United in Sound: America at 250
Carnegie Hall’s 2025–2026 season festival is a multifaceted reflection of the United States 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Starting in January, we highlight the extraordinary musical riches that have flourished in the US, and we explore the endlessly diverse voices and influences that have shaped—and continue to shape—American identity.
In more than 35 concerts at the Hall, audiences will experience Broadway, jazz, film music, rock ‘n’ roll, hip-hop, bluegrass, classical, and so much more, showcasing the very best of the American spirit through music. These landmark events are integrated into many of our curated series on every stage, with highlights that include performances by Marin Alsop, American Composers Orchestra, Timo Andres and Aaron Diehl, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Brooklyn Rider, Ray Chew, Dover Quartet, Michael Feinstein, The Knights, Kronos Quartet, The Met Orchestra, aja monet, The New York Pops, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, The Philadelphia Orchestra and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Davóne Tines, and many others.
Events at top cultural institutions across New York further expand the festival’s scope, offering new avenues for discovery as we explore our nation’s vibrant and complex past, present, and future.
Upcoming Events
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Artwork: Together We Rise by David Habben (commissioned by Carnegie Hall).
Partners
The list of partner organizations is as of January 2026.
Afrofuturism Art and STEM
AILEY
The American-Scottish Foundation
Apollo Theater
Backyard at Hudson Yards
Baryshnikov Arts
Belongó
Black Speculative Arts Movement
Bronx Music Heritage Center / Bronx Music Hall
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research
Casita Maria Center for Arts & Education
Cuban Cultural Center of New York
De Mangue Productions and Miss Mason Productions
Five Boroughs Music Festival
Flushing Town Hall
The Folk Music Society of New York
Goethe-Institut New York
Harlem One Stop Inc
Hostos Center for Arts and Culture
Italian Academy for Advanced Studies, Columbia University
Italian Cultural Institute of New York
The Jalopy Theatre
The Joyce Theater
The Juilliard School
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Opera
Museum of Broadway
Museum of Chinese in America
Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
National Orchestral Institute + Festival
New York City Center
New York Film Academy
North American Indigenous Center of New York
NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
ShapeShifter Plus
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden
Society of Illustrators
WQXR/New York Public Radio
Writers Read
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
