Composer

Get ready for a night of sonic fireworks and bold musical colour at Slavic Virtuosity: Prokofiev & Mussorgsky. Conductor Thomas Leduc-Moreau leads the NSO through a program brimming with passion and power, starting with Valentyn Silvestrov’s “Silent Music”, a haunting and meditative gem that whispers its emotional depth. The evening’s centrepiece features world-renowned cellist Stéphane Tétreault in Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev’s brilliant Symphonie Concertante, op. 125—a virtuosic tour-de-force that’s equal parts elegance and electricity.

Then, prepare to be dazzled by Modest Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, in the shimmering orchestration by Ravel—a vivid, musical stroll through an imaginary art gallery that bursts with character and drama.

Slavic Virtuosity: Prokofiev & Mussorgsky

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Want to win at musical Trivial Pursuit? Not embarrassed to be called a classical music geek? The Oregon Symphony is here to lend a hand with a new series, “Naked Classics.” (Not to worry—everyone involved will be fully clothed!) We’ll do our first deep dive into one of the most popular, most requested pieces in the repertoire: Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Join us for a 60-minute exploration with Paul Rissmann, a presenter with impressive creds. He’ll do “live” program notes from the stage, the orchestra will play excerpts as he breaks down the composition into component parts, and then he’ll put it all back together again. The icing on this musical cake: a complete performance of Pictures that you’ll now hear with “brand-new ears.” Getting the inside scoop on classical music has never been so much fun.

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Naked Classics: Pictures at the Exhibition

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Two generations of Hallé musicians team up to perform alongside each other in this artistic duo of works. Unsuk Chin composed Frontispiece as a timelapse through musical history, taking and reinterpreting the styles and flourishes of several significant composers, from Tchaikovsky and Strauss to Webern and Stravinsky. It is kaleidoscopic in its construction; contrasting fragments from vastly different musical periods work together to create something entirely unique. This theme continues with Ravel’s orchestral arrangement of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Originally composed just for solo piano, the work leads the listener through several eclectic movements, each representing a painting by the artist Viktor Hartmann. Like Unsuk Chin’s piece, it is a kind of musical patchwork and, with Ravel’s orchestration, it utilises all the instrumental families to their full effect.

The Hallé & Hallé Youth Orchestra: Side by Side

The Bridgewater Hall

Unsuk Chin composed Frontispiece as a timelapse through musical history, taking and reinterpreting the styles and flourishes of several significant composers, from Tchaikovsky and Strauss to Webern and Stravinsky. It is kaleidoscopic in its construction; contrasting fragments from vastly different musical periods work together to create something entirely unique.

Side-By-Side: The Hallé and Hallé Youth Orchestra

The ensembles present a joint concert featuring selections they will perform at the annual OMEA Conference.*

Women's Glee Club and Symphony Orchestra give OMEA Preview

Weigel Auditorium

Musorgsky’s Pictures from an Exhibition has thrilled audiences and inspired musicians since its 1874 premiere—including the 1970s rock supergroup Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Dream along with this powerful, beautiful, evocative music. Pulitzer Prize–winning composer Du Yun's Ears of the Book is a virtuosic concerto for award-winning pipa master Wu Man.

Pictures from an Exhibition

Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

The program showcases Ravel’s orchestration of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. The vibrant musical depictions of Viktor Hartmann’s paintings, including the majestic Great Gate of Kiev, have been inspiring audiences for generations. Fourteen-year-old Japanese violinist Himari has been described as a once-in-a-generation talent. The prodigy will perform Bruch’s richly Romantic Violin Concerto No. 1. Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael Abels is best known for his genre-defying scores for the Jordan Peele films Get Out, Us, and Nope. His work Amplify was co-commissioned by Sarasota Orchestra.

Pictures at an Exhibition

State College of Florida - SCF Bradenton

Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall

Under the inspired direction of Diego Ceretta, principal conductor of the ORT-Orchestra of Florence, the Orchestre National Montpellier transports you from ancient tragedy to the splendors of Rome, from Viennese salons to the pictorial visions of Mussorgsky. The evening opens with the poignant Cede pietati, dolor by Silvia Colasanti, an immersion with expressive textures in the tragic world of Medea. Then Respighi unfolds his Fontane di Roma , a true pictorial symphony where the water games of the Roman fountains gush through the orchestra and where each sound tableau is a celebration of light and movement. After the intermission, Ravel's Valses nobles et sentimentales evoke the elegance of the 19th century in the refined language of the early modernity of the 20th century . Finally, here are Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition . Orchestrated by Ravel, this masterpiece is a veritable sound museum where each piece brilliantly depicts an imaginary canvas.

