The Orchestra of St. Luke’s annual Bach Festival opens June 2 with a sinfonia and a canata by Bach plus Mozart’s Symphony No. 25. Paul McCreesh conducts, with countertenor Reginal Mobley featured in the cantata. https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2026/06/02/Orchestra-of-St-Lukes-0700PM
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| 0 events, | 1 event, | 0 events, | 1 event,The Spoleto Festival Orchestra will play Mahler’s Symphony No. 1, Titan, on June 4. Timothy Myers conducts this program, which also includes Livia Sohn playing Paul Wiancko’s new violin concerto. https://spoletousa.org/events/mahler-symphony-no-1/ | 0 events, | 1 event,As part of the American Music Festival, David Alan Miller will conduct the Albany Symphony in the world premiere of a new work by Viet Cuong on June 6. The program, which features Ssandbox Percussion, also includes recent works by composers such as Christopher Theofanidis, Clarice Assad, and others. https://www.albanysymphony.com/upcomingconcerts/2026/6/6/american-music-festival | 0 events, |
| 0 events, | 0 events, | 2 events,The 2026 Grant Park Music Festival opens June 10 with artistic director Giancarlo Guerrero conducting the Grant Park Orchestra in an all-American program. Works include Tower’s Made in America, dances from Bernstein’s West Side Story, and Samuel Barber’s Symphony No. 1. https://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com/events/bernstein-west-side-story/ On June 10, Ravinia Festival presents jazz-classical fusion music created by young composers for the Bridges Composition Competition. Up to three winners are selected annually to receive the David Baker Prize—an award of $2,500 and a week to further develop their music with renowned composer-performers and Steans Jazz co-Artistic Directors pianist Billy Childs, bassist John […] | 1 event,Esa-Pekka Salonen’s new work for violin and cello will receive its U.S. premiere on June 11 at the Ojai festival, performed by Geneva Lewis and Jay Campbell. The Attacca Quartet will also be on hand, along with clarinetist Anthony McGill and pianist Conor Hanick, to play works by Reena Esmail, John Adams, and Messiaen. https://ojaifestival.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SU1000004NqGXMA0 | 0 events, | 2 events,The Madison Symphony closes its milestone 100th season with a Centennial Festival Weekend June 13-14. During this free, two-day festival celebration, MSO musicians and diverse community groups will perform on a rotating schedule throughout Overture Center for the Arts. https://madisonsymphony.org/event/centennial-festival-weekend/ “Related Rocks” is the title of the June 13 concert at Ojai Festival. The program features the LA Phil New Music Group and violinist Geneva Lewis playing recent works by Gabriella Smith, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Magnus Lindberg, Anna Thorvaldsdóttir, and John Adams. https://ojaifestival.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SU1000004Tp3FMAS | 1 event,The final concert of the 2026 Ojai Festival will be conducted by this year’s curator, Esa-Pekka Salonen, on June 14. Works include Salonen’s FOG, Stravinsky’s Pulcinella (with Bridget Esler, soprano, and Eric Finbarr Carey, tenor), and Leila Josefowicz playing the Ligeti Violin Concerto. https://ojaifestival.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SU1000004Tp6TMAS |
| 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 1 event,For its America250 Festival program on June 19-21, conducted by Manfred Honeck, the Pittsburgh Symphony will premiere a new work by Michael Daugherty. The Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre will provide choreography to a suite from Copland’s Appalachian Spring, the orchestra will give its first performance of Jessie Montgomery’s Strum, and Augustin Hadelich will be the solist […] | 0 events, | 1 event,Opera Saratoga will present a piano / electronics workshop of a new work called Drift by composer Alyssa Weinberg and librettist J. Mae Barizo. This piece deals with “motherlands, migration, and memory set amidst the pressing crises of our time.” Christopher Allen conducts and Caili Quan directs. (June 21-26) https://www.operasaratoga.org/drift |
| 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 1 event,On June 27, the Oregon Bach Festival opens with the theme “O Radiant Dawn!” Jenny Wong conducts the OBF Chorus and Modern Orchestra in a collection of morning-related pieces by Bach, MacMillan, Lily Boulanger, and even Dolly Parton. Violinist Augusta McKay Lodge is the featured soloist. https://calendar.uoregon.edu/event/o-radiant-dawn | 2 events,Oregon Bach Festival celebrates America250 with a program called “Beyond Borders.” It includes the west-coast premiere of Milad Yousufi’s Humanity, as well as Mahler’s Songs of a Wayfarer with baritone Javier Arrey. Natalia Ponomarchuk conducts this June 28 program. https://calendar.uoregon.edu/event/beyond-borders-usa250 Boundary-breaking orchestral collective The Knights joins forces with visionary pianist Conrad Tao for an afternoon of fearless music-making on June 28 at Caramoor. From Margaret Bonds to Aaron Copland, from Jessie Montgomery to George Gershwin, this program sees American composition from many points of view. https://caramoor.org/event/the-knights-conrad-tao-2026 |
| 0 events, | 0 events, | 1 event,The world premiere of Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate’s Ittinkana' Taloowa' (Friendship Songs) will be presented at the Oregon Bach Festival on July 1 by new-music vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth. Other composers on the program are Gabriela Ortiz and Leilehua Lanzilotti. https://calendar.uoregon.edu/event/roomful-of-teeth | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 3 events,Karen Kamensek conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra in an Abraham Lincoln-themed program July 5 at Tanglewood. Works include Philip Glass’ Lincoln Symphony (No. 15), the Suite from John Williams’ Lincoln film score, and Copland’s Lincoln Portrait. https://www.bso.org/events/july-5-boston-symphony-orch?performance=2026-07-05-14:30 A multimedia event on July 5 at Oregon Bach Festival will celebrate the innovations of Leonardo da Vinci. Vivid musical invention and stunning video projections are designed to bring you into the restless mind of history’s greatest polymath. Meanwhile, the OBF Chorus and Modern Orchestra, conducted by Kathy Saltzman Romey, will play Jocelyn Hagen’s The […] The Aspen Festival Orchestra season opener takes place July 5, with an all-American program conducted by Robert Spano. Thomas Hampson, Renée Fleming, and the choir Kantorei will be on hand to sing selections from John Adams’ Nixon in China. The program also includes Copland’s Symphony No. 3. https://www.aspenmusicfestival.com/events/calendar/aspen-festival-orchestra1 |

























