Carnegie Hall

With Carnegie Hall’s Opening Night just three months away, we are looking forward to the 2025–2026 season. Major programming highlights include four Perspectives series curated by celebrated artists—conductor Marin Alsop, pianist Lang Lang, vocalist Isabel Leonard, and violinist Maxim Vengerov; and the season-long appointment of Arvo Pärt to hold the Richard and Barbara Debs Composer’s Chair.

Looking ahead to 2026, Carnegie Hall will present United in Sound: America at 250, an expansive, citywide festival highlighting the extraordinary musical riches that have evolved and flourished in the United States as our country marks the 250th anniversary year of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

 

2025-2026 Season—Fall Highlights

Carnegie Hall’s Opening Night:

The 2025–2026 season kicks off on Tuesday, October 7 with a celebratory Opening Night Gala performance. Daniel Harding takes the stage with the NYO-USA All-Stars—an ensemble of exceptional and highly accomplished musicians who are all alumni of Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA)—conducting selections from Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story and Stravinsky’s The Firebird Suite (1919 version) with Yuja Wang leading Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 from the keyboard.

Arvo Pärt Celebration

Carnegie Hall joins the worldwide music community in honoring visionary composer Arvo Pärt by appointing him as holder of the Hall’s Richard and Barbara Debs Composer’s Chair for the 2025–2026 season as he celebrates his 90th year. Marking this milestone year, leading artists will explore his music over the course of seven Carnegie Hall concerts.

Kicking off the season-long retrospective will be two all-Pärt programs with selections spanning six decades of his compositional career, presented on consecutive evenings in October. The first features the North American debut of the Estonian Festival Orchestra, led by Artistic Director Paavo Järvi and joined by violinists Midori and Hans Christian Aavik, composer-pianist Nico Muhly, and the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir (October 23). The Grammy Award–winning choir returns the second night with the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Tõnu Kaljuste for a program that reflects Pärt’s prolific choral output (October 24). Looking ahead, the Pärt celebration also includes a tribute concert curated by violinist Gidon Kremer (December 4), plus performances by Ensemble Connect (October 28), cellist Nicolas Altstaedt and lutenist Thomas Dunford (November 18), The Knights (February 5), and Budapest Festival Orchestra with Iván Fischer (February 6).

Perspectives: Marin AlsopTrailblazing conductor Marin Alsop curates a five-event Perspectives this season. Ms. Alsop leads concerts by two esteemed orchestras with which she serves as principal guest conductor—London’s Philharmonia Orchestra, joined by pianist Alexandre Kantorow (October 28) and The Philadelphia Orchestra with pianist Hayato Sumino (March 31). Throughout the season, she also collaborates in a range of concerts with young musicians from Ensemble Connect, The Juilliard School, the National Orchestral Institute + Festival, plus local teachers participating in Carnegie Hall’s Music Educators Workshop.

Spotlight on Japan

This November, Carnegie Hall celebrates the music and culture of Japan. Performances include An Evening of Traditional Japanese Arts, which will explore the heritage and evolution of Noh and kabuki theater (November 14); recitals by acclaimed pianists Nobuyuki Tsujii (November 5) and Hayato Sumino in his Carnegie Hall debut (November 18); and concert performances of music by the best-selling manga series, Attack on Titan (November 1). Additional November events at leading cultural and academic institutions across New York City will extend this multifaceted exploration.

Perspectives: Lang Lang

Celebrated pianist Lang Lang completes his two-year Perspectives next season with concerts to include a duo-recital with former Curtis Institute of Music classmate violinist Hilary Hahn (December 7) and performances of Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Vienna Philharmonic (February 27) and the Grieg Piano Concerto with the Boston Symphony Orchestra (April 10), both led by Andris Nelsons.

Perspectives: Maxim Vengerov

Acclaimed violinist Maxim Vengerov presents the second part of his three-season Perspectives including “Maxim Vengerov and Friends,” (December 16) an all-Brahms chamber program with an all-star line-up coming together exclusively for this engagement: violinist Vilde Frang, violist James Ehnes, cellist Daniel Müller-Schott, pianist Yefim Bronfman, and clarinetist Anthony McGill. He will also appear as soloist in Sibelius’s Violin Concerto with Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra (February 6) and present a solo recital with frequent collaborator pianist Polina Osetinskaya (May 27).

