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Inside Boettcher Concert Hall’s $122 million renovation

Westword

Intimacy is still Boettcher’s defining trick. The seats, however, are another story. By Toni Tresca | September 10, 2026 When Boettcher Concert Hall opened in March 1978, Denver unveiled an experiment in how audiences could experience an orchestra. The $13 million, nearly 2,700-seat hall debuted with the Denver Symphony Orchestra performing Vaughan Williams, Pyotr Ilyich …

Mingyu Son Joins Colorado Symphony as Principal Timpani

Symphony from the League of American Orchestras

The Colorado Symphony has appointed Mingyu Son as principal timpani beginning with the 2026-27 season

Colorado Symphony musicians get ready to open the 2026-2027 season

CBS Colorado

The Colorado Symphony is on a roll right now, the city recently approved a renovation to Boettcher Concert Hall, and the musicians are getting ready to open the 2026/27 season.

COLORADO SYMPHONY: MUSIC THAT MOVES YOU – September 8, 2026

Mile High Living Denver

The Colorado Symphony offers music that sparks your imagination. music that speaks to your heart and music that moves you.

A New Chapter Begins with Beethoven’s Ninth

CPR Classical

There is something about hearing a great orchestra live that a pair of speakers, even a great pair of speakers can’t completely reproduce.

What if We Were All a Little More Like Yo-Yo Ma? 

The New York Times

With a global audience, Ma models a way of being that goes against the grain of cynicism, polarization and isolation. It’s up to us to pay attention.

Colorado Symphony plans $120 million renovation of Boettcher hall

The Denver Post

Selling the naming rights to the 48-year-old venue could raise $15 million of that total 

Boettcher Concert Hall to undergo $120M renovation, with naming rights to fund final $15M

Denver 7

The Colorado Symphony's chief philanthropy officer says the nearly 50-year-old Denver venue needs health, safety, accessibility and acoustic upgrades.

Colorado Symphony bets $122M renovation will boost attendance, fundraising

Denver Buisness Journal

The CEO of the Colorado Symphony is pitching a $122 million renovation of Boettcher Concert Hall as more than a long-overdue modernization, predicting it will increase the symphony's funding, attendance and reputation as a cultural powerhouse in the U.S.

Colorado Symphony approved to sell namingrights to Boettcher Concert Hall

Denver Buisness Journal

The Denver City Council has cleared the way for the Colorado Symphony to sell naming rights to Boettcher Concert Hall and dozens of spaces within it