Scottsdale Philharmonic Emerges as Phoenix's Most Active Symphony Orchestra

Following The Phoenix Symphony's suspension, Scottsdale Philharmonic emerges as Phoenix's most active symphony orchestra, presenting 14 annual concerts.

PHOENIX, AZ, UNITED STATES, November 5, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁𝘀𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 is now positioned as 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘅'𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮, presenting 𝟭𝟰 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹-𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝟭𝟮-𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱. The organization's continued growth comes at a pivotal moment for Arizona's arts community, following 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘅 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆'𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝗻𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗼𝗳𝗳𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟲𝟲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀.

Over the past 12 months, 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟭𝟲𝟬 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 have taken the stage with Scottsdale Philharmonic, including orchestral musicians, acclaimed guest soloists, and talented vocalists. 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟭𝟯,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 were sold or distributed across 12 concerts between September 2025 and October 2026.

Scottsdale Philharmonic began performing across Scottsdale and Phoenix, including at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, before its growing audience led to a move to the larger La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church in Phoenix. Today, the organization receives funding from the City of Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture.

Scottsdale Philharmonic performing at La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church in Phoenix.

“Our hearts go out to the musicians, staff, and everyone who has supported The Phoenix Symphony over the years,” said Joy Partridge, Executive Director of Scottsdale Philharmonic. “Phoenix has a remarkable community of musicians and music lovers, and this is a tremendous loss for our city. We believe it is more important than ever to come together, support the arts, and ensure that live symphonic music continues to be part of our community.”

𝗔 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝘁𝘀 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀

The expansion includes summer performances and the August 2026 debut of 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁𝘀𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗲, which joins the orchestra for select concerts.

Scottsdale Philharmonic is also progressing through a 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 introduced last season. Founded as a volunteer orchestra, the organization now compensates a significant portion of its performers and 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳.

“Over the past several years, we've seen extraordinary growth in both our audiences and the number of musicians who want to be part of what we're building,” Partridge said. “We've doubled our concert schedule, expanded into year-round performances, and are making meaningful progress toward compensating every musician on our stage. Our focus is on building something sustainable that will serve this community for generations.”

𝗠𝗼𝘇𝗮𝗿𝘁, 𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁-𝗦𝗮𝗲̈𝗻𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱

Scottsdale Philharmonic's next performances take place 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟮 𝗮𝘁 𝟳:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟱 𝗮𝘁 𝟰:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠, conducted by Principal Conductor Vanja Gjumar Nikolovski.

The program features Mozart's Symphony No. 40, Alfvén's Swedish Rhapsody No. 1, and Saint-Saëns' Piano Concerto No. 2 with pianist QingQing Ye. Soprano Jennifer Sheldon will perform Puccini's O mio babbino caro.

𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟳 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟮𝟬, featuring pianist and Yamaha Artist Vitaly Serebriakov, holiday music, and appearances by Santa and Mrs. Claus. Additional performances continue through June 2027.

𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲

𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝘁 $𝟭𝟵.𝟵𝟱, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 $𝟮𝟰.𝟵𝟱. Complimentary admission opportunities are available for students, veterans, and active-duty military members at Thursday concerts, alongside youth admission options.

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁, and more than 𝟮𝟯𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 are available online. Scottsdale Philharmonic also works with schools, retirement communities, assisted living facilities, and care centers to expand access to live symphonic music.

“We never want the cost of a ticket, someone's age, or their ability to travel to determine whether they can experience the power of a live orchestra,” Partridge added. “Music brings people together, and we want as many people as possible to have that experience.”

For tickets, concert schedules, and additional information, visit https://scottsdalephilharmonic.com/.

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁𝘀𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰

Founded in 2012, Scottsdale Philharmonic is a nonprofit symphonic organization dedicated to making live orchestral music accessible through public concerts, music education, community outreach, and free worldwide livestreams.

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