World-class music in the heart of Upstate New York.

Oneonta, home to the Catskill Symphony Orchestra, is the second-smallest city in the U.S. to host its own professional symphony orchestra. Find your entertainment and inspiration with the CSO!

Welcome to the CSO’s 71st Season

Join us on an Odyssey of Imagination with a season of classics, pops, and storytelling.

Thanks to our generous donors in memory of Wendy Brown, the CSO is able to provide FREE tickets to all school-age students with the purchase of accompanying adult tickets for just $10. All College Students gain free admission at the Door with student ID’s.

Our Student Ticket Program

The Catskill Symphony Orchestra (β€œCSO”) is central to what makes Upstate New York’s Catskill and Leatherstocking region so special. Founded in 1953 and officially incorporated in 1974, the CSO has dazzled countless audiences and provided the region with continuous, live symphonic music throughout the years.

With strong community support, an exceptional composition of professional union musicians and devoted leadership, the CSO is steadily growing and remains Upstate New York’s premier hometown symphony orchestra.

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Meet our Artistic Director: Glen Cortese

The Catskill Symphony Orchestra welcomed Artistic Director, Glen Cortese, to our team for our 70th Season. Glen has had hundreds of guest engagements as the conductor of dozens of orchestras, opera companies and summer festivals around the world. Learn more about Glen by clicking below, and join the CSO for our 71st Season!