The Aspen Music Festival and School's eight-week summer season, titled 'For All,' will feature world and Colorado premieres, a fully staged opera, and guest appearances by Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson and more.
A documentary on pianist Emanuel Ax, featuring Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, and John Williams, will have its co-world premiere at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, followed by a talkback with Ax and director Joseph Levy.
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center announced 12 individual artists and one ensemble selected for its competitive Bowers Program, a three-season residency chosen from 192 international candidates.
The San Francisco Symphony has revealed details of the Orchestra’s 115th season. The 2026–27 season features 26 guest conductors, including five making their Orchestral Series debuts, alongside a lineup of returning and debuting guest artists.
Leland Ko and Nathan Meltzer have been named 2026 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipients. The award recognizes emerging classical musicians. Performances will be broadcast in April.
Starla Breshears, a recent alum of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music's Pre-College program, has been appointed to the cello section of the San Francisco Symphony at the young age of 18.
The Ravinia Festival has announced its 2026 season, which will showcase a lineup of more than 90 artists. This season also marks the unveiling of the newly redesigned Hunter Pavilion. The festival, known for its diverse range of performances, continues to be a significant event in the cultural calendar, attracting music lovers from various genres. The updated venue is expected to enhance the audience experience, providing a modernized space for performances.
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.
The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts has announced its 2026–2027 Classical Concert Series in West Palm Beach. The season includes the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, London Symphony Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic, Yuja Wang, Itzhak Perlman, and more. Subscriptions are now available.
The Aspen Music Festival & School has announced its 2026 season, running from July 1 to August 23, under the theme 'For All'. The eight-week festival in Aspen will feature a diverse lineup of performances and educational events.
Rainer Crosett, a celebrated cellist, will make his Carnegie Hall debut with pianist Victor Santiago Asunción. The program will celebrate Crosett's receipt of the American Recital Debut Award.
Carnegie Hall has revealed programming for its 2026–2027 season, including more than 170 concerts by many of the world’s finest artists and ensembles, plus wide-reaching education and social impact programs.
It's music's biggest night! Laufey, Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo, Billie Eilish, Bad Bunny, and more took home awards at The 68th Annual GRAMMYs. Check out the full list of GRAMMY winners here.
Cellist Alisa Weilerstein will join Palm Beach Symphony for the Masterworks Series Concert at Dreyfoos Hall at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach.
The Bravo! Vail Music Festival (Bravo! Vail) has revealed its 39th Festival season, with more than 60 concerts throughout Colorado's Vail Valley region.
Pianist Misha Dichter will appear at the Kravis Center on December 16 as part of his 80th-birthday tour, performing Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with the Palm Beach Symphony.
Pianist Misha Dichter will perform Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with Palm Beach Symphony on December 16 at the Kravis Center as part of his 80th-birthday tour.
Barbra Streisand, Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Sabrina Carpenter, Lady Gaga, and more have been nominated for 2026 GRAMMYS. See the full list of nominations here!
The La Jolla Music Society concluded its 2025 four-week SummerFest with three works for chamber-sized orchestras. Learn more about the festival here!
This month, 89 outstanding teen musicians from across the United States come together as Carnegie Hall's NYO2 (National Youth Orchestra 2). Created in 2016 for outstanding American instrumentalists, ages 14–17, NYO2 is one of Hall's three acclaimed national youth ensembles that convene each summer in New York City for concerts at Carnegie Hall and tour performances.
