October 2026 concerts

The Cleveland Orchestra

2026 European Tour: Athens, Greece

Time TBA · Megaron

Athens, OH

Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra

Open Rehearsal: Prieto Returns

10:00 AM · Orpheum Theater

New Orleans, LA

Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra

Musical Storybook | Eastwood Branch – Kalamazoo Public Library

10:30 AM · Eastwood Branch – Kalamazoo Public Library

Kalamazoo, MI

• Music from traditional composers like Beethoven
• contemporary female composers Florence Price
• and Grażyna Bacewicz

Fort Wayne Philharmonic

Coffee Concert: Beethoven's 5th

11:00 AM · PFW Music Center

Fort Wayne, IN

• Beethoven: Egmont, Op. 84
• Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Boston Symphony Orchestra

already and not yet: A world premiere by Tod Machover

7:30 PM · Symphony Hall

Boston, MA

• Mendelssohn: The Hebrides: Overture in B minor, Op. 26
• Machover: already and not yet
• Nante: Ein feste Burg
• +1 more

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Carmina burana

Time TBA · Marian Anderson Hall

Philadelphia, PA

• Coleridge-Taylor: Ballade in A minor, Op. 33
• Ortiz: Clara
• Orff: Carmina Burana

Utah Symphony

Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 in Provo

7:30 PM · BYU Concert Hall - School of Music Building

Provo, UT

• Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Spokane Symphony

Chamber Soirée at the Historic Davenport Hotel – October

7:30 PM · Historic Davenport Hotel

Spokane, WA

• Dohnányi: Serenade for String Trio in C major, Op. 10
• Dvořák: String Quartet No. 10 in E flat major, Op. 51

Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra

Prieto Returns: Shostakovich No. 5

7:30 PM · Orpheum Theater

New Orleans, LA

• Revueltas: Redes
• Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63
• Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

National Symphony Orchestra

Slatkin Conducts Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 3

Time TBA · Kennedy Center

Washington, DC

• Slatkin: Schubertiade
• Tower: Love Returns
• Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Sleeping Beauty & Dvořák Cello Concerto

Time TBA · Chicago Symphony Center

Chicago, IL

San Francisco Symphony

Hisaishi Conducts Hisaishi

7:30 PM · Davies Symphony Hall

San Francisco, CA

• Hisaishi: Concerto for Orchestra
• Additional Works to Be Announced

Charleston Symphony

Chamber Music 1

Time TBA

Charleston, SC

Charleston Symphony

Chamber Music

Time TBA

Charleston, SC

Charleston Symphony

Chamber Music Concert

Time TBA

Charleston, SC

Seattle Symphony

Morlot Conducts The Sounds of Spring

7:30 PM · Benaroya Hall

Seattle, WA

• Bridge: Enter Spring
• Adams: No Such Spring
• Schumann: Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 38

Utah Valley Symphony

Portraits of America

Time TBA · The Covey Center / The Noorda

Provo, UT

• Copland: Lincoln Portrait, for speaker and orchestra
• Corigliano: The Red Violin, chaconne for violin and orchestra
• Gershwin: An American in Paris

New York Philharmonic

Dudamel Conducts Adams's 9/11 Memorial Work in Vienna

Time TBA · Musikverein

Vienna, NY

• Adams: On the Transmigration of Souls
• Castri: New work (Austrian Premiere–Co-Commission with the Los Angeles Philharmonic)
• Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100

Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire™ in Concert

7:30 PM · Orchestra Hall

Detroit, MI

• Doyle: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

Piano Festival: Kern Plays Rachmaninov

7:30 PM · Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre

Rochester, NY

• Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
• Rachmaninoff: The Isle of the Dead, Op. 29

Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra

Prieto Returns: Shostakovich Symphony No. 5

Time TBA · Orpheum Theater

New Orleans, LA

• works by Revueltas
• works by Prokofiev
• Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Pacific Symphony

