The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra performs a regular season of classical, pops, and chamber concerts from September through April at Jacoby Symphony Hall in the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts. Founded in 1949, the Symphony is one of the anchor cultural institutions of the city, and its programming covers the standard orchestral repertoire alongside less familiar works and educational concerts for schools.
Tickets are reasonably priced by major-city standards and the hall's acoustics, which opened in 2003, are genuinely good. Guest soloists of international standing appear throughout the season. Check the schedule at jaxsymphony.org — the pops series typically includes Broadway and film music programmes that draw audiences beyond the core classical crowd.