The latest classical music news, concert reviews, and recital coverage from Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the NY Philharmonic, and venues around the world.
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra announced its 2026-27 season, led by Chief Conductor Domingo Hindoyan, featuring a complete Beethoven Symphony cycle, six new commissions, and GRAMMY-winner Caroline Shaw as Composer in Focus.
Composers Concordance and Howland Cultural Center will present COMPCORD AT HOWLAND, featuring NYC and Hudson Valley musicians performing works blending jazz, classical, improvisation, and poetry in Beacon, NY.
The Boston Pops has announced details for its 2026 July 4 Fireworks Spectacular, featuring performances by Lainey Wilson, Chance The Rapper, and Trombone Shorty.
The American Music Institute (AMI) will present a student recital at its Clarendon Hills, IL campus, featuring performers of all ages and skill levels across a variety of music styles.
The Los Angeles Master Chorale will present SOUND WAVES, an immersive concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall featuring two world premieres and works inspired by water, breath, and nature.
Quintet of the Americas will perform works by emerging Latino composers at Devoción Williamsburg in Brooklyn, presented by AndeArte in cooperation with American Composers Forum.
National Philharmonic revealed its 2026-27 season at The Music Center at Strathmore, featuring the East Coast premiere of Jocelyn Hagen's What The Soul Already Knows and works by Beethoven, Copland, and Dvořák.
Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra Tempesta di Mare announced Juan Gallastegui as its new Managing Director, succeeding Ulrike Shapiro after her 20-year tenure growing the ensemble into a $1 million organization.
OperaOn75 announced Keith Chambers as conductor for its inaugural full-scale production of Puccini's LA BOHÈME at the Church Street Auditorium in McKinney, Texas.
Brooklyn-based composer David Cieri's 84 BELLS will receive its world premiere at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, conducted by Marin Alsop with the Philharmonia Orchestra, as part of the city's Year of Gaudí centennial celebrations.
Miller Theatre at Columbia University announced its 2026-27 season, featuring four Composer Portraits, jazz ensembles, Early Music concerts at 'Smoky Mary's,' Bach programming, and the 15th annual Morningside Lights celebration.
The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music announced Lila Chrisp as the First Prize winner of the Lenya Competition, taking home $25,000.
Mezzo-soprano Clara Osowski and pianist Melinda Lee Masur will open the 2026 Chelsea Music Festival at St.
The Cuban Cultural Center of New York will present the Toomai String Quintet in a program tracing jazz and Latin American diaspora connections, featuring works by Duke Ellington, La Lupe, and others at New York's National Opera Center.
Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival will return for its 43rd season, featuring 13 concerts celebrating American music, BCM founder Marya Martin’s 50th anniversary in the U.
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The SOUTH FLORIDA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA announced its 2026/27 'Unstoppable' season, featuring works by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, and Shostakovich alongside premieres by Higdon, Esmail, and Chen & He, performed across Fort Lauderdale, Miami, and Key West.
The San Francisco Symphony announced its summer season, featuring classical programs, film concerts, and performances with Andrew Bird, Sutton Foster, Kelli O'Hara, A.
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra announced a new album, Prokofiev Re-Imagined, featuring new orchestrations of two Prokofiev sonatas reimagined for chamber orchestra by pianist-composer Stephen Prutsman.
Spoleto Festival USA and Phenotypic Recordings released 'Live from Spoleto 2025: Chamber Music, Vol.
The Treble Choir of Houston will present its annual Spring Concert at Trinity Downtown Church, featuring songs from its 2025-2026 repertoire along with vocal and instrumental solos.
Theatre Harrisburg and the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra announced a centennial collaboration, marking a milestone for the Pennsylvania-based theater company.
New York Festival of Song announced the release of MY BROTHER'S KEEPER on NYFOS Records, featuring six leading Black male vocalists co-produced by baritone Justin Austin and GRAMMY-nominated pianist Steven Blier.
Composers Concordance will present cellist Sahara von Hattenberger in a solo performance at Gallery MC in New York, featuring contemporary works by Randall Woolf and George N.