Opéra Berlioz

Conductor Francesco Lecce-Chong leads the program including the Phoenix Symphony debut of Cellist Sterling Elliott in Haydn’s charming Cello Concerto No. 2. Gabriela Ortiz’s Antrópolis which paints Mexico City’s exciting nightlife with vibrant musical brush complements an exciting program that concludes with Maurice Ravel’s masterful orchestration of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.

Phoenix Convention Center

Korean composer Unsuk Chin’s subito con forza provides a thrilling opening to a concert of music mixing savage drama with the sweetest possible melodies. Tchaikovsky’s violin concerto was written in only a few days in an unstoppable flow of passion and inspiration, while Mussorgsky’s Pictures from an Exhibition (fabulously orchestrated by Maurice Ravel) mourns the tragic early death of an artist friend; the music rages against the cruelty of his fate, remembers the sweetness of shared experiences, and in the last movement, “The Great Gate of Kiev”, fills us all with hope for a better future.

Drama and Pathos: Goosby Plays Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto

Jacobs Music Center

Never one to shy away from a challenge, Yuja Wang does double duty in two virtuosic piano concertos: Ravel’s Concerto for the Left Hand, which transforms an apparent limitation into a jaw-dropping tour de force, alongside Ligeti’s fiendishly playful contribution to the genre. Czech conductor Petr Popelka continues the celebrations for Ravel’s 150th birthday with the composer’s magnificent orchestration of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.

Yuja Wang Plays Ravel

Severance Music Center

Claire Huangci caused a sensation last year with her CD "Made in USA," and also delighted the Blaibach audience with works from it. Now she returns to the concert hall with a spectacular program—piano artistry of the highest order.

Piano recital Claire Huangci

Blaibach Concert Hall

Join the MSO for The Ravel Experience, a concert that explores Ravel’s extraordinary gift for creating rich, imaginative soundscapes.

The Ravel Experience

Living Arts Centre

Rainbow Body, a luminous work by American composer Christopher Theofanidis weaves ancient and modern worlds together to take us on a spellbinding journey. Inspired by the chant Ave Maria by medieval mystic Hildegard of Bingen, the piece reimagines her melodies in lush, cinematic orchestration. Haydn’s Cello Concerto No. 2 is a showcase of elegance and virtuosity brought to life with wit and charm by internationally acclaimed Alban Gerhardt who makes his fifth appearance with us. He is beloved by our musicians and audiences. Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition orchestrated by Ravel is a feast for the senses painting vivid musical portraits. Each movement captures a visual scene, from the playful “Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks” to the majestic “Great Gate of Kiev.” With its dazzling colors and bold drama this music will take you on an unforgettable exploration of sound and imagination.

Radiance

Overture Center for the Arts

Violin superstar Joshua Bell performs Thomas de Hartmann’s Violin Concerto, a rediscovered gem full of drama, technical virtuosity, and beautiful motifs. Grace-Evangeline Mason’s The Imagined Forest takes the audience on a journey through the fantasy, folklore, and danger of the woodlands. Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition with its distinct storytelling, hilarious characters, and epic finale, unfolds like a vivid musical gallery, each movement painting a scene. Fast-rising star Jonathon Heyward leads the program.

Joshua Bell and Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Perhaps the most gifted classical pianist of our time, Evgeny Kissin takes centre stage with two rarely-performed jewels of the piano concerto repertoire.

Admired – even venerated – as the heir of the great Russian piano tradition, Kissin has an impressive list of awards, firsts and ‘youngest-evers’ to his name, including a Grammy for his recording of Prokofiev piano concertos with the Philharmonia.

His extraordinary programme brings together two bold, brilliant piano concertos by Prokofiev and Scriabin, alongside two dramatic Russian symphonic tone poems: Rachmaninov’s evocative The Rock, and Mussorgsky’s stormy A Night on the Bare Mountain which promises to thrill audiences with its wild and terrifying Witches’ Sabbath.

Evgeny Kissin: one concert, two concertos

Southbank Centre

Students join forces with Connaught Brass in a powerful tribute concert honouring the legendary conductor and composer Elgar Howarth, former Director of Brass Ensembles at the Academy. Renowned trumpeter Håkan Hardenberger takes the podium to conduct, paying homage to his influential mentor.

