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
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| 0 events, | 1 event, | 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, 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 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 | 0 events, |
| 0 events, | 0 events, | 2 events, Joseph Tawadros plays the lute-like Middle Eastern instrument call the oud; his Concerto for Oud will be performed by the Montreal Symphony Nov. 5-6. Lawrence Renes conducts this program, which includes Ravel’s Shéhérazade, ouverture de féerie and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7. https://www.osm.ca/en/concert/a-musical-journey-with-joseph-tawadros/ LA Opera will present the world premiere of Hildegard by composer-librettist Sarah Kirkland Snider. Taking place in the year 1147, the work explores the life of pioneering composer, nun, and religious mystic Hildegard von Bingen. (Nov. 5-9) https://laopera.org/performances/2026/hildegard | 4 events, On Nov. 6-8, the New York Philharmonic plays the U.S. premiere of Bohdana Frolyak’s Let There Be Light, which reflects on the Ukrainian conflict. Joshua Bell is soloist in Thomas de Hartmann’s Violin Concerto, and the program is bookended by other responses to war: Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man and Britten’s Sinfonia da Requiem. https://www.nyphil.org/concerts-tickets/2526/joshua-bell-plays-de-hartmann/ French pianist Alexandre Kantorow will debut with the San Francisco Symphony in Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3. The Nov. 6-8 program, conducted by Karina Canellakis, also includes Dvořák’s Scherzo capriccioso and Sibelius’ Four Legends from the Kalevala. https://www.sfsymphony.org/Buy-Tickets/2025-26/PROKOFIEV-SIBELIUS Japanese conductor Nodoka Okisawa, a protégé of Seiji Ozawa, makes her Boston Symphony debut on Nov. 6-8. The programs includes Takemitsu’s Requiem for Strings, and two works by Dvořák: the Violin Concerto (with Midori) and Symphony No. 7. https://www.bso.org/events/nov-6-8-takemitsu-dvorak?performance=2025-11-06-19:30 The NYC premiere of Valerie Coleman’s new work opens an imaginative program by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, featuring mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron, clarinetist Anthony McGill, and pianist Gloria Chien. Other composers on the Nov. 6 program, part of the Sonic Spectrum series, include Takashi Yoshimatsu, Chen Yi, Huang Ruo, are Kian Ravaei. https://www.chambermusicsociety.org/our-concerts/at-lincoln-center/events/25-26/sonic-spectrum-i/ | 5 events, In an all-American program on Nov. 6-9, the New Jersey Symphony will give the Northeast premiere of Carlos Simon’s symphonic suite Zodiac. Florence Price specialist Michelle Cann will be the piano soloist for Price’s single-movement Piano Concerto as well as Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. Tito Muñoz conducts this program, which ends with Copland’s Suite from […] Sean Shibe performs a double-concept concert at 92NY – the first half on classical guitar, the second half on electric. The Nov. 7 program includes the New York premieres of Thomas Adès’ Forgotten Dances and Tyshawn Sorey’s For Bill Frisell, along with works by Frank Martin, J.S. Bach, Sasha Scott, and Steve Reich. https://www.92ny.org/event/sean-shibe Rafael Payare and the San Diego Symphony will host baritone Matthias Goerne for a performance of Mahler’s Des Knaben Wunderhorn on Nov. 7-8. The second half of the program is just as powerful: Bruckner’s Symphony No. 4, Romantic. https://www.sandiegosymphony.org/performances/where-the-shining-trumpets-blow/?performance=9638 The world premiere of Kathryn Bostic’s new work for soprano and orchestra (featuring Karen Slack) will be performed by the Dallas Symphony on Nov. 7-9. Marin Alsop opens the program with Strauss’ Don Juan and closes with Brahms’ Second Symphony. https://www.dallassymphony.org/productions/alsop-conducts-brahms/ Members of the Grand Rapids Symphony will accompany the Devon Quartet in Erwin Schulhoff’s Concerto for String Quartet and Wind Orchestra on Nov. 7. Then the rest of the orchestra will come onstage for Mozart’s Linz Symphony No. 36, conducted