Immerse yourself in the fiery rhythms, vibrant colours, and intoxicating melodies of Spanish Impressions — a concert bursting with Iberian flair. From Chabrier’s exuberant España, alive with dance and drama, to Albéniz’s Suite Española No. 1, evoking the soul of Spanish cities through rich and poetic soundscapes, this program pulses with passion.

Bizet’s Carmen Suite brings operatic fire and unforgettable tunes, while Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio espagnol dazzles with its virtuosity and orchestral brilliance. Let the heat, heart, and spirit of Spain sweep you away in this unforgettable musical celebration.

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Romantic Spain

Eglinton St. George's United Church

1985-2025 40th anniversary with Mason Bates!

Cañada College

Spain as evoked by the French composer Chabrier is followed by a lush new piano concerto, written by San Diego Symphony Composer-in-Residence Jimmy López for soloist Javier Perianes and filled with echoes of Latin melodies and dance rhythms. The program ends with Schumann’s magnificent Symphony No. 2, composed at dizzying speed after the composer’s recovery from an illness, and shot through with an exuberant love of life and energetic overflowing melodies.

Romantic Visions: Schumann’s Symphony No. 2

Jacobs Music Center

Our season opens with a thrilling journey through myth, motion, and majesty. This all-orchestral program highlights the exceptional musicianship of the Dearborn Symphony, offering a vibrant and engaging experience for both longtime patrons and first-time guests.

We begin with Offenbach’s riotous Orpheus in the Underworld Overture, a cheeky romp through the realm of the gods, best known for its exhilarating can-can. Strauss’s Perpetuum Mobile keeps the energy spinning with its witty, whirlwind momentum — a musical joke that never runs out of steam.

Myth, Motion, and Majesty

Ford Community & Performing Arts Center

Summer@SFCM: Vocal Academy Ensemble Recital

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

In this enchanting program, French conductor Stéphane Denève and Spanish guitarist Pablo Sáinz-Villegas make an indelible connection with romance and Spanish dances. Berlioz’s most famous work, his Symphonie fantastique, conjures up a dark tale of love and madness, while Rodrigo’s virtuosic Fantasía para un gentilhombre is a boldly exuberant, brilliantly colored work—the perfect showcase for a soloist who has "ascended to the upper echelon of successful classical guitarists." (acousticguitar.com)

Berlioz Symphonie fantastique

Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater

Open-air concert

Marktplatz, Hilchenbach

Summer Concert

Bürgerhaus am Markt

Aula des Gymnasiums

Be sure to bring the kids to try out musical instruments at the Symphony’s Instrument Zoo!

A Summer Night in France

Koka Booth Amphitheatre

Immerse yourself in the vibrant rhythms and passionate melodies of Flamenco with the Orchestre symphonique de Québec's enchanting concert series. This spellbinding event will take place at the Grand Théâtre de Québec, featuring two performances: the evening show on May 28, 2025, at 8:00 PM, and a matinee on May 29, 2025, at 10:30 AM. Tickets start at $55, offering an accessible way to experience the magic of live classical music.

Under the baton of Clemens Schuldt, the concert will showcase the extraordinary talents of María Toledo, the new face of contemporary Flamenco singing, and Caroline Planté, a masterful Flamenco guitarist. Their performances will be further enriched by the participation of 10 students from the Conservatoire de musique de Québec, adding a fresh and dynamic element to the show.

The program promises a journey from Spain to the Orient, exploring the theme of feminine seduction through pieces like Chabrier's España, de Falla's El amor brujo, and Rimski-Korsakov's Scheherazade. Each piece will be brought to life with the unique flair and deep emotional resonance that only Flamenco can provide.

Before the Wednesday evening concert, attendees are invited to join Clemens Schuldt at 7:00 PM for preludes, offering insights into the creative process and historical context of the music. This is followed by preconcert performances featuring emerging musicians from the Conservatoire de musique de Québec and the Faculté de musique de l’Université Laval.

Thursday morning's concert begins with a welcoming coffee and pastry courtesy of Chartwell, residences for retirees, at 9:00 AM. At 9:30 AM, a casual chat with an orchestra musician will reveal the highlights of their career and the secrets of their instrument, setting the stage for a morning of captivating music.

For those interested in attending this unforgettable event, tickets can be purchased online or by phone at 1 877 643 8131. Don't miss this opportunity to be swept away by the passionate world of Flamenco, brought to you by the Orchestre symphonique de Québec.

