Nico Muhly News

The Rhode Island Philharmonic has named Robert Spano as its new Principal Conductor.

92NY presents Sandbox Percussion with Conor Hanick, a concert featuring contemporary percussion chamber music. The program includes the New York premieres of Christopher Cerrone's 'Don't Look Down' and Tyshawn Sorey's 'For Arthur Jafa.' Tickets start at $40.

Molissa Fenley and Company presents 'From the Light, Between the Lamps,' a collection of new and recent dances at Roulette from January 31 to February 3, 2024. Featuring world premieres and live performances by Philip Glass and Ryuichi Sakamoto.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater has revealed the cast of the highly anticipated Illinoise, a new kind of musical based on Sufjan Stevens’ acclaimed concept album.

The celebrated New York City Ballet (NYCB) makes its Sadler’s Wells debut in March 2024, bringing UK premieres of works by Kyle Abraham, Justin Peck, and Pam Tanowitz, and a classic work by George Balanchine.

Grammy Award-winning Catalyst Quartet returns with Latin-inspired program ¡Viva la Música! for final Artists-in-Residence concert at The Old Church on November 30.

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM), in partnership with the San Francisco Symphony and cellist Gautier Capuçon, announced today that Quenton Xavier Blache, 22, will receive a commissioning prize under the umbrella of the Emerging Black Composers Project (EBCP). 

The tour will kick-off in Urbana, IL at Foellinger Auditorium and will make stops across performing arts complexes in Kansas City, MO on March 14, San Francisco, CA on April 5, Thousand Oaks, CA on April 10 and wrap in Denver on April 23. See the full run, including these newly-announced dates and previously confirmed solo concerts below.

California Festival: A Celebration of New Music launches November 3, 2023. The Festival was conceived by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel, San Diego Symphony Music Director Rafael Payare, and San Francisco Symphony Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen.

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts has announced the latest addition to the 2023-2024 season, Bruce Hornsby and YMusic, “BrhyM” Thursday, March 14, 2024, at 7 p.m. in Helzberg Hall. 

Tickets for ILLINOISE are now on sale. Don't miss this genre-bursting theatrical event from January 28 to February 18.

Join pianist Ursula Oppens and a stellar lineup of acclaimed pianists for a marathon concert of Philip Glass's Complete Etudes at Lincoln Center. Celebrate the release of a new special edition boxed set and experience the unforgettable music of Glass on November 19, 2023.

Works & Process at the Guggenheim has announced the return of Third Bird by Isaac Mizrahi and Nico Muhly, Dance Heginbotham and Carnegie Hall's Ensemble Connect conducted by Michael P. Atkinson.

History-making Presidential inaugural poet and bestselling author Amanda Gorman and internationally acclaimed cellist Jan Vogler share the stage for the first time at Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall on Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 8pm, in an evening of spoken word and music featuring the award-winning poetry of Ms. Gorman and the Cello Suites of J.S. Bach, offering a message of hope and humanity.

Discover the world premiere of W(h)ine Pairings, an interactive dance-theater production at the 92nd Street Y. Join the conversation as audience complaints are paired with wine and short, topical dances inspired by contemporary issues.

Discover the exciting highlights of Curtis Stewart's upcoming 2023-2024 season, including his performances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Oregon Symphony presenting his musical essay on grief, 'of Love.' Get the details here.

Following the hugely successful releases of his albums Dreams of a New Day – Songs by Black Composers (released by Cedille in 2021; GRAMMY nominee for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album) and Whither Must I Wander (released by Odradek in 2020), GRAMMY Award winning baritone Will Liverman announces his first EP.

National Sawdust and Metropolitan Opera present Opera Evolved, a series of conversations with composers and artists exploring contemporary opera. The series kicks off on October 24 with Anthony Davis and Andrea Puente discussing their works. Get tickets now.

The Mark Morris Dance Group will resume touring for its 2023-2024 season, with fifteen confirmed nationwide and international stops from October 2023 to June 2024. Learn more about where to catch the show here!

CreArtBox has revealed its 10th Anniversary Season for 2023/24, featuring a lineup of classical music performances including works by Mussorgsky, Debussy, Rachmaninov, Brahms, Couperin, and Stravinsky. Learn more about the full season lineup here!