Events & Tickets
2017-18 Subscriptions
Fixed season subscriptions are available for almost every NWS performance. Each package is a unique experience and one that will offer you a closer look into the fellowship experience. Choose from any of the below to expand its offerings. Subscribe today by purchasing below or calling the Box Office at 305.673.3331.
This series of approximately 60-minute, no-intermission blockbuster performances offers the best of both worlds!
Subscriptions: $240, $180, $120, $90
New World Center
MENDELSSOHN’S ITALY
Friday, October 27 at 7:30 PM
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Schubert: Overture to Rosamunde
Webern: Five Movements
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4, “Italian”
BEETHOVEN AND BARBER
Friday, January 12 at 7:30 PM
Robert Spano, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano
Barber: Symphony No. 1
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3
BRAHMS THE ROMANTIC
Friday, February 23 at 7:30 PM
Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor
Ligeti: Concert Romanesc
Liszt: Les Préludes
Brahms: Symphony No. 3
NWS’s two Saturday Evening series are the most popular, featuring classical music’s greatest hits and most acclaimed artists!
Subscriptions: $340, $272, $182, $132
New World Center
SEASON OPENER WITH MTT AND YUJA WANG
Saturday, October 14 at 7:30 PM
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Yuja Wang, piano
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 4
Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2
Prokofiev: Suite from Romeo and Juliet
APPALACHIAN SPRING
Saturday, December 2 at 7:30 PM
James Gaffigan, conductor
Nicola Benedetti, violin
Sibelius: Symphony No. 4
Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No. 2
Copland: Suite from Appalachian Spring
A RETURN TO BACH’S COFFEEHOUSE
Saturday, March 10 at 7:30 PM
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor/harpsichord
Telemann: Grillen-Symphonie
Vivaldi: Concerto in A minor for Two Violins
J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 2
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
PINES OF ROME
Saturday, April 7 at 8:00 PM
Stéphane Denève, conductor
Johannes Moser, cello
Berlioz: Overture to Benvenuto Cellini
Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1
Connesson: E chiaro nella valle il fiume appare (U.S. premiere)
Respighi: Pines of Rome
NWS’s two Saturday Evening series are the most popular, featuring classical music’s greatest hits and most acclaimed artists!
Subscriptions: $340, $272, $182, $132
New World Center
POETIC REFLECTIONS
Saturday, November 11 at 7:30 PM
Mark Wigglesworth, conductor
Tamara Wilson, soprano
Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments
Britten: Les Illuminations
Elgar: Symphony No. 1
THE FIREBIRD
Saturday, February 17 at 7:30 PM
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
Xenakis: Shaar
Debussy: Fantasie for Piano and Orchestra
Stravinsky: The Firebird
CONCERTO SHOWCASE
Saturday, March 24 at 8:00 PM
Edwin Outwater, conductor
NWS musician soloists
All-concerto program to be announced
THE MAHLER LEGACY: 9
Saturday, May 5 at 8:00 PM
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Ligeti: Lontano
Mahler: Symphony No. 9
Receive the ultimate deal with the Sunday Symphony series–seven incredible performances, including MTT’s Season Opener and Season Finale! Add on Maurice Ravel: A Musical Journey for a special treat!
Subscriptions: $448, $350, $287, $196
New World Center
SEASON OPENER WITH MTT AND YUJA WANG
Sunday, October 15 at 2:00 PM
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Yuja Wang, piano
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 4
Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2
Prokofiev: Suite from Romeo and Juliet
POETIC REFLECTIONS
Sunday, November 12 at 2:00 PM
Mark Wigglesworth, conductor
Tamara Wilson, soprano
Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments
Britten: Les Illuminations
Elgar: Symphony No. 1
APPALACHIAN SPRING
Sunday, December 3 at 2:00 PM
James Gaffigan, conductor
Nicola Benedetti, violin
Sibelius: Symphony No. 4
Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No. 2
Copland: Suite from Appalachian Spring
A RETURN TO BACH’S COFFEEHOUSE
Sunday, March 11 at 2:00 PM
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor/harpsichord
Telemann: Grillen-Symphonie
Vivaldi: Concerto in A minor for Two Violins
J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 2
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
CONCERTO SHOWCASE
Sunday, March 25 at 2:00 PM
Edwin Outwater, conductor
NWS musician soloists
All-concerto program to be announced
PINES OF ROME
Sunday, April 8 at 2:00 PM
Stéphane Denève, conductor
Johannes Moser, cello
Berlioz: Overture to Benvenuto Cellini
Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1
Connesson: E chiaro nella valle il fiume appare (U.S. premiere)
Respighi: Pines of Rome
THE MAHLER LEGACY: 9
Sunday, May 6 at 2:00 PM
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Ligeti: Lontano
Mahler: Symphony No. 9
The New World Symphony’s exclusive evenings at the Adrienne Arsht Center offer a sensational array of musical favorites and renowned conductors and soloists. This is your ticket to the stars in a large, grand concert hall!
Subscriptions: $399, $270, $204, $141, $66, $36
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
YO-YO MA PLAYS STRAUSS
Saturday, October 28 at 8:00 PM
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Jonathan Vinocour, viola
Schubert: Overture to Rosamunde
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4, “Italian”
R. Strauss: Don Quixote
BRONFMAN PLAYS BEETHOVEN
Saturday, January 13 at 8:00 PM
Robert Spano, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5
GIL SHAHAM AND BRAHMS
Saturday, February 24 at 8:00 PM
Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
Liszt: Les Préludes
Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 2
Brahms: Symphony No. 3
Explore a myriad of chamber music styles—from Mozart to Ginastera—in these intimate afternoons at the New World Center.
