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Mimesis: Musical Representations
October 16, 2015
Carnegie Hall
Art, poetry, philosophy, and even the stars—as represented in music. Van Gogh, Nietzsche, Paul Klee, and others inspired these works. Leon Botstein shares the stories behind the music in a…
American Variations: Perle at 100
May 29, 2015
Carnegie Hall
Friday, May 29, 2015 Conductor’s Notes Q&A at 7 PM Concert 8 PM—10:05 PM Carnegie Hall (Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage) PROGRAM George Perle – Adagio William Schuman – New England Triptych…
Janáček’s Sinfonietta
April 26, 2015
Peter Norton Symphony Space
Originally titled the “Military Sinfonietta” and dedicated “to the Czechoslovak Armed Forces,” this brassy fanfare depicts scenes from Janáček’s home city of Brno following the announcement of Czech independence. Leon…
Music U.
April 19, 2015
Carnegie Hall
In a country without kings and courts, universities have served as the patrons for many of America’s greatest composers. Five Ivy League composers are featured in this concert. Maestro Leon…
Opus Posthumous
March 26, 2015
Carnegie Hall
Thursday, March 26, 2015 Conductor’s Notes Q&A at 7 PM Concert 8 PM—10:10 PM Carnegie Hall (Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage) PROGRAM Franz Schubert – Overture from Claudine von Villa Bella Anton…
Mona Lisa
February 20, 2015
Carnegie Hall
Friday, February 20, 2015 Conductor’s Notes Q&A at 7 PM Concert 8 PM—10:20 PM Carnegie Hall (Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage) PROGRAM Max von Schillings – Mona Lisa (sung in German) English…
Tchaikovsky’s 4th Symphony
February 8, 2015
Peter Norton Symphony Space
Sunday, February 8, 2015 Discussion/Performance/Q&A 4 PM—6:30 PM Peter Norton Symphony Space PROGRAM Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4 ARTISTS Leon Botstein, conductor Elliott Forrest, host Hard reality. Swiftly…
The Long Christmas Dinner
December 19, 2014
Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center
Holiday Opera! Friday, December 19, 2014 8 PM—10 PM Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center PROGRAM Thornton Wilder – The Long Christmas Dinner (one-act play) Paul Hindemith – The Long Christmas…
Requiem for the 20th Century
December 10, 2014
Carnegie Hall
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 Conductor’s Notes Q&A at 7 PM Concert 8 PM—10:10 PM Carnegie Hall (Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage) PROGRAM Ralph Vaughan Williams – Symphony No. 6 György Ligeti –…
Schubert’s Great C Major Symphony
October 26, 2014
Peter Norton Symphony Space
Sunday, October 26, 2014 Discussion/Performance/Q&A 4 PM—6:30 PM Peter Norton Symphony Space PROGRAM Franz Schubert – Symphony No. 9 (“The Great”) ARTISTS Leon Botstein, conductor Elliott Forrest, host Schubert’s last…
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America UNBOUND
May 23
Bryant Park
Experience the world premiere of this new piece by percussionist Javier Diaz, whose studio credits include Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story and Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In The Heights. Commissioned by the American Symphony…
America UNBOUND – World Premiere
May 22
Bryant Park
Experience the world premiere of this new piece by percussionist Javier Diaz, whose studio credits include Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story and Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In The Heights. Commissioned by the American Symphony…
A Century of Great American Jazz Composers
May 16
Bryant Park
The American Symphony Orchestra explores a truly American genre—jazz, with an ensemble comprised of ASO musicians and other featured artists active in the New York jazz scene today. The program…
A Century of Great American Jazz Composers
May 15
Bryant Park
The American Symphony Orchestra explores a truly American genre—jazz, with an ensemble comprised of ASO musicians and other featured artists active in the New York jazz scene today. The program…
Daphne
March 23
Carnegie Hall
The ASO spotlights Richard Strauss’s seldom heard pastoral opera Daphne. With its lush orchestral palette, endlessly shifting harmonic motion, sumptuous melodies, combined with a diaphanous serenity typical of Strauss’s later…
Organ + Orchestra
Jan 27
St. Bartholomew's Church
The ASO and St. Bartholomew’s Church share a connection rooted deep in the history of both institutions. ASO founder Leopold Stokowski began his American career as organist and choirmaster of…
String Quartet at Bryant Park Upper Terrace
Sept 20 & 21
Bryant Park
Musicians from American Symphony Orchestra performs pillars from the string quartet repertoire: Haydn’s Quartet op 76 No 5, nicknamed at various points in history “Largo” for its particularly comforting but…
Celebrating New York
Sept 17
Bryant Park
Continuing a partnership forged between the American Symphony Orchestra and the Bryant Park Corporation in the wake of COVID-19, the ASO will present a free concert to celebrate its 60th…
Joe Hisaishi Symphonic Concert at Radio City Music Hall
Aug 13-17
Radio City Music Hall
These performances have been rescheduled: Saturday, August 13, 2022 Monday, August 15, 2022 Tuesday, August 16, 2022 Wednesday, August 17, 2022 Thursday, August 18, 2022 Joe Hisaishi Symphonic Concert: Music…
Bard Music Festival – Program 6
Aug 7
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
Anchored by the ASO, this all-Rachmaninoff event opens with the First Symphony, which the composer abandoned after its ill-starred premiere, and died without hearing a second time. Nevertheless, the work…