Remembering Elgar Howarth

Royal Academy of Music

In preparing for TMSO’s 20th anniversary season, Music Director Travis Cook reflected on music performed over the past 19 years.  He noted that music can be many different things to many different people.  This fall, he will pick up his baton and lead audiences on an emotional journey that offers answers to what "Music Is..."

Music Is...

Grace Christian Church

Troy Community Center

Faith Baptist Church

In this spellbinding program, Music Director Jonathon Heyward illuminates four symphonic portraits, drawing on the unique qualities of each instrument to create vivid, dramatic, and colorful effects. Scriabin’s Prometheus: Poem of Fire features an epic orchestra, choir, piano soloist, and color projections for a truly mesmerizing experience.

Symphonic Poetry: Magic, Fire & Light

Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

Modest Mussorgsky’s national folk drama centres on a grim episode of late 17th-century Russian history. Ivan Khovansky, leader of the musketeer corps (streltsy), and his son Andrei, are planning a conspiracy, but the ambitious Prince Vasily Golitsyn, the boyar Shaklovity and cleric Dosifey also get involved in the struggle for power.

Khovanshchina

Bebelplatz

A ruler wracked with guilt, power-greedy conspirators, a fickle people and a monk, who writes history, in the true sense of the word: Boris Godunov is crowned Tsar, to the delight of the people, after Dimitri, legitimate heir to the throne, was murdered. The monk Pimen naming the ruler as the murderer in his chronicles of Russian history inspires the novice Grigori to pass himself off as Dimitri, who escaped with his life after all, and lay claim to the throne, backed by ambitious Marina, Polish Voyevoda's daughter. While Boris struggles with ghosts of the past, the Boyars wonder how to get rid of the new usurper, but the »fake Dimitri« ends up being crowned Tsar.

Boris Godunov

Oper Frankfurt

From haunting drama to epic adventure, this evening explores the deep connection between orchestral music and film. Mussorgsky’s thrilling Night on Bald Mountain, famously featured in Disney’s Fantasia, sets the stage with its dark, dramatic energy. Vaughan Williams’ lyrical Prelude from 49th Parallel captures the emotional heart of a wartime story, while Hanson’s lush and romantic Symphony No. 2, used in the final scene of Alien, showcases emotional depth behind bold storytelling.

YOSA Presents: Cinema Classics

Tobin Center for the Performing Arts

Our classical season opens with a majestic celebration of some of the most beloved masterworks. International sensation, Sterling Elliott, brings his remarkable artistry to the stage as he joins us for Tchaikovsky's elegant Rococo Variations. Then, the orchestra takes the spotlight, showcasing its full virtuosity in Mussorgsky's colorful and imaginative Pictures at an Exhibition, a powerful musical journey through art and storytelling.

Pictures At An Exhibition

Visalia Fox Theatre

This concert is a celebration of everything stirring and sensuous in Romantic music, led by Chief Conductor Simone Young.

Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition

Sydney Opera House

"Dawn over the Moskva" is also the name given to the orchestral prelude to Modest Mussorgsky's opera Khovanshchina . Will it be another gloomy day, or will the skies clear up over the world? Music Director Vladimir Jurowski begins the new concert season of the Music Academy with enchantingly beautiful music from times of turmoil – music full of longing and desire, evoking memories of better days and hope for happier ones. Yves Savary, principal cellist of the Bavarian State Orchestra, performs Dmitri Shostakovich's Second Cello Concerto, which, according to his biography Krzysztof Meyer, is "perhaps the best of all his instrumental concertos," in which one finds "all the characteristics of Shostakovich's symphonic style": "the broad vocal quality, the expansive formal scope, the vitality and movement, as well as the humor and grotesque." Hans Zender, the subtle yet far-sighted composer, virtually invented a new genre in his late work: the "composed interpretation." Using his own compositional means, he quotes, overwrites, counterpoints, and transcends Robert Schumann's Fantasy for Piano Solo, supplemented by a Prelude and two Interludes, into a genuine orchestral work through which Schumann's original—here labeled "Ruins," "Triumphal Arch," and "Starry Night"—repeatedly shines through and blossoms: a magical sonic experience that transcends time and time again.

