Holiday 2021

Enjoy your favorite holiday traditions with the DSO at the Meyerson this season!

Gift of Music

Give the gift of music this holiday season with your choice of four specially curated packages for just $99!

Plus, each package includes the following subscriber benefits:

  • Savings of up to 50% off individual ticket prices
  • Exchange Privileges within Concert Weekend Only
  • Priority Access to Tickets Next Season
  • 10% Discount in the Symphony Shop

  • Oleta Adams | February 26
  • An Evening with Renée Elise Goldsberry | March 12
  • Bernstein & Gershwin | April 23

  • Trifonov Plays Brahms | January 21
  • All Mozart Concert | March 25
  • Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 | May 20

  • Ravel + Urioste | January 9
  • Shostakovich & R. Strauss | March 20
  • Mussorgsky’s Pictures | May 29

  • Oleta Adams | February 26
  • Yellowjackets | May 22
  • Kevin Eubanks | June 20

Bring your special someone to Date Night at the DSO!  Pick from any of the following Fridays and get two tickets, two drinks and a special gift to commemorate the evening! Use promo code DATENIGHT at checkout to redeem.

  • Ravel + Urioste | January 7 | Buy Now
  • Tchaikovsky Pathétique | February 18 | Buy Now
  • Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique | April 8 | Buy Now
  • Mussorgsky’s Pictures | May 27 | Buy Now

Free Holiday Events


As a remembrance of those lost to the COVID-19 pandemic, Music Director Fabio Luisi conducts Mozart’s iconic and beloved Requiem. With some of the most-recognizable and poignant music in the repertoire, the Requiem is a fitting recognition of our collective loss and a look to the future. The Dallas Symphony Chorus and world-renowned soloists join the DSO in this moving performance.

Upcoming Event Schedule:

  • Saturday 12/4 | 1pm CST
  • Saturday 12/11 | 8:30pm CST
  • Friday 12/17 | 6:30pm CST

The Dallas Symphony Chorus will kick off WRR’s annual caroling event at Moody Performance Hall! Listen in on the live performance on WRR 101.1 starting at 12pm CST.

Experience the magic of the holidays at Highland Park Village! Performance will take place near the valet breezeway (between Tom Ford and Ermenegildo Zegna) at 6pm.

A Holly Jolly Celebration” is a fundraising event for the DSO’s outreach and education programs – specifically those that are designed to uplift communities and broaden perspectives including its Southern Dallas Residency, Young Musicians and Young Strings programs.

Snuggle up in your new Christmas PJs, grab a warm beverage and enjoy the two-time Emmy-award winning DSO Christmas Pops broadcast on WFAA at 9pm CST.


Holiday Concert Schedule


Dallas Symphony Christmas Pops

Dallas Symphony Christmas Pops

The beloved tradition continues with the Dallas Symphony Chorus performing transcendent anthems, classical holiday favorites and sing-along carols.

Sold Out!

DSO Family Christmas Pops

A special one-hour long family-friendly performance of our popular Christmas Pops concert featuring the Children’s Chorus of Greater Dallas. Come early and enjoy a variety of pre-concert activities for the kids!

Saturday, 12/4 + Saturday, 12/11
Cantus

Christmas With Cantus

In a “powerfully poetic Christmas program,” the all-male vocal ensemble presents familiar holiday carols alongside narrated passages from The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, and Dakota and the Snow Phoenix.

Monday, 12/6
Big Brassy Christmas & Organ Extravaganza

Big Brassy Christmas & Organ Extravaganza

Deck the halls with the DSO brass and percussion sections and the magnificent Lay Family Concert Organ. This Dallas Symphony tradition returns to make your holidays merry and bright with an extra helping of Christmas cheer!

Tuesday, 12/14
Dallas Symphony Christmas Pops

Hollywood Holidays

Experience the magic of the silver screen come to life with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra this holiday season!

Friday, 12/17 – Sunday, 12/19
The Count Basie Orchestra

A Very Swingin’ Basie Christmas: The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra | Jazz Series

In the history of Jazz music, Count Basie is the only bandleader who has the distinction of having his orchestra still performing sold out concerts all over the world, with members personally chosen by him, for over 30 years after his passing.

Sold Out!
New Year's Eve

New Year’s Eve 2021

The Dallas Symphony’s tribute to the Viennese tradition returns to the Meyerson.

Friday, 12/31