Composer

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June 2026 Concert

Reading Concert Hall

Edward Nesbit’s works have been performed by many of the UK’s leading orchestras and ensembles. His new piece has been specially commissioned by FSO, supported by the Nigel Blake Celebration Fund, and is dedicated to the memory of Stephen Hicks, fellow composer and the orchestra’s former principal trumpet.

Respighi, Prokofiev, Hicks and Nesbit

Smith Square Hall

His new piece has been specially commissioned by FSO, supported by the Nigel Blake Celebration Fund, and is dedicated to the memory of Stephen Hicks, fellow composer and the orchestra’s former principal trumpet. 

Stephen Hicks’s “Your boundaries are the sky” explores a vast musical space, from whispered heights to subterranean depths, balancing weight and lightness as musical fragments emerge, collide and drift away. 

Written for the legendary cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, Prokofiev’s Symphony-Concerto is a virtuosic work that combines lyrical beauty and playful energy with moments of sardonic wit. 

Prokofiev, Nesbitt, Hicks, Respighi

Giancarlo Guerrero conducts Aaron Copland’s Symphony No. 3, a masterful synthesis of the composer’s expansive American musical style. Piano virtuoso Stewart Goodyear returns to the Festival for Prokofiev’s charming Piano Concerto No. 3, presented alongside Reena Esmail’s emotionally impactful Black Iris.

Copland Symphony No. 3

Millennium Park

What a fabulous luxury to have 4 of the brilliant Kanneh-Mason family in one concert! As well as all pursuing stellar international careers they are also firm Perth favourites. To hear wonderful chamber music played by star musicians like this will offer seriously intoxicating music-making. Not to be missed.

Classical Stars: The Kanneh Masons

Perth Concert Hall

All stops are pulled when organist Sebastian Heindl plays our Eule organ, demonstrating the versatility of his instrument with a virtuosic program. As a modern representative of the centuries-old Leipzig music tradition, Heindl opens his program with Bach. After warming up his fingers – and the audience – with the virtuosic cascades of the Toccata in F major, he leads through a mini-panorama of organ music, in which he also presents his own compositions. The thrilling conclusion is formed by Camille Saint-Saëns' "Danse macabre," arranged for organ by Heindl himself – dance-like, grotesque, and dizzyingly virtuosic.

Toccata

Palace of Culture

Music has long been a voice for resistance, remembrance and renewal.  In this striking and emotionally charged programme, the Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra explores how composers have responded to injustice, conflict, and the call for change.

Protest Notes

Camellia Symphony Orchestra: Fire and Legends

C.K. McClatchy High School

A true legend will take the stage with the Budapest Festival Orchestra. The grande dame of the piano, the “priestess of art,” Elisabeth Leonskaja, who won the Lifetime Achievement Award of the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) in 2020, has received the highest distinctions in both Austria and Georgia, and was the winner of a competition at the age of 19 before a jury led by Arthur Rubinstein. She later performed in duo with Sviatoslav Richter while conquering the world’s most prestigious concert halls. This time, she will perform one of Mozart’s most popular and grandiose piano concertos, and the only one concluding in a minor key. This piece will be framed in a special manner. The concert will open with the orchestral version of Prokofiev’s chamber overture written for original Hebrew themes and conclude with a Schumann symphony inspired by pleasant experiences and calling to mind a peaceful riverside excursion.

Tour: Prokofiev, Mozart, Schumann

Regentenbau

With Palm Beach Opera’s Story Time Series, young learners are whisked into the pages of some of opera’s most magical tales! Designed for children in PreK through 5th grade, these fun and interactive events invite children to sing, act, and follow along with our energetic Teaching Artists. Whether it’s their first time hearing an opera story or their tenth, each session promises a joyful introduction to the world of music and storytelling. All Story Time Series events are free to attend — registration required.

