Symphony Hall

OUTBACK PRESENTS John Crist | The Emotional Support Tour John Crist is one of today’s fast-rising stand-up comedians, with more than one billion video views, over five million fans on social media and sold-out shows form coast to coast making Pollstar’s Top 100 Global Tours list in 2019 with over 197,000 tickets sold.  Widely known for viral videos like “Honest Football Coach,” “Every Parent at Disney,” “Brands that need to be CANCELLED” plus hundreds more, John Crist has performed all over the world and in 2023, he will begin his multi-city national “Emotional Support” tour selling out theaters all over the United States.  John has been seen on ESPN, Sports Illustrated, CBS Sports, Barstool Sports and Buzzfeed just to name a few, In 2022, John released his second special “What Are We Doing?” on YouTube and also released his best-selling book “Delete That” in the fall.  He has been featured...

In March 2024 we celebrate Bedrich Smetana’s 200th birthday. The Czech composer is best known for his cycle of tone poems called Ma Vlast (My Fatherland). Our concert, Slavic Soul, will feature two of these tone poems, the grand musical description of Prague’s famous castle Vysehrad  as well as the most beloved Vltava (The Moldau). Completing the program are Tchaikovsky’s hyper-romantic Romeo and Juliet as well as Clara Schumann’s beautiful Piano Concerto, performed by Ukrainian-American pianist Anna Shelest. For more information, visit www.dsso.com

With a combined 3.8M social media followers, Staten Island native Sal Vulcano is best known for creating and starring in the long-running hits “Impractical Jokers” and “The Misery Index.” His creative genius was displayed in sold-out arenas during The Tenderloins Comedy Troupe tour. Sal can also be heard on the “Hey Babe!” and “Taste Buds” podcasts.

After years of preparation, we are excited to be commissioning a new work from Duluth composer Wendy Durrwachter, focusing on the waterways of our region, especially Lake Superior. Our wonderful concertmaster, Erin Aldridge, will then be joining us for the beautiful, yet seldom performed, Violin Concerto No.2 by Henryk Wieniawski. Finally, by popular demand, we bring back Sibelius’s wonderful Symphony No. 2, which both audiences and musicians indicated as a favorite.

OH WHAT A NIGHT! Is a blockbuster musical revue directed by award-winning Broadway producer/director Michael Chapman, written by Motown producer George Solomon and choreographed by critically acclaimed choreographer Paul Holmquist. Sherry, Big Girls Don’t Cry, Walk Like A Man, Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, My Eyes Adored You, Working My Way Back To You, Let’s Hang On and Who Loves You are just some of the many hits you’ll enjoy from the dynamic songbook of FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS. Between the score of recognizable tunes, and non-stop dancing OH WHAT A NIGHT! also delivers informative and often hilarious banter between the high-spirited cast! OH WHAT A NIGHT! is more than just a concert. It’s a flashy all-around feel-good experience that leaves audiences on their feet Beggin’ for more.”