Long Beach Symphony engages audiences of all ages and cultures through exceptional orchestral performances, community partnerships and meaningful educational experiences.

The vision of the Long Beach Symphony is to inspire and unite people through the transformative power of music.

Featuring Southern California’s finest orchestra musicians, Long Beach Symphony marks its 87th season and fifth season of its Music Director, Eckart Preu (Eck-art Proy).

The Symphony presents more than 100 concerts and events a year and a rich array of education and community engagement programs that reach more than 300,000 residents from school children to senior citizens. Core to this year's offering is a five-concert Classical series performed at the Beverly O’Neill Performing Arts Center – Terrace Theater as well as a five-concert Pops series in the Long Beach Arena’s Pacific Ballroom. Another highlight is our youth concert field trips, which offer 12,000 LBUSD 4th and 5th graders a chance to experience a full symphonic concert each year. The Symphony is also known for presenting its annual Family Concert, which is free to all children and includes free family activities.

The Symphony has received international stature through its dedication to presenting both classical masterworks and contemporary as well as multicultural work through unique collaborations. The Symphony presented its first premiere in 1939 and since then has commissioned and/or premiered 22 works, including three composed by former Music Director Enrique Arturo Diemecke and eleven conducted by former Music Director JoAnn Falletta, a major proponent of contemporary music.

During Falletta’s tenure, the Symphony won the 1998 ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming and also produced two recordings entitled Impressions of the Sea (1998) and Pictures (2000). Committed to supporting arts and culture in the region, Long Beach Symphony regularly produces artistic collaborations with local organizations such as Musical Theater West, Long Beach Camerata Singers, California State University Long Beach, Jazz Angels, Museum of Latin and American Art, Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach Museum of Art, Queen Mary, Live After Five, Willmore City Heritage Association, and Homeland Cultural Center. Long Beach Symphony was awarded the Long Beach Heritage Preservation Award in 2012, the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce Award for Outstanding Nonprofit Organization in 2015 and in 2017 honored by the NAACP.