The centerpiece of the Symphonic Band’s first spring concert is Modest Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition (orchestrated by Maurice Ravel and transcribed for band by Paul Lavender). The pictures the work depicts were created by Mussorgsky’s friend, artist Viktor Hartmann. Following Hartmann’s untimely death, the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg exhibited his work, and after touring the exhibition, Mussorgsky was inspired to compose the score.

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Symphonic Band

Northwestern University

“Savor Every Note” as North America’s top violinists and principal players perform works paired to the finest in wine, charcuterie, chocolate and more! Featuring New York Philharmonic concertmaster Frank Huang and principal violist Cynthia Phelps.

Savor Every Note - New York Philharmonic

Fairbanks Ranch Country Club

Sandy Yamamoto, Wilhelm Magner, & Friends

Music Building and Recital Hall

Now in its 48th season and led by Conductor Douglas Akey, the TSO presents four captivating concerts each year at Tempe Center for the Arts—showcasing a vibrant mix of classical favorites, modern works, and local talent.

Tempe Symphony Orchestra: Winter Concert

Rio Salado Park

TSO: Winter Concert

Tempe Center for the Arts

“Savor Every Note” as North America’s top violinists and principal players perform works paired to the finest in wine, charcuterie, chocolate and more! Featuring National Symphony concertmaster Nurit Bar-Josef, cellist Loewi Lin, and bassoonist Erich Heckscher.

Savor Every Note - National Symphony

1. Chamber Music in Strausberg – Duo and String Quartet

Kreismusikschule Märkisch-Oderland

Guest performance in Weißenfels »Back from vacation«

Weißenfels Cultural Center

Chamber music in a small, exquisite format. This season's series opens with two string players: Schubert's Erlkönig-Lied, based on Goethe's nature-magical ballad, is performed here in a version for violin and viola – followed by a piece with a rare instrumentation: the violin virtuoso Niccolò Paganini once took a Rossini melody for variations, here actually played by the solo double bass. And after the Sarabande by the Norwegian Johan Halvorsen, we arrive at Beethoven, with his early third string trio for violin, viola, and cello. The D major work exudes nothing less than the atmosphere of a pure musical idyll. A salute from the end of the 18th century, a perfect concert finale.

Erlkönig

Reformed Church of Göttingen

Guest performance in Arnstadt »Back from vacation«

Theater im Schlossgarten

Coffee Concert No. 1 »Back from Vacation«

Volkshaus Jena

This anniversary year, the now traditional theme weekend at Ulrichshusen Castle is dedicated to the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival itself: the musicians who have shaped and continue to shape it, the adventures that the artists, team, and audience experience together, and, of course, the music itself. We look forward to two fantastic days with many award winners. They'll be saying "Happy Birthday" in chamber and orchestral music, in talk shows, and in late-night shows.

Pretty much best friends

Schloss und Gut Ulrichshusen

Experience the "Young Elite" in a personal and immersive way: Two days of Bothmer Music make it possible. Together with foundations, personalities, and academies dedicated to supporting young musicians, the MV Festival selects participants who will present themselves to the public in solo and ensemble concerts in the unique ambience of the baroque palace complex.

The Bothmer Music Ensemble says goodbye

Schloss Bothmer

Renowned violinist Deborah Buck, Caroline Stinson's colleague of 10 years in the Lark Quartet, joins Ciompi's cellist for an evening of intimate duets from Baroque to the gems of the early 20th Century.

CIOMPI PRESENTS 2025 SUMMER MUSIC SERIES - Caroline Stinson

Duke University

Our Concertmaster and Principal Cellist play intimate duets from Baroque to contemporary works.

Side-by-Side

The First United Methodist Church of Greenwich

String trio featuring Philadelphia Orchestra Concertmaster David Kim alongside Philadelphia Orchestra violist Burchard Tang, and Assoc. Principal cellist Priscilla Lee. Wines curated by Rafael Peterson.

Philadelphia Orchestra

Masterworks Series: Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Sibelius, Paganini, Handel-Halvorsen / Mark Peskanov and Martti Rousi

Bargemusic

Joined by string orchestra and guest performers, Anne Akiko Meyers shares a program titled “Doubles,” which features the fiery interplay of two violins in works such as Bach’s Double Violin Concerto and Handel-Halvorsen-Heifetz’ Passacaglia. The yearning melodies of Philip Glass’ Echorus and Fanny Mendelssohn’s soulful String Quartet bring the program to a close. 

LBMF: Doubles

Laguna Playhouse

The splendor of piano and strings explores Gershwin’s jazzy brilliance to Schumann’s lush romanticism, with miniature musical delights in between. This special and diverse concert promises to enthrall you on CMSPB’s celebratory gala evening.

Celebrating Gershwin to Schumann

Norton Museum of Art

Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes a passionate and exacting dive into Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 7 to make the piece shine. Written during World War II, the Leningrad symphony instantly became a symbol of hope and solidarity. Nearly a century later, it’s still disquietingly topical.

The Leningrad Symphony

Place des Arts

This thrilling program features music by Mozart; two world premieres, including a Festival-commissioned piano-and-winds quintet by Magnus Lindberg and an oboe quartet by Festival Artistic Director Marc Neikrug; and performances by Alan Gilbert, Berlin Philharmonic Principal Horn Stefan Dohr, members of the Escher String Quartet, and more.

Mozart, Lindberg & Neikrug

New Mexico Museum of Art

Soirée III

This eclectic program will take concertgoers on quite a ride, traveling from stately Handel violin/viola duos to earthy jazz and Americana pieces to a six hand piano piece before ending in delightfully esoteric compositions using wristwatches and …metaphysics? Come on, admit it. You’re intrigued.

Cabaret: Violins, Pianos & Watches, Oh My!

Shalin Liu Performance Center

“Nazareth faculty Jacob Ertl and Ryan Hardcastle join SCMR for the first time in this concert featuring Rebecca Clarke’s stunning Viola Sonata alongside the soaring melodies and heroic lyricism in Brahms’s B Major Piano Trio.”

Johannes and Rebecca

Glazer Music Performance Center

An Ensembles concert provides an intimate connection between musician and audience. Individual talents that make up the Orchestra. Experience the passion and personality of the performers. And see how a small setting can make for a huge musical event.

The New York Philharmonic Ensembles

Kaufman Music Center

Be there for the elegance and intimacy of the Spotlight chamber series. Get up close and personal as members of the Las Vegas Philharmonic and special guests present the stories behind the music and the inspiration they have drawn from it. Spotlight performances are general admission seating in Troesh Studio Theater at The Smith Center.

Spotlight I: BACH, BEETHOVEN, MOZART & MORE

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts

Dedicated to the memory of pianist Joseph Kalichstein, founding member of the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio.

Laredo - Robinson - Ngwenyama - Polonsky

Tulsa Performing Arts Center

Masterworks Series: Amadi Azikiwe and Mark Peskanov / Leclair Bartok Mozart Handel-Halvorsen

Wrapping up their 2021-22 season, Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble presents a program of soaring beauty and quirky wit, including the world premiere of Steven Mahpar’s Simurgh.

PSYWE: For The People

Segerstrom Center for the Arts

True to its mission of promoting and raising awareness of classical music, the Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier Occitanie travels across the Occitanie region in various formations.

Johan Halvorsen

Events

Upcoming events

May 17, 2026

Violin quartet, cello, double bass · Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier

Past events

May 3, 2026

Symphonic Band · Northwestern Bienen School of Music

11 - 12 Apr, 2026

Savor Every Note - New York Philharmonic · Mainly Mozart

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