Lakeside Symphony Orchestra
Established in 1963, the symphony is made up of professional musicians from across the country who gather in Lakeside for a summer residency from late July to early August. Daniel Meyer has served as the Music Director & Conductor since 2019.
This summer, the symphony will perform the music of ’80s chart toppers and feature several guest soloists, including pianists Simone Dinnerstein and Ying Li, double bassist Xavier Foley and violinist Stefan Jackiw.
2026 Symphony Events
Summer Concert Series
Pops Concert: “Total Eclipse of the Chart: ’80s Chart-Toppers”
7:30 p.m., July 25 | Hoover Auditorium
Family Night Concert with Simone Dinnerstein, Piano
7 p.m., July 29 | Hoover Auditorium
Concert with Xavier Foley, Double Bass
7:30 p.m., July 31 | Hoover Auditorium
Concert with Ying Li, Piano
7:30 p.m., Aug. 4 | Hoover Auditorium
Concert with Stefan Jackiw, Violin
7:30 p.m., Aug. 7 | Hoover Auditorium
Pre-Concert Talks & Special Events
Pop-Up Concert with Beo String Quartet
TBD | Walnut Plaza
Symphony Pre-Concert Lecture
6:15 p.m., July 29 | Orchestra Hall
Symphony Pre-Concert Lecture
5:45 p.m., July 31 | Orchestra Hall
Pop-Up Concert with Beo String Quartet
TBD | Walnut Plaza
Symphony Pre-Concert Lecture
6:15 p.m., Aug. 4 | Orchestra Hall
Lakeside Symphony Candlelight Showcase
8 p.m., Aug. 5 | Select Homes
Symphony Pre-Concert Lecture
6:15 p.m., Aug. 7 | Orchestra Hall
Upcoming
Meet the Conductor
Daniel Meyer, Music Director & Conductor
Daniel Meyer was named Music Director & Conductor of the LSO in 2019.
As Music Director of the Erie Philharmonic and Artistic Director of the Westmoreland Symphony and Cleveland’s BlueWater Chamber Orchestra, Meyer has reinvigorated orchestras with his innovative programs, engaging presence and keen musical intellect.
In addition to collaborating with world-renowned soloists such as Marc-André Hamelin, Sharon Isbin, Gil Shaham, Jeremy Denk, Daniil Trifonov, Midori and Emanuel Ax, Meyer has commissioned new works by Michael Torke, Vivian Fung, Richard Danielpour and Zhou Tian.
As director of Orchestral Activities at Duquesne University, Meyer embarked on a recording project of the concertos of American composer Lynn Purse.
In recent seasons, he conducted the Rochester Philharmonic and the Pittsburgh Symphony, as well as guest engagements with the Indianapolis, Columbus, Phoenix, Eugene, Alabama, Toledo and Knoxville Symphonies.
Upon Mariss Jansons’s invitation, Meyer was named Resident Conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony and Music Director of the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony, where he served until 2009.
A native of Cleveland, Meyer studied conducting at the Hochschule für Musik in Vienna as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar and is a graduate of Denison University and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.
At Boston University, Meyer received the Orchestral Conducting Honors Award and was awarded the prestigious Aspen Conducting Prize from David Zinman. He received an honorary doctorate from Edinboro University in 2016.