Carnegie Hall has announced a robust lineup for its upcoming season, featuring a broad array of classical, jazz, and contemporary performances scheduled from October through December 2026.
The season opens on October 8 with a gala concert by the Berliner Philharmoniker under the direction of Chief Conductor Kirill Petrenko. The program will highlight Italian repertoire in a showcase featuring tenor Jonas Kaufmann. Tickets are available through the venue’s special events office.
On October 13, the Philadelphia Orchestra, led by Music and Artistic Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, will begin its complete cycle of Gustav Mahler’s symphonies with a performance of the composer’s Fifth Symphony. Nézet-Séguin will also conduct the Chamber Orchestra of Europe on December 6, presenting Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 2 and Symphony No. 2, featuring pianist Beatrice Rana.
The season continues with a special celebration of composer Steve Reich’s 90th birthday on October 22. The event includes performances by the Bang on a Can All-Stars and Ensemble Signal, conducted by Brad Lubman, and features two U.S. premieres of Reich’s work.
On October 23, The New York Pops, conducted by Steven Reineke and featuring Tony Award winner Lena Hall, will present “007: James Bond Forever,” a program spanning six decades of iconic Bond film music. That evening at Zankel Hall, Grammy-nominated saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin will make her debut as part of the Joyce and George T. Wein Shape of Jazz series, supported by the Joyce and George Wein Foundation and presented in partnership with Absolutely Live Entertainment LLC.
Later in October, jazz fans can look forward to a John Coltrane tribute on the 27th, led by Branford Marsalis and featuring vocalist Dianne Reeves with the Branford Marsalis Quartet. The concert is sponsored by Ernst & Young LLP.
November offerings include a November 4 appearance by the Punch Brothers, the virtuosic acoustic quintet led by mandolinist and vocalist Chris Thile. November 5 features two contrasting programs: Alisa Weilerstein’s “FRAGMENTS 6,” an immersive project combining J.S. Bach’s cello suites with new works by contemporary composers, and an all-Berlioz concert by Orchestra of St. Luke’s conducted by Louis Langrée, with tenor Benjamin Bernheim.
The New York Pops return on November 20 for “One Night Only,” welcoming Denée Benton and Jordan Donica, stars of the television series The Gilded Age, to perform selections from their careers and the Great American Songbook.
December performances include pianist Hélène Grimaud in recital on December 2, followed by soprano Renée Fleming and banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck on December 3 in “The Fiddle and the Drum,” a program celebrating Appalachian folk music. A diverse concert titled “A Night of Inspiration” on December 5 will feature a lineup of gospel and soul artists alongside the American Composers Orchestra.
The holiday season brings a December 7 Carnegie Hall debut by Tony and Grammy winner Leslie Odom, Jr., followed by The New York Pops’ “Sleigh Bells Ring” holiday concerts on December 18 and 19. These performances will include guest artists Derek Klena and Lindsay Mendez, Essential Voices USA, and director Judith Clurman. The December 18 concert is sponsored by Northwell Health, and the December 19 event by Mastercard.
Carnegie Hall’s season offers a diverse selection of performances designed to appeal to a wide range of musical tastes. Tickets and information are available through carnegiehall.org and the box office. Performers, programs, and dates are subject to change.