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Feb 12 to Feb 19
North South Consonance, Inc
DiMenna Center for Classical Music
Max Lifchitz
450 West 37th Street
New York, NY United States ns.concerts@att.nethttp://https://www.northsouthmusic.org/ The North/South Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Max Lifchitz, will continue its 46th consecutive Winter/Spring series of free admission concerts on Thursday evening, February 19, 2026.
This concert will feature engaging, accessible works by composers from Canada, Mexico, and the United States, with violinist Hattie Hye-Ri Ahn as the soloist.
The program includes the New York premiere of recent compositions by Micah Joel, Max Lifchitz, Lansing McLoskey, and Roydon Tse.
The in-person event will begin at 7 PM and will conclude around 8:30 PM.
Feb 20, 2026
Newport Classical: Verona Quartet
Feb 20
Newport Classical
Newport Classical Recital Hall
42 Dearborn St
Newport, RI United States info@newportclassical.orghttp://https://newportclassical.org/event/verona-quartet-performs-scar Celebrated by The New York Times as an “outstanding ensemble… cohesive yet full of temperament,” the Verona Quartet has captivated audiences worldwide with their “sensational, powerhouse performance[s]” (Classical Voice America). Recipients of Chamber Music America’s esteemed Cleveland Quartet Award, the ensemble makes a much-anticipated Newport Classical debut with a program that traces a vivid stylistic arc. Beginning with Scarlatti’s graceful Baroque sonata and Augusta Read Thomas’s radiant Clara’s Ascent, the journey unfolds through Janá?ek’s searingly expressive Kreutzer Sonata before culminating in Beethoven’s noble Op. 127.
Feb 21, 2026
One man show
February 21st 2026
Church of the blessed sacrament
Sidamoni@msu.edu
152 West 71st Street New York, NY 10023
Manhattan, NY United States sidamoni@msu.eduhttp://https://www.eventbrite.com/e/one-man-show-one-cello-no-borders- A Solo Cello Experience by Sandro Sidamonidze Presented by Cello Beyond Borders
Multi award-winning cellist Sandro Sidamonidze. Opus Klassik Nominee and German Recording Critics’ Award Nominee, presents ONE MAN SHOW, a continuous solo cello program conceived as a single uninterrupted musical journey rather than a traditional recital.
The evening opens with Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber’s Passacaglia in G minor (“The Guardian Angel”) one of the earliest and most visionary works written for an unaccompanied string instrument. Built over an unchanging bass pattern, the music unfolds like a solitary prayer,meditative, and timeless, forming the ritual threshold of the evening.
From there, the program traces a path through the architectural clarity of Johann Sebastian Bach, into the intensely human, dance-driven language of Gaspar Cassadó, and finally toward the chant-like sound world of contemporary Armenian composer Adam Khudoyan.
The program unfolds as a unified arc, from first sound and light, through st
Trio of Monodramas Presented by Boston Modern Orchestra Project and Odyssey Opera, Boston, MA, Feb 21
Feb 21, 2026
NEC's Jordan Hall
30 Gainsborough Street
Boston, MA United States
718-324-0396
http://https://www.bmop.org Hailed as “a leader in contemporary opera and classical music in America (Opera News),” the Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) and Odyssey Opera present MONO E MONO (E MONO), a dynamic concert of monodramas scored by some of the nation’s most influential American composers. The performance will take place on Saturday, February 21, 2026, at 8:00 p.m., at NEC’s Jordan Hall, featuring the acclaimed BMOP and Odyssey Opera, as well as powerful solo performances by sopranos Julia Mintzer and Sarah Coburn and one of the world’s most sought-after baritones Michael Chioldi, all led under the direction of Grammy Award-winning conductor Gil Rose.
Feb 22, 2026
Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival presents: Florida's Finest
Feb 22
Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
Robyn Lamp
2600 Atlantic Ave
Fernandina Beach, FL United States
9042611779
office@aicmf.orghttp://https://aicmf.org/event/floridasfinest/ An extraordinary showcase of Florida’s finest classical talent, featuring the Amernet Quartet, the Lawson Ensemble, and acclaimed pianists Jasmin Arakawa and Kevin Kenner in a celebration of homegrown excellence.
