Classical Music in the Capital Region

A concert by the Omega Trio, with Michael Emery, Jameson Platte and pianist Matthew Quayle, performing works by Chen Yi, Jessie Montgomery and Shostakovich.

Dark Star Orchestra, a seven-piece band, performs Grateful Dead concerts based on the band's actual set lists and catalog.

Grand Kyiv Ballet performs The Nutcracker: Symphony of Lights, a staging of Tchaikovsky's score with glowing costumes and a design built around light, movement, and sound.

Concert led by JoAnn Falletta with violinist Mira Wang, featuring works by Jewish émigré composers and Gershwin's An American in Paris.

Student and faculty dance concert in which the Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company joins Russell Sage College dancers for solo and ensemble works.

Student and faculty dance concert in which the Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company joins Russell Sage College dancers for solo and ensemble works.

Orchestral concert of works by five Jewish composers from the Jazz Age, including Gershwin's An American in Paris. JoAnn Falletta conducts.

Concert by the Jupiter Ensemble, led by lutenist Thomas Dunford, with mezzo Lea Desandre performing Baroque arias and instrumental works.

Anniversary concert by Music from Salem, playing Bartók's String Quartet No. 1 and Contrasts, followed by a celebratory soirée.

Chamber concert by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble, playing Strauss, Korngold and Glière string works.

An ambient and experimental concert by Antiphon Trio, whose album Chronolucence processes its acoustic sound through Pauline Oliveros's Expanded Instrument System.

A morning outreach concert by the Skidmore Chorus, directed by Dr. Floydd Ricketts, bringing Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince to life for audiences of all ages.

Concert by the Jesse Cook Quintet, led by Spanish guitarist Jesse Cook, playing rumba flamenco and world music at The Egg. Part of The Egg Presents series.

A puppetry and music piece by Tom Lee, with Eighth Blackbird musicians Lisa Kaplan and Matthew Duvall, on humanity's place in the universe.

A modern dance program by Linda Diamond & Company with seven works, including a premiere by Linda Diamond, with live music by Tom Desisto.

French classical guitarist Raphaël Feuillâtre performs guitar masterpieces from Spain and Latin America, with works by Albéniz, Piazzolla, Villa-Lobos and others.

An educational lecture by Tom Denny, retired Skidmore professor, on Verdi's opera La Traviata and the story of Violetta Valéry and Alfredo Germont.

Fall concert by Bard College Community Orchestra, conducted by Zachary Schwartzman, playing Beethoven's Creatures of Prometheus and Brahms's Piano Concerto No. 2.

The Windham Festival Chamber Orchestra, under conductor Alexander Platt, plays works by Barber, Bach and Foote, with pianist Carter Johnson.

A Skidmore Department of Music concert featuring the Class Study of Guitar and Guitar Ensemble, coached by Brett Grigsby.

Opera Saratoga presents an abridged 80-minute version of Verdi's La Traviata, sung in Italian with English supertitles, about courtesan Violetta Valéry.

The Skidmore Orchestra Solo Competition features student contestants, with public audiences invited to attend.

Into the Light is a holiday show by The Vanaver Caravan and Arm-of-the-Sea Theater. Lucia seeks joy and hope through giant puppets and world dance.

Poinsettia Pops is a holiday concert at Universal Preservation Hall combining symphonic arrangements with Christmas carols and classics. It features guest artist Kimberly Hawkey.

A holiday concert conducted by David Alan Miller, marking 20 years of The Magic of Christmas with carols and holiday favorites, at the Palace Theatre. The program is to be announced.

Poinsettia Pops is a holiday concert at Universal Preservation Hall combining symphonic arrangements with Christmas carols and classics. It features guest artist Kimberly Hawkey.

Recess!, a monthly lunchtime concert series at Evelyn's Café on Level 5 of EMPAC, featuring live music by bands. Listed acts include Totally Confused, Space Haystack and Not Quite Bluegrass.

