courtesy of MAC-TV, Waltham’s Municipal Access Channel.
The Waltham City Council Resolution for the WPO’s 40th Anniversary.
Photo by David Greenfield.

Left to right: Board President David Salstein, Vice President Karen Walz, and Music Director Michael Korn with Waltham City Council Resolution.
Photo by David Greenfield.

May 40th Anniversary Concert
2025-05-10 19:00 - 22:00 | American Legion Post 156, 215 Waverly Oaks Road, Waltham, MA, 02452, United States
Your ticket includes a gala program with operetta music and singers, local fare from Waltham restaurants, plus a tribute to the orchestra and Waltham!
Our 40th Anniversary program includes Copland’s Outdoor Overture, arias and duets from Strauss’ Die Fledermaus and The Gypsy Baron, and Lehár’s The Merry Widow operettas, Offenbach’s lovely Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffman, and spirited Strauss waltzes, polkas, and marches, plus some surprises along the way!
A great Mother’s Day gift! Treat Mom (or anyone!) to wonderful music, food, and fun for a night to remember!

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's 150th Anniversary
2025-11-02 15:00 - 17:00
Coleridge-Taylor: Idyll
Coleridge-Taylor: Violin Concerto, Soloist: Victor Romanul
Dvorak: Symphony No.8
Celebrate the birth anniversary of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor!

Happy Holidays!
2025-12-07 15:00 - 17:00
A fabulous holiday concert featuring the co-winners of the WPO’s Student Concerto Competition!
Humperdinck: Overture to Hänsel und Gretel
Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme
Hayden Ren, cello soloist
Coleridge-Taylor: Christmas Overture
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.16 1st mvt., Allegro molto moderato
Ezra Lewis, soloist
Plus: Seasonal and Other Great Works!
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All-American
2026-03-08 15:00 - 17:00
Hanson, Symphony No. 5, Op. 43, “Sinfonia Sacra”
Gould: Symphonette No. 2 “American”,
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, Soloist: Victor Cayres, Piano
Johnson: Harlem Symphony

A very exciting concert featuring American composers!
Commemorating the US’s 250th Anniversary.
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The Darkness and the Light
2026-05-03 15:00 - 17:00
Tchaikovsky: Ave Verum,
Say: Never Give Up, Soloist: Emmanuel Feldman, Cello
Sibelius: Symphony No.3
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Waltham RiverBeat
2026-06-20 10:00 - 17:00
Visit us at our table at Waltham RiverBeat! Learn about the WPO, and win free tickets!

November Concert
2026-11-01 15:00 - 17:00
Smythe, Wreckers Overture; Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition; Dvorak, Cello Concerto.

December Concert
2026-12-06 15:00 - 17:00
Ravel, Bolero; Negro Spirituals; Hely-Hutchinson, Carol Symphony.

March Concert
2027-03-07 15:00 - 17:00
Beethoven, Wellington’s Victory; Glazunov, Stenka Razin; Beethoven, Triple Concerto.

May Concert
2027-05-08 15:00 - 17:00
Coleridge-Taylor, Ballade Op.33; John Williams, Violin Concerto No.1; Amy Beach, Symphony No. 2 “Gaelic”.