1st Academy Concert: Vladimir Jurowski

Max-Joseph-Platz

AI can do many things, perhaps even compose, but can it carry a bucket of water up 192 steps? No, poor humans still have to do that themselves. Humans, however, are something that has been overcome anyway...

Bird's Eye View

Pfalzbau Ludwigshafen

Guest Concert

Jugendstil-Festhalle

Violins whisper like the wind on a stormy night, the brass section pierces through the orchestra like flashes of lightning, and cellos and basses tremble, spreading unease… In just a few bars, certain pieces conjure an atmosphere perfectly suited to a time of year when terror and death are embraced rather than feared. Under the baton of Naomi Woo, Liszt’s diabolical Mephisto Waltz, Mussorgsky’s haunting Night on Bald Mountain, Verdi’s enchanting Witches’ Dance from Macbeth and Augusta Holmès’s epic Andromeda bring timeless stories and legends to life.

Symphonic Spells

Mercier Public Library

Paroisse Notre Dame de l'Annonciation

Place des Arts

Paroisse St-Joachim de Pointe-Claire

What would a painting sound like if it were music? The Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky tried it out and the result was his famous "Pictures at an Exhibition". On a bustling market, vendors quarrel, a limping gnome sneaks by, chirping chicks hatch from their eggshells and dance a ballet. Together with the orchestra and Malte Arkona, we also encounter the evil witch Baba Yaga, meet children playing in the park, visit an old castle, and walk through the Great Gate of Kiev. Can't imagine it? Then come with your class to the Kulturpalast for the school concert!

Pictures of an exhibition

Palace of Culture

The Göppingen Youth Symphony Orchestra is one of the ensembles offered by the Göppingen Municipal Youth Music School. It has won prizes in numerous competitions and is regularly invited to take part in international festivals. At the IX New York International Music Festival in Carnegie Hall, the Göppingen Youth Orchestra was awarded the gold medal. The ensemble has been featured on radio and television on numerous occasions. The conductor has been Martin Gunkel, City Music Director since 1989. The ensemble aims to promote children and young people's musical development and offer them the opportunity to play sophisticated orchestral music through the development of traditional and modern orchestral works. Furthermore, national prizewinners of the "Jugend musiziert" competition are given the opportunity to perform as soloists in concerts. Concert tours and international youth exchanges have taken the Göppingen Youth Symphony Orchestra to Spain, France, Norway, Hungary, Austria, Italy, Latvia, Great Britain, and the USA on numerous occasions.

Göppingen Youth Symphony Orchestra

Mozarteum Foundation

Surround yourself with the frenzied sounds of dancing witches, spooky skeletons and swirling spirits in this witches brew of Halloweeen-themed classical favorites conducted by Guest Conductor David Ellis. You’ll be sleeping with the lights on for weeks after this one!

Diabolical Dances, Tricks and a Treat

Beachwood High School

An exciting season opener featuring the elegant, dynamic, and sumptuous music of French composer Maurice Ravel, in a sesquicentennial celebration of his birth. The NMSO welcomes the return of pianist Robert Henry to perform the brilliant, jazz-influenced Concerto in G Major. The orchestra is featured in the gorgeous Le Tombeau de Couperin, with each of its four movements dedicated to the memory of a friend of the composer who died fighting in World War I, and the powerful Pictures at an Exhibition, composed by Modest Mussorgsky and given a brilliant orchestration by Ravel.

Painter of Sound: Hommage à Ravel

Link Centre Concert Hall

Calling all pirates, princesses, dragons, superheroes, ghosts, and goblins! Celebrate the spooky season with a night at
the Spooky Symphony, where you’ll hear spooky music and
soundtracks from Hollywood’s best spooky movies! Come in
costume for this fun-filled family concert!

Spooky Symphony

Washburn University

Come dressed up for this Halloween-inspired concert with fun and spooky melodies to spark your senses and imagination. This hour-long concert is perfect for kids of all ages.

Spooktacular

Inspiration Hall

Since he began playing at age five, lauded pianist Benjamin Grosvenor has steadily risen to the very highest ranks of international stardom with his outstanding technique and finesse.

Benjamin Grosvenor: Pictures at an Exhibition

Enter an enchanted world where witches gather in Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain, skeletons dance in Saint-Saëns’ Danse macabre, and trolls scamper through Grieg’s “In the Hall of the Mountain King”. With Strauss’ Death and Transfiguration and evocative works by Liadov and Sibelius, this hauntingly beautiful program will leave you spellbound. Costumes welcome!

