Composer

Friendly introductions from presenter Rachel Leach will guide you through the concert, and there is a chance to ask your own burning questions in the Q&A session.

LSO Free Friday Lunchtime Concert: Keyboard

LSO St Luke's

Even today, many in the music world shrug their shoulders at the mention of Arnold Schoenberg's name. Schoenberg's music is often considered overly intellectual and difficult to access. While that may perhaps be true of his revolutionary "twelve-tone music," his late Romantic works are the exact opposite: powerfully sonorous, emotional, and captivating. The symphonic poem "Pelleas and Melisande," for example, tells the story of two unhappily married couples who, because of their complicated pasts, cannot be reunited. The music traverses the entire emotional spectrum of its main characters—from the tenderest strains of love to furious jealousy to the most profound world-weariness.

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Munich Philharmonic / Lahav Shani

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

Embark on a thrilling voyage over two striking visions of the ocean — Debussy’s ravishing La mer and Gabriella Smith’s showpiece for cello, Lost Coast. Inspired by a hiking trip along the rugged Northern California coastline, the concerto features Chicago native Gabriel Cabezas — for whom it was written. Another evocative marvel, Debussy’s Images conjures up French folk dances, English-Scottish jigs and a Spanish street festival.

Salonen Conducts La mer

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Chamber Concert

Philharmonic Studio

The Grammy Award-winning Scottish violinist returns for another enthralling Koerner Hall concert, featuring works by Debussy, Chopin, Sarasate, and others, along with new commissions and arrangements of traditional Scottish music.

Nicola Benedetti is one of the most sought-after violinists of her generation. Her ability to captivate audiences and her wide appeal as an advocate for classical music has made her one of the most influential artists of today. Winner of the Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo in 2020, as well as Best Female Artist at both 2012 and 2013 Classical BRIT Awards, Ms. Benedetti’s most recent recording features works written especially for her by jazz musician Wynton Marsalis: Violin Concerto in D Major and Fiddle Dance Suite for Solo Violin.

An Evening with Nicola Benedetti

The Royal Conservatory of Music

Making their debut, this ensemble features some of the leading string players in Europe and has toured throughout the UK and Belgium. Last summer, the quartet performed two concerts at the prestigious Lammermuir Festival in Scotland with one of their champions, Jeremy Denk.

Valo Quartet Union College

Union College

MSM Artists in Residence American String Quartet

Manhattan School of Music

Experience Disney’s groundbreaking marriage of symphonic music and animation, Fantasia.  With the Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, The Nutcracker Suite, and more.  The musical score will be performed live by Orchestra Lumos while Disney’s stunning movie is shown on the big screen!

Fantasia in Concert

The Palace Theatre

This chamber music concert is a celebration of musical textures featuring the number three. It was inspired by Thomas Adès’ Sonata with its unusual instrumentation of oboe, horn, and harpsichord that combines a contemporary style with French Baroque flair. Adès wrote this work as an homage to Claude Debussy, thus providing the perfect link to Debussy’s exuberant and extremely popular Sonata. In between the two works, Franco Donatoni’s Small II lends a striking contrast. After an intense first half, the second half of the concert features more “classical” trios, so to speak, that are connected through the use of the piano. Unusually, however, these were written by the rarely performed composers Charles Koechlin, August Klughardt, and Eugène Goossens. These works are distinguished by profound, lavish, and distinct melodies that allow each instrument to showcase its vocal qualities.

Chamber Concert “Trio con variazioni”

Evangelische Akademie Tutzing

Munich Residence

If you could create a morning soundtrack for when you enter the world of consciousness, it might be Debussy’s groundbreaking Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun—where the lines between what’s real and what’s imagined are exquisitely blurred. To ease you into that state of mind, a Sorcerer’s Apprentice that may summon memories of Disney’s Fantasia.

Gabel, Debussy and Dukas

Orchestra Hall

Debussy Mozart Schoenberg

Museum Ludwig

Gasteig HP8

Formed in 2022, the Valo Quartet (Valo, meaning “light” in Finnish) unites four highly sought-after artists from across Europe. Their Philadelphia debut features cherished works by Debussy and Brahms, alongside the U.S. premiere of Soisin, Finnish composer Minna Leinonen’s homage to the swamps of her homeland.

