Lakeside Symphony Orchestra
Established in 1963, the symphony is made up of professional musicians from across the country who gather in the Chautauqua community for a short 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 Billy Joel with the band Jeans ‘n Classics and feature several guest soloists, including pianist Ran Dank, pianist Janice Carissa, soprano and pianist Chelsea Guo and violinist Tessa Lark.
2025 Symphony Events
Summer Concert Series
Pops Concert with Jeans ‘n Classics
7:30 p.m., July 26 | Hoover Auditorium
Family Night in Hoover: Concert with Ran Dank, Piano
7 p.m., July 30 | Hoover Auditorium
Concert with Janice Carissa, Piano
7:30 p.m., Aug. 1 | Hoover Auditorium
Concert with Chelsea Guo, Soprano & Piano
7:30 p.m., Aug. 5 | Hoover Auditorium
Concert with Tessa Lark, Violin
7:30 p.m., Aug. 8 | Hoover Auditorium
Pre-Concert Talks & Special Events
Pre-Concert Talk
6:15 p.m., July 30 | Fountain Inn Aigler Room
Pre-Concert Talk
6:15 p.m., Aug. 1 | Fountain Inn Aigler Room
Pre-Concert Talk
6:15 p.m., Aug. 5 | Fountain Inn Aigler Room
Lakeside Symphony Candlelight Showcase
8 p.m., Aug. 6 | Select Homes
Pre-Concert Talk
6:15 p.m., Aug. 8 | Fountain Inn Aigler Room
Upcoming
Family Night: LSO Young People’s Concert with Ran Dank, Piano
115 West 3rd Street, Lakeside, Lakeside Marblehead, OH, USA
LSO with Janice Carissa, Piano
115 West 3rd Street, Lakeside, Lakeside Marblehead, OH, USA
LSO with Chelsea Guo, Soprano, and Piano
115 West 3rd Street, Lakeside, Lakeside Marblehead, OH, USA
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.
