Latin classical music is being discovered by young people in its contemporary forms, but something else is happening in New York.
Legendary Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel takes the baton at the New York Philharmonic in 2026. Dudamel doesn’t just conduct, he builds communities, and is already triggering a classical music renaissance in New York City.
In addition to great Latin interpreters of European classical music, there are great Latin American composers who look to folk traditions for inspiration.
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Latin Classical Music in New York City
Orchestra of St Luke’s is a Chamber Ensemble and Chamber Orchestra That Plays New Music, Including for Dance
J.S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio 🇨🇦
St Luke’s Chamber Ensemble Vivaldi 🇮🇹
African American women composers 🇺🇸
“Carmina Burana” choral 🇨🇴 🇩🇴 🇪🇨
Valerie Coleman’s “Portraits of Josephine” 🇺🇸 🇫🇷
DIMENNA CENTER, Hudson Yards
CARNEGIE HALL, Midtown
HOSTOS CENTER, Mott Haven, The Bronx
SNUG HARBOR CULTURAL CENTER, Staten Island
BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY, Prospect Park
FLUSHING TOWN HALL, Flushing, Queens
NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, Lincoln Center
Teatro Real Gala Concert: From Spain to New York Plays Falla, Dvořák, Ginastera, and Ravel at Lincoln Center
DAVID GEFFEN HALL at Lincoln Center ~ The Royal Opera of Madrid Orchestra conducted by Juanjo Mena, featuring Esperanza Fernández and Pablo Ferrández, plays Falla, Dvořák, Ginastera, and Ravel. 🇪🇸 🇦🇷 🇫🇷
The Sphinx Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra Showcases the Diversity of Classical Music at Carnegie Hall
CARNEGIE HALL in Midtown, Manhattan ~ Black and Latin artists play classical music by Black and Latin composers. 🇺🇸 🇧🇷 🇿🇦 🇪🇸
New York Philharmonic is One of the World’s Great Orchestras
New York Phil “The Planets and Atmosphères” 🇺🇸
New York Philharmonic “The 65th Street Session” 🇺🇸
New York Philharmonic Handel’s “Messiah” 🇩🇪 🇬🇧 🇮🇹
New York Philharmonic “Black Panther” 🇺🇸 🇸🇳
NY Phil “The Movie Music of Terence Blanchard” 🇺🇸
New York Philharmonic Lunar New Year Gala
New York Philharmonic “Émigré” 🇮🇱 🇨🇳
New York Philharmonic cellist Sol Gabetta 🇦🇷
NY Phil Gustavo Dudamel Spring Gala 🇻🇪
New York Philharmonic “Sounds of Spain” 🇪🇸
New York Philharmonic “Sound On” 🇦🇲 🇹🇹
DAVID GEFFEN HALL, Lincoln Center
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Handel’s “Messiah” by the New York Philharmonic is a New York City Holiday Tradition, “Hallejujah”
DAVID GEFFEN HALL at Lincoln Center ~ One of the most popular choral works in European art music. 🇩🇪 🇬🇧 🇮🇹
Start Your Summer at the New York Philharmonic Concerts In the Parks
VAN CORTLANDT PARK, The Bronx; CENTRAL PARK, Manhattan; CUNNINGHAM PARK, Queens; PROSPECT PARK, Brooklyn; ST GEORGE THEATRE, Staten Island
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NYC Classical Music Venues
Classical Orchestras
American Composers Orchestra produces new work by American composers.
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra is part of America’s largest classical music organizaiton.
The New York Philharmonic is one of the world’s great symphony orchestras. Gustavo Dudamel takes over in 2026.
Orchestra of St Lukes is a very active producer of contemporary classical music.
Music Halls
Carnegie Hall, along with David Geffen Hall and the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center are New York’s most prestigious classical music venues.
The DiMenna Center for Classical Music in Hudson Yards, is the home of Orchestra of St. Luke’s.
Americas Society has a strong classical music program.
Experimental Classical Music
Le Poisson Rouge, National Sawdust, and Roulette Intermedium get experimental.