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Sit Inside the Sound: The Park Avenue Chamber Symphony’s 2026–2027 Season
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Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic

Sit Inside the Sound: The Park Avenue Chamber Symphony’s 2026–2027 Season

The Park Avenue Chamber Symphony’s 2026–2027 season seats audiences inside the orchestra through its patented InsideOut Concerts® format. Music Director David Bernard opens in November with three Romeo and Juliets — Prokofiev, Bernstein, Tchaikovsky — then leads two Nutcrackers in December, Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with Sean Lee in February, and a Dvořák–Brahms program in May. The season closes at Merkin Hall in June with Special Music School concerto winners. Family and Full Experience performances available.

Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic
Young Virtuosos & Classic Magic: The Barbara Brandt Winners’ Concert with the PACS
Concerto
Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic

Young Virtuosos & Classic Magic: The Barbara Brandt Winners’ Concert with the PACS

Five teenage laureates, one believing orchestra, and an evening that proved to us why the concerto endures: as a stage for the brave individual voice. The Park Avenue Chamber Symphony’s 2025–26 season — including its immersive InsideOut Concerts — awaits the curious listener. Seek out the exciting 2026-27 season, take a seat in the sound, and let these musicians astonish you, too.

Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic
Spellbinding Strauss: David Bernard and the PACS
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Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic

Spellbinding Strauss: David Bernard and the PACS

Spellbinding Strauss was a luminous reminder of why the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony has become indispensable to New York’s cultural landscape. Maestro Bernard and Sara Beth Pearson delivered an unforgettable journey through Strauss’s life and art — all from inside the orchestra itself. Don’t miss the remainder of the 2025–26 Immersions and Explorations season; Sublime Schubert and more await. Step inside the music. You will leave transformed, inspired, and yearning, like Strauss’s own pilgrim at sunset, for the next halcyon encounter.

Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic
David Bernard: The Maestro From the Inside Out
Music
Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic

David Bernard: The Maestro From the Inside Out

The European Classical Music Awards Annual Grand Prix 2025 has recognized in David Bernard something the musicians of the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony have long known: that this is a conductor of exceptional gifts, whose accomplishments are inseparable from the community of musicians he has gathered, shaped, and — in Bernstein’s word — made them want to play.

Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic
Sublime Schubert: A Radiant Immersive Masterclass by the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony
Music
Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic

Sublime Schubert: A Radiant Immersive Masterclass by the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony

The Park Avenue Chamber Symphony’s “Sublime Schubert” concert was a transcendent evening of immersive orchestral artistry. Under David Bernard’s visionary leadership and the InsideOut Concert format, audiences experienced Schubert’s Eighth and Ninth Symphonies from inside the orchestra—an unforgettable journey of beauty, intellect, and communal joy. Explore their 2025–2026 season and discover why PACS is redefining the concert experience.

Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic
The Nutcracker: A Magical Family InsideOut Concert Experience with Park Avenue Chamber Symphony
Dance
Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic

The Nutcracker: A Magical Family InsideOut Concert Experience with Park Avenue Chamber Symphony

The Park Avenue Chamber Symphony’s InsideOut Concerts® offer transformative musical experiences for audiences of all ages. Under the inspired leadership of Maestro David Bernard, this award-winning ensemble brings classical masterworks to vivid life at the DiMenna Center. Don’t miss their upcoming season of immersive explorations—step inside the music and discover why critics acclaim them as a world-class orchestra.

Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic
Scintillating Saint-Saëns: An InsideOut Revelation with the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony
Concerto
Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic

Scintillating Saint-Saëns: An InsideOut Revelation with the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony

The Park Avenue Chamber Symphony’s radiant Saint-Saëns program at the DiMenna Center blended immersive magic, dazzling virtuosity, and profound emotional resonance. With David Bernard’s visionary leadership, Maxim Lando’s brilliance, and Paolo Bordignon’s majestic artistry, the evening ignited a passionate call to experience future PACS performances from within the very heart of the music.

Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic
A Conversation with David Bernard: Bringing Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony to Life
Music
Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic

A Conversation with David Bernard: Bringing Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony to Life

The Park Avenue Chamber Symphony kicks off its 2025-2025 season at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music on November 22, 2025, with one of the most thrilling works in the orchestral repertoire: Camille Saint-Saëns’ Symphony No. 3 in C minor, the “Organ Symphony.”

Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic
A Conversation with David Bernard: Bringing Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony to Life
Dance
Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic

Park Avenue Chamber Symphony’s 2025-2026 Season: IMMERSIONS AND EXPLORATIONS

The Park Avenue Chamber Symphony’s 2025-26 season invites you inside the orchestra with its groundbreaking InsideOut Concerts®. Maestro David Bernard curates composer-focused programs—Saint-Saëns, Schubert, Strauss—offering unforgettable, immersive journeys through masterworks. With world-class artistry, accessibility, and innovation, these concerts promise transformative experiences for families and music lovers alike.

Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic
Stravinsky’s Timeless Fable Reborn on Shelter Island
Chamber Music
Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic

Stravinsky’s Timeless Fable Reborn on Shelter Island

David Bernard’s Park Avenue Chamber Symphony transforms Stravinsky’s devilish masterpiece into transcendent theater, proving that technical brilliance and emotional truth create the most potent magic in classical music. Their innovative approaches to audience engagement and musical excellence promise an unforgettable upcoming season of artistic revelations.

Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic
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