CVSO: Music Under Moonlight

Pablo Center at the Confluence

This year, the series of impressive orchestral concerts conducted by Ion Marin continues at the Haus für Mozart. On October 21, the maestro will perform two important and well-known works of orchestral literature with the Junior Symphony Orchestra of the Mozarteum University Salzburg. On October 22, the program will be heard in the Max Schlereth Hall under the direction of conducting students.

Symphony orchestra concert with conducting students

Mozarteum University Salzburg

Symphony orchestra concert with Ion Marin at the Haus für Mozart

House for Mozart

With Halloween just around the corner, “dark” classics are on the program including Mussorgsky’s “A Night on Bald Mountain,” Richard Strauss’s “Salome’s Dance,” and the suite from the Hitchcock film “Psycho.”

The Rapides Symphony Orchestra presents: Something Wicked

Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center

Join us for a spine-tingling night of music that stirs the imagination and sends shivers down your spine! From the eerie elegance of Danse Macabre to the haunting beauty of Phantom of the Opera, this one-of-a-kind concert brings together iconic scores from stage and screen with the dramatic power of classical masterworks.

Phantoms & Fantasies

Corning Museum of Glass

For a showcase of all the colours in an orchestra’s palette, this CBSO concert is a great place to start. Benjamin Britten’s famous orchestral guide began life in 1945 as the soundtrack to an instructional film, but its pitch perfect spotlighting of each instrument, all based around Henry Purcell’s Rondeau from the play Abdelazar, has never dated. On a more intimate scale, Mozart’s much-loved Flute and Harp Concerto gives two CBSO Principal players a chance to shine. Composed in 1778 for the flute-playing Duke of Guines and his harpist daughter, it wasn’t exactly Mozart’s most cherished commission, as he admitted to disliking both solo instruments. Nonetheless he delivered it in style, its graceful interplay showing Mozart at his most charming and lyrical.

City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Royal Concert Hall Nottingham

«L'amour est un oiseau rebelle», sings Carmen in Georges Bizet’s opera of the same name. Mats Ek, the Swedish dance legend, made Carmen the heroine of a ballet at the Cullberg Ballet in 1992. He based it closely on the novella by Prosper Mérimée, which also forms the basis for the opera, in which Don José tells the story of Carmen from his death cell. Playing with classic gender roles, Mats Ek avoids common Carmen clichés and finds a deeply human interpretation. Another strong female figure is at the center of Dani Rowe’s choreography. After a career as a dancer with the Australian Ballet and the Nederlands Dans Theater, the Australian-born choreographer now heads the Oregon Ballet Theater. She is creating her first choreography for the Ballett Zürich, set to the music of Mussorgsky’s «Bilder einer Ausstellung», in the orchestral version by Maurice Ravel.

Rebel Birds

Zurich Opera House

Russian pictures

CongressCentrum Pforzheim CCP

Get ready for a spine-chilling season opener as we conjure up some of classical music’s scariest hits, including Danse Macabre, Night on Bald Mountain, and music from The Nightmare Before Christmas. Don’t miss Glenn Getty’s haunting theremin performance, back by popular demand!

Symphony 1: Spooky Symphony

Battle Creek Central High School

Get ready for chills and thrills with Bach’s Toccata and Fugue, Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain, Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, and Elfman’s Batman Suite—a spooky musical adventure for all ages! Children 0-12 years of age are invited to wear family-friendly costumes for our costume parade, and will be given a raffle ticket to win a Halloween treat and an opportunity to conduct side by side with the NVSO conductor.

Symphonic Spooktacular

North Canyon High School

Acclaimed by the Baltimore Sun as “one of the biggest pianistic talents to have emerged in this country in the last 25 years” pianist Terrence Wilson has appeared as soloist with the symphony orchestras of Atlanta, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Washington, DC (National Symphony), San Francisco, St. Louis, and with the orchestras of Cleveland, Minnesota, and Philadelphia. Abroad, Terrence Wilson has played concerti with such ensembles as the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra in Switzerland, the Malaysian Philharmonic, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and the Orquestra Sinfonica do Estado de Minas Gerais in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

The Big Picture

Folsom Lake College

Happy Birthday Maurice Ravel

Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church

Goethe's 1789 play "Egmont" requires several musical interludes. In 1810, when the play was once again highly topical due to the War of Liberation against Napoleon, the Vienna Hofburg Theater commissioned Ludwig van Beethoven to compose new incidental music for "Egmont." Beethoven provided ten numbers (including two songs), the most famous of which is the overture. It essentially tells the entire piece in three parts—with the "Victory Symphony" at the end. A gripping, concentrated Beethoven orchestral work from the period between his 6th and 7th symphonies.

