Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky News

This spring, LES BALLETS TROCKADERO DE Monte Carlo embark on a 14-venue tour of the UK and Ireland presented by Dance Consortium, making their way to Wolverhampton Grand Theatre from Friday 15 – Saturday 16 May 2026.

Over 500 patrons gathered on March 7 for a dazzling, sold-out evening at the 37th Annual Ballet Ball benefiting Nashville Ballet at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, featuring an exclusive performance by country music star Eric Paslay.

Kansas City Ballet Artistic Director Devon Carney has announced the company’s 2026–2027 season, which will feature a mix of classic ballet works, contemporary choreography, and family programming.

Highmark Mann Center for the Performing Arts will celebrate its 50th anniversary season in 2026 with a wide-ranging lineup of performances and the unveiling of a reimagined campus.

Dancers of Nashville Ballet returned to the stage with SWAN LAKE, presented at Tennessee Performing Arts Center’s Jackson Hall. Check out photos of the production!

This spring, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo will embark on a 14-venue tour of the UK and Ireland presented by Dance Consortium. Learn more about the lineup here!

The Colorado Music Festival will mark its 50th anniversary with a season featuring world premieres and performances by renowned artists like Yuja Wang.

The Teatro Colón will present the ballet “El lago de los cisnes” (“Swan Lake”) from March 12 through March 22, 2026, as part of its 2026 season. Learn more about the show here!

Crown Ballet will return to Parr Hall in Warrington with a one-night performance of THE NUTCRACKER this November. The touring company brings Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet back to the venue following its 2025 presentation of Swan Lake.

In a Manhattan studio, Siddharth Dutta sketches the contours of a stage set while considering the movement of performers across it. His designs integrate architecture, costume, and choreography, producing spaces where performers interact with the environment as part of the storytelling.

Composer Jessie Montgomery will launch international tour for her new cello concerto, These Righetous Paths, featuring cellist Abel Selaocoe. The tour, co-commissioned by multiple global orchestras, will premiere in Berlin.

California Symphony, led by Artistic and Music Director Donato Cabrera and Executive Director Lisa Dell, has unveiled its 2026-2027 season, celebrating 40 years of bringing orchestral music to the Bay Area.

American Contemporary Ballet will present Balanchine: Twin Masterpieces in Los Angeles, pairing Concerto Barocco and La Source in a single program. The production marks the first time the works have been performed together in the city and the first full-length staging of La Source in Los Angeles in 40 years.

The Park University International Center for Music Orchestra will highlight the many moods of dance music with its annual Valentine's concert on Friday, Feb. 6, starting at 7:30 p.m. in Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel.

Opera at THE 222 will present CERVANTES TO CRAIGSLIST, a recital featuring soprano Mary Evelyn Hangley, baritone William Lee Bryan, and pianist Mark Morash. The program includes works by Berg, Ravel, Ibert, Kahane, and Tchaikovsky.

The World Ballet Company’s Swan Lake is set to bring one of classical ballet’s most enduring stories to life on stage at Alabama Theatre in Birmingham on April 9, 2026.

New Jersey Symphony will perform four concerts celebrating the timeless tale of star-crossed lovers in a unique pairing of music from Russian masters. The program opens with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture.

The Rialto Theatre will present this year’s festive production, “Have Yourself a Very Big Band Christmas,” featuring the Cyprus Collective Big Band. Learn more here!

The Finnish National Opera and Ballet will present the beloved holiday classic The Nutcracker and the Mouse King at its Main Stage in Helsinki. Performances run through December 22.

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (PBT)’s magical, time-honored holiday tradition, The Nutcracker, will open on December 5, 2025, at the Benedum Center. Learn more about the show here!