Story Time: The Love for Three Oranges

North Regional Branch

Belle Glade Library

When you study music, you have your instrument to practice on. When you are a conducting student, you need an orchestra to practice on, which is why the regional orchestras always put on a show once a year for conducting students from the Royal Danish Academy of Music.

The new conductors

Aarhus Music Hall

Experience the conductors of tomorrow trying their hand at a full symphony orchestra and a challenging repertoire.
When you study music, you have your instrument to practice on. When you are a conducting student, you need an orchestra to practice on, which is why the regional orchestras always put on a show once a year for conducting students from the Royal Danish Academy of Music.

The last concerts this season welcome back our dear friend Sebastian Weigle, long-standing chief conductor and artistic manager of the Museumsconcerts, conducting the Frankfurt Opern and Museumsorchesters for the first time as a guest.

10th Sunday & Monday Symphonic Concerts

Alte Oper

Ruth Kim, violin

Northwestern Bienen School of Music

Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella is the new Broadway adaptation of the classic musical. This contemporary take on the classic tale features Rodgers & Hammerstein's most beloved songs, including “In My Own Little Corner,” “Impossible/It's Possible” and “Ten Minutes Ago,” alongside an up-to-date, hilarious, and romantic libretto by Tony Award nominee Douglas Carter Beane.

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella

Grosse Pointe Theatre

Ballet Idaho’s enchanting production of Cinderella is masterfully set to Prokofiev’s lush and evocative score. This timeless ballet, choreographed by Artistic Director Garrett Anderson and Associate Artistic Director Anne Mueller, promises to transport audiences on a truly beautiful and unforgettable fairytale journey.

Cinderella

Morrison Center for the Performing Arts

Jamie Barton was raised on her family’s farm in Georgia, where “pickin’ and grinnin’s” happened all the time. Friends showed up with their instruments, a potluck dish and a desire to make music. Although she began her musical journey with Bluegrass, Barton has become a musical omnivore. She’ll bring the Neruda Songs to life in her Minnesota Orchestra debut.

Søndergård, Barton and Prokofiev

Orchestra Hall Minneapolis

The sixth and final part of Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Artist-in-Residence also concludes the 2025/2026 season at the Swedish Radio Concert Hall, Berwaldhallen. The Finnish conductor Susanna Mälkki initially leads the Radio Symphony Orchestra in Sibelius’s tone poem The Oceanides, followed by Salonen’s own cello concerto with the acclaimed cellist Nicolas Altstaedt. Sergei Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5, one of the greatest symphonies of the 20th century, which the composer himself described as a tribute to the strength and beauty of the human spirit, concludes the concert.

Mälkki & Altstaedt interprets Salonen

Berwaldhallen

Dylan Halliday, bass trombone

Eytan Raviv, cello

Hannah Zhang, piano

Celebrated for their “multifaceted artistry” and “brilliantly idiomatic” programming (New York Times), the Poiesis Quartet is the winner of the 2026 Cleveland Quartet Award and the First Prize and Commission Prize recipients of the 2025 Banff International String Quartet Competition. They will perform works from the canon by Joseph Haydn and Sergei Prokofiev alongside contemporary works by Sky Macklay, Chickasaw classical composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate, and a newly commissioned work by Kevin Lau.

Poiesis Quartet

Fisher Center at Bard

Luigi Cherubini Conservatory of Music, Florence

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Theatre

Laura Tillack, violin

Artist-in-Residence Sheku Kanneh-Mason joins conductor Elim Chan for the aching beauty of Elgar’s Cello Concerto. The Orchestra also performs selections from Prokofiev’s Cinderella — a harmonically rich, at times whimsical ballet not often heard in an orchestral setting — plus the New York Premiere of Noriko Koide’s Swaddling Silk and Gossamer Rain, with textures as delicate as the title suggests.

