The Shriver Hall Concert Series has announced its 61st season for 2026-27, featuring a robust lineup including two U.S. premieres co-commissioned by SHCS. The season will also mark the Baltimore debut of renowned saxophonist Steven Banks alongside the Verona Quartet, as well as the first Baltimore performances by pianist Igor Levit and Trio Afiori. Additionally, cellist Pablo Ferrández will make his Baltimore recital debut. Other highlights include appearances by pianist Hélène Grimaud, violinis
The Joyce Theater Foundation (Linda Shelton, Executive Director) is pleased to present the New York premiere of Johnny Loves Johann, April 14–19, in the Tino & Rajika Puri Auditorium.
Running from 7-30 August 2026, this year's Edinburgh International Festival will present 24 days of world-class performances selected for their artistic and cultural resonance across opera, theatre, music and dance.
Hoff-Barthelson Music School's Youth Orchestras will perform ¡OLÉ! A SALUTE TO SPAIN, featuring Spanish-inspired music and young soloists, on March 21, 2026, in Rye, NY.
The Dessoff Choirs, led by Music Director Malcolm J. Merriweather, will conclude its season with a performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s MASS IN B MINOR on Saturday, April 18 at 4 p.m. The concert will take place at Mother AME Zion Church in Harlem.
New Chamber Ballet returns to Manhattan on Friday, March 20 at 7:00 p.m. with CHACONNE, an evening of new ballets presented at Dance Lab Studios (307 W. 38th St., 9th floor). A reception will follow the performance in one of the adjacent Paul Taylor Studios.
The 92nd Street Y, New York will present Le Consort at Buttenwieser Hall at The Arnhold Center. The four outstanding young musicians of Le Consort have established themselves as stars of the early-music world.
Smuin Ballet will present its spring season featuring new works by choreographers Andrea Schermoly and Amy Seiwert in San Francisco, Walnut Creek, and Mountain View from April 17 to May 17.
The internationally celebrated GRAMMY Award-winning organist Paul Jacobs will present a solo organ recital at Wellesley Hills Congregational Church (207 Washington St., Wellesley, MA) on Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. The performance is part of the church’s Saturdays at 4 Concert Series.
Primed to chase away the winter doldrums, Ohio Contemporary Ballet (OCB) returns to the University of Akron’s E. J. Thomas Hall on Saturday, February 28, 2026, with Ballet Unbound*. The mixed repertory program will showcase four diverse dance works, including two premieres.
Artistic Director & Chief Executive, Daniel Brine, has announced the full programme for the 2026 Norfolk & Norwich Festival. One of the oldest arts festivals in England, having been established in 1772, Norfolk & Norwich Festival presents world-class international performances alongside emerging talent and homegrown East Anglian artists in an expansive multi-arts programme featuring theatre, dance, music, film, literature and visual arts.
The San Francisco Symphony has unveiled its March programming lineup, which features three Orchestral Series programs, a concert with Itzhak Perlman and the SF Symphony, Aleksey Igudesman’s The Music Critic featuring actor John Malkovich, and more.
Cellist Kevin Crudder will present Divine Invitations: The Preludes of the Bach Cello Suites as part of the Arts Speak Performance Lecture series. The program will be held at the Performing Arts Center in Brewster, Massachusetts.
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 Philadelphia Orchestra and Music and Artistic Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin have unveiled the 2026–27 season—Nézet-Séguin’s 15th as music and artistic director—full of epic musical events, bold artistic experiences, and new musical journeys.
Music Worcester will present pianist Nelson Goerner in recital at Curtis Performance Hall on the campus of Assumption University. The program will feature works by Liszt and Albéniz and is part of the organization’s 2025–2026 concert season.
The Orion Ensemble will showcase its core musicians—Kathryne Pirtle, clarinet; Florentina Ramniceanu, violin; Diana Schmück, piano; and Judy Stone, cello—on the third concert program of its 33rd season.
The Music Institute of Chicago Academy will present a series of free concerts showcasing its pre-college conservatory students. Performances will include chamber music programs, orchestral concerts, and a special event marking the Academy’s 20th anniversary. All concerts will take place at Nichols Concert Hall in Evanston.
John Malkovich will appear with the San Francisco Symphony in Aleksey Igudesman’s The Music Critic, a theatrical concert blending classical music with historic criticism.
Chamber Project St. Louis will kick off the new year with DANCE BREAK: fancy footwork, an energetic, rhythm-driven chamber music program inspired by dance traditions from around the world
