Wide view of the Worthing Symphony Orchestra performing on stage in a large concert hall, with the conductor leading the orchestra under blue stage lighting as a full audience watches.

Worthing Symphony Orchestra

The professional orchestra of Sussex

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Blue logo for the Worthing Symphony Orchestra featuring the initials “WSO” alongside the text “Worthing Symphony Orchestra” and a laurel wreath marking its 100th anniversary.

Worthing Symphony Orchestra and Worthing Theatres and Museum are proud to be celebrating 100 years of WSO & WTM. A century of heritage in the vibrant cultural centre of Worthing. 

Worthing Symphony Orchestra’s musical life began on Worthing Pier in 1874 as a 9-piece orchestra. A full-time municipal orchestra formed in 1926, becoming Worthing Symphony Orchestra and moving to the Assembly Hall in 1935. Despite wartime disruption, it endured. WSO has attracted some of the world’s best soloists such as Nicola Benedetti, Jess Gillam and Johan Dalene and Julian Lloyd Webber. 

With some of the finest acoustics in Europe and the best players in the country, Worthing Symphony Orchestra and Assembly Hall submerge you in world of sound and colour, allowing you to escape the everyday.

Conductor John Gibbons opens each performance with his unique introductions, setting the scene and letting your imagination wander through history, fiction, and new worlds.

The beautiful Art-Deco style hall, opened in 1933, seats just under 1,000 people and it boasts superb acoustics, a sprung dance floor, a steinway piano, and one of Europe’s largest Wurlitzers. Home to Worthing Symphony Orchestra, it has hosted BBC Radio 2 concerts, Pierre Boulez’s debut with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and over 80 Worthing Symphony Orchestra concert seasons.

Book tickets for all eight WSO concerts and savings start from £40 on your booking. 

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List of Events

  1. Music

    Worthing Symphony Orchestra: Romantic Awakenings

    Assembly Hall
    Bizet’s astonishing Symphony in C was composed when he was only 17 and a pupil of Charles Gounod at the Paris…
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  2. Concert pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason smiles with her arms outstretched as pale flower petals fall around her, wearing a yellow top and colourful floral skirt against a dark blue background.
    Classical Music

    Worthing Symphony Orchestra: Kalinnikov, Mozart & Tchaikovsky

    Assembly Hall
    Worthing Symphony Orchestra and Isata Kanneh-Mason open WSO’s centenary season with an exciting programme mixing…
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  3. Portrait painting of composer Ludwig van Beethoven seated outdoors, holding a pencil and sheet music, with windswept grey hair, a dark coat, and a vivid red scarf.
    Classical Music

    Worthing Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven 9 'Ode to Joy'

    Assembly Hall
    Join Worthing Symphony Orchestra as they present a powerful programme that journeys from radiant dawn to triumphant…
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  4. Long-exposure photograph of a performer spinning fire in the dark, creating bright orange arcs and showers of sparks that fill the scene with swirling patterns of light.
    Classical Music

    Worthing Symphony Orchestra: Sorcery, Magic & Fireworks

    Assembly Hall
    Worthing Symphony Orchestra invites you into a world of enchantment with Sorcery, Magic & Fireworks—a dazzling…
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  5. Close-up of a champagne bottle popping open, with the cork flying out and bright golden sparks bursting against a dark background.
    Classical Music

    Worthing Symphony Orchestra: Viennese New Year Celebration

    Assembly Hall
    Step into 2027 in style with the Worthing Symphony Orchestra’s sparkling New Year Viennese Celebration. Brimming with…
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  6. Classical Music

    Worthing Symphony Orchestra: Borodin, Strauss & Bruckner

    Assembly Hall
    Alexander Borodin’s In the Steppes of Central Asia opens this concert with a scene of serene beauty and quiet majesty.…
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  7. Dramatic sunset sky filled with pink and orange clouds reflected in a calm lake, with dark mountain silhouettes and trees along the horizon.
    Classical Music

    Worthing Symphony Orchestra: Nature Unchained

    Assembly Hall
    Vast horizons, surging rivers and untamed landscapes take centre stage as Worthing Symphony Orchestra presents Nature…
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  8. Classical Music

    Worthing Symphony Orchestra: Rossini, Schumann & Mozart

    Assembly Hall
    Effervescence, lyricism and classical poise come together in this elegant and finely balanced programme from Worthing…
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  9. Worthing Pier stretching out over calm sea water at low tide, lit by warm golden sunlight with reflections visible in the wet sand below.
    Classical Music

    Worthing Symphony Orchestra: Symphony By The Sea

    Assembly Hall
    Sea-swept horizons and symphonic splendour combine in this richly atmospheric programme from Worthing Symphony…
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