Maurice Ravel News

The National Chamber Ensemble will celebrate its 19th season with five programs spanning Europe and the Americas, beginning November 8, 2025. Highlights include Ravel’s 150th birthday, a holiday tradition with the Voce Chamber Singers, and more.

​This October, Philadelphia Ballet will ignite its 2025/26 season with two back-to-back double bills: Carmen and Bolero, and Evening of Horror. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

The Beijing Music Festival, the most important international multi-day classical music event in China, has revealed the details of its 28th festival. Learn more!

Ever since I was first introduced to Igor Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring” in a course I took in university on Western Theatrical Dance, I have been in love with the piece. Two years ago, The Rite of Spring was performed at the BBC Proms in Prom 63: The Rite By Heart, which told the story of how Stravinsky created the piece and had the Aurora Orchestra perform it entirely from memory. It makes sense that when the BBC Proms announced Boléro and The Rite of Spring this year that I would be instantly wanting to see it!

Naïve Classiques will release Ravel Paris 2025 on September 12, 2025, a three-CD boxed set recorded by the Orchestre National de France and Music Director Cristian Măcelaru during a citywide festival in March honoring the 150th anniversary of Maurice Ravel’s birth.

Un capricho, una frustración repentina, desbordan al protagonista de El niño y los sortilegios, quien, en un arrebato, no solo destruye todo a su alrededor, sino que se ve inmerso en una revolución musical. Así inicia esta ópera escrita por Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette y compuesta por Maurice Ravel, con la que el Estudio de la Ópera de Bellas Artes (EOBA) busca acercar este género al público infantil y juvenil.

Renowned international music conservatory Manhattan School of Music has announced that acclaimed composer, conductor, and saxophonist Jim Saltzman has been appointed Dean of the School's prestigious Jazz Arts division, effective July 1, 2025.

This summer, Caramoor marks its 80th anniversary with a season that reflects both its legacy as a site for classical performance and its ongoing interest in musical variety and experimentation.

La Secretaría de Cultura del Gobierno de México y el Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL), a través de la Coordinación Nacional de Música y Ópera, presentarán la Primera Gala de Concertistas de Bellas Artes 2025, el 14 de junio a las 19 horas, en la Sala Principal del Palacio de Bellas Artes.

La Orquesta de Cámara de Bellas Artes (OCBA) recibirá por primera vez como solista invitado al pianista mexicano radicado en Estados Unidos, Juan Pablo Horcasitas, quien participará en el concierto titulado Encuentros sonoros.

La mezzosoprano María Luisa Tamez, acompañada al piano por el maestro José Luis Trujillo Méndez, presentará el concierto De España vengo...Tonadillas, boleros y habaneras, el domingo 8 de junio en la Sala Manuel M. Ponce del Palacio de Bellas Artes.

The global rise of Chinese classical musicians reflects the country’s deep-rooted musical heritage. In the United States, the presence of distinguished artists from China, such as pianist Xiyu Deng, speaks to the richness of this tradition and its growing international influence. Deng has established herself not only as a celebrated performer but also as a respected academic, contributing meaningfully to both concert stages and classrooms.

Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Emi Ferguson and Ruckus, and the Hermitage Trio will perform during the third edition of Summer@Music Worcester this July and August. 

The season closes with España — a musical trip through Spain led by Spanish conductor Jose Luis Gomez and featuring Gabriela Lena Frank’s Escaramuza, and Joaquin Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez performed by Spanish guitarist Rafael Aguirre.

The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra is gearing up to celebrate their 95th anniversary with a season-closing concert featuring local artists, a community choir, and two world premiere compositions, as well as several familiar favorites.

Hope Muir's Summer Season will open with Adieu, a celebration of Guillaume Côté after 26 brilliant years of dance, May 30 – June 5. The landmark all-Canadian programme features Côté's new work Grand Mirage.

The Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival revealed the 2025 summer concert season. The Festival will present ten live performances in five venues across Cape Cod. Learn more!

The San Francisco Opera Orchestra is stepping out of the War Memorial Opera House pit and into the community for free concerts at San Francisco and Oakland venues in May.

The Hudson Valley Symphony Orchestra and Andre Raphel, Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor will present a Season Finale concert, Elgar's Friends & Ravel at 150.

California Symphony and Artistic and Music Director Donato Cabrera conclude the 2024-2025 season, which has showcased the crowning achievements of composers at the peak of their powers, with UNFINISHED BRUCKNER – two concerts featuring a striking pair of unfinished masterpieces by Franz Schubert and Anton Bruckner on Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 7:30pm and Sunday, May 4, 2025 at 4:00pm at Hofmann Theatre at the Lesher Center for the Arts (1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek).