Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Very nice space and concert experience.The lobby is large and spacious, able to accommodate multiple bars and a merchandise table.The theater is large and comfortable with good sound.The staff are friendly and helpful.We walked to the venue from a hotel, but there seemed to be parking nearby.

In my opinion, this organization doesn't have or care about the citizens of Cincinnati and Northern K.Y.I think they only care about the mighty dollar . They are going to ask for our taxpayer money which should have gone to Coney Island. Don't get me wrong, I am ok with growth, but the way they did was a low blow the people. In my opinion, they were sneaky and took a very special place away from our city. Coney Island was very special to many people and kids. It was like a painting in a museum and a national historic location with much history. I will never attend any of their events again... if we want to go see a concert I will travel out of the city.

They should rename as GCSO - GREEDY Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. These sheisters are nonprofit in name only. They tear down a historical landmark meant for families and are replacing it with a concert venue when they already own at least 6. And the fact that they're asking for state money is deplorable. I will boycott this organization's and their venues for life and you should too.

We bought tickets for the Death and Transfiguration Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and it did not disappoint!The Music Hall itself is gorgeous and has beautiful chandeliers. The acoustics are also so good that there is not a bad seat on the entire place. The ushers were also very helpful and showed us right to our seats. They had a snack stand and bar in the lobby, but we did not try anything from there because we got dinner before.The show itself was fantastic! The musicians were so talented and it was memorizing to watch. The first piece was changed due to an injury to one of the horn players,but you could not tell there was a last minute change to the program. The piece was dark and performed beautifully. The second piece was actually commissioned for CSO and the composer was there to talk about his inspiration and what to expect before they began. This was the showstopper of the night!Going to see the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra is always a great experience and we plan on going to a few more shows this season!

Top notch performers and entertainment! I've missed live shows this last year and my husband surprised me with tickets to the CSO for their Carnival concert. We always enjoy any show that we see from our orchestra. They are just amazing! And this show, while short, was awesome. Due to social distance guideline the shows are shortened to avoid intermission, the concessions are closed and the audience size is very limited. While I did miss the energy of a full audience - the show was great as always.

Spectacular venue. Saw an amazing pops show. Bought cheap seats in first row of second balcony, noted as partially obstructed, but barely. One of the best entertainment values around. Can't wait to go back.

HORRIBLE optics in their recent decision to purchase and level the Coney Island property. The symphony has pleaded poverty forever and many of us have donated significantly because of this. Not sure how they've now gone from desperately needing public and private support to a color-blind decision to level a significant historical structure that was essentially a public pool for the community, particularly the underserved and people of color. Not a great image for an institution that purports to want to serve the wider community and not just elitists. I was NOT one of the folks that signed the 25,000 signature petition and I'm guessing the broad public sentiment on this move, if the symphony bothered to do market research, would NOT be good. I won't be encouraging the CSO's bad behavior by continuing to attend.

The CSO bought and is currently destroying a Cincinnati landmark that up until the end of 2023, was a viable, loved, patronized, historical site. That site was Coney Island's Sunlite Pool. The executives and Board of the CSO had an opportunity to sell off the pool portion of the property to another entity to maintain and run it, but chose to destroy it instead. They have left hundreds, maybe a few thousand, people without anywhere to swim, socialize, and play this coming summer. All just to have a larger parking lot.

CSO is horrible. they say the stand for their property's and the history. they asked for donations to restore all their build and now they are destroying Coney Island to build a parking lot on top of where pool stands. On top, they wouldn't fill in the lake and take away all the wildlife. there is plenty of places to park without destroying the pool area. CSO should be a shame of themselves if they cannot keep the history of Coney Island alive and still build a new contest venue. I will never go to one events ever again.

Think twice before supporting this organization. If you are a band really consider if you want to play at a place that says one thing and then does another. People are upset with their plans to demolish Coney Island and they won't even have a conversation to discuss it. They want to pave over Sunlite pool that many Cincinnatians hold near and dear to their hearts to replace it with a brand new music venue that will probably be out of the price range for many families. It feels like a shady thing to do. The fact they won't even talk with anyone just says they are money hungry and don't really care how the community feels.