Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas Returns to New World Center
This March, New World Symphony Co-Founder and Artistic Director Laureate Michael Tilson Thomas (MTT) returns to Miami to conduct some of his favorite music with his dearest friends. Reserve your tickets today before these historic performances sell out.
Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 2:00 PM
New World Center, Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano
Two of the greatest artists of our time reunite for Beethoven’s dark and stormy Piano Concerto No. 3. Then, the clouds part, and MTT leads his New World Symphony in Schumann’s First Symphony, a joyful invocation of spring that 18-year-old Schumann described as a “summons to awakening.”
Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Adrienne Arsht Center
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Dashon Burton, baritone
In his final performance at the Adrienne Arsht Center, MTT leads New World Symphony in Tchaikovsky’s monumental battle with Fate. The concert begins with Agnegram, written by MTT as a love letter to a friend. Grammy-winning baritone Dashon Burton takes the stage for a series of folk songs reimagined by Aaron Copland, MTT’s mentor and the father of the American Sound.
Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 2:00 PM
New World Center, Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
In his final performance of New World Symphony’s 2023-24 season, MTT is joined by Jean Yves-Thibaudet, the world-renowned pianist hailed as a “master colorist,” “titanic force” and “a complete triumph.” Concert highlights include Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture and Ravel’s lighthearted jazz-inspired Piano Concerto.