The Bleecker Consort, an early music group from Albany, New York, plays medieval, renaissance and baroque music in a free Music @ Noon concert.

Skidmore's Department of Music presents String Ensembles, featuring student musicians under the direction of the Skidmore String Faculty.

The Cadets of La Salle Institute present their annual Christmas concert, featuring the Middle School Band, Symphonic Band and Cadet Blues Jazz Ensemble.

Northeast Ballet Company presents its production of The Nutcracker, set to Tchaikovsky's score and under the artistic direction of Darlene Myers.

Northeast Ballet Company presents its production of The Nutcracker, set to Tchaikovsky's score and under the artistic direction of Darlene Myers.

Violinist Jessica Tong, cellist Ashley Bathgate and violist Ken Hamao perform Bach's Goldberg Variations, arranged by Dmitry Sitkovetsky for string trio.

Albany Pro Musica's holiday concert with chorus and orchestra presents sacred and secular favorites by American composers, both historical and contemporary.

A holiday piano recital by Katya Grineva on the grand Steinway at the Kleinert James Gallery, with works by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Gershwin, Mozart and others.

A cabaret concert by singer, actress and director Yael Rasooly with pianist Daniel Rein and horn player Rafael Castillo-Halvorssen.

A Albany Symphony Chamber Companion concert exploring the composers and ideas behind the orchestra's Mozart & Manny: a Classical Holiday. Program and artists are to be announced.

Nutcracker Notes is an interactive family performance of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker score by Mozart for Munchkins, with a featured ballerina and live musicians.

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center performs all six of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos with twenty chamber musicians at the Arthur Zankel Music Center at Skidmore College.

Holiday orchestral concert led by David Alan Miller, with pianist Emanuel Ax in Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 25 and Beethoven's Symphony No. 2.

Holiday orchestral concert led by David Alan Miller, with pianist Emanuel Ax in Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 25 and Beethoven's Symphony No. 2.

Brass quintet Canadian Brass performs its holiday concert Wonderful Time of the Year, with original arrangements of seasonal standards such as Jingle Bell Rock and Christmastime Is Here.

Jazz pianist Sullivan Fortner performs a solo program of jazz standards and original compositions infused with his New Orleans roots at Union College Memorial Chapel.

Bach at New Year's is a classical concert in which the Berkshire Bach Ensemble, led by Eugene Drucker, performs iconic Bach works.

Piano recital by Jeremy Denk, mixing etudes by Hélène de Montgeroult and Unsuk Chin with Beethoven's Tempest Sonata, Op. 31 No. 2 and Sonata Op. 110.

Clarinetist and hichiriki player Thomas Piercy and pianist Marina Iwao perform a Music at Noon concert of Americana and tango nuevo works by composers including Gershwin, Piazzolla, Higdon and Rorem.

Tenor Nicholas Phan and pianist Myra Huang perform the recital Fellow Citizens: Celebrating our Nation of Immigrants, with songs from Franz Schubert to Irving Berlin, at Union College Memorial Chapel.

Open rehearsal, an exclusive opportunity for donors, where David Alan Miller and Albany Symphony musicians refine the concert program for A Hero's Journey.

Piano recital by Yulianna Avdeeva. Program: selections from Shostakovich's Preludes and Fugues Op. 87, then Chopin's 24 Preludes Op. 28.

A concert by the Schenectady-Saratoga Symphony Orchestra of Hollywood film soundtracks, from love themes to adventure scores, with narration.

Albany Symphony concert conducted by David Alan Miller, with Time for Three, playing Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries, Puts' Contact and Strauss' Ein Heldenleben.

A violin and piano program by Jill Levy and Andrius Žlabys, including Schubert's Fantasie in C major and Prokofiev's Sonata No. 1 in f minor.

Pianist Evren Ozel, Bronze Medalist at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, gives a recital of works by Debussy, Grant Still and Schumann.

