“Vimbayi Kaziboni conducted with fluidity and inexhaustible precision, at once clear and ebullient [while] his musicians played with evident relish and consummate virtuosity.”
-Financial Times
2026-2027 events
when: August 21, 2026 | 7:30PM
what: Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival: Leonard Bernstein Award
who: Ensemble Reflektor
where: Musik- und Kongresshalle | Lübeck, Germany
music:
Joseph Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major
George Gershwin: An American in Paris
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
Lucienne Renaudin Vary, trumpet
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when: August 22, 2026 | 7:30PM
what: Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival
who: Ensemble Reflektor
where: Deutsches Haus | Flensburg, Germany
music:
Joseph Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major
George Gershwin: An American in Paris
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
Lucienne Renaudin Vary, trumpet
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when: August 23, 2026 | 7:30PM
what: Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival: The Magical Trumpet
who: Ensemble Reflektor
where: Petruskirche | Kiel, Germany
music:
Jean Sibelius: Selections from incidental music
Elfrida Andrée: String Quartet in A Major, mvts. II and IV
Alex Paxton: Skin Wrinkles Microscopic Zoom-In, world premiere
Mark-Anthony Turnage: Noturne
Rolf Martinsson: Airy Flight
Jan Lundrgen: The Seagull
Joni Mitchell: Both Sides Now
Håkan Hardenburger, trumpet
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when: September 10, 2026 | 8PM
what: Transart Festival Opening Concert
who: Haydn Orchestra of Trento and Bolzano
where: Ex-Masten | Bolzano, Italy
music:
Simon Steen Andersen: Piano Concerto
Michael Gordon and Bill Morrison: Gotham
Ning Yu, piano
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when: September 20, 2026 | 3:30PM and 7PM
what: 11,000 Strings Vienna
who: Klangforum Wien
where: Wiener Konzerthaus | Vienna, Austria
music:
Georg Friedrich Haas: 11,000 Strings
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when: September 26, 2026 | 7PM and 10PM
what: 11,000 Strings at Festival Aperto
who: Klangforum Wien
where: 15A Capannone | Reggio Emilia, Italy
music:
Georg Friedrich Haas: 11,000 Strings
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when: October 2, 2026 | 8PM
what: New Works for Wind Ensemble
who: Boston Conservatory Composer’s Wind Ensemble
where: Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Studio 106 | Boston, MA
music:
Original works for wind ensemble by Boston Conservatory composers, TBA
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when: October 9, 2026 | 8PM
what: The Planets
who: Kansas City Symphony
where: Kauffman Center | Kansas City, MO
music:
Giacinto Scelsi: Quattro Pezzi, mvt I
Ludwig Van Beethoven: Egmont Overture
Bohuslav Martinu: Viola Concerto
Gustav Holst: The Planets
MingYu Hsu, viola
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when: October 10, 2026 | 8PM
what: The Planets
who: Kansas City Symphony
where: Kauffman Center | Kansas City, MO
music:
Giacinto Scelsi: Quattro Pezzi, mvt I
Ludwig Van Beethoven: Egmont Overture
Bohuslav Martinu: Viola Concerto
Gustav Holst: The Planets
MingYu Hsu, viola
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when: October 11, 2026 | 2PM
what: The Planets
who: Kansas City Symphony
where: Kauffman Center | Kansas City, MO
music:
Giacinto Scelsi: Quattro Pezzi, mvt I
Ludwig Van Beethoven: Egmont Overture
Bohuslav Martinu: Viola Concerto
Gustav Holst: The Planets
MingYu Hsu, viola
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when: October 24, 2026 | 8PM
what: Schubert’s Winterreise, A Composed Interpretation
who: Klangforum Wien
where: Ravensburg Evangelische Kirche | Ravensburg, Germany
music:
Hans Zender: Schubert’s Winterreise, A Composed Interpretation
Holger Falk, baritone
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when: October 30, 2026 | 7:30PM
what: Jazzik Electrolights
who: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin (RSB)
where: Haus des Rundfunks | Berlin, Germany
music:
Robert Laidlow: Techno Utopia, German premiere
Andile Khumalo: The Light We Carry
Duke Ellington: Three Black Kings
Zubin Kanga, piano and synthesiser
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when: November 6, 2026 | 8PM
what: Festival NOW!