Ephrat Asherie Dance with Arturo O’Farrill: Shadow Cities
Feb 22
La Jolla Music Society
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
8584593728
7600 Fay Avenue
La Jolla, CA United States
8584593728
boxoffice@theconrad.orghttp://https://theconrad.org/events/shadow-cities/ Ephrat Asherie collaborates with GRAMMY® award-winning pianist and composer Arturo O’Farrill on the company’s newest creation, Shadow Cities, a reflection on the beauty, vastness and joy of the in-between. Bringing together Asherie’s innovative and rigorous choreography with O’Farrill’s singular and mesmerizing sound, Shadow Cities is a beautiful extension of EAD’s dedication to working with live music. With a cast of 6 dancers and 4 musicians, this work explores what it means to stay afloat in the in-between. We are split between cities, memories and generations; we are an amalgam of cultures, fully embodied and fragmented all at once; our movements are concurrently malleable and explosive, our identities fixed and infinitely fluid. Whether as immigrants, BIPOC identities or first generation Americans, this feeling of in-betweenness connects everyone in the work as we ask how and why—halfway between so many disparate extremes in time, space and state—we often feel our most enlivened selves.
February Frolics
02/22/2026
Tribecarts Inc.
St. Mark's Church
Audrey Ross
131 E. 10th St. (2nd ave)
New York, NY United States
9292223973
audreyrosspub@aol.com Maestro Alan Aurelia, director of Tribecarts, announces February Frolics, an exhilerating cabaret featuring a line-up of singers and musicians, both classical and modern, and dance from ballet to belly dance - designed to chase away the cold-weather cabin-fever blues. Musical guests include opera singer Galina Ivannikova; Jared Marmo, singer Italian-style; singer Anna Polyachenko; violinist Suzy Mitchell; Elise Di Simone and Bruce Biggins in a Broadway medley; Carol Tandava Henning and her ensemble of belly dancers; and more. A fun afternoon for all.
Musica Viva New York Chamber Choir Presents an Evening of Sacred Songs
Feb 22, 2026
All Souls NYC
1157 Lexington Avenue
New York City, NY United States http://https://www.musicaviva.org New York City’s leading chamber choir, Musica Viva NY, presents EL CAMINO: Talbot, Casals and Victoria, a one-night only winter concert on the Upper East Side at All Souls NYC on Sunday, February 22, 2026, at 5:00 p.m with a pre-concert talk at 4:15pm. Weaving together voices of lament, resilience, and spiritual transformation across centuries, the acclaimed Musica Viva NY chorus takes listeners on a journey from lamentation to revelation. The program’s capstone is a 60-minute a capella masterpiece of the modern choral repertory: Path of Miracles by Joby Talbot.
Ticketing + Program Information:
Sunday, February 22, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. (pre-concert talk at 4:15 p.m.)
All Souls NYC, 1157 Lexington Avenue, New York City, Train 6 to 77th St or 4/5/6 to 86th St
Tickets: $50 general/$30 students/FREE for children 12 and under. Tickets are available from MusicaViva.org.
Musica Viva NY choirMusica Viva NY soloistsAlejandro Hernandez-Valdez, Artistic Director and Conductor TOMÁS LUIS DE VICTORIA
New Voices Discovery - Maryland Opera
Feb 22
Roland Park Community Center
Jason Buckwalter
5802 Roland Avenue
Baltimore, MD United States
4846786041
info@marylandopera.orghttp://https://www.marylandopera.org/newvoicesdiscovery Get the inside scoop for Maryland Opera’s upcoming New Voices in Opera production with the New Voices Discovery Event. Librettist Jarrod Lee illuminates the origins of the operas Oshun and Kandake as Peter Wood of the Spirit Shop on Falls Road serves craft cocktails inspired by the operas. Storyboards and sketches of the backdrop projections for the performance will be on display and a sneak peek performance from two of the opera’s stars, Anthony Ballard and Christian Simmons, will bring it all to life. Enjoy light fare while you discover how opera makes these old stories come to life in a brand new way!
New Voices Discovery: February 22, 2026 | 6pm-8pm
Roland Park Community Center
5802 Roland Avenue
Feb 24, 2026
We're All in This Together: The Reign of Homophony
Feb 24
La Jolla Music Society
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
8584593728
7600 Fay Ave
La Jolla, CA United States
8584593728
boxoffice@theconrad.orghttp://https://theconrad.org/events/music-101-session-2/ Engage with history in this introduction to Western classical music! Led by Michael Gerdes, Director of Orchestras at San Diego State University and a longtime guest lecturer for our organization, this free, five-part public series is designed for anyone curious about the composers, works, and cultural movements that shaped the music we know and love. No prior musical background is required. Each lecture builds on the previous one, yet every session stands on its own, so you can join at any point in the series.