Flamenco

Grand Théâtre de Québec

Step into the eccentric and quirky world of this French opèra bouffe bursting with with and fantastical music! When King Ouf I attempts to find someone to execute for his birthday, what ensues is a rollercoaster of humorour events, mistaken identities, and comical disguises. As astrology and comedy converge to Chabrier's effervescent and sophisticated score, let the magical world of "The Star" capture you!

The Turner-Fischer Center Presents: L’Étoile

Louisiana State University

Experience a vibrant evening of music as the LLS Orchestra brings the passion and color of Spain to life in a spectacular concert.

Join us for a night of passion, elegance, and the intoxicating rhythms of Spain!

LLS Orchestra Presents: Ravel, Chabrier, and Pakhmutova

Colburn School

Baguette: April in Paris

Trinity Christian College

The Rhine In Mülheim An Der Ruhr

Stadthalle Mülheim an der Ruhr

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the death of legendary guitarist Paco de Lucía. This concert pays tribute, featuring a piece that became one of his most iconic recordings: Joaquín Rodrigo’s El Concierto de Aranjuez. There’s music by eminent Spanish composers including Manuel de Falla, Isaac Albéniz and Francisco Tarrega, as well as music that takes inspiration from Spanish culture, including an aria from Georges Bizet’s opera Carmen and the overture to Gioacchino Rossini’s The Barber of Seville.

Sketches of Spain

Barbican Centre

Make "more enjoyment" your resolution for the new year! The Jena Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Swann van Rechem offers the perfect opportunity to put this into practice. Forget Dubai chocolate! We will open our musical box of chocolates for you, filled with the finest sounds from France, Austria and Germany. And with us you know exactly what you are getting. Enjoy the finest delicacies from Strauss and Sons, from Frederick Loewe, Erik Satie, Emmanuel Chabrier, Julius Fučík, Émile Waldteufel, Claude Debussy and Paul Lincke - and all without regrets. Whether tenderly melting or sparklingly fast - every piece is a feast for the ears. Bon appétit!

New Year's concert in the afternoon

Volkshaus Jena

All Visiting Orchestras tickets include same-day admission to The Baker Museum. Museum hours on days of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra performances: 10am-7:30pm. 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.

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Artis–Naples

Guest performance in Weißenfels New Year's Concert

Kulturhaus Weißenfels

Cheeky and witty, rebellious and rousing, this is how we start the year 2025 with our audience, featuring Maurice Ravel with his most stubborn and at the same time most popular stroke of genius and Bernd Alois Zimmermann from the Rhineland, who shows himself from a completely different side to celebrate the day.

New Year`s Concert in Amsterdam

The Concertgebouw

Bold and witty, rebellious and captivating – a great way to kick off the year 2025, together with our audience. Also joining us: Till Eulenspiegel and his Merry Pranks, compiled and turned into a symphonic poem by the Bavarian magician of sound, Richard Strauss. Indeed, this is a milestone in orchestra literature. It is masterfully orchestrated, and was premiered almost exactly 130 years ago by the Gürzenich Orchestra in Cologne.

And go - New Year`s Concert

Museum Ludwig

And off we go – New Year's Concert

New Year's Concert 2025

Step into the eccentric and quirky world of Emmanuel Chabrier’s L’étoile, an opéra bouffe bursting with wit, satire, and fantastical music.  First performed in 1877, this opera unfolds in a fictional kingdom where King Ouf I, notorious for celebrating his birthday with a public execution, meets his match in the spirited peddler Lazuli.

Chabrier: L’étoile

RNCM (Royal Northern College of Music)

In disguise, whilst searching for his next victim, King Ouf encounters Lazuli who is heartbroken over a lost love.  After a heated exchange, the king sentences Lazuli to death only to be thwarted by the royal astrologer Siroco, whose predictions reveal Lazuli’s fate is closely linked to the king’s own mortality.  Consequently, Lazuli is spared and lavished with luxuries, but remains closely watched as he plots to win the heart of Laoula, the woman he loves.

Be transported to the landscapes of southern Spain with vivacious, dance-inspired works by Falla and Chabrier. The journey begins in Riccardo Muti’s native Italy with a boisterous overture by Donizetti and sumptuous ballet music by Verdi. Golijov’s Megalopolis Suite features music from his score to the 2024 release of Francis Ford Coppola’s epic film, in which the fate of Ancient Rome haunts a modern world.

Muti & the CSO

The Irish mezzo studied at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin under Veronica Dunne before moving on to the Opera Studio at the Bavarian State Opera from 2016 to 2018. She is a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist for 2023-5, during which time she will debut at major recital venues including Wigmore Hall. She recently sang Wellgunde in Barrie Kosky’s new production of Das Rheingold at the Royal Opera House and will make her role debut as Carmen at the 2024 Buxton Festival. Her programme takes an avian theme.

