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, | 5 events,For its season closer June 4-7, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and music director Nathalie Stutzmann will pull out all the stops with Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony. Soprano Talise Trevigne and mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb will be the soloists. https://www.aso.org/events/detail/stutzmann-mahlers-resurrection-symphony June 4-6, Marin Alsop conducts the Chicago Symphony in two important American co-commissions: John Adams’ The Rock You Stand On and Wynton Marsalis’ Liberty. Members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will be on hand to participate in the Marsalis. https://cso.org/performances/25-26/cso-classical/alsop-conducts-adams-copland-marsalis/ The world premiere of a new work by Allison Loggins-Hull will open the New Jersey Symphony’s June 4-7 season finale, conducted by Xian Zhang. Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 22 will feature Emanuel Ax, and the program closes with Berlioz’s wild Symphonie fantastique. https://www.njsymphony.org/events/detail/symphonie-fantastique-2026 After María Dueñas plays Korngold’s Violin Concerto with the Toronto Symphony June 4-7, the orchestra will present the world premiere of a new work by Bekah Simms, promising to be “ethereal, colourful, and hypnotic.” The program, conducted by Gustavo Gimeno, concludes with Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4, Italian. https://www.tso.ca/concerts-and-events/events/maria-duenas-plays-korngold 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/ | 1 event,On June 5-7, the Kansas City Symphony will present the second of its Rachmaninoff tributes. Besides his Symphony No. 3 and Piano Concerto No. 3 (with Yefim Bronfman), Matthias Pintscher conducts Rachmaninoff-inspired world premieres by Olga Neuwirth and Pintscher himself. https://tickets.kcsymphony.org/rachmaninoff | 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 | 1 event,Opera Theatre of St. Louis will present André Previn’s 1995 opera A Streetcar Named Desire, based on the Tennessee Williams play. Accompanied by members of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. (June 7-26) https://opera-stl.org/whats-on/a-streetcar-named-desire/ |
| 0 events, | 0 events, | 2 events,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 […] 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/ | 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 | 1 event,The Baltimore Symphony, under Jonathan Heyward, will present Verdi’s Rigoletto in concert as their season finale June 12-14. Alison Moritz directs the semi-staged production, and the soloists include Quinn Kelsey (Rigoletto), Raven McMillon (Gilda), and Andrew Owens (Duke of Mantua). https://my.bsomusic.org/overview/19613 | 2 events,“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 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/ | 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, | 2 events,The San Francisco Symphony is planning a grand season finale June 18-21, when James Gaffigan conducts Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. The San Francisco Symphony Chorus will be joined by solosts Jessica Faselt, Kelley O’Connor, Thomas Cooley, and Peixin Chen. https://www.sfsymphony.org/Buy-Tickets/2025-26/GAFFIGAN-CONDUCTS-BEETHOVEN-9 To celebrate Juneteenth, the Minnesota Orchestra, led by Kedrick Armstrong, will present a concert of music by Black composers Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Brittany J. Green, Nkeiru Okoye, and Brian Raphael Nabors. This June 18 program features vocalist Melody Betts, plus Nabors playing Hammond organ. https://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/tickets/calendar/holiday/juneteenth | 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,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 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 |
| 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, | 1 event,In a company premiere, Des Moines Opera will present Karol Szymanowski’s 1926 opera King Roger. Company premiere. Chas Rader-Shieber directs, with Alexander Birch Elliott in the title role. (July 4-17) https://desmoinesmetroopera.org/productions/kingroger/ | 3 events,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 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 […] |

