Sheku Kanneh-Mason Plays Elgar

David Geffen Hall

Classical Music at Pentecost - Orchestral Concert 2

Konzerthalle, Bad Salzuflen

Classical Music at Pentecost - Chamber Concert 2 / Matinee

In William Shakespeare’s drama «Romeo and Juliet», the power of love allows two young people to transcend ordinary human limitations. Thanks to Sergei Prokofiev’s music, the star-crossed lovers of Verona have conquered the ballet stage. He brilliantly captured the clashing of love and hate and the juxtaposition of tenderness and violence in his colorful, passionate score.

Romeo and Juliet

Zurich Opera House

Classical Music at Pentecost - Orchestral Concert 1

Paderhalle Paderborn

In this project, the Komische Oper Berlin is working with children from welcome classes at primary schools in Berlin. Over the course of a school term, we playfully explore the concert piece Peter and the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev. Children who have recently arrived in Germany also learn the German language in an imaginative way through music. The highlight of the project is the bilingual performance (German/Arabic; German/Ukrainian) of Peter and the Wolf. A moving concert experience to which the children of the welcome classes are invited together with their parents and the whole school.

Peter and the Wolf

Schiller Theater

Classical Music at Pentecost - Chamber Concert 1

A delightful musical tale and a masterful symphonic page that defies all superlatives: two contrasting works with one thing in common: a true declaration of love for the orchestra!

Orchestre de Paris / Daniel Harding

Philharmonie de Paris

Australian String Quartet: Interwoven

Queensland Conservatorium

Described by composer Sir James MacMillan as “one of the most astonishing and surprising young newcomers in Scottish music,” Glasgow-born accordionist and BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist (2022-24) Ryan Corbett is redefining expectations of his instrument. And in a concerto written especially for him, fellow Scot Jay Capperauld—praised for his “unbridled sonic imagination” (The Scotsman)—channels the crackling energy of electricity into music that dazzles.

Afternoon Performance: Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet

City Halls

Lucy Nemeth, violin

We are thrilled to announce our return to the Des Moines Civic Center with Tom Mattingly’s world premiere Cinderella. In the first ever collaboration between Ballet Des Moines and the Des Moines Symphony, audiences of all ages will be swept away by the timeless ballet classic set to Sergei Prokofiev's iconic score.

Ballet Des Moines – Cinderella

Des Moines Civic Center

Step into the magical world of Cinderella, live on stage!

The beloved fairy tale comes to life in a spectacular Broadway-style production that delights all ages, blending humor, romance, and the timeless majesty of classical ballet.

World Ballet Company’s Cinderella features a dazzling cast of 40 international dancers, over 150 radiant hand-sewn costumes, exquisite hand-crafted sets, and enchanting choreography by Marina Kesler. From the mischievous evil stepsisters to the breathtaking ballroom scenes, every moment is filled with charm, wonder and everything you’ve loved about this story for years.

The Flynn

Tchaikovsky’s deeply personal Symphony No. 4, based on a Russian folk tune, overflows with melodies and a thrilling brass finale. Prokofiev’s lyrical Violin Concerto No. 2, shedding his early sardonic style, is performed by Francesca Dego. Conductor Xian Zhang returns to conduct this final classics weekend, including Michael Abels’ Emerge.

Zhang Conducts Prokofiev & Tchaikovsky

Phoenix Convention Center

Ensley Kim, Violin

The Juilliard School

Fenice e Conservatorio

Teatro Malibran

Becca Harrison, piano

Den grimme ælling - en PixiOpera

Royal Danish Opera

NOBT Presents: Cincerella

Orpheum Theater

Serbian-born cellist Maja Bogdanović makes her long-awaited Richardson Auditorium debut with Camille Saint-Saëns’ melodic first cello concerto, one of the most popular in the repertoire. Aaron Copland’s Letter from Home is an emotional wartime offering in Copland’s unmistakable voice. Sergei Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5, one of his most beloved works, completes this program with its powerful message of hope and optimism.

