The Boston Symphony starts its series celebrating the 125th anniversary of their home venue, Boston, Symphony Hall, & the BSO in 1900, on Oct. 2-4. Andris Nelsons conducts Debussy’s Nocturnes and Mahler’s Symphony No. 4. Soprano Nikola Hillebrand is the soloist. https://www.bso.org/events/oct-2-4-debussy-mahler?performance=2025-10-02-19:30
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| 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 1 event, | 3 events, Holland Performing Arts Center in Omaha is turning 20, and the Omaha Symphony is helping to throw it a birthday party on Oct. 3. Other participants include River City Mixed Chorus, Salam Church Choir, Markey Montague, Dani Cleveland, and more. https://www.omahasymphony.org/concerts/holland-20th-anniversary The Philadelphia Orchestra will perform the world premiere of a new work by John Adams on Oct. 3-5, a commission by the orchestra. Principal guest conductor Marin Alsop leads the program, which also includes Bartók’s Third Piano Concerto, played by Yunchan Lim, and Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet. https://philorch.ensembleartsphilly.org/tickets-and-events/2025-26-season/marin-alsop-and-yunchan-lim Cristian Măcelaru makes his debut as the Cincinnati Symphony’s new music director on Oct. 3-4. He will conduct a program that includes Anna Clyne’s Abstractions, Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F Major (featuring Hélène Grimaud), and Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier Suite. https://www.cincinnatisymphony.org/tickets-and-events/buy-tickets/cso/2526-cso-season/cristian-mcelarus-debut/ | 2 events, The Tusla Symphony is celebrating its 20th anniversary during the 2025-26 season, which opens Oct. 4. Guest conductor Lina González-Granados will lead the orchestra in Shostakovich’s Festive Overture, Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 (with Emanuel Ax), and Dvořák’s Ninth Symphony. https://www.tulsasymphony.org/calendar/classics-1 Oregon Symphony has a new artist-in-residence, violinist Simone Porter. She’ll debut in that role on Oct. 4-5, playing Philip Glass’ Violin Concerto No. 1. David Danzmayr also conducts Rachmaninoff’s Second Symphony. https://www.orsymphony.org/productions/2526/rachmaninoffs-symphony-no-2 | 0 events, |
| 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 2 events, Nashville Opera will perform The Shining, Paul Moravec and Mark Campbell’s opera based on the Steven King novel. The production, directed by John Hoomes, will feature Robert Wesley Mason and Anya Matanovic as Jack and Wendy Torrance. (Oct. 9-11) https://www.nashvilleopera.org/shining Joanna Carneiro leads the East Coast premiere of Andreia Pinto Correia's Cortejo with the Baltimore Symphony on Oct. 9-12. The program also includes Stravinsky's Suite from Pulcinella and the Divertimento from The Fairy's Kiss, and Rafael Aguirre (guitar) is featured in Rodrigo's Concerto de Aranjuez. https://my.bsomusic.org/overview/19594 | 1 event, As its only fully staged opera this season, Opera Baltimore will present Tosca. The opera will be performed at Stephens Hall in Towson. (Oct. 10-12) https://www.operabaltimore.org/20252026-season | 5 events, The Albany Symphony, under conductor David Alan Miller, will play the world premiere of a new work by Alex Berko on Oct. 11. Zlatomir Fung will be the soloist for Dvořák’s Cello Concerto. Sibelius’ Finlandia and Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite bookend the program. https://www.albanysymphony.com/upcomingconcerts/2025/10/11/alex-berko-stravinskys-firebird The St. Louis Symphony will play the U.S. premiere of Leonard Slatkin’s Schubertiade: An Orchestral Fantasy on Oct. 11-12, with the composer on the podium. Emanuel Ax will play Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 25, K. 503, and the program ends with Elgar’s First Symphony. https://shop.slso.org/8632 San José Opera will premiere a work-in-progress called Solaris. Adapted from the classic novel by Stanisław Lem, this new work is being developed under the guidance of music director Joseph Marcheso, with music by composer Stefan Cwik and a libretto by Tony Asaro. Staged reading Oct. 11. https://www.operasj.org/solaris-2 New England Philharmonic will play the Boston premiere of Carlos Carrillo’s The Gathering Grounds on Oct. 11. The program also includes recent works by Loren Loiacono and Missy Mazzoli, ending with Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. https://nephilharmonic.org/concerts/gathering-grounds Lyric Opera of Chicago presents Cherubini’s Medea in David McVicar’s grand-scale production. Enrique Mazzola conducts a cast headed by powerhouse soprano Sondra Radvanovsky and tenor Matthew Polenzani. (Oct. 11-26) https://www.lyricopera.org/shows/upcoming/2025-26/medea/ | 1 event, Violinist Martin Beaver makes his debut with the New World Symphony on Oct. 12 when he joins NWS Fellows in a chamber concert. The program includes works by Schubert, Farrenc, Diamond, and Barber. https://www.nws.edu/events-tickets/concerts/2025-2026/chamber-music-farrenc-plus-barber/#/about |