Valo Quartet

Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

The multiple-award-winning organist Daniel Hyde, who succeeded the late Stephen Cleobury as music director of King’s College, Cambridge, presents an inspiringly wide range of music this this performance.

Daniel Hyde: Bach, Mozart & Debussy

Southbank Centre

The organ world of this concert offers a wealth of evocative colors and magical impressions – and even a few mythical figures play their games. Johannes Skoog, born in Stockholm in 1992, will bring them musically to life on the keys and pedals: He won First Prize at the Canadian International Organ Competition in 2024 and was recently appointed organist to the Swedish royal court. He opens his Bamberg program with Prokofiev's Toccata of 1912, a "devilishly witty" virtuoso piece of classical modernism. Debussy's sensuously shimmering composition, written in 1894, is characterized by an arabesque-like main theme: A faun revels in intoxicating memories of beautiful nymphs on a summer afternoon.

Organ concert: Johannes Skoog

Bamberger Symphoniker

Experience the magic of orchestral brilliance as Music Director Eric Jacobsen conducts Debussy’s La Mer and Mozart’s Don Giovanni Overture—two masterpieces that capture the power and depth of musical storytelling. Debussy’s La Mer immerses you in a breathtaking sonic seascape, where shimmering waves and dramatic swells evoke the ocean’s ever-changing moods. In contrast, Mozart’s electrifying Don Giovanni Overture sets the stage for intrigue and drama, its darkly thrilling energy and dynamic contrasts foreshadowing the legendary opera’s gripping tale. Together, these works promise an unforgettable journey through the beauty, mystery, and intensity of classical music.

Debussy’s La Mer

Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

The Syracuse Orchestra performs Debussy’s Pagodes. Principal Trombone Ben Dettelback performs a video-game inspired trombone concerto followed by Brahms Symphony No. 2, which includes the famous melody “Brahms Lullaby”.

Brahms & Debussy

The Oncenter Civic Center Theaters

A glittering piece that evokes the excitement and sparkle of a lively celebration, Debussy’s Fêtes transports you to a magical world full of movement and light.

Celebration

Alaska Center for the Performing Arts

SADDLE UP, FOLKS, as we bring you a night of the tales from yesteryear and the trailblazing sounds of the new. We start with the old-timey in Aaron Copland’s Western ballad of Billy the Kid, and Debussy’s sensual Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun. Then, hang on to your hats with Boyer’s exciting Fanfare, Hymn, and Renewal and prepare to be amazed when Viet Cuong’s Re(new)al rides in with a bold, high-energy new piece performed by the fantastic Sandbox Percussion Ensemble.

Billy the Kid

Washburn University

Debussy Trio

Los Angeles Harbor College

Pacific Unitarian Church

Debussy’s impressionistic symphonic tone poems, La mer and Ibéria, take center stage in this all-French–Iberian-peninsula program. Mezzo-soprano Angela Brower is the soloist for Berlioz’s cantata Cléopâtre, on the first of her two weeks with the TSO, and Maestro Gomez introduces the music of Olivier Messiaen with the grief-stricken Le tombeau resplendissant.

Debussy’s La mer

Linda Ronstadt Music Hall

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

Beatrice Rana

San Carlo Theatre

Guest Concert in Freiburg

Freiburg Concert Hall

The "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun" was the breakthrough for Claude Debussy in 1894, both for musical Impressionism and modern music in general. For a "symphonic poem," the roughly ten-minute work is quite short. It is introduced by an ascending and descending flute melody and becomes the nucleus of the piece. What was new about it was the dissolution of conventional tonality. Debussy was inspired to create this by a Javanese gamelan orchestra he had heard at the Paris World's Fair in 1889, whose music "made our tonic and dominant appear like ghosts."

Expectation

Bochumer Symphoniker

Each season, the Czech Chamber Music Society introduces its audience to the brightest rising stars—winners of prestigious competitions held over the past year. Who will take the spotlight this time remains to be seen; the coming months will reveal all.

Czech Chamber Music Society • Concert of competition winners

Music and Dance Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague

Daniel Vnukowski with the Odin Quartet

Knox United Church Toronto

Color, energy and innovation take center stage in this program conducted and performed by brothers Joseph and Robert Young – including a concerto in homage to legendary jazz saxophonist John Coltrane.

