Announcing MSO’s 2026 Youth Concerto Competition!

In 2025, we launched a youth concerto competition for up-and-coming instrumentalists and had great success with our competition winner, 15-year-old cellist Timothy Chua. Timothy played Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme with the orchestra in March 2026 to great acclaim and received a cash prize.

Board President Bruce Karlin presents Timothy Chua with the Guy Jones Award after his performance with the orchestra

Now we are launching the 2026 competition, to be held on October 17, and encourage serious young instrumentalists under 18 to apply. All orchestral instruments are eligible. Please see our announcement and rules below for details, then print and fill out the application form. Mail with the $25 application fee to: Metrowest Symphony Orchestra, P.O. Box 192, Hopkinton, MA  01748. The deadline for applications is October 9, 2026.

Download the application form

The orchestra rehearsing for the very first time in DPAC

MSO is recruiting new players!

If you play an orchestral instrument, find out the details at https://metrowestsymphony.org/rehearsal-schedule/ We welcome inquiries at info@metrowestsymphony.org. The first concert of the 2025-2026 season is on November 23, 2025, in the Dwight Performing Arts Center on the Framingham State University Campus. You don’t need to be a pro! In fact, our members include people from all walks of life who love to play music together at a high level for an appreciative audience.

Music Director

Max Hobart

Emerging from the pandemic in 2021, we engaged Maestro Max Hobart to conduct.

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