A concert by the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine with violinist Maya Wichert, featuring Sibelius's Violin Concerto and Brahms's Symphony No. 4.

Zachary Schwartzman conducts TŌN in the first of two Beethoven and Brahms concerts, with Brahms's Symphony No. 4 and Beethoven's Symphony No. 3, Eroica.

A work-in-progress concert and dance piece by Perfume Genius and Kate Wallich, inspired by The Piano Teacher. It explores desire, repression and authority.

Zachary Schwartzman conducts TŌN in the first of two Beethoven and Brahms concerts, with Brahms's Symphony No. 4 and Beethoven's Symphony No. 3, Eroica.

Chamber concert in the Albany Symphony's Chamber Companion Series, exploring composers, ideas and civic context behind the Albany Symphony's Romeo & Viet. Program and artists are yet to be announced.

Albany Symphony concert conducted by David Alan Miller, with saxophonist Timothy McAllister, featuring a world premiere saxophone concerto by Viet Cuong and Tchaikovsky works.

Albany Symphony concert conducted by David Alan Miller, with saxophonist Timothy McAllister, featuring a world premiere saxophone concerto by Viet Cuong and Tchaikovsky works.

Ensemble Connect pairs Brahms and Copland with Reena Esmail and the world premiere of a Carnegie Hall-commissioned work by Hannah Ishizaki.

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra concert with pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason, performing Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 27 alongside Handel, Jenkins and Haydn works.

Ensemble Connect performs chamber music, including a new work by Lili M. Namazi, in a Well-Being Concert.

Piano recital by Russian pianist Zlata Chochieva, with a program of keyboard works by Beethoven, Cowell, Ravel, Saint-Saëns and Brahms.

Concert by pianist Simone Dinnerstein and cellists Yehuda Hanani and Hannah Sohn, with works by Bach, Handel and Beethoven.

A musical based on Marc Brown's Arthur book series, in which Arthur and his Elwood City friends put on a show of their own.

A musical based on Marc Brown's Arthur book series, in which Arthur and his Elwood City friends put on a show of their own.

A musical based on Marc Brown's Arthur book series, in which Arthur and his Elwood City friends put on a show of their own.

Solo guitar recital by Scottish-Indian classical guitarist Samrat Majumder, performing works by Bach, Schubert, Dowland and others. The one-hour program has no intermission.

A musical based on Marc Brown's Arthur book series, in which Arthur and his Elwood City friends put on a show of their own.

American Ballet Theatre Studio Company dancers perform with graduate musicians of TŌN, accompanied by a full orchestra conducted by Charles Barker, at the Fisher Center at Bard.

American Ballet Theatre Studio Company dancers perform with graduate musicians of TŌN, accompanied by a full orchestra conducted by Charles Barker, at the Fisher Center at Bard.

A musical based on Marc Brown's Arthur book series, in which Arthur and his Elwood City friends put on a show of their own.

A musical based on Marc Brown's Arthur book series, in which Arthur and his Elwood City friends put on a show of their own.

Live performance by singer and actress Christine Andreas, a two-time Tony Award nominee, whose concerts draw on the American Songbook.

A musical based on Marc Brown's Arthur book series, in which Arthur and his Elwood City friends put on a show of their own.

A musical based on Marc Brown's Arthur book series, in which Arthur and his Elwood City friends put on a show of their own.

Albany Symphony's hour-long interactive family program introduces orchestral instruments and chamber ensemble sound, then lets children try playing them.

Choral concert by Albany Pro Musica of works by American women, conducted by guest conductor Liz Eschen Cacciola with Maestro Flores-Caraballo, joined by the Copernicus Quartet.

A musical based on Marc Brown's Arthur book series, in which Arthur and his Elwood City friends put on a show of their own.

A musical based on Marc Brown's Arthur book series, in which Arthur and his Elwood City friends put on a show of their own.

A live concert celebrating the Sonic the Hedgehog video games, performing iconic songs and instrumental fan favourites from the Genesis era onward.