Debussy & Prokofiev

Omaha Performing Arts

Guest Concert in Stuttgart

Kultur- & Kongresszentrum Liederhalle

Former Music Director Giancarlo Guerrero returns for a night of musical brilliance and vivid storytelling! Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun opens with sensual, dreamlike melodies that transport you to a world of fantasy. Mozart’s Symphony No. 31 “Paris” sparkles with elegance and youthful energy, leading to the evening’s grand finale—Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, a wild and electrifying journey of love, obsession, and fate. Don’t miss this unforgettable homecoming!

Giancarlo Guerrero Returns • Jan. 15, 2026, 7:30pm

Hult Center for the Performing Arts

Violist Dana Kelley, celebrated chamber musician and associate principal of the National Symphony, goes in depth exploring works being performed during the Schneider Concerts 2025-2026 season at The New School in four pre-concert talks in December, January, March, and April. Join us for one or all four.

Schneider Concerts Presents | Dana Kelley, January Preconcert Talk

The New School

The soundscapes of the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra's chamber concerts are as diverse as the characters of the musicians who perform in them. The demands in the orchestra pit are often characterized by the size and diversity of the voices. Chamber music, on the other hand, reduces this dimension to smaller ensembles and allows for intimate musical interaction. As in a dialog, different opinions come together, new ideas emerge and develop during the performance, opening up a creative space for spontaneous development.

3rd Chamber Concert

Elbphilharmonie

The SLSO and Saint Louis Dance Theatre come together in this exquisite, adventurous collaboration to imagine Stravinsky’s Pulcinella Suite in an entirely new way. As Stravinsky worked on pieces like "Dumbarton Oaks" and Pulcinella, he toyed with the idea of disequilibrium and showcased his quirkiness and creativity with unconventional musical characters. Ballet music from Claude Debussy and Albert Roussel completes a program that celebrates powerful partnerships between dance and music.

Stravinsky and Debussy

Powell Hall

A sparkling tradition to welcome the new year: the Residentie Orkest's New Year's Concert. This edition is all about colour, virtuosity and French flair. Under the baton of the charismatic Mei-Ann Chen, a conductor known for her sheer passion, you'll experience an evening where festive traditions and glorious music come together. Join us in raising a glass to a wonderful new year! 

New Year's Concert 

Amare

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

Scriabin’s vision for Prometheus lays out the mythic tale of humanity receiving the gift of fire not just through mystical music but through an all-consuming work of art that draws on the audience’s senses. The Russian composer, who described himself as synesthetic, envisioned a color organ for the piece that would project various hues of light that he associated with each musical tone or chord.

Prometheus with Esa-Pekka Salonen

Walt Disney Concert Hall

With 160 of Britain’s best young musicians coming together for electrifying performances, The National Youth Orchestra concerts in Nottingham are always special events, delivered with edge-of-the-seat commitment and energy.

The National Youth Orchestra

Royal Concert Hall Nottingham

The New Year is entering in high spirits and in the best of spirits – a very special one for the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra: June 1, 2026, marks the 80th anniversary of their founding. Over the decades, they have opened up the entire cosmos of great music to their audiences. The New Year's Concert offers something for everyone: the folkloric, the exhilarating, the romantic, the virtuosic. In the overture to his successful operetta The Merry Widow, Franz Lehár ignites a sparkling firework display of immortal hits. Keywords: Da geh' ich ins Maxim, Vilja-Lied, Ja, das Studium der Weiber (Yes, the Study of Women)… A top-class symphonic concertante piece is also on the program: the dazzling and joyful A minor Cello Concerto by the all-round genius Camille Saint-Saëns. Also appearing with us for the first time is the versatile and virtuoso cellist Bryan Cheng from Canada, a recipient of top competition awards. He's also the soloist in a romantic mood piece by Tchaikovsky. But don't worry: it won't stay too quiet! Happy New Year!

New Year's Concert With The Symphonics

Meistersinger Hall

New Year's Concert With The Symphonics In Ansbach

Tagungszentrum Onoldia

Adventure into the worlds of Debussy’s Ibéria and Ravel’s Rapsodie Espagnole. Move through British composer Anna Clyne’s DANCE for cello and orchestra and explore Karim Al-Zand’s City Scenes. All brought to life by the power of 160 teenage musicians performing without limits.

Barbican Centre

Concerts on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day should belong to the best young artists! The soloists appearing under Roberta Kružík’s baton will be some of our top players: oboist Barbora Trnčíková, French hornist Kateřina Javůrková, and trumpet player Walter Hofbauer. We promise our carefully chosen programme will thaw even the chilliest frost. There is no risk of a hangover; there will be nothing but the pure joy of music.