 

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Fall highlights of Carnegie Hall’s 2025–2026 season also include performances by many of the top orchestras from around the world including London’s Philharmonia Orchestra in their first Carnegie Hall appearances in nearly 20 years, led by Alsop (October 28) and Principal Conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali making his Carnegie Hall debut (October 29); Cristian Mǎcelaru with the Orchestre National de France (November 9); Lahav Shani with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (October 15--18); and Jaap van Zweden conducting the Seoul Philharmonic (October 27). International ensembles also include Yannick Nézet-Séguin with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe (December 9); and Saleem Abboud-Ashkar with the Galilee Chamber Orchestra (November 20). In addition, Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra return to the Hall for the first time in ten years (December 3).

In addition to performances by Perspectives artist Lang Lang, pianists appearing in recital through the end of calendar year 2025 include Benjamin Grosvenor (December 10), Olga Kern (November 6), Beatrice Rana (November 12), Yeol Eum Son (December 3), Hayato Sumino (November 18), Kiron Atom Tellian (October 21), Daniil Trifonov (December 13), and Nobuyuki Tsujii (November 5). Vocalists appearing in recital this fall include baritone Matthias Goerne, partnering with pianist Daniil Trifonov (October 19).

Early music highlights this fall include theorbist Christina Pluhar with her improvisatory ensemble L’Arpeggiata and special guests presenting Wonder Women, celebrating Italian female composers of the 17th-century and colorful characters found in traditional songs (November 20).

Among fall contemporary music offerings are inventive programs by The Knights, led by artistic directors Colin and Eric Jacobson (October 23); American Composers Orchestra, led by Mélisse Brunet (October 29); and cellist Alisa Weilerstein, returning with a new installment of FRAGMENTS, her multi-year project weaving together Bach’s solo cello suites with newly commissioned works (November 7)

From the world of Broadway: Nicole Scherzinger—winner of the 2025 Tony Award for Best Performance in a Leading Role in a Musical for her work in Sunset Boulevard—makes her highly anticipated Carnegie Hall debut (October 8).

Leading Broadway vocalists also taking the stage in 2025 include recent Grammy Award winner Shoshana Bean (November 3) in her headlining debut and Grammy and Emmy Award-nominated Cheyenne Jackson (December 8).

Select highlights in the new year include:

United in Sound: America at 250

From January through July 2026—as a major centerpiece of its season—Carnegie Hall will present United in Sound: America at 250, a citywide festival highlighting the extraordinary musical riches that have evolved and flourished in the United States. With a wide variety of programs exploring diverse voices and influences that have shaped—and continue to shape—American identity, the festival offers a multifaceted musical reflection of the United States 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. In more than 35 concerts at the Hall, United in Sound festival programming features Broadway, film music, jazz, rock ‘n’ roll, hip-hop, bluegrass, classical, and more, showcasing the very best of the American spirit through music. Festival highlights include performances by Marin Alsop, American Composers Orchestra, Timo Andres and Aaron Diehl, Artemis, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Brooklyn Rider, Ray Chew, Harry Connick Jr., Michael Feinstein, Rhiannon Giddens, Keyon Harrold, The Knights, Kronos Quartet, The Met Orchestra, aja monet, The New York Pops, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, The Philadelphia Orchestra and Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis, Damien Sneed, Davóne Tines with Ruckus, and many others.

Perspectives: Isabel Leonard

Also in 2026: Grammy Award–winning vocalist Isabel Leonard presents a Perspectives series to include a recital in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage joined by Tony-nominated vocalist Jordan Donica plus additional guests (January 15) and an appearance with Yannick Nézet-Séguin and The Met Orchestra as soloist in music by Bernstein and Barber (February 4). A highlight of her series will be a multifaceted Spanish-language Zankel Hall program incorporating Spanish song, opera, and dance, featuring guitarist Ismael Fernández and flamenco dancer Sonia Olla (June 9).

Updates to 2025-2026 Season

In addition, please note the following updates to Carnegie Hall’s 2025–2026 schedule, reflecting changes made since the season was originally announced in February 2025.

For complete details and the most up-to-date program information, please see the attached updated 2025–2026 season chronological listing and discard previously issued concert calendars. Thank you!


