福建交響樂團成立于1985年，是福建省最優秀的職業交響樂團。現任藝術總監葉萌，常任指揮曹澈、高嵩。
樂團涉獵的演出曲目廣泛，成功演奏了大量古典主義、浪漫主義，以及近、現代交響樂經典作品；制作并參與演出了歌劇《托斯卡》《卡門》《魔笛》《愛之甘醇》《弄臣》《羅密歐與朱麗葉》，民族歌劇 《悲愴的黎明》《冰山上的來客》《青春之歌》《土樓》《虎門長嘯》等作品。 同時，樂團擁有交響音畫《八閩畫卷》《絲海夢尋組曲》《我的海峽》交響詩篇 《土樓回響》等充滿濃郁福建特色的保留曲目，成為當代福建交響樂作品的優秀代表，受中外觀眾的喜愛與歡迎。
自2014年開始，樂團堅持每年推出交響樂音樂季，致力于傳播高雅音樂，推廣并弘揚杰出的福建作曲家及優秀作品。樂團與國內外眾多著名音樂家保持著長期和良好的合作關系，與意大利歌劇節、香港歌劇院、國家大劇院等建立了廣泛緊密的國際性合作網絡，演出足跡遍布國內外數十個城市，曾榮獲第十屆中國藝術節“文華優秀劇目獎”、中國首屆歌劇節 “優秀劇目獎”，以及福建省各類專業比賽金獎，為促進福建乃至全國交響音樂事業發展做出了突出貢獻。
樂團積極拓展海外演出市場，加強對外文化交流，先后出訪美國、澳大利亞、法國、意大利、西班牙、巴西、阿根廷、巴拿馬、秘魯、南非、毛里求斯、萊索托、日本、新加坡、馬來西亞、朝鮮、印尼、菲律賓、泰國、香港、澳門等二十 幾個國家和地區，受到熱烈歡迎和高度評價。
Fujian Symphony Orchestra was established in 1985. It is the most outstanding professional symphony orchestra in Fujian province. The orchestra’s Artistic Director is Ye Meng. Cao Che and Gao Song are the resident conductors.
The orchestra has successfully staged a wide range of classical, romantic, and contemporary symphony pieces, producing and performing quite a few operas such as Tosca, Carmen, The Magic Flute, L’Elisird’Amore, Rigoletto and Romeo and Juliet, and some Chinese operas such as the Hakka‘s Earth Buildings and Roar in Humen, etc. The orchestra owns a few reserved pieces which reflect the unique Fujian characteristics, including the symphonic poems the Picture Scroll of Fujian, and the Echoes of the Hakka’s Earth Buildings, etc. These works which represent the top quality of contemporary symphonic pieces in Fujian are highly appreciated by both the local and foreign audience.
Since 2014, the orchestra has been organizing Fujian Symphony Music Seasons annually, bringing elegant music and the outstanding Fujian composers and pieces to the audience. The orchestra also involves in strong collaborating relationships with a large number of well-known Chinese and foreign musicians, and has built international cooperation networks with the Italian Opera Festival, Hong Kong Grand Theatre and the National Centre for the Performing Arts, staging concerts in dozens of cities in China and other countries. The orchestra was awarded the Excellent Programme Prize by the 10th China Art Festival and the 1st China Opera Festival, and quite a few other top prizes of provincial professional competitions, making remarkable contributions to the development of symphony in Fujian and China.
Fujian Symphony Orchestra is dedicated to exploring international performing arts market and enhancing the cultural exchanges between countries, and has visited and staged concerts in over 20 countries and regions including the United States, Australia, France, Italy, Spain, Brazil, Argentina, Panama, Peru, South Africa, Mauritius, Lesotho, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Hong Kong and Macau, receiving warm welcomes and being highly valued everywhere.
