Composer

The FIFA 2026 World Cup comes to Santa Clara County, but before any of the globe’s greatest soccer players hit the pitch, Symphony San Jose’s all-star musicians will showcase a line-up of international greats of their own.

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Symphonic World Cup

California Theatre

Peruvian conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya leads the San Francisco Symphony in a globe-hopping, toe-tapping program that’s bursting with rhythm and color. Among the highlights is Shift, a new trombone concerto by Lima native Jimmy López—performed by SF Symphony Principal Trombone Timothy Higgins—inspired by “the behavior of waves as observed through the Doppler effect.” The Spanish composer Joaquín Turina wrote his most famous work, Danzas fantásticas, in 1919, inspired by the novel La orgía by José Más. Printed on the score at the start of each dance are quotations from the novel, which convey the ecstatic splendor of Turina’s music. Born in the French Pyrenees to a Basque mother reared in Madrid, Maurice Ravel embraced a cross-cultural style. Rapsodie espagnole boasts Spanish-inflected castanets and tambourine, shadowy low winds, muted brass, and blazing instrumental colors.

Ravel & Music of the Americas

Davies Symphony Hall

Escher String Quartet has received acclaim for its profound musical insight and rare tonal beauty. A former BBC New Generation Artist and recipient of the Avery Fisher Career Grant, the quartet has performed at the BBC Proms at Cadogan Hall and is a regular guest at Wigmore Hall. In its home town of New York, the ensemble serves as season artists of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.

Brandon Patrick George, hailed as a “knockout musician with a gorgeous sound” by The Philadelphia Inquirer, is a GRAMMY-winning flutist whose repertoire extends from the Baroque era to today. He is the flutist of Imani Winds and has appeared as a soloist with the Atlanta, Baltimore, and Albany symphonies, American Composers Orchestra, and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, among others.

Escher Quartet w. Brandon Patrick George

Presidio Theatre Performing Arts Center

We invite you to travel to Latin America with music! The Lithuanian Symphony Wind Orchestra Chamber Ensemble presents a program specially prepared for this concert, “Latin Wind”, which will take you to the colorful and passionate rhythms of Latin America. At the concert, you will hear works by famous, but less frequently performed in our concert halls, composers from Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil, and Argentina for wind ensembles of various compositions, covering a wide range of styles – from the energetic dance music intonations of Arturo Márquez and Aldemar Romero to the mystically colorful “Quarteto simbólico” by Villa-Lobos or the pieces of Silvestre Revueltas created in the spirit of modernism.

Latin wind

Paliesius Manor

Dance!

MassBay Community College

Embark on an electrifying journey from the vibrant plains of Argentina to the heart of Eastern Europe and beyond with the energetic Four Dances from Estancia by Alberto Ginastera, Bela Bartók's brilliantly folk-infused Dance Suite, and Stravinsky's fiery favorite, Firebird Suite.

The Firebird

Orpheum Theater

One of the most controversial of all concert pieces, Ravel’s Boléro (1928) is both an incomparable feast for the ears
– languid, modal melodies, crooning saxophones, Spanish dance rhythms – and a puzzle for the brain, as it is a work
whose marvelous variety and sensational climax are built on mechanistic repetition. The composer himself once
half-jokingly characterized it as “a crescendo without music.” This evening, the famous Boléro is matched with
Rachmaninov’s riveting, perennially popular Symphonic Dances for orchestra, and the Variaciones concertantes of
Argentinian composer Alberto Ginastera, in which a lyrical theme for cello and harp is taken on a tour of the whole
orchestra.

Boléro

Von Braun Center

Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony, written during his time in the US, draws on the character of American musical traditions, charting a path for later composers. The concert also looks elsewhere in the New World, with works from Mexico and Argentina that similarly incorporate national styles: Arturo Márquez’s trumpet concerto with virtuoso Pacho Flores and Alberto Ginastera’s dance-like variations.

Dvořák’s New World Symphony

Detroit Symphony Orchestra

The richness of music from the Americas is on full display in this captivating program. Argentinian composer Alberto Ginastera’s extraordinary string quartet combines rhythmic ferocity with South American folk music. Uruguayan native Enrique Crespo’s delightful brass quintet takes the listener on a sonic tour of the Americas, including the sounds of New Orleans, Brazil, Peru, Argentina, and Mexico. Cuban jazz musician Paquito D’Rivera is a master at combining jazz and classical traditions. His lively wind quintet is a tribute to the sounds of the Caribbean, Venezuela, and American jazz.