A musical based on Marc Brown's Arthur book series, in which Arthur and his Elwood City friends put on a show of their own.

A musical based on Marc Brown's Arthur book series, in which Arthur and his Elwood City friends put on a show of their own.

Bassist and composer Gregg August and friends perform Dialogues on Race, Volume II: Crosscurrents and Cross Rhythms at Caffè Lena, a collaboration with Saratoga Chamber Players.

Pianist Emanuel Ax performs a recital of works by Schubert and Chopin, including Schubert's A-major Sonata and Chopin's Barcarolle.

Skylark Vocal Ensemble, led by Matthew Guard, performs a program of music inspired by gardens, birdsong and the living world, including Britten's Flower Songs.

A musical based on Marc Brown's Arthur book series, in which Arthur and his Elwood City friends put on a show of their own.

A musical based on Marc Brown's Arthur book series, in which Arthur and his Elwood City friends put on a show of their own.

A musical based on Marc Brown's Arthur book series, in which Arthur and his Elwood City friends put on a show of their own.

A musical based on Marc Brown's Arthur book series, in which Arthur and his Elwood City friends put on a show of their own.

Concert by Blackmore's Night with Wizards Consort, an amplified night show at which children under 6 are not admitted.

Pre-concert Albany Symphony Crescendo Club event, titled The Emperor & Sibelius, held before the concert at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall. The specific pre-concert content is listed as to be announced.

Albany Symphony concert conducted by Rei Hotoda with pianist Michelle Cann, performing Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor", Juan Pablo Contreras's Alma Monarca, and Sibelius's Symphony No. 5.

Concert of opera arias, choruses and duets, with Opera Saratoga guest artists joining the SSSO at Universal Preservation Hall.

The Parisian Quatuor Ébène plays Beethoven's G major, F major and C-sharp minor string quartets in part one of a Beethoven cycle.

Albany Symphony concert conducted by Rei Hotoda with pianist Michelle Cann, performing Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor", Juan Pablo Contreras's Alma Monarca, and Sibelius's Symphony No. 5.

A musical based on Marc Brown's Arthur book series, in which Arthur and his Elwood City friends put on a show of their own.

A musical based on Marc Brown's Arthur book series, in which Arthur and his Elwood City friends put on a show of their own.

A musical based on Marc Brown's Arthur book series, in which Arthur and his Elwood City friends put on a show of their own.

A musical based on Marc Brown's Arthur book series, in which Arthur and his Elwood City friends put on a show of their own.

Remembering Beethoven is a free event at the UAlbany Performing Arts Center; no performers or program details are listed.

Quatuor Ébène, a Parisian string quartet, performs the first part of a Beethoven string quartet cycle at Union College Memorial Chapel, with Quartets Op. 18 No. 5, Op. 18 No. 4 and Op. 127.

Guitarist Sharon Isbin performs with Concerto Málaga at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, in a program of works by Turina, Vivaldi, Granados, Albéniz, Rodrigo and Falla, with an interval.

The Brentano Quartet performs the first Beethoven program of its cycle at Union College Memorial Chapel, with Razumovsky Quartets Op. 59 No. 1 and No. 2 and Quartet Op. 18 No. 3 in D major.

A 25-piece orchestra performs newly arranged themes from the video game UNDERTALE live, with gameplay footage shown on a screen above the stage, at the Palace Theatre.

Open rehearsal of the Albany Symphony, conducted by David Alan Miller, refining a program of works by Reena Esmail and Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 1.

Concert by TŌN, the second of its Beethoven and Brahms programs, conducted by James Bagwell, performing Brahms's Symphony No. 3 and Beethoven's Symphony No. 7.

Albany Symphony concert conducted by David Alan Miller, featuring works by Reena Esmail and Sergei Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 1.

Concert by TŌN, the second of its Beethoven and Brahms programs, conducted by James Bagwell, performing Brahms's Symphony No. 3 and Beethoven's Symphony No. 7.

