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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…

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…

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…

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Strauss’s Guntram

June 6

Carnegie Hall

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…

Chamber Ensemble at Bryant Park Upper Terrace

May 19 & 20

Bryant Park

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…

The Music of Louis Armstrong (Jazz Ensemble) at Bryant Park Upper Terrace

May 12 & 13

Bryant Park

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,…

Tapping into the Twenties

March 23

David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center

The ASO’s first concert at the new David Geffen Hall focuses on music of composers who came of age in the 1920s. Chief among them was Edgard Varèse. Varèse’s symphonic…

Bach at St. Bart’s – Sold Out

Jan 24

St. Bartholomew's Church

This performance is now SOLD OUT. Doors will open at 6pm and seating will remain open through the pre-concert talk, which is free for all attendees. Within General and Priority sections,…

Beyond the Hall

Sept 7

Kupferberg Center for the Arts

The ASO will co-present a free Saturday matinee with Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens College/CUNY. Beyond the Hall explores music that draws its inspiration from outside the traditional concert setting….

Beyond the Hall

Sept 6

Bryant Park

The ASO presents a free concert as part of the Picnic Performance series at Bryant Park with a program of music sourced from dance salons, opera houses, cabaret, and the silver screen. For our…

Bard Music Festival: Berlioz and His World

Aug 17 & 18

Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater

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…

Le prophète at Bard SummerScape

July 26–Aug 4

Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater

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…

Joe Hisaishi Symphonic Concert: Music From the Studio Ghibli Films

July 11, 12 & 13

Madison Square Garden

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…