Sounds of the Americas

Sarasota Orchestra

Grow | Frost Symphonic Winds

University of Miami

Gaubert, Ginastera, and more

Saint Mark's Church

We close our 2025–26 season with a concert that will MOVE you—in every sense of the word.
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Pacific Northwest harpist Elizabeth Landis takes the spotlight in Ginastera’s Harp Concerto, a thrilling and percussive showpiece full of Latin American vibrance. A familiar face in the regional music scene, Landis performs regularly with Seattle Symphony, Symphony Tacoma, and Northwest Sinfonietta—and now steps center stage with the Olympia Symphony.

Move

Washington Center for the Performing Arts

Marin Symphony Concertmaster Ani Bukujian returns as soloist in two great pieces for violin, Bartok’s first Violin Concerto and Chausson’s lovely Poeme. The rest of the program is virtuoso orchestral writing at its finest, in works by Mason Bates, Ginastera, and de Falla.

Masterworks 3: Bartok & de Falla

College of Marin

The Sphinx Virtuosi, a dynamic self-conducted chamber orchestra comprised of 18 accomplished Black and Latinx artists, returns to CAMA with a program titled Visions of Peace. Featuring acclaimed violinist Randall Goosby, the concert explores themes of resilience, peace, and shared humanity through a diverse range of musical voices. The Sphinx Virtuosi are celebrated for their “immeasurable power, unwavering command, and soulful beauty” (The Washington Post) and their commitment to transforming lives through the power of diversity in the arts.

Sphinx Virtuosi

Lobero Theatre

In a unique convergence of musical voices, this program beckons us into a realm where music becomes an emissary of peace and unity. On this journey, we hope to lift every voice and remember our complex history while looking toward our shared journey toward a brighter tomorrow. We explore peace while remembering the conflict of past and present and recognizing the repeated history and the resilience of the human spirit. From William Grant Still, celebrated as the “Dean of African American Composers,” to José White's stirring Cuban melodies, every note resonates with our collective aspirations for harmony and understanding without borders. This is a collection of new voices, those that have already shaped our canon and those that we hope will continue to be celebrated long after our time together. As Alberto Ginastera's Concerto for Strings takes us toward a triumphant crescendo, you will join us in a jubilant celebration of the human spirit's indomitable resilience and our unwavering commitment to the pursuit of peace. We reflect on themes of war, anguish, and loss through Ruben Rengel's setting of Prokofiev's "Stalingrad" Sonata. Jessie Montgomery's music helps us transcend boundaries and borders, while our vision for shared humanity is brought together through Quenton Blache's title composition.

Sphinx Virtuosi with Randall Goosby

Segerstrom Center for the Arts

Since 2016, the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra has hosted an ”Orchestra Academy”. The international RSPO Orchestra Academy is a one-year, advanced academic programme for young musicians. Under the guidance of the section leaders from the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and the Piteå School of Music, the musicians receive intensive training individually, in chamber music, and orchestral playing.

Concert with the RSPO Orchestra Academy

Stockholm Concert Hall

Redwood Symphony is thrilled to present this concert, as well as the following one on April 18. Both concerts feature works that are not very well-known but are masterpieces of wide-ranging styles. The concert opener by rising star composer

Brahms’ “Fifth”

Cañada College

New Voices for Orchestra | Symphony Orchestra – David Dzubay, conductor

Musical Arts Center

The acclaimed JUPITER QUARTET performs on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at Libby Gardner Concert Hall as part of the Chamber Music Society of Salt Lake City’s 60th Anniversary Season.

Jupiter Quartet

University of Utah

Love is in the air—from Ginastera’s love story Estancia, which includes the famous “Malambo,” to a thrilling celebration with the renowned UC Davis Mariachi Ensemble. This concert showcasing the rhythms and melodies of Central and South America is not to be missed!

