Upcoming Performances
Celebrating 125 years of Louis Armstrong (Jazz Ensemble) at Bryant Park Upper Terrace
May 18 & 19
Bryant Park
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…
Celebrating 125 years of Louis Armstrong (Jazz Ensemble) at Louis Armstrong House Museum
May 30
Louis Armstrong House Garden
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…
The Egyptian Helen at Bard SummerScape
July 24 – Aug 2
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
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…
Past Performances
Chamber Ensemble at Bryant Park Upper Terrace
May 11 & 12
Bryant Park
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”:…
Weber & Berlioz: Der Freischütz Reimagined
April 16
Carnegie Hall
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…
Forging an American Musical Identity
Jan 30
Carnegie Hall
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…
Christmas Night Opera
Dec 27
Carnegie Hall
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…
Requiem & Revelation
Nov 13
St. Bartholomew's Church
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…
String Quartet at Minor Memorial Library
Oct 4
Minor Memorial Library
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…
New York Profiles
Sept 14
Kupferberg Center for the Arts
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….
New York Profiles
Sept 12
Bryant Park
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…
Bard Music Festival — Program 11
Aug 17
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
“Leon Botstein, the conductor and tireless champion of overlooked works, considers Julietta an operatic masterpiece that at least deserves a place in the repertory…He has done his part by bringing a worthy…
Bard Music Festival — Program 9
Aug 16
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
PROGRAM NINE: The Epic Power of Tradition This program comprises choral and orchestral music by Martinů and perhaps his finest student, Moravia’s Jan Novák. Set to his own Latin text,…
Dalibor at Bard SummerScape
July 25 – Aug 3
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
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…
Upcoming
Celebrating 125 years of Louis Armstrong (Jazz Ensemble) at Bryant Park Upper Terrace
May 18 & 19
Bryant Park
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…
Celebrating 125 years of Louis Armstrong (Jazz Ensemble) at Louis Armstrong House Museum
May 30
Louis Armstrong House Garden
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…
The Egyptian Helen at Bard SummerScape
July 24 – Aug 2
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
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…
Past Performances
Chamber Ensemble at Bryant Park Upper Terrace
May 11 & 12
Bryant Park
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”:…
Weber & Berlioz: Der Freischütz Reimagined
April 16
Carnegie Hall
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…
Forging an American Musical Identity
Jan 30
Carnegie Hall
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…
Christmas Night Opera
Dec 27
Carnegie Hall
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…
Requiem & Revelation
Nov 13
St. Bartholomew's Church
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…
String Quartet at Minor Memorial Library
Oct 4
Minor Memorial Library
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…
New York Profiles
Sept 14
Kupferberg Center for the Arts
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….
New York Profiles
Sept 12
Bryant Park
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…