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Symphony Nova Scotia kicks off our 2025/26 season with the 18th annual Symphony Week – a community music festival that celebrates Nova Scotia’s connections, collaborations, and creativity – with free concerts and events for all ages throughout the region. Stay tuned for more details!

Jah’Mila is a dynamic vocalist, storyteller, and genre-defying artist whose onstage presence is as powerful as it is soul-stirring. Whether drawing from her Jamaican reggae roots or exploring the rich textures of R&B, jazz, and beyond, Jah’Mila pours her heart and soul into every performance. After captivating Symphony collaborations – from her vibrant reggae show to her Nina Simone tribute – Jah’Mila returns with a brand-new program of award-winning original music, weaving together diverse musical influences into a deeply personal and unforgettable concert experience.

Stunning. Epic. Unforgettable. Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony is one of the most popular orchestral works of all time, and its influence marches on. Its sombre second movement anchored the climactic moment of the Oscar-winning film The King’s Speech. Symphony Nova Scotia performs this breathtaking magnum opus alongside Mozart’s delightful and rip-roaring Marriage of Figaro. Plus, Syrian-American clarinetist Kinan Azmeh returns to once again perform Dinuk Wijeratne’s Clarinet Concerto, which was inspired by his own immigrant story and in response to the Syrian conflict and commissioned especially for our orchestra.

Stunning. Epic. Unforgettable. Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony is one of the most popular orchestral works of all time, and its influence marches on. Its sombre second movement anchored the climactic moment of the Oscar-winning film The King’s Speech. Symphony Nova Scotia performs this breathtaking magnum opus alongside Mozart’s delightful and rip-roaring Marriage of Figaro. Plus, Syrian-American clarinetist Kinan Azmeh returns to once again perform Dinuk Wijeratne’s Clarinet Concerto, which was inspired by his own immigrant story and in response to the Syrian conflict and commissioned especially for our orchestra.

With his exceptional talent, massive career, and glorious, transcendent works, Johann Sebastian Bach is the undisputed father of classical music – but lesser known are his many brilliant contemporaries. Principal Baroque Leader Julia Wedman and Symphony Nova Scotia pay homage to Bach’s friends with music from Telemann, Fasch, and Pisendel, plus Pachelbel’s iconic, world-famous Canon. And, of course, hear Bach’s mighty creations – our premiere of the spectacular Concerto for Three Violins, an orchestral arrangement of the famed Goldberg Variations, and the delightful Suite No. 3, including the achingly beautiful “Air on the G String”, one of world’s most famous pieces of music.

With his exceptional talent, massive career, and glorious, transcendent works, Johann Sebastian Bach is the undisputed father of classical music – but lesser known are his many brilliant contemporaries. Principal Baroque Leader Julia Wedman and Symphony Nova Scotia pay homage to Bach’s friends with music from Telemann, Fasch, and Pisendel, plus Pachelbel’s iconic, world-famous Canon. And, of course, hear Bach’s mighty creations – our premiere of the spectacular Concerto for Three Violins, an orchestral arrangement of the famed Goldberg Variations, and the delightful Suite No. 3, including the achingly beautiful “Air on the G String”, one of world’s most famous pieces of music.

Natalie MacMaster is a JUNO- and Grammy-winning, world-famous, multiple-gold-album superstar. And she returns home to Symphony Nova Scotia, this time introducing a very special guest: her daughter, Mary Frances! Join this mother-daughter duo for a foot-stomping, crowd-pleasing performance of down-home jigs, reels, and strathspeys – plus Mary Frances’ Latin-infused Celtic fiddling – in a celebration of Nova Scotia’s rich musical heritage that will have the whole family dancing on the way home!

Sara Davis Buechner is a multi-award-winning, internationally beloved pianist of “intelligence, integrity, and all-encompassing technical prowess” (New York Times). And Beethoven’s Piano Concertos are a dizzying feat, a cultural touchstone, and a sweeping journey from cheerful charm to roaring, revolutionary power. Now, this superstar pianist returns to perform one of the greatest works in the entire piano repertoire – the beautiful, thrilling “Emperor” Concerto. Experience her jaw-dropping skill live in Symphony Nova Scotia’s performance of the pinnacle of Beethoven’s works for piano.

Aretha Franklin. Diana Ross. Tina Turner. Whitney Houston. Symphony Nova Scotia joins forces with American Idol finalist and vocal powerhouse LaKisha Jones for a riveting concert of spectacular rock and soul hits, celebrating some of the greatest voices in music history. With unforgettable songs like Respect, I’m Coming Out, What’s Love Got to Do with It, I Wanna Dance with Somebody, and many more, this spirited symphonic celebration will have you humming along and dancing in your seat!

Cape Breton’s J.P. Cormier is a spectacular multi-instrumentalist famed for his sincere, soulful songwriting. And Pictou’s Dave Gunning is an award-winning singer-songwriter and captivating performer known for his skills as a storyteller. Now, two of Canada’s greatest songsmiths return to Symphony Nova Scotia to celebrate the sounds of the season in this homegrown, hilarious, and heartwarming holiday concert.