Sounds of the Americas: A Mariachi Valentine

Lesher Center for the Arts

Hailed as “the most beautiful tenor voice since Luciano Pavarotti” (Süddeutsche Zeitung), tenor Benjamin Bernheim has ignited an opera-world frenzy unlike any in recent years. His electrifying rise has taken him from the world’s greatest stages—the Met, La Scala, the Royal Opera House, Palais Garnier—to historic moments like performing at the closing ceremonies of the Paris Olympics and the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral, earning him the title of “France’s new favorite tenor.” (The New York Times). Now, in a rare recital appearance for his Princeton University Concerts debut, Bernheim trades the grand opera house for an intimate chamber setting, bringing his signature artistry to a handpicked program of romance, longing, and nostalgia. From the lush sensuality of Duparc and Chausson to Spanish and South American gems by Mompou, Turina, and Ginastera, the evening culminates in the timeless melodies of Puccini and the poignant beauty of French chanson. No grand sets, no spectacle—just one of the world’s greatest tenors unfiltered, singing his favorite music just for you.

Benjamin Bernheim, Tenor Carrie-Ann Matheson, Piano

Richardson Auditorium

Warm up your January with the Calgary Phil and conductor Fawzi Haimor in this wide-ranging program featuring Ginastera's spirited Argentine dances and Gershwin's musical portrait of a wistful American wandering the streets of Paris. The Calgary Youth Orchestra joins the Phil in a side-by-side performance of Valerie Coleman's bold musical call for unity in a divided world, and Canadian cellist Luka Coetzee is the blazing protagonist in the sweeping drama of Prokofiev's Sinfonia concertante. This performance is presented in partnership with One Yellow Rabbit as part of the High Performance Rodeo.

It Takes Two: A Symphonic Collaboration

Arts Commons

Join “opening Notes” with Nathan Black, 6:30pm Philanthropy Theatre prior to the concerts for insights on the evening’s program.

Majestic Rhythms

Anson Mills

One of the audience favorites from UMS’s 23/24 season was the UMS debut of México’s Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería, led by the dynamic conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto. The sheer exuberance and palpable joy from the musicians were felt throughout the audience, which remained on its feet long after the performance ended, cheering for more.

Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería

University of Michigan

Minería Symphony Orchestra of Mexico

Community Church of Vero Beach

New Year's Concert in the afternoon »Between Vienna and Buenos Aires«

Volkshaus Jena

Hémisphères

Hobby Center for the Performing Arts

New Year's Concert "Between Vienna and Buenos Aires"

Guest performance in Arnstadt New Year's Eve concert • SOLD OUT •

Theater in the castle garden

Astrolabio concert

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Theatre

Brass concert

Mozarteum Foundation

From Argentina and Venezuela to Mexico and New York City, the music of the Americas comes to life under the baton of conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto. Juan Pablo Contreras’ Grammy-nominated Mariachitlán fuses the infectious rhythms of mariachi with original melodies inspired by the Mexican state of Jalisco.

Prieto: Music of the Americas

New World Center

Bold, passionate, and innovative, Taiwanese American Mei-Ann Chen is renowned as one of the most versatile and dynamic conductors on the podium today, praised for the energy and enthusiasm with which she infuses orchestras and performances. A passionate advocate for music education, Ms. Chen dedicates significant time in mentoring young conductors through various programs, including the Chicago Sinfonietta Freeman Conducting Fellowship program and the Taki Alsop Fellowship, and conducts ensembles at important educational institutions, both nationally and abroad. Highly regarded as a compelling communicator and a creative leader both on and off the podium, and a sought-after guest conductor, she has appeared with distinguished orchestras throughout the Americas, Europe, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and Scandinavia, and continues to expand her relationships with orchestras worldwide (over 150 orchestras to date).

Royal Conservatory Orchestra with conductor Mei-Ann Chen

The Royal Conservatory of Music

Guerrero’s Return: A Hero’s Life

Shermerhorn Symphony Center

The virtuosity of the Houston Symphony will be on full display with dazzling delights guaranteed to get your blood pumping and your toes tapping! Ginastera’s Variaciones Concertantes crackles with Argentinian rhythms, while Enescu’s Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 unfurls an exhilarating whirlwind of folk-dance flavor. In Gabriela Ortiz’s showstopping Antrópolis, joyful percussion grooves transport you to the colorful dance halls of Mexico City. Debussy’s shimmering Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun sets the stage, and Hindemith’s splashy Symphonic Metamorphosis ends the program with a brass-filled bang.

Shall We Dance?