| 0 events, | 0 events, | 4 events, Vancouver Chamber Music Society starts its Schubertiade celebration by the Academy Chamber Players Oct. 15. The program includes some Lieder (with soprano Robyn Driedger-Klassen) as well as the Trout Quintet. https://www.vancouverchambermusic.com/schubertiade On Oct. 15, the first night of the Israel Philharmonic’s Carnegie Hall season, Pinchas Zukerman will play a repertoire rarity: Paul Ben-Haim’s Violin Concerto. Lahav Shani also conducts Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony. https://www.carnegiehall.org/calendar/2025/10/15/israel-philharmonic-orchestra-0800pm Coloratura soprano Rainelle Krause makes her debut at Toronto’s Opera Atelier in the role of Queen of Night. This production of The Magic Flute by Gerard Gauci, complete with dragons and flying machines, also stars tenor Colin Ainsworth as Tamino, and soprano Meghan Lindsay making her role debut as Pamina. (Oct. 15-19) https://www.operaatelier.com/shows/mozarts-the-magic-flute/ In a chamber-music recital Oct. 15-17, members of the Vermont Symphony play a variety of music whose composers were inspired by the need to overcome hardship. Hosted and curated by Matt LaRocca. https://www.vso.org/vso-event/jukebox-strength-and-hope-st-johnsbury/ | 5 events, On Oct. 16-18, Ivars Taurins will conduct the Seattle Symphony in a program of late-Baroque and pre-classical works. The evening is bookended by Handel: The Organ Concerto, Op. 7, No. 4 will feature Joseph Adam, and Music for the Royal Fireworks ends the program. Telemann’s Wassermusik and a Sinfonia by Johann Adolph Hasse will also […] Making her National Symphony Orchestra debut Oct. 16-19, Isabelle Faust will solo in Beethoven’s Violin Concerto. This all-Beethoven concert, conducted by Christoph Eschenbach, also includes the Egmont Overture and the Seventh Symphony. https://www.kennedy-center.org/nso/home/2025-2026/eschenbach-faust/ On Oct. 16-18 the Dallas Symphony will play the world premiere of a new work by Angélica Negrón for soloists, chorus, and orchestra. With Inon Barnatan at the piano, Fabio Luisi also conducts Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, and the program concludes with Morton Gould’s Latin-American Symphonette. https://www.dallassymphony.org/productions/gershwinsrhapsodyinblue/ Members of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center will present music of the relatively unknown composer George Onslow (1784-1853) as well as that of Johann Hummel. There are two different programs pairing Hummel and Onslow, both on Oct. 16. https://www.chambermusicsociety.org/our-concerts/at-lincoln-center/events/25-26/hummel-and-onslow/ “Fury and Heartbreak” is the title of Philharmonia Baroque’s season opener Oct. 16-19. Soprano Maya Kherani sings two stories of abandonment and heartbreak through cantatas of Handel and Marcello, followed by Vivaldi’s “In the fury of most righteaous wrath!” Václav Luks conducts. https://philharmonia.org/2025-26-season/fury-and-heartbreak/ | 5 events, Madison Symphony opens its 100th season Oct. 17-19 with a program focused on resurrection. John DeMain will conduct Mason Bates’ Resurrexit, Franck’s Symphonic Variations, featuring pianist Christopher Taylor, and Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, Resurrection. https://madisonsymphony.org/event/primal-light/ Oakland Symphony starts its season with the world premiere of Dave Ragland’s Harmony of the Unheard, featuring narration by actor Adebiyi Ojutiku. The Oct. 17 program, under conductor Kendrick Armstrong, also includes Anna Clyne’s this Midnight Hour, Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G (soloist Sara Davis Buechner), and Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite. https://www.oaklandsymphony.org/25-26-season-subscription/ In a company premiere, North Carolina Opera will mount a production of Massenet’s Cinderella (not the more commonly performed Rossini version of the story). The cast includes Nicole Cabell in the title role, with Joseph Mechavich conducting and James Marvel directing. (Oct. 17-19) https://ncopera.org/2025-2026-season/ Playing a new arrangement for cello by Randall Goosby, cellist Sterling Elliott will perform William Grant Still’s Suite for Violin and Orchestra with the Sphinx Virtuosi on Oct. 17 at Carnegie Hall. Also on the program are works by José White Lafitte, Clarice Assad, Prokofiev, and Ginastera. https://www.carnegiehall.org/calendar/2025/10/17/sphinx-virtuosi-0700pm As a salute to the 150th anniversary of Bizet’s Carmen, the Dallas Opera will present a new production of the opera, directed by Romain Gilbert, recreating its inaugural performance in Paris in 1875. The cast includes Marina Viotti (Carmen) and Saimir Pirgu (Don José). Emmanuel Villaume conducts. (Oct. 17-26) https://dallasopera.org/performance/carmen/ | 0 events, | 0 events, |