Shelley Conducts The Sorcerer's Apprentice and Strauss

8:00 PM · Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall

Costa Mesa, CA

• Dukas: L'Apprenti Sorcier
• Howard: Violin Concerto
• Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30

Los Angeles Philharmonic

Debussy & Stravinsky with Elim Chan

8:00 PM · Walt Disney Concert Hall

Los Angeles, CA

• Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L.86
• Adams: Violin Concerto No. 2
• Stravinsky: Petrushka

Los Angeles Philharmonic

A Symphonic Ballet with Elim Chan

8:00 PM · Walt Disney Concert Hall

Los Angeles, CA

• Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L.86
• Adams: Violin Concerto No. 2
• Stravinsky: Petrushka

Columbus Symphony

Friday Coffee Dress: Mysteries, Anthems & Victories

10:00 AM · Ohio Theatre

Columbus, OH

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

Glidden Plays Bruch

10:30 AM · Kleinhans Music Hall

Buffalo, NY

• Leshnoff: Symphony No. 5
• Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
• Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Toledo Symphony Orchestra

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - YP

10:30 AM

Toledo, OH

Jacksonville Symphony

Music of the Knights: Elton, McCartney & Lloyd Webber - Matinee

11:00 AM · Jacoby Symphony Hall

Jacksonville, FL

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Mozart Meets Latin Masters

11:00 AM · Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

Baltimore, MD

• Ginastera: Estancia, Op. 8a
• Bruch: Scottish Fantasy, for violin and orchestra, Op. 46
• Mozart: Symphony No. 31 in D major, K.297
• +1 more

Virginia Symphony Orchestra

Coffee Concert: John Williams & Steven Spielberg: Iconic Film Scores

11:00 AM · Diamonstein Concert Hall – CNU’s Ferguson Center for the Arts

Newport News, VA

• Williams: E.T. and other Spielberg films

The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

Life After Death

11:00 AM · Ordway Concert Hall

Saint Paul, MN

Boston Symphony Orchestra

already and not yet: A world premiere by Tod Machover

1:30 PM · Symphony Hall

Boston, MA

• Mendelssohn: The Hebrides: Overture in B minor, Op. 26
• Machover: already and not yet
• Nante: Ein feste Burg
• +1 more

South Bend Symphony Orchestra

Happy Hour - The History Museum

5:30 PM · The History Museum

South Bend, IN

Alabama Symphony Orchestra

Mozart’s Requiem with Mahler’s Adagietto & Kindertotenlieder

7:00 PM · UAB’s Alys Stephens Center — Jemison Concert Hall

Birmingham, AL

• Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor
• Mahler: Kindertotenlieder
• Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K.626

Kansas City Symphony

INTERSTELLAR LIVE: film with the score performed live by the Kansas City Symphony

7:00 PM · Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

Kansas City, MO

• Zimmer: Interstellar

Toledo Symphony Orchestra

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

7:00 PM · The Valentine Theatre

Toledo, OH

• an evocative score by composer Jonathan Heck

Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra

Sibelius' Symphony No. 2

7:00 PM · First United Methodist Church (Boulder)

Boulder, CO

• Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

Edward Scissorhands in Concert

7:00 PM · Powell Hall

St. Louis, MO

• Elfman: Edward Scissorhands

Timpanogos Symphony Orchestra

Symphonic Bluey

7:00 PM · Mountain View High School

Orem, UT

• Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
• Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71

Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra

SEASON OPENER: Sibelius Symphony No. 2

7:00 PM · First United Methodist Church

Boulder, CO

• Fung: Pizzicato
• Liebermann: Flute Concerto, Op. 39
• Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Amarillo Symphony

Made in America: Celebrate 250!