Jones Hall

Journey through memory and place with Mendelssohn’s sunny Italian Symphony, Barber’s nostalgic Knoxville Summer of 1915 featuring soprano Stefanie Anduri, and Ginastera’s Variaciones Concertante, celebrating the diverse voices of the orchestra. A musical exploration of landscapes and identities that shape us.

Echoes: of Memory and Identity

The Lincoln Center

"From Bernstein to Copland” explores music by these two friends who truly defined American music in the 20th Century. Bernstein’s Three Dance Episodes from “On the Town” and Copland’s Appalachian Spring are filled with dance, joy and nostalgia. The Waco Symphony welcomes Emily Levin, the principal harp of the Dallas Symphony in Ginastera’s colorful Harp Concerto. Maestro Loh is a champion of the music of Polina Nazaykinskaya and will open the second half with her brand new work, Elegy XXII, a work that yearns for peace amongst conflict, loss and despair. This concert truly showcases the power of music.

From Bernstein to Copland

Baylor University

Young artists from Caramoor’s Evnin Rising Stars mentoring program perform in a pair of afternoon concerts for which the program’s Artistic Director, cellist Marcy Rosen, is joined by distinguished artists Ani Kavafian, violin, and Becca Albers, viola. These concerts are the capstone of a weeklong residency at Caramoor in which these young musicians participate in workshops, reading sessions, and ensemble rehearsals, culminating in live performances with their mentors. Since 1992, this program has identified some of the finest musicians of the next generation and helped them cross the threshold from their student years into the early stages of a professional career. 

Evnin Rising Stars

The Rosen House at Caramoor

Echoes of Tyranny, Sparks of Hope

Mesquite Arts Center

The Miró String Quartet, a powerhouse ensemble well known to CMS audiences, returns to the Alice Tully Hall stage in its 30th-anniversary year with a program showcasing the quartet’s technical and stylistic prowess. From a mature masterpiece by Joseph Haydn to a ground-breaking classic by Argentine master Alberto Ginastera, the program touches all the bases in the quartet literature, including a nod to the French tradition with the immortal quartet by Debussy and a sampling of the quartet thought to have inspired it, by César Franck.

The Miró Quartet

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

SHCS’s 60th season opens with the pioneering Sphinx Virtuosi, an 18-member self-conducted string orchestra and flagship ensemble of the Sphinx Organization. With “immeasurable power, unwavering command, and soulful beauty” (The Washington Post) these masterful players make their Baltimore debut with a program devoted to peace and the resilience of the human spirit. Acclaimed young cellist Sterling Elliott joins as soloist for American composer’s William Grant Still’s Suite, inspired by Harlem Renaissance sculptures.

Sphinx Virtuosi (Baltimore Debut) Sterling Elliott, cello

Johns Hopkins University

Opening night belongs to the renowned Sphinx Virtuosi, which returns to PCMS for a fifth consecutive season, this time with the gifted young cellist Sterling Elliott as the featured soloist. Comprising 18 of the nation’s top Black and Latinx classical soloists, the “vibrant” and “rhapsodic” Virtuosi (New York Times) bring to PCMS a program titled Visions of Peace which offers a unique convergence of musical voices that usher us into a realm where music becomes an emissary of peace and unity. Sphinx writes: “We hope to lift every voice and remember our complex history while looking toward our shared journey as we face a brighter tomorrow. We explore peace while remembering the conflict of past and present and recognizing the repeated history and the resilience of the human spirit.”

Sphinx Virtuosi Sterling Elliott, cello

Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

Join the Fresno Philharmonic for a celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, featuring a deeply personal new piece by composer Juan Pablo Contreras. Alma Monarca invites audiences into Contreras’s childhood memories of Día de los Muertos and the awe-inspiring Monarch butterfly migration to the Mexican state of Michoacán. Framing this moving work are the lilting and spirited Estancia: Four Dances by Ginastera and Brahms’s titanic Piano Concerto No. 1, performed with passion by acclaimed Mexican pianist Jorge Federico Osorio.

Osorio Plays Brahms

Paul Shaghoian Memorial Concert Hall

Season Opener Ignite

University of Alabama

Celebrate Hispanic heritage month with a FREE performance at Miller Outdoor Theatre. Led by Music Director Juraj Valčuha, the orchestra performs dance-inspired pieces by Revueltas and Ginastera. Bernstein’s beloved West Side Story is brought to life in all its rhythmic flair, and Ravel’s sultry Bólero caps off this celebration of music and community.