| 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 2 events, The Chicago Symphony welcomes the debut of conductor Stefan Asbury Oct. 23-25 for a semi-staged production of Stravinsky’s A Soldier’s Tale. The program also includes the CSO’s first-ever performance of two other Stravinski works: Fanfare for a New Theatre and the Septet. https://cso.org/performances/25-26/cso-classical/the-soldier-s-tale/ Vaughan Williams’ A Sea Symphony – a cello concerto featuring Gabriel Cabezas – will be played Oct. 23-25 by the Seattle Symphony. In keeping with the sea theme, the program opens with Gabriella Smith’s Lost Coast. Gemma New conducts. https://www.seattlesymphony.org/en/concerttickets/calendar/2025-2026/25sub4 | 3 events, The Indianapolis Symphony celebrates music written by composers who immigrated to America on its Oct. 24-25 program. Rebecca Tong conducts works by Korngold, Rachmaninoff (featuring pianist Vadym Kholodenko), Eunike Tanzil, and Stravinsky. https://www.indianapolissymphony.org/event/coming-to-america/ Conductor Tabita Berglund makes her debut with the St. Louis Symphony on Oct. 24-25 conducting Sibelius’ Second Symphony. Augustin Hadelich will play Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2. https://shop.slso.org/8633 Conductor David Afkham makes his San Francisco Symphony debut Oct. 24-26, leading the orchestra in Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 8. Sergey Khachatryan will be the soloist in Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto. https://www.sfsymphony.org/Buy-Tickets/2025-26/TCHAIKOVSKY-SHOSTAKOVICH | 3 events, For the first time in 25 years, Wagner’s final opera, Parsifal, returns in a brand-new San Francisco Opera production. Matthew Ozawa directs, with Brandon Jovanovich in the title role. (Oct. 25-Nov. 13) https://www.sfopera.com/operas/parsifal/ Opera Parallèle presents the world premiere of Hello, Star, by composer Carla Lucero and librettist Jarrod Lee, based on the book by Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic. In this family-friendly opera, a young girl named Celeste is captivated by the call from a bright dying star and tries to reach it before the star fades away. (Oct. […] The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra opens its 48th season Oct. 25. Stilian Kirov conducts an all-Beethoven program, including the Prometheus Overture, the Violin Concerto (with Adé Williams), and the Fifth Symphony. https://ipomusic.org/2025-26-season/ | 0 events, |
| 0 events, | 1 event, Delaware Symphony will present a special program called Windswept Tales on Oct. 28. Dramatic readings from literary greats like Shakespeare and Poe will be paired with music by Debussy, Britten, and Tower. https://delawaresymphony.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0FRd000005py45MAA | 3 events, The American Composers Orchestra will perform four world premieres at its Oct. 29 program at Carnegie Hall. The works are by Tamar Muskal, Elijah Daniel Smith, Mazz Swift, and Aaron Israel Levin. Conductor Mélisse Brunet opens the program with the New York premiere of a new work by Pulitzer-winning Raven Chacon. https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2025/10/29/American-Composers-Orchestra-0730PM Chaya Czernowin’s Unforeseen dusk: bones into wings “leads us to an undiscovered connection between outer and inner nature,” according to the composer, whose work will receive its U.S. premiere by the New York Philharmonic Oct. 29. Brad Lubman conducts this performance, part of the Sound On series, featuring soloists from the Neue Vocalsolisten and with Students from […] American Composers Orchestra’s Oct. 29 program, The New Virtuoso: For Art’s Sake, features works that utilize newly created instruments and sonic media to explore symphonic texture. Daniel Rozin is creating the “responsive sculptures,” Mélisse Brunet conducts, and soprano Lucy Gibbon is the featured soloist. Composers include Raven Chacon and world premieres by Tamar Muskal, Aaron […] | 3 events, Led by Paavo Järvi, the Toronto Symphony will perform two North American premieres Oct. 30-Nov. 2: Tõnu Kõrvits’ Dances: Concerto for Accordion and Orchestra (soloist Ksenija Sidorova) and George Morton’s orchestral arrangement of Pēteris Vasks’ The Fruit of Silence, originally a choral work. Sibelius’ Symphony No. 5 concludes the program. https://www.tso.ca/concerts-and-events/events/debussy-and-sibelius Members of the Alabama Symphony, conducted by Chris Confessore, will perform the world premiere of a new children’s opera on Oct. 30. Written by Candace Neal Pappas, Treble in the Library is meant for kids in grades 3-6. It tells the story of Lexi the Librarian and her Junior Librarians as they discover that, with […] On Oct. 30-31 the Minnesota Orchestra will play Kurt Weill’s Symphony No. 2, conducted by David Afkham. Janice Carissa will be the soloist in Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto No. 2, and the program ends with Ravel’s La Valse. https://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/tickets/calendar/classical/david-afkham-returns | 0 events, | 2 events, The first of two tributes to Rachmaninoff by the Kansas City Symphony, Nov. 1-2, will include world premieres by Nico Muhly and Nicholas Britell, both inspired by the Russian composer. Matthias Pintscher also conducts Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 (with George Li) and The Bells. https://tickets.kcsymphony.org/rachmaninoff-pt1 Guest conductor Diego Barbosa-Vásquez leads the Greeley (CO) Philharmonic in an exploration of life and death in a Nov. 1 celebration of Día de Los Muertos. The rhythms and folklore of Latin America will include the salsa, the norteño, the bolero, and the cumbia. https://www.greeleyphil.org/calendar/canciones | 0 events, |