7:30 PM · Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts

Amarillo, TX

• Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine
• Reich: Duet for Two Violins & Strings
• Green: Testify
• +2 more

Tucson Symphony Orchestra

Latin Sizzle

7:30 PM · Linda Ronstadt Music Hall

Tucson, AZ

• Carreño: Margariteña
• Grau: Odisea, concerto for cuatro
• Romero: Suite para cuerdas No. 1: Fuga con Pajarillo
• +1 more

Hartford Symphony Orchestra

Dinur Conducts Tchaikovsky 4

Time TBA

Hartford, CT

• Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Barnatan Plays Beethoven

Time TBA · Heinz Hall

Pittsburgh, PA

• Beethoven

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Carmina burana

Time TBA · Marian Anderson Hall

Philadelphia, PA

• Coleridge-Taylor: Ballade in A minor, Op. 33
• Ortiz: Clara
• Orff: Carmina Burana

Houston Symphony

Hocus Pocus Pops

7:30 PM · The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

The Woodlands, TX

Charlotte Symphony Orchestra

Schubert's Symphony No. 9

7:30 PM · Knight Theater

Charlotte, NC

• Simon: Fate Now Conquers
• Mahler: Kindertotenlieder
• Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C major, D.944

Kansas City Symphony

Interstellar Live

Time TBA

Kansas City, MO

• Zimmer: The Holiday

New Jersey Symphony

Beethoven’s “Emperor” & Schubert’s “Great”

7:30 PM · Richardson Auditorium / NJPAC / State Theatre New Jersey

Princeton / Newark / New Brunswick, NJ

• Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73
• Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C major, D.944

National Symphony Orchestra

Slatkin Conducts Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 3

Time TBA · Kennedy Center

Washington, DC

• Slatkin: Schubertiade
• Tower: Love Returns
• Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44

Oregon Symphony

Kahane, Still & Copland

7:30 PM · Rose Auditorium at South Salem High School

Salem, OR

• Copland: Lincoln Portrait, for speaker and orchestra
• Kahane: Every Love Song Is a Protest (Oregon Symphony co-commission, world premiere)
• Still: Symphony No. 4 "Autochthonous"

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Sleeping Beauty & Dvořák Cello Concerto at Wheaton College

7:30 PM · Wheaton College

Wheaton, IL

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

CSO at Wheaton: Sleeping Beauty & Dvořák Cello Concerto

Time TBA · Wheaton

Wheaton, IL

• Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66
• Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104

San Francisco Symphony

Hisaishi Conducts Hisaishi

7:30 PM · Davies Symphony Hall

San Francisco, CA

• Hisaishi: Concerto for Orchestra
• Additional Works to Be Announced

Jacksonville Symphony

Music of the Knights: Elton, McCartney & Lloyd Webber

7:30 PM · Jacoby Symphony Hall

Jacksonville, FL

Sarasota Orchestra

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

7:30 PM

Sarasota, FL

• Williams: Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

Utah Valley Symphony

Portraits of America

Time TBA · The Covey Center / The Noorda

Provo, UT

• Copland: Lincoln Portrait, for speaker and orchestra
• Corigliano: The Red Violin, chaconne for violin and orchestra
• Gershwin: An American in Paris

Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra

The Lord of the Rings Symphony

7:30 PM · Hill Auditorium

Ann Arbor, MI

• Shore: The Lord of the Rings Symphony

Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra

Dreams of America

7:30 PM · NAU Ardrey Memorial Auditorium

Flagstaff, AZ

• Tower: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 6
• Benjamin Taylor: Untitled World Premiere
• Nolan Stolz: Selections from Route 66 Suite #6. Desert 66
• +2 more

Roanoke Symphony Orchestra

Sinatra & The American Songbook

7:30 PM · Salem Civic Center

Salem, VA

• Porter: I've Got You Under My Skin
• Loesser: Luck Be a Lady
• Anka: My Way

Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire™ in Concert

7:30 PM · Orchestra Hall

Detroit, MI

• Doyle: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Utah Symphony

Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5

7:30 PM · Abravanel Hall

Salt Lake City, UT

• Gubaidulina: Fairytale Poem
• Bernstein: Serenade, after Plato's
• Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Rogue Valley Symphony