Valčuha Conducts West Side Story

Miller Outdoor Theatre

School concert – high school and secondary school students

Stockholm City Hall

Just one hour of music – yet a concert brimming with energy and musical variety. That’s what this one-off after-work concert has to offer. Fredrik Burstedt conducts the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, and we meet the young cellist Hugo Svedberg as soloist – winner of the prestigious Polstjärnepriset in 2024. Konserthuset CEO Susanne Rydén is your host.

After Work with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

It's pure "soul food," says Stewart Goodyear of his suite for piano and orchestra entitled "Callaloo." He wanted to create a musical tribute to his Caribbean roots. With a blend of jazz, African, and French influences, which for him are the musical heart of Trinidad, the Havana Lyceum Orchestra imports Caribbean sound to Wiesbaden in this unique concert project. The orchestra's specialty: transforming a classical concert hall into a truly exuberant atmosphere. There's no question that this year's guest performance will also feature plenty of rhythm and son, plenty of Cuba, and even more enthusiasm.

Stewart Goodyear, piano Havana Lyceum Orchestra José Antonio Méndez Padrón, conductor

Friedrich-von-Thiersch-Saal

Home orchestra Royal Northern Sinfonia, CBeebies presenters Chantelle Lindsay and Puja Panchkoty, and CBeebies friends are ready to take you on an epic wildlife adventure.

BBC Proms: CBeebies Wildlife Jamboree

The Glasshouse International Centre for Music

Sleeping Beauty – Nostalgia II

Saanen Church

Pirouette into summer with this program featuring music inspired by dance, including pieces by Dvořák, Ginastera and many more. Composers are often inspired by dance and movement, from the percussive sound of tap shoes to elegant ballet combinations. This program will have you leaping out of your seats and onto the dance floor!

Rhythm in Motion

Orchestra Hall

To witness Dalia Stasevska in concert is to experience pure magic. “Endowed with a magnetic aura, she almost seems to have bewitched her musicians who follow her elegant and precise gestures to the letter. Masterful and electric, we see her come alive with her whole body, right down to her heels which literally take off from the ground, propelled by a sublime force” (Cult Magazine).

Rhapsody in Blue and the "New World"

Hollywood Bowl

Music by Emma O’Halloran, Alberto Ginastera, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, and Franz Schubert.

Santa Monica Music Festival: Program 4

First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica

You have to remember these names! Our three newly crowned award winners are already among the superstars of the young classical music scene, having earned our coveted awards last summer as part of the "Young Elite" program. They will now present themselves to the audience in the gala concert, both together and as soloists. We say: Welcome to the festival family!

Award-winning gala for the new award winners

Chiesa dello Spirito Santo

Bring the whole family for this special bilingual production of Prokofiev’s symphonic tale for children at the Lobero Theatre, conducted by César Cañón, with acting and narration in both English (Michael Boudewyns) and Spanish from the vaudeville-inspired troop Really Inventive Stuff.

Peter & the Wolf (Pedro y el Lobo)

Join the Plano Symphony Orchestra for us for a thrilling concert featuring iconic works from across the classical repertoire. Experience the grandeur of Glinka’s Ruslan and Ludmila, setting the stage with its vibrant energy. Let the rhythmic pulse of Arturo Márquez’s Danzón No. 2 sweep you away, followed by the sweeping beauty of Smetana’s Ma Vlast, a masterpiece that captures the spirit of Bohemia. Feel the intensity of Ginastera’s Malambo, a high-energy dance that will leave you breathless. Finally, end the evening with Tchaikovsky’s March Slave, a powerful, patriotic celebration. This diverse program will take you on an unforgettable musical journey that spans cultures, emotions, and histories.