by Marcelo Lehninger. https://www.grsymphony.org/an-evening-concert-with-marcelo | 3 events, In “True North” on Nov. 8, the Saskatoon Symphony celebrates Canadian composers. Karl Hirzer conducts this program with works by Zosha di Castri, Sonny Ray Day Rider, Jean Coulthard, and Samy Moussa. Soloist Bede Hanley plays Gary Kulesha’s Oboe Concerto. https://saskatoonsymphony.org/event/true-north/ Bobby Ge’s new Violin Concerto, featuring Keila Wakao, will receive its world premiere Nov. 8 with the Albany Symphony under the baton of David Alan Miller. The program also includes Holst’s The Planets, with choral assistance from Albany Pro Musica. https://www.albanysymphony.com/upcomingconcerts/2025/11/bobby-ge-holsts-the-planets The Harrisburg Symphony will play Stacy Garrop’s little-known work Becoming Medusa Nov. 8-9. It’s part of a program inspired by the theme of transformations, which also includes Britten’s Four Sea Interludes, Strauss’ Death and Transfiguration, and the Suite from Stravinsky’s The Firebird. https://harrisburg-symphony-orchestra.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUd000004VQrxMAG | 1 event, As part of the Omaha Symphony’s Omaha Choral Collaboration series, the two ensembles will join forces for Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass on Nov. 9. Soloists include Jessica Beebe and Eric Barry, with Ernest Richardson conducting. The program concludes with Elaine Hagenberg’s Illuminare. https://www.omahasymphony.org/concerts/haydns-lord-nelson-mass |
| 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 5 events, Audiences will have an unusual experience Nov. 13-15 when the Cleveland Orchestra plays the U.S. premiere of Geoffrey Gordon’s Mad Song, a concerto for an instrument that rarely gets the spotlight: English horn. The soloist will be Robert Walters. Conductor Tugan Sokhiev also leads the orchestra in Mahler’s Tragic Symphony No. 6. https://www.clevelandorchestra.com/attend/concerts-and-events/2526/severance/wk-06-mahler/ The 1911 version of Stravinsky’s Petrushka is the main orchestral work on the New York Philharmonic’s Nov. 13-16 program, which also features violinist Nicola Benedetti performing the jazz-influenced concerto written for her by composer and trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. Conductor David Robertson opens the program with the world premiere of a new work by Caroline Mallonee, commissioned as […] Leon Botstein will lead the American Symphony Orchestra in the U.S. premiere of the 1849 Stabat Mater by Peter Cornelius, with the Bard Festival Chorale. Also on the Nov. 13 program is Cherubini’s Requiem in C minor. https://americansymphony.org/2025-2026/requiem-and-revelation-2/ On Nov. 13-15 the Chicago Symphony marks the 300th anniversary of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons by performing the work under conductor Robert Chen, who will also be the violin soloist. The program also includes a Mozart Divertimento and Mahler’s orchestration of Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 11. https://cso.org/performances/25-26/cso-classical/chen-leads-the-four-seasons/ The world premiere of Tania León’s Time to Time will be presented by the Boston Symphony on Nov. 13-15. The title refers to the composer’s characteristic preoccupation with duration and rhythm. Dima Slobodeniouk conducts Roberto Sierra’s Concerto for Saxophones (with James Carter) and Brahms’ Symphony No. 2. https://www.bso.org/events/nov-13-15-leon-sierra?performance=2025-11-13-19:30 | 2 events, The world premiere of Cava Menzies’ Humanitiy’s Suite will be performed by the Oakland Symphony on Nov. 14. The work will be followed by Verdi’s Requiem. Kedrick Armstrong conducts. https://www.oaklandsymphony.org/25-26-season-subscription/ On Nov. 14-16, the Pittsburgh Symphony will play the East Coast premiere of Julia Wolfe’s Liberty Bell, Juraj Valčuha on the podium. Pablo Ferrández will be the soloist for the Cello Concerto No. 1 by Saint-Saëns in a program that ends with Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben. https://pittsburghsymphony.org/production/98997/ferrandez-plays-saint-saens | 1 event, Austin Opera is turning 40 in the 2025-26 season, and it’s throwing itself a party! The Nov. 15-16 program finds Timothy Myers conducting opera highlights (staged by Rebecca Herman) from Verdi, Puccini, Mozart, and Bernstein. https://austinopera.org/shows-events/2025-2026-season/celebrate-opera/ | 0 events, |
