Events & Tickets
NWS INSIDE
A DIGITAL MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM
Become a member of NWS Inside and help shape the future of classical music!
The New World Symphony is channeling the power of its groundbreaking concert series and state-of-the-art online connection capabilities to launch NWS Inside—a digital membership program that brings unforgettable experiences right to your home.
As an NWS Insider, you’ll experience incredible performances, hear from some of the most influential musicians in the world and be a part of the conversation about how classical music organizations can better reflect the communities they serve.
You also join the New World Symphony philanthropic family, investing in our mission of training young musicians for leadership roles in classical music and serving as the Research & Development arm for classical music organizations.
JOIN TODAY
Annual Membership: $150, which includes all of the below benefits and a $50 tax-deductible contribution to NWS.
BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP
- Season-long on-demand access to 12+ digital concert streams
- Exclusive access to NWS events, which may include:
- Behind-the-scenes conversations with NWS guest artists, Fellows, and producers
- Master classes, talks from leading musicologists, mock auditions, musician wellness programs and more
- Member-only watch parties and pre- or post- concert talks with the artists
- Select NWS archival concerts
- Discounts on tickets to in-person NWS concerts at the New World Center and on the road
- Digital program notes, artist biographies and more
- Invitations to converse with and offer input to NWS leadership as they craft future programs
- Inclusion in the Donor Listing in the NWS season program listings
- And additional surprises and bonus content throughout the season
HOW TO ACCESS YOUR EVENTS
To access live and pre-recorded concerts:
- Open access email sent to email address associated with your NWS Inside membership.
- Click on link to access streaming page and sign in using your NWS Inside streaming credentials (included in the email), or sign in (top right of page) to your account using the email associated with your NWS Inside membership. Your access credentials will be the same all season long.
- Live and pre-recorded concerts will be available via these links for the first 72 hours. After that period, use link below to rewatch archived content through August 2022.
To access on-demand content all season long:
- Visit nws.edu/InsideEvents
- Sign in (top right of page) using account used to purchase your NWS Inside membership.
- Content is unlocked and available through August 2022.
Need help? We’re here! Call the NWS Box Office at 305.673.3331 or email tickets@nws.edu for assistance.
2021-22 NWS INSIDE EVENTS
October
- Saturday, October 9 at 7:30 PM Eastern: LIVE: NWS Season Opening Concert
- Conductor and NWS alumnus Christian Reif joins mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke for a special performance of works by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Gustav Mahler and Robert Schumann.
November
- Tuesday, November 16 at 7:00 PM Eastern: Meet the Fellows
- Before you see them on stage at the New World Center, enjoy an informal meet-and-greet with some of this season’s talented Fellows and upcoming guest conductor (and NWS alum!) Christian Reif.
- Saturday, November 20 at 7:30 PM Eastern: LIVE: Brahms and Sibelius Concert
- Renowned violinist Augustin Hadelich returns for Jean Sibelius’ Concerto and Christian Reif leads Julia Perry’s A Short Piece for Orchestra and Johannes Brahms’ First Symphony.
December
- Saturday, December 4 at 7:30 PM Eastern: Weill's New Night Music Concert
- New Music at New World Symphony! This concert features a new (rediscovered) work by Kurt Weill, and unique chamber works featuring cellist Oliver Herbert and dancers from Kyle Marshall Choreography.
- Tuesday, December 7 at 6:00 PM ET: Marin Alsop: The Conductor
- Internationally renowned conductor Marin Alsop joins Fellows in discussion before a screening of her documentary The Conductor, which premiered at this year's Tribeca Film Festival.
- Saturday, December 18 at 7:30 PM Eastern: LIVE: Sounds of the Season Holiday Concert
- NWS’s beloved Holiday Concert has Fellows decked out in their finest and funniest holiday costumes. Together we celebrate a variety of cultural heritages and the magic of the season.
January
- Saturday, January 1: New Year's Surprise Concert
- Start the new year off right with A Return to Bach's Coffeehouse -- a popular concert of Baroque and Classical favorites led by Jeannette Sorrell.
- Tuesday, January 4: Meet the Director, Clyde Scott
- NWS Insiders will meet Clyde Scott, the New World Symphony’s Director of Video Production/Resident Projection Designer, for a behind-the-scenes online tour of the New World Center's Production Booth. Clyde will answer your burning questions and share how he and the NWS Media team are exploring the future of how classical music is experienced.
- Saturday, January 8 at 7:30 PM Eastern: Lyric, Preludes and Omens Concert
- A delightful mix of chamber music, string ensemble and full orchestra works, including George Walker’s stunning Lyric for Strings and Franz Liszt’s Les préludes
- Saturday, January 29 at 7:30 PM Eastern: Scheherazade and Gershwin Concert
- Jazz pianist Aaron Diehl performs a new edition of George Gershwin’s Concerto in F and conductor Marin Alsop leads Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s evocative Scheherazade.
February
- Saturday, February 5 at 7:30 PM: LIVE: Harlem Renaissance Concert
- Finale performance of NWS’s multi-disciplinary festival exploring and celebrating the Harlem Renaissance.