Resonant words

Bochumer Symphoniker

Distinguished Russian baritone Efím Zaválny is best known for his tenure as a soloist with the Mariinsky Theatre from 2016 to 2022. He has performed extensively with leading opera houses in Russia and internationally, including recent appearances with the Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre. Recognised with numerous awards, his repertoire spans opera and chamber music, reflecting his expressive artistry and versatility.

Efím Zaválny baritone & Rebekka Magomedova piano

MasterWorks I: Pictures

Kahilu Theatre

The new "Rendez-vous du samedi" series kicks off in style with the Orchestre National de Metz Grand Est, invited to a program rich in varied music. Mendelssohn's overture evokes the majesty of the Scottish islands, between grandeur and romantic torments. Fiery and expressive, the Piano Concerto by Florence Price (1932), the first African-American composer to establish herself on stage, mixes classical forms and melodies of Negro spirituals . Finally, Mussorgsky 's Pictures at an Exhibition  (1874) draws inspiration from the works of the painter Viktor Hartmann and delivers sound frescoes of extraordinary expressiveness.

Philharmonic Hall of Liege

Carlos Simon’s The Block, Hindemith’s Mathis der Maler, and Mussorgsky’s iconic Pictures at an Exhibition (orchestrated by Ravel) come together in a visually inspired program that celebrates the connection between visual and musical arts.

Lancaster Country Day School

The sister ensemble to the Chineke! Orchestra, the Chineke! Junior Orchestra, is made up of majority Black and ethnically diverse musicians aged 11 – 22. Both ensembles were founded in 2015 with the aim of creating opportunities for emerging and established musicians of Black and ethnically diverse heritage.

The concert opens with a blast of energy: Dukas’ Fanfare from La Péri, which was written after the composer had completed the 1912 ballet in one act, based on a Persian folk story.

Chineke! Junior Orchestra

The concert features Holst's majestic The Planets, Op. 32, followed by Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel. These remarkable pieces highlight the Cape Ann Symphony's incredible talent and commitment to exceptional performances.

The Virtuoso Orchestra Concert

Manchester Essex Regional High School

Both ensembles were founded in 2015 with the aim of creating opportunities for emerging and established musicians of Black and ethnically diverse heritage.

Jazz meets Classical in Gershwin’s An American in Paris, which paints a vibrant picture of bustling boulevards, blaring taxi horns, and even a drunken tourist stumbling down the street.

Pictures from Paris

Lesher Center for the Arts

The 2025-26 season opens with one of the world’s leading tabla virtuosos, Grammy Award-winning musician Sandeep Das, a 21-year member of the Silk Road Ensemble and collaborator with Paquito D’Rivera, Bobby McFerrin, Yo-Yo Ma amongst others. VSO also welcomes guest sitarist Rajib Karmakar to start the concert with the first movement of pioneering composer Ravi Shankar’s Symphony. Das follows with Sri Lankan/Canadian composer Dinuk Wijeratne’s brilliant Tabla Concerto, a three movement exploration of baroque, electronica, folk, and romantic styles. The concert completes its East/West connection with Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, a hugely popular, sweeping work masterfully orchestrated by Maurice Ravel. The piece gives a distinct musical voice to visual art and shows the full colors and virtuosity of the orchestra.

VSO: East Meets West

The Flynn

BMW Celebration

Huntington Beach High School

Experience the world premiere of ASO trombonist Bill Klemm’s Postcards from Alaska, an aural and visual adventure through our beautiful state.

2025 Opening Night

Alaska Center for the Performing Arts

Creative sparks fly from the energy of dance and the experience of great art. Music Director Xian Zhang conducts Pictures at an Exhibition, Mussorgsky’s compelling imaginary walk through a startling art gallery — orchestrated by Ravel to become one of the cornerstones of symphonic music. The energy continues as we link the folk-infused rhythms of the town of Galánta (Kodály’s childhood home) with the delights of Michael Abels’ showpiece for orchestra and string quartet — first graceful, then bluesy, then raucous. It’s the perfect way to introduce the Sphinx Soloists, four outstanding young string players recognized by the Sphinx Organization in its mission to broaden access to classical music and celebrate its diverse, emerging virtuosos.

