Through experiential, integrated programming such as the Princeton Symphony Orchestra's (PSO) fall 2013 Migration Series Project, the 35th Anniversary Season celebrating the creativity of women, and the recent Mango Suite Project featuring the collaborative work of composer Derek Bermel with author Sandra Cisneros, the PSO connects performances with themes and ideas that reinforce music’s essential role in the cultural and civic life of Princeton.

Now looking towards his tenth full season with the PSO, Music Director Rossen Milanov continues to take the orchestra to new artistic heights. Under Milanov’s direction, the PSO is praised for offering audiences “characteristically bold” performances; “the orchestra’s impassioned interpretations are one of its key strengths, and so is the programming itself” (The Star-Ledger, 2013). Mr. Milanov firmly believes in the PSO’s mission to deliver new classical music to its audiences; “he has worked to enhance the musical experience for what he called his ‘highly intelligent, sophisticated audience here’ by weaving additional learning opportunities into the group’s concerts” (The New York Times, 2014). His concert programs frequently feature the works of living composers who are introduced to the community through residencies and pre-concert talks.

The orchestra is widely recognized as one of the region’s finest music organizations. As a cultural centerpiece of the Princeton community, the PSO regularly partners with the Princeton University Art Museum, the Institute for Advanced Study, the Princeton Public Library, The Princeton Adult School, the Arts Council of Princeton and the Princeton Garden Theatre in addition to dozens of Central New Jersey schools. The PSO has initiated additional partnerships with Westminster Conservatory, the community music school of Westminster College of the Arts of Rider University and the Princeton Festival in 2016 and with American Repertory Ballet in 2017.