Czech Philharmonic • New Year’s Concerts

Rudolfinum

*Laniakea* is Hawaiian for ‘immeasurable celestial paradise’, a term that perfectly describes the music of Camille Pépin.

Debussy’s ‘La Mer’

Aviva Studios

Courtney Lewis leads the Jacksonville Symphony in a program of vivid imagination and timeless beauty. Dukas’s playful The Sorcerer’s Apprentice opens with enchantment and creative energy, followed by Debussy’s dreamlike Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun. Ravel’s Shéhérazade enchants with exotic melodies and lush vocal artistry, while Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker brings the festive season to life with its iconic, whimsical charm. The evening closes with Debussy’s La mer, an atmospheric masterpiece that evokes the majesty and mystery of the sea.

The Nutcracker & Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Jacoby Symphony Hall

In this colourful programme, we encounter the pairing of the conductor Simon Rattle and mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená. In Debussy’s Nocturnes we find traces of his inspiration from nocturnal paintings of rivers. Messiaen’s Poèmes pour Mi plays with surrealistic, spiritual, and romantic colours. Gustav Mahler does not hold anything back, either—his Fourth Symphony includes a vocal part.

Czech Philharmonic • Magdalena Kožená

Ryan Rowe – Master’s Recital

Hamel Music Center

The celebrated Yorkshire pianist, Sarah Beth Briggs, makes her fourth visit to the series with another festive programme of simple and sparkling pieces. She begins with Scarlatti’s ‘Pastorale’ sonata, whose melody comes from an old Neapolitan Christmas song, and four of Mendelssohn’s charming song-like Christmas pieces. Debussy’s famous Suite looks back to the courtly dances of the French Baroque and includes the stunning Clair de Lune. Tchaikovsky portrays a jovial Troika ride in November and the pure joy of Christmas, before Sarah’s programme ends with one of Mendelssohn’s finest piano works: 17 variations, full of energy and passion.

Sunday Piano Series: Sarah Beth Briggs

Enjoy a wonderful brunch plate in the Foyer of the Music House while you are entertained by classical musicians on the Café Stage.

Classical Mornings

Musikhuset Aarhus

Joshua Baker – DMA Recital

Alexandra Flint – DMA Recital

A work of dark, searching grandeur, Prokofiev’s Fourth Symphony gathers sumptuous themes from his ballet music, revised in the postwar shadow of Stalin’s Russia. Britten’s Violin Concerto, a searing response to the Spanish Civil War, features James Ehnes, “a flawless technician and a serious, ever-perceptive musician” (The Guardian). Providing contrast is Debussy’s dreamy and sensuous prelude.

Noseda Conducts Debussy & Prokofiev 4

He’s been called a “musical omnivore” but anyone who’s experienced the BBC SSO’s former Chief Conductor (and current Creative Partner) Ilan Volkov knows that he’s an artist who sees music differently – and turns every concert into a voyage of discovery.

Debussy, Ravel & Rare Gem

City Halls

As part of his project to write ‘six sonatas for diverse instruments’, Debussy wrote the Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp in 1915, immediately creating a new classic instrumental combination. The programme also includes Ibert’s homage to the Debussy trio and Ravel’s Sonatine, skilfully arranged for the same forces.

Chamber Series: Debussy Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp

Hallé St Peter's

The Hallé – Chamber Series: Debussy Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp

The Bridgewater Hall

American writer Edgar Allan Poe wrote The Masque of the Red Death in 1842, partly inspired by a masque held in Paris in 1832 during a severe cholera epidemic. Suite No. 1 of David Conte’s Masque of the Red Death is based on music drawn from the first act of a projected two-act ballet. The work was commissioned in 1992 for the 75th anniversary of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. A revised version of the suite was commissioned by the Oakland Symphony, under conductor Michael Morgan, and premiered in 1994. The scenario for the ballet was written by Lawrence Pech, Founder and Artistic Director of Diablo Ballet and former Principal Dancer of the San Francisco Ballet.

Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy, first composed in 1869 and later revised twice, was his breakthrough orchestral work. Suggested by composer Mily Balakirev, who also guided its form and key structure, the piece marks an early fusion of Tchaikovsky’s lyrical Romanticism with the Russian nationalist style. Although its premiere was poorly received, the later revisions refined its symphonic drama and introduced the soaring love theme now known worldwide. Beneath its Shakespearean program lies Tchaikovsky’s own struggle for artistic confidence and emotional expression, turning a mentor’s assignment into one of the most passionate and enduring works in the orchestral repertoire.

Celebrating David Conte’s 70th birthday

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Claude Debussy - Pelleas et Mèlisande - Festival of Friends of the Opera of A Coruña

Colón Theatre

The Little Suite, or Petite Suite as it is called in French, is a true evergreen in the classical repertoire. Debussy's short orchestral suite in four movements is instantly recognizable. Even if you don't know the title, you'll be happy to hum along to the lulling, light and inimitable melodies.

Debussy and Poulenc

Sara cultural center

Norrlandsoperan

Join the Duke Symphony Orchestra for an evening of profound emotional depth and stirring musical beauty in "The Exaltation of Tragedy"-a program that explores the majesty, sorrow, and transcendence born from the human condition through powerful orchestral works.

Duke Symphony Orchestra: "The Exaltation of Tragedy"

Exiled in the United States, Bartók and Korngold poured their longing for home into their concertos—one steeped in Hungarian traditions, the other blending Viennese charm with Hollywood melodies. Showcasing the brilliant Simone Lamsma, this concert promises an enchanting journey full of emotion, cinematic splendour, and symphonic brilliance. A magical evening where mesmerizing melodies will allow you to discover a rich cultural heritage.

Echoes of Europe in Hollywood

Place des Arts

Discover the Happy Symphonic Hour version of our December 3 program and be swept away by nostalgic European sounds and iconic Hollywood melodies. This 60-minute concert also offers a chance to meet comedian Philippe-Audrey Larrue-St-Jacques, who will be hosting the evening. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to discover—or rediscover—the incredible violinist Simone Lamsma, acclaimed for her outstanding performance in 2024.

From Europe to the Movies

Winner of the 2024 Musical Fund Society Career Advancement Award, Anika Kildegaard is quickly distinguishing herself as one of the most promising American vocalists specializing in new music and concert repertoire. Fresh off her Carnegie Hall and Boston Symphony Orchestra debuts, this frequent member of the award winning vocal ensemble The Crossing debuts with PCMS in a recital that highlights selections from three song cycles that grapple with the intensity of love and loss in the human experience.

Anika Kildegaard, soprano Daniel Schreiner, piano

 Benjamin Franklin Hall

A quiet pulse, and a long, chant-like melody that seems to breathe the air of old Russia – it’s an unlikely way to begin one of the most difficult and brilliant piano concertos ever created. Rachmaninov’s Third has been called the “Everest of piano concertos” but if anyone’s equipped to scale it, it’s the superb young British virtuoso Isata Kanneh-Mason and the BBC SSO’s newly-appointed Principal Guest Conductor Delyana Lazarova.

Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto

Music Hall, Aberdeen

Debussy’s 1894 impressionistic musical canvas was a turning-point in music. Beginning with a seductive solo flute, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune languidly blends and blurs harmonies in its depiction of a faun on a hazy afternoon.

London Symphony Orchestra/Alexandre Bloch

Join “the country’s favourite violinist”, Nicola Benedetti, for a unique and personal concert, and her first solo headline appearance at the Royal Albert Hall in over a decade.

Nicola Benedetti

Royal Albert Hall

Richard Strauss had a deep admiration for Don Quixote—a man who hurls himself into every challenge, obstacle, and peril, without ever achieving a final victory. It’s this ‘knightly character’ that Strauss celebrates in his Fantastic Variations from 1897.While Don Quixote longs for a life as a hero, Debussy's Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune takes us on a sensual journey - this time it is the dreaming faun who is the focus of the symphonic poem. Meanwhile, Ottorino Respighi’s Pini di Roma (1924) offers a sonic tour through the Eternal City, from the Villa Borghese to the Via Appia, always in view of the city’s towering marvels: its pine trees, which weave an evergreen thread through the ancient metropolis. James Gaffigan brings together three fantastic concert works contrasting highly diverse styles, with Strauss crossing the boundaries into modernity and Respighi already channelling in 1924 the future mode of film music. An exhilarating evening awaits!

