Asheville Symphony Tickets

On New Year's Eve, against all odds, with icy roads keeping half the Asheville chorus at home, and many members of the Symphony orchestra away from the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, the show went on, before 700 intrepid audience stalwarts...even Michael Lancaster, the Chorus director, was unable to attend. "Altos became tenors, percussionists doubled up on their parts and other unthinkable last-minute adjustments were made for a rousing performance of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana---and you couldn't tell the ranks of the musicians were severely depleted...", said one of the chorus members. The maestro Daniel Meyer delivered on his promise. Right before the first downbeat, he announced that, freezing rain and icy roads aside, the orchestra and chorus would give the audience a great performance. And so they did. Carmina Burana was performed … in all its magnificence!

Wonderful evening at the symphony. Parking is convenient and the Cellular Center is clean.

Why I have not gone to the symphony sooner. What a fabulous way to spend the afternoon. How wonderful to go and enjoy "no talking, respectful coattendees".

It was a wonderful performance, the Asheville symphony has never disappointed.

This was our first time hearing the Asheville Symphony Orchestra. We were amazed how packed the theater was and the wonderful audience response, several cheers, bravos, and standing ovations. It's nice to see how this group is supported. Arrive extra early because parking is extremely limited. We had to park in a residential area 4 blocks away.

This was me and my fiancé first Symphony. She loves Disney and we were able to experience the Asheville Symphonies Music from Fantasia. Very beautiful and a wonderful experience

As fine an interpretation of thr ninth I've ever heard. The chorus, the soloists and the orchestra were superb. I guess you could say I loved it.

Hopefully I will be able to enjoy a similar performance next New Year's Eve!

Every aspect was perfect! From the performance to the parking shuttle, it was a perfect evening!

Have attended this symphony before, this was another fantastic performance!

Our whole family, including our 9yo, so enjoyed hearing the symphony, Brahms Double Concerto.

I was so pleased to hear Jennifer Koh play the Tchaikovsky In D. The sound was amazing even from the people in the very back I heard to was bright. Very happy to have attended this event.

The music was flawless. ASO put on a great performance.

Solid orchestra performance under Daniel Meyer. Asheville chorus along with WNC students did an outstanding interpretation of Verdi's Requiem. Dr. Lancaster pulled off this difficult Requiem! Loved the soloists, their voices as well as willingness to sign autographs and interact with patrons after the performance.

It was a great night to hear the AS and the Beethoven Violin Concerto; it was wonderful!! The complaints I have are just about the venue; the parking is difficult; one has to walk too far in the freezing cold if and when you finally find a space. If you don't like crowds and bar scenes, it's not much fun walking through all that either. Then there aren't enough restrooms; there is always a too long line outside both the mens and womens. I actually have to ponder, each time, if i have the energy to deal with these problems. Otherwise, the hostesses and other workers are always very friendly and helpful!

Great performance! I could feel the harmony of Mendelssohn, sadness of Strauss and felt like Beethoven was opening up to a loved one when the conductor and violinist synched so beautifully.

The piece-de-resistance for the day was a concert of the Asheville Symphony. The Asheville Symphony is not a small symphony orchestra, with 64 total players including the conductor. The symphony hall is called the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium that was last renovated in 2010, and seats 2,431. The seating in the balcony is kind of horseshoe shaped right up to the stage. Our seats were great, the closest section to the stage, and they were comfortable, too. The orchestra is really quite good, well balanced and well managed. The program began with a short talk by the conductor about the music that will be featured. The program included 3 pieces: a Mendelssohn overture, "The Hebrides ", a very melodic piece, in which the timpanist really stood out as an almost featured performer. He didn't overpower the orchestra, but really made a positive contribution to the music. The second piece was a study by Richard Strauss, not usually a favorite composer of mine, being usually too "modernistic" for my taste. But this piece, "Metamorphosen", written in 1945 in Germany in Berlin, where everything seemed to be falling apart as the war was concluding. The piece reflected the feelings of the composer as he saw the destruction of the places he had grown up in. The featured piece was the Beethoven Violin Concerto, featuring a marvelous young violinist, Bella Hristova originally from Bulgaria. And was she ever fantastic. That was one of the best and most enjoyable renditions of the concerto that I have ever enjoyed. The music brought tears to my eyes - it was so beautiful. A really great day.

We, my husband And I really enjoyed the concert. We both love Frank Sinatra and Steve did wonderful, would go again and again.. Asheville has talent too, Orchestra was awesome.

I closed my eyes and it was as if Frank Sinatra was there in the flesh. A fun show, so much talent!

First, seeing The Planets in person was something else. The Planets and Gustav Holst have been dear to my heart since my early years discovering classical music. They did this wonderful work justice. Obviously talented musicians who have put in a lot of hard work to create what I had the pleasure of being a part of. The greatest part was being able to bring my partner along. He had never seen anything like this. I'm a former band nerd, so I've been able to see many great performances myself. He was in with a different crowd back in school, so classical music wasn't high on his radar. He has been to many concerts, but never a symphony. He absolutely loved it! I was so glad that we were able to attend and that his first experience with live classical music was such a good one. He came to know The Planets from Isao Tomita's 1976 rendition, but hadn't heard Gustav Holst's until I 'forced' it on him! I am proud to say that he was taken with Gustav Holst's Planets and was just as excited to see The Planets as I was! Thank you for the wonderful evening! It will be one that we will remember fondly!