Niamh O'Sullivan mezzo-soprano; Gary Beecher piano

Wigmore Hall

Classical Kids & Teens: Kids and teens ages 5-18 get in free to all Masterworks concerts with Classical Kids tickets, thanks in part to the generous support of an anonymous donor. At least one paying adult purchase is required per order, and other restrictions apply. These tickets are available in advance only through The Florida Orchestra Ticket Center. For more information and tickets, call 727.892.3337.

Opening Night! Ravel’s Bolero

Ruth Eckerd Hall

Duke Energy Center for the Arts

Transport yourself to the vibrant countrysides and joyous feeling of Iberian culture with a celebration of rousing Spanish music. This jubilant program features five composers who shared a deep love of Spanish music and culture. These masters drew inspiration from evocative Spanish melodies, rhythms, dances, and styles. This performance will call you to adventure and launch our season with joy and bliss.

España

Boise State University

It’s “bonjour” and “buenas noches” for the Symphony, who will preview their program before departing on a performance tour of Southern France and Spain.

Bon Voyage Concert

Menlo-Atherton High School

Season Finale

Vive La France

Kroc Center Theater

While known for his loyalty to composers from his native Russia, Balanchine also displayed a deep affection for French music, as the dances in this program illustrate. The rarely seen Bourrée Fantasque, set to the music of Chabrier, includes romping comedy in the first movement and a blazing finale for the corps de ballet. Errante, originally titled Tzigane after the name of Ravel’s rhapsodic score and last revived for the 1993 Balanchine Celebration, returns in a staging by Suzanne Farrell, for whom it was choreographed in 1975. The evening also includes two disparate dances to Bizet scores: the animated pas de deux The Steadfast Tin Soldier, with its fairy-tale characters who spring to life, and Symphony in C, one of Balanchine’s most brilliant and cherished displays of the variety of classical style.

All Balanchine

Lincoln Center

La Mer: an endless source of inspiration for artists from Claude Debussy to Charles Trenet. It really doesn’t have to be the Côte d’Azur or the Mediterranean coasts. Ostend was Europe’s leading seaside town in the late 19th century. A place where you could enjoy sun, sea and beach. Where one could parade among the beau monde. Where you could simultaneously listen and be seen at the Kursaal’s renowned concerts and recitals. They had the very greatest conductors and composers on the rostrum and the largest stars in classical music were visiting… and one James Sidney Edouard Ensor was in the loyal audience. The quirky painter was a loyal guest at the Théâtre Royale d’Ostende.

Elgar & Friends | Ensor Festival

Kursaal Oostende

Curiously, it’s often been French composers who’ve expressed Spain’s essence, as in Chabrier’s España, inspired by folk musicians he heard there on holiday. Bizet showed similar flair in his opera, Carmen, the colourful Suite No.1 concluding with the famous Toreadors’ March. But to capture the country’s soul, turn to a Spaniard: Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez, performed by an always welcome Hallé guest, guitarist Craig Ogden.

The Hallé in Hull

Hull City Hall

The Hallé in Blackburn

King George's Hall

Two young French musicians make their Hallé debuts. An alumna of the RNCM, conductor Chloé van Soeterstède, is rapidly building an international profile, whilst Gramophone magazine describes cellist Bruno Philippe as having a ‘command of the instrument that can scarcely be gainsaid – his tone is simply glorious.’

The Hallé in Nottingham

Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall

Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances

The Bridgewater Hall

Opening Night

Alaska Center for the Performing Arts

Bourrée Fantasque, which debuted in 1949 and has only rarely been revived in recent years, returns to the repertory and is sure to charm audiences with its vibrant mixture of frolicsome comedy in the first movement and sparkling classical choreography throughout. Agon, a dance both austere in its means and sublimely powerful in its effect, marked a watershed in the storied collaboration between Balanchine and Stravinsky. And Slaughter on Tenth Avenue represents Balanchine as a supreme entertainer, with its deliciously zany story of a murder plot that goes awry, thanks to a high-kicking stripper and the fearlessly energetic hoofer who loves her.

All Balanchine II

Anne Akiko Meyers joins the Symphony in its second annual Harriet S. and J. Locke Macomber Concert, an artistic initiative to present once-in-a-lifetime works and extraordinary, acclaimed soloists. The Symphony’s Season Debut highlights the passionate dance music of Mexico and Spain, featuring works by Alexis-Emmanuel Chabrier, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, and Arturo Márquez. The concert will conclude with Márquez’s exciting and fiery Fandango for Violin & Orchestra, written for Anne Akiko Meyers in 2021.

