Two Frenchmen meet in Miami for a concert that includes Gershwin’s An American in Paris. Among the world’s finest pianists, Jean-Yves Thibaudet joins NWS for The Age of Anxiety, a Bernstein parable about chasing happiness.

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Overture to Candide (1956)
Leonard Bernstein(1918-1990)
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Miami City Ballet and New World Symphony join forces for a celebration of American music and dance. Don’t miss the world premiere of a choreographic concerto, the brainchild of 10 21st-century composers and choreographers.

Choreographic Concerto (2026; world premiere of NWS commissions)

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NWS’s annual I Dream a World festival returns. Race, social justice and belonging are at the heart of this program that explores America’s Civil Rights Movement and beyond.

Banner (2014)
Jessie Montgomery (b. 1981)
Approx. Duration: 8 minutes

Ziwei Ma

The Montgomery Variations (1964)
Margaret...

From Nixon in China to Doctor Atomic, John Adams writes the soundtrack to modern history. The icon of American music joins New World Symphony and Stéphane Denève for a retrospective of his work.

The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra (1985)
John Adams (b. 1947)
Approx. Duration: 13 minutes

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Gustav Mahler’s symphonies have changed the way we think about music and his Fourth Symphony is a masterpiece of joy and childlike wonder that evokes the gates of heaven. Conductor Manfred Honeck makes his triumphant return in a program of orchestral gems from his homeland, Austria.

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Antonín Dvořák embraced the sounds of his new American home, adopting the country’s rich musical traditions to create one of the most famous symphonies of all time. Conducting Fellow Ziwei Ma opens the evening with Chasing Light, a propulsive fanfare that captures the energy–and anxiety–of youth....

From Harriet Tubman to Napoleon, the season begins with a salute to revolutionaries. Copland captures the enduring courage of The Great Emancipator. Stéphane Denève conducts Beethoven’s pioneering Third Symphony.

Chuphshah! Harriet's Drive to Canaan for Orchestra (2011)
James Lee III (b. 1975)
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Full program available here: https://www.nws.edu/events-tickets/concerts/2024-2025/deneve-symphonie-fantastique/#/program

From whirlwind waltzes to demonic hallucinations, fall headfirst into the opium-fueled dreams of Hector Berlioz’s legendary Symphonie fantastique.

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)...

Full program available here: https://www.nws.edu/events-tickets/concerts/2024-2025/mtt-bronfman-and-beethoven/#/program

NWS Artistic Director Laureate Michael Tilson Thomas is one of the greatest conductors of our time. Don’t miss his anticipated return to Miami. Ludwig van Beethoven launches on...