Festivals and Artistic Focuses

Carnegie Hall’s festivals and special artistic focuses provide in-depth explorations of music, culture, and more. Festivals frequently include partner events, such as talks, film screenings, exhibitions, and performances at cultural and academic partner organizations across New York City. Artistic focuses feature music closely associated with a cultural milestone or a historical period. From the artistic glories of Venice to the powerful stories of migrations to and within America, Carnegie Hall’s festivals and artistic focuses take you on fascinating journeys of discovery.

2024–2025 Season

Nuestros sonidos
Nuestros sonidos
Carnegie Hall’s 2024–2025 season is enlivened by Nuestros sonidos (Our Sounds), a joyous, ongoing celebration of the vibrant sounds, pioneering rhythms, endlessly diverse traditions, and enormous influence of Latin culture in the United States.
Semyon Bychkov
Spotlight on the Year of Czech Music
Carnegie Hall joins music lovers around the world for the 2024 Year of Czech Music, a decennial celebration that highlights legendary Czech composers.
Abel Selaocoe
Spotlight on the Music of South Africa
For years, South Africa has given rise to brilliantly creative and original artists, offering an endless supply of inspiration to music fans worldwide.

2025–2026 Season

United in Sound: America at 250

Carnegie Hall’s 2025–2026 season festival is a multifaceted reflection of the United States at 250. Starting in January, we highlight the incredible cultural riches the US has given to the world, and we explore the endlessly diverse voices and influences that have shaped—and continue to shape—American identity

Past Festivals

Fall of the Weimar Republic: Dancing on the Precipice

January–May 2024

Afrofuturism

February–March 2022

Voices of Hope

April 16–30, 2021

Migrations: The Making of America

February 28–May 31, 2019

The ’60s: The Years that Changed America

January 14–March 24, 2018

La Serenissima: Music and Arts from the Venetian Republic

February 3–21, 2017

UBUNTU: Music and Arts of South Africa

October 8–November 5, 2014

Vienna: City of Dreams

February 20–March 16, 2014

Voices from Latin America

November 8–December 11, 2012

JapanNYC

December 14, 2010–April 9, 2011

Ancient Paths, Modern Voices: A Festival Celebrating Chinese Culture

October 21–November 10, 2009

HONOR! A Celebration of the African American Cultural Legacy, Curated by Jessye Norman

March 4–23, 2009

Bernstein: The Best of All Possible Worlds

September 24–December 13, 2008

Berlin in Lights

November 2–18, 2007

Past Artistic Focuses

Spotlight on the Year of Czech Music

December 2–December 7, 2024

Spotlight on the Music of South Africa

October 26–October 29, 2024

Beethoven Celebration

2019–2020

Bruckner Symphony Cycle

January 2017

Before Bach

April 7–May 1, 2015

Britten 100

2013–2014

American Mavericks

March 2012

New York City at the Turn of the Century

2011–2012

Tchaikovsky in St. Petersburg

2011–2012

A Golden Age of Music

2011–2012

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