Subscriptions: $72
New World Center
CHAMBER MUSIC FOR VIRTUOSI
Sunday, October 8 at 2:00 PM
Brook Ferguson, flute
Kevin Pearl, oboe
Leonid Sigal, violin
Rutter: Suite Antique
Tower: Island Prelude
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence
KINGS OF VIENNA
Sunday, November 19 at 2:00 PM
Lawrence Dutton, viola
J. Strauss, Jr./arr. Dean: Overture to Die Fledermaus
Dean: Sextet, “Old Kings of Exile”
Brahms: String Sextet No. 2
NEW IMPRESSIONISTS AND OLD MASTERS
Sunday, December 17 at 2:00 PM
Alexander Kerr, violin/leader
Rautavaara: Wind Octet
Mozart: Piano Quartet No. 1
Chihara: Willow, Willow
Haydn: Symphony No. 80
AN AFTERNOON IN PARIS
Sunday, January 21 at 2:00 PM
Michelle Bradley, soprano
Poulenc: Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano
Chausson: Perpetual Song
Caplet: The Prayers
Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals
THE LEAGUE OF COMPOSERS
Sunday, March 4 at 2:00 PM
Daniel Ching, violin
Britten: Cello Sonata
Shostakovich/arr. Atovmyan: Five Pieces for Two Violins and Piano
Chávez: Upingos
Ginastera: String Quartet No. 1
Copland/arr. Linville: Danzón cubano
SCHUBERT AND THE LIGHT WITHIN
Sunday, April 22 at 2:00 PM
Sharon Robinson, cello
J.L. Adams: The Light Within
Torke: Adjustable Wrench
Schubert: String Quintet
Ride the cutting edge with the Sounds of the Times series, experiencing the world’s most innovative music!
Subscriptions: $60, $45, $30
New World Center
MYTHS AND MEMORIES
Saturday, December 9 at 7:30 PM
Jeffrey Milarsky, conductor
Lindberg: Joy
Mackey: Mnemosyne’s Pool (NWS commission; East Coast premiere)
NEW WORK
Saturday, February 3 at 7:30 PM
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Ride the leading edge of contemporary music and other art forms, as MTT leads an evening exclusively dedicated to new work.
JOHN ADAMS AND THE SOUNDS OF AMERICA
Saturday, March 31 at 7:30 PM
John Adams, conductor
Jonathan Biss, piano
Timo Andres, piano
J. Adams: Tromba lontana
Lang: Mountain
Andres: The Blind Banister
Marshall: Flow (East Coast premiere)
S. Adams: many words of love
Concerts for Kids are designed with young ones—ages four to nine—in mind. Come early and meet the NWS Fellows at the instrument petting zoo!
Subscriptions: $20
New World Center
Sunday, November 5 at 11:30 AM
Dean Whiteside, conductor
Sunday, March 18 at 11:30 AM
Dean Whiteside, conductor
Jamie Bernstein, host
Concerts for Kids are designed with young ones—ages four to nine—in mind. Come early and meet the NWS Fellows at the instrument petting zoo!
Subscriptions: $20
New World Center
Sunday, November 5 at 2:30 PM
Dean Whiteside, conductor
Sunday, March 18 at 2:30 PM
Dean Whiteside, conductor
Jamie Bernstein, host
Compose-Your-Own Series
For a totally customized experience and all the benefits of being a subscriber, select four or more events and Compose-Your-Own series! Click here or call the Box Office at 305.673.3331 to secure your seats!
Subscriber Benefits
As a New World Symphony Subscriber, you receive fantastic benefits throughout the season. Secure your seats to enjoy:
- The lowest ticket prices of the season. Last season NWS subscribers saved as much as 70% off single ticket prices for the same seats.
- The best seats available in your selected sections.
- Free and easy ticket exchanges for most performances.
- First priority to secure seats for special events and a subscriber discount of up to 20% off most additional tickets.
- Convenience, including free printing of lost tickets and the opportunity to reserve discount parking for the entire season.
Special Event Add-Ons
Enhance your subscription: you won’t want to miss these incredible special events!
YO-YO MA PLAYS STRAUSS*
Saturday, October 28 at 8:00 PM
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Jonathan Vinocour, viola
Schubert: Overture to Rosamunde
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4, "Italian"
R. Strauss: Don Quixote
$165, $135, $110, $85, $60
Adrienne Arsht Center
*ARSHT CENTER SUBSCRIBERS: Please note that this performance is already included in your series.
THE FIREBIRD**
Sunday, February 18 at 2:00 PM
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
Xenakis: Shaar
Debussy: Fantasie for Piano and Orchestra
Stravinsky: The Firebird
$85, $69, $58, $45
New World Center
** SATURDAY EVENING TWO SUBSCRIBERS: Please note that this performance is already included in your series on Saturday, February 17.
MAURICE RAVEL: A MUSICAL JOURNEY
Satruday, April 14 at 7:30 PM
Stéphane Denève, conductor
Don't miss this exclusive evening, when Stéphane Dénève leads a flowing exploration of French musical master Maurice Ravel.
$90, $70, $50, $35
New World Center