Feb 26, 2026
Keith Ladzinski: Forces of Nature
Feb 26
La Jolla Music Society
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
8584593728
7600 Fay Avenue
La Jolla, CA United States
8584593728
boxoffice@theconrad.orghttp://https://theconrad.org/events/keith-ladzinski-forces-of-nat/ By capturing the beauty and vulnerability of our natural world through his lens, avid adventurer, wildlife photographer, and storm chaser Keith Ladzinski reminds us all of the profound interconnectedness between humans and the natural environment. Whether dangling from ropes thousands of feet up to document first ascents in interior Antarctica, storm chasing in Tornado Alley, scaling ancient giant Redwoods, or diving with wild alligators in the Florida Everglades, Ladzinski goes to the extreme to capture the moment and share it with us. Journey to the farthest reaches of our planet in this sweeping look at nature and man.
Miller Theatre Composer Portrait: Lisa Bielawa
Feb 26
Miller Theatre at Columbia University
Miller Theatre at Columbia University
2960 Broadway
New York, NY United States http://https://www.millertheatre.com/events/lisa-bielawa Composer and vocalist Lisa Bielawa is featured on a Composer Portrait Concert at Miller Theatre at Columbia University, with performances of her music by Contemporaneous conducted by Co-Artistic Director David Bloom, and sung by Bielawa herself. The program includes the world premiere of Balloon Variations, commissioned by Miller Theatre for the occasion, as well as two of Bielawa’s earlier works – Incessabili Voce from 2013 and Graffiti dell’amante from 2010.
In addition to her Composer Portrait at Miller Theatre, Lisa Bielawa’s 2025-2026 season features bold programming, new collaborations, and world premieres of several new works. Violinist Tessa Lark has given the first two premiere performances of Bielawa’s Violin Concerto No. 2, PULSE with two of the co-commissioning orchestras – the world premiere performances with the Louisville Orchestra, conducted by Teddy Abrams; and the Cincinnati premiere with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Cristian M?celaru.
Norbert Leo Butz
Feb 26 to 28
Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Segerstrom Center for the Arts - Samueli Theater
600 Town Center Drive
Costa Mesa, CA United States
(714) 556-2787
BoxOffice@SCFTA.orghttp://https://www.scfta.org/events/2026/norbert-leo-butz Norbert Leo Butz is a two-time Tony Award winner for Best Actor in a Musical and is one of only nine actors ever to have won the award twice as lead actor.
In this special evening of story and song, Mr. Butz sings highlights from his storied three decades on the boards of Broadway - from his humble beginning as the 7th of 11 children (his first bed was a drawer!) to his Tony triumphs and everything in between!
Butz originated roles on Broadway in Jason Robert Browns’ The Last Five Years, Stephen Schwartz’s Wicked, in Andrew Lippa’s Big Fish, in Harry Connick Jr’s Thou Shalt Not (Tony nomination) in the Lincoln Center 2018 revival of My Fair Lady (Tony nomination) and his two Tony Winning performances in David Yazbek’s Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and in Shaiman and Whitman’s Catch Me If You Can.
Expect the unexpected in this singular evening of musical entertainment, by one of Broadway’s legendary leading men.
Feb 27, 2026
Adelphi Orchestra - Grace & Elegance
Feb 27
Adelphi Orchestra
River Dell Middle School Auditorium
Adelphi Orchestra
230 Woodland Ave
River Edge, NJ United States
2014770406
aoinfo@adelphiorchestra.orghttp://https://www.adelphiorchestra.org/ The Adelphi Orchestra presents Grace & Elegance, an evening of Classical and Romantic masterworks led by Principal Conductor Kyunghun Kim. The program features acclaimed soloists Lanny Paykin (cello), Kathleen Butler-Hopkins (violin), and Francesca Silos (viola) in music by Saint-Saëns, Mozart, and Brahms.
Performances take place February 27, 2026 730pm at River Dell Middle School Auditorium in River Edge, NJ, and February 28, 2026 2pm at Broadway Presbyterian Church in New York City. A livestream option is available.
Mao Fujita
Feb 27
La Jolla Music Society
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
8584593728
7600 Fay Avenue
La Jolla, CA United States
8584593728
boxoffice@theconrad.orghttp://https://theconrad.org/events/mao-fujita/ “He is a master of tone colour, awake to all the possibilities of piano”
— Gramophone
TENET Vocal Artists: TENEBRAE
Feb 27 to Mar 27
The Brick Presbyterian Church
The Brick Presbyterian Church
The Brick Presbyterian Church
1140 Park Avenue
New York, NY United States
9173861062
mhooper@brickchurch.org The Brick Presbyterian Church hosts TENET Vocal Artists for TENEBRAE: a musical series by candlelight, exploring the beauty and introspection of French Baroque sacred repertoire. The series includes Litanies on Friday, February 27, 2026; Lessons on Friday, March 13, 2026; and Lamentations on Friday, March 27, 2026. Each program is performed twice in one evening, at 5PM and 7PM, offering audiences an intimate and immersive candlelit experience.
