Concert Series at the Lensic

 

2026-2027 Concert Series


From the first down beat in September to the closing note in May, The Santa Fe Symphony’s 2026-2027 Season is designed to thrill and move audiences! As Music Director
Guillermo Figueroa’s final full season, each concert is a celebration of his lasting legacy!

Highlights of the season include masterworks from some of history’s greatest composers, such as Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, Schubert’s “Unfinished” Symphony, Korngold’s Violin Concerto, Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony, Grieg’s Piano ConcertoRachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances, and Verdi’s Requiem! The season also includes annual audience favorite concerts like Handel’s Messiah and Sounds of the Season. On Christmas Eve, treat the whole family to a festive trip through Hollywood with Holiday Movie Magic.

Joining Maestro Figueroa and The Symphony is a lineup of stellar soloists and guest artists, including violinists Benjamin Beilman & Ida Kavafian, pianists Inna Faliks & Anna Geniushene, and stars from the world of opera. Our Principal Trumpet, Brynn Marchiando, takes center stage to perform Böhme’s Trumpet Concerto. If you enjoy choral music, choral works from Brahms and Rachmaninoff will highlight the incredible Santa Fe Symphony Chorus, led by Choral Director Carmen Flórez-Mansi.

Beethoven's Fifth

Season Opener: Beethoven’s Fifth

Sunday, September 13
4 PM | Lensic

BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

TCHAIKOVSKY
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 37

Schubert & The Bells

Schubert & The Bells

Sunday, October 18
4 PM | Lensic

SCHUBERT
Symphony No. 8, “Unfinished”

SAINT-SAËNS
Danse macabre, Op. 40

RACHMANINOFF
The Bells, Op. 35

Handel's Messiah 2026

Handel’s Messiah

Saturday, November 21
7 PM | Lensic

Sunday, November 22
4 PM | Lensic

HANDEL
Messiah

Sounds of the Season 2026

Sounds of the Season

Sunday, December 6
4 PM | Lensic

TCHAIKOVSKY
Selections from The Nutcracker Suite

VIVALDI
The Four Seasons IV. “Winter” (L’inverno)

TRADITIONAL ENGLISH SONG
“Greensleeves”

TRADITIONAL ENGLISH SONG
“The Holly and the Ivy”

FREDRICK DELIUS
Winter Night (Sleigh Ride)

LEROY ANDERSON
Sleigh Ride

Arr. PETER JAFFE
Symph-Hanukkah

JAMES M. STEPHENSON
A Charleston Christmas

JAMES M. STEPHENSON
Holly Jolly Sing-along

Holiday Movie Magic

Holiday Movie Magic

Thursday, December 24
12 PM & 4 PM | Lensic

European Melodies

European Melodies

Sunday, January 17
4 PM | Lensic

MOZART
Overture to Don Giovanni

GRIEG
Piano Concerto, Op. 16

MENDELSSOHN
Symphony No. 3, “Scottish”

Brahms & Mozart

Tchaikovsky & Brahms

Sunday, February 21
4 PM | Lensic

BRAHMS
Nänie, Op. 82

BRAHMS
Schicksalslied, Op. 54

OSKAR BÖHME
Trumpet Concerto, Op. 18

TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Benjamin Beilman - Korngold & Saint-Saëns

Beethoven & Korngold

Sunday, March 21
4 PM | Lensic

BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, “Pastoral”

KORNGOLD
Violin Concerto

DVOŘÁK
Carnival Overture, Op. 92

Guillermo Figueroa - Guillermo & Ida

Guillermo & Ida

Sunday, April 11
4 PM | Lensic

MOZART
Sinfonia Concertante

RICHARD DANIELPOUR
Fiat Lux

RACHMANINOFF
Symphonic Dances

Verdi's Requiem

Season Finale: Verdi’s Requiem

Saturday, May 15
7 PM | Lensic

Sunday, May 16
4 PM | Lensic

VERDI
Requiem