| 1 event, Dallas Chamber Music Society welcomes the Danish String Quartet Nov. 17 to play a suite from Jonny Greenwood’s score for the P.T. Anderson film There Will Be Blood. The program opens with Stravinsky’s Three Pieces for String Quartet and closes with Beethoven’s Quartet Op. 135. https://www.dallaschambermusic.org/25/26season | 0 events, | 0 events, | 1 event, On Nov. 20-23, cellist Pablo Ferrández will make his debut with the National Symphony Orchestra, playing Lutosławski’s Cello Concerto. The program opens with Britten’s Sinfonia da Requiem and closes with Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5. Edward Gardner conducts. https://www.kennedy-center.org/nso/home/2025-2026/gardner-ferrandez/ | 3 events, Longstanding Baroque ensemble Tafelmusik will perform Nov. 21-22, presented by Calgary Pro Musica. The program includes music of Handel, Avison, Purcell, and Bach, among others. https://calgarypromusica.ca/master-series-2/ The Calgary Philharmonic will play three works by Samuel Barber on Nov. 21: Adagio for Strings, Symphony in One Movement, and the Violin Concerto (with Amaryn Olmeda). Two female American composers are also in the lineup: Jessie Montgomery and Missy Mazzoli. Anthony Parnther conducts. https://calgaryphil.com/events/best-of-barber-adagio-more-2025-11-21-730-pm/ The Montreal Symphony’s Nov. 21 program focuses on Ravel: his neo-Baroque Le tombeau de Couperin and Rudolf Escher’s latter-day response, Le tombeau de Ravel. Flutist Christoper James will open the program with a new work by Caroline Lizotte for flute and harp. https://www.osm.ca/en/concert/immortal-ravel/ | 4 events, The Dallas Symphony’s Nov. 22-24 program, conducted by Fabio Luisi, includes two world premieres: Jon Cziner’s Clarinet Concerto (Gregroy Raden, solist) and Moni Jasmine Guo’s “the sound of where i came from” 乡音. Other works on the program are Beethoven’s Leonore Overture No. 3 and Mozart’s 40th Symphony. https://www.dallassymphony.org/productions/luisi-conducts-mozart/ Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra will premiere Karen LeFrak’s Miami Concerto for guitar and orchestra, featuring legendary guitarist Sharon Isbin. The Nov. 22 program, conducted by Matthew Kraemer, also includes works by Ibert, Ravel, and Shostakovich. https://www.icomusic.org/concerts/sharon-isbin-guitar-miami-in-motion/ Soprano Angela Meade joins Alain Trudel and the Toledo Symphony for Strauss’ Four Last Songs and Beethoven’s “Ah! Perfido” on Nov. 22. The program opens with Strauss’ Death and Transfiguration and closes with two orchestral excerpts from Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde. https://www.artstoledo.com/events/2025/11/22/toledo-symphony/angela-meade-sings-strauss-beethoven-wagner/286/ Music of the Americas is a program conducted by Carlos Miguel Prieto with the New World Symphony and violinist Karen Gomyo on Nov. 22-23. The program includes works by Ginastera, Bernstein, Castellanos, and Contreras. https://www.nws.edu/events-tickets/concerts/2025-2026/prieto-music-of-the-americas/#/tickets/26C2 | 0 events, |
| 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 1 event, Three composers from the Toronto Symphony’s NextGen Composer program will enjoy world premieres on Nov. 27-30 (one per day): Sophie Dupuis, Darren Xu, and Jesse Plessis. Grieg’s Piano Concerto will feature Denis Kozhukhin, and the program ends with music from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake. Gustavo Gimeno conducts. https://www.tso.ca/concerts-and-events/events/tchaikovskys-swan-lake | 1 event, A new work by Ľubica Čekovská’s will have its world premiere as opener for the Houston Symphony’s Nov. 28-30 program. Behzod Abduraimov is soloist for Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto, and the program closes with Strauss’ tone poem, Ein Heldenleben (A Hero’s Life). Juraj Valčuha conducts. https://houstonsymphony.org/performance/thanksgiving-weekend-tchaikovskys-piano-concerto-no-1/ | 0 events, | 0 events, |