Albany Symphony concert conducted by David Alan Miller, featuring works by Reena Esmail and Sergei Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 1.

Spring Choral Hour, a choral event presented at the UAlbany Performing Arts Center.

Kevin Champagne's Piano Quintets and more is a listed program at UAlbany Performing Arts Center, with separate afternoon and evening showings.

Handel's opera Deidamia, directed by R.B. Schlather with the early music band Ruckus, tells of Achilles hiding in disguise on Skyros and Deidamia's love for him.

Mahler's Symphony No. 2, Resurrection, with soloists Alexandra Henderson and Katherine Reese-Lemer and the Octavo Singers. It moves from darkness to hope.

Dvořák—In The New World and Old World is a chamber concert with pianist Anna Polonsky, featuring String Quartet No. 12 The American and the Piano Quintet.

Handel's opera Deidamia, directed by R.B. Schlather with the early music band Ruckus, tells of Achilles hiding in disguise on Skyros and Deidamia's love for him.

Handel's opera Deidamia, directed by R.B. Schlather with the early music band Ruckus, tells of Achilles hiding in disguise on Skyros and Deidamia's love for him.

Handel's opera Deidamia, directed by R.B. Schlather with the early music band Ruckus, tells of Achilles hiding in disguise on Skyros and Deidamia's love for him.

Recital by violinist Geneva Lewis and pianist Joshua Mhoon at Union College Memorial Chapel, presented as The Christine Kirwin Krackeler Concert. The program includes Mozart's Sonata K.

Violinist Midori performs a classical program of Beethoven's 'Spring' Violin Sonata, Mozart's Sonata in C major KV 303, and works by Escaich and Strauss.

Handel's opera Deidamia, directed by R.B. Schlather with the early music band Ruckus, tells of Achilles hiding in disguise on Skyros and Deidamia's love for him.

Concert conducted by JoAnn Falletta with soprano Bibi Nguyen, featuring Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 3 along with works by Barber and Turina.

Concert of iconic film scores by John Williams, performed live by the Albany Symphony and conducted by David Alan Miller at the Palace Theatre. The program is to be announced.

Albany Pro Musica concert of chorus and orchestra works by Paterson, Thompson, Thomas and Copland, with soloists Laquita Mitchell and Robert Wesley Mason.

Handel's opera Deidamia, directed by R.B. Schlather with the early music band Ruckus, tells of Achilles hiding in disguise on Skyros and Deidamia's love for him.

A free Music @ Noon concert by the violin trio Triplum, featuring their debut piece, a new mass of sacred polyphony composed by Connor Armbruster.

In the Shadow of Catastrophe is a program of works by European composers who lived through World War Two, with oboist Alexandra Knoll.

In the Shadow of Catastrophe is a program of works by European composers who lived through World War Two, with oboist Alexandra Knoll.

Vivace Orchestra, under conductor Joshua Gerson, performs symphonic works by Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, including Haydn's Surprise Symphony.

A concert from the Albany Symphony's Chamber Companion Series that explores the composers, ideas and civic context behind the American Music Festival.

An open rehearsal of the Albany Symphony conducted by David Alan Miller, in which the musicians refine the concert program for the American Music Festival at EMPAC. The program is to be announced.

Dogs of Desire, the Albany Symphony's new music group conducted by David Alan Miller, presents newly written works by American composers at EMPAC. The program is to be announced.

A Crescendo Club pre-concert event held before the Albany Symphony's American Tapestry concert, pairing the music with a surprise guest, a local partnership or a special experience.

Albany Symphony concert conducted by David Alan Miller, with Sandbox Percussion and the Takács Quartet, performing works by Viet Cuong, Gabriela Lena Frank and Tanner Porter at EMPAC in Troy.

A chamber concert premiering Jorge Martín-Buján's The Metamorphosis, Love, alongside works by Tchaikovsky, Grieg and Poulenc, with pianist Max Levinson.