Andrea Bocelli at Centre Bell | December 13, 2026

Andrea Bocelli brings his Romanza 30th Anniversary World Tour to Centre Bell in Montréal on December 13, 2026. The 1997 album holds Diamond certification in Canada. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; show at 8:00 p.m.
2026 Gala: Anthony Roth Costanzo at Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center | August 2, 2026

Grammy-winning countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo performs at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center’s 2026 Gala on August 2, accompanied by pianist Bryan Wagorn. Performance-only tickets are $75–$100.
Callisto Quartet at Maverick Concert Hall | August 2, 2026

The Callisto Quartet brings a program of Mozart, Schickele, and Grieg to Maverick Concert Hall in Woodstock on August 2. Tickets range from $10 to $55 for this Maverick Chamber Music Festival appearance.
Danish String Quartet at Maverick Concert Hall | August 1, 2026

The Danish String Quartet, the first ensemble to receive the Léonie Sonning Music Prize (2025), brings Stravinsky, Beethoven’s Op. 135, and Nordic folk-song arrangements to Maverick Concert Hall in Woodstock on August 1. Tickets range from $10 to $75; the concert begins at 6:00 p.m.
Pacifica Quartet at Maverick Concert Hall | July 26, 2026

The Pacifica Quartet brings a program of Haydn, Korngold, and Beethoven’s Op. 130 with Grosse Fuge to Maverick Concert Hall in Woodstock on July 26. Tickets range from $10 to $55.
All the Music in the World — World Premiere at Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center | July 19, 2026

All the Music in the World, a new documentary on pianist Emanuel Ax, has its world premiere at Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center on Sunday, July 19. The 83-minute film is followed by a talkback with Ax and director Joseph Levy. Tickets are $20.
The Magical Music of Harry Potter – Live in Concert at Stanley Theatre | February 24, 2027

The Magical Music of Harry Potter – Live in Concert brings The Magical Film Orchestra & Choir to Stanley Theatre in Utica on Wednesday, February 24, 2027 at 4:00 PM — a live orchestral performance of the Harry Potter film scores, with illusions, audience participation, and a special guest star from the films.
Shea’s Mighty Wurlitzer 100th Anniversary Concert at Shea’s Performing Arts Center | July 8, 2026

On July 8, 2026 at 7:30 PM, Shea’s Performing Arts Center in Buffalo hosts the Mighty Wurlitzer 100th Anniversary Concert with organist Richard Hills FRCO — the only surviving Louis Tiffany–designed theatre with its original Wurlitzer organ.
Renée Fleming

Renée Fleming is one of the most acclaimed sopranos of her generation — a Metropolitan Opera mainstay, multiple Grammy winner, Kennedy Center Honoree, and the first classical artist to sing the U.S. national anthem at a Super Bowl. Born February 14, 1959, in Indiana, Pennsylvania, she grew up in Churchville, a Rochester suburb, in a […]
George Eastman

George Eastman did not write a symphony, conduct an orchestra, or sing a note. What he did was use a fortune built on photography to make Rochester, New York, into one of the most important music education centers in the world. The Eastman School of Music, which he founded in 1921, has shaped more than […]