July 27 opens the Tanglewood Festival of Contemporary Music with a program called Nordic Boomers. Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra in his own Cello Concerto (featuring Senja Rummukainen) plus works by fellow Scandinavians Hans Abrahamsen and Anders Hillborg. https://www.bso.org/events/july-27-tmco-fest-cont-music?performance=2026-07-27-20:00
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3 events,At the opening concert of the Sun Valley Music Festival, July 27, Alasdair Neale will conduct the Festival Chamber Orchestra. After playing “The Star-Spangled Banner,” the orchestra will launch into Rossini’s rarely heard overture to La scala di seta (The Silken Staircase). Orion Weiss will then be the soloist for Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in […] Innovative electronic music is the focus of Gabriel Kahane and Pekka Kuusisto’s recital at Toronto Summer Music on July 27. Kahane’s own songs and chamber works will be performed on piano, voice, electric and acoustic guitars, harmonium, loops, violin, voice, harmonium, four-string electric violin, loops, and electronics. https://torontosummermusic.com/event/council/ | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 3 events,Carlos Simon’s Good News Mass will receive its Midwest premiere July 31 at the Ravinia Festival. Marin Alsop conducts the Chicago Symphony and the Adrian Dunn Singers, plus vocal soloists Kymberli Joye and Zebulon Ellis. Also on the program: Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9. https://www.ravinia.org/events/detail/dvorak-new-world-simon-good-news-260731 The Music@Menlo program called “Resonance” on July 31-Aug. 1 offers a varied selection of emotionally arresting works, including Josef Suk’s Meditation on an Old Czech Hymn, David Serkin Ludwig’s Three Yiddish Dances, and Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence. https://musicatmenlo.org/event/concert-program-v-resonance/ Eight top-notch chamber musicians will join forces July 31 at Toronto Summer Music for a program culminating in Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70. Also on offer are works by Tournier, Debussy, and Kodály. https://torontosummermusic.com/event/souvenir-de-florence/ | 4 events,On Aug. 1 violinist Njioma Grevious will play a recital at Caramoor with pianist Andrew Goodridge. The wide-ranging program includes works by Bach, Prokofiev, Electra Perivolaris, Clarence Cameron White, and others. https://caramoor.org/event/njioma-grevious-andrew-goodridge-2026 At Tanglewood on Aug. 1, Andris Nelsons will conduct the Boston Symphony in a semi-staged performance of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro. Soloists include Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, soprano (Countess); Nikola Hillebrand, soprano (Susanna); Eden Bartholomew, soprano (Barbarina); and Emily D’Angelo, mezzo-soprano (Cherubino). https://www.bso.org/events/august-1-boston-symphony-orch?performance=2026-08-01-20:00 Stratford Summer Music will celebrate the birthday of pianist Janina Fialkowska on Aug. 1 with a solo recital by the birthday girl herself. Fialkowska is scheduled to play works by Schubert, Liszt, Grieg, and Chopin. https://www.stratfordsummermusic.ca/events/janina-fialkowska Aspen Music Festival celebrates America’s 250th birthday on Aug. 1 with a program conducted by Teddy Abrams. Yuja Wang will play Barber’s Piano Concerto, and Fleur Barron and Davóne Tines will be the vocal soloists in David Lang’s the wealth of nations. https://www.aspenmusicfestival.com/events/calendar/aspen-chamber-symphony5 Fleur Barron, mezzo-soprano | 3 events,Robin Hood, a family-friendly opera by Ben Moore and Kelley Rourke, will be performed by Glimmerglass Aug. 2-7, giving local youth performers the opportunity to collaborate with Festival artists and creative teams. Kimberley-Ann Bartczak conducts. https://glimmerglass.org/events/robin-hood/ Conductor Gemma New and clarinetist Ricardo Morales are guests at the Colorado Music Festival on Aug. 2. Morales will solo in Copland’s Clarinet Concerto, and New conducts Prokofiev’s First Symphony and works by Rossini and Ravel. https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/prokofiev-copland-rossini-ravel/ The Seal Bay Festival of American Chamber Music in Maine starts its run of five public concerts on Aug. 2. Pianist Steven Beck joins the Cassatt String Quartet for works by Bond, Tower, Forest, Sonenberg, Korde and Hayden Byrne. http://www.sealbayfestival.org/concerts.html |
| 0 events, | 1 event,On Aug. 4, Nosky’s Baroque Band will play a free program in Central Park as part of the Naumburg Orchestral Concerts series. Two concertos by Torelli (one for trumpet with Steve Marquardt and one for violin with Aisslinn Nosky) will be joined by works from Corelli, Telemann, and J.S. Bach. https://naumburgconcerts.org/upcoming/noskysbaroqueband | 0 events, | 1 event,Vignettes Ellis Island is a song cycle by Alan Louis Smith inspired by real stories of early 20th-century immigrants. Performances at Glimmerglass take place Aug. 6 and 13. https://glimmerglass.org/events/vignettes-ellis-island/ | 1 event,Mozart’s Requiem will be paired with another work inspired by death—John Corigliano’s Symphony No. 1, written during the height of the AIDS crisis—at the Grant Park Festival Aug. 7. Giancarlo Guerrero conducts the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus. Solists include soprano Janai Brugger and Bass Kelly Markgraf. https://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com/events/mozart-requiem/ | 2 events,The final program of this summer’s Music@Menlo festival, on Aug. 8, presents two monumental works that reveal Schubert stepping into Beethoven’s shadow and emerging with a voice entirely his own. First is the Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat major, followed by the Octet in F major for Winds and Strings. This concert will also […] American Apollo, an opera by Damien Geter and Lila Palmer, will be presented by West Edge Opera. It imagines a relationship between the celebrated American Portrait artist John Singer Sargent and his