Xian Conducts Pictures at an Exhibition

Benaroya Hall

River Center Theatre

The biggest night in classical music is back! After eight weeks and over 80 concerts, the 2025 BBC Proms celebrates with a Last Night spectacular, packed with musical surprises and star turns. Elim Chan conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in all the traditional favourites – anthems, folk songs and singalongs – with solo performances by ‘captivating’ soprano Louise Alder and ‘sensational’ trumpeter Alison Balsom. There’s a nod to this season’s Bernard Herrmann celebration, a mischevous sorcerer’s apprentice from Dukas, and premieres by Camille Pépin and Rachel Portman.

Last Night of the Proms 2025

Royal Albert Hall

Very useful and informative introductory talks about the next new production - during which a singer, or singers, from the cast sing something from the opera in question. These are held in German but English is sometimes spoken as well, as not all the artists involved speak German.

Opera Extra

Cello and Piano Recital: Arkady and Tamara Orlovsky

Bargemusic

For the first time ever in the Elbphilharmonie Grand Hall, this concert is set to feature the unique combination of didgeridoo and orchestra. The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, one of Australia’s finest ensembles, joins forces with renowned didgeridoo soloist William Barton to bring this extraordinary performance to Hamburg. Alongside this groundbreaking work, the programme also includes Mussorgsky’s »Pictures at an Exhibition«, a timeless classic that invites the audience on a musical journey through a museum.

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra / William Barton / Jaime Martín

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

For the first time ever in the Elbphilharmonie Grand Hall, this concert is set to feature the unique combination of didgeridoo and orchestra as the MSO joins forces with renowned didgeridoo soloist William Barton to bring this extraordinary performance to Hamburg. Alongside this groundbreaking work, this concert also includes Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, a timeless classic that invites the audience on a musical journey through a museum.

Elbphilharmonie Summer: Breath of Life from Down Under

Chief Conductor Jaime Martín brings the Orchestra to his home town of Santander as part of the MSO's UK & Europe tour.

Santander International Festival

Palacio de Festivales de Cantabria

Don't know this name yet? Then it's about time! María Dueñas is a rising star in the violin world. Together with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra under Chief Conductor Alan Gilbert, she will make this Saturday evening in the palace gardens unforgettable.

María Dueñas, Alan Gilbert & the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

Parkplatz Schloss Bothmer

If you’ve never heard a didgeridoo played live before, now’s your chance. Joining the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jaime Martín, William Barton takes centre stage in Treaty by Deborah Cheetham Fraillon. Performed for the first time, the work evokes the depth and richness of Indigenous Australian culture.

Usher Hall

Take a round-the-world trip with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and William Barton as they make the first stop of their UK & Europe tour as part of the Edinburgh International Festival.

Edinburgh International Festival: Pictures at an Exhibition

Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Between Wednesday 13 – Saturday 23 August, Chetham’s International Piano Summer School brings world class and legendary musicians to a vibrant, supportive community in central Manchester. Alongside lectures, open lessons and opportunities to develop new skills, you can discover a daily programme of recitals from world-class performers.

Chetham’s International Piano Summer School 2025 – Day Seven

The Stoller Hall

Chetham’s International Piano Summer School 2025 – Day Four

The Ulster Youth Orchestra (UYO) provides high quality musical tuition, orchestral experience and performance opportunities, not otherwise available in Northern Ireland. Through its residential courses, concerts, outreach programmes and special projects, the orchestra provides young musicians with much-needed access and exposure to the very best professional tutors and the chance to study under established international conductors.

Composer

Modest Mussorgsky

Events

Upcoming events

Feb 7, 2026

Gallerie Fantastique · Kentucky Symphony Orchestra

7 - 8 Feb, 2026

Masterworks IV: The Rite of Spring · Quad City Symphony Orchestra

7 - 8 Feb, 2026

Pictures at an Exhibition · Oregon Symphony

12 - 13 Feb, 2026

Into the Night · Atlantic Classical Orchestra

20 - 22 Feb, 2026

Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 1 with Olga Kern · Colorado Symphony

Past events

Feb 6, 2026

Slavic Virtuosity: Prokofiev & Mussorgsky · Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra

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