ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 am Tuesday (Sept. 12) for Rick Steves’ Europe: A Symphony Journey with The Florida Orchestra.
For the first time, celebrity travel expert Rick Steves will join The Florida Orchestra and Music Director Michael Francis onstage as a personal guide to some of the most iconic sights and sounds of Europe. Rick Steves’ Europe: A Symphonic Journey with The Florida Orchestra will be March 15 & 16, 2024, at 8 pm at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg. Both nights include a pre-concert talk with Steves at 7 pm in the concert hall.
Tickets are $35, $55, $75 and $100, all fees included, and are available at FloridaOrchestra.org, at 727.892.3337 and at The Florida Orchestra Ticket Center, 244 Second Ave. N (first floor) in St. Petersburg. TFO subscribers have access to tickets now.
Breathtaking sights of Italy, England, France, Norway and more will fill the big screen as the PBS star shares personal stories and insight at each stop, matched with musical selections such as Beethoven, Elgar, Grieg and Verdi. Maestro Francis conducts.
Rick Steves, America’s most respected authority on European travel, is a popular public television host, a best-selling guidebook author and an outspoken activist who encourages Americans to broaden their perspectives through travel. He lives and works in his hometown of Edmonds, Wash., near Seattle.
The Florida Orchestra’s first concert of the season is this Saturday (Sept. 16) with The Music of James Taylor, Neil Diamond & Paul Simon at the Mahaffey Theater, followed by Jurassic Park in Concert with live orchestra on Sept. 22 & 23 at the Mahaffey Theater with a Saturday matinee. Maestro Francis launches the Hough Family Foundation Masterworks series with Holst’s The Planets on Sept. 30 & Oct. 1 at the Mahaffey Theater and Ruth Eckerd Hall. The Raymond James Pops series opens Oct. 7 & 8 with Cirque Dances with Troupe Vertigo at the Mahaffey Theater. Tickets to all concerts are on sale now at FloridaOrchestra.org.
About Michael Francis
The 2023-24 season will be Michael Francis’ ninth year as music director of The Florida Orchestra. With bold innovation and creativity, Maestro Francis has raised artistic excellence to new heights, strengthened the audience’s connection to the music and reinvigorated TFO’s community and education programs. The internationally acclaimed conductor also is music director of the Mainly Mozart Festival in San Diego and principal conductor of Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz in Germany.
About The Florida Orchestra
The Florida Orchestra (TFO) is recognized as Tampa Bay’s leading performing arts institution, the largest professional orchestra in Florida, and one of the most vibrant and innovative orchestras in America. This is its 56th season. Under the leadership of Music Director Michael Francis, TFO performs series of classical, popular, and morning concerts in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater, as well as free Pops in the Park concerts. The orchestra is dedicated to connecting to the community, including family and youth concerts and other educational programs. For tickets and information: FloridaOrchestra.org. The Florida Orchestra is a non-profit 501(c)3 EIN: 59-1223691 CH#1830. To learn more how you can support the power of music in building community, contact: sweymouth@floridaorchestra.org To donate now: FloridaOrchestra.org/donate