About The Florida Orchestra
The Florida Orchestra’s mission is to INSPIRE | EDUCATE | UNITE to build community through the power of music. As Tampa Bay’s premier performing arts institution — and the largest professional orchestra in Florida — TFO is led by internationally acclaimed Music Director Michael Francis and features 70 full-time musicians and conductors. Now celebrating its 58th season, TFO is widely recognized as one of the most vibrant and innovative orchestras in the nation. Each year, the nonprofit orchestra reaches more than 150,000 people through more than 100 world-class performances and robust education and community impact programs across Tampa Bay. TFO performs the majority of its concerts at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg.
