Concerts

Richard Strauss’s rarely performed Intermezzo (1924) is a charming, deeply personal opera inspired by episodes from the composer’s own married life. Blending wit, warmth, and lyrical refinement, this comedic masterpiece offers a rare glimpse into Strauss’s lighter compositional side, portraying candidly the misunderstandings and reconciliations of life with humanity, remarkable technical command, and musical sophistication. Tickets will…

The American Symphony Orchestra presents an all-Beethoven program at Carnegie Hall, showcasing several rarely performed scores from the composer’s oeuvre, two hundred years following the composer’s death. Experience early works such as the Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph II and concert trio Tremate, empi, tremate, that reveal the unmistakable qualities of Beethoven’s genius, through scores…

The American Symphony Orchestra illuminates sacred scores of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and contemporaries in this program featuring vocal soloists, chorus, and orchestra, presented at the historic Riverside Church. Enjoy Mozart’s beloved “Coronation Mass” in C Major, K. 317, alongside selections by several contemporaries who influenced the famous composer: Johann Adolf Hasse’s Miserere in C minor seamlessly…

The American Symphony Orchestra presents a memorial concert surrounding the 25th anniversary of September 11th. While serving as an occasion for remembrance and reflection, the program also celebrates the enduring strength of the human spirit. The majesty of Aaron Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man, the anguished beauty of Gustav Mahler’s Adagio from the composer’s tenth…

Presented in partnership with Bryant Park for the Picnic Performances series, the American Symphony Orchestra presents a memorial concert on the 25th anniversary of September 11th. While serving as an occasion for remembrance and reflection, the evening’s musical program also celebrates the enduring strength of the human spirit. The majesty of Aaron Copland’s Fanfare for the…

The 36th Bard Music Festival: Mozart and His World The Bard Music Festival returns with an exploration of Wolfgang Amadé Mozart, the most celebrated and recognized name in classical music. Program 9: Friends, Family, and Students Mozart’s Concerto for Two Pianos and his sophisticated “Linz” Symphony, composed in just four days, are two of the…

The ASO celebrates 125 years of Louis Armstrong with a program of his lesser-recorded works, curated by longtime orchestra member Louis Bruno. The set list includes Cool Cart Blues, Don’t Forget to Mess Around, Hear Me Talkin’ to Ya, If We Never Meet Again, and New Orleans Stomp. Featuring Alphonso Horne (trumpet), Zoe Obadia (saxophone and clarinet), Ron Wilkins (trombone…

The ASO celebrates 125 years of Louis Armstrong with a program of his lesser-recorded works, curated by longtime orchestra member Louis Bruno. The set list includes Cool Cart Blues, Don’t Forget to Mess Around, Hear Me Talkin’ to Ya, If We Never Meet Again, and New Orleans Stomp. Featuring Alphonso Horne (trumpet), Zoe Obadia (saxophone and clarinet), Ron Wilkins…

Following a 2023 commission for the ASO’s Chamber Series, percussionist-composer Javier Diaz — whose studio credits include Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story and Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In The Heights — 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…

In 2026—200 years following the death of Carl Maria von Weber, a decisive figure in the development of German opera in the Romantic period—the American Symphony Orchestra takes on the composer’s seminal opera Der Freischütz (1821), performed with a twist: in place of the original opera, the ASO presents Hector Berlioz’s version of the work,…