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ISO musicians gain pay increase in new 3-year labor contract

December 5, 2025
Dave LindquistDave Lindquist

According to a spokesperson for the musicians, incremental pay increases will add up to a 9.6% raise across three years.

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DOLLY PARTON

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra season to begin with ‘Dolly Parton’s Threads’

September 18, 2025
Dave LindquistDave Lindquist

The Indianapolis shows, Sept. 19-20, were among the first 11 announced for the concert that features orchestral arrangements of hit songs.

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Former Indianapolis Symphony director John Nelson left ‘tremendous legacy’

April 8, 2025 | The Washington Post and IBJ Staff

Nelson, who died at age 83, was the fourth music director in the Symphony’s history, guiding it to international recognition through recordings and appearances at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center.

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DARK STAR ORCHESTRA

Symphony on the Prairie’s 2025 lineup includes Grateful Dead tribute act

April 1, 2025 | Dave LindquistDave Lindquist

Dark Star Orchestra will replicate a set list played by the Grateful Dead during one of the band’s appearances at Deer Creek Music Center.

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Commission gives positive feedback on ISO’s Hilbert Circle Theatre plans

December 5, 2024 | Mickey ShueyMickey Shuey

The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra presented its renovation plan Wednesday night in a preliminary review by the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission, which has purview because both the interior and exterior of Hilbert Circle Theatre are protected as historically significant.

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ISO planning major facelift for Hilbert Circle Theatre

December 3, 2024 | Mickey ShueyMickey Shuey

The overhaul would include construction of a new rooftop event space and outdoor terrace overlooking Monument Circle, a revamp of lounge areas, and a new covered walkway and entryway along the Scioto Street alley.

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Jun Märkl

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra selects Jun Märkl as music director

January 23, 2024 | Dave LindquistDave Lindquist

Jun Märkl’s tenure as music director is scheduled to begin Sept. 1, which marks the beginning of the ISO’s 2024-25 season.

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Heather Headley

Broadway star Heather Headley revisits her Indiana roots

September 14, 2023 | Dave LindquistDave Lindquist

The Grammy and Tony Award winner who attended Northrup High School in Fort Wayne will sing with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.

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Marianne Tobias, philanthropist and classical music advocate, dies at 82

July 17, 2023 | IBJ Staff

She first gained public notice as a piano soloist with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra at age 12. She later endured the tragic deaths of both her father and her husband Frank McKinney Jr. in separate airplane crashes.

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Raiders of the Lost Ark

Indiana Jones, Harry Potter music among highlights of Conner Prairie schedule

April 4, 2023 | Dave LindquistDave Lindquist

The 41st season of Symphony on the Prairie includes 12 performances by the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.

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Heather Headley

Indiana standouts Joshua Bell, Heather Headley lead ISO’s 2023-24 season

February 21, 2023 | Dave LindquistDave Lindquist

Joshua Bell headlines the opening night gala, while Heather Headley will perform as part of the pops series.

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Hilbert Circle Theatre

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra retires bank debt, misses fundraising goal

January 20, 2023 | Dave LindquistDave Lindquist

After retiring a $2.5 million bank note, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra ended a fiscal year free of debt for the first time since 2001. Meanwhile, the ISO’s operating budget for the year had a deficit of $168,000.

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ISO pops conductor signs on for another four years

August 12, 2022 | Mason KingMason King

The longtime principal pops conductor for the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra plans to stick with the ISO for another four years before retiring his full-time baton.

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Steve Hackman

Brahms and Radiohead meet at ISO, thanks to composer Steve Hackman

May 26, 2022 | Dave LindquistDave Lindquist

Audience members at Hilbert Circle Theatre will hear Brahms’ Symphony No. 1, which debuted in 1876, fused with Radiohead’s “OK Computer” album from 1997.

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Melissa Etheridge

Melissa Etheridge, 10 nights of ISO highlight Symphony on the Prairie schedule

April 5, 2022 | Dave LindquistDave Lindquist

Two-time Grammy Award winner Melissa Etheridge will perform as part of Symphony on the Prairie season that begins June 24 in Fishers.

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IBJ Podcast: The story behind Andrea Bocelli’s big gig with ISO in Indy

April 4, 2022

In this week’s episode of the podcast, IBJ arts reporter Dave Lindquist talks with James Johnson, the CEO of the orchestra, about how the Bocelli show came to be and what will make it special for the ISO and the city. 

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Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra to grow under new 3-year labor contract with musicians

September 17, 2021 | IBJ Staff

The musicians have been working on a one-year contract that slashed their pay to $500 a week in January because most performances had been called off due to the pandemic.

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Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra to require COVID-19 vaccinations for concert audiences

August 26, 2021 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

The rule, which takes effect immediately, gives patrons the interim option of showing a recent negative COVID-19 test. But effective Nov. 1, all guests age 12 and older must be fully vaccinated in order to attend a performance.

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Symphony on the Prairie is set to return with initial limits on capacity

May 10, 2021 | IBJ Staff

After canceling last season due the pandemic, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and Conner Prairie announced Monday that the 2021 season of the popular outdoor concert series will begin June 25 with “Revolution: The Music of the Beatles.”

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Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, musicians reach one-year agreement

September 8, 2020 | Lindsey ErdodyLindsey Erdody

ISO leadership and the musicians released a joint statement on Tuesday announcing the new contract, which runs through Aug. 29.

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Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra cancels indoor season due to pandemic, ‘economic pressures’

July 25, 2020 | IBJ Staff

A joint statement from the symphony’s management and musicians said they were working together to try to provide health insurance for furloughed orchestra members.

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ISO leader says musicians have been consulted in decisions

June 25, 2020 | Lindsey ErdodyLindsey Erdody

The head of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra is refuting claims made earlier this week by musicians that management has been making financial decisions without any consultation or negotiations with the members of the orchestra.

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