World Civic Orchestra Presents
L’Héritage Musical
Sunday, August 3, 2025 at 3pm
Peter Jay Sharp Theater at Symphony Space
L’Héritage Musical marks the final performance of Vincent Koh as Music Director of the World Civic Orchestra, honoring his legacy as founder and his 15 years of visionary leadership. The program opens with Mozart’s effervescent Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, setting the stage for Brahms’ majestic Double Concerto, featuring Stefani Matsuo and Hiro Matsuo—concertmaster and cellist of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. The evening culminates with Chausson’s rarely performed Symphony in B-flat major, a lush, expressive work that offers a poignant and powerful farewell to Maestro Koh’s remarkable tenure.
Mission Statement
The World Civic Orchestra uses music as a means to bridge the world’s differences. We believe that music can help the world understand and appreciate the differences that too often lead to conflict because its essence is not bound by culture, race or religion; rather it is a universal language that touches the human soul.
Applications have closed for the 2025 Music Festival.
World Civic Orchestra Tenth Anniversary Video:
This video celebrates our tenth-anniversary of making music around the world.
“Music is a moral law. It gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness, and life to everything. It is the essence of order, and leads to all that is good, just and beautiful, of which it is the invisible, but nevertheless dazzling, passionate, and eternal form.”