Dreams of the hero

Konzerthaus Berlin

Across the Sea

Warren Woods Middle School

Music that brings stillness. It may sound paradoxical, but that’s exactly the goal of Casco Phil’s INKEER concerts. Together with a professional meditation specialist, Casco Phil’s string quartet offers a counterbalance to our hectic, digital, hyper-fast daily lives. The quest for inner peace is timeless. From the intricate vocal weavings of Palestrina, Allegri and Mechelen-born Philippus de Monte to the impressionistic colour palettes of Ravel and Debussy: old and new meet in a search for inner calm that makes you forget time—even if just for a moment.

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Mechelen Public Library Het Predikheren

Gustav Holst’s The Planets captures the essence of our solar system in a groundbreaking, cinematic style. The opening of Mars, the Bringer of War alone reveals his profound influence on generations of (film) composers. Claude Debussy’s Nocturnes offers a contrasting journey, painting vivid atmospheric sketches of sunlight’s glow, clouded skies, and the sirens’ haunting song. Like Holst, Debussy masterfully integrates the choir in the final movement, creating an otherworldly allure that is both enchanting and irresistible.

The Planets by Gustav Holst

Queen Elisabeth Hall

This thrilling concert features Holst’s iconic suite alongside the US premiere of Dani Howard’s The Butterfly Effect and Debussy’s evocative Deux Nocturnes. Female choruses from WTAMU and Canyon High School join the journey, making this an unforgettable voyage!

The Planets

Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts

Gustav Holst’s The Planets captures the essence of our solar system in a groundbreaking, cinematic style. The opening of Mars, the Bringer of War alone reveals his profound influence on generations of (film) composers. During this concert at The Planets, you will also enjoy a video projection with images from NASA.

The Planets by Gustav Holst: music and film

BOZAR

This concert is curated by PhD candidate Jon Urdapilleta as part of his research on Manuel de Falla's music.

Visions on Cante Jondo

Royal Academy of Music

Experience an enthralling programme of 20th-century chamber masterpieces, performed live.

Harp Chamber Music

Minha Jeon – DMA Recital

Beloved by audiences worldwide, the GRAMMY® Award winning Takács Quartet returns to BroadStage with a captivating program of classical masterpieces and a bold new work proudly co-commissioned by BroadStage.

Takács Quartet

Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center

Prize-winner at the 2021 Leeds Piano Competition, Ariel’s first visit to Nottingham in 2023 saw him praised as an ‘adventurous intellect’ with a ‘calm maturity’. The two pieces he brings with him on this visit explore the development and experimentation of their composers. The first of Beethoven’s Op. 31 sonatas this season showcases the composer’s growing confidence and originality, blending humour and lyricism with delightful results. The second book of Debussy’s Preludes were not as well received as the first during his lifetime, but the more advanced harmonies and style are paired with a sensuous beauty as Debussy takes us from autumn leaves and mists, through Spain, Egypt, to Peter Pan and Dickens, and finally to the fireworks in Paris.

Sunday Piano Series: Ariel Lanyi

Step into a world where science, art, and music converge in What Music Is, a transformative concert-theatre experience that explores the profound role music plays in our lives and the universe. Created by composer Bill Barclay, this immersive, family-friendly performance features a full orchestra, captivating spoken narrative, and stunning animations that bring to life the universal language of music.

What Music Is

Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center

Catalonia is said to be somewhat like Spain's "Gallic village"—proud, somewhat stubborn, and full of strong personalities. With the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra under the direction of its chief conductor Ludovic Morlot and world-class soprano Nuria Rial, important Catalan cultural ambassadors are coming to Hamburg—bringing music from their homeland with them, accompanied by perhaps the most famous pieces by Ravel and Debussy.

Composer

Claude Debussy

Events

Upcoming events

Nov 7, 2024 - Apr 14, 2026

Chamber Music for Percussion · The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University

Mar 19, 2025 - Feb 25, 2026

360° No. 3 · Jenaer Philharmonie

Sep 21, 2025 - May 10, 2026

Chamber Concert / Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra · Elbphilharmonie

Feb 4 - May 6, 2026

Chamber Concert · Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie

5 - 7 Feb, 2026

Salonen Conducts La mer · Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association

Past events

Feb 6, 2026

LSO Free Friday Lunchtime Concert: Keyboard · Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Feb 6, 2026

Munich Philharmonic / Lahav Shani · Elbphilharmonie

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