The Floridant - Orchestra Manhattan and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra to Launch Community Concert Association Season

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FORT MYERS, Fla. - Floridant -- Two Internationally-acclaimed concerts will kick off the Fort Myers Community Concert Association's 76th season in January, including a performance by award-winning violinist Stella Chen.

"We have two outstanding performances for us to begin the season, followed by three more in February and March. We are so happy to offer a full slate of concerts for our 2026 season," said Community Concert Association President Mary Lee Mann.

First up is Orchestra Manhattan on January 22. The newly formed Orchestra Manhattan is an all-star ensemble of musicians from the New York-New Jersey area. They spent the 2024-25 season playing Carnegie Hall and continue their musical journey under the direction of renowned Conductor Gerard Schwartz. Joining the performance will be piano soloist Elisabeth Pion.

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra is slated to appear on January 29. The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra was created in 1972 and made Carnegie Hall its home within its first decade. It quickly became a global sensation through tours of Europe and Asia. Orpheus will be joined by American violinist Stella Chen, who garnered worldwide attention with her first place win at the 2019 Queen Elizabeth International Violin competition, followed by the 2020 Avery Fisher Career Grant and 2020 Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Award.

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Tickets are still available for the five-concert season and are now on sale for each performance at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall on the Florida SouthWestern State College campus in Fort Myers. Prices for single concerts are $55 for orchestra and mezzanine seats, $35 for lower balcony seats and $25 for upper balcony seats. Tickets may be purchased at the Barbara B. Mann Hall box office at 239-481-4849 or visit www.bbmannpah.com.

Both performances are at 7:30 p.m. at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall.

The Fort Myers Community Concert Association, now in its 76th concert season, is an all-volunteer not-for-profit organization founded by the legendary Barbara B. Mann in 1949 to bring world-class entertainment to Southwest Florida at affordable prices. The association consists of more than 1,200 members, underwriters and sponsors. Performers brought to Fort Myers in the past by the association include The Israel Ballet, National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine, The Boston Brass, Violin Virtuoso Itzhak Perlman, Cleveland Orchestra, Vienna Boys Choir, Pianist Andre Watts, Violinist Joshua Bell with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and many others. For information about the Community Concert Association, visit www.fortmyerscommunityconcerts.org

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