The latest classical music news, concert reviews, and recital coverage from Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the NY Philharmonic, and venues around the world.
The National Youth Orchestra will present TRANSCEND, a summer tour conducted by composer and NYO alumnus Thomas Adès CBE, featuring works by Liszt, Berlioz, and Adès at Birmingham Symphony Hall, Snape Maltings, and the BBC Proms.
Composer and pianist James Adler's new work LULLABY will receive its world premiere at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, performed by soprano Shana Farr, cellist Igor Zubkovsky, and Adler as part of the Sound Espressivo Laureate Gala.
Natasha Bogojević, Seth Boustead, Gene Pritsker, and Amy Wurtz will perform works blending classical, jazz, and experimental music at The CheckOut in Chicago.
THE HOLIDAY will be presented as a film-with-live-orchestra event at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, featuring Hans Zimmer's score performed by a full concert orchestra alongside the complete film on an HD screen.
The Next Festival of Emerging Artists will present cellist Tommy Mesa in the world premiere of Andrea Casarrubios's The Book of Signatures, part of its 14th season honoring women immigrant composers.
Senbla and SEGA announced Sonic Live In Concert, a new concert experience celebrating 35 years of the franchise, with US and UK premieres featuring a live orchestra, rock musicians, and vocalists performing music from across the Sonic universe.
The Missouri Chamber Music Festival will present its 16th annual season at The Sheldon Concert Hall in St.
The Etchings Festival announced its 17th season in Northampton, MA, featuring Ecce Ensemble alongside King Klavé Trio, jazz sextet Surface of Sphere, and a closing program of new classical voices.
Philip Glass will celebrate his 90th birthday with worldwide performances, including the world premiere of Symphony No.
The Canadian Opera Company will host a one-night-only concert at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto, featuring the COC Orchestra, COC Chorus, and an all-Canadian lineup of soloists performing Beethoven's Symphony No.
Wet Ink Ensemble will present two world premieres and an NYC premiere at Roulette in Brooklyn, closing their 27th season with new works by Aurora Nealand, Jo Kondo, Alex Mincek, and Jürg Frey.
Cellist and composer Karen Ouzounian and composer and pianist Lembit Beecher will bring their new program, Mayrig, to international audiences throughout 2026 and 2027.
The Odesa Philharmonic, housed in the historic Old Exchange building, sustained significant damage during a Russian missile attack on the center of Odesa on Friday, January 31.
Palm Beach Symphony announced three recipients of the Randolph A.
Chamber Music Northwest announced its 56th annual summer festival, CONFLUENCE: Our Shared Voices, featuring 70+ artists, three world premieres, and performances across Portland, Oregon venues.
Emmy-nominated singer-songwriter Ben Folds will perform music spanning his career with the New Jersey Symphony at two venues, NJPAC in Newark and State Theatre New Jersey in New Brunswick.
Chelsea Music Festival will present America/Beautiful, pianist Min Kwon's pandemic-born project featuring variations on 'America the Beautiful' by over 70 composers, including New York premieres, at St.
As the Columbus Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 75th Anniversary season, it welcomes two new members to its senior leadership team: Jonathan Parish and Jacob Pope-McEntire.
The separation of the Washington National Opera from the overrun-and-soon-to-close Kennedy Center has meant next season’s eight planned productions, including five full length operas, will occur on five different stages in the D.
The Los Angeles Philharmonic announced Daniel Harding as its next Music Director, with his tenure set to begin in the 2027/28 season overseeing programming at Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, and The Ford.
New Jersey Symphony will present its season finale concerts featuring pianist Emanuel Ax performing Mozart's Piano Concerto No.
New London Barn Playhouse and Symphony NH announced their third collaboration, MAN OF LA MANCHA, IN CONCERT, continuing a partnership between the New Hampshire theater and orchestra.
The world premiere recording of Marina, Umberto Giordano's long-lost 1888 debut opera, starring soprano Eleonora Buratto and tenor Freddie De Tommaso, will be released.
Elim Chan will become The San Francisco Symphony's next Music Director, beginning in September 2027.
Composer Steve Reich's 90th birthday will be marked by a worldwide season of performances, festivals, and recordings, anchored by the world premiere of In All Your Ways with the Colin Currie Group at the Edinburgh International Festival.