Masterworks 2

7:30 PM

Ashland, OR

• Mozart: Don Giovanni, K.527
• Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
• Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, BB123, Sz.116

Colorado Symphony

The Firebird with Cleo Parker Robinson Dance & John Williams Horn Concerto

7:30 PM

Denver, CO

• Elgar: Introduction and Allegro, for string quartet and string orchestra, Op. 47
• Williams: Violin Concerto No. 1
• Stravinsky: The Firebird

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

Conrad Tao, Beethoven, and Mozart

7:30 PM · Hilbert Circle Theatre

Indianapolis, IN

Virginia Symphony Orchestra

John Williams & Steven Spielberg: Iconic Film Scores

7:30 PM · Diamonstein Concert Hall – CNU’s Ferguson Center for the Arts

Newport News, VA

• Williams: E.T. and other Spielberg films

Columbus Symphony

Mysteries, Anthems & Victories

7:30 PM · Ohio Theatre

Columbus, OH

• Spears: The Mysteries
• Tines: Concerto No. 2: ANTHEM
• Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

American Classical Orchestra

Enlightenment

7:30 PM · Irvington Theater

Irvington, NY

• Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A major, K.581
• Haydn: String Quartet in E flat major, Hob.III:38, Op. 33, No. 2

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

Movement & Melody

7:30 PM · Bradley Symphony Center

Milwaukee, WI

• Chopin: Waltz in E flat major, Op. 18
• Chopin: Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2
• Debussy: Jeux, L.126
• +1 more

North Carolina Symphony

The Music of John Williams: Star Wars & More

7:30 PM · Meymandi Concert Hall

Raleigh, NC

Pacific Symphony

Shelley Conducts The Sorcerer's Apprentice and Strauss

8:00 PM · Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall

Costa Mesa, CA

• Dukas: L'Apprenti Sorcier
• Howard: Violin Concerto
• Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30

Austin Symphony Orchestra

To Have and to Hold

8:00 PM

Austin, TX

• Bernstein: Trouble in Tahiti
• works by Strauss
• Mendelssohn

Los Angeles Philharmonic

Andrew Bird

8:00 PM · Walt Disney Concert Hall

Los Angeles, CA

River Oaks Chamber Orchestra

ROCO Connections: From Silence to Sound

8:00 PM · The River Oaks Theatre

Houston, TX

• Stalling: The Skeleton Dance
• Martinů: La revue de cuisine, jazz suite and ballet for clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, violin, cello, and piano, H.161
• Simpson: The Phantom of the Opera

Michigan Philharmonic

Tiny Tunes: Halloween Haunts

10:00 AM

Plymouth, MI

San Diego Symphony

Meet The Strings: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

10:00 AM · Jacobs Music Center

San Diego, CA

• Leavell: Say Hello
• Mozart: Serenade in G major, K.525
• SING-ALONG: "The Alphabet Song"
• +5 more

Symphoria

The Haunted Orchestra: Inspiration Hall

10:30 AM · Inspiration Hall

Syracuse, NY

• Williams: Jaws: Main Title Theme / Promenade / The Chase
• Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre, tone poem, Op. 40
• Bartók: Román népi táncok, BB68, Sz.56
• +2 more

Eugene Symphony

Family Musical Adventures: How the Animals Sing (with Strings!)