Orchestral Fireworks

Robinson Fine Arts Center

Die allseits beliebten Open-Air-Konzerte im Brunnenhof der Residenz atmen einen ganz besonderen Charme. Genau das Richtige für unseren Saisonabschluss! Dafür hat unser Chefdirigent Joseph Bastian wieder ein Programm zusammengestellt, das mit seinem Schwung wunderbar zur sommerlichen Stimmung passt. Diesmal geht es nach Südamerika: Der Brasilianer Heitor Villa-Lobos und der Argentinier Alberto Ginastera verbanden den rhythmischen Drive ihrer Heimat mit der kompositorischen Raffinesse der europäischen Moderne. Astor Piazzolla machte den vormals verruchten Tango Argentino konzertsaalfähig; in seinem wohl berühmtesten Stück verabschiedete er sich mit sehnsuchtsvollen Klängen von seinem Vater. Darius Milhaud galt in den 1920ern als enfant terrible der Pariser Musikszene; als Attaché des französischen Botschafters in Rio de Janeiro schnappte er lokale Sounds auf und integrierte sie in seine Werke. Mit der Saxofon-Virtuosin Asya Fateyeva ist eine dynamische Solistin mit von der Partie, die ebenfalls locker zwischen Klassik und anderen Musikstilen wandelt.

Es Werde Bunt

Perseusbrunnen

You’re invited to the dance! Join the exceptional Year 12 pianists of Chetham’s School of Music for an exhilarating evening where every note steps, sways or spins.

This spirited programme is a celebration of the piano through dance, from the sweeping elegance of Chopin’s waltzes and polonaises to the sultry rhythms of Granados’ Danzas española and the fiery energy of Ginastera’s Suite de danzas criollas. Expect the whirling romance of Ravel’s and Respighi’s waltzes, the swagger of Prokofiev’s Mercutio, and the heady swirl of Brahms’ Hungarian Dances.

Chetham’s Piano Concert

The Stoller Hall

Many people - or should we say millions of people - know Hayato Sumino as Cateen, because under this artist or influencer name the pianist inspires a constantly growing online fan base for his art: people who otherwise don't have much to do with classical music. The young Japanese has been proving for years that he is also up to the demands of a "normal" concert career, for example with his victory at the PTNA piano competition in his home country in 2018 or his participation in the Chopin Competition in Warsaw in 2021, which was closely followed by the media. As if these talents alone were not enough, Hayato Sumino also has a degree in engineering and is himself active as a composer and arranger. How does Mozart's "Turkish March", the third movement from the wonderful A major Sonata KV 331, sound when you chase it through all major and minor keys? In his 24 variations on this theme, Sumino provides the answer – and contrasts it with the lively arrangement of a Gershwin classic: “An American in Paris”, which also stops by Bochum for a quick visit.

Ruhr Piano Festival

Anneliese Brost Musikforum Ruhr

Join some of your favourite CBeebies friends to celebrate the natural world at the spectacular Wildlife Jamboree with the BBC Concert Orchestra and brilliant conductor Ellie Slorach.

CBeebies Proms on Tour: Wildlife Jamboree

Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall

Prowl with the tigers, stamp in the snow, and hear the desert wind, as well as going on an adventure to find one of the tiniest creatures in the world. Duggee, Bluey, the Octonauts and lots more CBeebies friends invite you, and the most unusual animal guests, to join in with music, songs and lots of wildlife fun.

CBeebies Wildlife Jamboree

Hackney Empire

Death and The Maiden

Sarasota Opera House

More Music Koblenz Guitar Festival

Rhein-Mosel-Halle

Join JoAnn Falletta and the BPO for a vibrant celebration of American music, starting with Copland’s El Salón México, a piece that captures the spirit and rhythms of Mexican dance halls. The concert features the world premiere of Adolphus Hailstork’s Concerto for Saxophone, performed by the exceptional Tim McAllister, promising a work of great emotion and virtuosity that explores the saxophone’s expressive range. Ginastera’s Variaciones concertantes offers a showcase of Argentine musical traditions, while Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story close the evening with thrilling, jazz-infused melodies and the drama of New York’s city streets. This program highlights the diversity and innovation of American music, celebrating its power to tell stories and evoke vivid landscapes.

Bernstein & Copland

Kleinhans Music Hall

We are very excited to be ending our season with the first ever visit to the UK of the internationally famous Buenos Aires Symphony Orchestra of Colón Opera.  This concert is of particular significance as we celebrate Bradford’s year as the UK’s City of Culture, with a performance of our own city’s great composer Frederik Delius’s piano concerto, performed by the distinguished British pianist Mark Bebbington.  Prior to the tour, this great Delius work will receive its Argentinian premiere, a concert that has been inspired by our position as the UK’s City of Culture.  The programme will open with Wagner’s romantic Prelude & Liebestod from Tristan & Isolde and in the second half there will be music from Bizet’s much-loved Carmen Suite, Tchaikovsky’s lyrical Swan Lake suite and the programme will end with two dazzling, scintillating show stoppers from two of Argentina’s greatest composers - Alberto Ginastera and Astor Piazzolla.  

