MIT Symphony Orchestra

Join the MIT Symphony Orchestra for their first concert of the fall semester!  
October 23, 2025 8:00pm | Kresge Auditorium

Repertoire

• Ruth Crawford: Rissolty Rossolty
• Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F (Mi-Eun Kim, soloist)
• Dvorak: Symphony no. 9

Adam Boyles, Conductor

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Seating Policy

Advance ticket sales are available for General Admission tickets only. MIT ID holders may attend free of charge by presenting their MIT ID at the door on the day of the event.

About the MIT Symphony Orchestra
The central mission of the MIT Symphony Orchestra is the cultural enhancement of education at MIT by promoting music performance at the highest level of artistic excellence among MIT students, by nurturing new works and young artists, by developing and sustaining the widest possible audience. The orchestra’s repertoire consists of works from the entire symphonic canon, spanning works of the early Baroque era to contemporary compositions, and including music for film and theatre.

Compositions by MIT faculty are also part of MITSO’s repertoire. The orchestra recently recorded Berlioz’ Symphonie fantastique, and has participated in masterclasses with Gustavo Dudamel, Sir Roger Norrington, and Nicholas McGegan. Frequent collaborations with other ensembles such as the MIT Concert Choir, the theater program, with members of the faculty and performances by MITSOlite, a chamber orchestra comprised of MITSO members, are also part of MITSO’s activities.

The students in the MIT Symphony Orchestra come from a variety of fields including: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Biology, Mathematics, Brain & Cognitive Sciences, Nuclear Science and Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Management, Architecture, and Materials Science & Engineering.