muse and model, Thomas Eugene McKeller, a Black hotel worker. Conductred by Kedrick Armstrong and directed by Nataki Garrett. (Aug. 8-16) https://www.westedgeopera.org/americanapollo | 4 events,The Bard Music Festival will focus on Viennese theatrical music during its Aug. 9 program. Besides works by Mozart, this season’s star, the lineup includes pieces by lesser-known composers such as Ferdinand Kauer (1751–1831), Johann Baptist Henneberg (1768–1822), and Emanuel Schikaneder (1751–1812). https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/bmf26-p4/ On Aug. 9, the Ravinia Festival celebrates Misha Dichter’s 50th anniversary as a guest artist there. The legendary pianist will play works by Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, and Prokofiev. https://www.ravinia.org/events/detail/misha-dichter-50th-season-260809 On Aug. 9, the Sun Valley Music Festival will present Brahms’ A German Requiem. Alasdair Neale conducts the Festival Orchestra and the American Festival Chorus. The soloists are soprano Christina Pier and baritone Benjamin Appl. https://www.svmusicfestival.org/event/brahmss-a-german-requiem/ The Colorado Music Festival closes on Aug. 9 with music director Peter Oundjian continuing his tradition of ending the Festival season with a massive Mahler symphony. This year, it’s Symphony No. 3, with mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron. https://coloradomusicfestival.org/concert/mahler-3/ |
| 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 3 events,The legacy of influential dancer/choreographer Martha Graham will be in the spotlight at Tanglewood Aug. 14 when the Martha Graham Dance Company is the guest of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Anna Handler. The program includes Rountree’s For Martha (Variations on a Theme of Leonard Bernstein), Copland’s Appalachian Spring, and Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony. https://www.bso.org/events/august-14-boston-symphony-orch?performance=2026-08-14-20:00 The final event of 2026 Grant Park Festival takes place Aug. 14-15. Before performing Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Giancarlo Guerrero will conduct two works inspired by important American images: Julia Wolfe’s Liberty Bell and Michael Daugherty’s Mount Rushmore. https://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com/events/beethoven-symphony-no-9/ At Aspen Music Festival on Aug. 14, pianist Orli Shaham and violinist Gil Shaham will play the new double concerto by Reena Ismail. David Robertson conducts this program, which opens with Strauss’ Wind Serenade and closes with Brahms’ Symphony No. 2. https://www.aspenmusicfestival.com/events/calendar/aspen-chamber-symphony7/ | 1 event,On Aug. 15, the Bard Music Festival will present a Mozart-centered program called Pinnacle of Achievement. It will include Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 24 (soloist to be announced), the String Quartet in G minor, K. 516, and a selection of songs, as well as a quartet by Haydn. https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/bmf26-p8/ | 1 event,Mozart’s Legacy is the title of the Aug. 16 program at Bard Music Festival. A wide span of composers influenced by Mozart will be represented, including Süssmayr, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, and Richard Strauss. https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/bmf26-p10/ |
1 event,Gil Shaham is the guest soloist at Sun Valley Music Festival on Aug. 17, playing Barber’s Violin Concerto. Also on this program co-conducted by Alasdair Neale and Euan Shields are excerpts from Thomas Adès’ Dante ballet. https://www.svmusicfestival.org/event/gil-shaham-plays-barber/ | 0 events, | 1 event,At the Lakes Area Music Festival on Aug. 19, the Minnesota Orchestra will play a program built on dramatic energy and radiant lyricism. Daniel Hawkins plays Strauss’ Horn Concerto No. 2 following Haydn’s La Passione Symphony No. 49. Poulenc’s Sinfonietta concludes this concert conducted by Christian Reif. https://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/tickets/calendar/rentals/lakes-area-music-festival/haydns-passion-symphony | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 2 events,The final symphonic concert of the 2026 Tanglewood season on Aug. 23 finds Gustavo Gimeno conducting the Tanglewood Festival Orchestra and Chorus in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. Soloists are Mané Galoyan, soprano; Zoie Reams, mezzo-soprano; Ben Bliss, tenor; and Soloman Howard, bass. https://www.bso.org/events/august-23-boston-symphony-orch?performance=2026-08-23-14:30 As the culmination of a 10-day residency at I-Park’s annual artists’ retreat, Kaufmann Music Center will present six world premieres on Aug. 23. This year’s ensemble-in-residence is Latitude 49, a Canadian-American group consisting of piano, percussion, violin, cello, clarinet, and saxophone. https://www.kaufmanmusiccenter.org/mch/event/i-parks-composersmusicians-collaborative-residency/ |
| 0 events, | 1 event,Listen on WFMT Chicago on Aug. 25 as pianist Michael Davidman performs works by Enrique Granados, Frédéric Chopin, Isaac Albéniz, and Michael Abels, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. https://www.wfmt.com/2026/08/25/michael-davidman-piano/ | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 1 event,On Aug. 29, BargeMusic presents Dancing with Fauré. The program of chamber music Fauré’s Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, plus works by Bach, Bartók, and Sibelius. https://www.bargemusic.org/concert/mind-heart-and-soul-the-violin-concerto-across-three-centuries-with-mark-peskanov-and-semplice-players/ | 0 events, |
| 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 1 event,At the Ravinia Festival on Sept. 5, Karen Ouzounian’s program called Mayrig explores three generations of mother voices in songs, stories. The work will be presented with immersive projected illustrations and feature cello, oud, viola, bass, piano, and electronics. https://www.ravinia.org/events/detail/karen-ouzounian-mayrig-260905#showing_744 | 0 events, |
