Get to Know the SSO
Our players are the heart and soul of the orchestra. The Sussex Symphony Orchestra is an eclectic mix of both professional and amateur players. Music teachers, full-time players and students sit next to financial advisors, writers, office managers and engineers.
2025-2026 Season
Season 2025 - 2026: Dates for your diaries
October 4th 2025
Overture ‘Orpheus in the Underworld’ – Offenbach
Conga del Fuego - Marquez
Bolero – Ravel
Capriccio Espagnol - Rimsky Korsakov
1812 Overture – Tchaikovsky
November 15th 2025
Mars – Holst
Williams – Hymn to the fallen
Carmina Burana – Orff
December 20th 2025
A wonderful collection of Christmas music to get you in the festive spirit, featuring The Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus
March 14th 2026
Overture to Prince Igor – Borodin
Performance with the winner of Sussex Young Musician of 2025
Symphony No 3 – Rachmaninov
Nigel Kennedy
In 2012 the Sussex Symphony Orchestra were delighted to welcome Nigel Kennedy as Orchestra President, following in the footsteps of the great Sir Charles Mackerras.