Nikki & Timothy Chooi: Double at Asbury Hall at Babeville | December 11, 2026

Nikki and Timothy Chooi bring their debut duo album Double to Asbury Hall at Babeville in Buffalo on December 11. Nikki, concertmaster of the Buffalo Philharmonic, joins his brother for Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Sarasate, and more. Tickets $40–$60.
Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes presents TIMELESS TRADITIONS at Clemens Center | December 12, 2026

The Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes has titled its holiday program “Timeless Traditions,” then gone ahead and included a world premiere. That apparent contradiction is actually a fair description of what conductor Toshiyuki Shimada has built at the OSFL: an organization that takes the inherited repertoire seriously and still makes room for what has […]
Buffalo Chamber Players — Roaring Twenties! at Asbury Hall at Babeville | October 21, 2026

Buffalo Chamber Players open their 20th anniversary season at Asbury Hall at Babeville on October 21 with works by Janáček, Poulenc, Schubert, and Caroline Mallonee. General admission from $28.
The Princess Proms Concert at Broome County Forum Theatre | April 1, 2027

The Princess Proms Concert brings West End performers and beloved animated film songs to Broome County Forum Theatre in Binghamton on Thursday, April 1, 2027. The production’s only listed U.S. stop on its North American debut tour, the matinee begins at 3:30 p.m.
UNDERTALE Symphony at Palace Theatre | April 4, 2027

UNDERTALE: The Determination Symphony World Tour brings a 25-piece live orchestra to Albany’s Palace Theatre on April 4, 2027, celebrating Toby Fox’s landmark RPG score. Tickets on sale Sept. 21 at 10 a.m. local time.
Bach & Brews — Buffalo Chamber Players at Asbury Hall at Babeville | September 30, 2026

Buffalo Chamber Players open their 2026-27 Bach & Brews season with The Art of the Fugue at The 9th Ward in Buffalo. Doors at 7 p.m., music at 7:30 p.m. Individual tickets from $22.
U.S. Army Concert Band at Buffalo State Performing Arts Center | October 30, 2026

The U.S. Army Concert Band and Soldiers’ Chorus bring their fall 2026 tour to Rockwell Hall at Buffalo State Performing Arts Center on October 30. The ensemble spans orchestral masterworks, jazz, Broadway, and Sousa marches in one 7 p.m. performance.
Verona Quartet with Alexander Fiterstein at Maverick Concert Hall | September 6, 2026

The Verona Quartet and clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein perform at Maverick Concert Hall on September 6. The pairing draws on an established collaboration between two Carnegie Hall-caliber performers at the nation’s oldest continuously running summer chamber music festival.
Close Encounters With Music: Vivace Orchestra – The Golden Chain of Classical Music at Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center | May 16, 2027

Close Encounters With Music’s Vivace Orchestra performs Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven under conductor Joshua Gersen at Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center on May 16, 2027. The 26-musician ensemble presents The Golden Chain of Classical Music in the southern Berkshires.
Close Encounters With Music: Dvořák – In the New World and Old World at Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center | April 18, 2027

Close Encounters With Music brings its chamber concert series to the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center on April 18, tracing Dvořák’s musical journey across two continents and two centuries. Cellist and founder Yehuda Hanani leads with introductory commentary; an AFTERGLOW reception follows the performance.