The latest classical music news, concert reviews, and recital coverage from Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the NY Philharmonic, and venues around the world.
The Next Festival of Emerging Artists announced its 14th season, celebrating women immigrant composers with world premieres at PS21 in Chatham, NY, National Sawdust in Brooklyn, and Gibney Dance in NYC.
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will perform Music of This Place at Bunjil Place in Narre Warren, the first of four low-cost community concerts planned across Greater Melbourne in 2026.
Montreal's Bourgie Hall announced its 2026–2027 season, featuring 94 concerts, 3 masterclasses, and artists including Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Lisa Batiashvili, and the Kronos Quartet alongside Quebec and Canadian performers.
Steinway Society - The Bay Area announced its upcoming 32nd concert season, featuring six internationally acclaimed pianists performing live at the Visual and Performing Arts Center in Cupertino, CA, with a home viewing option also available.
Julie Benko will join the Princeton Festival for its AMERICAN FANFARE concert.
Tafelmusik will close its 2025/26 season with 'BEETHOVEN EROICA & BOLOGNE: THE WINDS OF CHANGE' at Koerner Hall in Toronto, featuring works by Beethoven and composer Joseph Bologne.
SING DEMOCRACY 250 will present its Washington, D.
Brewster Performing Arts Center will present a Memorial Day band concert honoring America 250.
Gloriae Dei Cantores and Creare Symphonia, led by Richard K.
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will perform the Emmy-winning score of Netflix's ARCANE live at Heinz Hall, led by series composer Andrew Kierszenbaum, who will also perform original piano arrangements.
Four leading adult treble choirs from Vancouver, Chicago, California, and Halifax will perform at Christ Church Cathedral in a massed-choir finale closing Elektra's TAPESTRY INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL.
Joe Hisaishi premieres his new Concerto for Orchestra with the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, DC, followed by performances in Toronto, New York, Colorado, San Francisco, Philadelphia, and a European tour.
The Fisher Center at Bard will present a new production of Richard Strauss's rarely staged opera THE EGYPTIAN HELEN, directed by Christian Räth, featuring the American Symphony Orchestra and conductor Leon Botstein.
The Minnesota Orchestra and its musicians ratified a new collective bargaining agreement five months ahead of the current contract's expiration, including salary increases and temporary hiring changes to reduce costs.
ATTACK ON TITAN: SYMPHONY FROM PARADIS will make its world premiere at London's Royal Albert Hall, featuring the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra performing newly created symphonic arrangements by the anime's original composers.
Quintet of the Americas will perform works by emerging Latino composers at Queens Botanical Garden in Flushing, with free admission.
The Seattle Symphony will present two intimate chamber music performances spotlighting Chickasaw American composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate at Octave 9: Raisbeck Music Center, featuring works inspired by Pacific Northwest and American Indian traditions.
The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra announced Jake Taniguchi as Assistant Conductor and Music Director of the Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, where he will lead community, education, and youth performances.
Opera Orlando has released first look footage of THE MERRY WIDOW, Franz Lehár's effervescent operetta playing two performances only at Steinmetz Hall at Dr.
A joint performance with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, the Calgary Phil debut of world-renowned soloist Steven Isserlis, and more are set for Calgary Philharmonic's lineup this may.
Naumburg Orchestral Concerts will present the New York premiere of Lisa Bielawa's violin concerto PULSE, featuring soloist Tessa Lark with The Knights, conducted by Eric Jacobsen, at Central Park's Naumburg Bandshell.
The Cliburn has revealed its the 2026–2027 Cliburn Concerts season, the 49th year of its signature annual recital series.
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra will present a chamber concert spotlighting works by Russian composers who faced censorship, featuring pianist Joseph Holt and BSO principals at National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.
The Metropolitan Opera announced the Met Orchestra's European Festival Tour, led by Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, with stops at the BBC Proms, Lucerne Festival, and Philharmonie de Paris.
The Tanglewood Learning Institute announced additions to its 2026 Spotlight Series, including bassist Christian McBride in conversation with Catherine Burns and a musical theater talk with Jason Robert Brown and Georgia Stitt.
