A revelatory performance of Beethoven’s final piano sonatas from the “phenomenally good” Steven Osborne (Arts Desk). Learn More 

The second in a three-concert series pairing Beethoven’s “Razumovsky” Quartets with the complete Bartók cycle.  Learn More 

Exceptional technique meets imaginative programming at this morning concert with the award-winning Aizuri Quartet. Learn More 

A bountiful evening of Beethoven lieder, including “Adelaide,” “An die Hoffnung,” and his spellbinding song cycle An die ferne Geliebte. Learn More 

Experience the U.K.-based quartet’s “electrifying intensity” (Sunday Times) in this free all-Beethoven program. Learn More 

A spine-tingling all-Bartók program led by the “unflagging zest” of Simon Rattle and his London Symphony Orchestra (Times, U.K.). Learn More 

Violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja joins the celebrated London Symphony Orchestra in a highly virtuosic program of Villa-Lobos, Ligeti, and Mahler. Learn More 

The Emerson String Quartet’s daring Bartók and Beethoven series concludes with a tantalizing exploration of each composer’s vast musical universe. Learn More 

Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient Tessa Lark brings her nimble Appalachian fiddling to an eclectic classical program. Learn More 

The preeminent pianist gives miraculous new life to Bach’s canonical keyword work. Learn More 

An ingenious program pairing classical works with contemporary innovation from the intrepid Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and violinist Pekka Kuusisto. Learn More 

Mozart’s Requiem and Ave verum corpus, performed by the legendary Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus, transport enraptured audiences to another plane. Learn More 

Soprano Barbara Hannigan and pianists Katia and Marielle Labèque shine bright in this staged production spanning nine centuries of song, directed by Netia Jones. Learn More 

Takács Quartet pairs mesmerizing Arvo Pärt and luminous Beethoven in its first Great Performers appearance with new violist Richard O’Neill. Learn More 

Viennese violinist Emmanuel Tjeknavorian makes his New York debut in a recital of velvety Strauss and waltzing Kreisler. Learn More 

Les Arts Florissants and esteemed director William Christie return with an elegant pairing of Haydn and Mozart, joined by the impeccable fortepianist Kristian Bezuidenhout. Learn More 

Pianist and electronic artist Francesco Tristano creates a transporting visual and aural experience of Bach’s intricate Goldberg Variations. Learn More 

Louis Langrée conducts the venerable Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in Tchaikovsky’s “Pathétique” and the New York premiere of the astounding final symphony by the... Learn More 

Garrick Ohlsson and Kirill Gerstein join forces for a two-piano recital of effervescent virtuosity, doubling the impact of enthralling works by Mozart, Rachmaninoff, and Ravel. Learn More 

Spellbinding cellist Jay Campbell offers a spectacular solo recital of electrifying repertoire, including contemporary works. Learn More 

In 2000, John Eliot Gardiner led the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists in an extraordinary musical odyssey: performing all of Bach’s extant cantatas in honor of the 250th... Learn More 

Bach’s B-minor Mass soars with Philippe Herreweghe and Collegium Vocale Gent, a pioneering ensemble in Baroque choral performance. Learn More 

“Salonen,” as the New Yorker states unequivocally, “was born to conduct Sibelius.” Indeed, regarded as the world’s finest interpreter of his Finnish countryman, the... Learn More 

Visionary conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Philharmonia Orchestra bring Strauss’s epic one-act tragedy Elektra to the concert stage. Learn More 

Devotees and newcomers alike will revel in this program of universal favorites, from Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 to that most beloved chorale, “Jesu, Joy of Man’s... Learn More 

Outstanding American tenor Lawrence Brownlee returns to his musical roots in this affecting recital of sacred and secular songs from his early years. Learn More 

For this refreshing morning recital, the French ensemble Trio Karénine achieves perfect balance in sparkling Haydn and luscious Ravel. Learn More 

Simon Cellan Jones’s 2003 film Eroica recreates the moment in music history when everything changed: the first private performance of Beethoven’s “ Learn More 

Leonard Bernstein transforms Beethoven’s famous “Ode to Joy” into a stirring “Ode to Freedom” in this historic 1989 performance celebrating the fall of the Berlin Wall. Learn More 

This compelling 2009 documentary by award-winning director Phil Grabsky brings together some of the world’s leading musicians and Beethoven experts to reveal new insights into the legendary... Learn More 

“Astonishing” (Cleveland Plain Dealer) American violinist Randall Goosby, a protégé of Itzhak Perlman, performs an exhilarating recital of violin... Learn More 

An artist of “staggering technical prowess” (Washington Post), American pianist George Li is a rapidly ascending star and recipient of the Avery Fisher Career Grant. In this inaugural... Learn More 

Join Gramophone Award-winning violinist Julia Fischer for a special presentation of one of the supreme achievements of human creativity: Bach’s complete sonatas and partitas for solo violin,... Learn More 

Austin-based string quartet invoke pushes “chamber music to its edges” (Austin Chronicle) to interweave an array of American musical traditions: bluegrass,... Learn More 

Phenomenal Polish pianist Piotr Anderszewski performs his personal selections from Book II of Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier, a collection of preludes and fugues of... Learn More 

Audience favorite Iván Fischer and his daring Budapest Festival Orchestra return with Schumann’s exultant Piano Concerto and Bruckner’s remarkable Ninth Symphony. Learn More 

Captivating American pianist Claire Huangci brings poetic prowess to Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms. Learn More 

The intrepid Takács Quartet takes on glowing Mozart, inventive Dutilleux, and exuberant Schumann featuring Avery Fisher Prize–winning pianist Jeremy Denk. Learn More 

Galvanizing works by J.S. Bach and his eldest two sons ignite this supercharged performance by violinist Richard Tognetti and his electrifying Australian Chamber Orchestra. Learn More 

Celebrated interpreter Paul Lewis crafts an imaginative piano recital of Schubert, Mendelssohn, and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Learn More 

The London Symphony Orchestra and music director Simon Rattle perform a tour de force of modern music: three dazzling Stravinsky ballets in concert. Learn More 

The London Symphony Orchestra and illustrious conductor Simon Rattle deliver Mahler’s searingly prescient “Tragic” Symphony. Learn More 

“Saxophone sensation” (BBC Music Magazine) Jess Gillam takes the David Rubenstein Atrium by storm with eclectic songs from her acclaimed debut album, Learn More 

Two Francescas make their New York debuts in a delectable recital of Beethoven and Rossini-inspired fantasias. Learn More