30/03/202630/03/2026Premier Orchestral Institute, Symphony News

2026 POI International Composition Competition Winner Announced

Congratulations to Ecuadorian composer Josué Plúa Trujillo for winning the 4th POI International Composition Competition! His work “Theme and Variations on a Danzante” will be premiered on June 12, at 7:00 pm at Millsaps College.

24/03/202624/03/2026Featured & Guest Artists, Season 81 Concerts, Symphony News

Brahms concerto in welcome hands of pianist Goldstein

International pianist and local favorite Alon Goldstein returns to Jackson for Mississippi Symphony Orchestra’s April 11 “Mighty Keys” concert at Thalia Mara Hall – an evening that opens with the wit and melodious charm of Sergei Prokofiev’s Lieutenant Kijé Suite and finishes with Johannes Brahms’ epic Piano Concerto No. 1.

16/03/202616/03/2026Press Releases, Season 81 Concerts, Symphony News

Jackson fave Goldstein back for MSO’s ‘Mighty Keys’

International pianist Alon Goldstein, hailed for delivering “pure pleasures” in performance, returns to Jackson for the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra’s season-capping Bravo concert “Mighty Keys” on Saturday, April 11, at Thalia Mara Hall.

Concerts & Events

Bravo 5: Mighty Keys

Moonlight, Music, & Meteors

Sundown at Renaissance – Spring Edition

Chamber 5: Dvořák to Debussy

Our Sponsors

View Full Sponsors List

MSO Conductor

Crafton Beck

Conductor & Music Director

MSO Tempo! News

View All News