11:00 AM · The Hult Center Lobby

Eugene, OR

San Diego Symphony

Meet The Strings: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

11:30 AM · Jacobs Music Center

San Diego, CA

• Leavell: Say Hello
• Mozart: Serenade in G major, K.525
• SING-ALONG: "The Alphabet Song"
• +5 more

Symphoria

The Haunted Orchestra: Inspiration Hall

12:00 PM · Inspiration Hall

Syracuse, NY

• Williams: Jaws
• Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre, tone poem, Op. 40
• Bartók: Román népi táncok, BB68, Sz.56
• +2 more

Symphoria

The Haunted Orchestra: Inspiration Hall

12:00 PM · Inspiration Hall

Syracuse, NY

• Williams: Jaws: Main Title Theme / Promenade / The Chase
• Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre, tone poem, Op. 40
• Bartók: Román népi táncok, BB68, Sz.56
• +2 more

Glens Falls Symphony

Halloween Family Concert

1:00 PM · The Wood Theater

Glens Falls, NY

Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra

Conductors Spellbook

1:30 PM · Oak Ridge High School

Oak Ridge, TN

• Orff: Carmina Burana
• Williams: Harry Potter Symphonic Suite
• Dooley: The Conductor's Spellbook
• +1 more

Quad City Symphony Orchestra

Disney's The Lion King in Concert

2:00 PM · Adler Theatre

Davenport, IA

Toledo Symphony Orchestra

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

2:00 PM · The Valentine Theatre

Toledo, OH

• an evocative score by composer Jonathan Heck

Los Angeles Philharmonic

Debussy & Stravinsky with Elim Chan

2:00 PM · Walt Disney Concert Hall

Los Angeles, CA

• Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L.86
• Adams: Violin Concerto No. 2
• Stravinsky: Petrushka

San Francisco Symphony

Music for Families

2:00 PM · Davies Symphony Hall

San Francisco, CA

Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra

Sibelius' Symphony No. 2

2:00 PM · First United Methodist Church (Boulder)

Boulder, CO

• Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Pasadena Symphony and Pops

Brahms Symphony No. 1

2:00 PM · Ambassador Auditorium

Pasadena, CA

• Tower: Made in America
• Barber: Violin Concerto, Op. 14
• Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Los Angeles Philharmonic

A Symphonic Ballet with Elim Chan

2:00 PM · Walt Disney Concert Hall

Los Angeles, CA

• Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L.86
• Adams: Violin Concerto No. 2
• Stravinsky: Petrushka

Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra

SEASON OPENER: Sibelius Symphony No. 2

2:00 PM · First United Methodist Church

Boulder, CO

• Fung: Pizzicato
• Liebermann: Flute Concerto, Op. 39
• Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

A Far Cry

Folie à deux at St. John's JP

3:00 PM · St. John's JP

Jamaica Plain, MA

• Tucker, Otten, Wiancko, Shaw, Penderecki, Golijov
• Tucker, Otten, Wiancko, Shaw, Penderecki, Golijov
• Tucker, Otten, Wiancko, Shaw, Penderecki, Golijov
• +3 more

Rogue Valley Symphony

Masterworks 2

3:00 PM

Ashland, OR

• Mozart: Don Giovanni, K.527
• Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
• Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, BB123, Sz.116

Shreveport Symphony Orchestra

Brass Horizons

3:00 PM

Shreveport, LA

North Carolina Symphony

The Music of John Williams: Star Wars & More

3:00 PM · Meymandi Concert Hall

Raleigh, NC

Timpanogos Symphony Orchestra

Symphonic Bluey (Sensory-Friendly)

4:30 PM · Mountain View High School

Orem, UT

Utah Symphony

Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5

5:30 PM · Abravanel Hall

Salt Lake City, UT

• Gubaidulina: Fairytale Poem
• Bernstein: Serenade, after Plato's
• Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Alabama Symphony Orchestra

Mozart’s Requiem with Mahler’s Adagietto & Kindertotenlieder

7:00 PM · UAB’s Alys Stephens Center — Jemison Concert Hall

Birmingham, AL

• Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor
• Mahler: Kindertotenlieder
• Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K.626

The Florida Orchestra

Raymond James Pops in the Park

7:00 PM · Vinoy Park

St. Petersburg, FL

• Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125

Kansas City Symphony

INTERSTELLAR LIVE: film with the score performed live by the Kansas City Symphony

7:00 PM · Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

Kansas City, MO

• Zimmer: Interstellar