FAMILY CONCERT: BROWN RICE FAMILY
Resnick Education Wing
Saturday, October 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM and 1:30 PM

CONCERTS ADDED TO THE SEASON:

Families can experience a joyful musical adventure with Brown Rice Family at two free, interactive performances that invite kids ages 3–10 and grownups to sing, dance, and celebrate together. With its infectious spirit, Brown Rice Family performs an irresistible mix of reggae, hip-hop, dancehall, Afrobeat, jazz, Brazilian, Latin, and funk music. Make unforgettable memories with your family alongside this world roots band! Tickets will be available for purchase in September.
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SPHINX VIRTUOSI
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Friday, October 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM

UPDATED PROGRAM:
The Sphinx Virtuosi—a chamber orchestra comprised of alumni of the renowned Sphinx Competition—return to Carnegie Hall with an updated program that now includes Prokofiev’s Piano Sonata No. 7 arranged by Rubén Rengel and White Lafitte’s La Bella Cubana. Also on the program, as previously announced, is the New York premiere of Quenton Xavier Blache’s Visions of Peace (co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall), Clarice Assad’s “Precision: Perpetual Motion” from Impressions, the New York premiere of Still’s Suite for Violin and Orchestra (arr. for cello and orchestra by Randall Goosby) with cellist Sterling Elliott, and Ginastera’s Finale furioso from Concerto for Strings, Op. 33. A new work by Jessie Montgomery is no longer on the program.
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WELL-BEING CONCERTS
Resnick Education Wing

CONCERTS ADDED TO THE SEASON:
Featured artists have been announced for Carnegie Hall’s 2025-2026 Well-Being Concerts and will include flutist Annie Wu (October 19), Maxwell Quartet (November 14), vocalist Somi (January 11), oboist James Austin Smith (January 24), vocalist and bassist esperanza spalding (February 7), tenor Nicholas Phan (February 26), kora player Ablaye Cissoko and accordionist Cyrille Brotto (April 25), and trumpeter Sean Jones (May 2) Presented by Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute, these concerts combine world-class musical performances with elements of self-care and mindfulness, animated by evidence that music helps people heal and thrive. Each program creates an immersive, nurturing space in which audiences and performers share in the soul-nourishing benefits of music, create shared experiences, and explore tools for well-being that last long after the performance.
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SEOUL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Monday, October 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM

UPDATED PROGRAM:
The Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra returns to Carnegie Hall for the first time in nearly 20 years, performing under the baton of Music Director Jaap van Zweden. The orchestra’s program now includes the US premiere of Jung Jae-Il’s Inferno, alongside previously announced Felix Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E Minor with South Korean violinist Bomsori Kim and Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2. Dongshoon Shin’s Upon His Ghostly Solitude is no longer on the program.
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AN EVENING OF TRADITIONAL JAPANESE ARTS
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Friday, November 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM

UPDATED ARTIST LIST:
The artist list has been updated for An Evening of Traditional Japanese Arts. Featuring many of today’s foremost actors, musicians, and representatives of traditional art forms, the lineup includes Noh musicians Hirotada Kamei and Manabu Takeichi; Kabuki musicians Denzaemon Tanaka and Denjiro Tanaka; Noh actors Yoshimasa Kanze, Takanobu Sakaguchi, and Yuichi Otsuki; shamisen players Hiromitsu Agatsuma and Kouki Agatsuma; wadaiko drummer Masaru Tsuji; Japanese dancer Suguha Otani; Koto player Yumi Kurosawa; shakuhachi player Takuya Iwata; nagauta singer Wakichi Kineya; nagauta Shamisen player Chotatsuro Imafuji; and shinobue player Kan Fukuhara. They join previously announced Noh and Kabuki actors: Saburota Kanze and Hayato Nakamura.
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DAN TEPFER
Zankel Hall
Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM

ARTIST UPDATE:
Pianist Dan Tepfer will be joined by innovative Brooklyn-based ensemble The Knights on the Joyce and George T. Wein Shape of Jazz series for his Natural Machines 2.0 program this November, improvising with responsive computer programs he created and live visuals rendered in real time to explore the intersection of the mechanical and natural.
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DANIIL TRIFONOV
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM

UPDATED PROGRAM:
Pianist Daniil Trifonov offers an updated program that includes Taneyev’s Prelude and Fugue, Prokofiev’s Visions fugitives, Myaskovsky’s Piano Sonata No. 2, and R. Schumann’s Piano Sonata No. 1.
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RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S OKLAHOMA! IN CONCERT
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Monday, January 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM

