Concerts
Dalibor at Bard SummerScape
Experience the gripping drama of Bedřich Smetana’s Dalibor, a powerful Czech opera that weaves themes of revenge, love, and fate. Set against a backdrop of medieval intrigue, Dalibor follows its titular tragic hero as he faces a desperate struggle for redemption. With sweeping orchestral music and unforgettable arias, Dalibor captivates with its emotional depth and stirring melodies. Director Jean-Romain Vesperini…
Read MoreStrauss’s Guntram
Completed in 1893, Richard Strauss’s very first opera is rarely performed today. The ASO’s presentation marks its first performance in New York City in this century. A riveting story of love, guilt and renunciation, Guntram reveals a young Strauss positioning himself as the successor to Wagner. In his very first opera, Strauss’s mastery of orchestral…
Read MoreChamber Ensemble at Bryant Park Upper Terrace
Following a 2023 commission for the ASO’s Chamber Series, percussionist-composer Javier Diaz curates “Contrapunto Musical”: Musical Counterpoint between Cuba and the United States, a selection of chamber music programs that highlight the rich musical history of Cuba and its influence on American concert music and culture, from the turn of the twentieth century through today.…
Read MoreThe Music of Louis Armstrong (Jazz Ensemble) at Bryant Park Upper Terrace
ASO’s jazz ensemble has performed numerous concerts dedicated to the great jazz composers of both the past and present, including Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Chick Corea, Count Basie, Charles Mingus, and many others. The ensemble’s next program will honor jazz trumpet virtuoso, innovator, and composer of more than fifty original compositions, including Cool Cart Blues, Don’t…
Read MoreLe prophète
“A riveting and rousing piece. [Director] Christian Räth’s astute production…[makes] a case for 19th-century French grand opera.” —Wall Street Journal “Leon Botstein has a penchant for reappraisal. He mounted a persuasive argument for Le prophète.” —The New York Times “Botstein and the American Symphony Orchestra gave the audience unadulterated beauty.” —OperaWire Religion, power, ego, and manipulation…
Read MoreBeyond the Hall
Performed live at Bryant Park on September 6, 2024, Beyond the Hall highlights music sourced from dance salons, opera houses, cabaret, and the silver screen. A full livestream of the concert is available to watch on-demand on ASO Online through October 21, 2024. For our third consecutive year debuting our season at Bryant Park, the…
Read MoreGurre-Lieder
A short film about the American Symphony Orchestra’s massive undertaking of Arnold Schoenberg’s Gurre-Lieder. The film takes a behind-the-scenes look at the rehearsal process leading up to the highly anticipated March 22, 2024 performance at Carnegie Hall with context provided by music director Leon Botstein and chorus director James Bagwell. The film will be released…
Read MoreJoe Hisaishi Symphonic Concert: Music From the Studio Ghibli Films
Joe Hisaishi Symphonic Concert: Music from the Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki will take place July 11, 12 & 13. We are thrilled to be making our third appearance accompanying the celebrated film composer for three consecutive nights at Madison Square Garden.
Read MoreLe prophète at Bard SummerScape
Religion, power, ego, and manipulation collide in composer Giacomo Meyerbeer’s glorious psychodrama. Director Christian Räth (Die schweigsame Frau, 2022 and Das Wunder der Heliane, 2019) returns for a third SummerScape to lead a visionary new production of a grand opera with colorful vocal passages, inventive orchestrations, and a catastrophic end. Sung in French with English supertitles.…
Read MoreBard Music Festival: Berlioz and His World
The 34th Bard Music Festival: Berlioz and His World A singular composer, writer, and conductor, Hector Berlioz (1803–1869) is the definitive Romantic composer. Drawing music and sound into dialogue with a wide range of cultural, political, scientific, and literary currents, the impact of his musical thinking and innovations is felt to this day. The 2024…
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