Doctors' Orchestral Society of New York Medicinae et Musicae Servimus · Est. 1938
Music heals.
The Doctors' Orchestral Society of New York brings together musicians from every profession and walk of life — after shifts, meetings, and workdays — to rehearse and perform symphonic music, as we have for 88 seasons.
2026 / 27 · Our 88th Season
Three concerts. Admission is free.
NEXT — THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2026 · 7:00 PM
America at 250 — A Family Holiday Celebration
- Bernstein — Overture to Candide
- Copland — Appalachian Spring
- John Williams — A Symphonic Celebration: Raiders March from Indiana Jones · Three Pieces from Schindler’s List · Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone: Suite for Orchestra
Marion Taira, violin
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 2027 · 7:30 PM
Sergey Antonov Plays Dvořák
- Dvořák — Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104
Sergey Antonov, cello · Gold Medalist, XIII International Tchaikovsky Competition - Brahms — Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2027 · 7:30 PM
Season Finale: Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5
- First half to be announced Jun-Davinci Choi, conductor
- Tchaikovsky — Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64
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Performance Record
Past concerts
Sergey Antonov) · Brahms Symphony No. 3
Program
Andrew Balio) · Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition
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Gregory D’Agostino) · Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3, “Organ”
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Katherine FortunatoMore on our YouTube channel and in the photo gallery.
Leadership
Meet our Music Director and Conductor
Tomo Matsuo
Music Director and Conductor
Tomo Matsuo is a conductor and entrepreneur whose work spans the arts, technology, and finance. He serves as Music Director and Conductor of both the World Civic Orchestra and the Doctors’ Orchestral Society of New York.
Previously Music Director of the 92nd Street Y Orchestra, he has led performances at venues such as Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, Merkin Hall, the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, and the Aichi Prefectural Art Theater in Nagoya. His programming blends core orchestral repertoire with contemporary voices, recently highlighting works by Kevin Puts, Gregory Vajda, and Robert Sirota, whose 212: Symphony No. 1 he led in its Asia premiere.
In parallel, Tomo is the founder and CEO of AdvanceIQ.ai, a portfolio and risk intelligence platform serving the private credit and lending markets. He has held senior executive roles in global lending, payments, and SaaS, and pioneered nontraditional financing models in Japan. He also serves on the board of Sandbox Percussion, a GRAMMY®-nominated ensemble known for redefining contemporary percussion, and on the Alumni Council of the Yale School of Music.
Since 1938
Celebrating 88 seasons
DOSNY was founded in 1938 by physicians interested in performing symphonic music under the direction of Ignatz Waghalter. Nearly nine decades on, the orchestra has grown well beyond its origins: today our members come from across the professions of the New York metropolitan area — medicine, law, education, technology, the arts, and beyond — united by a shared love of orchestral music.
The orchestra performs throughout the season, often donating its services for benefits, and has appeared in New York's major concert halls, including Carnegie Hall, Town Hall, and Avery Fisher Hall. Admission to our concerts is always free — and musicians of every profession are welcome to play with us.
Leadership & Artistic Staff
Meet the team
Jun-Davinci Choi
Assistant Conductor
Charles Shafran
President
Karen Claman
Terry Schwadron
Charissa Smith
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Musicians
Interested instrumentalists of every profession and background are warmly invited to get in touch about joining the orchestra. No medical degree required — just a love of playing.
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