• May 2026 Fire and Flow

    Fire and Flow

    May 16 &17, 2026

    Hector Berlioz Overture to Les Francs-juges (The Judges of the Secret Court)
    Alex Stephenson An Elemental Music (NY premiere) (2022)
    Franz Schubert Symphony No. 9 (“The Great”)

    Conducted by Dean Whiteside, Tanya Chanphanitpornkit, and Mark Powell

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  • February 2026

    New Composers, New Conductors: 2026

    Performed on February 21, 2026
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    NCO's 2025-26 Season is here!

    We are back with three exciting concerts featuring emerging composers and conductors.

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  • An Orchestra Unlike Any Other

    Learn about the New Conductors Orchestra’s mission: nurturing the future of classical music through collaboration with emerging conductors, composers, and musicians from diverse backgrounds.

    About Us
View fullsize Give it up for Robin Haigh (@haigher): Acclaimed Ivor Novello and British Composer awardee, whose piece 'Concerto for Orchestra' will have its US premiere with NCO this February 21 and 22. Lying at the heart of Haigh’s music in 'Concerto for O
View fullsize Give a warm welcome to Benedikt Brydern (@wolfamadee): two-time Marmor Composition Award champion, whose score 'Night Train' will have its New York premiere with NCO this February 21 and 22. The bumpy train ride of this adrenaline-filled piece is re
View fullsize Introducing David Vess (@musicwithdave): emerging American composer of orchestral, band and choir music, whose score 'Perpetual Dream Machine' will have its world premiere by New Conductors Orchestra this February 21 and 22. 'Perpetual Dream Machine
View fullsize Meet Tomos Owen Jones (@tomosjones96): Welsh tenor, composer, and conductor, whose piece 'Flow: Journey of a River' will have its world premiere at our concerts this February 21 and 22! Head to the link in bio to get your tickets to "New Compos
View fullsize Meet Tengku Irfan (@tengkuirfanofficial), music director of Ensemble Fantasque and a rising star in the music scene, who will be conducting two world premieres and a New York premiere this February 21 and 22 with the New Conductors Orchestra. Head o
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View fullsize Meet Daniel Black (@danielblackconductor), our next guest conductor for the "New Composers, New Conductors: 2026" concert series. He will be leading our orchestra in Stravinsky's Pulcinella Suite this February 21 and 22. Tickets to the eve
View fullsize More #BTS photos from last week's rehearsal featuring our guest conductor Daniel Black (@danielblackconductor) and our musicians practicing Stravinsky's Pulcinella Suite. This February 21 and 22, our concert series will feature four premieres, a 20t

The New Conductors Orchestra's concerts are made possible in part by public funds from The New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and by private funds from generous individuals.