CONCERT ADDED TO THE SEASON:
As part of the United in Sound: America at 250 festival, Orchestra of St. Luke’s will bring Rodgers and Hammerstein’s first Broadway classic––Oklahoma!––to the Carnegie Hall concert stage. Conducted by Emmy- and Grammy–winning music director Rob Berman, this concert will feature the original orchestrations by iconic Broadway and Hollywood arranger Robert Russell Bennett, whose contributions to Oklahoma! were indispensable. Additional artists are to be announced.
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PERSPECTIVES: ISABEL LEONARD
ISABEL LEONARD
JOHN ARIDA
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 8:00 PM

ARTIST UPDATE:
Mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard will now be joined by Tony Award-nominated vocalist Jordan Donica, in addition to pianist John Arida, for this January 2025 recital, launching Ms. Leonard’s Perspectives series. Soprano Nadine Sierra is no longer able to appear due to a scheduling conflict. Additional artists for this performance will be announced.
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DAMIEN SNEED AND THE ORCHESTRA OF TOMORROW
Zankel Hall
Friday, February 13, 2026 at 7:30 PM

CONCERT ADDED TO THE SEASON:
As part of the United in Sound: America at 250 festival, Carnegie Hall has added this performance led by Damien Sneed. This special concert blends the rich heritage of gospel music with the sweeping grandeur of classical symphonies, the soulful rhythms of jazz, and the infectious energy of soul music to create a powerful experience that transcends cultures, faiths, and generations. Featuring the visionary Orchestra of Tomorrow and special guests, Sneed brings his signature blend of technical mastery and heartfelt emotion to the stage.
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YUNCHAN LIM
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Friday, April 24, 2026 at 8:00 PM

UPDATED PROGRAM:
Pianist Yunchan Lim has updated his program to now include works by Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, and Medtner. The previously announced works by Schubert and Robert Schumann are no longer on the program.
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KRONOS QUARTET
Zankel Hall
Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 7:30 PM

UPDATED TIME:
The Kronos Quartet returns, now performing at 7:30 p.m. with a program titled Three Bones, part of the citywide festival, United in Sound: America at 250. The quartet joins percussionist Quentin E. Baxter, electric Apache violinist and vocalist Laura Ortman, and pipa virtuoso Wu Man for a multisensory musical triptych that explores the history of Indigenous, Gullah-Geechee, and Chinese American communities, featuring co-commissioned premieres by Ortman, Charlton Singleton, and Dai Wei.
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EVGENY KISSIN
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 8:00 PM

UPDATED PROGRAM:
The program of pianist Evgeny Kissin’s recital now includes Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 in C-sharp Minor and R. Schumann’s Kreisleriana, Op. 16 instead of the previously announced Myaskovsky Piano Sonata and Rachmaninoff’s Moments musicaux, Op. 16. The rest of the program remains unchanged.
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LEONIDAS KAVAKOS
GIL SHAHAM
ANTOINE TAMESTIT
PABLO FERRÁNDEZ
ALISA WEILERSTEIN
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Friday, May 15, 2026 at 8:00 PM

ARTIST UPDATE:
Cellist Pablo Ferrández replaces the previously announced cellist Clemens Hagen for an all-star evening of chamber music joining violinists Leonidas Kavakos and Gil Shaham, violist Antone Tamestit, and cellist Alisa Weilerstein for Beethoven’s “Kreutzer” Sonata (arr. for string quintet) and Schubert’s String Quintet in C Major, D. 956.

 

Information for Ticketholders

Single tickets for all 2025–2026 performances will go on sale to the general public on Monday, August 11 at 11:00 a.m. Tickets can be purchased at carnegiehall.org, by calling 212-247-7800, and at the Carnegie Hall Box Office. Both curated and “Create Your Own” subscription packages for Carnegie Hall’s 2025–2026 season are currently available.

Ticket Information

Single tickets for all 2025–2026 performances will go on sale to the general public on Monday, August 11 at 11:00 a.m. Tickets can be purchased at carnegiehall.org, by calling 212-247-7800, and at the Carnegie Hall Box Office. Both curated and “Create Your Own” subscription packages for Carnegie Hall’s 2025–2026 season are currently available.

 

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