Designed as a peaceful close to the week, each 60-minute program begins with a quiet moment of meditation followed by luminous works by Marc-Antoine Charpentier and his contemporaries. Centered on sacred texts of devotion and reflection, the programs explore themes of litanies, lessons, and laments, offering listeners a space for calm, contemplation, and renewal. Tickets are $60 for admission to Brick Church’s intimate chapel and $15 for students. For more information, or to purchase tickets, please visit tenet.nyc/tenebrae.
Feb 28, 2026
Adelphi Orchestra - Grace & Elegance
Feb 28
Adelphi Orchestra
Broadway Presbyterian Church
Adelphi Orchestra
601 West 114 St
New York, NY United States
2014770406
aoinfo@adelphiorchestra.orghttp://https://www.adelphiorchestra.org/ The Adelphi Orchestra presents Grace & Elegance, an evening of Classical and Romantic masterworks led by Principal Conductor Kyunghun Kim. The program features acclaimed soloists Lanny Paykin (cello), Kathleen Butler-Hopkins (violin), and Francesca Silos (viola) in music by Saint-Saëns, Mozart, and Brahms.
Performances take place February 27, 2026 730pm at River Dell Middle School Auditorium in River Edge, NJ, and February 28, 2026 2pm at Broadway Presbyterian Church in New York City. A livestream option is available.
Anne Akiko Meyers and Jason Vieaux @ Dumbarton Concerts
02.28.26
Dumbarton Concerts
Box Office, office@dumbartonconcerts.org, 202-965-2000
3133 Dumbarton St NW
Washington, DC United States
2029652000
office@dumbartonconcerts.orghttp://https://dumbartonconcerts.org/anneakikomeyers-and-jasonvieaux Smart, sophisticated partnership of violin and guitar soloists at the top of their craft
One would be forgiven for thinking that high-profile instrumental soloists prefer to “work alone.” On occasion, however, the stars align, and these extraordinary artists form unique collaborations to the enjoyment of all. We are pleased to welcome to our stage violinist Anne Akiko Meyers and classical guitarist Jason Vieaux for a special duo performance. Cutting-edge works by Philip Glass and Arturo Marquez weave together with music by Stravinsky and Piazzolla to create an international tapestry. The program also features a new piece by recent Kennedy Center Composer-in-Residence Mason Bates, of whom Ms. Meyers, famed for her impressive body of commissioned works, is a frequent muse. Together with Mr. Vieaux, called by NPR “perhaps the most precise and soulful classical guitarist of his generation,” this duo promises to ignite the mind and inspire the heart.
Celebrate Mariachi
February 28 to March 1
Musical Instrument Museum
4725 E. Mayo Blvd.
Phoenix, AZ United States
(480) 478-6000
sydney.rich@mim.orghttp://https://mim.org/events/celebrate-mariachi/2026-02-28/ Feel the beat of Mexico through the melodies of mariachi! Explore the genre’s musical traditions through an engaging talk with leading mariachi scholar and performer Lauryn Salazar on the cultural power of mariachi, highlighting her role as a consultant for Disney-Pixar’s Coco, a dynamic performance fusing the spirit of mariachi with contemporary music by Phoenix ensemble Mariachi Alma de mi Pueblo, a vibrant showcase of traditional Mexican folklórico dance by the Ollin Yoliztli Dance Academy, and more! Included with $20 general museum admission.
Maryland Opera - New Voices in Opera
Feb 28
Grace United Methodist Church
5407 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD United States
4846786041
info@marylandopera.orghttp://https://www.marylandopera.org/2025newvoices What is more operatic than the God of Love saving the world or a one-eyed warrior queen standing up for her people and fighting against oppression. Maryland Opera’s newest initiative, New Voices in Opera, brings fresh operatic works to the stage. The evening features a double bill of new works: Oshun by B.E. Boykin tells the story of the gods in the pantheon of the Ifa religion as they seek to bring rain to the lands of their worshippers. Kandake by Timothy Amukele recounts the trials of the one-eyed warrior queen, Amanirenas, as she fights to repel the Romans and protect her people. Both works feature a libretto by Jarrod Lee. These creators all have a strong connection to our performing community here in the greater Baltimore area. The performance will also include a mini recital with students from Morgan State and Towson Universities performing selections by African American composers.