Copland, Saint-Saëns & Prokofiev

Princeton University

Once upon a time, in a world of shimmering melodies and wondrous dreams, a tale of transformation, love, and a missing slipper unfolds in Prokofiev’s ballet, Cinderella. We are joined once again by the Saint Louis Ballet under the direction of Gen Horiuchi in this audience-favorite fairy tale. From romantic duets and dizzying waltzes to the silly antics of the loathsome stepsisters, Cinderella is full of moments that charm and delight, and you’ll be swept away in a dream come true at our stunning season finale. Just remember to be home by midnight!

Missouri State University

Step into a world of magic and transformation with Cinderella, a heartwarming ballet that brings the beloved fairytale to life. Watch as the kind-hearted Cinderella is whisked away from her life of hardship to a magical evening at the royal ball, where dreams come true and love conquers all. This enchanting production features a talented children's cast, making it the perfect family-friendly experience. With stunning choreography and a story full of wonder, Cinderella promises to captivate audiences of all ages.

Brauntex Theatre

Elliot Quin Lippy, Cello

The word “epic” could have been invented to describe the music of Götterdämmerung, the heaven-and-earth-shaking culmination of Wagner’s four-part Ring cycle, complete with vengeance, magic fire, and the redemptive power of love beyond death. Orchestral excerpts from this operatic thrill ride meld with the instantly charming neoclassicism of Prokofiev’s First Symphony and the US premiere of Olga Neuwirth’s Zones of Blue, a clarinet concerto performed by its dedicatee and longtime friend of The Cleveland Orchestra, Jörg Widmann.

Wagner’s Götterdämmerung

Severance Music Center

Based on the poem by Nikolay Nekrasov, and quite opposed to its joyful title, Spring follows a husband who, previously inflicted with murderous thoughts towards his unfaithful wife during the winter, is released from his frustration with the return of spring.

Spring with Sir Mark Elder

The Bridgewater Hall

Following his acclaimed performance at the Hallé’s 2023 BBC Proms concert, Ukrainian baritone Andrii Kymach and the Hallé Choir once again join forces for a work by Rachmaninov. Based on the poem by Nikolay Nekrasov, and quite opposed to its joyful title, Spring follows a husband who, previously inflicted with murderous thoughts towards his unfaithful wife during the winter, is released from his frustration with the return of spring. Stravinsky’s Song of the Nightingale – an effective musical illustration of both real and mechanical birdsong – begins proceedings. Following it is Prokofiev’s enigmatic Dreams, the composer’s earliest surviving orchestral work and finally, Tchaikovsky’s Second Symphony, often dubbed ‘Little Russian’ thanks to its effective use of Ukrainian folksongs, provides a joyful end to the evening.

The Hallé – Spring with Sir Mark Elder

Both of these composers approached the string quartet form with reverence and some intimidation, with the examples of Haydn and Beethoven looming over them. Brahms is said to have destroyed over 20 string quartets before settling on this “No. 1,” and Prokofiev composed his “2nd” while an evacuee from Moscow as Nazi air raids bombarded the city.

Forged in Fire

Grace Episcopal Church / La Gracia

Crawford Park

All Visiting Orchestras tickets include same-day admission to The Baker Museum. Special museum hours on day of Mahler Chamber Orchestra performance: Noon-7pm. In addition, the doors to Hayes Hall will open 90 minutes prior to this performance. Arrive early to enjoy the exhibitions and light fare available at Heidi's Place.

Mahler Chamber Orchestra with Yuja Wang, piano

Artis–Naples

A monstrous concert with the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra. Rebellious, unpolished – and written by a young man of just 21: Prokofiev's 2nd Piano Concerto is a supernova of a concert. With civilized brutality, Prokofiev recreates the music in his own image. The result is a deeply fascinating mix of primal savagery and moments of breathtaking beauty.

Nielsen 5

Jake Westerbeke, viola

Sergei Prokofiev was in New York when the Zimro Ensemble, a sextet of his former classmates from St. Petersburg, performed there. The group specialized in Jewish music and performed their program several times at Carnegie Hall. Asked to write an overture for the sextet, Prokofiev wrote a roughly ten-minute piece with the character of klezmer music—with a lively theme for the clarinet and a more contemplative theme for the cello. In 1934, Prokofiev also arranged the "Overture on Hebrew Themes" for a small orchestra.

