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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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Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5

Feb 2

Peter Norton Symphony Space

Treat yourself to a drink at the bar, then get a fascinating, “behind the music” tour of Beethoven’s famous Fifth: understand the cultural context of this history-changing work – even…

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Beyond Beethoven

Jan 31

Carnegie Hall

There are many tributes to Beethoven’s 250th – now here’s one unlike anything else. Piano phenom, Lucas Debargue, makes his Carnegie Hall Debut BEYOND BEETHOVEN. Beethoven’s 250th has inspired celebrations…

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Sons of Bach

Dec 19

Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center

Discover the music of four fellows who followed in the footsteps of their famous father. These rarely-performed works by W.F. Bach, J.C.F. Bach, J.C. Bach, and C.P.E. Bach showcase the…

The Kingdom

Oct 31

Carnegie Hall

Following on the success of our 2017 performance of The Apostles, the ASO opened its 58th season with Edward Elgar’s oratorio The Kingdom. Picking up where The Apostles left off,…

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The Key of Dreams

March 22

Carnegie Hall

Based on the French play Juliette, ou La clé des songes (Juliette, or The Key of Dreams) by Georges Neveux, Martinů’s operatic masterpiece Julietta, one of the greatest 20th-century works…

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Sounds of the American Century

Jan 25

Carnegie Hall

Robert Mann Photo by Charles AbbottNew York City composers of the mid-20th century sought to define a new American sensibility in orchestral music. The abstract works of Robert Mann, the…

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A Walt Whitman Sampler

Oct 17

Carnegie Hall

Walt Whitman, the defining 19th-century poetic voice of America, inspired several generations of European composers. In the 20th century, Whitman’s poetry was beautifully adapted during World War I by Othmar…