New Guitar Concerto in Albany

A new guitar concerto by Nicky Sohn will receive its world premiere with the Albany Symphony on Dec. 21-22, with Bokyung Byun as soloist. David Alan Miller conducts this program, […]

Nelsons Begins Beethoven Cycle in Boston

To mark his 10th anniversary as music director of the Boston Symphony, Andris Nelsons will lead the orchestra in all nine of Beethoven’s symphonies. The cycle starts Jan. 9-11 in […]

Of Rats and Men and Ravel in NJ

The New Jersey Symphony will perform the imaginative chamber work Of Rats and Men by Korean composer Donghoon Shin. This Jan. 9-12 program continues with Jean-Yves Thibaudet playing Ravel’s Piano […]

Mahler Ninth Meets Heggie’s Atwood Settings

As part of its 2024-25 Mahler cycle, the Philadelphia Orchestra will play the Ninth Symphony on Jan. 9-11, with Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting. The program will open with Jake Heggie’s setting […]

Ortiz Work Headlines ‘Focus on Mexico’ in D.C.

As part of its Focus on Mexico series, the National Symphony will perform the D.C. premiere of Gabriela Ortiz’s Téenek – Invenciones de Territorio. Mexican conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto takes […]

William Grant Still wrote his Symphony No. 2, Song of a New Race, for the Philadelphia Orchestra to premiere in 1937, conducted by Leopold Stokowski. On Jan. 16-18, that same […]

Three New One-Acts at Washington National Opera

Washington National Opera will present its American Opera Initiative showcase on Jan. 18, featuring the world premiere of three one-act operas. This year’s creative artists include librettist Clare Fuyuko Bierman, composer Kyle […]

Ryan Speedo Green Debuts at Carnegie

Bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green makes his Carnegie Hall debut on Jan. 22 in a recital accompanied by pianist Adam Nielsen. The program includes Lieder by Wolf, Mahler, Schubert, and Wagner, […]

Two New Chamber Works at Lincoln Center

At this season’s second Sonic Spectrum concert by Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, two works will be given their New York premieres: a new work for mezzo-soprano (Jamie Barton), […]

Radvanovsky Heads ‘Vanessa’ in NSO Concert Version

The National Symphony continues the initiative begun in the 2023–2024 season of producing an opera in concert led by Gianandrea Noseda. The Jan. 30-Feb. 1 offering is Samuel Barber’s Vanessa, with a […]

Baltimore Wishes Ravel a Happy 150th

On Feb. 1-2, the Baltimore Symphony will celebrate Maurice Ravel’s 150th birthday in a program conducted by Robert Treviño. The Ravel selections include Alborada del gracioso, Rapsodie espagnole, Pavane pour une […]

1887 African-American Opera Premieres in DC

As part of its 30th-anniversary season, Opera Lafayette, in collaboration with OperaCréole, will give the world-premiere concert performance of Edmund Dédé’s Morgiane, the first complete opera by a Black American. […]

Theatre of Voices Brings New Works to NYC

Theatre of Voices’ Feb. 11 program at Carnegie Hall features two U.S. premieres: a new work by Julia Wolfe and A Brief Descent into Deep Time by John Luther Adams. Michael […]

New Jersey’s New Version of Chamber Work

Allison Loggins-Hull’s Can You See?, originally a chamber work, will receive a performance of its new version for full orchestra by the New Jersey Symphony on Feb. 20-23. Christoph König conducts pianist […]

NYC: New Piano Work by Finnish Composer

On Feb. 20 at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, pianist Juho Pohjonen will give the world premiere of Jyrki Linjama’s Prélude oublié. Other works in this recital include […]

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