What does my name mean to you?

Bochumer Symphoniker

Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra: Concert 4

Harvard University

Ahead of a tour together across Europe, the remarkable piano duo brothers Arthur and Lucas Jussen will join forces once again with Academy of St Martin in the Fields for a concert in London directed by Tomo Keller . The concert will feature Bach’s sprightly Double Keyboard Concerto No. 2 in C major and Mozart’s beautiful and playful Piano Concerto for three pianos in F major, written for the Countess Maria Antonia Lodron and her two daughters. The Concerto was later rearranged by Mozart himself and another pianist, incorporating the music for the Countess’ youngest daughter Giuseppa into the two other parts, which is the version the Jussen brothers will perform.

ASMF with Arthur and Lucas Jussen

St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, London

Conductor Anna-Maria Helsing presents an evening of music sparkling with love’s many facets. Relive one of the greatest love stories ever told through Sergei Prokofiev’s ballet suite inspired by Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Named as “simply one of the best classical pianists working today” by The Scotland Herald, Vadym Kholodenko presents Béla Bartók’s radiant Third Piano Concerto. The late Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho’s evocative Lumière et pesanteur (Light and Gravity) scintillates with celestial beauty. Embark on an enchanted quest for love in Prokofiev’s orchestral suite for his comic opera, The Love for Three Oranges.

Prokofiev’s Romeo & Juliet

Orpheum

All the poise, elegance and grace of the Classical period is in this concert – on the surface. But each piece shows its composer in an inventive mood, pushing the boundaries of what was expected and creating something new. Prokofiev imagined how Mozart or Haydn might write in the 1920s and produced his charming First Symphony. Mozart used his Fifth Violin Concerto to play with tempo and style, creating his most brilliant, lyrical and witty writing for the instrument. And Beethoven’s First Symphony contains all the clues required to understand that this was no ordinary composer – he would take thee symphony to somewhere entirely new.

Ulster Orchestra: Classical Adventures

Ulster Hall

All the poise, elegance and grace of the Classical period is in this concert – on the surface. But each piece shows its composer in an inventive mood, pushing the boundaries of what was expected and creating something new. Prokofiev imagined how Mozart or Haydn might write in the 1920s and produced his charming First Symphony. Mozart used his Fifth Violin Concerto to play with tempo and style, creating his most brilliant, lyrical and witty writing for the instrument. And Beethoven’s First Symphony contains all the clues required to understand that this was no ordinary composer – he would take the symphony to somewhere entirely new.

Classical Adventures

Belfast

Lisa Batiashvili doesn’t just play the violin—she conjures worlds with it. Hailed as “the complete musician” (The Times, London), she has mesmerized audiences in the world’s most revered halls — including a spellbinding 2015 appearance in Richardson Auditorium. Now, in this rare and intimate duo recital, she joins forces with Giorgi Gigashvili, the young Georgian pianist protégé of Martha Argerich, whose volcanic energy and poetic touch are making waves across the globe. Their program is a journey through raw emotion and staggering virtuosity—Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 3 brims with charm and fire, setting the stage for Prokofiev’s haunting Violin Sonata No. 1—a masterpiece of shadow and intensity, where ghostly whispers, icy lyricism, and explosive power push both musicians to the edge. A new work by Josef Bardanashvili, a fellow Georgian whose music pulses with mystery and soul, makes its Princeton debut before the night closes in the rapture of Franck’s Violin Sonata—a piece so intoxicatingly beautiful it’s been called “a love letter in music.” This concert is a high-voltage meeting of artistic minds, generations, and traditions—a program of music that grabs you and doesn’t let go, performed by two of the most magnetic artists of our time.

