Concerts

The ASO continues its celebration of Louis Armstrong with a first-time performance in partnership with Bronx Music Hall the day before the legendary trumpeter’s 125th birthday. Curated by longtime orchestra member Louis Bruno, the ASO Jazz Ensemble will perform a program of Armstrong’s lesser-recorded works including Cool Cart Blues, Don’t Forget to Mess Around, Hear Me Talkin’…

A hypnotic blend of myth, melodrama, and psychological intrigue, Richard Strauss’s seldom heard The Egyptian Helen (Die ägyptische Helena) receives a lavish, rare U.S. staging at Bard SummerScape. Botstein, and his annual opera production at Bard, seem more invaluable by the year. —The New York Times Strauss and librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal reimagine the Helen myth, set in the…

For the United States of America’s 250th anniversary, the American Symphony Orchestra celebrates the forging of an American musical identity in the 19th century with a diverse program of seldom performed scores. The concert’s centerpiece is George Bristow’s massive “Niagara” symphony in its first performance since the work’s world premiere. The program begins with two…

The American Symphony Orchestra joins Francesco Lanzillotta for a festive gala concert featuring stars of the opera world: Sondra Radvanovsky, Thomas Hampson, Asmik Grigorian, Nadine Sierra, Brian Jagde, and Anita Monserrat. The program features a carefully curated selection of operatic masterpieces and works infused with the spirit of Christmas and holiday cheer. Presented by Winstag Production OÜ

Following last season’s sold-out concert “Bach at St. Bart’s,” the ASO returns to the venue where its founder, world-renowned conductor Leopold Stokowski, began his U.S. music career. The acclaimed Bard Festival Chorale joins the orchestra for this performance of two rarely performed scores. Peter Cornelius, known primarily for his comic opera Der Barber von Bagdad,…

A string quartet of American Symphony Orchestra musicians performs works by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, William Grant Still, and Antonín Dvořák, each reflecting a unique perspective on the American musical experience. Perkinson’s String Quartet No. 1 blends classical form with elements of jazz—a truly American genre—reflecting the vibrancy and depth of Black American music. Still’s Lyric Quartette…

The American Symphony Orchestra returns to Kupferberg Center for the Arts with New York Profiles, a concert celebrating five influential American composers whose work helped define the sound of mid-20th-century America. Each composer had deep ties to New York City, a place that shaped their creative lives and musical legacies. Aaron Copland, a defining voice of American music,…

In what has become a cherished tradition, the American Symphony Orchestra is pleased to debut our 2025-2026 season as part of Bryant Park’s Picnic Performances series. New York Profiles will showcase five American composers whose works reflect the diverse musical styles of mid-20th-century America. Each of these composers had strong ties to New York, a city…