who: WDR Sinfonieorchester
where: Philharmonie Essen | Essen, Germany
music:
Clemens Gadenstätter: Fluchten - Agorasonie
Mark Andre: Im Entsiegeln
Morton Feldman: String Quartet and Orchestra
Miah Persson, soprano
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when: November 13, 2026 | 6PM and 9PM
what: “Wandelkonzert” Through Three Halls
who: Konzerthausorchester Berlin
where: Berliner Konzerthaus | Berlin, Germany
music:
Thomas Tallis: Why Fum’th in Fight
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Ianis Xenakis: Terretekorh
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when: November 20, 2026 | 8PM
what: Vintage Renaissance
who: Boston Conservatory ContraBAND
where: Boston Conservatory at Berklee Studio T401 | Boston, MA
music:
George Benjamin: Fantasia
Morton Feldman: Viola in My Life
Gloria Coates: Illumination (from “Transition”)
William Kraft: Vintage Renaissance and Beyond
Paul Laraia, viola
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when: November 27, 2026 | 7PM
what: 11,000 Strings Paris
who: Klangforum Wien
where: Grande Halle de la Villette | Paris, France
music:
Georg Friedrich Haas: 11,000 Strings
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when: November 28, 2026 | 3PM and 8PM
what: 11,000 Strings Paris
who: Klangforum Wien
where: Grande Halle de la Villette | Paris, France
music:
Georg Friedrich Haas: 11,000 Strings
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when: November 29, 2026 | 11AM and 5PM
what: 11,000 Strings Paris
who: Klangforum Wien
where: Grande Halle de la Villette | Paris, France
music:
Georg Friedrich Haas: 11,000 Strings
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when: November 30, 2026 | 8PM
what: Festival D’Automne
who: Klangforum Wien
where: Église Saint-Eustache | Paris, France
music:
Juste Janulyte: Clessidra
Ash Fure: A Library on Lightning, French premiere
György Ligeti: Volumina
Gérard Grisey: Partiels
Francesco Filidei: Ballata
Thomas Ospital, organ
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when: December 6, 2026 | 8PM
what: Musikfabrik im WDR 99: Brennpunkte
who: Ensemble Musikfabrik
where: WDR Funkhaus am Wallrafplatz | Cologne, Germany
music:
Lou Kilger: shavryon
Oliver Korte: Dark Matter III, world premiere
Hannah Kendall: building a burning house, German premiere
Bill Dougherty: of ice and oceans
Peter Veale, oboe
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when: January 20, 2027 | 9PM
what: Ultraschall - New Music Festival
who: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin (RSB)
where: Radialsystem V | Berlin, Germany
music:
Sara Abazari: in solidum
Salvatore Sciarrino: Il paese senz’alba
Salvatore Sciarrino: Il paese senza tramonto
Kathrin A. Denner: aerify
Georgia Koumará: Schroedinger’s Cat
Simon Höfele, trumpet
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when: February 4, 2027 | 8PM
what: MKO Songbook
who: Münchener Kammerorchester
where: Schwere Reiter | Munich, Germany
music:
Sofia Jernberg: The Art of Chironomy
Georg Friedrich Haas: Unheimat
Wolfgang Von Schweinitz: Plainsound Counterpoint op.56, no.4
Julius Eastman: Prelude
Julius Eastman: The Holy Presence of Joan d’Arc
Sofia Jernberg, soprano
Frank Reinecke, string bass
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when: February 26, 2027 | 8PM
what: Battle Loops
who: Boston Conservatory Sinfonietta
where: Boston Conservatory at Berklee Studio 106 | Boston, MA
music:
Juste Janulyte: Unanimus
Heinrich Biber: Batalia à 10
John Adams: Shaker Loops
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when: March 5, 2027 | 8PM
what: New Works for Orchestra
who: Boston Conservatory Composers Orchestra
where: Boston Conservatory at Berklee Studio 106 | Boston, MA
music:
Original works for orchestra by Boston Conservatory composers, TBA
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when: March 26, 2027 | 8PM
what: Four Songs to Cross the Threshold
who: Boston Conservatory ContraBAND
where: Boston Conservatory at Berklee Studio T401 | Boston, MA
music:
Gérard Grisey: Quatre Chants for Franchir le Seuil
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when: April 2, 2027 | 8PM
what: New Works for Chamber Orchestra
who: Boston Conservatory Composers Sinfonietta
where: Boston Conservatory at Berklee Studio 106 | Boston, MA
music:
Original works for chamber orchestra by Boston Conservatory composers, TBA
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when: April 8, 2027 | 8PM
what: Glonarić, Berio, and Holst
who: SWR Sinfonieorchester
where: Liederhalle | Stuttgart, Germany
music:
Sara Glonarić: Ding Dong Darling
Luciano Berio: Folk Songs
Gustav Holst: The Planets
Adèle Charvet, mezzo-soprano
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when: April 9, 2027 | 8PM
what: Glonarić, Berio, and Holst
who: SWR Sinfonieorchester
where: Liederhalle | Stuttgart, Germany
music:
Sara Glonarić: Ding Dong Darling
Luciano Berio: Folk Songs
Gustav Holst: The Planets
Adèle Charvet, mezzo-soprano
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when: April 10, 2027 | 8PM
what: Glonarić, Berio, and Holst
who: SWR Sinfonieorchester
where: Konzerthaus Freiburg | Freiburg, Germany
music:
Sara Glonarić: Ding Dong Darling
Luciano Berio: Folk Songs
Gustav Holst: The Planets
Adèle Charvet, mezzo-soprano
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when: April 11, 2027 | 6PM
what: The Planets
who: SWR Sinfonieorchester
where: Konzerthaus Freiburg | Freiburg, Germany
music:
Gustav Holst: The Planets
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when: April 19, 2027 | 7PM
what: Beethoven
who: Klangforum Wien
where: Wiener Konzerthaus | Vienna, Austria
music:
Hans Zender: 33 Variations on 33 Variations
Georg Friedrich Haas: weiter und weiter und weiter…
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when: May 25, 2027 | 8PM
what: Water Dreams and Air Songs
who: LA Phil Green Umbrella Series
where: Walt Disney Concert Hall | Los Angeles, CA
music:
Susie Ibarra: Talking Gong
Tania León: Rimas Tropicales
Leilehua Lanzilotti: on stochastic wave behavior
Suise Ibarra: The Water Dreams of Animals, world premiere
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when: June 18, 2027 | 7:30PM
what: Birdsong Concerto: Side by Side in London
who: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group and Students of the Royal Academy of Music
where: Royal Academy of Music | London, England
music:
Rebecca Saunders: Scar
Shin Kim: Sinfonietta No. 3
Philip Cashian: Kepler, world premiere
Jonathan Harvey: Bird Concerto with Plainsong
Joseph Havlat, piano