Past Events

njoy an early autumn afternoon of powerful music as superstar violinist Ida Kavafian performs Michael Daugherty’s Fire & Blood violin concerto. Hector Berlioz’s flamboyant Beatrice and Benedict overture opens the concert that also includes the colorful and timeless audience favorite, Pictures at an Exhibition by Russian romantic Modeste Mussorgsky.

Strata SFS: The new brand of The Santa Fe Symphony's chamber series! Strata evokes the layers of musical conversation seen in chamber music + the diversity of venue and repertoire experienced through these concerts. First up: music of Mozart, Beethoven, Zhou, and Sibelius.

Be transformed by one of history’s most treasured oratorios on the eve of Thanksgiving. Handel’s Messiah, with its soaring arias, memorable choruses, and hallmark Baroque flourish, is perhaps music’s most enduring message of hope. You won’t want to miss this season’s offering. Handel Messiah
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The Santa Fe Symphony’s annual Christmas Pops concert features something for the entire family! Enjoy holiday favorites such as Tchaikovsky’s Suite from The Nutcracker, Faith’s Brazilian Sleigh Bells, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, and much more.

Enjoy the angelic voices of The Symphony Chorus, led by Choral Director Carmen Florez-Mansi. Sing along with us to some of the most beloved Christmas carols of all time—accompanied by the glorious sounds of The Symphony Brass & Organ. This annual performance at the Cathedral…

Celebrate Christmas Eve with The Symphony and the GRAMMY award-winning Mark O’Connor Band, featuring a breathtaking fusion of classical, bluegrass, folk, and jazz renditions of holiday tunes, plus O’Connor originals!

Celebrate the new year with a symphonic soundtrack to the American experience! Pianist Bailey-Michelle Collins joins for George Gershwin’s jazzy and rhapsodic Concerto in F. Governor Grisham breathes renewed life into the words of our 16th President in Aaron Copland’s dramatic Lincoln Portrait. Plus, powerful music by award-winning American contemporaries Joan Tower and John Corigliano. See you at The Lensic!

Strata SFS: The new brand of The Santa Fe Symphony's chamber series! Strata evokes the layers of musical conversation seen in chamber music + the diversity of venue and repertoire experienced through these concerts. This time, enjoy music of Beethoven, del Águila, and Tchaikovsky's Souvenir de Florence.

Explore new musical frontiers and enjoy a time-honored favorite! Your Santa Fe Symphony performs Dvořák’s beloved “New World” on a program that also features Maestro Figueroa as soloist on a symbolic journey through Miguel del Águila’s violin concerto. Symphony tubist Richard White shines in Ralph Vaughan Williams’ rollicking Tuba Concerto. Bon voyage!

Explore our wondrous planet through the lens of Debussy and Rutter. Celebrate Earth, our children, and their collective future with the full Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, renowned soloists, and compelling multimedia visuals.

The first of two concerts celebrating Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th Anniversary, this program opens with the colorful music to his only full-length ballet and is followed by his equally colorful and buoyant Eighth Symphony. Wendy Warner will wow you with her performance of the cello concerto by Antonín Dvořák, who counted Beethoven as one of his main inspirations.

You are invited! Gather your friends and join us at the award-winning Eldorado Hotel for our 36th Season Annual Gala. Experience a five-course Cajun inspired, gourmet dinner, prepared by Chef Gilbert Aragon, paired with premium French wines, high-end auctions, and live entertainment featuring a mix of Cajun gems and New Orleans favorites performed by Karina Wilson & les bon Cajuns.