John Adams News

Baryshnikov Arts will present a fall season of dance, music, and digital performances beginning September 20 with the encore of MERCE / MISHA / MORE, a film celebrating decades of friendship, mutual admiration, and collaboration between Mikhail Baryshnikov and Merce Cunningham. 

Experience the Tony Award-winning musical 1776 at the Marriott Theatre this election season. Follow the compelling story of America's founding fathers as they debate and sign the Declaration of Independence.

Conductor Christian Reif announces his 2024-2025 season, leading the Gävle Symphony Orchestra and debuting with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and Phoenix Symphony.

Hundreds of teen instrumentalists from around the globe will come together in New York City this summer for World Orchestra Week (WOW!), a historic celebration of international youth orchestras, presented by Carnegie Hall from August 1–7.

The Mesopotamian Opera Company will present its new production, The Blur: or How to Marry a Billionaire, with words and music by melodic composer Peter Wing Healey. The opera is scored for piano, violin, viola, harp, and percussion with noted pianists Dr. James Lent and Milos Veljkovic as Musical Directors.

Pacific Chorale's Annual Choral Festival will conclude with a free concert featuring Haydn's Mass in Time of War on August 11 at Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa.

Berkeley Symphony has announced its 2024–25 season, led by Music Director Joseph Young. Across eight dynamic programs (four Symphonic Series performances and four Chamber Series performances), the historic institution will highlight the music of movement and hope, celebrating both the classical canon and emerging contemporary voices.

The Colorado Music Festival has announced the five-year contract renewal of Music Director Peter Oundjian, whose tenure began in 2019 and will now run through the 2029 summer season.

Cellist Karen Ouzounian will perform the West Coast premiere of Lembit Beecher’s 'Tell Me Again' at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, celebrating generational storytelling and migration stories.

The SF Symphony Youth Orchestra has announced Radu Paponiu as the new Wattis Foundation Music Director starting in the 2024–25 season.

R.B. Schlather and Hudson Hall will present GIULIO CESARE in Spring 2025, the second installment in their series of Handel operas designed to be accessible to the public.

City of London Sinfonia (CLS) will return to Smith Square Hall (formerly St John’s Smith Square) this autumn with a three-part series, Patterns of Nature, curated in partnership with a trio of inspiring experts to bring fresh perspectives on environmental themes by placing them at the heart of the concert experience.

San Francisco Opera’s 2024 Summer Season continues with George Frideric Handel’s Partenope in director Christopher Alden’s award-winning production. Check out photos here!

The New York Philharmonic has announced updates to its 2024–25 season.

Wiancko is more about theming each of the 11 concerts in the chamber series, more about the Zen of each program. Nuttall was laid-back and West Coast in his attitude: If you want to applaud between movements, go right ahead. A couple of times, Wiancko took what seemed like a Far Eastern approach, requesting that we withhold applause between works.

Composer Udi Gershuni announces a new album, 'Udi Gershuni - Vocal Works,' featuring soprano Mikaela Bennett.

Celebrate the legacy of American composer Carlisle Floyd with a centennial event in 2026/2027, featuring performances and tributes to his influential work in the world of opera. Learn more about the events!

Catch the jukebox musical BURT & ME this June, featuring the iconic songs of Burt Bacharach and Hal David.

Theater Alliance will present POETRY FOR THE PEOPLE: THE JUNE JORDAN EXPERIENCE, bringing performances into communities throughout Washington, DC.

The New Jersey Symphony has revealed the composers for the 10th Edward T. Cone Composition Institute. Learn more about them!