Season Debut: Discover Fandango!

Des Moines Civic Center

Please note: As part of an ongoing project to renovate Krannert Center's parking garage elevator lobbies, the elevator lobby in Orange Parking (Illinois Street upper level) is currently closed. The elevator is not accessible from the Orange Parking garage. If you would like stair access from the Orange Parking garage, please use the door to the south (left) of the elevator lobby. If you would like elevator access from Illinois Street and are driving, please instead use the Yellow Parking (Illinois Street lower level) garage. The elevator can be accessed from Yellow Parking or from the two Oregon Street garages (Blue and Green). In addition, an accessible ramp is available from the street to the lobby-level entrance on Oregon Street. Please consider allotting some additional time to reach your destination while this work takes place. We appreciate your patience with the inconvenience you might experience as we work to serve you better!

Sinfonia Da Camera: Vive La France!

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

Masterworks Series: A Salon Evening of Color and Dance – Déodat de Séverac, Cécile Chaminade, Jacques Dupont, Joaquín Turina, Maurice Ravel, Emmanuel Chabrier / Sara Davis Buechner

Bargemusic

An American masterpiece, Leonard Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story tells of cultures colliding, a theme that plays out across this program. Declared by Mahler himself to be “the start of modern music,” Chabrier’s España is paired with Lalo’s rhapsodic Cello Concerto to make up the first half of the program. The first American in four decades and youngest musician ever to win First Prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition Cello Division, Zlatomir Fung, joins the RPO as soloist. Roberto Sierra’s colorful Fandangos, a rhythmic piece inspired by the triple meter Spanish dance, follows the Bernstein to end the lively evening.

Andreas Conducts West Side Story

Eastman Theatre

Broadway in Concert: Selections from Wicked, Hamilton & more A fun and exciting concert presenting selections from Wicked, Hamilton, Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Cats, and more. Also we will be presenting Rhapsody in Blue, featuring pianist Sharalyn Heath. The concert will be conducted by Dr. Blanka Bednarz, internationally acclaimed musician who has joined Utah Valley Symphony as Associate Conductor.

Broadway in Concert

Covey Center for the Arts

The ensemble is under the direction of Dr. Mark Sholl and Assistant Conductor Dr. Jim Bates and is comprised of students in grades 7-10. The full, symphonic orchestra performs advanced, unabridged classical works that expand the performance capabilities of its musicians. 

Repertory Orchestra

Hilliard Bradley High School

Experience the Exceptional as Carmel Symphony Orchestra opens its 47th season with a fiery Latin celebration featuring the renowned Grammy-nominated composer, celebrated pianist, arranger, singer and award-winning educator from Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian-American Clarice Assad. She shares the evening’s program with the wildly popular local favorites Pavel & Direct Contact feat. vocalist Leah Crane. Together with the CSO under Artistic Director Janna Hymes, they will have you dancing in your seats to the sounds of Espana, Three Cornered Hat Suite No. 2, and the lively Tico-Tico! You won’t want to miss this dynamic launch to CSO’s ambitious, diverse and exceptional 2022-23 season!

Masterworks 1 Featuring Clarice Assad And Pavel & Direct Contact

The Center for the Performing Arts

The percussion ensemble makes a voyage to Spain with transcriptions of works originally composed for keyboard, guitar, and full orchestra.

Percussion Goes to Spain

All-Spanish program featuring works by Albéniz, Sarasate, and more! Conducted by music icon Plácido Domingo, the joy, passion, and spirit of Spain dominate this star-studded evening, bringing the classical summer season to an uplifting close.

Plácido Domingo Conducts Music from Spain

Hollywood Bowl

The opening of our season will celebrate the rich history of Russian ballet. We will be joined by dancers from The Juilliard School to bring to life famous scenes from some of the world’s most popular ballets. In addition, MSO will be partnering with the Mobile Museum of Art to bring you art inspired by Ballet Russes which will be presented by projection during the performance.
Most of the pieces on this concert were premiered by or composed for the ballet company, Ballet Russes. In 1909, Russian impresario Serge Diaghilev founded this company in Paris. Though most of the dancers, choreographers, and composers were Russian, the company never performed in Russia because of the tumultuous political climate. His company represents the Golden Age of ballet which not only revived a dying art form but also inspired a new movement of exploration for fine arts as a whole.

FIREBIRD (Stravinsky/Tchaikovsky)

A sparkling New Year's celebration with Martyn Brabbins and guests! 

With glitter and champagne we celebrate the new year atMalmö Live Concert Halland hearMalmö Symphony Orchestrashine with sparkling virtuosity.  