- Tuesday, February 22 at 7:00 PM: Behind the Scenes of NWS Applications
- First-year Fellows Natalie Lee (violin) and Lindsey Orcutt (bass) offer a behind-the-scenes look at NWS’s extensive application and audition process.
March
- Saturday, March 12 at 7:30 PM Eastern: Noir Reverberations - Music and Poetry of the Harlem Renaissance and Beyond
- Poet Kevin Young (Andrew W. Mellon Director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture and Poetry Editor for The New Yorker), Dr. Tammy Kernodle, Michelle Bradley and more explore topics and themes of the Harlem Renaissance through music and poetry, including Young's own.
- Tuesday, March 15 at 7:00 PM Eastern: New World, New Paths -- An Alumni Panel
- Four NWS alumni who embarked on diverse career paths after their time at NWS lead an exclusive panel discussion, sharing what they are doing now, the part NWS played in their career journey and some of their favorite fellowship memories.
- Saturday, March 26 at 8:00 PM Eastern: LIVE: Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Concert
- Piotr Ilych Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony is a sonic exploration of fate, fury and victory led by Roderick Cox. Cellist Zuill Bailey makes his NWS debut with Victor Herbert’s Second Concerto.
April
- Saturday, April 9 at 8:00 PM Eastern: LIVE: Latin Love and Lore Concert
- Latin ensemble People of Earth join NWS Fellows and conductor Teddy Abrams for the world premiere of a work by Dafnis Prieto, along with works by Gabriela Lena Frank, Leonard Bernstein and Aaron Copland.
- Tuesday, April 19 at 7:00 PM Eastern: Music and the Mind with Renée Fleming
- Soprano Renée Fleming is a leading advocate for the study of the powerful connections between the arts and health. Music and the Mind explores the power of music as it relates to health and the brain and discusses music therapy and the impact on healthcare, the impact of music education, music and social cohesion, and the future of music in medicine.
- Saturday, April 23 at 8:00 PM Eastern: LIVE: Side-by-Side Concert
- The Side-by-Side Concert is an extraordinary opportunity for young instrumentalists (grades 7-12) to perform alongside the New World Symphony Fellows, developing musical relationships as they rehearse and perform music of the highest caliber.
May
- Saturday, May 7 at 8:00 PM Eastern: LIVE: Season Finale Concert with MTT and Gil Shaham
- Michael Tilson Thomas closes NWS’s 34th season with Gustav Mahler’s Fifth Symphony, Ludwig van Beethoven’s Creatures of Prometheus Overture and Joseph Boulogne’s Violin Concerto played by the incomparable Gil Shaham.
- Tuesday, May 17 at 7:00 PM Eastern: Behind the Scenes of NWS's Side-by-Side Program
- Elyse Marrero, NWS’s Director of Community and Equity Impact, will join Violin Fellow Dominique Bégin and Side-by-Side Ensemble soloist Lilli Theisen to bring Insiders behind the scenes of this special Community Engagement program.
- Saturday, May 21 at 7:30 PM Eastern: Montero's Latin Concerto Concert
- Phenom pianist Gabriela Montero performs her own Latin Concerto before joining conductor Xian Zhang in conversation. NWS Cello Fellow Ben Fryxell performs B.A. Zimmerman’s Songs of Hope as the NWS Concerto Competition Winner.
June
- Saturday, June 4 at 7:30 PM Eastern: A Handful of Keys: A Retrospective of American Keyboard Music
- From Florence Price and Fats Waller to Hazel Scott and Jelly Roll Morton, keyboard music was a critical form of expression and talent during the 1920s. Pianist Michelle Cann joins NWS Piano Fellows and Zhu Wang—one of her students at the Curtis Institute—for an intimate look at the jazz and classical keyboard works of the Harlem Renaissance. This event was part of the New World Symphony’s festival I Dream a World: The Harlem Renaissance and Beyond.
- Tuesday, June 14 at 7:00 PM Eastern: NWS and Sphinx -- Securing a Strong Future for All
- NWS has shared a longstanding partnership with the Sphinx Organization, which is dedicated to transforming lives through the power of diversity in the arts. Get a behind-the-scenes look at this fruitful partnership and how together we’re shaping the future of classical music.
ABOUT NWS
Founded in 1987 by the trailblazing conductor and musical maverick Michael Tilson Thomas and Miami philanthropists Ted and Lin Arison, New World Symphony prepares young musicians for leadership roles in classical music worldwide. NWS is a laboratory for how music is taught, presented and experienced. With an orchestra made up of dynamic young musicians at the start of their careers, each granted a three-year fellowship, NWS offers in-depth exposure to traditional and modern repertoire, professional development and entrepreneurial training and personalized experiences working with leading guest conductors, soloists and visiting faculty. Each year new Fellows join the orchestra, and our alumni corps of over 1,150 Fellows have taken on roles in orchestras and musical ensembles around the globe—maybe even in your community!