Lisa Batiashvili, Violin Giorgi Gigashvili, Piano

Richardson Auditorium

Franco-Belgian pianist Antoine Préat is a multi-award-winning soloist known for his distinctive voice and strong musical conviction. A Naïve Records Exclusive Artist, he has performed widely across Europe, including at Wigmore Hall and major festivals such as Lisztomanias and IMS Prussia Cove, and alongside leading artists and ensembles including Sinfonietta Lausanne and the Academy Festival Orchestra. Antoine’s playing has been featured on BBC Radio 3, France Musique, and Scala Radio, earning acclaim for both his expressive interpretations and artistic depth.

Antoine Préat piano

Superstar pianist Yuja Wang showcases her extraordinary versatility as both soloist and conductor, leading the Mahler Chamber Orchestra from the keyboard. The program features Chopin’s radiant Piano Concerto No. 2, as well as Prokofiev’s bold Second Piano Concerto and his Classical Symphony, a vibrant homage to Haydn. A rare opportunity to witness one of today’s most captivating musicians in a dual role, this concert promises an unforgettable evening of virtuosity and artistry.

Yuja Wang & the Mahler Chamber Orchestra

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Join the UMKC Conservatory Symphony Orchestra in their finale performance of the academic year. This concert will provide an evening of music revolving around everyone’s favorite star-crossed lovers, culminating in Prokofiev’s dynamic and highly emotional Romeo & Juliet Suite No. 2, Op. 64b

Conservatory Symphony Orchestra Finale

University of Missouri-Kansas City

Soirée Balanchine

San Carlo Theatre

Prokofiev Piano Concertos

Curtis Institute of Music

ROMEO AND JULIET – Ballet op. 64 by Sergei Prokofiev

Landestheater Eisenach

Norah Bernstein, soprano

Join the Columbus Symphony Youth Orchestras Repertory Orchestra for a concert with free admission. Repertoire includes I Vespri Siciliani (Verdi), selections from L’Arlesienne (Bizet), Lieutenant Kijé (Prokofiev), and the Grammy- and Oscar-winning hit song Golden from K-Pop Demon Hunters! Email Nia Dewberry (ndewberry@columbussymphony.com) for more information.

The Columbus Symphony Youth Orchestras are committed to supporting the lives of young musicians and their families through professional and enriching rehearsals and performances. We are here to serve and inspire the passionate music-makers of central Ohio and elevate our community through musical excellence and innovation.

Repertory Orchestra Concert

Weigel Auditorium

Yuja Wang does double duty as pianist and director in a program of 20th-century favorites by Prokofiev and Hindemith with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra.

Yuja Wang & Mahler Chamber Orchestra

Davies Symphony Hall

Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson says “John Adams not only writes the most brilliant, amazingly fun music, he also gives that music the most amazing titles.” Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes? starts with a bold, groovy statement unlike any other piano concerto, described by Adams as “edgy” with “a good dollop of American funk.”

John Adams & Víkingur Ólafsson

Walt Disney Concert Hall

Symphony Orchestra

Music Building and Recital Hall

Undercurrents | Frost Symphony Orchestra

University of Miami

Yuja Wang makes a long-anticipated return to The Soraya, following her 2016 debut. Since, she has secured her reputation as one of the most celebrated artists around the world. Consistent with Wang’s recent focus on Frédéric Chopin, she chose the composer’s Piano Concerto No. 1. Wang is joined by her regular partner, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, a pan-European ensemble created to tour globally, having performed in over 40 nations. The orchestra will also perform Sergei Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 1, often called the “Classical Symphony” for Prokofiev’s intent to model his early work after Mozart and Haydn.

Mahler Chamber Orchestra

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts

Gubaidulina, Prokofiev and Mozart

Ordway Center for the Performing Arts

Like birds soaring through the sky or fingers sweeping effortlessly across piano keys, this program promises an experience of awe-inspiring beauty. Listeners have described Gabriela Montero’s piano playing as wonderfully imaginative with a monster technique. Montero takes on Prokofiev’s emotionally turbulent Third Piano Concerto in her SLSO debut. Ryan Bancroft also makes his SLSO debut leading the orchestra in Aaron Copland’s soaring Third Symphony—plus an imaginative work that gazes skyward by contemporary American composer and environmentalist Gabriella Smith.