New Year's Gala 2025

Malmo Live Concert Hall

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

Theater in the castle garden

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

Hailed by The New York Times as “thrilling and unabashedly personal,” the virtuosity and dynamic stage presence of pianist Makoto Ozone on Rachmaninoff’s stunning Paganini Variations would be enough to excite any listener, but seasoned guest conductor Jun Märkl has even more up his sleeve for this weekends’ audiences.

Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

Denver Performing Arts Complex

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

St Giles Orchestra January 2026 Concert

St Andrew's Church

Music, like no other art form, reflects the true variety of Hispanic culture. Join the Owensboro Symphony for a celebration of the rich cultural impact of Latin American and Hispanic composers. This exciting concert features Grammy winning classical guitarist Sharon Isbin hailed by the Boston Globe as “One of the best guitarists in the world.” and the lively Espana by Chabrier, Marquez’s Danzón No. 2, Concierto de Aranjuez, El amor brujo: Ritual Fire Dance, Huapango, music from Coco, and Capriccio espagnol.

¡Vamos a la Sinfonía!

Kentucky Wesleyan College

A vibrant celebration of Spanish and Latin music that will transport you to the heart of culture and rhythm. Experience the fiery passion of Chabrier’s España, the sultry elegance of Márquez’s Danzón No. 2, and the soulful Concierto de Aranjuez with Grammy-award winning guest artist Sharon Isbin on guitar. It will be hard to stay off your feet with a spirited Suite from the animated feature Coco!

Viva Venice!

Venice High School

The Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra continues its season at Cadogan Hall with conductor James Blair in works by Chabrier, Sibelius and Elgar, opening the programme with España, the most renowned work of French composer Emmanuel Chabrier.

As a skilled violinist himself, Sibelius’ deep connection to the instrument is evident in his Concerto for Violin and Orchestra

Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra 2026

Cadogan Hall 

The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra's own Malin Broman and Rick Stotijn premiere Sally Beamish's Double Concerto for Violia and Double Bass together with world renowned conductor Pierre Bleuse. The concert begins with Maurice Ravel's Tombeau de Couperin , with nods to Baroque composer Francoise Couperin's music, while each movement is a tribute to Ravel's two brothers and several friends who died during the First World War.

Ravel, Debussy & Beamish

Berwaldhallen

We open with Chabrier’s España, a lively orchestral showpiece bursting with the spirit of Spanish dance rhythms — all inspired by the composer’s own travels through Spain.

Orchestra Concert 4 - Spanish Legends

First Church OKC

Rossini’s bright and sunny overture preludes one of the most famous and popular of all concertos, suffused with the sun-drenched melodies and balmy atmosphere of southern Spain; its achingly beautiful slow movement is perhaps the most sublime pieces of music ever written. The Spanish passion continues with Chabrier’s dazzling rhapsody and Rimsky-Korsakov’s vibrant and colourful suite. In contrast, Borodin’s tone poem evokes the sweeping plains of central Asia, whilst nightmarish visions abound in Mussorgsky’s dark and brooding depiction of a Witches Sabbath.

Classic FM Hall of Fame The greatest works in classical music

Lighthouse, Poole's Centre for the Arts

Duo Beaux Arts, a Steinway Ensemble, offers a program of piano duet repertoire that blends charm, lyricism, and brilliance. Highlights include Schubert’s deeply expressive Fantasy in F Minor, selections from Ravel’s evocative Mother Goose Suite, Chabrier’s spirited España, and a graceful transcription of Johann Strauss Jr.’s Blue Danube Waltz.

Chamber Series III – Duo Beaux Arts

Blake Library (Martin County Library System)

Vero Beach Museum of Art

Paris and Vienna were Europe’s musical capitals in the 19th century, inspiring each other with elegant dance music and lively operettas. François-Xavier Roth conducts the Oslo Philharmonic in a New Year’s program that combines Strauss waltzes with French composers who refined and extended Vienna’s influence.

Emmanuel Chabrier

Events

Upcoming events

Jan 5, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026

Guest performance in Weißenfels New Year's Concert · Jenaer Philharmonie

30 - 31 Dec, 2025

New Year's Gala 2025 · Malmö Symphony Orchestra

Dec 31, 2025

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

Jan 1, 2026

New Year's Concert "Between Vienna and Buenos Aires" · Jenaer Philharmonie

9 - 11 Jan, 2026

Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini · Colorado Symphony

Past events

Dec 13, 2025

Romantic Spain · North York Concert Orchestra

Nov 22, 2025

1985-2025 40th anniversary with Mason Bates! · Redwood Symphony

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