Naples Philharmonic Classical Music Series
2025-26 Season Subscriptions Subscription renewals are currently available. Orders for new subscribers will be available on May 27. Donors at the Supporter level and above have early access to new subscriptions — please contact patron services to subscribe today.
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2024-25 Season Performances
Single tickets available now
© Marco Borggreve
Schubert The Great
April 24 and 26, 2025
Thursday and Saturday at 7:30pm
Prelude at 6:30pm
Naples Philharmonic
Andreas Ottensamer, conductor
Inon Barnatan, piano
Beethoven — Piano Concerto No. 4
Schubert — Symphony in C Major, “The Great”
Schubert’s mammoth, majestic and innovative Symphony in C Major, known as “The Great,” and Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4, widely considered to be his most popular piano concerto, headline this program featuring celebrated pianist Inon Barnatan joining the Naples Philharmonic under the baton of emerging conductor Andreas Ottensamer.
Zachary Plays Barber
May 8 and 9, 2025
Thursday and Friday at 7:30pm
Prelude at 6:30pm
Naples Philharmonic
Hans Graf, conductor
Zachary DePue, violin
Bartók — Hungarian Sketches
Barber — Violin Concerto
Bartók — Concerto for Orchestra
Expect breathtaking thrills, stunning displays of virtuosity and moments of unbridled joy in this season’s Masterworks finale as the Naples Philharmonic plays a pair of Bartók compositions inspired by European folk music and Concertmaster Zachary DePue performs Samuel Barber’s gorgeous Violin Concerto under the direction of returning guest conductor Hans Graf.
2025-26 Season Performances
Renew today for the best seats at the best prices.
Orders for new subscribers will be available on May 27. Single tickets available this fall.
© Anders Brogaard
Montero Plays Rachmaninoff
October 30 and November 1, 2025
Thursday and Saturday at 7:30pm
Prelude at 6:30pm
Naples Philharmonic
Alexander Shelley, conductor
Gabriela Montero, piano
Naples Philharmonic Youth Chorus
Barbara Sletto, director
Copland — Fanfare for the Common Man
Jessie Montgomery — Starburst for Symphony Orchestra
Bernstein — Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Tan Dun — Jubilation from Heaven Earth Mankind (Symphony 1997)
Rachmaninoff — Piano Concerto No. 2
© Marco Borggreve
Korngold's Hollywood Concerto
November 20 and 21, 2025
Thursday and Friday at 7:30pm
Prelude at 6:30pm
Naples Philharmonic
Mario Venzago, conductor
Paul Huang, violin
Smyth — Overture to The Wreckers
Korngold — Violin Concerto
Schumann — Symphony No. 2
© Shervin Lainez
Beethoven & Cinderella
December 11 and 13, 2025
Thursday and Saturday at 7:30pm
Prelude at 6:30pm
Naples Philharmonic
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
Jeremy Denk, piano
Jimmy López — Perú Negro
Beethoven — Piano Concerto No. 1
Prokofiev — Suite from Cinderella
New World Symphony
January 8 and 9, 2026
Thursday and Friday at 7:30pm
Prelude at 6:30pm
Naples Philharmonic
Alexander Shelley, conductor
Karen Slack, soprano
Jennifer Higdon — blue cathedral
Jasmine Barnes, Damien Geter, Jessie Montgomery, Shawn Okpebholo, Dave Ragland, Carlos Simon and Joel Thompson — African Queens for Soprano and Orchestra
Dvořák — Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”
© John Davis
Alexander Conducts Beethoven
January 23 and 24, 2026
Friday and Saturday at 7:30pm
Prelude at 6:30pm
Naples Philharmonic
Alexander Shelley, conductor
Braimah Kanneh-Mason, violin
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
Isata Kannah-Mason, piano
Beethoven — Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano
Beethoven — Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”
Dvořák & Copland
February 27 and 28, 2026
Friday and Saturday at 7:30pm
Prelude at 6:30pm
Naples Philharmonic
Ludovic Morlot, conductor
Stella Chen, violin
Ives — Decoration Day
Dvořák — Violin Concerto
Copland — Symphony No. 3
© Rika Choy
Alexander Conducts Mahler
March 19 and 20, 2026
Thursday and Friday at 7:30pm
Prelude at 6:30pm
Naples Philharmonic
Alexander Shelley, conductor
Miah Persson, soprano
Dame Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano
Naples Philharmonic Chorus
Jeremy T. Warner, director
Mahler — Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”
© Lisa-Marie Mazzucco
Joshua Bell: The Elements
April 2, 3 and 4, 2026
Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30pm
Prelude at 6:30pm
Naples Philharmonic
Alexander Shelley, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
Wynton Marsalis — Herald, Holler and Hallelujah
Kevin Puts, Edgar Meyer, Jennifer Higdon, Jake Heggie and Jessie Montgomery — The Elements for Violin and Orchestra
Stravinsky — The Rite of Spring
© Lisa-Marie Mazzucco
Ax & Alexander
April 23 and 25, 2026
Thursday and Saturday at 7:30pm
Prelude at 6:30pm
Naples Philharmonic
Alexander Shelley, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano
Barber — Adagio for Strings
Mozart — Piano Concerto No. 22
Strauss — Also sprach Zarathustra
Piazzolla Four Seasons
May 8 and 9, 2026
Friday and Saturday at 7:30pm
Prelude at 6:30pm
Naples Philharmonic
Ruth Reinhardt, conductor
Karen Gomyo, violin
Jonathan Cziner — Rear-view
Piazzolla — Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Brahms — Symphony No. 4
Music and Museum All Masterworks tickets include same-day admission to The Baker Museum. Museum hours on day of performance: 10am-7:30pm. In addition, the doors to Hayes Hall will open 90 minutes prior to these performances. Arrive early to enjoy the exhibitions and light fare available at Heidi's Place.
Masterworks Preludes Join the conductor before the performance for an insightful 30-minute prelude discussion about the program. Masterworks preludes begin at 6:30pm.
The Artistic and Music Director position is generously endowed by Sharon and Timothy Ubben.
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First choice of seating
When you subscribe to a series of performances at Artis—Naples, you have first choice of seating at the guaranteed lowest price. Order a subscription series in advance of single-ticket sales and you secure your seats for each of your programs in the series. You will never miss a performance because it sells out.
No exchange fee
Subscribers may exchange tickets for any performance for another performance during the season, starting with our subscriptions exchange week in September. You can exchange tickets with no exchange fees.
Priority access to additional season performances
Subscribers also have priority access to additional season add-on performances that are announced after the season begins.
Purchase additional seats at a discount
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Priority upgrades of your seats
As a subscriber, you have first choice of the most desirable seating in Hayes Hall and Daniels Pavilion. In addition, subscribers are among the first to receive priority upgrades on their seats. If you would like to be closer to the action or reserve a Gold Circle Box for a special night out, you can put your request in for the upgrade. If seats are available, you will be given priority over other single-ticket buyers.
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All programming, performers and dates are subject to change.