Buenos Aires Symphony Orchestra

Bradford Theatres

We are particularly excited for the UK’s first visit by the internationally famous Buenos Aires Symphony Orchestra of Colón Opera. Their colourful programme will begin with Wagner’s Prelude & Liebestod from his most romantic opera, Tristan & Isolde.

Buenos Aires Symphony of Colón Opera

Norwich Theatre Royal

Coleman’s Sandbox Premiere with William Eddins

Ordway Center for the Performing Arts

Works to be performed include the Overture to Mendelssohn's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 20" by Elgar, and "Danza Finale" from Ginastera's "Estancia."


Also performing will be the beginner level Preludes Orchestra under the direction of Emma Norquist. Preludes will perform "Minuet" by Handel, the Korean folk song "Arirang," and an orchestral arrangement of "Seven Nation Army" by the rock band The White Stripes.

Oregon East Symphony Youth Orchestra Spring Concert

Vert Auditorium

Rachael Wilson presents a recital program in the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, accompanied by Simon Lepper.

4. Song Recital

Galería Estatal de Stuttgart

An evening of Latin music to end the season.

Cinco de Mayo

Washington University in St. Louis

2023 Latin GRAMMY triple-nominee Pacho Flores makes his NHSO debut with Daniel Freiberg’s new Trumpet Concerto, and Perry So leads the NHSO in music by Arturo Márquez, Gabriela Lena Frank, and Silvestre Revueltas. 

Danzas Sinfónicas

Yale University

Celebration Concert highlights the exceptional musicians and community partners that constitute our vibrant arts community, showcasing the profound impact of their musical contributions. Featuring orchestral selections from the greats like Duke Ellington, Beethoven, and Rogers and Hammerstein, and proudly boasting guest artists like Darrell Grant, Colin Meloy, and Thomas Lauderdale, the Celebration Concert will be a one-hour spectacular conducted by Music Director David Danzmayr. Join the musicians of the Oregon Symphony for an indelible evening of music, community, and celebration.

Celebration Concert

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Prepare to be swept off your feet as Dalia Stasevska returns to Seattle with a program celebrating the rhythms of Mexico and Argentina. The Night of the Maya pulsates with a huge percussion section, traditional instruments and a full orchestra. Originally composing for a 1939 film score, Revueltas created an orchestral suite to give this music a life in the concert hall. Malambo illustrates the infectious rhythms of Argentinian gaucho dance traditions. And beloved collaborator Augustin Hadelich brings Prokofiev at his most wickedly daring with the First Violin Concerto — a concert that could very well raise the roof of Benaroya Hall.

Augustin Hadelich Plays Prokofiev

Benaroya Hall

April 12th at 7:30pm, CSO and Maestro William Intriligator will present an all Latin American composer program, featuring Charles Gorczynski on bandoneon and soprano Camila Rabelo on the Villa Lobos “Aria” from Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5!  You’ll enjoy Marquez’s Danzon No. 2, Elizondo’s Latin American Dances and Ginastera’s Four Dances from Estancia. Sponsored by Taco John’s. Guest Artists Underwritten by Lucie & Harry Osborn, and Bill Runyan and The Kenneth & Myra Monfort Charitable Foundation.

Composer

Alberto Ginastera

Events

Upcoming events

Jun 25, 2026

Sterling Elliott & Bath Phil · Bath Philharmonia

24 - 27 Sep, 2026

Scheherazade & Pablo Sainz-Villegas · Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Nov 7, 2026

Jeneba Kanneh-Mason plays Gershwin · Orchestra of St John’s

Nov 22, 2026

Daniil Trifonov, piano · The Royal Conservatory of Music

Jan 18, 2027

Latin American Harp · Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra

Past events

6 - 7 Jun, 2026

Symphonic World Cup · Symphony San José

29 - 30 May, 2026

Ravel & Music of the Americas · San Francisco Symphony

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