Copland’s Third

Powell Hall

Conductor Andrew Manze makes his Utah Symphony debut, bringing this unforgettable program to life with Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3. This concerto packs wit, virtuosity, and lyrical charm into one electrifying package—and with Simon Trpceski at the keys, you can expect musical fireworks and jaw-dropping piano mastery that will leave you spellbound.

Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3 with Simon Trpceski

Salt Palace Convention Center

This exciting and unusual three-concerto program features acclaimed soloist Evgeny Kissin, known for his charismatic virtuosity. These three sparkling but rarely heard concertos span the late Romantic/early modern periods. The BSO has only played Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s concerto once in 1914, and Scriabin’s on only two prior occasions, most recently in 2001. Andrey Boreyko leads this all-Russian program, opening with Rimsky-Korsakov’s brilliantly colorful Russian Easter Overture.

An Evening of Piano Concertos with Evgeny Kissin and Andrey Boreyko

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Kazakh pianist Alim Beisembayev shot to international fame when winning the Leeds International Piano Competition in 2021 and also taking home the medici.tv Audience Prize. Not long after, he won worldwide acclaim by making his BBC Proms debut with only two days’ notice. He’s an artist who thrives on big repertoire and they don’t come much bigger than Prokofiev’s 2nd Piano Concerto, the centrepiece of this Royal Liverpool Philharmonic programme. Premiered in 1913, Prokofiev’s Concerto vividly embodies the energy of the machine age: one commentator described it moving ‘with the relentless force and fluidity of a speeding locomotive.’ The soloist is continually pushed to the limit, whether in its lush and expansive theme or its finger-crunching cadenza.

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Royal Concert Hall Nottingham

Clara Neubauer, Violin

One of the most dynamic pianists of our time, Yuja Wang performs with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, renowned for its passion and exceptional artistry. Together, they promise an unforgettable evening of powerful music-making, showcasing the depth and excitement of this extraordinary collaboration.

Yuja Wang is widely regarded as one of the most important artists of her generation, celebrated for both her extraordinary musicianship and her ability to captivate audiences of all ages. Her career took off in 2005 following a sensational debut with the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Canada, prompting a local newspaper to declare, “A star is born.” Her international breakthrough came in 2007, when she stepped in at the last minute to perform Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, replacing the legendary Martha Argerich. Her rising star was further cemented when she was named Musical America’s Artist of the Year 2017, one of the most prestigious honors in classical music.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts

One of the most dynamic pianists of our time, Yuja Wang performs with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, renowned for its passion and exceptional artistry. Together, they promise an unforgettable evening of powerful music-making, showcasing the depth and excitement of this extraordinary collaboration.

Mahler Chamber Orchestra with Yuja Wang

Join us for the CU Boulder Symphony Orchestra's final spring concert, guest conducted by Scott O’Neil. The program includes Gershwin’s rhythmic "Cuban Overture," Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 5 performed by concerto competition winner Ohad Nativ, and Schumann’s symphonic fantasy, Symphony No. 4 in D minor.

Composer

Sergey Prokofiev

Events

Upcoming events

May 23 - Jun 26, 2026

Romeo and Juliet · Opernhaus Zürich

Jun 25, 2026

Alexander Nevsky / Omer Meir Wellber · Orchestre National de France

Jun 28, 2026

RCM Junior Dept Chamber & Symphony Orchestras · Cadogan Hall

Jul 3, 2026

Music for the Moment · Wigmore Hall

5 - 7 Jul, 2026

Symphony Concert N° 12 · Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

Past events

Jun 21, 2026

June 2026 Concert · Henley Symphony Orchestra

Jun 20, 2026

Respighi, Prokofiev, Hicks and Nesbit · Fulham Symphony Orchestra

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